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Sport newsletter: Olympics edition
News, results and expert analysis from the Paris Olympics sent daily during the Games.
French impressions: Australia’s athletes as you’ve never seen them
An award-winning photographer, a film camera, and Australia’s Olympian and Paralympian athletes as you’ve never seen them before.
Breaking
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Australia, Canada and NZ call for an immediate ceasefire to end ‘catastrophic human suffering’ in Gaza
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined with his New Zealand and Canada counterparts to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
Pay increase and a nine-day fortnight? Police say ‘no thanks’, while unhappy ambos escalate dispute
The state is facing twin industrial troubles with police and ambulance staff both demanding better offers in response to their pay demands.
Bolt’s ultimatum: I’ll quit if James Murdoch wins succession battle
The high-profile conservative columnist says he’ll walk if James Murdoch takes over News Corp.
Exclusive
Just open
Will this new hyped hotel restaurant meet Fitzroy’s high standards?
A boutique hotel has arrived in one of Melbourne’s most visited areas.
Prince Harry’s acid attack fears prevent Meghan’s UK return
He also claims his late grandmother was fully supportive of his fight against the tabloid press.
Opinion
Trade wars
China Shock 2.0 could upend the world economy
Forget free trade: Beijing aims to demolish its rivals and achieve monopolistic hegemony across entire industries, seeing trade as ideological warfare against democracies.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Breaking
Paris 2024
France’s train network sabotaged in arson attack ahead of opening ceremony
The high-speed network was targeted by vandals in a series of coordinated actions that brought major disruptions to some of the country’s busiest rail lines ahead of the Paris Olympics.
Analysis
Naked City
The French are protecting the Games with fearsome firepower. Australia had two pranksters
The Paris Games are protected by snipers and machine-gun-carrying cops. It’s a long way from the laidback efforts of 1956.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
The nickname Trump hopes will tarnish Harris
There are 100 days to go until the US election, and it’s going to get even uglier.
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
Inside Out 2 becomes the biggest animated movie in history
Inside Out 2 has broken two major records since its release but a Disney film is still beating it at the box office.
Can you find true love in Year 7? Absolutely, say Jess and Jade
They got together as teenagers, and in the decades since, Jess Lynne Jade have shared many milestones.
Petracca clears major milestone in injury return as he straps on runners
The Melbourne superstar has been cleared to run for the first time since suffering the horrific injuries that ruled him out for the rest of the season.
Sam Mitchell keeps a lid on ‘Showbiz Hawks’ as finals race nears climax
The hottest team in the league has surged into finals contention and the Hawthorn coach admits he’s finding it more challenging to handle the hype.
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Opinion
US Votes 2024
So Kamala is the ‘childless cat lady’? White male power plays its hateful gender card
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
Just in
Why this champion will be a TV celebrity without swimming a lap in Paris
Australians are about to get to know Ellie Cole, Australia’s most decorated Paralympian.
Exclusive
Paris 2024
Swimming coach spared axe over helping Korean rival – months after he was told not to
An email obtained by this masthead reveals that Australian coaches, including Michael Palfrey, were warned four months ago about links to foreign athletes.
The couch potato’s guide to the 2024 Paris Olympics
From the events worth staying up late for to fun facts and myth-busting, our guide to the Games has it all.
Draw your quivers: Archers aim for gold in the grandest of venues
The ranking round of Olympic archery began on Thursday, but the setting was the story. The historic Hotel des Invalides might be one of the grandest stages in an already grandiose Games.
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Breaking
Crime
Man charged with murder over disappearance of Adrian Romeo
The charge over the suspicious disappearance of 43-year-old Melbourne man Adrian Romeo in February follows the arrest of another man in relation to the case this week.
Exclusive
CBD
Officials pounce on mushroom discovery at Erin Patterson’s prison
Prison officials were sent into a flap and had to take immediate action after the discovery.
Exclusive
Education
The Victorian schools being sued over historical child sex abuse claims
A convicted murderer says being sexually abused as a schoolboy led him to a life of crime, as a wave of historical sex abuse claims hits hundreds of Victorian schools.
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.
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.
AFL 2024
AFL Briefing
Blues hit by another injury; Giant reprimanded over tribunal rant; Carlton breached concussion protocols
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.
Analysis
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?
Politics
Exclusive
Political leadership
O’Neil set to be shoved as Albanese executes cabinet ‘refresh’
Rumours have swirled for months that the immigration minister would be shifted into a new portfolio as political pressure intensified on the government over its handling of last year’s High Court decision.
Business
Updated
World markets
ASX closes in the green as miners post healthy gains
The Australian sharemarket has managed to close out the week on a high with mining stocks doing the heavy lifting, as iron ore heavyweights - Rio Tinto, BHP and Fortescue - enjoyed solid sessions.
Opinion
World markets
$1.1 trillion wipeout: Wall Street just got hit with a reality check
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Jennifer Aniston criticises J.D. Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comment
The Hollywood actress has criticised J.D. Vance after he called Democrats including Kamala Harris “childless cat ladies”.
Opinion
Messy power struggle gives ammunition to Pesutto’s enemies
Annika Smethurst
State Political Editor
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Property
‘Nuts to normal’: Popular Victorian towns where house prices fell most
House prices in coastal areas and alpine towns declined over the past year as second-home owners and investors offloaded their properties.
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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Jackie Kennedy would have turned 95 this week. Who was the woman behind the photos?
And what is it that draws us back, again and again, to her story?
Culture
Exclusive
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.
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Paris 2024
Swimming coach spared axe over helping Korean rival – months after he was told not to
An email obtained by this masthead reveals that Australian coaches, including Michael Palfrey, were warned four months ago about links to foreign athletes.
Updated
Paris 2024
The Matildas wanted a dream start to the Games. It was a 90-minute nightmare
Australia arrived in France with ambitions of a deep run into the Olympic tournament. Against Germany, it was the worst possible start.
Petracca clears major milestone in injury return as he straps on runners
The Melbourne superstar has been cleared to run for the first time since suffering the horrific injuries that ruled him out for the rest of the season.
Set your alarms: These are the Olympic events you must not miss
With Paris eight hours behind most of us in Australia, it’s tough to know what to watch and when. Here’s a day-by-day guide to the events you can’t afford to miss.
Opinion
Paris 2024
Palfrey backed a rival swimmer. Now he must pack up his goggles and go
With a flipper in both camps, Australian swim coach Michael Palfrey’s position is untenable. Swimming Australia must move him on.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Blues hit by another injury; Giant reprimanded over tribunal rant; Carlton breached concussion protocols
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.
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.
Have Your Say
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
