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Victims’ families ‘grateful’ to police for pursuing alleged Easey Street killer

The Easey Street murders are still unsolved.

Police have arrested a man in Italy over the 1977 murders of Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett in their home in Easey Street, Collingwood. He fled Australia in 2017.

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How police tracked the Easey Street suspect around the globe

For six years The Age has agreed to keep the breakthrough secret to avoid alerting the suspect.

From the archives: Decades after ‘Victoria’s most brutal crime’, Helen wants justice

On a stifling summer night in January 1977, school friends Suzanne Armstrong and Susan Bartlett were stabbed more than 80 times in their Collingwood home.

These are the things I’ve learnt you can’t ask about Israel

Adler travelled to Israel between school and university but was disappointed with what she found.

I’ve been called a “kapo”, a “token Jew”, and a denier of Judaism for asking hard questions.

Louise Adler
Louise Adler

Former publisher

Murder in Melbourne’s west: The brutal killing of a peacemaker

Kioyom Athum

Abuk Akol cannot stop the visions of her son Kioyom, stabbed and abandoned in a park in Melbourne’s west. There were witnesses. She wants them to speak up.

Hezbollah commander killed by Israel had $10m bounty on his head

It was the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital in months and came shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets.

Geelong coach Chris Scott.
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AFL 2024

A different Cat: Why Chris Scott isn’t like any other AFL coach

If eschewing punitive measures is not unique for current or ex-AFL coaches, Chris Scott does differ from the coaching herd on several fronts.

Once a painter’s paradise, this suburb has swapped towering gums and dense bush for looming skyscrapers and the Suburban Rail Loop.

The name of this vibrant, foodie paradise was drawn out of a hat

Once a painter’s paradise, this suburb has swapped towering gums and dense bush for looming skyscrapers and the Suburban Rail Loop.

To treat an incurable illness, he quit science – and took up Qigong

Dr Stephen Mattarollo

What happens when science can’t offer a solution or a cure? The story of how one researcher took things into his own hands.

Star US political reporter on leave over relationship with presidential campaign subject

The reporter is known for her incisive, provocative writing - and for occasionally making herself the centre of a story.

Civil case in an uncivil war: Liberal Party’s bitter feud laid bare

Moira Deeming and John Pesutto.

John Pesutto appears composed and smiling, and Moira Deeming enters as the middle-aged mum from the suburbs. That is where the niceties stop.

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UK politics

‘Frockgate’: Starmer’s love of freebies ends his honeymoon

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

The PM had hoped for a quiet summer. The calm is being disturbed by the controversy of him accepting gifts worth tens of thousands of pounds.

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Crime

Gisèle’s 80 rapists were monstrous, but not monsters. They were ordinary men

The victim, however, was extraordinary in her courage. She made her name public so the “shame” would rest with her abusers.

Julia Baird
Julia Baird

Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author

Lily was 17 when her baby was taken. Now, she’s asking the UN to help

‘I’m angry’: Lily was 17 when her baby was taken. Now, she’s asking the UN to help

Lily Arthur was one of the young, vulnerable women coerced into giving up their babies for adoption mid-last century. Now, she’s taking her fight for justice to Geneva.

‘Mohamed al-Fayed was a monster’: More than 100 women make sex abuse accusations

Harrods and three of Mohamed al-Fayed’s accusers.

The late billionaire and former owner of the London luxury department store Harrods has been accused of serial rape and the sexual abuse of minors.

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Local activists and forest saviours Hugh and Nan Nicholson.

They weren’t hippies, but Hugh and Nan started Australia’s first anti-logging protest

In the 1970s, an unlikely coalition set in motion the first generation of environmental defending.

Oscar Piastri embraces his mother, Nicole, after his win in Baku.

The inside word on ‘old man’ Piastri from the F1 champ’s mum

The Australian lives in Monaco and mixes with sporting royalty. But he makes no apologies for being “a nice person” in a cut-throat Formula 1 world.

Victoria

The mansions of the Hales family.

How much money the Exclusive Brethren’s ‘ecosystem’ really makes

Recently released financial records show how cash circulates around the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and its Australian “royal family”.

