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Breaking
Executive shake-up
ABC managing director resigns from public broadcaster
David Anderson’s departure comes only months after new chair Kim Williams took up his post at the broadcaster.
Live
US Votes 2024
Walz vows to ‘turn the page on Donald Trump’; Oprah makes surprise appearance
Kamala Harris’ running mate Tim Walz formally accepted his nomination at the end of day three of the convention.
Updated
Aviation
Emergency slide deployed after Jetstar passenger forced open emergency exit
The Jetstar flight had just landed at Melbourne Airport when the passenger wrenched open the emergency exit door.
Exclusive
Housing crisis
The 10 suburbs to get towers of up to 20 storeys in fast-tracked housing plan
The new housing developments come under a state government plan to deliver an extra 60,000 homes across 10 suburban activity centres.
Reynolds launches fresh pursuit of Higgins’ trust as defamation trial draws to close
Liberal senator Linda Reynolds has levelled a fresh lawsuit against Brittany Higgins and the entity helming the trust established to safeguard the former staffer’s multimillion-dollar payout.
Believe it or not: 10 of the world’s most surreal landscapes
AI might produce some weird-looking landscapes that fool people on social media, but these incredible places are all natural.
Zoe Kravitz’s Blink Twice is the film brat summer needed
The 35-year-old star found purpose, fury and Channing Tatum while making her provocative debut as a director.
Opinion
Sex, sleaze and hospitality
My daughter was a bartender. Like me, she had to endure the gropers
Seriously, despite #MeToo, there remains a 1980s tolerance of bad behaviour in the hospitality industry.
Tania Ewing
Freelance writer
Opinion
AFL 2024
How Crows went from grand finalists to perennial September spectators
The Crows have been in disarray since the 2017 grand final. After seven seasons of mediocrity, distractions, controversy and mishaps, patience at West Lakes must be wearing thin.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
Updated
Richmond Tigers
‘Proud to be a Richmond man’: Marlion Pickett ends a remarkable footy tale
Of the 13,000-plus players in V/AFL history, few have a story as remarkable as Marlion Pickett, who plumbed the depths of life’s lows to climb the sport’s pinnacle.
Opinion
Doping
Sex, too many eggs, cocaine, and dodgy beef: ‘Contamination’ is doping’s get out of jail free card
It is the anti-doping equivalent of Monopoly’s get out of jail free card and Jannik Sinner became the latest athlete to play it and escape a drugs ban.
Ben Rumsby
Opinion
Political leadership
What Peter Dutton has in common with Australia’s most famous fly spray
Polls show Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese are as unpopular as each other. For a first-term opposition leader, that is a historically good result.
Shaun Carney
Columnist
Opinion
Real life
I don’t own a puffer jacket or drink coffee. But this is how I know I’m a legit Melburnian
When guys on Hinge or Bumble asked me who I barrack for, I was stumped. When pressed to decide, I left the apps instead.
Maida Pineda
Contributor
From juicy cheeseburgers to the super fancy: 12 of Melbourne’s best-value burger specials
These are the top pub and bar burger deals really worth rolling up your sleeves and getting stuck in to – with change for a beer.
Schools that Excel 2024
The hottest ticket at this high-achieving private school? The volunteer food van
An independent school that serves meals to nearby residents and a government school that uses raffle tickets to boost student engagement have been selected as The Age’s 2024 Schools that Excel in Melbourne’s south.
Search our interactive to find out your school’s VCE results
The Age’s Schools that Excel series celebrates schools that achieve outstanding improvement in their VCE results over a decade. Find out who won and use our dashboard to track your school’s results.
Victoria
Exclusive
Early learning
The Melbourne suburbs getting new and upgraded kindergartens
Areas that are short on childcare have been selected by the state government as locations for new or expanded facilities.
Updated
Tragedy
Truck driver charged as father pays tribute to reporter killed in crash
Sam Landsberger’s father, Jake, says the endless tributes to his son are a testament to the fantastic relationships he forged with colleagues and sports stars alike.
Queues, guards, traffic chaos: How a super-gym is wreaking havoc
A popular 24/7 gym in Melbourne’s south-east has been forced to manage long queues, angering residents and other businesses.
Exclusive
Metro Tunnel
‘Not passing system performance tests’: Millions blown as $14b tunnel rattles medical equipment
Interference with hospital equipment was identified a decade ago – and now costs taxpayers tens of millions of dollars a year and is forcing cancer patients to travel for tests.
