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Victorian Parliament
Premier to be transferred to Alfred trauma unit after ‘nasty fall’
Daniel Andrews, who broke several ribs and damaged vertebrae in a fall at a holiday home on the Mornington Peninsula is to be transferred from a private hospital near Frankston to The Alfred trauma centre.
Opinion
Daniel Andrews
No Andrews at the helm: How would the state government fare?
Strong leaders stamp their mark on a government, so it would be wise for Labor to start succession planning.
Shaun Carney
Columnist for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
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National security
Confined alone in a two-by-two metre box, Kylie Moore-Gilbert nearly broke
In her first criticism of the government’s approach to freeing her from detention in Iran, the Australian academic says there’s ‘no way’ she would have got 10 years’ jail if her ordeal had been made public.
PM’s office called lawyer to thank him for advising Christian Porter over rape allegation
The involvement of prominent law firm MinterEllison in advising Attorney-General Christian Porter has caused deep divisions and has potentially damaging financial consequences.
Fear of flu resurgence drives call for under-70s to get early shot
Australians aged under 70 are being urged to get their flu shot as soon as it is available, while older people should wait until after they receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Analysis
Analysis
The entirely avoidable tragedy of COVID-19 vaccines and pregnant women
Because they were excluded from clinical trials, we cannot know with certainty if vaccines are safe and effective for mothers to be.
Breaking
Royal family
The British royals are not racist, Meghan’s father Thomas says
Thomas Markle said he did not think the British royal family was racist after the Duchess of Sussex accused a royal family member of expressing concerns about her child’s skin tone.
Oprah interview ‘disappointing’ but won’t harm monarchy, royalists say
The reign of the Queen and her heirs is too secure for Harry and Meghan’s allegations to affect them, say Victorian admirers of the monarchy.
As Meghan and Prince Harry fled, they found an unlikely saviour
‘Who’s playing Tyler Perry in The Crown season 8?’ one person asked on Twitter.
‘The devil’s trumpet’: When the synth geek met the Town Hall’s grand organ
Ehsan Gelsi, composer and collector of retro synthesisers, was given the chance to compose for Melbourne Town Hall’s massive pipe organ.
Out with the wear-once meringue dress, in with modern bridal fashion
Last year, an estimated 15 million weddings were postponed globally prompting many women to embrace smaller ceremonies and look to the runway for bridal style inspiration.
Greensill collapse sparks Australia contagion fears as unions eye steel jobs
There are concerns thousands of local steel jobs could be at risk due to the collapse of financing firm Greensill.
Exclusive
Mining
Rio investors push for more indigenous engagement amid Apache struggle
Rio Tinto investors are raising concerns about a mine project on sacred Native American land and want the miner to improve engagement with indigenous groups across its global operations.
Opinion
Opinion
Rio’s new ‘woke’ boss has another culturally sensitive issue on his plate
The aftershock of the Juukan Gorge blasts is being felt in the US where indigenous Apaches are fighting a potential Rio and BHP giant copper project.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Another case in quarantine, no new local COVID cases for 11th straight day
Victoria has recorded no new local coronavirus cases for the 11th day in a row. One case was found in hotel quarantine.
Exclusive
‘Absolutely genuine field epidemiologist’: Meet Australia’s pandemic whisperer
Kamalini Lokuge is not a household name. But thanks in part to her work tracking and halting Ebola outbreaks in Africa, she has been a crucial figure in Australia’s pandemic response.
Local
‘A great man’: Kokoda Track veteran dies at 100
Alan Moore was the sole surviving officer of his 39th battalion, which fought to prevent Japanese forces from capturing Port Moresby during World War II.
Breaking
Crime
Woman, 45, charged with murder over death of 87-year-old Coburg man
Danielle Lee Birchall, from Kurunjang, was arrested and charged with murder on Tuesday, two weeks after police pleaded for information from the public over the attack.
Drone handed in does not belong to missing camper, police say
The drone was handed into East Gippsland police station several days after police renewed an appeal for information about missing pair Russell Hill and Carol Clay.
‘They’re everywhere’: Fire-ravaged Mallacoota now plagued by wasps
A year after Mallacoota was almost destroyed by bushfire, the East Gippsland holiday hotspot is dealing with a completely different menace.
‘Just devastating really’: Hope a broken mental health system will be fixed
Mary Pershall, whose mentally ill daughter killed her elderly housemate, hopes the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System will fix a broken system.
Politics
Peter Costello warns ultra-low rates risk creating the next financial crisis
Future Fund chairman Peter Costello has warned central banks against keeping borrowing costs at record lows for longer than necessary.
Business
Vocus boss expects $3.5b Macquarie-led takeover will strengthen telco’s hand
Vocus boss Kevin Russell says the telco will be better placed to win a bigger slice of the market under private ownership, as it puts a planned New Zealand IPO on ice.
World
United in silence: Queen ignores brickbats thrown by Meghan and Harry
After all three palaces - home to the Windsors, the Waleses and the Cambridges, were updated on the Sussexes interview, the royal family said nothing.
Opinion
One way to improve sex ed for kids: provide sex ed for parents too
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Coalition’s concern for rule of law a ‘convenient fig leaf’
Josh Bornstein
Principal, Maurice Blackburn
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Property bydomain
Renovation boom: Lending spikes almost 50 per cent
Not everyone wants to sell into the boom. A growing number of home-owners are choosing to renovate rather than buy into a rising market.
Different ways your home can affect your relationship
Your house provides obvious clues about your taste, but have you considered what it says about your relationship? According to experts, quite a lot.
Life & Culture
Huge ratings for Meghan and Harry’s tell-all interview
Network Ten’s aquisition of Oprah Winfrey’s exclusive interview with Prince Harry and Meghan has paid off delivering a bumper audience.
Sport
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AFL 2021
Daw a Dee, Blues sign McDonald but Pies to reload in mid-season draft
Majak Daw is officially a Demon but Pies will have a potentially major hand in the mid-season draft after choosing not to top up their list with a pre-season recruit.
‘You feel like this monster of a person’: unguarded moments caught by Amazon’s fly on the wall
The latest Amazon sporting documentary captures the full tension of Richmond’s premiership season, and of coach Damien Hardwick’s agitation, and the human side of some of the AFL’s biggest stars.
We’re no longer the AFL’s ‘Cinderella’ club: top Tiger
Richmond president Peggy O’Neal says she understands why people might be out to get the club now that they are no longer the league’s “Cinderella.”
Analysis
AFL 2021
What we learnt from the AFL pre-season
The new “stand” rule, who benefits most from longer quarters being back and more: we run the rule over the AFL pre-season.
Important hitout for Betts as he strives for round one spot
Carlton star Eddie Betts will be pushing to play in round one, but he wants others to fight him for that spot.
Helmet for former A-League keeper of the year
When Filip Kurto recovers from a fourth concussion in three seasons, his club will make him don a helmet as protection.
Zac Williams to miss season-opener after appeal fails
High-priced recruit Zac Williams will not make his season debut in Carlton colours after his tribunal appeal failed.
Have Your Say
AFL injury list: Where your club sits as round one approaches
The Community Series delivered injury carnage, and plenty of stars are now racing the clock to be fit for round one.