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Healthcare

Older, heavier and empowered: Record numbers of mums having caesareans

Older, heavier and empowered: Record numbers of mums having caesareans

The proportion of Victorian women having vaginal births is at an all-time low, with midwives concerned by the health impacts on mothers and babies.

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Renting

These are the workers most likely to suffer rental stress in Melbourne

 Nole Blent knows how hard it is to rent on a single income.

New research suggests professionals in the lower range of moderate incomes are now struggling to keep a roof over their head.

Teen accused of raping jogger in Melbourne’s north released on bail

A 16-year-old boy has been charged over an alleged attack on a jogger at a walking track in Jacana.

A 16-year-old boy accused of ambushing a female jogger, throwing her to the ground and raping her in a random attack has been released back into the community.

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City life

Secret multimillion-dollar deal shows uni funding artwork in exchange for  backing of new campus

Secret multimillion-dollar deal shows uni funding artwork in exchange for  backing of new campus

When the cost of the artwork surged from $2 million to $22 million, the City of Melbourne asked the university for money. The secret deal was detailed in a confidential council document obtained by The Age.

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AFL finals 2024

Zach Merrett admitted he is desperate for success at Essendon
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‘That didn’t add up’: Merrett on Stringer, Saints and that Brad Scott meeting

The champion Bomber lashed out at suggestions he would put his personal relationships with teammates ahead of the club’s interests.

Cats assistant coach Steven King.
Updated

‘Quite confronting’: Cats assistant coach collapses at training

Geelong’s Steven King will not take part in the preliminary final against the Brisbane Lions on Saturday after a medical episode on Friday.

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World

It is that laugh that creates so much of the negative commentary?

A front-row seat to history

When it comes to big international stories, it doesn’t get much bigger than the US election. North America correspondent Farrah Tomazin pulls back the curtain on life on the campaign trail.

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Our seven favourite homes for sale in Melbourne right now

Looking for your next home? From a terrace house in the MCG’s back pocket to a three-level beachfront beauty, we’ve got you covered.

Experts warn of the risk of switching to interest-only terms as the share of this home loan type inches higher.

This risky home loan type is on the rise as homeowners try to stay afloat

After years of high-interest rates and inflation, struggling homeowners are taking this hardship measure in the hopes of riding out the storm.

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Geelong coach Chris Scott.
Analysis
AFL 2024

A different Cat: How Chris Scott differs from other AFL coaches

If eschewing punitive measures is not unique for current or ex-AFL coaches, Chris Scott does differ from the coaching herd on several fronts.

Joel Amartey celebrates with fans

‘Legs were like jelly’: The sonic boom that lifted the Swans to the grand final

In the middle of the chaos in Sydney’s rooms after their preliminary final victory, forward Joel Amartey couldn’t stop smiling, and why not?

Graham Arnold deals with more dejection against Indonesia from the dugout in Jakarta.

Muscat out of the running as Socceroos begin hunt for Arnold’s replacement

Football Australia chief executive James Johnson says the search has already begun, but the federation’s presumed number one candidate has ruled himself out.

The AFL’s new radio deal came after protracted negotiations.
Analysis
AFL 2024

The radio war that dealt the AFL a big reality check

The AFL’s new radio rights agreement is a far cry from the $4.5 billion, seven-year broadcast deal, with the prospect of losing Triple M proving untenable for the league.

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AFL 2024

Two down, one to go: Sydney’s redemption tour continues. Next stop, the MCG

It began when they ended their 3-0 finals hoodoo against GWS a fortnight ago. Now they have vanquished their 8-0 Port Adelaide demons.

Oscar Piastri embraces his mother, Nicole, after his win in Baku.

‘Painfully mature’: What Oscar Piastri’s mum wants you to know about him

The Australian lives in Monaco and mixes with sporting royalty. But he makes no apologies for being “a nice person” in a cut-throat Formula 1 world.

Travis Head delivered a crunching performance against England.

Head shot: Why Trav’s latest blast adds to selectors’ Test opening headache

Travis Head pillaged England at Trent Bridge to add further momentum to his case for accompanying Usman Khawaja.

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