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Hospitals
Secret recording reveals sense of budget crisis in Victorian hospitals
Bed closures, shutting entire wards, reducing elective surgery, cancelling breast screening and even closing special care cots used to treat critically sick babies were all openly discussed as possibilities to save money.
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Victoria Police
Man fatally struck by car after being refused help by sobering-up centre
A man was hit by a car and killed in Wyndham Vale after a police request for help from the state’s new sobering-up program was rejected.
Analysis
Naked City
Crime scene to court: Why the jury didn’t buy Greg Lynn’s story
Six men and six women of the jury heard two versions of the events that led to the deaths of Russell Hill and Carol Clay. They agreed there was a third version.
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US Votes 2024
Biden brands Trump ‘worst president’; Trump says he’s in running because Biden ‘so bad’
This debate is the first time that Trump and Biden have faced off since 2020, and the first time a former president faces the incumbent. It’s the first of two debates in the 2024 presidential campaign.
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LoadingNine to cut up to 200 jobs as ‘economic headwinds’ bite
Executives from Nine’s broadcast, publishing and radio divisions are discussing the extent of cuts with staff as the company seeks $30 million in savings across its operations.
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Education
‘Venomous toxic and backstabbing’: Women leave elite school alumni council, slamming ‘old boys’ way’
A feud over a commemorative book is the latest example of a bitter dispute in the alumni group of one of Melbourne’s most expensive schools.
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Public transport
Trains, roads and now trams: Operator to take over last part of Melbourne’s travel network
The state government says the new contract includes strict benchmarks, but user advocates say it’s up to the government to deliver the network’s most pressing upgrades.
Former partner found guilty of murdering Maryam Hamka will now face assault charges
A jury has found Toby Loghnane guilty of murdering girlfriend Maryam Hamka at his Brighton home before burying her body in a shallow grave.
How to turn your $2000 tax cut into $28,000
Workers will have extra cash in their pay packets from next week, but beware the siren song of “lifestyle creep”.
Rupert Murdoch slashes New York penthouse price by more than half
He reportedly paid just under $US58m a decade ago, then tried to sell for slightly more. He’s now asking $US28.5m.
Times are tough, but these 10 new trendsetters show Melbourne’s restaurants still rule
Half-way through 2024 it’s clear economic pressures are hitting the hospitality industry hard. But there’s been some exciting new venues, and trends, to emerge.
Roisin Gallagher shines in this darkly comic ‘Irish Fleabag’
In the vein of This Way Up and Derry Girls, The Dry is a female-driven comedy that celebrates the uncomfortable and brittle edges of family life.
Perspective
World politics
Riding chill streets, listening for the lessons of Zen on a motorcycle
The first rule of riding a motorcycle is look where you want to go. Could it be a metaphor for life?
Opinion
National security
Treasury steps up to limit ‘strategic’ security overreach
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Six times more: Call for higher prices for foreigners amid Japan tourism boom
A mayor suggesting tourists should pay up to six times more than locals to enter attractions is gaining support.
From Dave Grohl to Charli XCX: Five ways to maximise a pop feud in 2024
In today’s saturated pop landscape, feuds are a proven way to boost yourself to viral stardom. Here’s how it’s done.
Opinion
Social media
Do you recognise this man? He has 300 million die-hard fans but isn’t famous
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
TRUMP 2.0
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Winning friends and influencing people in Trump 2.0’s orbit
The launch of former prime minister Scott Morrison’s book was an unlikely look at what Australia’s diplomatic efforts might look like under a return of Donald Trump.
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How the prospect of Trump 2.0 is emboldening the Coalition on climate change
Donald Trump’s dislike of international climate agreements is well known. But climate scientists fear his return could deal a death blow to any hopes of keeping global warming to manageable levels.
Victoria
‘We will have to stop’: Hospital boss warns of changes, tells staff to turn lights off amid money crunch
Workers at three major Melbourne hospitals have been told that simple things can save money, as Alfred Health reviews costs in a desperate bid to cut spending.
Airport prepares fight after mediator backs skyrail for Tullamarine
An underground station should not be built at Melbourne Airport unless the airport operators show it makes commercial sense, a federal report has found.
