Sport newsletter: Olympics edition
News, results and expert analysis from the Paris Olympics sent daily during the Games.
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Teacher who faked qualifications to gain principal jobs avoids jail
A Melbourne teacher who faked degrees to gain jobs as a principal defrauded the Education Department of more than $690,000.
MPs jostle for promotion as O’Connor, Burney retire
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the resignations will allow him to refresh his ministry after two years with an unchanged team.
The Age and SMH staff to strike after pay offer rejected
Staff at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Australian Financial Review will down tools for the first time since 2017 after last-minute talks and an improved pay offer failed to deliver a resolution.
Opinion
Media & marketing
Through the decades Murdoch has been no stranger to taking risks. This latest roll of the dice is next level
Through the decades, the media billionaire has been no stranger to taking risks – but this latest roll of the succession dice is next level.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
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Art
Inside the campaign to take down Gina Rinehart’s portraits
Rinehart lobbied Seven chief executive Ryan Stokes in a campaign the National Gallery of Australia feared would be weaponised by Peter Dutton in parliament.
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Biden gives the speech he never wanted to, and does it with passion and grace
Four days after withdrawing from the presidential race, Joe Biden says the time is right to “pass the torch to a new generation”.
Opinion
Careers
The careers advice for my daughters is obsolete rubbish - they might as well aim for a job at Kodak
There’s an exciting future of work ahead of us - so why is the high school careers algorithm pushing unrealistic careers in spying, dog walking and podcasting?
James Panichi
Journalist
AFL teams and expert tips: Three big names back for the Bombers
See the selected teams as they’re announced for AFL round 20 and check out what the expert tipsters think. Essendon bring back the big names.
Why the beds in Paris could cost athletes their Olympic dream
The effect of poor quality sleep can be the difference between an athlete achieving Olympic glory or going home tired, medalless, and with a sore back.
They were the last Aussies to go 1-2 in the same race. They think it could happen again – with a world record
Sam Short and Elijah Winnington are Australia’s big gold medal hopes in the opening event of the swimming program. And it might take a world record to win it.
Opinion
Work/life balance
It’s time we stopped obsessing over ‘work-life balance’
It’s a message that can be difficult to deliver to a society that’s been fed hustle culture and girlbossing, but it’s a truth we all need to hear.
Tim Duggan
Careers contributor
‘Too boring to warrant the kilojoules’: The five most overrated French foods
Plus, five of the most underrated according Good Food Guide editor Callan Boys.
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Train journeys
Africa’s first high-speed train puts Australia to shame
Morocco’s Al Boraq high-speed train provides an excellent service with international-standard facilities and operation.
Royal family gets financial boost from offshore wind and palaces
Profits at the Crown Estate doubled thanks to offshore wind deals, while visitors to royal palaces are almost back to pre-pandemic levels.
ANZ fires, suspends traders amid alleged dealing misconduct
ANZ chief Shayne Elliott said the bank’s board is probing the alleged misconduct and would “ensure consequences will be applied to senior executives, both past and present, including myself, where appropriate”.
Analysis
Retirement living
Retiree, beware: New residential village model charges more the longer you live
One retirement village company has come up with a solution for residents who stay longer than the average nine years: just keep charging them.
The beautiful Games: your ultimate guide to the Olympic venues
From beach volleyball at the Eiffel Tower to equestrian at Versailles, Paris 2024 will be staged at some of the world’s most famous landmarks.
Exclusive
Paris 2024
‘Serious error of judgment’: Australian swim coach admits to helping South Korean rival
Michael Palfrey has been admonished by the AOC for saying he hopes a South Korean swimmer he coaches wins gold – even though he will compete against two Australians on night one at the Games.
Canada head coach withdraws, two sent home amid Olympics spy drone scandal
Canadian Olympic chiefs apologised after a member of team staff was detained by French authorities over allegations they used a drone to record New Zealand training on two occasions.
Can the Matildas break through for an Olympic medal? We answer the burning questions
We dive into Australia’s tough group, the players to watch and injury concerns as Tony Gustavsson’s side strives for a medal.
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Victoria
He was playing soccer with his little brother. Then everything changed.
Huseyin Pek, 8, was left with catastrophic injuries after pushing his little brother out of the path of a car in Melbourne’s west. An unlicensed driver has admitted to dangerous driving causing serious injury.
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Victoria Police conduct
‘We couldn’t be more heartbroken’: Builder dies from injuries sustained during arrest
Luke Briggs, 35, died from catastrophic injuries sustained during a police arrest in Hoppers Crossing last week.
