This sprawling celebration of all things abnormal is a wild ride

Yumi Umiumare’s distinctive antipodean take on the art of Butoh combines avant garde cabaret, queer performance art, punk theatrics and a kind of gritty burlesque.

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NSW’s Origin hopes suffer blow with Crichton, Radley facing bans

The NRL levelled 15 charges from Saturday’s games and two Roosters in Brad Fittler’s plans for NSW’s Origin campaign were on the list.

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WA’s top public health officials to face national watchdog in the wake of Aishwarya’s death

Two of Western Australia’s most senior health executives will be referred to the national medical watchdog for an inquiry over the death of seven-year-old Aishwarya Aswath.

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King Lear, ultimate in narcissistic male leaders, played by a woman

Evelyn Krape joins the ranks of women playing the ultimate tragic role, King Lear, and there’s never been a better time to put regal toxic masculinity on stage.

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Is Super Rugby Trans-Tasman finished before it started?

The Australian sides are in danger of becoming rugby’s version of the Washington Generals, the team set up to give the Harlem Globetrotters someone to beat.

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‘Unacceptable’: Ratten to swing axe at St Kilda

Coach Brett Ratten says St Kilda have “some players in pretty good form in the reserves” and he told his senior players so after their thrashing at the hands of the Bulldogs.

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The sound of silence: General Motors to convince Australians to embrace electric vehicles

The company that popularised the muscle car is betting billions its EVs can win the hearts of Australian sceptics with a mix of performance, speed and silence

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Queenslander of the Year, decorated cop to run for LNP in Stretton byelection

Jim Bellos will vie for the southern Brisbane seat after Labor MP Duncan Pegg resigned to battle cancer.

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Twenty die in China cross-country race hit by extreme weather

At least 20 people running a mountain marathon cross-country race have died in north-western China after hail, freezing rain and gale winds hit the high-altitude track.

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Two bad Mickelson swings leave PGA Championship up for grabs

Phil Mickelson had an iron grip on the PGA Championship until two bad swings changed the entire complexion of the tournament

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Photos appear to show missing princess at Dubai shopping mall

A photograph of Princess Latifa,the missing daughter of the ruler of Dubai, has surfaced online, following calls from the UN for Dubai to prove the princess was alive.

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‘An unguided missile’: Was BBC interview really to blame for Diana’s downfall?

Would things really might have turned out differently had the late Princess of Wales not given that tell-all “interview of the century” with the BBC?

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Police to enforce mask-wearing on public transport

Police are launching a blitz on public transport to enforce the wearing of masks, as nearly half of Melbourne’s commuters now leave them off or wear them incorrectly.

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‘It’s not the jockey, it’s the horse’: Barilaro weighs in on Labor woes

Deputy Premier John Barilaro says Labor’s problems go beyond Labor leader Jodi McKay.

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UK journalist at centre of Diana storm denies link to her death

Martin Bashir, the former BBC journalist found to have deceived Princess Diana in order to secure an explosive interview with her in 1995 has denied he was responsible for a chain of events that led to her death.

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Ricciardo left ‘confused’ in 12th as home hero Leclerc crashes to pole in Monaco

Daniel Ricciardo says he is more confused than frustrated at being a second off the pace in Monaco and qualifying 12th as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position at his home grand prix after crashing in the dying seconds.

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No passengers turned away as second India COVID flight lands in Australia

A second repatriation flight from Delhi has arrived in Darwin after all passengers returned negative COVID-19 tests prior to departure.

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Mallrat needs to go up a level for live show

A charming, relatable performance from the Brisbane singer-songwriter didn’t make up for a lack of spontaneity.

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Che spettacolo! Italy wins Eurovision 2021

Finishing with a dramatic four-way race between Italy, France, Switzerland and Malta, Italy’s lead at this year’s Eurovision proved unassailable.

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Woman stabbed in neck at unit block before collapsing on footpath

The 29-year-old was declared dead in a Queensland hospital after being stabbed with a hunting knife.

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First Nations’ voices must lead on the path to equity

Indigenous people have not created the space in which the community we love is reduced to stereotypes of deficit, disadvantage and dysfunction. That space has been created for us over 230 years.It must change.

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Residents flee as volcano erupts near Congolese city of Goma

Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo has erupted for the first time in nearly two decades, turning the night sky a fiery red and sending lava onto a major highway as panicked residents tried to flee Goma, a city of nearly 2 million.

