Interactive: Do you earn enough?
Take a guided tour of the median income in your profession, and your suburb.
Trial by Water podcast
A new investigative podcast about one of Australia’s most controversial cases.
Real Footy newsletter
Get daily updates on all the AFL trade period action.
Exclusive
Naked City
Inside the campers’ murder trial: A daughter’s perspective
During a five-week trial, the man accused of murdering her father looked at Debbie Hill only once – a dismissive glance after she testified.
Joe Biden meets deputy PM amid escalating calls for president to step down
Biden is set to address the media later this morning (Australian time) in his first press conference since his disastrous debate performance.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Brace for impact Australia, we’re about to be Trumped again
Given Joe Biden’s plight, it seems increasingly likely that Donald Trump will again become US President in November – and Australian leaders will have to scramble to adjust.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Updated
Australians abroad
Masked man captured on CCTV leaving Philippines hotel room of two dead Australians
Two Australians and their Filipina companion have been found dead, with their hands and feet tied, inside a hotel in a popular resort city.
ResMed, News Corp bosses top CEO pay tables in 2023
The average realised pay for the chief executive of an ASX100 company in the 2023 financial year was 50 times what an average Australian worker earned.
Exclusive
Fire
As fireys battled the inferno, toxic chemicals pooled around them – while authorities feuded
Water authorities allowed huge pools of water and firefighting foam contaminated with chemicals to collect around an enormous industrial site in Derrimut.
‘You are crazy, I would say’: Italy’s late-bloomer reaches back-to-back grand slam finals
Jasmine Paolini kept coming back, kept coming back, kept coming back, against Donna Vekic in what became the longest Wimbledon women’s semi-final on record.
Opinion
Paris 2024
Forget poos in the Seine. Doping is the biggest concern at the Olympics
Confidence in WADA’s ability stop drug cheats is rock-bottom after it was cleared of mishandling of a case involving 23 Chinese swimmers.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Tests or T20? Top players may skip BBL after India showdown
Australia’s showdown with India and a bid for back-to-back world Test titles may keep all but a handful of Pat Cummins’ team from featuring in the Big Bash League this season.
I hired a male sex worker for my 70th birthday. It didn’t go as planned
Mitch, in his 30s, seemed like a perfect gift to self. But then...
Do You Earn Enough?
Jobs
Ten jobs that earn more than you’d expect – and the entrepreneur who switched careers in COVID
Some of the jobs that earn six figures on average are ones you might not expect. Here are 10 of them.
CBD
CBD
ABC guru Norman Swan got married in secret. But then Phillip Adams let the cat out of the bag
Dr Norman Swan, a polarising figure in the lockdown years, recently tied the knot with a Radio National colleague.
More teens are committing more violent crimes. How did we get here?
Trainee doctor William Taylor’s death has thrust the issue of youth crime back into the headlines, but statistics show it is a problem years in the making.
Exclusive
Industrial relations
State Library cracks down on staff wearing ‘political’ items
Staff have been warned against wearing apparel with pro-Palestine symbols as part of a new dress code.
Average households got locked out of the housing market, but also saved from mortgage stress
Australian home buyers are taking on less debt when compared to their income, despite rising property prices across the country.
The best (and worst) times to visit the world’s greatest tourist sites
Overcrowded as most tourist sights can be nowadays, you can enhance your enjoyment and reduce your stress by simply picking the right time to visit.
From thick clots to the red-hot top: Eight tinned tomato soups, tasted and rated
The brief: test affordable supermarket tinned tomato soups to see which ones are worth stocking the pantry with over winter. The result? Read on.
What is Tullamarine named after? Take The Age quiz
In recognition of NAIDOC Week, the Yoorrook Justice Commission helped us with a special edition of The Age quiz. Test your knowledge here.
See & Do
What can a cat teach us about art – and the afterlife?
In a new exhibition – which features tours led by a cat named Kovu – artist Candice Lin explores a non-human view of the world.
★★★★
This new Netflix series deserves the supercharged hype
Supacell is sharp and engaging, elevated by stunning cinematography and a captivating story.
Victoria
The Block confirmed for Daylesford after planning minister intervention
The next series of hit TV show The Block will be filmed in the country hamlet of Daylesford after intervention by the state’s planning minister to approve it.
The billion dollar hit to Victoria from foreign student crackdown
Victoria is the state of choice for one-third of Australia’s international students. Universities say slashing migration will have major economic consequences.
