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Missing person
Authorities seek charges after bodies found where Australians went missing
Australian brothers Callum and Jake Robinson and US national Jack Carter Rhoad were last seen on April 27, according to Mexican authorities.
Queensland MP alleges she was drugged, sexually assaulted
The assistant health minister said hospital tests confirmed the presence of drugs, which had impacted her significantly.
Exclusive
Jones investigation
Fresh assault allegations emerge as Alan Jones attends schoolboy reunion
As the broadcaster spent Friday celebrating a premiership win 50 years ago with former players, more men detail fresh allegations that Jones indecently assaulted or groped them.
The Melbourne online super reviewers who rate *everything*
Staff at the JB Hi-Fi outlet were friendly and the wait was short. But the potato and gravy at KFC was a bit watery and had to be replaced.
Investors beat first home buyers for $1.37m South Melbourne terrace
The home was the subject of a long, drawn-out auction as investors and first home buyers used $500 bids to try to win the home.
Opinion
Political leadership
Keating’s apprentice is painting a vastly different portrait of Australia
If Jim Chalmers can deliver on his big picture, Australia will win on a global scale. If not, the title of Christopher Malouf’s Archibald Prize portrait will be vindicated.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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AFL 2024
Swans gain upper hand over Giants as McCartin, Green are subbed out
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions from AFL Saturday.
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Loading‘They all want to play for the Matildas’: Inside soccer’s grassroots boom
Female participation in soccer is on the rise after the Matildas’ stunning run in last year’s Women’s World Cup, and benefits are flowing to the A-League Women.
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Super Rugby
Rebels coach reveals staff have one pay cheque to go after club wins survival vote
A private equity-backed consortium won a vote on their plan to save the debt-laden Super Rugby club, as players, staff and the coach struggle with the impact.
Beauty queen assassinated after octopus ceviche led killers to restaurant
Police are investigating the daylight shooting of 23-year-old Landy Parraga amid media speculation the hit was ordered over an affair with a drug lord.
Canadian police charge three with murder of Sikh leader, probe links to Indian government
The Canadian prime minister previously cited evidence of India’s involvement in the death of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, prompting a diplomatic crisis with New Delhi.
Locks, chains, diversions: How Columbia students seized Hamilton Hall
Armed with a microwave, a kettle and sleeping bags, the protesters who occupied a building at the prestigious university seemed to be ready to stay a while.
Exclusive
Aviation
‘Not for the faint-hearted’: Jetstar boss on the high-stakes battle for Australia’s skies
There’s a cruel irony to Australia’s newest low-cost airline scrambling to get out of voluntary administration while the country’s oldest celebrates its 20th birthday.
Farmers of the sea want more rope to strengthen mussel industry
Mussel farmers say their local shellfish is a superfood and among the best in the world, but they need more space to help their crops grow.
Review
Armadale
A little Japanese, a little French but a lot to love at this Armadale passion project
Don’t be deterred by the words “fusion food”. At this High Street newcomer, two cuisines meld with sensitivity and purpose.
When Joey lost a leg, others wrapped him in cotton wool. Not Adam
Plasterer Joey Fry’s bout of depression in 2019 led to a life-changing event. His mate, plastering business owner Adam Sorrenson, has helped him heal.
When a TV show on a real-life story covers big ideas, do small glitches matter?
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
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Suzie Miller on why UK police are required to watch her Broadway show
The award-winning playwright is not only changing lives, she’s changing the law.
When Joey lost a leg, others wrapped him in cotton wool. Not Adam
Plasterer Joey Fry’s bout of depression in 2019 led to a life-changing event. His mate, plastering business owner Adam Sorrenson, has helped him heal.
Victoria
The suburb trying to avoid the fate of Docklands as towers shoot up
North Melbourne has long been gentrified, and its mixed-income residents have always co-existed, but a windfall of government and private investment could change that.
Women aren’t just dying, they’re being deliberately injured, too
The only nurse working at a family violence crisis centre has noticed a horrendous trend.
Exclusive
Cybersecurity
Government entities also impacted by mass hack that exposed victims of family violence, sex assault
The National Cybersecurity Co-ordinator says other government agencies have been hit in the cyberattack.
