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‘Stay inside’: Large hail, damaging winds to hit city in ‘spring-like’ storm
Melburnians have been urged to move their cars undercover and stay away from windows as golf ball-sized hailstones feared.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel and Hezbollah exchange fire, threatening to trigger all-out war
Hezbollah said it had launched more than 320 rockets towards Israel and hit 11 military targets. Israel’s cabinet met in response.
Tax cuts being put away for rainy day as inflation falls
The stage 3 tax cuts prompted fears they could unleash spending and inflation pressures. But new research suggests Australians are sitting on their windfall.
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AFL 2024
Blues search for comeback win to claim finals spot, battle in tense final term with Saints
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions on the last day of the home and away season.
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What the AFL needs to fix for season 2025
This season has raised a multitude of issues for the AFL to address over the off-season. We look at what should be on the agenda.
Peter Ryan and Jon Pierik
Same old England, always swapping: Ashes-style ball change skittles Sri Lanka
A Test-defining ball change prompted outcry during the Ashes last year. And another friendly swap has again aided England in their victory against Sri Lanka.
Lord mayor candidate says he will axe ‘flawed’ green walking trail
Arron Wood has vowed to scrap former lord mayor Sally Capp’s passion project, a green walking track through the city, and fund new parks and gardens instead.
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Police
Brave bystanders save woman in multiple stabbing attack in Sydney’s south
Police Tasered the 58-year-old suspect who allegedly ran from the scene of the crash.
Opinion
Skin cancer
I’m a doctor who deals daily with the c-word. This conversation floored me – literally
A big smile spread across my face when I saw the familiar name on my patient list, someone I hadn’t seen in over a year. When he sat down, what he said left me speechless.
Farrukh Tufail
Skin cancer doctor
The shocking incident jeopardising the reopening of century-old pub
The owners have applied to resume trading after two decades, but some locals are voicing their opposition – citing the pub’s chequered history and the death of a sporting legend.
Opinion
Ethical investing
Green dreams go bad: Why feel-good investing doesn’t make for good returns
“Green” investors have learned a harsh lesson on investing based on a feel-good narrative, instead of using fundamental or technical analysis.
William Bennett
Money contributor
Opinion
Financial literacy
Earn a lot, but don’t feel rich? You might be a HENRY
Before you pull out the world’s smallest violin for people bringing home the financial bacon, hear me out.
Victoria Devine
Money columnist
How Trump’s carefully planned week kept veering off script
Despite calls from his campaign team to focus on the issues, Donald Trump has made it clear that he intends to keep running his campaign his way.
Opinion
US election
Don’t mistake MAGA loyalists for ‘turning’ on Trump – they’re just hedging their bets
After months of discontent, some of Donald Trump’s most high-profile supporters are criticising his campaign. But they haven’t turned on him – yet.
Dr Emma Shortis
Historian and writer
Opinion
Democracy
Australia’s a democratic wonderland. A vote of thanks to one rather strange man
Curiouser and curiouser. How did the author of Alice in Wonderland influence Australia’s electoral system?
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
Step inside this Mornington Peninsula home modelled after a childhood doll house
This expansive American-style abode is this young family’s dream home.
Traveller Awards: 10 outstanding places to relax and rejuvenate
Some experiences require an open mind; others a deep pocket. But all of these unique experiences put relaxation and self-care front and centre.
Where to find this very fancy burger for just $27 including fries (plus more great 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
How a school with farm animals achieved some of Victoria’s highest VCE scores
An Islamic school built on the site of a former farm and a government school that fosters a strong sense of community have been named as The Age’s 2024 Schools that Excel winners in Melbourne’s north.
This school uses its high-achieving alumni to help motivate students – and VCE results are soaring
A government school utilising its high-achieving alumni, and a growing Catholic school that celebrates all successes have been selected as The Age’s 2024 Schools that Excel in Melbourne’s west.
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City life
They fought off a backlash to build new social housing. The deal collapsed anyway
A council plan to build social housing units close to trains, shops and parks in Chadstone has fallen over after the provider backed out on financial grounds, blaming a lack of government support.
Polly never suffered from asthma – then a clap of thunder left her gasping for air
Melburnians dreading pollen season may be able to breathe a sigh of relief, with dry conditions and low rainfall likely to lead to a shorter, less-intense event.
How a derelict theatre revived a whole suburb and attracted Hollywood royalty
Much like the solar system, the suburb of Yarraville revolves around its own Sun. The popular art deco theatre has many crediting it with helping revitalise the inner west.
