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.

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Inside a visual artist’s family Edwardian home

Melbourne-based Carlo Golin has created the perfect backdrop for his work, with a little help from his publisher wife.

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Tasmania rejects NSW’s plans to quarantine international students

Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein says he will not allow international students from other states to quarantine in Hobart despite NSW insisting it is a plan under consideration.

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Premier’s legal advice finds one email ‘problematic’

The four emails between Mark Bailey and Annastacia Palaszczuk’s personal email accounts will not be made public.

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Court closes complaint into magistrate who described rape victim as having ‘buyer’s remorse’

Victoria’s Judicial Commission says a magistrate who described a rape victim as having “buyer’s remorse” has accepted shortcomings in his conduct.

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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.

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No date for Porter’s return as government’s IR overhaul looms

The Prime Minister has expressed his confidence in acting Industrial Relations Minister Michaelia Cash as the government prepares to push its workplace overhaul through Parliament.

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The content queen: Oprah’s strategy pays off with Meghan and Harry interview

Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Harry and Meghan aired it wasn’t just a victory for those who like sharp inside-the-palace intrigue. It was also a win for a cuttingly modern type of media business.

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Huge ratings for Meghan and Harry’s tell-all interview with Oprah

Network Ten’s exclusive broadcast thumped its rivals on Monday night.

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School students caught up in Canning Vale bus collision

Multiple people are injured after two buses collided in Canning Vale on Tuesday morning.

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Blues challenge Williams ban, Houli set to miss round one

Carlton are challenging the one-match suspension handed to prized recruit Zac Williams in an attempt to have him available for next week’s season opener against Richmond.

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Best of cartoons, March 9, 2021

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

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Best of cartoons, March 8, 2021

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

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‘Really hurtful’: some Britons empathise with Meghan over racism

The issue of racism and what part it may have played in Meghan’s struggles with her husband’s family is one that divides the British public.

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How Silicon Valley’s newest millionaires are celebrating getting rich during a pandemic

Silicon Valley’s cash-gushing, millionaire-minting IPOs have been bigger and buzzier than ever. But it is a weird time to become rich.

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Boomers may disagree, but Duchess Meghan is the ultimate Millennial hero

In the same way that Princess Diana was so widely admired by women of her generation who related to her relationship and mental health struggles, Meghan will always find support in her own generation – particularly from women of colour

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Joy of representation on screen cannot be underestimated

Sure, there’s more accurate queer representation in TV and movies than ever before, but most of the lesbians on TV still die to further a male character’s arc.

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Theoretical chemist once nominated for Nobel prize

In 2019, Monash University’s first PhD graduate, Richard (Dick) Harcourt completed an advanced-care directive in which he stated: “Laughter is the best medicine.” It was a comment that reflected his approach to life.

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‘Crazy, crazy decision’: Support for sacked Kewell from league rival

The coach of Bolton Wanderers spoke to the Socceroos great before their League Two clash last week and said he was doing well at the Lancashire club.

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Sidebottom doubtful for round one, Adams expected back

Collingwood’s gun midfielder and vice-captain Steele Sidebottom suffered minor damage to his calf in last Friday’s pre-season game against Richmond and is in doubt for round one.

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Murdoch Vice Chancellor Eeva Leinonen quits ‘to be closer to family’

Professor Leinonen will serve as Murdoch’s VC for the next six months while the university commences a global search for her replacement.

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George Clooney and Julia Roberts to shoot new movie in Queensland

The Oscar winners are set to make a romantic comedy in the Whitsundays later this year, joining a long list of Hollywood stars shooting in Australia.

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The deep freeze windfall for Wall Street giants could prove to be elusive

Traders across Wall Street are poised for significant profits from the freeze that roiled energy markets and left swaths of the US without electricity last month. That is, if they can collect.

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South Korea to boost funding for American troops, says US

The agreement reflects the Biden administration’s “commitment to reinvigorating and modernising our democratic alliances,” the State Department said.

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Battered aged care stocks wobble on ‘disjointed’ reform plan

The stocks of the ASX’s three major listed aged care operators have slid as they remain silent on the royal commission report into their sector.

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Police release footage of man after woman was kicked in face

The woman was knocked unconscious in the attack on Valentine’s Day in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.

