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$60m Bitcoin scheme reinvents itself – amid investigation

Composite of Mark Tencanten and Brett Mendham, two of the businessmen behind NGS Crypto, which is under investigation from ASIC.

NGS Crypto is accused of encouraging investors to take money out of super to invest in bitcoin – and three of the men behind the company continue to promote cryptocurrency investments.

Private school win as government kills off donation rule change

A plan to boost donations to charities has proposed ending tax-deductible giving to private schools, but the federal government has shut it down.

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Labor-linked judge in government sights to take over CFMEU

Three sources said NSW Supreme Court Justice Stephen Rothman was among candidates being discussed as a potential administrator.

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‘Sex bubbles’: Why Victorians should keep a list of their sex partners

A colourised transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles, which are red.

The state is in the grip of its largest mpox outbreak, with 76 cases detected over the past three months, compared with just eight cases last year.

Cyberattack on prescription service MediSecure affects 13 million Australians

MediSecure was hit by a cyberattack earlier this year.

Personal and health-related data was stolen in the cyberattack earlier this year, one of the largest hacks ever.

No time to waste on another climate war, big business warns

Energy and manufacturing giants are refusing to back the Coalition’s rejection of Australia’s 2030 climate targets, and want to accelerate the green power shift.

Toby Bedford was suspended for three games for this tackle on Tim Taranto.
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‘Error of law’ clears Bedford and Cameron on appeal

The board used the same law, 18.7, as the Charlie Cameron case earlier in the evening in overturning Bedford’s three-match ban.

Labor works to cool fear of Israel-Lebanon war as Wong lambasts Israel

Penny Wong in the Senate earlier this month.

As Israel’s parliament voted overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, Wong used some of her strongest language to date to condemn Israeli Defence Force strikes.

Biden reportedly ‘more receptive’ to growing pleas to stand aside

President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware,.

There are reports Nancy Pelosi has told him polling shows he cannot win.

Trump gunman Thomas Crooks leaves behind pile of mysteries

A coherent picture of the moments before the shooting is emerging, but the shooter’s ideology and reasons for pulling the trigger remained a mystery.

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It was the final moments of my miracle pregnancy when I began to shiver uncontrollably

More than 150,000 Australian women have experienced a miscarriage.

Lying there, I felt like I was floating in a bubble of terror.

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George Gittoes and Hellen Rose on making art and love in war zones

It’s in the world’s danger zones that the artist and filmmaker, 74, and his wife, a performance artist and singer, 60, feel most in love.

TBH skincare cofounder Rachael Wilde at her office.

How these Australian women became a global target of online misogyny

A light-hearted TikTok video was viewed tens of millions of times before attracting the ire of online misogynists, including Andrew Tate.

Jesinta and Lance ‘Buddy’ Franklin have put their Gold Coast home on the market.

‘Pretty magical’: Jesinta and Buddy Franklin’s glam home for sale

The star couple dream of finding a block of land and building a luxury farmhouse - once they find the right buyer.

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The Australian Olympic team’s deputy chef de mission Kaarle McCulloch places a wreath on the grave of Cecil Healy in Assevillers, northern France, and Healy, who was an Australian Olympian before the First World War.

He died 106 years ago, but in one French village they’ll never forget this Australian Olympian

Cecil Healy died the day after the battle of the Somme was won. More than a century later, his legacy for bravery and sportsmanship live on in Australia and France.

Australia’s artistic swimmers competing in Budapest, weeks before the Olympics in Budapest

‘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.

Building Bad

Workplace Minister Tony Burke addressing the media on Wednesday.

PM hits back at Coalition claims CFMEU action was ‘weakest possible’

Anthony Albanese says the now-defunct ABCC did “absolutely nothing but worried about what flags were flying on a building sites” as he rejected Coalition calls to do more to address allegations of CFMEU misconduct.

