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Is your suburb going higher? The 10 areas earmarked as hotspots for increasing housing density

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A street-by-street analysis reveals where the Allan government’s push to ramp up housing development is most likely to occur. See the maps.

‘Kids deserve to be able to play safely’: Racial slur hurled at Eddie Betts’ family

AFL great Eddie Betts has shared horrific footage to social media of four children being racially abused while playing basketball in what appears to be his front garden.

Just when Dutton is winning, he sounds like a sore loser

Dutton calls Albanese weak. Albanese calls Dutton angry. Each is trying to pin a label on the other. But the strange thing is that Dutton makes it so easy for his label to stick.

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Keeping the faith: These religious groups are flourishing as atheism takes hold

Religion

As Catholic and Anglican churches battle shrinking congregations, other religions are booming in suburban Melbourne.

How much it costs to live near Australia’s best beaches

Cylinder Beach on Stradbroke Island made the list of top beaches in Australia.

A patch of paradise won’t break the bank in some of the most beautiful and isolated locations in the country.

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Man shot dead outside strip of shops in Melbourne’s north

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

Beyonce’s epic Cowboy Carter is outlaw country in the truest sense

Beyonce’s epic Cowboy Carter is outlaw country in the truest sense

The singer has a clear message on her country music pivot: country’s whatever she wants it to be.

The digital revolution may be returning us to hi-tech serfdom

Customers stand beneath an Apple logo at the Apple store in New York.

Led by a few big tech companies – Meta, Alphabet, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft – the digital revolution is turning capitalism into “technofeudalism”.

Ross Gittins
Ross Gittins

Economics Editor

‘Numbers don’t lie’: Biden outpaces Trump in fundraising, enlists big guns for more

President Joe Biden and former president Barack Obama at a campaign rally in Philadelphia in 2022.

With seven months until the US election, Democrats hope a single, star-studded event will add $US25m to their war chest.

Girl, 8, sole survivor as 45 killed after bus plunges down ravine in South Africa

The passenger bus was transporting people from Botswana, a landlocked country in Southern Africa, to Moria, a town in Limpopo.

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Naked City

‘When we make a mistake someone can die’: Inside the world of police crisis negotiators

University of Southern Queensland professor Bryce Barker released after being kidnapped.

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

Albanese made a $1bn bet on Australian-made solar. It may be too late

Australia’s nascent solar technology industry could be lost overseas without more support, the industry warns.

Multiple companies said they have been approached by US government officials about their interest in relocating under Biden’s green technology push.

Australians have blindly accepted Albanese’s line on this for far too long

Bureaucrats who decide budgets may think we do not have skin in the game. We do. Just like Britain did when Nazi Germany coveted Czechoslovakia.

Rob Harris
Rob Harris

Europe correspondent

Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2024. Clockwise from top left: John Glover, He Huang, Noah Szto, Cam Venn, Harry Jun

Looking for a laugh over the long weekend? We’ve got you sorted

From a heist (and some escalating nudity) to a first-time performer who has proven himself one to watch, keep an eye on our ever-growing list of reviews here. 

Why do I get so bloated (and gassy) on planes?

No, you’re not imaging that tightness in your tummy while flying.

No, you’re not imagining it. Here’s how to avoid that dreaded bloated feeling while flying.

Bumper travel quiz: Who used the slogan ‘the world’s favourite airline’?

Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with this week’s Easter special, super-sized travel quiz.

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Staying in Melbourne? Here’s a look at who’s playing the International Comedy Festival

This year’s laugh-fest has kicked off, with more than 800 performers set to step up to the mic. Here, our writers take a closer look.

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

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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Chapel Street

Mayor’s Chapel Street slur comes back to haunt

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.

Teen allegedly in stolen car travelling 150km/h days after getting bail over Beach Road cyclist hit-run

A screengrab from a video posted to social media showing a car hitting a cyclist.

The 14-year-old is accused of continuing to offend while on bail but asked to be released again because he experiences anxiety while in custody.

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Tobacco

Tobacco scheme will need tough powers to end state’s turf wars

Tobacco shop fire on Hogans Road in Hoppers Crossing on August 11.

Victoria’s new tobacco licensing laws must have strict character tests, a dedicated task force and massive fines to avoid being a toothless tiger at stopping the state’s underground turf war, the industry has warned.

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Victorian opposition edges ahead of Labor for first time in years

Victorian opposition edges ahead of Labor for first time in years

Labor’s primary vote has fallen in the past year, which has allowed the Coalition to grab a lead despite a period of internal unrest.

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AFL

Brayden Maynard and Cam Rayner.

Tom Mitchell proves instrumental in Pies’ gutsy win over 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.

The AFL has been rocked by allegations raised by independent MP Andrew Wilkie.
Opinion

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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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.

AFL boss Andrew Dillon.

AFL chief tells clubs what the new drugs policy will be

AFL boss 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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Collingwood avert disaster with gusty win at the Gabba; Pendlebury ‘got sucked in’ before hitting Neale

Collingwood have revived their AFL season and sent the Brisbane Lions’ further south with a 20-point win in a scrappy, fluctuating grand final re-match at the Gabba.

Steve Smith is set to keep opening with Usman Khawaja next summer.

Smith all but guaranteed to open in India Tests

Australia’s selectors have all but guaranteed Steve Smith will stay at the top of the order for next summer’s Tests against India, leaving a race among the next rank to be called up whenever Smith or Usman Khawaja decide to retire

Clayton Oliver was injured at Melbourne training on Wednesday.

Oliver’s training injury laid bare the issue with AFL’s drug policy

When it is accepted publicly that clubs lie about injuries to cover for players who are taking drugs, or with drugs in their system, pulling out of games casts doubt on players with legitimate injuries or non-drug related personal issues.

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Michael Gleeson

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Scott Pendlebury.
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AFL 2024

The ageing AFL stars who should pull the pin this year

Every year at every AFL club, a player will start the season not knowing they are about to leave the game. Few get to leave the sport in control of their exit. The likes of Shane Crawford and Joel Selwood are the exceptions to the norm.

Kane Cornes
Kane Cornes

AFL columnist

Tim Tszyu and Sebastian Fundora face off in Las Vegas.

Pitbull v praying mantis: The danger man Tszyu must beat en route to boxing immortality

On Sunday in Las Vegas, Tim Tszyu will face an opponent eerily similar to the one his father, Kostya, fought at Parramatta Stadium in 1996.

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