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ACTU joins federal Labor and suspends CFMEU; Big Build under microscope
ACTU Secretary Sally McManus also urged the CFMEU to cooperate with the process of external administration started by the government.
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue slashes 700 jobs, tempers green hydrogen ambitions
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has modified its ambition to be a major producer of the clean fuel hydrogen.
Crooks and kickback offers: What we know about the CFMEU scandal
The fallout from our investigation into the powerful construction union began on Friday, when long-time union boss John Setka resigned, before the first story had even been published.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
What would a second Trump term be like? Check out Project 2025
A blueprint has been drafted for how Trump’s administration would function if he wins back the White House. It’s every bit as menacing as critics report.
Paul Krugman
Nobel prize winning economist
Analysis
Donald Trump
Republican Party’s transformation is complete. It is united behind Trump
If there was ever any doubt that this is Donald J. Trump’s party, it has ended. Friends and former enemies alike have realigned behind the MAGA platform.
Opinion
China
Trump’s shadow looms larger over China
The increased likelihood that Donald Trump will regain the US presidency is a threat to Xi Jinping’s factory-led strategy for restructuring China’s economy.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
The five names that shrouded a terrible anniversary
At a service to mark the 10th anniversary of the shooting down of flight MH17, five names hung over those in attendance.
Exclusive
Renewables
Painting turbine blades black cuts bird deaths by 70%
This simple fix is proven to dramatically reduce bird strikes. There are also high-tech solutions helping endangered Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagles.
Woman charged, teen questioned over body in Maribyrnong River
A West Footscray woman has been charged with murder and a 15-year-old boy questioned after the discovery of a woman’s body.
Shocked woman buys hoarder house, but it’s not full of junk
A first home buyer who bought a condemned hoarder’s house has shared her surprise at what she discovered inside.
Tenacious D pushed boundaries for 30 years, but one joke brought them undone
The self-proclaimed “greatest band on Earth” enjoyed a proud history as political provocateurs. Now the group is on the brink of demise.
Opinion
Tips & advice
My anti-bucket list: The 12 things I’ll never do
People make travel bucket lists of things they’ve always wanted to do. This is the opposite. A collection of travel experiences I never want to have.
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Saint gets six-match ban for homophobic language; Giants and Lions to appeal tackle bans
St Kilda’s Lance Collard has been suspended for six matches for using homophobic language while playing for the Sandringham Zebras in a VFL match.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Were these AFL bans correct, or the suspensions that broke footy?
Debate is raging over the three-match bans upheld by the AFL tribunal for Toby Bedford and Charlie Cameron’s tackles. Is the reaction hysterical hand wringing, or is the game under threat?
Jon Pierik and Peter Ryan
Socceroos captain gambling on game time with Italian giants
Maty Ryan is not joining AS Roma to be a back-up goalkeeper and is ready to challenge for the No.1 jersey, Socceroos coach Graham Arnold says.
Lawyer claims Brazil dam disaster evidence will expose BHP safety failures
A “blockbuster” trial due to start in October will expose evidence of deliberate decisions made by BHP up to board level to prioritise profit over safety, a lawyer says.
Analysis
Renting
Rental payments ‘wiping out’ incomes as costs keep rising
Renters are spending more of their income on rent, but there are signs the worst of the rent increases may be over.
Opinion
Marriage
Steven said no to the strip club on a buck’s night. Then his mates shunned him
Should the buck’s stop here? Yes, and so should the hen night. They belonged to another century.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Paris 2024
Perkins, Flintoff-King, Armstrong, Cuthbert, Hackett: Australia’s great summer Olympic moments
Freeman or Thorpe? Rugby sevens gold or water polo glory? We take a walk down memory lane and select 20 unforgettable Australian Olympic moments.
Analysis
Paris 2024
Matildas slump to 2-1 defeat to Canada in final pre-Olympics warm-up
Just 12 days out from their Olympic opener, Tony Gustavsson got a final look at his players as they took on the world’s No.8 side.
TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
Analysis
Survivor given hero’s welcome at celebration of all things Trump
Donald Trump’s first public appearance after an attempt on his life could hardly come at a better time and place.
Updated
Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Trump assassination joke
Black said all future creative plans for the musical-comedy duo are on hold following a bad taste joke at a Sydney gig on Sunday.
Victoria
CBD
CBD
Bunkering down: Golf club sandstorm in the sand belt
Members are teed off at the handling of a proposed merger of two prestigious golf clubs.
