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Melbourne man at the centre of ‘largest IT outage in history’; government calls snap crisis meeting
A major IT outage is affecting businesses across the country. Follow our live coverage for the latest updates.
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Network outage
Worldwide cyber crash cripples banks, airports, businesses
A CrowdStrike outage has brought down Microsoft systems worldwide on Friday afternoon, affecting banks, supermarkets, telecommunications and airports.
Analysis
Analysis
CrowdStrike Falcon: What caused Microsoft systems outage?
The outage appears to be global, impacting millions of systems in Australia and across the globe.
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Building Bad
More than 20 CFMEU officials stood down after organised crime allegations
Union officials and delegates have been called into meetings this week and stood down after damning revelations about the CFMEU and links to organised crime.
The gracious, spacious suburb people move to – and never leave
They call Ivanhoe a “long-held suburb” for a reason. But residents are being asked to handle growth upwards, not outwards.
Electric vehicle owners could get paid for discharging batteries into the grid
Electric vehicles are a key target of reforms that aim to harness the wave of new, clean energy technology.
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AFL 2024
Adelaide’s nine-goal quarter puts Essendon’s season under threat
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as Essendon and Adelaide square off at Marvel Stadium.
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Loading‘Should have been IOC president’: Gosper remembered for his profound impact
A long-time International Olympic Committee member, Kevan Gosper was also the inaugural chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport from 1980.
Two years after being sent home from training camp, Olympian opens up on controversy
A lot has happened in Australian swimmer Isaac Cooper’s life since his first Olympics in Tokyo.
Tel Aviv hit by drone attack claimed by Iranian-backed Houthis
The Houthis have repeatedly launched drones and missiles toward Israel but until now, all had been intercepted.
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Two different Donald Trumps occupy the stage as former president accepts nomination
The speech – in which Trump recounted in detail the moment he almost lost his life – was his first since the shocking event.
Obama ‘fears’ Biden’s victory path has diminished as president weighs up candidacy
After declaring that only “the Almighty” could convince him to stand down after his devastating debate performance, the political walls have begun closing in on Joe Biden.
Dicey Topics
Good Weekend
‘It shocks me that it’s still women cleaning and men carving the meat’
Celebrity and broadcaster Abbie Chatfield on handling trolls, strengthening her friendships – and quieting her former response to catcallers.
IBS affects one in five Australians. What’s the best way to treat it?
It’s not known what causes IBS, and there is no cure, so the condition is often difficult to manage. But a new study offers clues for how best to find relief.
‘Mum still thinks I am going to run out of money’
Multimillionaire wellness entrepreneur Radek Sali took Stephen Brook by surprise. In more than 30 years of journalism, he had never asked – or been asked – such a personal question.
Stuck deep underground for months, a tunnel boring machine is finally freed
The giant tunnel boring machine has been wedged in hard rock deep below Kosciuszko National Park.
Opinion
Billionaires
$67 million stegosaurus upends the dinosaur hierarchy
A billionaire hedge fund founder has splashed around nine times Sotheby’s presale estimate for a stegosaurus skeleton, making it the most valuable fossil sold at an auction.
Chris Bryant
Paris 2024
McKeown losing her world record is a blessing in disguise, say Olympic greats
Steph Rice, who lost her world record months before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, knows exactly how Australia’s backstroke superstar Kaylee McKeown is feeling.
‘Like swimming downhill’: Inside the race where Titmus landed her killer blow
Moments before breaking her 400m freestyle world record last year, Ariarne Titmus burst into tears. She still doesn’t know why.
Building Bad
Exclusive
Setka’s secret sisterhood: Labor women in covert support of CFMEU boss revealed
Leaked text messages reveal a network of Labor-linked women rallied around the fallen union leader over criminal harassment charges and his criticism of Rosie Batty’s domestic violence advocacy work.
Exclusive
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.