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Leading the way for bigger roles in tech for women

Preventing state-sponsored attacks on critical digital infrastructure is all in a day’s work for Corinne Best, who leads the PwC Australia trust and risk business. She also sits on the Australian government’s Cyber Security Strategy Industry Advisory Committee.

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Police probe whether item is linked to missing campers, seek ‘mystery vehicle’

An item that was handed to police at the weekend is being examined for links to two missing campers in their 70s who have not been seen since they set off for the Wonnangatta Valley on March 19 last year.

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‘Let’s see how we go’: Minister casts doubt over Qld vaccine target

Premier says the coronavirus vaccine will start to be rolled out to the general population “in about a month’s time”.

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World Athletics pledges to address ‘unconscious bias’ in new campaign

World Athletics has marked International Women’s Day with a series of pledges to “further advance the role of girls and women” in the sport.

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Battlelines have been drawn for the next US-China stoush

China has made its ambitions clear it looks to challenge and then surpass America’s lead in the next generation of technologies that will determine economic and geopolitical supremacy into the future.

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Prince Harry and Meghan interview LIVE updates: Royal couple tell all to Oprah

Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex sit down with Oprah Winfrey to explain what drove them to walk away from their roles in the Royal Family.

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‘I can’t breath’: George Floyd murder trial set to begin

The death of Floyd, 46, triggered protests and rioting across the US after mobile phone footage emerged showing Chauvin, a white police officer, kneeling on his neck.

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Amazon billionaire MacKenzie Scott marries science teacher

MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Jeff Bezos and one of the world’s richest women, has married a Seattle science teacher, who promptly declared he plans to help give away most of their wealth to charity.

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‘Is the knee going to hold up? I’m not sure’: Federer’s fear before comeback

The 39-year-old is preparing for his first match since the 2020 Australian Open, when he takes on either Dan Evans or Jeremy Chardy in Doha on Wednesday.

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Samantha Armytage quits Sunrise

The TV host said she wants "to step out of this public world for a while, take some time and calm things down [and] enjoy a bit of slow living and spend some time with my precious family".

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Not perfect but compelling all the same

Suzanne Hawley’s Wild Thing can still twist your stomach into knots.

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Running the risk: NRL’s need for speed could put brakes on excitement

Welcome to the season of “clockball,” the new game invented by the ARLC’s ultra-innovative chairman Peter V’landys.

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The failure of Australian soft power: The Morrison government is increasing foreign aid but doesn’t want to talk about it

Foreign aid has never been something Coalition governments like talking about. But now Australia has to increase spending or risk losing influence in the nation’s backyard.

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Driver trapped for 90 minutes, in critical condition after Brisbane crash

Paramedics responded after reports a vehicle had crashed into a tree on the Gateway Motorway at the Wynnum Road exit.

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The oil market is at risk of overheating

By deciding to leave production unchanged for another month, OPEC+ risks creating conditions for more instability in the future.

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A play about suicide that needs to be seen

Marooned comes from a dark place and deals with dark feelings. But that does not make it a dark play.

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Why Samantha Armytage had no choice but to leave Sunrise

A storm has been brewing at the top-rating breakfast show for months.

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Watch live: Victoria to establish sexual harassment taskforce

Victoria will establish a ministerial taskforce on workplace sexual harassment, Acting Premier James Merlino has announced. Watch live here.

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WA farmer at centre of failed illegal workers trial sues Commonwealth for malicious prosecution

After two abandoned trials which were labelled “a substantial waste of public resources”, one of the formerly accused brothers is suing the Commonwealth.

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Wild ride: Tesla is showing why it is not your typical blue-chip stock

When it was added to one of the world’s most important stock indexes in January, analysts said Tesla’s shares might no longer jump up and down erratically. Investors had other ideas.

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Pining for home: Resistance to the office return is completely natural

As Melburnians return to their offices after almost a year of working from home, some may be discovering the once-mundane rituals of work have become surprisingly difficult. 

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Supporting inclusive education benefits us all

Accommodating diversity in schools prepares students for a life of successful inclusion outside the classroom.

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Ballroom blitz of music and comedy lifts curtain on new venue

The Brunswick Ballroom kicked off proceedings with a packed show that hit all the right notes.

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Lanning: WBBL should just be called the BBL

Twelve months on from her team’s night of crowning glory at the MCG, Meg Lanning is eyeing further strides on the women’s sporting front. Or, as she says, it should just be called the “sporting front”.

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