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Union to go to war over bid to stamp out CFMEU corruption

Union officials have vowed to fight “to the ends of the earth” against federal government moves to appoint an administrator to oversee the scandal-plagued CFMEU.

Victoria

Tyler Garth could face more than 1000 charges after police alleged she changed details of fines for criminals.

Accused $1.3m traffic fine fixer allowed to go to Greece on holiday

Tyler Garth allegedly used her employment at a VicRoads contractor to falsify fine nominations connected to organised crime figures, including bikie gangs.

A history buff bought three embroidered postcards for $10 each at a flea market. They uncovered a story of gallantry

Australian War Memorial curator Garth O’Connell with the 1916 postcards linked to Indigenous WWI soldier Charlie Runga.

Charlie Runga was awarded a prestigious Military Medal for two heroic actions in one day in 1918.

Lawyers accused of doctoring medical certificate to help client

Lawyers Zoe Davis and Rachelle Badour-Taha.

Two Melbourne lawyers charged with perverting the course of justice have failed to have reporting of their names suppressed from the public.

‘The kindest lady’: Neighbours mourn Lolene, 85, after body found in Maribyrnong River

‘The kindest lady’: Neighbours mourn Lolene, 85, after body found 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.

Liberal stalwart serves up a history lesson to the AEC

Labor politician Patrick Gorman

CBD has a word of caution – don’t mention the submarines.

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AFL 2024

Were these AFL bans correct, or the suspensions that broke footy?
Opinion

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?

First-year coach Adem Yze has had a baptism of fire at Richmond.
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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.

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Auction sellers make more money than the highest prior offer on average.

How home sellers made 10 per cent more money than the highest offer

The premium has hovered in a range of about 10 per cent to 11 per cent in recent years, and pushed above 12 per cent in 2021.

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Seven of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now

Our top picks include a beach house with three decks to enjoy the sea breeze, a no-expenses-spared restoration, and a creekfront sanctuary.

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AFL boss Andrew Dillon.

The moment the room went quiet: Inside the meeting of some of the AFL’s most powerful figures

All 18 AFL club chiefs gathered in Perth for a crucial meeting with league bosses as the season nears its conclusion. Their agenda included some of the game’s biggest issues.

Toby Bedford was suspended for three games for this tackle on Tim Taranto.
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AFL 2024

The ‘error of law’ that freed Lion Cameron and Giant Bedford

GWS Giants forward Toby Bedford is free to play after his appeal was upheld by the AFL appeals board on Thursday night. The Brisbane Lions also have had Charlie Cameron’s three-game ban overturned.

Ange Postecoglou watches Tottenham’s 5-1 win over Hearts, their first pre-season match.
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Ange Postecoglou would be perfect for England. Thank god it won’t happen

He’s reportedly on the Football Association’s shortlist to replace Gareth Southgate. As he should be: Ange Postecoglou would be an ideal fit for England.

Dyson Heppell.

AFL round 19 teams and tips: Essendon drop former skipper

See the selected teams as they’re announced for AFL round 19. Essendon have dropped their former skipper and forward Peter Wright. Plus check out the expert tipsters.

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‘Environment of fear’: On eve of Olympics, volleyball confronts ghosts of past

A cultural review found Australian women’s volleyball players suffered eating disorders and resorted to self-harm and substance abuse after being based at the AIS.

Jake Stringer, Darcy Moore and Charlie Curnow.
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AFL 2024

Do more: These stars must lift as the finals fight heats up

For many teams, the difference between a deep finals run, an early September exit or missing out all together will hinge on key players returning to form.

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The Australian Olympic team’s deputy chef de mission Kaarle McCulloch places a wreath on the grave of Cecil Healy in Assevillers, northern France, and Healy, who was an Australian Olympian before the First World War.

He died 106 years ago, but in one French village they’ll never forget this Australian Olympian

Cecil Healy died the day after the battle of the Somme was won. More than a century later, his legacy for bravery and sportsmanship live on in Australia and France.

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