Young girl’s brave act trying to save mum from fatal stabbing
A 10-year-old repeatedly disarmed bodybuilder Sven Lindemann as he dragged her mother through the house, stabbing her in a jealous rage.
Analysis
Indigenous
How Indigenous people got zilch from a billion-dollar mining bonanza
The ‘stark reality’ of economic exclusion imposed on Victoria’s First Peoples has been laid bare in evidence presented to the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
AFL
‘One of the great finishes’: The Daicos moment that’s on repeat at the Pies
Craig McRae could not even wait until he got home to watch Nick Daicos’ match-winner again.
Updated
AFL blocks move to induct Carey as NSW hall of fame legend
League boss Andrew Dillon personally told Carey on Friday morning, saying it would be inappropriate for him to receive such an honour at a time when the AFL was taking a stance honouring victims of violence against women.
Politics
The spare-bedroom solution to the housing crisis
Australia’s housing crisis will worsen in coming years. Independent MP Allegra Spender has a simple plan to help fix it.
Business
It introduced Ozempic to the world. Now it must remake itself
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk has eclipsed French luxury group LVMH to become Europe’s most valuable company – thanks to demand for diabetes and weight-loss drugs.
World
Longtime Trump confidant recounts fear in 2016 campaign over Access Hollywood tape
Once one of Trump’s closest advisers, Hope Hicks provided a window into the chaotic fallout over the tape’s release at the former president’s hush money trial.
Opinion
The AFL’s ‘call to arms’ is a step forward. Shame about the steps backwards
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
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Property
‘Like starting again’: Melbourne upsizers priced out of the market
The cost of buying a house is nearly double that of a unit, making it much harder than a generation ago to move on from a first home.
They bought a beach house for $13.5m. They just sold it for almost double
The society couple bought the glamorous beachfront villa for about $13.5 million four years ago and did a cosmetic renovation.
Good Food
Lifestyle
‘Forever chemicals’ are everywhere. Here’s how to avoid them
We are stuck with forever chemicals. So, what can we do about them?
Opinion
Comedy
Eight pressing questions I’ve left unanswered for decades
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and columnist
Culture
Ruining the ‘aha’ moment: Why movie trailers give too much away
Why watch the movie if the trailer has already shown you every twist, stunt and gag? It turns out we might be to blame.
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Live
AFL 2024
AFL 2024 round eight LIVE updates: Swans gain upper hand over Giants as McCartin, Green are subbed out
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions from AFL Saturday.
‘One of the great finishes’: The Daicos moment that’s on repeat at the Pies
Craig McRae could not even wait until he got home to watch Nick Daicos’ match-winner again.
‘A little bit of magic’: Marsh’s X-factor and how Cummins helped mould Australia’s new T20 skipper
The bond between Mitch Marsh and Pat Cummins is a key plank of the recent success of the Australian side, underlining how the environment built by the Test captain has enabled the likes of Marsh and others to find their best, after years of inconsistency.
Analysis
AFL 2024
If McKay and Curnow don’t get you, Daicos will
Carlton’s forward line titans threatened early and late, but it was Nick Daicos who stood tallest when it mattered most.
Is Gawn the GOAT? Mighty Max’s season is making the case
Melbourne captain Max Gawn is in such scintillating form that he is on track to make history this season.
Updated
AFL 2024
AFL blocks move to induct Carey as NSW hall of fame legend
League boss Andrew Dillon delivered the news personally to Carey on Friday morning in a phone call, saying it would be inappropriate for him to receive such an honour at a time when the AFL was taking a stance honouring victims of violence against women.
‘They all want to play for the Matildas’: Inside soccer’s grassroots boom
Female participation in soccer is on the rise after the Matildas’ stunning run in last year’s Women’s World Cup, and benefits are flowing to the A-League Women.
Have Your Say
‘Under massive stress’: Rebels coach reveals staff have one pay cheque to go after club wins survival vote
A private equity-backed consortium won a vote on their plan to save the debt-laden Super Rugby club, as players, staff and the coach struggle with the impact.