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The Age photos of the week, May 23, 2021

The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

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Congressman says war over Taiwan possible within six years

Republican congressman Mike Gallagher says he fears the Chinese Communist Party sees a moment of “strategic opportunity” to assert its dominance in Taiwan.

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France gives all 18-year-olds cash to spend on culture, even video games

On TikTok, President Emmanuel tells youths to use the app on anything cultural, including digital platforms...as long as they’re French

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New Netflix film to chart Jessica Watson’s round-the-world sailing odyssey

The streaming service and Screen Queensland will bring Australian sailor Jessica Watson’s adventures in 12-metre sea swells to the screen.

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Prince William is quietly winning the battle of the royal brothers

The Wales brothers’ responses to Bashir revelations are as different as they are as people - but we knew they would be.

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Swipe right! White House joins dating game to encourage vaccination

One of the dating sites reported that people who display their vaccination status were 14 per cent more likely to get a match.

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‘I am loving life’: Sydney FC star’s rise from the bench to record books

The only thing Andrew Redmayne deflects quicker than shots is praise. He set a new club record for clean sheets but won’t be happy unless his team wins.

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AFL 2021 LIVE updates: Carlton brace for must-win clash with lowly Hawks, Cats host Suns in Geelong

AFL Saturday sees five big games starting with the Blues and Hawks in Melbourne.

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AFL round 10 ins and outs and expert tips

Thursday night AFL teams are back! How the experts tipped for round 10, and all the ins and outs as they drop across the weekend.

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Life after the pandemic: will we meet COVID again?

“It won’t be a big wave that shuts down the hospital for three months,” says Professor Nancy Baxter. “But it doesn’t mean that you won’t get cases.”

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After repeated tries, Pentagon chief unable to talk to Chinese military leaders

Relations between China and the United States have grown increasingly tense, with the world’s two largest economies clashing over everything from Taiwan and China’s human rights record.

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From the Archives, 2008: Goodes kicks eight to help Swans foil Dockers

The Dockers recovered from a 13-point three-quarter-time deficit to lead the Swans with only two minutes left to play. But Sydney stole the win through Barry Hall in the dying stages, strengthening its grip on the top four. Adam Goodes was colossal with an eight-goal haul, while Jude Bolton earned the three Brownlow votes.

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Driver on the run after crashing car and injuring passenger in Dubbo

Police are searching for a driver who allegedly crashed a car and injured a female passenger before fleeing.

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At the age of 50, Mickelson on track to become golf’s oldest major winner

At a time when most professionals have moved into semi-retirement on the senior tour, Phil Mickelson is closing in on a piece of history.

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Gladys Berejiklian has her eye on history at Upper Hunter byelection

The NSW Premier made an 11th-hour pitch to voters in Muswellbrook on Saturday morning, urging them to support the Nationals’ candidate Dave Layzell.

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Catalans Dragons consider legal action that could halt Folau’s comeback plans

The Super League club believes Israel Folau is still contracted to them in a fresh impediment to his ambition of playing for the Southport Tigers.

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Victims of BBC smear campaign demand more than ‘generic apology’ over Diana interview scandal

The first colleague to confront Martin Bashir over the famous TV tell-all says the BBC should offer more than a “generic apology”.

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‘Got to get our troops back and start a run’: Tigers desperate for a kickstart

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick has been here before: five wins from 10 is not an ideal position from which to mount a premiership defence.

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More Virgin Australia flight delays expected as system recovers from outage

Virgin Australia passengers should expect further flight delays on Saturday as the network continues to feel the effects of a major outage that hit airlines around the world on Friday night.

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‘These people are properties’: The plight of Warrnambool’s Chinese meat workers

The inside story on the lucrative trade in foreign workers who pay recruiters as much as $70,000 for a job in an Australian abattoir in the hope of a new life

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Neil Mitchell on Doyle, Dan and the daunting prospect of life after radio

At 69, Melbourne’s talkback king has just re-signed for another two years on air. He has almost as many detractors as fans, so what keeps him going?

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In the news: Pat Cummins

Handsome, affable and generous, Pat Cummins backs it up with the ball and is on track to end up in the all-time great category of Aussie fast bowlers.

