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Paris 2024
Robinson surfs for gold; Noemie Fox joins sister Jess as Olympic champ; Swede’s stunning pole vault win
Jack Robinson faces hometown hope Kauli Vaast in Tahiti in pursuit of Australia’s 14th gold medal of Paris 2024, hours after Noemie Fox made it 13 Aussie golds.
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Loading‘Women’s category must be only women’: Doctor defends IBA bans at farcical press conference
At a chaotic media conference in Paris, the IBA detailed tests that had been carried out on boxers who are in the middle of an Olympics controversy.
‘I dared to dream’: Noemie Fox, like her sister, is an Olympic champion
Before the biggest race of Noemie’s life, sister Jess told her to “take it all the way”. So long in the shadow of her sibling, Noemie got her moment in the sun.
‘By 2051, Melbourne will be the size that London is today’: Why the city sprawl will have to go on
The Allan government wants Melbourne to grow upwards and not outwards with more homes in existing suburbs, but a new report says avoiding urban sprawl is impossible.
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World markets
ASX set for more pain as Wall Street records worst day since 2022, global sell-off continues
Australian investors are set for more losses on today with Wall Street plunging to start its week.
Nine UN aid workers may have participated in Israel attack: UN
Australia and more than a dozen other countries paused funding to United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in January following the allegations about its staff.
Opinion
Life in the ’burbs
My suburb took its name from the locals that hopped out of the creek and onto our murals
This place has witnessed school closures and division over elevating the train station. It’s now united but conscious of over-development and a nearby shopping centre’s sprawl.
Mary-Jane Boughen
Contributor
Why humans are such good long-distance runners, according to science
A horse can run three times faster than the fastest human, but the human would win a marathon. This is why.
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Airline reviews
The world’s longest flight is an absolute pleasure
If you’re ever going to splurge on a front-of-plane experience, let it be this one.
The world’s two fastest men had no idea who’d won the 100m. Janet from Australia did
Kishane Thompson had his head over the line, but Noah Lyles had the torso. An engineer from a long line of photo finish experts split the difference.
Tokyo was meant to be the COVID Games. It’s far, far worse in Paris
The high-density Olympic village, designed to provide future affordable housing in France’s poorest local government area, is hosting its own epidemic.
‘Culturally unsafe at Hawthorn’: The key allegations in the Rioli Federal Court claim
Here are the key points of what is alleged in the statement of claim lodged in the Federal Court against the Hawthorn Football Club.
‘Parents are kicking in $200,000 or $1 million’ as the home deposit gap widens
It can now take a dual-income couple almost a decade to save a deposit for their first home, but many buyers have another way.
Super-sized rate cuts on horizon after $90 billion stocks rout
As the Reserve Bank board met on Monday, $90b was wiped from the sharemarket and investors began to bet on a large pre-Christmas rate cut.
‘Stop the boats,’ anti-immigrant rioters chant, as London eyes hostile states
With further demonstrations planned this week, the riots are a test of British policing and the country’s judicial and prisons system, which were already creaking at the seams.
Disinformation ‘rife’ on Twitter since Elon Musk took over: Senator Paterson
Elon Musk’s move to strip the requirement for state-affiliated media entities to be identified on X, formerly Twitter, has made foreign state disinformation more prevalent on the site, says opposition cybersecurity spokesperson James Paterson.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Kamala Harris has just one route to power. Trump has two
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
He’s not her hero, but she channelled Spiderman to break two world records in one day
It can be said without demur that the one Olympic sport that is on the up and up is sports climbing.
The Olympic sport everyone reckons they can play, especially after a few beers
Table tennis players are constantly challenged to matches by backyard warriors. Here are the reasons you’ll never beat them – starting with a $1000 racquet.
‘Greatest success of my career’: Djokovic completes golden slam, eyes LA Games
The 37-year-old climbed his last mountain, winding back the clock to overcome Spanish whiz-kid Alcaraz.
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Olympics
Her sights were set on Paris. A refugee border dispute wrecked her dream
A young Australian athlete was denied her chance of competing at her first Olympic Games because of a border dispute that ended up in world sport’s highest court.
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Victoria
School principals forced to fight for cash for ‘rudimentary or fundamental resources’
Public school principals have told researchers they feel more like fundraisers than educators as they fight in a competitive tendering processes for government money.
