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Building Bad
What about the utes and jet-skis? Construction company donor’s spray
As the premier faced a feisty press conference, a donor company under scrutiny has made startling allegations of corruption.
Breaking
Political leadership
Hume, Wilson to lead Taylor’s economic team, Paterson set for move to defence
Taylor is expected to reveal his frontbench on Tuesday afternoon, four days after toppling Opposition Leader Sussan Ley.
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Private banking
Furious judge ordered Westpac CEO to court after bank’s ‘indefensible’ act
A woman who fell $44.11 short on her mortgage has successfully sued the bank to remove adverse credit information about her.
PM says he has ‘no sympathy’ for ISIS brides seeking to return to Australia
The prime minister’s position seems to conflict with statements of a camp governor who told a journalist in Syria that Australia had issued passports.
‘Take shelter now’: Bushfire threatens central Victorian towns
An out-of-control bushfire is threatening lives in three central Victorian towns, as emergency services warn locals that it is too late to leave.
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AFLW
Country football official resigns after vulgar social media posts
The vice-president of a country football league at the centre of a bitter dispute with the Kyneton Women’s Football Club has resigned.
The teams they are a changin’: Which recruits will make the cut at your club?
Whether it be recruits, rookies, or both, every club has fresh talent to inject. Some, such as Carlton and St Kilda, could have a quarter of their line-up for opening round making their club debut.
Robert Duvall’s six best roles: difficult to capture, impossible to ignore
The quiet titan of cinema stole Apocalypse Now in 15 minutes and broke hearts without a word in To Kill a Mockingbird. These are his six greatest performances.
‘Arc de Trump’? The 20 most over-the-top buildings ever constructed
The US president’s proposed monument would join a long and rapidly growing list of structures we could probably do without.
Margot Robbie dances her way to box office highs with Wuthering Heights
Video has emerged of the star channelling Kate Bush while imitating her Wuthering Heights dance moves on set, as the film enjoys a box office triumph.
Review
Rosebud
‘A true revelation’: Why you should book this peninsula destination diner in an old theatre
At Orson, you pay for the number of courses that suits you, and the value gets better as you get greedier.
‘Significant hostility’: Scale of racism on university campuses revealed
Racism is “pervasive” across the country’s 43 universities and has worsened with “external events”.
‘Down Down’ was about the vibe, not specific discounts, Coles claims in court
The supermarket is attempting to emphasise the importance of outside forces in price-change decisions.
‘She always hoped for a better life’: Indigenous mother found dead in Melbourne’s east
A man has been arrested in relation to the death of Belinda Nicholls, after her body was found at a house in Bayswater.
A ski-jumper was embarrassed by his performance. So a plastic surgeon made an injection
An Italian penoplasty specialist has revealed he injected hyaluronic acid into a ski jumper’s penis last month, dragging the conspiracy back into the Olympic spotlight.
The no-no in photos and where this retail boss drew the line in office attire
Launa Inman, formerly chief of Target, Officeworks and Billabong, is bringing her business acumen to the festival.
Analysis
EU
Trump pushing hard to keep his best friend in Europe in place
Hungary’s right-wing populist prime minister has long been a thorn in the side of the European Union – and he could also be a sign of things to come.
shorts
Opinion
Milano Cortina 2026
This tiny, shiny Olympic obsession is killing the fun for athletes
It’s not about the pins, it’s about the trading. But overbearing fans, volunteers, officials and security guards – and even police – are killing the fun for athletes.
Vince Rugari
Reporter
‘Not ideal’: Livigno lies low as heavy snowfall disrupts Olympic events
Uno and Monopoly Go were on the cards for Australia’s Olympic aerial skiers, after heavy snowfall affected practice and forced other events to reshuffle.
The 0.77-second gap ‘Bobsled Bree’ needs to make up to reach the podium
Bree Walker will need to shake off her first run and lay it all on the line for the third and fourth on Monday if she wants to reach the podium at the 2026 Olympics.
‘I would love to be a Weet-Bix kid’: What’s next for Australia’s latest Olympic gold medallists?
What happens when you win your first Olympic gold medal? Josie Baff and Cooper Woods would love to explain, but they’re still trying to figure it out themselves.