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The last night of Lewis Caine

Evangelos Goussis was convicted of the 2004 murder of Lewis Caine. That he didn’t do it is one of Melbourne’s worst-kept gangland secrets.

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Woman dies following suspected stabbing in north Qld

A crime scene was declared at the property and police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.

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Princess Diana, the dodgy reporter, a mystery burglary and a BBC cover-up

The scoop of the decade has its own dark story, including a cover-up by the world’s most revered public broadcaster.

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Influential special educator in Victoria

Desmond Pickering, who played a key role in the development of special education in Victoria in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, had died aged 82.

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Opening round of Trans-Tasman showed why Michael Hooper debate is ridiculous

Speculation about alternative options for Wallabies captain has to be based on Hooper’s place in the team being under threat. It is not.

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Huawei? No way! Why Australia banned the world’s biggest telecoms firm

Upgrading Australia’s communications network meant our national security experts had to get to grips with tech titan Huawei’s ties to the Chinese government. A ban would infuriate Chinese leaders. The alternative was worse.

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After a shoddy burial, the Sandpaper Zombie-pocalypse is back. And England will be overjoyed.

Unless the participants sit down and tell all, the stench of sandpapergate will never go away. Can the Ashes be motivation to finally address it honestly?

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An Olympics during a pandemic: an indulgence or morale-booster?

Two of our experts take different views on the whether the Tokyo Games, already delayed by a year, should take place in a global pandemic.

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Zara turns to sustainable beauty – but will it be enough to redeem itself?

The retail giant is entering the market with a refillable range. But can a fast fashion brand, lambasted for helping erode the planet, turn over a new leaf?

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Fierce and loud: Female athletes have found their voice

Increasingly, women’s off-field presence is being assertive about addressing challenges within their sport, and injustices outside their sport, and social media is helping them use it.

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Gothic gore and supernatural silliness in Resident Evil Village

Resident Evil Village is an anthology of terrifying puzzle rooms and monstrous battles, tied together by a story that does its best to raise the series’ high watermark for morbid absurdity.

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Damon Herriman couldn’t get a role. Then Paris Hilton came along

He’s now everyone’s go-to character at home and abroad, but it took a schlocky horror movie starring a US reality TV star, to give the actor his big US break.

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Don’t fear the taper: The Fed will dominate bond market for years

Investors fretting about when the Federal Reserve will scale back its bond purchases may be missing the bigger picture: Its more than $6 trillion stockpile will make it a major force for years to come.

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Panic attacks, Diana’s tears: Prince Harry recalls royal life in Oprah series

In a new TV series, the 36-year-old prince talks mental health, grief and his memories of his mother with America’s confessor-in-chief Oprah Winfrey

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Tokyo hopeful gunning for last spot on Australian team after success in US

Runner Ollie Hoare is like an indie band that is bigger overseas than at home but this weekend he’ll compete in England in an effort to wear the green and gold at the upcoming Olympic Games.

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‘No regrets in life’: Folau signs with Clive Palmer-backed rugby league team

Palmer, a patron of the Southport Tigers, said he would back Israel Folau from a legal and financial standpoint should there be any impediment to his return.

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Great commodities boom of 2021 hits ‘healthy pause’ amid wider selloff

One of the biggest commodities booms in decades isn’t likely done yet -- it’s just taking a breather.

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US blocks made-in-China syringes over risk of detaching in patients’ arms

The FDA issued an import alert on April 30, to prevent the syringe and needle configurations from entering the United States.  

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Matthew Pavlich: Mental health battles don’t discriminate as young players in pressure cooker

Young AFL players are earning more money than ever before, and the unintended consequence of all of this extra money and added pressure is a mental burden many aren’t ready for.

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When the diagnosis is terminal, would you prefer hope or cold, hard facts?

Journalist Fenella Souter and oncologist Professor Fran Boyle look at how doctors talk to their patients about death and dying, ways to break the bad news and what needs to change.

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Sheriff raids Belle Gibson’s house a second time to recoup fine

A court-ordered sheriff has raided cancer conwoman Belle Gibson’s Northcote house a second time in an attempt to recover an unpaid fine she received for falsely claiming she cured herself of brain cancer.

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Best of cartoons, May 21, 2021

The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

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After verification freeze, Twitter reopens applications for blue tick

The social media company paused public submissions in 2017 amid criticism that its verification program was arbitrary and confusing.

