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Political leadership
Premier demotes MP over allegations of inappropriate workplace behaviour
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has asked Labor member for South Barwon Darren Cheeseman to resign from his role as a parliamentary secretary as a “result of allegations of persistent, inappropriate behaviour in the workplace”.
In Melbourne’s famous laneways, there is life – and death
While people sip wine at a table under a heater, someone is crouched behind a bin injecting. They have nowhere else to go.
Opinion
Political leadership
A contact called me with news about the PM. It left me with a moral dilemma
The source was not a troublemaker or a leadership aspirant. This was not an ALP stunt. It was a person concerned for the man, and the country.
Neil Mitchell
Journalist
‘A ticking time bomb’: Family’s plea on battery fires after home charred, pets gone
Jim and Maria lost their pets and a lifetime of memories as a result of a lithium-ion battery fire.
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Cost of living
How young people could have been $4700 better off over last six months
Just over two weeks before the federal budget, the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee has again urged the government to provide more help to those struggling the most.
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AFL 2024
Costly win: Injury-hit Port hold off surging Saints
Ross Lyon’s Saints are fighting to stay in touch with the eight as they take on the Power in Adelaide tonight.
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LoadingHarley Reid is ‘flagging’ and needs a rest: Simpson
“We’ve made a decision looking at the bigger picture. We’re going to miss him ... but doing the right thing by the kid is also our priority,” Adam Simpson said.
AFL round seven teams and tips: Hawthorn bolstered by Day’s return
Our experts have entered their tips for the nine games of round seven.
‘None of us had a choice in this’: How these man-made chemicals will affect us for generations
A new Stan documentary explores the impact toxic man-made chemicals are having on all of us.
Joining the PM for his Kokoda Track hike offered rare insights
I joined Anthony Albanese for his Kokoda Track walk. It was a moment in history. A sitting Australian prime minister had never walked it before. Neither had a PNG prime minister.
What does Australia’s cooking queen make herself for dinner? It’s so simple (and you’ll want it too)
Beloved chef and cookbook author Stephanie Alexander shares her kitchen wisdom and favourite spots to eat out.
Celebrity cavoodle case ends with $150,000 payout
Gina Edwards says she and Oscar the cavoodle will return to the park and get on with their lives after winning a high-profile defamation case.
I watched nothing but SBS On Demand for a week. Here’s what I learnt
The cost-of-living crisis is making it hard to justify paying for five different streaming services every month. Could I survive on just one free app?
Assumed you were immune to measles and chicken pox? Think again
For people in certain high-risk scenarios, not having immunity to these diseases can be serious.
Opinion
Work therapy
My work wants my biometric data. Am I right to feel uncomfortable?
Given the problem of identity theft in the electronic age, handing over biometric data can feel iffy.
Jonathan Rivett
Freelance writer
The Rock is flogging shampoo. Celeb endorsements have gone too far
Kendall Jenner has a toothpaste brand and I can’t fight the sense that these might not be passion projects.
Weekend reads
Two of Us
After flipping his car, F1’s Mark Webber called Jackie Stewart
The pair met when Webber was just 20, with Stewart becoming a mentor, grandfather figure - and literal lifesaver.
Olivia Molly Rogers married and divorced in the same year. Here’s what she learnt
“I’ve done a lot of work on myself and I’m in a better place knowing the traits I like in a partner,” says the social media influencer and former Miss Universe Australia.
Victoria
Assault accused gives the middle finger to court after death of Emma Bates
John Torney, 39, appeared in court accused of injuring Emma Bates, 49, who was found dead in her Cobram home on Tuesday.
They’re small, aggressive, can unzip a bag and they’re muscling rivals out of town
Ravens are among the adaptable, aggressive native birds thriving in Australia’s large cities, at the expense of smaller native and even some introduced species.
‘Too many people are dying’: The reality for drug users in Melbourne’s famous laneways
In one laneway, people sip wine at a table under a heater. In another, someone is crouched behind a bin on the hard ground ready to inject. Their drug of choice is illegal, and without a safe injecting room, they have nowhere else to go.