It will be Melbourne’s newest suburb, but there are fears mistakes of the past may be repeated
Planners, developers and the City of Melbourne are warning that this precinct could become a monolithic suburb of dead streetscapes.
Exclusive
Australia votes
Former state Greens MP preselected for Labor stronghold
Labor’s Daniel Mulino holds the seat of Fraser with a comfortable margin, though voters in the inner corner around Footscray have increasingly backed the Greens in recent elections.
Exclusive
Building Bad
CFMEU accused of threats, blacklisting on state’s major infrastructure projects
A construction company battling CFMEU standover tactics wrote to top Labor politicians detailing their trouble and offering proof.
Indigenous justice commission to probe worksite allegations amid CFMEU fallout
Premier Jacinta Allan has also confirmed that the Victorian Labor Party had begun formal processes to eject the CFMEU’s construction division from its ranks.
AFL 2024
Bomber best and fairest could be dropped
Essendon are a chance to drop key forward and 2022 best and fairest Peter Wright for Friday night’s crucial game against Adelaide, as the Bombers deal with team balance issues.
Analysis
On a losing streak with a tough run home, will the Magpies fall short of finals?
Collingwood need to win at least four of their remaining six games to make the eight. And when you consider the quality of teams they face, the Magpies are in trouble.
Politics
Australian charity deregistered as false claims over children emerge
Former soldier Adam Whittington’s Project Rescue Children is also accused of using unsuspecting children as props to attract donations, according to a BBC investigation.
Business
World’s biggest luxury tycoons lose $25 billion as demand slows
As sales of luxury goods and beauty products decline in some regions, so have the fortunes of a clutch of the world’s richest people.
World
Australian who says he invented bitcoin referred to UK prosecutors for alleged perjury
A judge at London’s High Court has referred Craig Wright to British prosecutors for alleged perjury, saying the Australian lied “extensively and repeatedly”.
Opinion
Cutting the green claptrap: Climate activists were right about BP all along
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Assassination in the USA: Why does America take aim at its leaders? It’s not just access to guns
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Property
‘Outlook is very grim’: Warning sign in property investment market
Housing costs have soared faster than incomes, but could there be any relief on the horizon?
Coastal hotspots where Melburnians, sea-changers and celebrities are flocking
A love affair with the surf shows no sign of slowing in neighbourhoods where southerners and celebrities are paying a premium.
Good Food
Lifestyle
I kept a colleague’s secret. Now my boss is angry and ignoring me
Your managers may have had a reasonable expectation that you would immediately notify them, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
Culture
Nicolas Cage transforms into deranged hobo clown in creepy thriller
Director Osgood Perkins, the son of the star of Psycho, mixes familiar scary elements in Longlegs, but adds something extra.
Traveller
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Opinion
AFL 2024
Were these AFL bans correct, or the suspensions that broke footy?
Debate is raging over the three-match bans upheld by the AFL tribunal for Toby Bedford and Charlie Cameron’s tackles. Is the reaction hysterical hand wringing, or is the game under threat?
Jon Pierik and Peter Ryan
Money Talks
AFL 2024
The silver lining to a possible 20-year low for the yellow and black army
Richmond premiership player Liam Baker will consider his options closer to the end of the season, with offers from three clubs in front of him. But the Tigers have enough collateral to reset their list under Adem Yze.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Saint gets six-match ban for homophobic language; Giants and Lions to appeal tackle bans
St Kilda’s Lance Collard has been suspended for six matches for using homophobic language in a VFL match, while Charlie Cameron and Toby Bedford will continue to fight against their three-match bans.
Perspective
NRL 2024
He’s on the brink of history, and a reality check will put DCE among the greats
Will this be the swan song of Queensland’s captain? And if so, where will Daly Cherry-Evans stand among the Maroons and State of Origin greats?
New hit: Contact sport, CTE link to Parkinson’s-style disease
New research from Boston University links repeated head knocks to physical and mental deterioration.
‘More than smiles and flower caps’: Why artistic swimmers are Games’ fittest athletes
Meet some of Australia’s toughest competitors. They train eight hours in the pool every day, all year, in a sport that is often completely misunderstood.
Wright or wrong: Bomber best and fairest could be dropped
Essendon are a chance to drop key forward and 2022 best and fairest Peter Wright for Friday night’s crucial game against Adelaide, as the Bombers deal with team balance issues.
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Australia’s 20 most memorable Olympic moments
Freeman or Thorpe? Rugby sevens gold or water polo glory? We take a walk down memory lane and select 20 unforgettable Australian Olympic moments.
