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Paris 2024
Three golds in 77 minutes: BMX star blitzes field; McEvoy and McKeown rule the pool
Australia has raced back up the medal table after swimmers Cam McEvoy and Kaylee McKeown made history — and Saya Sakakibara put the pain of Tokyo behind her in the BMX.
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The Olympics are to blame for a vicious culture war – and three women are its casualties
Two women entered the Paris Games ready to compete in the sport they love. Instead, they’ve become pawns in a brutal gender storm – one the IOC could have avoided.
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Swimming
‘It don’t stop till the casket drop’: How Snoop Dogg became the unlikely face of the Olympics
Forget gold medals. The most sought-after item in Paris is a pin of the Long Beach rapper blowing Olympic smoke rings. How did this happen?
Video analysis
Paris 2024
It took 36 years – then just 21 seconds: The four things Cam McEvoy did perfectly
He has achieved what no Australian man in swimming history has. And Cam McEvoy won the race from the instant it began.
French police investigate threats against opening ceremony director
French police are investigating death threats and cyber harassment against Thomas Jolly after conservative and religious leaders widely condemned a short skit.
Exclusive
Rail
Victoria ignored Infrastructure Australia for two years on SRL details
Billions of dollars in funding Victoria wants for the Suburban Rail Loop has been held up for almost two years because the state refuses to hand over information.
Lord mayoral candidate Arron Wood promises rate freeze
The former deputy lord mayor thinks he might be “slightly looney” to be running for the city’s top job again, but he’s back and promising to freeze rates if he is elected to Town Hall.
Spawned from inner-city muck, this suburb full of lawyers is getting younger
On Gold Street in Clifton Hill there is a stark reminder of the suburb’s past and future. On one side is a primary school – on the other side, an aged care home.
Tenpin bowling’s GOAT is an Aussie. His technique’s a global game-changer
Mild-mannered father of four Jason Belmonte took the tenpin tour by storm with his controversial, two-handed style. Now, it’s being adopted worldwide.
Opinion
French Polynesia
What links a dead paedophile painter with Paris 2024? Shame
As Paris holds the world’s gaze, France’s continued meddling in the Pacific paints a less-than-golden picture of colonial neglect and the price of imperialism.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
As netball moves beyond dark days, Vixens head to enemy territory in grand final quest
The Melbourne Vixens and Adelaide Thunderbirds will face off in the Super Netball grand final on Saturday, capping a record-breaking season – and sparking hopes for further club expansion.
Trump’s ‘Never Trump’ Veep pick could trouble fickle US voters
As America’s oldest president now knows only too well, US politics is a fickle and brutal business. Soon, the oldest candidate in the race may learn the same lesson – from the choice of his running mate.
Opinion
Trump's America
If Trump returns to the White House, Australia may need its own nukes
The more the US depends on Australia, the more likely it will defend it, runs the logic. But if Trump returns to the White House, a rethink will be required.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Opinion
Racism
‘Is your baby black or white?’ Neither, but I wonder what Trump would say
Donald Trump asked of Kamala Harris: “Is she Indian? Or is she black?” It made me consider the future for my mixed-race children.
Max Jeganathan
Senior research fellow
PM says passion still burns, but Price accuses him of grandstanding
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will return to the Garma festival with a speech long on hope and short on policy proposals.
One of the world’s last untouched places is right here in Australia
Indigenous life has an incredibly long history in Arnhem Land, and it feels an absolute privilege to be given a glimpse of it.
‘Unpatriotic’: Kate Holden’s cheeky claim about husband Tim Flannery’s saucy tastes
The writers met at a book awards night in 2006. Years later, she realised he fitted her “list”.
Tourists are flocking to Japan in record numbers. Some locals have had enough
Travellers are descending on Japan in record numbers, eager to take advantage of a weak yen, but parts of the famously polite country are now struggling with the crowds.
Has Deadpool’s success revitalised Marvel’s failing fortunes?
After a recent string of critical and commercial disappointments, is Hollywood’s most reliable hit factory back in the game?
Review
South Yarra
Bet you’ve never had a hot sushi roll like this before, Melbourne
Over the past five years, we’ve welcomed about a dozen high-end omakase restaurants, but Oshan’s South American angle is interesting.
Video analysis
Paris 2024
She found out about Ledecky on the team bus. It set up Arnie’s redemption
Brianna Throssell, the slowest option of Australia’s 4x200m relay team, was given a mammoth task. It paid off. Here’s how the race was won.
Egyptian volleyballer hits out at France’s hijab ban after facing bikini-clad opposition
There were contrasting kits at the Eiffel Tower Stadium on Thursday as Egyptian athletes Marwa Abdelhady and Doaa Elghobashy competed fully clothed and wore a hijab against a Spanish pair in bikinis.
Analysis
Paris 2024
McKeown doesn’t command the spotlight. She must now command respect
The win caps a remarkable Olympics for the 23-year-old, who has become the first Australian to win four individual Olympic gold medals.
Three years after Tokyo heartbreak, BMX racing star clinches gold
Saya Sakakibara thought she’d never compete again after a shocking crash in Tokyo left her unconscious. But she had unfinished business.
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WEEKEND READS
‘Unpatriotic’: Kate Holden’s cheeky claim about husband Tim Flannery’s saucy tastes
The writers met at a book awards night in 2006. Years later, she realised he fitted her “list”.