Exclusive
Victoria Police
Palestinian activist told he will be arrested for allegedly inciting hatred
The owner of Burgertory has been asked to present to a police station next week to be interviewed over chants and speeches at a series of pro-Palestine rallies.
Exclusive
Census
The suburb where one in 103 workers are police officers
Aged care workers, primary teachers, nurses, paramedics and police are being forced to Melbourne’s fringes by high housing costs, prompting warnings about worker shortages.
Woman accused of doctoring 2500 traffic fines for organised crime gangs
A 25-year-old Greenvale woman could face more than 1000 charges after police alleged she changed the details of traffic fines for money.
AFL 2024
Updated
‘Pretty shattering’: Heeney out of Brownlow race, AFL throws out appeal
Isaac Heeney has been left disappointed by the AFL appeals board’s decision to uphold his ban. Heeney won’t face North Melbourne on Saturday and is now ineligible to win the Brownlow Medal.
Boost for Pies as Elliott returns, Blues name second ruckman: AFL round 18 teams and tips
See the selected teams as they’re announced for round 18 and what the expert tipsters think.
Politics
Exclusive
Political leadership
Albanese’s race around Australia to lock in crucial candidates
The prime minister is going to Dutton’s own seat of Dickson on Friday to unveil the Labor candidate in the battle for Queensland.
Business
Wall Street retreats as tech giants slump; ASX to rise
Four out of every five stocks in the S&P 500 index climbed, though pullbacks for big tech stocks such as Nvidia, Microsoft masked that underlying strength.
World
Australia responds to Zelensky’s SOS with $250m in military aid
After a hospital bombing, the Ukrainian leader put out an urgent call for help before Donald Trump’s possible re-election in the US in November.
Opinion
Compromise will be key for Allan to manage youth crime
Annika Smethurst
State Political Editor
Identity politics has the power to be meaningful. If only we stopped making it an incoherent mess
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
The world is a bin fire, so why am I angry at a sink?
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Explore
Got a news tip?
Share information with our journalists securely and confidentially. Learn more
Property
The type of home that’s more than twice as profitable as its neighbour
The gap highlights the “haves” and “have nots” even among those fortunate enough to be able to buy their own home.
Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a palatial villa with a ballroom to a converted mango farm dotted with designer dwellings, we’ve rounded up our top picks.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Does an Instagram ‘like’ count as cheating? According to Gen Z, yes
“Micro-cheating” an internet-era term for small acts of betrayal in a relationship.
Culture
‘We’ve depleted our reserves’: MIFF offers $10 tickets to lure back audiences
The Melbourne International Film Festival faces its third consecutive loss, but its inaugural CEO insists it’s not about to collapse.
Traveller
Drivedrive
From Our Partners
Sport
‘You are crazy, I would say’: Italy’s late-bloomer reaches back-to-back grand slam finals
Jasmine Paolini kept coming back, kept coming back, kept coming back, against Donna Vekic in what became the longest Wimbledon women’s semi-final. Meanwhile, Australia is once again a force on the doubles court.
Tests or T20? Top players may skip BBL after India showdown
Australia’s showdown with India and a bid for back-to-back world Test titles may keep all but a handful of Pat Cummins’ team from featuring in the Big Bash League this season.
Updated
AFL 2024
‘Pretty shattering’: Heeney out of Brownlow race, AFL throws out appeal
Isaac Heeney has been left disappointed by the AFL appeals board’s decision to uphold his ban. Heeney won’t face North Melbourne on Saturday and is now ineligible to win the Brownlow Medal.
Unconscious for nine minutes, this ex-Socceroo is living a nightmare
Almost 30 years later, Warren Spink has still not recovered from the traumatic head injury he suffered playing for Australia against Japan in 1996.
The proposal that could overhaul AFL’s free agency compensation system
Greater transparency and the radical idea of tying compensation to the draft value index rather than the ladder position of the team that loses a key player are among submissions clubs have made to the AFL on the contentious free agency compensation system.
Balancing whacked: Wright must overcome head illness to chase gold at Teahupo’o
Seven screws in the champion surfer’s head from an off-season surgery have hampered her 2024 season. But she has no hesitation in taking on the heaviest wave in competitive surfing.
Elliott returns in boost for Pies, Blues name Pittonet: Round 18 teams and tips
See the selected teams as they’re announced for round 18 and what the expert tipsters think.
Have Your Say
The $35m pool that will help the AFL’s rich get richer
Between 50 and 80 players will be getting a healthy bonus to their pay from a new marketing fund that has been included in AFL players’ CBA.
