This extraordinary triumph of design over drama will leave you a-mazed

A sumptuous, intricately detailed theatrical labyrinth has transformed the Malthouse: but unfortunately, the script is riddled with cliche.

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AFL 2021 LIVE updates: North Melbourne Kangaroos, Adelaide Crows take to Marvel Stadium in Sunday footy

AFL Sunday will present some enticing challenges among the three matches, please stay with us for all the big moments.

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VIP flights for MPs top $17 million in two years

Flying politicians and dignitaries around the country on VIP jets cost taxpayers almost $20 million in two years up to June 2020.

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More travel voucher schemes could be rolled out to help Qld tourism industry

More travel voucher schemes could be on the cards for people to visit battered Queensland regions in a bid to revive the tourism sector. 

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Famed Egyptian archaeologist reveals details of ancient city

Egypt’s best-known archaeologist has revealed further details on a Pharaonic city recently found in the southern province of Luxor.

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Greek crime reporter shot dead near home in Athens

Two men on a motorcycle reportedly fired at least 10 shots at the veteran journalist.

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Deaths in the Windsor family have long been portents of political crisis

Queen Elizabeth is next in line for a royal obituary.. The ascension of Charles could tip the scales to those who favour a break up of the Kingdom.

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Not tired, hungry: Lions yawn in unison when it’s time to hunt, study says

A pride of lions regards a mass yawn as a signal to stop lying around and start searching for prey.

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Dees to have first female president as Bartlett pushed

Melbourne is set to appoint the first female president in the club’s 163-year history, with Kate Roffey taking over from the outgoing Glen Bartlett.

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They’ve faced every obstacle and the kitchen sink, but MasterChef is back

COVID-19 restrictions reshaped the latest season of the global TV phenomenon, but the well-oiled machine has returned

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Historical COVID case linked to Byron Bay nurse hens party identified

Queensland Health is investigating the positive case, however said there was no risk to the community as the person had been isolating since the party in late March.

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Craig Fitzgibbon agrees to coach Cronulla in 2022

Craig Fitzgibbon notified Roosters staff over the weekend that he intends to leave the club at season’s end, after all-but agreeing to a deal with Cronulla for 2022.

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Revenge is best served ice-cold after decades waiting in the wings

Edward was a guy I knew in uni, and without exaggerating in any way, I believe he may have served up the coldest dish of gazpacho-vengeance in history.

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Hope, but no guarantee, from government on first jabs by year’s end

Trade Minister Dan Tehan will make a case to European leaders for greater global access to vaccines as the EU restricts exports of doses.

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‘Potential widespread devastation’: People told to leave as cyclone Seroja threatens to wipe thousands of homes in WA

Authorities in Western Australia are hoping to get through the weekend without loss of life but have warned homes in the Mid West and Gascoyne aren’t build to withstand the cyclonic conditions set to hit the area on Sunday.

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Photos of the week, April 8, 2021

The week in photos from the award winning Sydney Morning Herald and Financial review photographers.

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Leishman in Masters hunt as red-hot Matsuyama leads into last round

Hideki Matsuyama became the first golfer from Japan to lead in the Masters but Australia has a leading contender as well.

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Too much? BBC gets complaints over Prince Philip coverage

The BBC cancelled its regular programming, while the network’s music radio stations played instrumentals and sombre tunes following the death of the prince.

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Body of missing 78-year-old woman located after floods: police

NSW Police believe the body is that of a woman who went missing from the state’s mid north coast during severe floods last month.

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Reset: Why Bombers should be thanking Daniher, Saad and Fantasia

The Essendon fans who trek to the Gabba next round may boo Joe Daniher for desertion. But they shouldn’t, and not only because he’s a second-generation member of the adored Riverina clan.

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Australian Cardinal and former Vatican official Edward Cassidy dies aged 96

“Few other Australians have had such a profound impact on the Catholic Church on the international stage,” the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Anthony Fisher, said.

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South African variant can ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says

The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can “break through” Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found.

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Australian portrait photographer June Newton dies at 97

The Australian photographer and actress June Newton — also known under her pseudonym Alice Springs — has died at 97, the Helmut Newton Foundation said in Berlin.

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Thailand faces growing outbreak ahead of New Year travel

Department of Disease Control director-general Dr Opas Karnkawinpong said that the number of new infections could rise as high as 10,000 per day if adequate measures are not taken.

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Amanda Muggleton owns the stage in a crude, touching tribute to a diva

A biographical play about Coral Browne, the girl from West Footscray who shone on the London stage, is masterfully acted and moving. Plus more Comedy Festival reviews.

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High stakes diplomacy as Iran and US workshop terms for new nuclear deal

Messages were carried back and forth to the protagonists by other participants in the nuclear deal - Britain, Germany, France, Russia and China.

