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‘Alarming for a young kid’: What a father and son found at missing campers’ abandoned site
A burnt campsite, an Esky full of food, a handbag on the passenger seat of a car. The first people to come across Russell Hill and Carol Clay’s campsite have described the scene to a jury.
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Air accident
Iranian president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash
State TV gave no immediate cause for the crash in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.
Opinion
Federal budget
Page 97 of the budget kept me awake at night, and is a stain on Morrison’s legacy
A $6.5 billion funding allocation is an indictment against the Coalition’s treatment of veterans, and the backstory to it enough to make your blood boil.
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
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Crime
Abuse victim sues parole board for letting paedophile priest access children
A man abused by notorious priest Michael Glennon has launched legal action believed to be the first attempt in Victoria to extend culpability for historical clerical abuse.
Analysis
Political leadership
Why Labor’s budget is not enough to reverse its slump
It is not unusual for governments to suffer a slump after two years in power – it happened to John Howard in 1998 and he recovered. But there are danger signs for Labor.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Melbourne University threatens to call police, expel pro-Palestine student protesters
Meanwhile, students at La Trobe University are also defying an order to leave the premises, organising a snap rally to “demand an end to war in Gaza”.
Footy’s shades of grey: How small decisions can decide big games
There were a number of contentious decisions by the umpires when games were on the line in round 10, and Luke Beveridge has made a masterstroke move at the Bulldogs.
Analysis
West Coast Eagles
The killer stat that shows Harley Reid really is the new Dusty
All the hype about Harley Reid was justified. Well, most of it anyway. The teenage phenomenon is the AFL’s No.1 tackle-buster.
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Footy’s great science experiment: Why Saints’ woes are not Max King’s fault
Max and Ben King might be identical twins, but the teams they play for look to be heading in opposite directions.
‘Deliciously bonkers’: Aussie film starring Nicolas Cage makes a splash at Cannes
The US actor had fans screaming and bellowing as he appeared at Cannes for the first time in over 30 years.
Guy Grossi’s late-night bar reopens – serving cult spaghetti dish worth staying up for
Venture down the laneway behind Grossi Florentino for playful Italian snacks and inventive cocktails by a Lake House Daylesford alum until 1am.
Developed in a lab and grown in a vat: It’s meat, but not as you know it
Global demand for meat is growing. Without innovation, this will put more pressure on land clearing and greenhouse gas emissions. Could cultured meat be the solution?
‘Spun us out’: Carnegie vendors’ stylish reno earns $3.75m auction payday
The sellers paid $1.65m for the Californian bungalow in late 2020 and their renovation attracted five bidders, all locals, at auction.
They call it ‘MoPo’: Dame Edna’s hidden gem of the north is changing
Even the concreted-over creek is being brought back to life as Moonee Ponds ascends into the sky.
Deputy Lib leader calls on radio stations to stop playing ‘Diddy’
Sussan Ley wants radio stations to stop playing the music of Sean “Diddy” Combs after the rapper admitted to abusing his former girlfriend, singer Cassie.
Meet Xi’s new No.1 enemy: The man at the heart of the US-China superpower battle
Taiwan’s new president Lai Ching-te has demanded Beijing stop threatening the island, while urging the world to see the protection of Taiwan’s democratic freedoms as essential to global peace.
Opinion
Archibald Prize
In defence of Gina Rinehart: I hate my Archibald portrait too
The vanity in portraiture lies in the conceit of being selected in the first place, swiftly followed by dismay at the outcome.
Antoinette Lattouf
Broadcaster, columnist and author
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.
Victoria
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.
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.
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.
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Four Points
Footy’s great science experiment: Why Saints’ woes are not Max King’s fault
Max and Ben King might be identical twins, but the teams they play for look to be heading in opposite directions.
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.
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
Eat, sleep, move: How Rio keeps its miners happy in the remote Pilbara
A million meals, 75,000 flight passengers and sales of $4 billion: just another month in WA for the country’s largest iron ore producer.
World
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
What Iranian president’s helicopter crash means for the Middle East
Iran views itself as the chief patron of Palestinian resistance to Israeli rule, and top officials have called for Israel to be wiped off the map.
Joseph Krauss
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.
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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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AFL 2024
The killer stat that shows Harley Reid really is the new Dusty
All the hype about Harley Reid was justified. Well, most of it anyway. The teenage phenomenon is the AFL’s No.1 tackle-buster, and in just nine games, he’s already made a start on a hall-of-fame highlights reel.
Footy’s shades of grey: How small decisions can decide big games
There were a number of contentious decisions by the umpires when games were on the line in round 10, and Luke Beveridge has made a masterstroke move at the Bulldogs.
As Tigers’ season turns to nightmare, Rioli awaits Dreamtime clash
Essendon and Richmond will face off in the Dreamtime at the ’G on Saturday night from opposite ends of the ladder - unfamiliar territory for both of them in a game they each club is desperate to win.
Fluid build-up in the brain, stroke and ICU: Cricketer’s Hawaiian holiday nightmare
Renegades and South Australia wicketkeeper Josie Dooley spent a month in hospital in Hawaii before she was well enough to fly home to Australia after suffering a stroke while on holidays.
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.
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.
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Around the clubs
Cameron Munster to miss entire Origin series
Scans have confirmed the Storm superstar will join Nathan Cleary, Tom Trbojevic and Tino Fa’asuamaleaui on the sidelines for the showpiece series.
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Footy’s great science experiment: Why Saints’ woes are not Max King’s fault
Max and Ben King might be identical twins, but the teams they play for look to be heading in opposite directions.
