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Victorian budget
‘Hollow logs’: The secret $75.7b war chest hidden in Victoria’s budget
The Allan government has squirrelled away billions of dollars for future policy announcements while Victoria lags in deficit.
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Floods
Fury after flood zoning suddenly slapped on award-winning inner-city estate
Residents are demanding answers after 900 homes at a 25-year-old Kensington estate were suddenly deemed at risk of flooding.
Opinion
Political leadership
Dutton’s grim picture is close to reality, but his migration schtick isn’t the solution
In treating migration as his golden leadership goose, Peter Dutton is making a classic political mistake, which is to identify your strength and then over-emphasise it.
Sean Kelly
Columnist
Opinion
Federal budget
How the budget was hijacked by a $300 cherry on the top
The energy rebate is a perfectly sensible device to hasten progress in getting inflation down to the target zone.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Qantas, Virgin backflip on support for airline customer ombudsman
Australia’s two major airlines have backflipped and given conditional approval to an industry-wide aviation ombudsman who would deal with passenger complaints and refunds.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits beating singer Cassie, says he’s sorry
Security footage emerged over the weekend of the rapper beating his then-girlfriend and protégé in 2016.
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Air accident
Iran president missing after helicopter crash
A government official said a search was under way in mountainous terrain, but “information coming from the crash site is very concerning”.
Plea for Melbourne’s French community to house stranded citizens
The French embassy in Australia is calling on the “solidarity and generosity” of French expatriates living in Melbourne to billet French people stranded in the city by the conflict in New Caledonia.
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Political leadership
Voters favour deeper cuts to migration as Labor misses budget boost
As a bruising political fight over housing and congestion continues, polling shows half of all voters want more done to curb immigration.
Labor ministers shed staff, shuffle the deck chairs as election looms
With an election due in the next 12 months, CBD has a rundown on the latest comings and goings in the ministerial wing.
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Healthcare
A big night out. A fall. A coma for three weeks. Then Fiona woke up
An “acute brain failure” jettisons a patient, their doctors and families into an anxious twilight zone. How aware is a person in a coma? And how are decisions made in the face of uncertainty?
Give Bali a break: Nine amazing places you should visit instead
There are plenty of beach getaways that offer far more than the island we have all loved too much.
The most fashionable new shopfront has a twist: It isn’t a store at all
Brands are offering customers more intimate, “secret” retail experiences that feel more like visiting someone’s house for tea than a trip to the shops.
How does an $8.50 mascara compare to a $69 one? The truth about luxe beauty
We all love high-end beauty, with its slew of lush ingredients, but we also love a bargain that has cult status.
Victoria
Pro-Palestine supporters clash with police as rival protests converge on CBD
Six people were arrested as police turned out in force in an effort to prevent pro-Palestine protesters clashing with Israel supporters outside Parliament House.
Melbourne Airport accused of greed in rail link stoush
The state government expects the airport rail line will be delayed by four years because of a stalemate with airport operators.
Where are the kids? Why these suburbs face a child exodus
Established Melbourne suburbs like Kew and Hawthorn have plenty of schools and green space – but families aren’t moving there.
Storms, scenery and espressos mark re-enactment of pioneer 1924 flight
Pilot Michael Smith has completed an aerial circumnavigation of Australia in tribute to the first such feat 100 years ago.
Among Melbourne farmland, a new suburb is due to be built with soccer at its heart
A rollcall of Australian sporting stars has invested in the Tarneit project, such as AFL greats Adam Goodes and Scott Pendlebury and tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis.
AFL 2024
How did they lose that? Hawks shocked by late Power surge
Disappointed Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell was still scratching his head for answers – and positives – after his team lost a game they appeared to have sewn up.
Palm Sunday: Harley Reid brushes Petracca, Oliver aside in stunning performance
Harley Reid put his hand prints all over the Demons as Waalitj Marawar caused a massive upset over Narrm, while the Bombers flew up into the top two.
Politics
Qantas, Virgin backflip on support for airline customer ombudsman
Australia’s biggest airlines are inching towards support for a customer ombudsman that would deal with passenger complaints and compensation claims.
Business
ASX set to rise as Wall Street climbs again
The Dow Jones finished a day above the 40,000 level for the first time on Friday as US stock indexes drifted around their records while closing out their latest winning week.
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Australians abroad
Investigators allege NRL star’s father has cartel links, sent drugs from Mexico
More details have emerged about the alleged crimes of Australian man Gregor Johann Haas, who was arrested in the Philippines on Wednesday.
Opinion
I attended the Sea Power Conference. On behalf of Australia, I was embarrassed
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
Israel isn’t just losing the PR war – Hamas is winning
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
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Property
Sandra lived the Great Australian Dream. Then she found something better
The social worker and her family moved to the suburbs to buy a four-bedroom house with a backyard, front yard and all the trimmings. Then they sold up.
The Melbourne suburbs where you should have bought a house
Nearly 100 suburbs that were affordable to home buyers in 2022 are no longer within reach. Here’s what slipped away, and where to look instead.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Real life
What do King Charles and Margot Robbie have in common? They’re both avid kidulters
It’s easy to assume that toys speak only to kids and that once puberty hits, we stop needing their comfort. But that assumption would be wrong.
Shona Hendley
Writer
Culture
This remarkable documentary is filmed on a barge for psychiatric patients
Director Nicolas Philibert rewrites the conventions of the documentary in the Berlin Film Festival-winning On The Adamant.
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Sport
Palm Sunday: Harley Reid brushes Petracca, Oliver aside in stunning performance
Harley Reid put his hand prints all over the Demons as Waalitj Marawar caused a massive upset over Narrm, while the Bombers flew up into the top two.
Spurs are already en route to Melbourne. Here’s why Postecoglou says it probably won’t happen again
Ange Postecoglou’s Spurs are already en route to Melbourne ahead of Wednesday’s friendly against Newcastle at the MCG, and Australian fans should enjoy it now because the coach has said it would be unlikely to happen again if Spurs are playing in Europe next season.
How did they lose? Hawks shocked by late Power surge
Disappointed Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell was still scratching his head for answers – and positives – after his team lost a game they appeared to have sewn up.
City win fourth consecutive Premier League title, Spurs claim Europa League place
A 3-1 win over West Ham United sealed another Premier League trophy for Pep Guardiola’s men as they pipped rivals Arsenal on the final day of a thrilling season.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
‘Weird, uncomfortable’, but Goldstein gets win over Roos; Saint Webster cleared over bump
Todd Goldstein had mixed emotions but no regrets after playing against his former club, while the match review officer has cleared Saint Jimmy Webster after there was scrutiny of his bump on a Dockers opponent.
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Formula 1
Verstappen wins at Imola, Piastri fourth after grid penalty
Australian ace Oscar Piastri finished fourth for McLaren after being demoted on the grid.
Fraser-McGurk to be Warner World Cup reserve as Green, Maxwell fire
Jake Fraser-McGurk is likely to be a travelling reserve for Australia at the T20 World Cup, as Cameron Green showed why the 22-year-old couldn’t be squeezed into a 15-man squad.
Have Your Say
Carlton’s season is on the brink, and the next month could decide it
The casualties are mounting at the Blues, but their next four games could well be season-defining.
