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Paris 2024
Four gold medals in five hours: Australian athletes go off to seal best ever Olympics
From Matt Wearn and Keegan Palmer, to the track cyclists and Nina Kennedy, Australia’s gold medal total is now 18 after a historic, frenetic day in France. Follow live.
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If you blinked – or slept – you’d have missed it. And it was a ‘wild, wild feeling’
Mark it down in the record books: this was the greatest day at the greatest Games in Australian Olympic history. It was a golden blur.
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Hockey
‘I’ve embarrassed you all’: Hockey star released as photo emerges of arrest
Tom Craig, 28, was taken into custody after French police alleged an Australian was attempting to obtain the drug in a trendy Paris neighbourhood.
Exclusive
Building Bad
Bikie enforcer kept CFMEU board role despite assault charges
The Bandidos sergeant-at-arms sat on the governing board of the John Setka-led union branch, working as an organiser on major Victorian government projects.
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Healthcare
Radical shake-up of Victoria’s hospitals into 11 local networks
Victoria’s health system is no longer fit for purpose as the government announces an overhaul that will avoid mergers but centralise staff and services.
Archibald People’s Choice awarded to portrait of Marcia Langton
Seven-time Archibald finalist Angus McDonald has won the People’s Choice award for the second time.
Lawn & order: Council tells resident to rip up his fake grass
The homeowner found himself in trouble when he wanted a lawn option that didn’t need regular mowing or upkeep but still looked nice.
Childcare worker pay rise ‘momentous for gender equity’: advocate
More than 200,000 workers in the sector will receive a combined 15 per cent pay rise, worth about $100 a week.
Two of Us
Good Weekend
Only our sister has ‘a real job’: Pollies Cameron and Milton Dick on family life
Queensland Deputy Premier Cameron Dick and brother Milton, Speaker of the House of Representatives, on their early years – and their dad’s take on their work.
Breaking
Vale
‘Ta ta and farewell’: Internet sensation behind ‘succulent Chinese meal’ arrest video dies
The Queensland man rose to fame after a historical arrest video was posted online more than 10 years ago.
Breaking
AFL 2024
Carlton high-performance boss to depart; Lions secure second Ashcroft
Andrew Russell will retire from his role at the end of the Blues’ 2024 campaign, and the Brisbane Lions have locked away son - and brother - of a gun Levi Ashcroft.
‘We’ve lost a cylinder in a four-cylinder engine’: Insolvency help soars as economy struggles
There’s been an “astonishing” increase in the number of administrators appointed to struggling firms, in a further sign the overall economy is struggling.
Property sellers are dropping their prices – if you know where to look
Asking prices of homes for sale fell over the past month as buyers struggle to keep up, but not all properties fared equally.
Tears in Thailand as Move Forward Party – and hopes for democracy – cancelled by court
The Constitutional Court dissolved the election-winning political party and banned its leaders, including young figurehead, Pita Limjaroenrat.
‘Absolutely terrifying’: Why you’ll never catch Celia Pacquola stepping through the blue door
The comedian returns to host the second season of Thank God You’re Here, but actually doing improv fills her with dread.
Opinion
Sunday Life
What a recent breakup made me realise about love
I am discovering good love is hard to find and, sadly, often hard to keep.
Wendy Squires
Breaking
Paris 2024
‘Damn, girl, you are good enough’: This time, Nina Kennedy wasn’t going to share
Reigning world champion Nina Kennedy has won gold in the women’s pole vault on a record day for Australia in Paris.
‘Nothing to answer for’: Bol challenges anti-doping authority after Paris heat
Bol broke his silence on a recent Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing after running the heats of the 800m in Paris.
The handlebars snapped, and the fallout was dire. It’s why no one saw them coming
It was cohesive, slick and fiercely focused. It was as beautiful as it was nerve-racking. Really, it was everything Anna Meares had described.
Matt Wearn struggled to get out of bed after Tokyo. Now he’s a dual Olympic champ
The 28-year-old has clinched Australia’s 15th gold medal of the Olympic Games in Paris.
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See & Do
Meet the artist capturing what it really means to be a Melburnian
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.
Two powerful performances in this Streetcar make it a bare-knuckle fight
In this MTC production Nikki Shiels plays a Blanche DuBois who isn’t mad – her Blanche is quite fun, witty, and as likely to self-deprecate as self-dramatise.
Victoria
Victoria will not force hospitals to amalgamate after public backlash
The Allan government will add $1.5 billion to health system funding and take merger plan off the table.
‘A shining light’: Former mayor failed to show for Europe flight before being found dead
Three-time Maribyrnong mayor Sarah Carter never arrived at the airport to meet her partner, who later found her dead at home on Tuesday.
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.
‘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.
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Corruption
Building authority workers charged in corruption probe
Three Victorian Building Authority employees had their homes raided amid accusations they took bribes to register builders.
Politics
Childcare workers are in line for a billion-dollar pay rise. But there’s a catch
Low-paid childcare workers will get a substantial pay rise from the Albanese government just in time for Christmas – if their employers play ball.
Business
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World markets
ASX slides as Wall Street rebound fizzles out; Qantas falls, AMP jumps
The ASX opened has opened lower following a slump in United States stocks overnight after a rally early in the session evaporated.
World
‘Tragedy prevented’: Swift’s Vienna concerts cancelled over ‘planned terrorist attack’
Austrian police detained two people suspected of plotting attacks on concerts, director general for public security Franz Ruf said.
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
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.
Opinion
Romance & reality
I want what she’s having: One bride’s Mr Darcy makes another woman weep
Anson Cameron
Spectrum columnist, The Age
Culture
How ‘the most pointless TV show ever’ became an Aussie hit
Dismissed as ‘uninspired’ before it even began, Gogglebox proved the nasysayers wrong.
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‘I have nothing to answer for’: Bol challenges anti-doping authority after Paris heat
Bol broke his silence on a recent Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing after running the heats of the 800m in Paris, finishing seventh in 1:47.50. He will get another chance to make the semi-final on Thursday.
Live
Paris 2024
Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE updates: Day 12 - Four gold medals in five hours: Australian athletes go off to seal best ever Olympics
From Matt Wearn and Keegan Palmer, to the track cyclists and Nina Kennedy, Australia has now won 18 gold medals on an historic, frenetic day in France. Follow live.
Breaking
AFL 2024
Carlton high-performance boss to depart; Lions secure second Ashcroft
Andrew Russell will retire from his role at the end of the Blues’ 2024 campaign, and the Brisbane Lions have locked away son - and brother - of a gun Levi Ashcroft.
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.
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.
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.
Opinion
Paris 2024
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
Have Your Say
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