‘One of my greatest finds’: Odd discoveries in Nellie Melba’s home
Cigarettes, monogrammed crockery, handwritten letters … cataloguing the “time capsule” Victorian abode of the famed soprano opens a treasure trove of intrigue.
Victoria
Legal twist in CFMEU scandal leads to bid for power to sack officials, confiscate property
The Fair Work Commission has moved to install a leading silk with sweeping powers to take over the CFMEU’s construction branches in four states.
Woman dies as contact tracers identify suspected source of Legionnaires’ outbreak
A cooling tower in Melbourne’s west is the suspected source of a deadly outbreak that has killed one woman and spread to 70 cases.
Digital divide: Students filing assignments on phones or using public computers
Students from poorer families are resorting to using phones and public libraries to get homework done, leaving many falling behind.
They helped lead one of Melbourne’s biggest environmental protests. Was it worth it?
In 2018, they were inspired. One year later, they helped lead 100,000 young people in one of our largest environmental protests.
‘One of my greatest finds’: Odd discoveries in Nellie Melba’s home
Cigarettes, monogrammed crockery, handwritten letters … cataloguing the “time capsule” Victorian abode of the famed soprano opens a treasure trove of intrigue.
AFL 2024
‘Superhuman’ Bulldog on the verge of elusive Brownlow honour
Marcus Bontempelli has been in the discussion as the AFL’s best player for at least six years, but he is yet to win a Brownlow Medal. That anomaly could be only months away from being rectified.
Opinion
The members of the 400 club share many traits, but where does Pendlebury rank among them?
Scott Pendlebury becomes the sixth person, and the first Collingwood player, to reach the 400-game milestone on Saturday night against Carlton. Is he the best player of the exclusive club?
Peter Ryan
Sports reporter
Politics
Exclusive
Property prices
Australia’s super-sized mortgages climb $154 a day to record high
NSW’s average mortgage lifted to $780,000 last financial year, while Victoria’s rose to $604,300.
Business
Analysis
AI
Is the AI bubble about to burst?
As the AI arms race rages, one deal has likely altered Australia’s trajectory in one fell swoop.
Opinion
Workplace culture
Four simple ways to make meetings more productive – and less painful
Shadé Zahrai
Careers contributor
Opinion
Careers
Why we need to stop the careers counselling guessing game
Jim Bright
Careers contributor
World
A reporter, a Russian killer and everyone else freed in the prisoner swap
Twenty-four prisoners were freed in a multi-country exchange on Friday, the largest exchange between Russia and the West in years.
Opinion
No way was that women’s boxing match a fair fight
Lucy Zelic
Sports presenter and journalist
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Property
Our 14 favourite homes for sale in Victoria right now
Looking for your next home? From a pretty family home with cosy fireplace to a surprise package with modernist vibes, we’ve got you covered.
Brett wanted an ‘honest’ house sale, without an agent. It didn’t go well
Brett D’Souza’s unorthodox approach to selling his house attracted a lot of attention, but didn’t quite reach his goal of a $1.8 million sale price.
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No pain, no gain? The risky culture of overtraining in fitness
The mainstream takes their ideas about training from elites and often end up injured. How do we take the best ideas and discard the rest?
Culture
‘People will sell you down the town’: Awkwafina on making it in Hollywood
After her Golden Globe-winning turn in The Farewell, the actress stars in what might be the funniest action movie of the year.
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AFL 2024
An eye to the future: Your guide to the best players of this year’s AFL draft class
Featuring a midfield star with a rock star name, the son of a gun, and a ‘special’ prospect from the country, the class of 2024 has no shortage of talent – or storylines.
Pies ‘guarantee’ Kelly’s job, won’t pay ‘hundreds of thousands’
Collingwood guarantee the position of Craig Kelly until the court action instigated by a former employee, who alleges racially inappropriate language and conduct by the chief executive, has been completed.
Live
Paris 2024
Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE updates: Day 7 - Three gold in 77 minutes: BMX star’s blistering win as McEvoy and McKeown rule the pool
Australia has raced back up the medal table after swimmers Cam McEvoy and Kaylee McKeown made history, and Saya Sakakibara put the pain of Tokyo behind her in the BMX. Follow here.
‘Superhuman’ Bulldog on the verge of elusive Brownlow honour
Marcus Bontempelli has been in the discussion as the AFL’s best player for at least six years, but he is yet to win a Brownlow Medal. That anomaly could be only months away from being rectified.
Opinion
AFL 2024
The members of the 400 club share many traits, but where does Scott Pendlebury rank among them?
Scott Pendlebury becomes the sixth person, and the first Collingwood player, to reach the 400-game milestone on Saturday night against Carlton. Is he the best player of the exclusive club?
Peter Ryan
Sports reporter
‘Unacceptable and outrageous’: Hungary protests presence of women’s boxer who failed gender test
The second boxer to have been previously disqualified for failing a gender eligibility test is fighting tonight, as the Olympics body strongly condemned reactions to Imane Khelif.
As netball moves beyond dark days, Vixens head to enemy territory in grand final quest
The Melbourne Vixens and Adelaide Thunderbirds will face off in the Super Netball grand final on Saturday, capping a record-breaking season – and sparking hopes for further club expansion.
Have Your Say
The Olympics have never been a fair fight. But what’s happening in boxing and swimming is shameful
Away from celebrities in the stands, execs on their jollies and plenty of world-class sport, there are some pretty serious moral questions being raised at these Games.