Former Supreme Court judge defends the bail system – even if it’s a ‘gamble’
Lex Lasry says the rise in youth crime is horrifying and that society is getting more violent. But, he says, the bail system is still vital.
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Illness
Cooling tower that caused deadly Legionnaires’ disease outbreak found
A Laverton North cooling tower has been identified as the likely source of the state’s worst Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in more than two decades.
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Women's health
‘Waste of money’: Pain specialists challenge endometriosis surgeries
Leading pain specialists say a focus on endometriosis and laparoscopies can delay effective treatment.
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Development
Decision made on future of prized Kew VicRoads site
The government hopes the former VicRoads headquarters will be rezoned to create 500 homes, with 10 per cent of them to be affordable.
Politics
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Indigenous
End ‘stolen generations stigma’ and empower Indigenous people, Price tells PM
Coalition senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price wants to overhaul native title law to ensure Indigenous communities benefit from resources.
Business
The big changes to expect in The Coffee Club’s quiet revival
Chief executive Scott Meneilly hopes the chain can shake its image of being daggy and “way behind current times”.
Opinion
Interest rates
Sharemarkets gripped by panic amid fears the Fed just made a big mistake
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Gunmen kill New Zealand helicopter pilot in Indonesia’s Papua region
Glen Malcolm Conning, a pilot for Indonesian aviation company PT Intan Angkasa Air Service, was shot to death by gunmen allegedly with the West Papua Liberation Army.
Opinion
Can a rookie PM stop the riots without adding fuel to the fires?
Tim Soutphommasane
Political philosopher and columnist
I was among political staffers sexually abused. We’ve won change, but our work isn’t done
Chelsey Potter
Liberal Party member, women's advocate
Trump’s got a women problem, but he’s found the culprits – women
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
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Property
Tears as first home buyer nabs Brunswick house for $1.2m at auction
The buyer had been looking for a home for six months, and was overcome with emotion when the journey came to an end.
Renters buy house in their dream neighbourhood for $1.22m
Location was the main drawcard for the locals who had rented for years and wanted to stay in the neighbourhood.
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Lifestyle
Could your phone be the key to a good night’s rest?
While not meant to replace medical guidance, current smartphones come with tools intended to gently ease you into slumberland by putting you in the right frame of mind.
Culture
David Lynch says he has emphysema, may not direct again
The creator of Twin Peaks revealed that his condition leaves him only able to walk short distances before running out of breath, making directing nearly impossible.
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Sport
‘Culturally unsafe at Hawthorn’: The key allegations in the Rioli Federal Court claim
Here are the key points of what is alleged in the statement of claim lodged in the Federal Court against the Hawthorn Football Club.
Updated
AFL 2024
The allegations at the heart of the Hawks’ racism case
When Hawthorn First Nations players threatened a boycott, Alastair Clarkson reached for his guitar, court claim alleges.
Live
Paris 2024
Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE updates: Day 10 - Noemie Fox wins kayak cross gold; Armand Duplantis shatters pole vault record; IBA addresses Khelif test
Armand Duplantis finished 30 centimetres ahead of his nearest rival in the pole vault as the Fox family continues to dominate and gold medals go on the line in Tahiti. Follow along all the action.
‘Deep shock’: Former England cricketer Graham Thorpe dies at 55
Thorpe’s death was a shock to many when announced by the England Cricket Board on Monday night.
It’s peak hour on the road to September: Where will your team end up?
The race for the top eight in this whacky AFL season is tightening, with all spots still up for grabs and three games remaining. Where will your team finish?
Australian jumpers raise the bar, but Ukrainian flies over it
Nicola Olyslagers and Eleanor Patterson took different paths to the same Olympic podium on Sunday night, but both were happy to cede the gold to an admirable Ukrainian.
The Dees can’t redeem their season and Dons are not done yet; Key takeouts from round 21
The Demons can mathematically still be part of September this year – but they won’t make it. Still, anyone saying their opportunity for next year has passed them by is off the mark.
Have Your Say
If Carlton can fix these two problems, they can still win the flag
Carlton slumped from fourth to eighth in a bad weekend for the navy blue faithful, but they are still closer to success than Mitch McGovern’s kick was to scoring.