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Wealthy nations’ vaccine switch to shore up supply among poorest

International health officials have pledged to use coronavirus vaccines rejected by rich nations to address a “shocking imbalance” in global distribution.

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Peter Carey: ‘I don’t think we’re going to lose great literature because Philip Roth acted like an arsehole’

The Australian novelist says social change is overdue but there are “a lot of wrongs being done in the name of justice”.

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Thousands evacuated as explosive volcanic eruption rocks Caribbean island

An explosive eruption rocked La Soufriere volcano on the eastern Caribbean island of St Vincent on Friday night after the government ordered thousands to evacuate their homes.

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Prince Philip was known for quips and gaffes. Here are some of the most memorable

His one-liners made headlines that became long lists of what are often labelled ‘gaffes’, but many were offensive, others plain racist or sexist.

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Man arrested after indecently dealing with 12-year-old girl at Perth train station

Footage released by WA Police shows the man being escorted to a police vehicle in handcuffs as officers carry several paper bags’ worth of evidence to the car. 

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Russian tanks on Ukraine border have analysts guessing Putin’s next move

Tanks and soldiers seen in footage on the march look to be the largest deployment of Russian land forces toward the border with Ukraine in seven years.

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AFL 2021 LIVE updates: Bulldogs, Brisbane battle it out in chilly Ballarat

Saturday sees four bumper AFL games take to the field, follow the action on our AFL Saturday live blog.

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Alibaba fined $3.66 billion on monopoly charge in China

The Chinese Communist Party is cracking down on the country’s biggest e-commerce company, warning it not to stifle competition.

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Rebuilding Bob: How racing’s miracle man beat the odds after horror accident

After three months on life support, multiple heart attacks and a seizure following a horrific stable accident, an old timer is fighting back with the help of his family.

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Breathtaking view of Southern Lights captured above the clouds

On Friday night, this photographer witnessed curtains of green and red dance across the heavens as the particles interacted with gases at an altitude of about 100 kilometres.

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Mourners pay tribute to Prince Philip

Mourners pay tribute to Prince Philip

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Leishman to draw on past lessons as he contends again at Augusta

The Australian was one of the big movers in the second round and is poised for another run at the green jacket as he closed in on leader Justin Rose.

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Prince Philip, the Royal Family's fashion 'quiet achiever'

Prince Philip, who has died age 99, had an impeccable sense of dress, from his military days through to his later years.

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The end of an enduring love story is what makes Prince Philip’s death so poignant

After seven decades of tireless service, the pandemic meant the Queen and Prince Philip were able to spend his final year together at home.

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No flowers, no crowds, no pomp for Prince Philip’s farewell

He died at home in his beloved Windsor Castle with his wife the Queen by his side: just the way he wanted it.

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Hardwick laughs off post-match exchange with Power fan

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick laughed off a verbal exchange with a spectator who offered him a tissue after the Tigers’ two-point loss to Port.

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Major parties have swapped sides on immigration, more or less

The Coalition wants more migrants, Labor want fewer. But which side will benefit from this apparent case of political role reversal at the next election?

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‘Didn’t suffer fools gladly’: Prince Philip’s four children pay tribute

In interviews recorded before their father’s death, Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward fondly remember “the rock” of the royal family.

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Pandemic pressure hones young Perth chefs’ diamond-standard skills

Ahead of Good Food Month’s Young Chefs Lunch, mentor Anthony Yuill from Shadow Wine Bar and young chefs James Cole-Bowen from Le Rebelle, Amanda Yong from Cooee, and Callum Snares from Shadow, share their thoughts on the impact the pandemic has had on them.

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Children young as 12 could soon get Pfizer vaccinations in US

Pfizer and BioNTech said they planned to lodge applications to expand approval to children aged 12-15 with regulators around the world in coming days.

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Anna Heinrich post pinged by ad watchdog amid stricter influencer rules

An Instagram photo, posted to her 380,000 followers, showed the Bachelor winner wearing a green dress. But it went against the advertisers’ new code of ethics.

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Why is the NRL so lopsided and what needs to be done to fix it?

One of the NRL’s greatest selling points has been that, on any given day, every team is considered a chance of winning. And then the 2021 season kicked off.

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AstraZeneca’s vaccine: your questions answered

The federal government’s main vaccine to inoculate Australians against COVID-19 has been hit with concerns over blood clotting side-effects. What now for the rollout?

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Chinese crime syndicate’s $4.5 million men jailed for longer in WA

Two Victorian men who transported almost $4.5 million in ill-gotten cash for a crime syndicate linked to China got a heftier sentence to deter money laundering in Australia.

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