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Paris 2024
Opals make medals rounds for first time since 2012; Aussie qualifies for 800m semis, but it’s not Peter Bol
Australia put on a dominant performance against Serbia to advance to a likely semi-final match-up against Team USA on Friday. Australia has a runner through to the semi-finals of the 800 metres - but it’s not Peter Bol or Joe Deng. Follow live.
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Hockey
Australian hockey player arrested allegedly trying to buy cocaine in Paris
Tom Craig was taken into custody after French police alleged .an Australian was attempting to obtain the drug in a trendy Paris neighbourhood
Opinion
Opinion
Five-ring circus: A radical plan to modernise the Olympics
Stand still and the Games lose relevance. Stray too far from its ideals, and it loses meaning. I have an idea that can set it free.
Vince Rugari
Reporter
Exclusive
International students
Dramatic drop in foreign students prompts recession fears
Australia could be pushed into a recession if universities are forced to slash their international student numbers under Labor’s migration crackdown.
‘Deluded’ teacher jailed for sex with 14-year-old student
A teacher at a regional Victorian school had sex with a student and kept contacting her after his arrest, despite a court order to leave her alone.
It was a grainy photo from a nightclub raid. It ‘changed everything’ for queer culture in Melbourne
Some people had not come out to their family when the widely condemned police raid on the queer party night known as Tasty occurred 30 years ago. The queer community plans to celebrate the former club in style.
How ‘the most pointless TV show ever’ became an Aussie hit
Dismissed as ‘uninspired’ before it even began, Gogglebox proved the nasysayers wrong.
Opinion
Romance & reality
I want what she’s having: One bride’s Mr Darcy makes another woman weep
The better your vows are the more shade they throw on the imperfect romantic realities of your congregation.
Anson Cameron
Spectrum columnist, The Age
Feel like the ‘less successful’ sibling? Here’s how to cope
Having a sibling who is widely regarded as a big success can make you feel like you’re living in their shadow. But there are ways out of it.
This Subway worker has sights set on breaking a 24-year Australian Olympic medal drought
No Australian has stood on the taekwondo podium since Sydney 2000, but a post-Tokyo program overhaul has raised hopes the team can make it rain in Paris this week.
Naughty Sandro! Walking his dog just cost artist Vincent Fantauzzo $7000
A dog-eat-dog melee on the streets of St Kilda has cost Fantauzzo a pretty penny – and a peek behind the curtain of his private life with wife Asher Keddie.
Opinion
US election
The US vice presidential pick was once my high school teacher
When I was 15 years old, Mr Walz was my favourite teacher. Watching him speak before an audience of millions this week, I can see he has not changed one bit.
Kayley Lyons
Senior Lecturer
Exclusive
Courts
O’Keefe told to ‘control himself’ after being rearrested for bail breach
Troubled former TV host Andrew O’Keefe says calling triple zero about his ex-partner’s “repeated” suicide threats is what led him to being arrested just hours after fronting court.
Gillon’s Tabcorp looks to pull down tote windows
Gillon McLachlan’s Tabcorp is looking to end decades of racing tradition by shutting down on-course totes as well as slashing funding for radio station RSN 927.
Dolce & Gabbana has a $165 perfume for dogs. Vets are not happy
Vets say there will be unintended consequences from the fragrance as dogs negotiate the world through their sense of smell.
Can this Nobel laureate lead his country out of chaos?
Student leaders who organised the protests in Bangladesh have wanted Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government.
How do they do that? Inside the most dangerous event at the Olympics
It’s both elegant and terrifying. We break down the technique, training and triumphs of Australia’s world champion pole vaulter Nina Kennedy.
The sport of tweens: Is 11 too young to compete at the Olympics?
The first era of tween medallists ended in 1936. The second began three years ago in Tokyo with skateboarding, which on Wednesday celebrated a 14-year-old champion.
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
Anna Meares’ emotional reunion with bitter rival Victoria Pendleton
The Australian cycling legend beat Pendleton at her home Olympics in London in 2012. At the velodrome in Paris on Tuesday night, years of rivalry melted away.
