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Missing person
Bodies found in Mexico likely those of surfers who went missing: prosecutors
The men – identified by family as Jake and Callum Robinson from Australia and American Jack Carter Rhoad – did not show up at booked accommodation in the resort town of Rosarito.
Labor wipes $3b off student loans as cost-of-living relief measure
Facing blowback over its agenda to help financially insecure Millennials, Labor has revealed a major change to the calculation of student loan indexation.
Exclusive
Gaza Strip
MPs on both sides pressure unis over protest camps
The federal opposition is calling for the forcible break-up of pro-Palestine university tent protests and new laws to fine universities that do not sanction misbehaving protesters.
City’s urban fringe no longer a field of property dreams
Melbourne’s outskirts have long been the most affordable place for homebuyers to enter the market, but rising land prices are squeezing out many average income earners.
Opinion
Domestic violence
The thing that keeps me awake at night is all the people who don’t call us
A few months ago, we had a woman brought into crisis accommodation after police found her locked in a bathroom with her baby. She’d been there for weeks.
Chelsea Tobin
The unwanted first for Hawkins as he approaches Cats games record
The coming week will be one of reflection, as Tom Hawkins equals Joel Selwood’s games record at Geelong. There will be reminiscing of past glories, and with this a stark reminder that the Hawkins of today is not quite the Hawkins of yesteryear.
Opinion
IPL
The joy of six has not been entirely lost, but it’s getting there
Cricket is overdoing a good thing with sixes. It is one thing to reinvigorate a sport to stay in line with the times, another to indulge it to death.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Demons the real deal after taking down Cats; Merrett-inspired Dons topple Eagles in thriller
Melbourne ended Geelong’s undefeated start to 2024 while St Kilda, Essendon and Sydney came away with wins.
Myer family takes on sushi queen over Toorak mansion extension
Planning disputes between neighbours can often descend into bitterness, name-calling and rancour. But in Toorak, things are done differently.
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Pop music
ABBA close to landing Flemington as venue for spectacular virtual concert
Spectacular 3D virtual concert ABBA Voyage is close to signing a deal to call Melbourne home. But are our major events safe in a tough budget environment?
Analysis
Radio
Kyle and Jackie O have hit Melbourne’s airwaves. I listened for a week … so you don’t have to
It’s brazen, profane, sexual, demeaning and frequently flouts broadcasting standards but at times, it’s weirdly compelling. Here’s what it was like to take in a full week of their antics.
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Advertising
‘Wild west’: The TikTok tanning ads breaching community standards
There are dozens, possibly hundreds, of other similar videos on social media, prompting leading advertising figures to call out marketing tactics lacking social responsibility.
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Drugs
‘Stronger than fentanyl’: Surge in seizures of a deadly new synthetic opioid
Doctors fear an increase in potent nitazenes arriving in Australia could lead to a wave of overdoses.
Forget the Med: Europe’s new, surprising, summer holiday hotspot
It’s easy to forget there are beaches in Europe beyond those fringing the Mediterranean Sea. But a change in weather patterns is driving a shift in attitudes.
Underneath a tiny island, 50 kilometres of tunnels will house high-level nuclear waste
It reads like a science fiction book: On a tiny island off Finland’s coast, robot tractors work deep underground to move the nation’s nuclear waste. But soon, in a world first, the gates of Onkalo will open.
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Alan Jones attends schoolboy reunion as fresh assault allegations emerge
As the broadcaster spent Friday celebrating a premiership win 50 years ago with former players, more men detail fresh allegations that Jones indecently assaulted or groped them.
Beauty queen shot dead after octopus ceviche order led killers to restaurant
Police are investigating the brazen daylight shooting of 23-year-old Landy Parraga amid media speculation the hit was ordered over an affair with a drug lord.
Victoria
Australian government agencies have been hacked. We know who’s behind it
Russia’s Black Basta ransomware gang is behind the major cyberattack that hit 200 Australian organisations and federal government agencies.
The suburb trying to avoid the fate of Docklands as towers shoot up
North Melbourne has long been gentrified, and its mixed-income residents have always co-existed, but a windfall of government and private investment could change that.
SPF loophole: Experts’ aerosol sunscreen warning for parents
Radiation and melanoma experts say updates to the TGA’s rules for sunscreen labelling fail to address issues with aerosol sunscreen safety.