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Kogan slices profit forecasts after inventory, shipping issues

A slew of supply chain problems and piles of excess stock has prompted online retail giant Kogan to axe its earnings predictions for the current financial year.

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The future of the Australian job market

The pandemic has brought both change and clarity around work practices, with businesses better understanding how offsite work fits with future plans.

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More than ever, the right office is imperative for workers

As people start returning to the office, creating the right environment is imperative. Simply coming up with a glass-curtain-walled office, surrounded by other generic offices, won’t bring in the tenants.

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US biotech Novavax could make COVID vaccine onshore in Australia

The company behind Australia’s third major coronavirus vaccine candidate says it would be happy to set up shop in Australia, just like its competitor Moderna.

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Victorian budget 2021 LIVE updates: Treasurer Tim Pallas reveals state budget

The Treasurer’s seventh budget is expected to reveal property tax hikes as well as new spending on education, transport and health.

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CAS set for key pre-Olympic hearings as Sun, Jack fight for careers

Sun Yang and Shayna Jack will both appear before CAS ahead of the Tokyo Games as the banned swimmers face a final battle to save their careers.

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Harry McKay fine to play despite shoulder injury

Carlton forward Harry McKay will continue to play despite a shoulder injury, which coach David Teague says is a common one that many players push through each week.

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China, the Fed and a threat of regulation roil financial markets

Cryptocurrencies plunged and stocks and bonds were volatile after China announced a crypto crackdown, US lawmakers threatened to regulate the sector and the Fed hinted at discussions of a tapering of its quantitative easing.

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Crisis in Israel ends Joe Biden’s White House honeymoon

Biden came into office without any grand plans to reshape the Middle East. His main focus has been on strategic competition with China. But presidents do not get to choose which events they must respond to. 

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Virgin Australia boss walks back ‘some may die’ comment

Virgin CEO Jayne Hrdlicka says her comments hurt people and she wishes she had made her point differently.

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‘You can’t escape it’: Cummins defies keyboard warriors to set new refs mark

Ben Cummins will surpass Bill Harrigan as the NRL’s most capped referee on Friday night. It’s a record he wouldn’t have set had he not abandoned social media.

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British sailor quarantined for two days after yacht started sinking off NSW

The 40-year-old man was collected by a private hire vehicle and travelled to Sydney’s international airport where he took a flight to Singapore.

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Level of malware on Mac unacceptable, says Apple VP in Epic trial

In explaining why Apple should not open up the iPhone and iPad to rival app stores, Craig Federighi pointed to the comparative insecurity of Mac computers.

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Fifty shades of beige, but women of colour left out

Shopping for make-up as a woman of colour is an exercise in frustration - and exclusion.

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Mother took more than $100K of drugs to son in Qld prison

Noelene Katrina Francis, 60, pleaded guilty to supplying dangerous drugs, worth between $119,000 and $190,000, when she visited a Queensland prison.

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There’s a safe way to let schoolboys carry religious daggers

Religious freedom is a fundamental human right, though it does not trump the right to life or safety. The Sikh ceremonial knife, however, can be made safe for schoolboys to carry.

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I love being the King of Garbage Strategy: but do I need counselling?

I’m happy for the bin to be half-empty but only once our house is truly rubbish-free. Some religions have purification rituals. This is mine.

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100 years of the Archibald Prize

Australia's oldest and best known portrait prize - The Archibald - 100 years old this year.

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Everything you need to know about the 2021 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island

Golf’s second major of the year gets under way overnight with an eight-strong Australian contingent hitting the course in South Carolina.

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Domain hit by cyber attack, warns users to be careful with rental inquiries

Real-estate listings portal Domain is the latest company to be rocked by a scam.

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Palaszczuk is ‘one’ with Berejiklian on vaccine passports idea

Prime Minister Scott Morrison floated an idea that would allow people who were fully vaccinated to escape local restrictions.

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Best of cartoons, May 20, 2021

The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

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Hoodoo Gurus return to WA with US indie rockers The Dandy Warhols

Australian rock legends head on tour across Australia this December with some very special guests from the US.

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A seat on Bezos’s space rocket is going for $2.8 million and counting

The highest bidder can come along: Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is auctioning off a trip on his space rocket.