Blue supermoon dazzles Victorian stargazers
The astronomical encore appeared from Sunday morning through to early Wednesday morning, delighting photographers and stargazers.
AFL 2024
AFL Briefing
Five-game ban for Port defender; Carlton pushed to the brink with injuries
The AFL tribunal has ignored an emotional plea from Port Adelaide defender Dan Houston to be eligible to play in this year’s grand final by suspending him for five weeks.
Analysis
‘Fair game’: Why AFLW players want to be called out for clangers
Given how far the competition has evolved already, it’s past time for congratulating the league’s mere existence. Constructive criticism is a sign of respect that AFLW deserves.
Politics
‘Unlike any workplace I’ve ever been in’: The push to punish MPs for bad behaviour
Kylea Tink said she will explore the possibility of making a complaint about Coalition MPs sending out electronic direct mail that she said is “inflammatory”.
Business
Watchdog sets sights on insurers as premiums, complaints soar
Amid a surge in insurance premiums, the corporate regulator says acting against insurance misconduct will be a key focus.
World
Divers find five bodies in wreck of sunken super yacht in Sicily
The British-flagged Bayesian, a 56-metre-long superyacht owned by British tech magnate Mike Lynch was hit by a fierce, pre-dawn storm on Monday.
Opinion
The harshest truth about our housing crisis? There’s no silver bullet
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
The two-letter word that will save sport from the grips of gambling ads
Tony Robinson
Former gambling minister
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Property
The new millionaires’ row: Where home sellers make million-dollar profits
It wasn’t that long ago that a million-dollar house was special. Now, home sellers in sought-after suburbs are making seven-figure gains.
Billionaire pays $4m to buy the home next door, then lists it for $5m
Chris Morris’ luxe Middle Park apartment is perfect for deep-pocketed downsizers.
Good Food
Lifestyle
‘It’s almost chic’: The trippy treat popular among Millennial mums
This rising “it” drug looks like designer chocolate and is taken in microdoses in monied, middle-class circles – particularly, it seems, by young mums. It’s also illegal.
Opinion
Supermarkets
I used to hate slow walkers in the supermarket - until an unfortunate incident turned me into one
Denise Mills
Accountant, freelance writer
Culture
Reforming The Saints reopens old wounds but Ed Kuepper is fine with it
The partnership behind one of our most iconic bands ended badly but what happened next is less straightforward.
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Opinion
AFL 2024
Scandals, a derailed rebuild and questionable drafting: Unpacking a seven-year AFL slide
The Crows have been in disarray since the 2017 grand final. After seven seasons of mediocrity, distractions, controversy and mishaps, patience at West Lakes must be wearing thin.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
Updated
AFL 2024
‘Proud to be a Richmond man’: Marlion Pickett ends a remarkable footy tale
Of the 13,000-plus players in V/AFL history, few have a story as remarkable as Marlion Pickett, who plumbed the depths of life’s lows to climb the sport’s pinnacle.
The Scoop
AFL 2024
Players slugged $500,000 amid concerns over ‘disproportionate’ fines and how cash is spent
A war of words has broken out between the AFL and its players’ union over how much money the league is collecting by fining players for on-field indiscretions and how it spends that cash.
Opinion
Doping
Sex, too many eggs, cocaine, and dodgy beef: ‘Contamination’ is doping’s get out of jail free card
It is the anti-doping equivalent of Monopoly’s get out of jail free card and Jannik Sinner became the latest athlete to play it and escape a drugs ban.
Ben Rumsby
What Petracca told teammates at players-only meeting
Jake Lever rejected suggestions players had been “pissed off” with Christian Petracca for taking extended leave from the club but said he “absolutely” had a clearer understanding now why the gun midfielder had been away.
Updated
Tragedy
‘Hard to think he’s not here’: Footy reporter’s dad pays tribute to son
Sam Landsberger’s father, Jake, says the endless tributes to his son are a testament to the fantastic relationships he forged with colleagues and sports stars alike.
A white Porsche, $80k in cash and an invite for a beer: Why a bookie thought he couldn’t lose
The absence of a simple signature led to a Supreme Court stand-off between a punter who bet in thousands and a bookmaker who fielded his bets. This is how the bookmaker lost.
Have Your Say
Tennis drug testers have lost all credibility over silence
Professional tennis players are furious Jannik Sinner has not been suspended after returning two positive drugs tests - regardless of how small the amount was.
