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Students cheated on a test and got away with it. Then the blackmail started

Contract cheating is a booming business, luring an estimated 8 per cent of students at Australian universities.

Australian students are being blackmailed by illegal cheating syndicates largely run by organised crime.

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Victorians face biggest jump in financial distress

More than half of Victorians are experiencing cost-of-living and personal debt distress beyond normal levels.

Melbourne’s laneway art has long been a tourist attraction, but is the appeal starting to wane?
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Melbourne, your street art and laneways are overrated. We’re just putting lipstick on a concrete pig

Parklets and painted “shared streets” aren’t working. If that’s the best we’ve got, Melbourne’s reputation as a leading liveable city is in trouble.

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Underground drug trafficking operation linked to ‘colourful’ clinic owner, court hears

Detectives from the Fawkner Divisional Response Unit seized 17 luxury cars and almost $1 million.

Police seized hundreds of vials of testosterone, human growth hormone and anabolic steroids, 17 luxury cars worth more than $3 million and a safe of cash in raids.

Blues dine out on Kangas; Pendlebury fined for ‘strike’; Fremantle’s 3-0 start

Blues dine out on Kangas; Pendlebury fined for ‘strike’; Fremantle’s 3-0 start

Callum Coleman-Jones will have scans in the coming days for what appears to be an Achilles injury suffered in the Roos’ 56-point loss. Follow the action.

AFL teams and expert tips: Tigers lose Grimes as one of four changes

Our experts have entered their tips for the eight games of round three. See which way they’re predicting each match will turn out, and come back on Thursday night for all the ins and outs.

‘It’s not a war’: Australian Open boss on the revolution about to hit world tennis

The “war” over a radical new direction for professional tennis – between the cashed-up Saudis and the four grand slams – is anything but, according to Australian Open boss Craig Tiley.

When an investigative journalist turns to crime, it’s a ‘sheer delight’

Louise Milligan’s first crime novel is a cracker.

Louise Milligan’s first crime novel tells a dark and enjoyable story.

The best new shows to stream in April

Elisabeth Moss stars in <i>The Veil</i>.

Our guide to the best of what’s on the streamers and free-to-air this month.

There’s only one thing to say about this novel – read it

Sometimes a reviewer wants to write this: “I loved this book. You might too. The end.”

King Charles will attend a scaled-down Easter Sunday celebration.

King praises ‘hand of friendship in time of need’ in Easter message

Charles missed a traditional service, but recorded his first public address since his daughter-in-law, Catherine, revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer.

One in 10 emergency workers develops PTSD. Finally, help is on its way

A woman of many hats: PTSD does not define Elisabeth Goh.

New world-first guidelines seek to tackle the human cost to first responders and the high rates of PTSD.

Tripologist: How should I spend a 24-hour stopover in Zurich?

Downtown Zurich.

You might take a stroll along Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich’s most famous street. This handsome boulevard is dedicated to all things Swiss.

Melbourne undies on stage at Tom Jones? It’s still not unusual

Tom Jones has been touring for six decades but his arena show was anything but nostalgia.

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While researching cults, I began to wonder if I’d been raised in one

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The series opens with a spectacular scene set at the height of China’s Cultural Revolution.
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A former executive at the company that owns the rights to Netflix’s latest series 3 Body Problem was sentenced to death by a Shanghai court.

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Man shot dead at Glenroy shops in ‘targeted attack’ on Good Friday

Homicide squad detectives are combing an area in Melbourne’s north after a man was shot dead in the early hours of Good Friday.

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Inside the world of police negotiators where one mistake can kill someone

Negotiation Operations Team communications van.

There are no deadlines, no shouting, no threats and no intimidation. They would rather show people the exit door than kick it in.

Steve hit his head playing soccer and was rushed to Melbourne’s new concussion clinic

Steve Kemp suffered a serious concussion during a soccer game earlier this year.

Steve Kemp, who landed on his head during a soccer match, is among the first patients to be treated at Victoria’s new public concussion clinic.

Mayor’s Chapel Street slur comes back to haunt

Chapel Street

The Stonnington mayor wants Chapel Street businesses to pay millions for marketing and promotion, but he hasn’t always been so keen on the strip.

Race to replace Capp could hinge on how much cash rivals can splash

Race to replace Capp could hinge on how much cash rivals can splash

One of two men who played deputy to Melbourne lord mayors could get their turn at the top after the resignation of Sally Capp.

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The AFL has been rocked by allegations raised by independent MP Andrew Wilkie.
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Think AFL drug cover-ups are common? Sorry to disappoint, but they’re not

Aside from the occasional rumour, during my AFL career I was never aware of a player being pulled on match day over a drug test during the week.

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AFL boss Andrew Dillon.

AFL chief tells clubs what the new drugs policy will be

Andrew Dillon has told a briefing of all 18 clubs that the league will continue with a health-based illicit drugs policy. In practice, this would mean no sanction on the first offence.

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AFL LIVE updates: Carlton dine out on lowly Kangaroos; Fremantle keep Crows at bay

Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as the Roos and Blues play another Good Friday clash at Marvel Stadium.

Some of the countries and key players behind world tennis’ transformation - Aryna Sablenka, Lew Sherr, Novak Djokovic, Craig Tiley, and Alex de Minaur

‘It’s not a war’: The seismic shift about to hit world tennis

The “war” over a radical new direction for professional tennis – between the cashed-up Saudis and the four grand slams – is anything but, according to Australian Open boss Craig Tiley in this interview about the future of the sport.

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‘Comes back with mayonnaise on it’: North Melbourne’s ongoing battle to reduce turnovers

North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson has defended the club’s call not to select key defensive prospect Daniel Curtin in last year’s draft after also letting restricted free agent Ben McKay walk.

Shohei Ohtani.

The mystery of baseball’s billion-dollar man, his interpreter and the betting scandal that rocked US sport

Shohei Ohtani’s perfect image has been besmirched by allegations of a $US4.5 million bank transfer to an illegal bookmaker in California.

Brayden Maynard and Cam Rayner.

The ‘damning number’ that spurred the Magpies on, and how they shifted the blowtorch to the Lions

Collingwood had spoken all week about bringing a defensive intent to the game. They delivered, and now the blowtorch has been shifted to the still-winless Lions.

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Police launch investigation after Eddie Betts shares footage of racial abuse

Indigenous AFL great Eddie Betts has shared footage to social media of four children being racially abused while playing basketball in the front garden of a Glen Iris home.

Dylan Grimes.

AFL teams and expert tips: Tigers lose Grimes as one of four changes

Our experts have entered their tips for the eight games of round three. See which way they’re predicting each match will turn out, and come back on Thursday night for all the ins and outs.

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