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Qantas flags $2b loss, pushes for international travel late this year

Qantas is set to report a loss of more than $2 billion this financial year due to the COVID-19 pandemic but says it has stopped burning cash and started to pay down its debt pile.

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Appen slashes staff, promises more revenue transparency

Appen shares soared after the crowdsourcer announced plans to cut staff numbers as part of a restructure aimed at making it more customer-focused. 

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Forget expensive treatments – be your own eyebrow artist

Many in the brow business promote treatments that add permanence to brows: tattooing, lamination and tinting, but one brow artist swears by just two tools.

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‘Bit rich’: Queensland Premier hits back at PM’s quarantine criticism

Annastacia Palaszczuk suggests the Prime Minister might not be properly briefed as a stoush over a regional quarantine proposal deepens.

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The two extremes of the inflation debate have markets on edge

Financial markets don’t know who to back as debate rages over what is happening with inflation, highlighting how uncertain the global economic outlook is for a post-pandemic world.

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Everyone caught in war deserves respect for their humanity

Laws are meant to protect civilians during war and alleviate their suffering. Australia must ensure both Hamas and Israel are held accountable when they breach them.

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We need to talk about mental health in the workplace

We act to prevent physical injuries in the workplace, but our society tolerates a substantial preventable burden of work-related mental illness.

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Family wants answers following eighth Indigenous death in custody

William ‘Bill’ Patrick Alwyn Haines, who died at the correctional facility on April 27, became the eighth First Nations death in Australian jails since March, four of which have occurred in NSW.

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Pulled from the rubble of her family home, Suzy barely speaks or eats

Riad Ishkontana was buried in the wreckage of his Gaza home with his children, “listening to their voices beneath the rubble”. Suzy is the only survivor.

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Google doubles down on AI and data transparency in new products

Google’s annual I/O keynote reveals Android 12 details, a smartwatch collaboration with Samsung and a futuristic magic mirror along with AI and workplace updates.

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Cynical about celebrities? Pink’s new documentary might change your mind

That Pink reckons she sings better upside down is one of many things you will lean in this new documentary.

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Gabba to host the first Ashes Test this summer

It’s official. The first Test in Australia this December will be in Brisbane as the match dates are announced.

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The two Panthers who will prove more popular than Latrell in Dubbo

Isaah Yeo and Matt Burton are Dubbo royalty and sure to challenge Souths’ returning gun No. 1 Latrell Mitchell for top billing with the locals on Sunday.

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Trainer banned for nine months for swapping drug sample

Warwick Farm trainer David Pfieffer has pleaded guilty to swapping his own drug test with that of a staff member and given a nine-month disqualification.

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Too many Australians are hesitant to get vaccinated. Here’s how we fix it

There are four important ways the Morrison government can tackle COVID-19 vaccination reluctance – one of them is through a mass promotional campaign.

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Get rid of prior opportunity in holding-the-ball decisions: Hardwick

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick believes the game should abolish prior opportunity when assessing whether a player should be deemed to be holding the ball.

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Sandpaper sequel has exposed cracks England can exploit in Ashes

Joe Root will be thinking reopening of old wounds can help his side in the Ashes later this year but the England captain and his troops must not be distracted.

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Elon Musk impostors scammed millions of dollars in cryptocurrency

The proposition was tantalising: Handsome returns awaited investors willing to provide cryptocurrency to Tesla billionaire Elon Musk for a moneymaking venture. It was too good to be true.

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White Rabbit’s latest show Lumen sheds light in dark places

John McDonald examines the latest offerings at White Rabbit Gallery.

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UK secrecy contributed to COVID ‘catastrophe’ says Johnson ex-adviser

Johnson’s former adviser Dominic Cummings tweeted he was willing to sell or disclose secret coronavirus plans that would expose disastrous early decisions.

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‘Coups aren’t good for clubs’: Korda meets rival, and won’t step down

New Collingwood president Mark Korda has warned potential challengers that a coup would not be a good outcome for the club, and has not considered stepping down.

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Your Daily Horoscope for Wednesday, May 19

Free daily horoscope for each star sign from renowned Astrologer Hedy Damari. Forecasts for the day ahead in life, love and career.

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PM says Queensland government silent on Toowoomba quarantine facility cost

Scott Morrison also claimed the Toowoomba community did not support the international quarantine facility proposal.