‘A lot of relief’: Australia’s unluckiest Olympian finally wins a medal
Matthew Glaetzer has finally broken his run of fourth-place finishes, on a night when Australia also broke the men’s team pursuit world record.
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Analysis
Earthquakes
This morning’s quake may hint at a deeper story, below the crust
The earthquake felt across Victoria in the early hours is likely yet another aftershock from the big 2021 quake.
No jail, $600 fine for learner driver who left sister on road after fatal accident
A 24-year-old woman has been spared conviction after an argument with her sister resulted in a fatal car accident in 2022.
Push to eject hundreds of CFMEU officials in watchdog probe
Court documents show the extent of the Fair Work Commission’s probe, which calls for senior officials to be booted and cars, laptops, credit cards and security passes to be surrendered.
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Public transport
How to fix Melbourne’s least reliable train line
The $12.6 billion Metro Tunnel project may be on track to improve train services across the network, but the Upfield line won’t reach its full potential until a notorious bottleneck is fixed, critics say.
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Building Bad
CFMEU, health union probed over alleged millions spent on ‘ghost printing’
Victoria Police and Fair Work Commission are investigating a potential multimillion-dollar fraud, as well as allegations top official spent members’ money on cinema tickets and shopping at IKEA.
Politics
When it comes to cost-of-living pressures, there is one group being hit hardest
The real cost of living is growing at almost double the inflation rate for millions of working families.
Business
Glencore dumps plan to quit coal as investor demands shift
Australia’s biggest coal exporter says more than two-thirds of its shareholders want the company to hold on to its coal mines.
World
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Republicans are gloating about Harris’ VP pick. This is why
Kamala Harris has made a direct play to the Democratic base in betting that Tim Walz’s small-town grit and straight-shooting style will appeal to working-class voters.
Opinion
Taxpayers will come dead last at the Brisbane Games
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Why I hang around public toilets watching what you do with your hands
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
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Property
Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From an elegant home with soaring double-height ceilings, to a designer residence with kitchens inside and out, here are our top picks.
The type of property that’s outperforming the rest right now
The prospect of rate cuts may add fuel to the fire as sheer demand from potential home buyers has pushed prices higher.
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
Good people use exclamation marks! The rest of you are jerks
We’re all just trying to get through our days. Exclamation marks make it nicer!
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Sport
Saints coy on Thomas meeting; Hird won’t coach; Round 24 confirmed
St Kilda are remaining tight-lipped about a meeting between the club’s head of player acquisition Graeme Allan and suspended former North Melbourne midfielder Tarryn Thomas.
Gillon’s Tabcorp looks to pull down tote windows
Gillon McLachlan’s Tabcorp is looking to end decades of racing tradition by shutting down on-course totes as well as slashing funding for radio station RSN 927.
Opinion
AFL 2024
What’s Dusty like? I spent four years at Punt Road and this is what I know
Dustin Martin is a largely unknowable figure, who is what he does. Konrad Marshall spent four years embedded in the modern Richmond dynasty, and reflects on the career of the totemic Tiger.
Konrad Marshall
Senior writer
Live
Paris 2024
Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE updates: Day 12 - Opals into medal rounds for first time since 2012; Aussie teen through to 800m semis; Jemima Montag storms home to claim bronze for Australia in walking relay;
Minjee Lee and Hannah Green get Australia’s women’s golf tilt under way from 5pm, while a golden night beckons with Matt Wearn, Nina Kennedy and the men’s pursuit cycling team all highly fancied. Follow live.
Money Talks
AFL 2024
Money Talks: Where this Eagle lands could unlock future trades
A low-profile Eagles key defender could be the unlikely key to unlocking some of the biggest deals in this year’s AFL trade period, while the race to be this year’s No.1 draft pick is heating up.
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
Anna Meares’ emotional reunion with bitter rival Victoria Pendleton
The Australian cycling legend beat Pendleton at her home Olympics in London in 2012. At the velodrome in Paris on Tuesday night, years of rivalry melted away.
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.
Have Your Say
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.