Victoria
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Building Bad
Big Build’s dirty money: How gangland, bikie-linked firms funded Labor
Records show a collection of companies now under scrutiny, some from law enforcement, helped fund Labor’s 2022 election victory.
20,000kg of mushrooms, 1000kg of pork but lobster still a centrepiece for Year of the Horse celebrations
The energy’s frenetic, and family and tradition are at the heart of festivities for Chinese New Year.
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Workplace
Almost 99% of workers in this occupation are part-time. And schoolkids love them
Stark differences in employment trends have emerged throughout Melbourne. Check out our interactive map for the breakdown of full-time and part-time workers living in your area.
The criminal masterstroke that created Australia’s biggest illegal monopoly
Just before his 40th birthday, Kaz Hamad traded the shadows for a global corporation. Now, he exerts a white-knuckle grip over the illicit tobacco market. This is the story of how he did it.
Jumps racing cost taxpayers $1.8m more than it returned
The Animal Justice Party has ramped up its campaign to end jumps racing in Victoria with a new analysis finding the sport cost taxpayers $1.8 million more than it generated in gambling revenue.
Politics
Analysis
Resolve Political Monitor
Spending cuts? Voters point their fingers at everyone bar themselves
Australians agree the government needs to cut spending. But a new poll confirms most of us want other people to feel the fiscal pain.
Business
BHP cashes in on ‘metal of the future’
BHP’s half-year profit surges to $8 billion as high global demand for copper pays off for the mining giant.
World
Aliens are real, Obama says, as Washington shrugs
While the former president’s off-the-cuff comments to a podcast generated the usual social media heat, they reflect a growing consensus belief in the paranormal.
Opinion
Allies seek cover as Trump folds away the nuclear umbrella
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Property
Forget giving your kids money, first home buyers are getting a $75k windfall
In place of the bank of mum and dad or gifting grandparents, first home buyers could leave the rental market sooner with government help.
Four investors fight for $2,025,000 Malvern East home
An investor with development hopes beat a man who had only seen the three-bedroom property near Chadstone earlier that day.
Good Food
Lifestyle
I was sceptical of ear seeding. Then I tried it
Ear seeds are all over TikTok right now, and Mecca just opened a clinic dedicated to the practice but they’re still often met with scepticism. So, I put them to the test to see if the hype is justified.
Culture
Green beer, bleach and a cryptic message – the signs of Gisèle Pelicot’s abuse she saw too late
The French sexual abuse survivor has written a frank and fearless account of the assaults she endured and her decision to speak out.
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AFLW
Country football official resigns after vulgar social media posts
The vice-president of the Riddell District Football Netball League resigned on Monday after The Age sent the league a series of questions about comments Power had left on the Instagram page of the women’s club that has been fighting for the right to play.
The teams they are a changin’: Which recruits will make the cut at your club?
Whether it be recruits, rookies, or both, every club has fresh talent to inject. Some, such as Carlton and St Kilda, could have a quarter of their line-up for opening round making their club debut.
Penis-gate is real: Plastic surgeon reveals he injected ski-jumper
An Italian penoplasty specialist has revealed he injected hyaluronic acid into a ski jumper’s penis last month, dragging the conspiracy back into the Olympic spotlight.
Analysis
Australian cricket
Australia are on the brink of a humiliating World Cup exit. They deserve it
Sri Lanka beat Australia by eight wickets, leaving their opponents on the brink of a humiliating early exit.
Seven to unveil third night of Agenda Setters, with a new panellist
If you thought keeping up with the footy shows on TV was a full-time job last season, here’s another one.
‘Bobsled Bree’ was one of Australia’s medal hopes. This is what she said after finishing eighth
Bree Walker came to these Winter Olympics as the world’s second-ranked woman in the monobob, with exceptional form and confident in her prospects. But the elite competitors Walker faced found a gear for the Olympics, and she didn’t.
Opinion
Collingwood Magpies
‘Second born’ Nick Daicos is judged to a different standard than others
Collingwood star Nick Daicos is having a remarkable run of being the bridesmaid not the bride after runner-up placings in award after award.
Peter Ryan
Sports reporter
Have Your Say
Origin is back, but who picks up the tab when a superstar goes down?
The State of Origin was not terrible. It was actually good. It was not NRL Origin-good, but that was never going to be the outcome. Still, it was entertaining.