A stitch in time: The wardrobe wizards of Beauty and the Beast
These two veteran wardrobe managers work wonders in the wings to maintain the magic of musicals on stage.
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Education
Melbourne uni students face expulsion after pro-Palestine protests
Several Victorian universities have threatened disciplinary action against students for joining campus protests against the bloodshed in Gaza.
Former Labor councillor avoids jail for vote tampering
Milad El-Halabi was sentenced on Thursday almost four years after a local election in Melbourne’s north-west was caught up in a vote-rigging saga.
See & Do
The couple risking it all to perform a portrait of marital hell
Offspring star Kat Stewart and her husband, David Whiteley, are bringing Edward Albee’s classic play about marital mayhem to the big stage.
Long before streaming, video stores offered happiness for hire
Youth groups were too holy, malls too expensive and skate parks too unpredictable when I was growing up. Thank goodness I had somewhere else to get my dopamine hit.
Politics
Multibillion-dollar choice that could condemn us to a budget forever in the red
Without big spending cuts or tax increases, the budget faces “forever” deficits if governments try to deliver further tax cuts to working Australians.
Business
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Mergers & acquisitions
Treasurer gives the tick to $4.9b ANZ-Suncorp deal
The transaction is the biggest banking deal in Australia since Westpac bought St George in 2008.
Opinion
Sharemarket
US presidential debate and inflation update could rock the markets
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Opinion
Aviation
The Virgin dilemma: How to catch the IPO Mexican wave
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
‘Farage our saviour?’ Divisive Brit’s bid to win over his country’s worst resort town
Long the butt of jokes, Clacton-on-Sea, a 90-minute train ride north-east of London, is at the forefront of British politics ahead of the July 4 election.
Opinion
Watching Biden v Trump? Don’t pass the popcorn, pass the sick bag
Nick Bryant
Journalist and author
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Property
How to buy a one euro house in some of the world’s most gorgeous locations
Is Aussie property giving you the pip? Don’t get mad, get on a plane.
Why Melbourne home owners are rushing to sell, then changing their minds
The scales are tipping in buyers’ favour and sellers are losing the upper hand at auction, new figures show.
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Wellbeing
The misconception that could change the way we look at mental health
A new study highlights that the presence of illness does not mean an absence of wellbeing.
Culture
The Bear is back on TV and it’s hectic, melancholy and incredible
The much anticipated third season of the award-winning series is another wild ride.
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NBA
Late NBA draft twist as Melbourne prospect realises dream, former United player chosen with final pick
The NBA dream of Melbourne-born Johnny Furphy has been realised, but only after another shock move during the second round of the NBA draft on Friday morning.
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NBA
LeBron James, son Bronny to play together at Lakers after draft move
No father-son duo has ever played alongside each other in the NBA before but that will soon change after 19-year-old Bronny James was picked up by his famous father’s team.
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AFL 2024
‘It’s something we should look at’: Dillon puts State of Origin back on the AFL’s agenda
The AFL seemed to have given up hope of a State of Origin of its own, but new CEO Andrew Dillon has different ideas. He wants to see the best face off against the best in the AFL and AFLW.
Olympic sports funding package worth weight in gold – and almost half a billion
Australia’s Olympic sports and athletes have received a record-breaking financial boost less than a month out from the Games getting under way in Paris.
Socceroos land difficult World Cup qualifying group with Japan, Saudi Arabia
Graham Arnold’s side avoided the logistical nightmare of a trip to North Korea, but have been drawn to face two very familiar opponents for the third consecutive World Cup qualifying cycle.
Chokers no more? South Africa break 32-year cup curse
Thirty-two years of World Cup hurt were wiped away in the couple of hours it took South Africa to hammer Afghanistan.
AFL teams: Lever back for Melbourne, Kangas lose Wardlaw to concussion
A full round of AFL footy is back after the mid-season bye period. See the selected teams as they’re announced for round 16.
Have Your Say
It’s not personal, but the Crows must make tough call on Walker’s future
The Crows should stare down Walker’s threats and inform him that this season will be his last at their club. But that would require the club to find a ruthless edge that it does not presently have.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