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Air France uses cooking oil to fly to Canada

Air France flight 342 flew with a 16 per cent mix of sustainable aviation fuel in its fuel tanks, produced in France by Total from used cooking oil.

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Deliveroo loses landmark case as sacked driver ruled an employee

The Fair Work Commission has lashed the ‘callous’ sacking of a driver in a ruling that puts the gig economy’s reliance on “independent contractors” at risk.

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Bancroft responds to Cricket Australia’s call for new information

Cameron Bancroft has responded to Cricket Australia’s invitation to discuss his inflammatory weekend comments about the ball-tampering saga, with the matter now unlikely to escalate.

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WATCH LIVE: WA Premier to face questions over Aishwarya’s hospital report

Premier Mark McGowan is holding a press briefing in Mandurah where he is expected to be further questioned over the internal hospital report on Aishwarya Aswath’s death.

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Charter Hall tops up on long-lease offices in $415m spending spree

The Charter Hall property machine is powering up its long-wale REIT, spending $415.4 million on five properties and announcing an accelerated $250 million equity raising to fund the deals.

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Time for CTE from footy to be recognised as an ‘industrial disease’: expert

Leading neuroscientist Professor Alan Pearce says the posthumous findings of Graham Farmer, Shane Tuck, and Danny Frawley lends weight to an “industrial disease” finding.

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Voters back Morrison’s cautious approach to closed border

Only 9 per cent believe the federal government is being “too pessimistic” in naming mid-2022 as the likely date borders will reopen, despite calls from state and business leaders for a clear road map to ease controls.

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Measure missing from budget that parents really needed

Without some big changes, don’t think you can count on women to be both producers and reproducers for Australia.

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Elon Musk’s tweets highlight the problems with crypto markets

When one man can move a near-trillion dollar market by as much as 20 per cent with a tweet it ought to be a wake-up call for investors, and regulators.

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Massage of teenager’s inner thigh crease ‘just a leg’, defence lawyer tells court

The barrister for a farmer accused of sexual assaults and inappropriate massages has questioned whether the evidence of one complainant even constitutes the charge of sexual touching.

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Bob Dylan is turning 80 – but his best is yet to come

He started making his best records at 55. He’s a quarter-century better than that now.

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Sydney man dies in India after contracting COVID-19

The married father-of-two had returned to India for personal reasons and died in a Delhi hospital at the weekend, his employer says.

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US Supreme Court to consider gutting landmark 1973 Roe v Wade abortion law

By hearing the case in their next term, the conservative-majority bench will look at whether to overturn a central part of the decades-old ruling.

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Premier urges federal government to expedite vaccines for people with disabilities

The NSW government will not step in to help vaccinate people with disabilities after the federal government revealed it had vaccinated fewer than 1000 of this vulnerable group nationally.

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Labor MPs divided on Tony Blair’s suggestion to use right wing methods

The former British prime minister made waves last week when he suggested progressive politics was facing extinction with its “voter-repellent” approach to culture, gender, race and identity.

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Euthanasia laws to be introduced in Queensland next week

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has called for a respectful debate over the laws.

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Bland or chic? Have your say on our Olympic uniforms

When it comes to the clothes Australia’s elite athletes wear to the opening ceremony, it has often been a case of cringe or slightly less cringe. Not this time.

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‘Building trust our top priority,’ says embattled Nuix chairman

The chairman of embattled tech group Nuix, former US ambassador to Australia Jeff Bleich, has conceded the company needs more transparency and governance to reassure investors.

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How effective is eye yoga for ‘anti-ageing’ your vision?

Paul McCartney swears by the growing trend promising brighter, better-rested eyes, a cure for eye strain and, yes, even improved vision in just a few minutes a day.

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Rupert Murdoch playing a high stakes game with bid to buy into FanDuel

There was no sense of bad blood between Rupert Murdoch and Flutter CEO Peter Jackson last December. Behind closed doors, however, a battle of egos was beginning to emerge.

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‘Unnecessarily belligerent’: Victorian gambling watchdog takes aim at Crown board

Victoria’s gambling regulator has criticised Crown Resorts’ directors for signing a “highly inappropriate” advertisement attacking a media exposé on the company.

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Religious knives banned from government schools while urgent review under way

The news comes a day after Education Minister Sarah Mitchell and Attorney-General Mark Speakman said they were urgently reviewing the operation of laws relating to children carrying knives for genuine religious reasons.

