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‘The enemy within’: Royal commission damns Defence for needless deaths
The landmark inquiry found current and former service personnel are 20 times more likely to take their own lives than to die in combat.
‘Parents are worried sick’: Bold plans to block young kids from social media
The prime minister will announce the plan on Tuesday as governments seek to solve a problem “no generation has faced before”.
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Political leadership
‘Would be embarrassing’: Deputy PM’s candidate for safe seat could be ‘rolled’
An internal fight over a safe Labor seat in Melbourne has spilled into public view as union-backed candidates go head-to-head.
A deafening blast, then a searing fire as horror unfolds on quiet street
The explosion sounded like a bomb going off in the dead of night. As their walls shook from the blast, neighbours called emergency services and ran out of their homes.
Uni of Melbourne pauses hiring, claims $85m hit from international student caps
The university will be limited to 9300 new international students next year but says it was banking on having more than 11,000.
Catherine, Princess of Wales, says she has finished chemotherapy course
The 42-year-old underwent abdominal surgery in January which revealed the presence of cancer and has been undergoing treatment since then.
Opinion
Life in the ’burbs
My suburb is full of golf courses. Too bad us locals don’t get to enjoy them
There’s no ‘keeping up with the Joneses’ around here – people quietly go about living their lives in a landscape of benign suburban sameness.
Marisa Mowszowski
Contributor
In the Brighton badlands, private security hired to protect bathing boxes
Locals, stung by council sluggishness, have taken matters into their own hands. But now the council might be catching up.
‘I think everyone’s upset’: Young Hawks heartbroken for Frost but excited for Power challenge
Exciting Hawthorn young gun Connor Macdonald said he is “shattered” for key defender Sam Frost, who will miss the rest of their finals campaign with a foot injury.
Updated
Western Bulldogs
North target premiership Swan; Bulldogs star Bailey Smith wants out of ‘the Kennel’
A Sydney champion is considered gettable in this year’s trade period as the Kangaroos seek experience. Meanwhile, high-profile Bulldogs star Bailey Smith is now officially on the market.
‘All guns blazing’: 80,000 Indonesians await as Socceroos seek salvation in Jakarta
Long regarded as one of world football’s sleeping giants, Indonesia is a nation on the rise - which could mean a tricky night at the office for Graham Arnold’s under-pressure side.
Updated
Crime
Suspect who scalded a baby identified 12 hours after he left the country
The man is a 33-year-old foreign national who has been coming and going from Australia on working and holiday visas since 2019, police said.
Victoria clears path for giant undersea gas storage project
New laws will facilitate a massive gas storage project in waters off 90 Mile Beach at a cost of $500 million, reflecting a shift in gas policy.
James Packer opens up about bipolar treatment
In his first face-to-face interview in almost a decade the businessman spoke about his mental health, Ozempic use and break-up with Mariah Carey.
Pellegrini’s favourite hangs up his apron after 50 years of service
Rocco Elice began working at the iconic Melbourne restaurant as a 21-year-old in 1974.
Couple who used superstitious auction tactic wins $1.86m Essendon home
Five parties competed, and the winners were a duo who had missed a string of opportunities elsewhere and decided to change tack.
The Disney child star who just became a billionaire
Selena Gomez rose to fame on Disney and is a close friend of Taylor Swift. A decision she made five years ago has vaulted her up the rich list.
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Political leadership
The major parties could disappear if pollies and journos don’t tell the truth
Niki Savva
Award-winning political commentator and author
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Victoria
Three children fighting for life may have been home alone when fire erupted
Police are investigating whether a toddler and two other children were home alone when explosions and a huge fire engulfed a house in Melbourne’s north-west.
First man accused of performing Nazi salute in Victoria fights charge
Jacob Hersant, 25, is accused of performing the salute in public six days after it became a criminal offence in the state.
Police post $1m reward over ‘targeted’ underworld hit on notorious bikie
More than a year after Mohammed Keshtiar – known as Afghan Ali – was gunned down in Melbourne off Chapel Street, police have put up a $1 million reward leading them to his killers.
Criminal case against souvlaki and crypto king collapses
Sam Karagiozis has gone free from court after drug trafficking charges were dropped.
The isolated suburb still waiting for a train, a bus, a store... an answer
A suburb spruiked as the “Glen Waverley of the west” is at risk of becoming a ghetto, with thousands of new residents but no schools, no shops, and no public transport.
Politics
Updated
Aviation
Coalition’s big idea on Qantas lasted just hours
Coalition transport spokeswoman Bridget McKenzie called a press conference on Monday lunchtime to walk back an opinion article published just that morning.
Business
Opinion
Billionaires
Is this what revenge looks like in retail billionaire land?
The Solomon Lew camp has taken a big swing sacking John Cheston, who was poached a few months ago by billionaire retailer Brett Blundy.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
China’s foreign minister who ‘disappeared’ amid scandalous rumours re-emerges
When China’s foreign minister Qin Gang mysteriously disappeared from public view his fate became the subject of intense speculation and wild rumours. None was true.
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Property
How David’s home renovation stopped his son’s asthma attacks
Charlie used to wheeze through the night and was sometimes raced to hospital. Now the family has been able to throw away his puffer.
‘Houses like mine move fast’: Sought-after suburbs where homes sell quickest
Days on market have blown out to nearly two months in some areas, while other homes find a buyer within weeks.
Good Food
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Lifestyle
Like his mother’s revenge dress, Prince William’s glow-up is working
It sits somewhere between a beard and forgetting to shave, but Prince William’s new look requires work.
Culture
Opinion
Arts
The idea that selling off the Regent will help the arts is laughable
The lord mayor has outlined a plan to take from the arts to give to the arts. Melbourne deserves better.
Elizabeth Flux
Arts Editor
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Sport
‘I think everyone’s upset’: Young Hawks heartbroken for Frost but excited for Power challenge
Exciting Hawthorn young gun Connor Macdonald said he is “shattered” for key defender Sam Frost, who will miss the rest of their finals campaign with a foot injury.
Kah’s spring under a cloud after stewards lay ‘serious’ charge
Jamie Kah, one of the headline acts of the coming spring carnival, faces a stint on the sidelines. She has been accused of not giving her horse every chance to win.
‘Objectionable’: Magpies hit back in court at racism allegations
The Collingwood Football Club has lodged its response to the allegations filed in court accusing club chief executive Craig Kelly of racism.
Updated
AFL 2024
North target premiership Swan; Bulldogs star Bailey Smith wants out of ‘the Kennel’
A Sydney champion is considered gettable in this year’s trade period as the Kangaroos seek experience. Meanwhile, high-profile Bulldogs star Bailey Smith is now officially on the market.
Smith opts not to nominate for board as Demons call on All Blacks consultant to help with their review
Melbourne CEO Gary Pert will conduct a review of the football operations, but he will do so alongside new president Brad Green and New Zealand leadership consultant Darren Shand.
Australia finishes with lowest medal ranking in 36 years after ‘funding neglect’
Paralympics Australia chef de mission Kate McLoughlin said the medal table didn’t tell the story of the many achievements, but she had long been warning that years of neglected government funding would result in a worse ranking.
Four Points
AFL 2024
Calsher shows he’s no Dear in the headlights
His father won a Norm Smith Medal, and Calsher Dear looks just as comfortable on the big stage.
Have Your Say
Immature, distasteful, offensive ... classless: Kyrgios serves up another drama
Nick Kyrgios is still not back playing tennis competitively, but he is back demeaning women – and continuing his crusade against world No.1 Jannik Sinner.
Marc McGowan
Sports reporter