‘I wish you could give zero’: Melbourne’s Google super reviewers tell us what they really think
Everything is reviewable – a car park, a statue, the local supermarket, a famous museum - and there are hundreds of thousands of these ratings across Melbourne. Some people have submitted thousands.
From Melbourne to the moon, Victorians seek space in lunar industry
Australia’s space industry is finally taking off, working on everything from the country’s first lunar rover to growing plants on the moon.
AFL
Swans 14.14 (98) Giants 10.9 (69)
Swans make a statement as Giants face stretch without Green, Brown
Demons the real deal after taking down Cats; Merrett-inspired Dons topple Eagles in thriller
Melbourne ended Geelong’s undefeated start to 2024 while St Kilda, Essendon and Sydney came away with wins.
Updated
With all eyes on Nick Daicos, his dad singled out another Pie’s big moment
When Collingwood great Peter Daicos was asked to dissect the magic moment that helped the Magpies snatch a thrilling six-point victory over Carlton on Friday night, the answer was not the one expected.
Politics
The spare-bedroom solution to the housing crisis
Australia’s housing crisis will worsen in coming years. Independent MP Allegra Spender has a simple plan to help fix it.
Business
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Aviation
‘Not for the faint-hearted’: Jetstar boss on the high-stakes battle for Australia’s skies
There’s a cruel irony to Australia’s newest low-cost airline scrambling to get out of voluntary administration while the country’s oldest celebrates its 20th birthday.
World
Body of man thought to be a Hamas hostage found in Israel
The 23-year-old had been missing since October 7 when he was last seen working at a music festival that was attacked by Hamas after they stormed out of Gaza.
Opinion
We need to talk about the way we talk about DV and terrorism
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Where does this violent debate leave the good men we know and love?
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Keating’s apprentice is painting a vastly different portrait of Australia
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
The AFL’s ‘call to arms’ is a step forward. Shame about the steps backwards
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
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Property
Family makes last-ditch $500 bid to triumph for $1.5m Cheltenham house
The auction winners had to be coaxed to dig deep in their pockets for the charming home, and it was enough to get them across the line.
‘Like starting again’: Melbourne upsizers priced out of the market
The cost of buying a house is nearly double that of a unit, making it much harder than a generation ago to move on from a first home.
Good Food
Lifestyle
The five exercises you should do to improve your sex life
If you want satisfying sex, you’ll likely benefit from moving your body outside the bedroom.
Opinion
Comedy
Eight pressing questions I’ve left unanswered for decades
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and columnist
Culture
Ruining the ‘aha’ moment: Why movie trailers give too much away
Why watch the movie if the trailer has already shown you every twist, stunt and gag? It turns out we might be to blame.
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The unwanted first for Hawkins as he approaches Cats games record
The coming week will be one of reflection, as Tom Hawkins equals Joel Selwood’s games record at Geelong. There will be reminiscing of past glories, and with this a stark reminder that the Hawkins of today is not quite the Hawkins of yesteryear.
Opinion
IPL
The joy of six has not been entirely lost, but it’s getting there
Cricket is overdoing a good thing with sixes. It is one thing to reinvigorate a sport to stay in line with the times, another to indulge it to death.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Demons the real deal after taking down Cats; Merrett-inspired Dons topple Eagles in thriller
Melbourne ended Geelong’s undefeated start to 2024 while St Kilda, Essendon and Sydney came away with wins.
Which Chappell captained Australia in more Tests? Take the Sunday sport quiz
Challenge yourself with our sports quiz, a mix of questions about the latest in world and local sport, and the big events in sporting history.
‘I knew we weren’t losing’: Sydney FC sink City with second-half goal to claim fifth championship
Sydney FC have stamped themselves as the greatest A-League Women’s team after winning their fifth championship, the most of any club in the competition’s history of the competition, with a 1-0 defeat of Melbourne City.
Updated
AFL 2024
With all eyes on Nick Daicos, his dad singled out another Pie’s big moment
When Collingwood great Peter Daicos was asked to dissect the magic moment that helped the Magpies snatch a thrilling six-point victory over Carlton on Friday night, the answer was not the one expected.
Is Gawn the GOAT? Mighty Max’s season is making the case
Melbourne captain Max Gawn is in such scintillating form that he is on track to make history this season.
Have Your Say
‘Under massive stress’: Rebels coach reveals staff have one pay cheque to go after club wins survival vote
A private equity-backed consortium won a vote on their plan to save the debt-laden Super Rugby club, as players, staff and the coach struggle with the impact.
