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US Votes 2024
Making Harris Vice President was ‘the best decision I made my whole career’: Biden
The outgoing US president waited for the crowd to quiet down before he spoke, with chants of “thank you Joe” ringing around Chicago’s United Centre. Follow our coverage.
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Kamala Harris
Money and power: The clear divide between Harris and Trump
There is one big difference in the way Kamala Harris and Donald Trump look at the role of the government in running the economy.
Jim Tankersley
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Ambulance Victoria
Ambulance Victoria chief executive resigns amid industrial dispute
Paramedics recently passed a vote of no-confidence in the emergency service’s leadership amid concerns about stretched resources.
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Emergency services
Morgan Stanley International chairman among the missing after luxury yacht sinks
Jonathan Bloomer and his wife are among the six people missing along with British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch after the luxury yacht sank off Sicily.
‘Britain’s Bill Gates’ beat the odds in a $15.4 billion fraud trial. Now tragedy has struck
Just weeks ago, Mike Lynch was walking out of a San Francisco courtroom a free man with tears in his eyes. Now he and his 18-year-old daughter are missing after his luxury yacht sank off Sicily.
Opinion
Life in the ’burbs
When I tell people where I live, they think I’m embarrassed by my suburb
These days, you can look out over a valley of curved metal for the best industrial sunset view in Melbourne.
Kylie Northover
Spectrum Deputy Editor
Opinion
Women's health
I knew very little about menopause. What I learnt made me joyful, fit and foxy
In 2017, I was not aware of any “loud voices” in the menopause awareness space. Nor did I know there were readily accessible treatments for what I was experiencing. I’m wiser, and happier now.
Kerry Fox
Actress
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Racism
The young, black moderate who argues ‘anti-racism’ is racist
“There’s a certain type of person that enjoys self-flagellation,” says author Coleman Hughes, ahead of his Australian visit.
Opinion
Tips & advice
The air travel issue no one wants to talk about
I’m sick of getting sick on planes. I got another case of COVID-19 last month, on a domestic flight, sitting near a woman who was sneezing.
Lee Tulloch
Travel columnist
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Carlton’s fresh injury concern; Grimes the latest Tiger to call it quits
As Hawthorn sweat on the findings of a second specialist over skipper Will Day, the Blues are assessing Mitch McGovern over an issue with his hamstring.
The best and worst companies to cancel a subscription with
A new report calls for opting out of subscriptions to become as easy as opting in.
The regional school where the surf’s up – and so are the VCE scores
A government school with a surf academy and a Catholic school steeped in history have been chosen as The Age’s 2024 Schools that Excel in regional Victoria.
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Tips & advice
Passenger anger over new ‘improved’ SmartGates at Australian airports
Border Force claims the new SmartGates have made things quicker, but that’s not my experience or those of our readers. But at least one positive change is coming.
Michael Gebicki
The Tripologist
Victoria
Religious radicals ‘our main threat,’ police chief warns
Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said the rise of right-wing extremism was a significant concern, but religious radicalism remains the greatest public security threat.
Shamed unionists face lifetime bans in CFMEU takeover
Labor and the Coalition put aside days of sparring to pass a bill letting an administrator clean up the disgraced construction union.
Rory took his brother and cousin for a drive in his new car. Nine minutes later they were dead
Rory Teiffel drove his new car at speeds up to 246km/h before he lost control. A judge has found he struggled with shame and guilt for what he did.
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Crime
Children hospitalised after tobacco war kingpin targets underworld rival
A home linked to Sam “The Punisher” Abdulrahim, a marked underworld figure and professional boxer, was targeted again in one of five suspicious fires across Melbourne overnight.
School leavers heed campus call after COVID interruption
Universities have bounced back as the destination of choice for Victorian school leavers as campus life appeals to the COVID cohort.
AFL 2024
Time to sprint on the AFL’s run home: Where each finals contender can finish after round 24
There’s one round remaining in one of the more engrossing seasons of recent memory. Here’s how things could fall for your team.
Analysis
Trying to make sense of Clarkson’s comments; Bombers made right call on Heppell
This week in key takeouts, we take a look at Alastair Clarkson’s change of heart on player movement discussions.
Politics
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Aged care
Boomers face user-pays aged care as Labor gives ground in secret talks
The new deal would require aged care residents with higher incomes to pay more for food and accommodation, while their health services would be funded in full.
Business
Battery fires and ‘flexi’ water pipes pushing insurance bills higher: Suncorp
The insurance giant behind the AAMI, GIO and Apia brands has flagged it will raise insurance premiums by up to 9 per cent, as rising home-repair costs weigh on the business.
World
Far-right influencers are turning against Trump’s campaign. Here’s why
Disenchanted by his apparent slide in the polls, far-right figures are threatening a “digital war” against Trump’s aides and allies.
Opinion
The Democratic love-in will be ecstasy, except that everyone’s mad at each other
Maureen Dowd
New York Times columnist
Victoria’s ‘affordable’ housing scheme is an insult to people’s intelligence
Dr Kate Shaw
Urban geographer
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Property
Buyer pays $1m at auction for Kensington home he’d never seen
The property was situated on an awkwardly shaped block and had once been used as a smoko spot for police officers.
Richmond terrace fetches $2.27 million, last sold for $116,500 in 1986
The single-fronted terrace built in the late 1800s had a price guide of $1,885,000 and drew five eager parties in a rapid fire auction.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Pasta
This is amore: 50 of our favourite pasta recipes of all time
Lifestyle
‘Incorrect and damaging’: Babies as young as six months put on diets
Health professionals are often getting it wrong when it comes to our children’s weight, providing damaging advice, an obesity expert says.
Culture
What the Logies revealed about where Australian TV is going
A well-deserved TV veteran won Gold, but a teenage actor from a streaming series won the night as the Logies confronted an undeniable changing of the guard.
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AFL 2024
Carlton’s fresh injury concern; Grimes the latest Tiger to call it quits
As Hawthorn sweat on the findings of a second specialist over skipper Will Day, the Blues are assessing Mitch McGovern over an issue with his hamstring.
‘Australia all the way’ … until it’s not: The secret plan that turned Richardson into a Brit
Matthew Richardson won two silver medals for Australia in Paris, but now it can be revealed he had a long-term plan in place to switch allegiances.
Wright away: Inside the exit of Pies footy boss
Less than 11 months after their storied premiership, Collingwood have lost one of the principal architects of that flag following the resignation of football boss and ex-premiership hero Graham Wright after a club-paid sabbatical this season.
Tigers star Bolton open to trade home
Richmond star Shai Bolton has told the club he is open to a trade back to Western Australia, with one Perth club considered front-runners if a suitable deal can be struck.
Bernard Tomic was kicked out of a match – and he wasn’t even playing
The Australian lost to Andy Andrade earlier in the tournament, refused to shake his opponent’s hand and then showed up at the final as a spectator and was eventually booted out of the match.
Christian Petracca fronts teammates as Demons hold players-only meeting
Melbourne stared down their critics to thrash Gold Coast on Saturday before Petracca addressed his teammates on Monday following a series of reports suggesting he’s frustrated with the club.
Analysis
AFL 2024
Trying to make sense of Clarkson’s comments, Dons made right call on Heppell
This week in key takeouts, we take a look at Alastair Clarkson’s change of heart on player movement discussions, Jack Viney’s stellar performance on the weekend and Essendon’s decision not to play Dyson Heppell in their last home game of the season.
Have Your Say
Time to sprint on the AFL’s run home: Where each finals contender can finish after round 24
There’s one round remaining in one of the more engrossing seasons of recent memory. Here’s how things could fall for your team.