Victoria
Camper killer Greg Lynn’s extraordinary plan to have murder conviction quashed
To clear their client of Carol Clay’s murder the former pilot’s lawyers are considering using a law successfully applied in the state only once before.
‘She’d steal her grandma’s false teeth’: Notorious conwoman jailed after decades of fraud
Athena Razos, one of many names she used, has defrauded and stolen from law firms, major banks, her first husband and friends over three decades.
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City life
Victoria is spending $50 billion on three big projects. None of them are the project people want most
A new survey has found which infrastructure projects residents want for Melbourne, and it’s not what the Allan government is prioritising.
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
Charlie Runga was awarded a prestigious Military Medal for two heroic actions in one day in 1918.
AFL 2024
AFL teams and tips: Blues drop Pittonet, Kemp for Roos clash
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.
Analysis
Comedians vs sticklers: Heeney-Greene feud proves Sydney’s AFL rivalry has come of age
Isaac Heeney and Toby Greene are, to a large degree, representative of their clubs: one is prim and proper, possibly too much so, the other a serial troublemaker who should probably rein it in from time to time.
Politics
Opinion
Extremism
‘For the first time, I feel unsafe.’ Trump attack has Australian MPs on edge
Australia does not have America’s gun culture or record of political violence, but many of our politicians are increasingly concerned about their security.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Business
Investors thirst for Melbourne’s much-loved pubs, but others call last drinks
A disturbing number of well-known hostelries are also calling last drinks because of soaring costs.
World
Italian reporter fined €5000 for dig at PM Giorgia Meloni’s height
Italy defines defamation as “damage to the reputation of a person through communication with several persons.” The reporter suggested Meloni was only 1.2 meters tall.
Opinion
Trump 2024 is at his zenith and looks unstoppable
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
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Property
The Victorian sea-change and tree-change spots that are getting cheaper
There are just a handful of suburbs in Victoria where it’s cheaper to rent now than a year ago, but not in the inner city.
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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Intermittent fasting over two days can help people with Type 2 diabetes
A recent study involved more than 330 overweight and obese adults who had recently been diagnosed with the medical condition.
Opinion
Marriage
Steven said no to the strip club on a buck’s night. Then his mates shunned him
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Culture
‘What I was put on this Earth to do’: One-handed pianist to perform with MSO
British concert pianist Nicholas McCarthy is a champion of left-hand alone repertoire – and next year will be performing with the MSO.
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AFL 2024
AFL round 19 LIVE updates: Adelaide’s nine-goal quarter puts Essendon’s season under threat
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as Essendon and Adelaide square off at Marvel Stadium.
Back in the baggy green? Selectors plan for Glenn Maxwell’s Test comeback
Glenn Maxwell is in line for a long-awaited return to Australia’s Test team this summer, as the national selectors ponder a radically altered line-up.
‘Should have been IOC president’: Gosper remembered for his profound impact
A long-time International Olympic Committee member, Kevan Gosper was also the inaugural chairman of the Australian Institute of Sport from 1980.
The Cat who promised his mum a house is building a reputation
Shaun Mannagh never gave up on his AFL dream, and neither did his family as worked his way through more clubs than you’d find in a golf bag before being drafted at 26.
Horror first round has Smith one and done at Open as Scott, Lee thrive
Two years on from his stirring St Andrews triumph, Cameron Smith is 15 shots off the lead after an opening-round 80 at Royal Troon with Adam Scott the pick of the Australians.
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Match review
AFL insists tackles were dangerous after appeals board overturns player bans
While the AFL said it understood the appeal board’s call, it backed the original bans, and shared video of dangerous tackles to the 18 clubs just hours before round 19 began. Watch it here.
126m cruise ships, the Secret Service and Jesus bans: When surfing and the Olympics collide
The Games are descending on an island paradise and the world’s most intimidating wave, with all the rules, regulations and Olympic-sized logistics that entails.
Have Your Say
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.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
