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Paris 2024
Regatta rout: Australia suffers its worst Olympics rowing outing since 1988
The action continues in France with Australia chasing medals in tennis, cycling, and of course, swimming. Follow every big moment on our live blog.
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LoadingThe huge gold medal gamble that’s already backfired – and it could get worse
An ambitious move to shift the focus from one of Australia’s long-standing Olympic traditions to chase gold in a blue riband event has already come at a heavy price.
Aussie world champ lashes Italian boxer for ‘publicity stunt’ against Imane Khelif
Skye Nicolson, who fought for Australia at the Tokyo Olympics before turning professional, urged people to “be a lion, not a sheep” and consider the facts before joining the global pile-on.
The mistake that crippled Rex and could ‘doom us all to higher airfares’
Many experts are adamant Australia can support three airlines, yet challengers keep failing. One reform could help, but it may be too late for Rex.
Fortescue in-house lawyer issued spying orders, court documents reveal
Fortescue’s founder Andrew Forrest last month said he had no knowledge of the extensive spying conducted on ex-staff and their families, including children.
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.
Renters buy Brunswick house in their dream neighbourhood for $1.22m
Location was the main drawcard for the Brunswick locals who had rented for years and wanted to stay in the neighbourhood.
‘The People’s Republic of Clifton Hill’: The tinge of irony in this suburb’s nickname
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.
‘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.
Live
AFL 2024
Cats scrape home in a thriller; Pendlebury marks 400 milestone
Geelong’s thrilling win at home might have come at a cost, as the Pies and Blues prepare to do battle as Scott Pendlebury joins the exclusive 400 club. Follow the action.
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LoadingHow Australia’s female Olympians rose up and roared
Australia’s female athletes have dominated the gold medals, the headlines, and the glory in France. They’re owning it, too.
Twenty and a bit seconds: the time of Cam McEvoy’s life
The oldest Australian male swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal barely got wet in the process.
Opinion
Olympics
‘Triple pike? I could do that’: The lies we tell ourselves during the Olympics
It may not be nice or fair, but comparing ourselves to athletes (and critiquing their technique) is basically an Australian national sport.
Thomas Mitchell
Culture reporter
Léon Marchand has mirrored what Phelps did 20 years ago. He’s only just getting started
Léon Marchand is not winning, he’s dominating (and kind of running France). He also has a secret power.
How Australia’s female Olympians rose up and roared
Australia’s female athletes have dominated the gold medals, the headlines, and the glory in France. They’re owning it, too.
Opinion
US politics
A presidential ticket with a woman of colour and a gay man? Quick, pass the smelling salts
I’ve cracked the Veepstakes formula, and there is one candidate rising to the top to be Kamala Harris’ Democratic Party running mate.
Melanie La’Brooy
Writer
Opinion
Financial planners
Your three biggest retirement advice questions, answered
Getting financial advice without paying for it is a national pastime in the lead up to retirement. Here are the three most common things people want to know.
Bec Wilson
Money contributor
The world’s fastest man craved the spotlight. Netflix gave it to him – it’s come at a cost
He projects uber-confidence, but in Paris this week he revealed he struggles with his next-level celebrity.
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.
These contrasting images escalated boxing’s gender war. One of them was deleted
Khelif’s next opponent has lit the fuse for an explosive bout by sharing an image of a woman in the ring with a beast. It comes as the Algerian’s friend leaps to the embattled boxer’s defence.
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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Analysis
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.
‘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”.
Victoria
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.
‘I thought, this is the most interesting story about the city I live in’
Melbourne author Murray Middleton spent eight years writing a follow-up to his prize-winning debut, setting it in Flemington’s doomed public housing towers.
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.
AFL 2024
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.
‘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.
Politics
No smiling matter: Chalmers’ inflation reprieve is hiding economic frowns
Inflation figures this week have probably stopped the Reserve Bank from further interest rate rises, but the economy on Jim Chalmers’ watch is still struggling.
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
Pentagon chief revokes plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind
The move comes two days after a US military commission said it had reached plea deals with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accused accomplices in the terror attacks.
Opinion
What links a dead paedophile painter with Paris 2024? Shame
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
No way was that women’s boxing match a fair fight
Lucy Zelic
Sports presenter and journalist
Suddenly, Donald Trump looks enlightened about women
Maureen Dowd
New York Times columnist
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‘Feeling of serenity’: Melbourne’s most profitable suburbs for home owners
There are some areas where home buyers risk reselling their property for less than they paid – but not here.
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.
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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
It’s a great year for ancient Egypt – but mummies make museums nervous
The National Museum of Australia’s Discovering Ancient Egypt exhibition, one of three big shows in Australia, has cautionary signs for those who might be upset by human remains.
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‘The greatest double I’ve ever seen’: Marchand marches on Phelps
By winning four individual events at the Games, Leon Marchand has mirrored what Michael Phelps did in Athens 20 years ago.
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.
Live
AFL 2024
AFL LIVE: Cats scrape home in a thriller, but injury fear for De Koning
It’s a massive Saturday of football. The Kangaroos defeated Richmond, and now Geelong and Adelaide are doing battle at GMHBA. Then we are into a Saturday night double - the Blues-Pies at the MCG and Power-Swans in Adelaide.
Live
Paris 2024
Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE updates: Day 8 – Regatta rout: Australia suffers its worst Olympics rowing outing since 1988; Ebden and Peers go for gold in men’s tennis doubles
The action continues in France with Australia chasing medals in rowing, tennis, cycling, and of course, swimming. Follow every big moment on our live blog.
Analysis
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.
Goorjian blasts Boomers for loss to Greek Freak but campaign rolls on
Australia have progressed to the men’s basketball quarter-finals at the Olympics, but had to rely on help from another team after losing 77-71 to Greece on Friday night.
These contrasting images escalated boxing’s gender war. One of them was deleted
Khelif’s next opponent has lit the fuse for an explosive bout by sharing an image of a woman in the ring with a beast. It comes as the Algerian’s friend leaps to the embattled boxer’s defence.
Have Your Say
‘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.
