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Paris 2024
‘Worms in the fish’: Swimmer slams village food; Coach ejected over sexual abuse lawsuit; Aussie teens take on 11-year-old skateboarder
So much for French cuisine: British swimmer Adam Peaty has hit out at the quality of the good in the athletes’ village. The women’s park skateboarding preliminaries are about to begin. It’s worth following for two reasons. Follow all the action.
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Boxing’s gender saga has a simple short-term fix. The bigger picture is more of a problem
Sporting bodies around the globe are struggling to come to terms with a complex nexus of biology, gender and fairness in women’s sports.
The Age's View
Editorial
First came the four-minute mile. An Australian made the next biggest leap
A century of data shows how a deeper gene pool, better diets and fancy sneakers have made humans run faster. How much improvement is left?
Exclusive
Public housing
These projects were in the Big Housing Build. Now, they have lost funding
The 2020 promise to build 12,000 social and affordable homes across four years under the $5.3 billion plan is three years behind schedule.
Former TV host O’Keefe abuses police in dramatic arrest footage
Police bodycam footage of the former TV star’s dramatic arrest on domestic violence charges has emerged.
Gold for going viral: Who is winning the internet Olympics?
It’s a photo finish between South Korea’s cyberpunk, the Turkish shooter with his hand in his pocket, and a well-endowed pole vaulter.
‘Who would wear that – in public?’ Why there are no MAGA hats in Paris
Americans fans are strutting their stuff, but despite the sea of red, white and blue in the grandstands, one item is notably absent.
Opinion
Olympics
Taxpayers will come dead last at the Brisbane Games
Australia may be sweeping up gold in Paris, but the realities of hosting the Olympic Games in 2032 are proving seriously dire.
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Exclusive
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Palestinians’ sympathy for Hamas shouldn’t rule out visas: former top spy
Dennis Richardson’s intervention comes as the Coalition warns of the risks of offering permanent residency.
Violence is spreading in Britain’s streets. But who is rioting and why?
Towns and cities across the UK have been shaken by a week of riots, fuelled by online misinformation and extremist views, following a deadly knife attack in the town of Southport. Here’s what we know so far.
Sunday session with punch: Dogs, Giants tipped to launch frenetic final day of round 24
The AFL will announce the round 24 timeslots on Wednesday morning with the final day bound to be action-packed.
Exclusive
Restaurant news
This trailblazing Fitzroy pizzeria is changing hands after 21 years
New owners will be stoking the wood ovens at a Gertrude Street landmark. But don’t worry – the Badabing pizza isn’t budging.
Opinion
Illness
Why I hang around public toilets watching what you do with your hands
I do not miss COVID-19 lockdowns, apart from the way people behaved about matters of personal hygiene.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Coles promises fewer empty shelves as warehouse robots come online
The new automated distribution centre in western Sydney will result in the closure of two nearby warehouses by early 2025, with 350 jobs lost.
‘This is difficult’: Reynolds’ shock testimony about political firestorm of 2021
Linda Reynolds took a break from questioning after recalling a warning from late Victorian senator Kimberley Kitching.
‘That was his plan all along:’ How a champion made a ‘sick’ world record look easy
Up close, Armand “Mondo” Duplantis has a sense of insouciance. For him, pole-vaulting seems as easy as breathing.
This bike cost $93,000. Could it carry Australia to gold?
After decades of expensive aerodynamic one-upmanship and pushing regulations to the limits, the gap between well-funded Olympic nations appears to have closed in time for Paris.
The Teahupo’o whisperer who catches fish while he surfs, along with eight-metre monsters and Olympic gold
In hindsight, what hope did Australian surfing silver medallist Jack Robinson have against a local champion who knows the world’s scariest wave like the back of his own hand?
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
Inside Gina Rinehart’s exclusive Seine cruise for Australia’s medal winners
It was party time for those who won medals – but the event was not attended by all athletes who made the podium.
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Victoria
A home was sold in July last year. Then the owner discovered it had been nominated for heritage protection
Opponents of the scheme in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs claim people can nominate a home without an owner’s consent, which could prevent them undertaking renovations.
Updated
Animal attacks
Crocodile attack victim identified as ‘incredible’ doctor, father of three
David Hogbin was on a camping trip with his family when he fell into a river. His wife says he saved her life in his final moments.
‘Kids and heavy industry don’t mix’: Backlash after childcare centre approved in industrial zone
A tribunal approved a childcare development in an industrial zone with chemical smells, ruling the children could play indoors “if the odour is particularly strong”.
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
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.
Politics
‘Not what people want to hear’: RBA holds rates steady, douses hope of pre-Christmas cut
The bank board noted that getting inflation back to its 2-3 per cent target had been “slow and bumpy”.
Business
Opinion
World markets
The market carnage is over for now, but volatility is the new black
Monday’s meltdown wiped out the gains the Australian market made in 2024. But Tuesday’s reprieve was just as dramatic. Hang on, the bumpy ride is set to continue.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Opinion
World markets
Why is Japan at the heart of the market meltdown?
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Opinion
Active investing
Lessons from an Nvidia investor: Stay cool and use common sense
Nicki Bourlioufas
World
He’s the charismatic leader who wanted to change Thailand. Now his party might be banished
Thailand’s reformist Move Forward Party and its charismatic figurehead won the most seats in last year’s election, but were not allowed to govern.
Opinion
Kamala Harris has just one route to power. Trump has two
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Can a rookie PM stop the riots without adding fuel to the fires?
Tim Soutphommasane
Political philosopher and columnist
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Property
‘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.
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.
Good Food
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
From single mums to the fixie owners, this artist sees us all
In his biggest exhibition yet, Rob McHaffie captures the quiet spirit of the everyday – and the title of each work is a short story of its own.
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Sunday session with punch: Dogs, Giants tipped to launch frenetic final day of round 24
The AFL will announce the round 24 timeslots on Wednesday morning with the final day bound to be action-packed.
This bike cost $93,000. Could it carry Australia to gold?
After decades of expensive aerodynamic one-upmanship and pushing regulations to the limits, the gap between well-funded Olympic nations appears to have closed in time for Paris.
Live
Paris 2024
Paris Olympics LIVE updates: Aussies Matt Wearn, Zoe Thomson in dinghy medal races; basketball, water polo quarters and cycling finals
Melissa Wu, Matt Wearn, Jess Hull and Zoe Thomson will be the main Australian medal chances “early” on day 11 before attention turns to team sports.
Analysis
AFL 2024
Without Dusty, Tigers would not have that glorious treble of flags
Careers were made and unmade by Dustin Martin’s astonishing combination of brute power and his genius as an architect with the ball in his hands.
Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley quits cricket’s top job
Nick Hockley has resigned as chief executive of Cricket Australia and will leave the job at the end of this summer after five tumultuous years.
The retiring Tiger and the cool Cat were big-game hunters
With the retirements of Dustin Martin and Tom Hawkins, the AFL loses two greats of the game who both performed on the biggest stage.
Tiger Dustin Martin and Cat Tom Hawkins announce their retirements
Hours after Richmond great Dustin Martin announced his 15-year AFL career was over, Geelong great Tom Hawkins followed suit and announced his career would close at the end of the season.
Have Your Say
This attempt to clarify boxing’s gender row was a shambles. It also told us everything
While journalists and IBA officials exchanged verbal jabs, Algerian boxer Roumaysa Boualam, Imane Khelif’s friend, staged a dignified, one-woman protest.