Stigma still forces some women to dodge these products… period
Once, ads for sanitary products banked on women’s sense of shame. Now, period ads showing stigma are well and truly out of favour.
Knives found at Melbourne park where man died from stab wounds
Witnesses found the injured man in a Derrimut park and performed CPR before paramedics took over, but he died at the scene.
AFL 2024
Opinion
Why so many people are rejecting the Eagles’ coaching job
At least four leading candidates have turned their backs on approaches from West Coast for their senior coaching job, and the reason why is a warning to the AFL.
Caroline Wilson
Football columnist for The Age
Analysis
The Hawks are as good as any team in the flag race. They know it
These brash, young Hawks are as good as any team in it. Rarely will a club enter September in white-hot form and with their list in such strong health.
Politics
Analysis
Foreign relations
After being grounded ‘Airbus Albo’ readies for take-off
The idea that international travel is a prime ministerial luxury, akin to a relaxing holiday, is a tabloid trope of the most juvenile kind.
Business
Yo-Chi is ‘not a fad’: The man making frozen yoghurt cool
The family behind Boost Juice has engineered a frozen yoghurt revival and turned Yo-Chi into Australia’s fastest-growing dessert chain.
Opinion
Financial literacy
Earn a lot, but don’t feel rich? You might be a HENRY
Victoria Devine
Money columnist
Opinion
Workplace culture
No, your work is not your family, so let’s stop pretending it is
Tim Duggan
Careers contributor
World
Astronauts who went to space for a week stranded for eight months
The astronauts have been stuck at the International Space Station since the beginning of June – and will spend more months in space before returning to Earth.
Opinion
Here’s what I learnt after attending my school reunion
Jane Caro
Novelist, author and commentator
Confessions of an e-scooter commuter
Tim Biggs
Consumer Technology Writer
The six words guaranteed to offend almost anyone
Thomas Mitchell
Culture reporter
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Property
Jess and Will dreamt of buying a home. Then scammers took $49,000
The first home buyers saved and never ordered avocado toast – but their dream became a nightmare, one that’s happening to more and more Australians.
First home buyers outbid investors, nabbing $1.931m Fitzroy North terrace
A parent bidding on behalf of a first home buyer couple outbid three other buyers, including an investor, during a competitive auction.
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Lifestyle
Mornings without screens, coffee or exercise? I tried it and have thoughts
Is the “low-dopamine morning” as life-changing as it sounds? Experts weigh in on the trend.
Culture
It’s helped launch some of our biggest names in photography. Now it faces a ‘disaster’
This acclaimed Centre for Contemporary Photography may have lost its government funding, but the team behind it have vowed that it will not disappear.
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Live
AFL 2024
AFL 2024 round 24 LIVE updates: Blues search for comeback win to claim finals spot, battle in tense final term with Saints
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions on the last day of the home and away season.
Analysis
AFL 2024
Why Bailey Smith is bound for Geelong
Unless there is an unexpected twist, or the trade founders on the rocks of recalcitrance, Western Bulldog Bailey Smith will be moving down the Geelong Road to play for the Cats in 2025.
Analysis
AFL 2024
The Hawks are as good as any team in the flag race. They know it
These brash, young Hawks are as good as any team in it. Rarely will a club enter September in white-hot form and with their list in such strong health.
Lions hold off late Bombers charge as Heppell says farewell; Swans seal minor premiership
Sydney, Hawthorn and Geelong had thumping wins while Dyson Heppell, Dustin Martin and Dylan Grimes all said emotional goodbyes.
Same old England, always swapping: Ashes-style ball change skittles Sri Lanka
A Test-defining ball change prompted outcry during the Ashes last year. And another friendly swap has again aided England in their victory against Sri Lanka in Manchester.
When a mine blast took his legs, Curtis McGrath foretold his Paralympic future
It’s a big year for McGrath, who welcomed his first child a month ago and is now fighting to become a five-time Paralympic gold medallist. Here are 10 Paralympians to watch.
Analysis
Australian cricket
Cricket rights cash fight threatens lifeblood of the game
Star’s pursuit of a massive World Cup rights discount is life-threatening for the likes of Pakistan, South Africa and the West Indies. It will hurt Australia too.
Have Your Say
What the AFL needs to fix for season 2025
This season has raised a multitude of issues for the AFL to address over the off-season. We look at what should be on the agenda.