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Locations of Brisbane’s third, fourth new green bridges revealed

Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner revealed the construction sites for the two new river crossings on Tuesday morning.

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Canada ‘very concerned’ about Kyrgyzstan’s takeover of Centerra gold mine

A new Kyrgyzstan law allows the government to take control of the company for three months if, as RFERL reports, the company “damages or endangers the local environment”.

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Long working hours a mass killer and COVID could be making it worse

Working long hours is killing hundreds of thousands of people a year in a worsening trend and Australia is part of the region that is worst affected, the World Health Organisation says.

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Stuck in Fortress Australia, the pain of isolation hits home

Like the millions of Australians born overseas, I’m desperate for the border to reopen and international travel to resume.

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China’s not winning its trade war with Australia

China hasn’t been able to hurt the Australian producers of the two big commodities that really matter. If this is a trade war, Australia is winning its first phase quite handsomely.

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He’s a Dogecoin millionaire. And he’s not selling

In February, when Glauber Contessoto decided to invest his life savings in Dogecoin, his friends had concerns.

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Nuix defends long-term prospects, confirms ex-chairman still consultant

Data analytics group Nuix has confirmed that former chairman Tony Castagna still has a consulting role with the company. 

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Bill Gates’ history of questionable behaviour

On at least a few occasions, Gates pursued women who worked for him at Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, according to people with direct knowledge of his overtures

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Woman found dead in Gold Coast home

A woman’s body was found at Mermaid Waters this morning.

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Australia’s last two oil refineries to stay open after rescue package, saving 1250 jobs

Ampol and Viva Energy reach a deal with the federal government to continue operating refineries in Brisbane and Geelong for at least another six years.

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Drug designed as ‘heat-seeking missile’ to target COVID-19

Researchers from Queensland and the US have developed a promising new drug which they say can directly target COVID-19 virus particles and destroy them.

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Tribunal upholds Qld cop’s dismissal for drunk driving, public urination

Former senior constable Isaac Cavanagh was sacked after crashing a police vehicle while drunk and off duty, and for urinating off a balcony at an office party.

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Giants dealt severe blow with injured Greene to miss four weeks

Greater Western Sydney’s stand-in captain Toby Greene will be sidelined for the next month after suffering a shoulder injury against Richmond.

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The silver fox effect: our obsession with men who age well

Ben Affleck’s rumoured reunion with Jennifer Lopez has reignited interest in men who seem to improve their appearance with age, or a new love.

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America’s unmasking offers Australia a lesson: stop downplaying the vaccines

While Australia has excelled at keeping the virus at bay, it seems to be falling behind the rest of the world in its understanding of what the vaccines can do. 

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Crown rejects Blackstone offer, still considering The Star proposal

Crown Resorts has formally rejected an improved takeover offer from US private equity outfit Blackstone saying it materially undervalues the company.

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Victorian man arrested over child sexual abuse in the Philippines

Six girls and eight boys, aged between two and 17, were rescued on May 7 and placed in the care of a local social welfare office after intelligence was provided by Australian police to Philippine authorities.

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Best of cartoons, May 17, 2021

The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

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From the Archives, 1976: Protesters pitch tents in anti-uranium rally

In 1976, 400 anti-uranium protesters pitched tents and then crawled and staggered across the main road outside Parliament House in Canberra in a mock enactment of a nuclear holocaust. The demonstrators wore gas masks and painted their faces in part of a series of offbeat protests against uranium mining proposals.

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Parents’ concern scored at ‘zero’ by hospital staff on night Aishwarya died

Aishwarya Aswath’s parents have shared further details from Perth Children’s Hospital’s internal report on what happened the night she succumbed to infection.

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Gallery: World of Photos - May 16, 2020

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

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The Age photos of the week, May 16, 2021

The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

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Australian Open boss insists 2022 grand slam will remain in Melbourne

Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley insists the tournament following a report that said it could be forced offshore because of border closures.

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Why the Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded again

A police raid on the Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam, was one of several actions that led, less than a month later, to the sudden resumption of war between Israel and Hamas.

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Border Force officers find $94.5 million of ‘ice’ inside BBQ grills, water heaters

The shipment, which arrived in Sydney from Thailand, was declared to contain food items and electric barbecue grills.

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