Simon Holmes a Court, the son of a Liberal premier and hopes for a local ‘teal wash’
Teal candidates were the surprise success at the last federal election. Now the people who backed them to win are targeting local government.
This empty church sits next to a busy road in inner Melbourne. It’s causing tension
The fate of a church in Melbourne’s inner north raises questions about preserving the past and meeting community needs.
AFL
‘That’s definitely my best’: Elliott on his screamer mark amid Anzac Day highlight show
Jamie Elliott was still rubbing his eyes in wonder at Bobby Hill’s laser-guided sidewinder of a kick to him in the first quarter when he said this Anzac Day skyscraper of a mark was the best of his career.
Analysis
Benchmark result for Bombers: A draw in which Essendon won much more
This was Essendon’s greatest test since Brad Scott took over a club that was divided, if not broken in key respects.
Politics
‘Australia was lucky to have him’: PM speaks at security guard’s memorial
Anthony Albanese has spoken at the memorial of Faraz Tahir, the security guard who lost his life trying to save others in the Bondi Junction attack.
Business
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Executive shake-up
Scott Farquhar to step down as Atlassian co-CEO
After co-founding the software company more than two decades ago, Farquhar will step down to focus on family and philanthropy.
World
It turns out, money does grow on trees in Nepal
The Japanese love their beautiful yen bills, with their elegant, understated designs printed on tough, off-white plant fibre.
Opinion
The charts that prove social media has bigger dangers than Musk’s ego
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
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Property
Once-booming Victorian tree-change towns that just got a price cut
There are more opportunities for buyers now than a few years ago in an end to the boom that had pushed prices to unaffordable levels.
Property prices defy gravity as average households priced out
The average home buyer’s budget has been slashed by about 30 per cent over the past two years, but there’s little sign of house prices following suit.
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Lifestyle
Is ‘eldest daughter syndrome’ the reason your sister resents you?
A social media trend has reignited a discussion about how birth order affects our relationships, but are these theories true?
Culture
Baby Reindeer’s victims pile up as internet sleuths hunt for ‘truth’
Despite creator and star Richard Gadd’s pleas, viewers of the hit Netflix series continue to try to identify the “real” people involved.
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AFL 2024
AFL LIVE: Costly win - Injury-hit Port hold off surging Saints
Ross Lyon’s Saints are fighting to stay in touch with the eight as they take on the Power in Adelaide tonight.
Cameron or Curnow? It’s the biggest Cats-Blues clash since the 1995 grand final
What the data tells us about Saturday’s huge match between Geelong and Carlton. Who has the best De Koning? The best forward line? And what happens when two midfield masters collide?
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Horse racing
Racing Victoria shake-up as chief pulls pin ahead of McLachlan’s arrival
Racing Victoria CEO Andrew Jones sent an internal email to staff on Friday morning to tell them it was the “right time to move on” after less than two years in the role.
Simpson says ‘flagging’ Harley Reid needs a rest
“We’ve made a decision looking at the bigger picture. We’re going to miss him ... but doing the right thing by the kid is also our priority,” Adam Simpson said.
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LIV Golf Series
Greg Norman’s LIV league signs surprise deal with Golf Australia
The peak body for the sport in Australia will capitalise on the success of Norman’s LIV league, who have agreed to make a huge contribution to help kids take up the game.
The dark humour helping Kyle Langford get over his missed chance at glory
Both clubs on Thursday night were wrapping their arms around heartbreak kids Langford and Jamie Elliott, who missed opportunities to win the game in the frantic final stages of one of the best Anzac Day clashes between the two sides.
A screamer, a banana and a monster torp: Breaking down the brilliant moments of Anzac Day draw
Jamie Elliott was still rubbing his eyes in wonder at Bobby Hill’s laser-guided sidewinder of a kick to him in the first quarter when he said this Anzac Day skyscraper of a mark was the best of his career.
Have Your Say
I once mocked a star for shirking a contest. I won’t do it again
When a player flinches on the footy field, there’s nowhere to hide. But the old-school approach of humiliation has reached its use-by date.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