Criminalising cannabis: How Australia’s war on weed hurts the poor
Most cannabis possession arrests happen in Victoria’s poorest suburbs and towns. A new approach is needed, says the Penington Institute.
‘Pain and fear’: 22 cows die after truck crashes into South Yarra bridge
The cows were either killed or had to be euthanised when the cattle truck crashed into a rail bridge.
River murder accused allegedly stole jewellery, cash from elderly victim
A West Footscray woman charged with killing her neighbour and dumping the body in the Maribyrnong River allegedly broke into the elderly woman’s home and stole cash and jewellery.
AFL 2024
AFL Briefing
Silver lining to Dons’ ‘gutting’ defeat, Scott says; Dees dismiss talk of Oliver friction
Brad Scott had his charges “on the edge of their seats” during an unusually lengthy review that delved deeper than just the tactical mechanics behind their defeat.
The roadblock to All-Australian defender’s potential return to Victoria
The rumblings about Port Adelaide star Dan Houston’s future, and in particular his links to the Demons, started early last month, while a Collingwood forward’s future beyond this season is uncertain.
Politics
An expensive future made in Australia: Warnings on $23 billion plan
Governments around the world, including Australia, are using taxpayers’ money to support emerging industries. Now there are warnings these programs may achieve little.
Business
Opinion
World markets
$1.1 trillion wipeout: Wall Street just got hit with a reality check
Wall Street has been riding an AI wave, but it just recorded its worst day since 2022 after investors were spooked by results from two of the world’s biggest companies.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Inquiry finds 200,000 people were abused in NZ over decades in ‘national disgrace’
The scale of abuse was “unimaginable” with an estimated 200,000 people abused over seven decades, many of them Maori, a new report found.
Opinion
The first time I saw crying that frightened me, it came from my father
Jacinta Parsons
Writer and broadcaster
The game has changed. But here’s why Trump’s still on track to win
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Property
Melbourne house prices are increasing at the fastest pace in two years - here’s where they’ve jumped the most
Buyers have jumped at an unusual window of opportunity to purchase their first home or upgrade to a larger one.
Tree-changing couple splashes $2.64m on East Melbourne city bolthole
Steps to the MCG, with a cracking courtyard, the three-bedroom house will become a base for its new owners when they visit the city.
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Lifestyle
Put down the toothbrush. Your brushing schedule might need a rethink
Brushing, flossing and dentist visits – the secret to healthy teeth isn’t much of a secret. But there are a few good and bad habits dentists want us to think about.
Culture
Five days to get gala ready? ‘Yes it was stressful, but I’m a tenor’
Singer Young Woo Kim was two days into a holiday when a phone call saw him racing to Melbourne for a flurry of rehearsals and excitement.
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AFL 2024
Why the AFL should stop Harry McKay from playing this Friday night
The fact that the Blues forward has been cleared to play this week, despite such visible signs of a head injury, underscores a shocking inconsistency in the AFL’s concussion guidelines.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Blues hit by another injury; AFL reprimands Giants star over tribunal rant
Carlton will be forced into at least three changes after an important midfielder was ruled out, while the AFL reprimanded a star Giant for a scathing assessment of the league’s crackdown on dangerous tackles.
Exclusive
Paris 2024
‘Serious error of judgment’: Australian swim coach admits to helping rival
Michael Palfrey has been admonished by the AOC for saying he hopes a South Korean swimmer he coaches wins gold – even though he will compete against two Australians on night one at the Games.
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Paris 2024
Ledecky’s stone-faced response to question about Phelps being a ‘tosser’
The US swimming legend is out to trash Australia’s opening night in the pool by upsetting Ariarne Titmus in the 400m freestyle.
AFL teams and expert tips: Three big names back for the Bombers
See the selected teams as they’re announced for AFL round 20 and check out what the expert tipsters think. Essendon bring back the big names.
Within a ring of steel, Israelis and Malians share a joyous two hours
The French capital was prepared for a riot when Israeli athletes competed for the first time in Paris. Then a soccer match broke out.
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Paris 2024
Opals rebuild: ‘I’ll never let us experience that again’
A disastrous and disconnected 2021 was all the impetus the Opals needed to revisit and rebuild their culture. Three years on in Paris, coach Sandy Brondello, captain Tess Madgen and star Lauren Jackson say the squad has never been stronger – or closer
Have Your Say
The run home: Where the contenders stand in the race for the AFL top eight
While the Swans appear to have top spot locked up, the race for the top eight is well and truly on as we head into the home stretch of the AFL season. Where will your team finish?
