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The Age

August 27, 2026

Victoria’s ex-COVID boss the latest high-profile exit under Ben Carroll

Jeroen Weimar will leave his role as secretary of the Department of Transport and Planning, the latest high-profile exit under new premier B...

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The Age

August 27, 2026

How Fraser’s Blues will handle the finals; Saints axe No.3 draft pick

Coach Josh Fraser demonstrates confidence in deploying Carlton's developing roster during high-pressure AFL finals competition at the MCG, e...

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The Age

August 27, 2026

Geelong hit with massive $140,000 AFL fine over concussion waiver

The Geelong Football Club faces a substantial financial penalty of $140,000 imposed by the AFL for administrative non-compliance regarding J...

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The Age

August 27, 2026

This warm and funny drama is a spiritual sequel to The Secret Life of Us and Love My Way

Focusing on a messy group of 60-something friends, Dalliance is filled with small, distinctly Australian moments.

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The Age

August 27, 2026

The art of the elbow: Why art fairs can be a full-contact sport

As Sydney Contemporary celebrates its tenth year, we go inside the high-stakes, elbow-jabbing world of Australia’s premier art fair.

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The Age

August 27, 2026

Why no one comes close to Nick Daicos and ‘The Bont’

The rivalry between Nick Daicos and Marcus Bontempelli represents a new generation of elite AFL talent competing at the highest level. When...

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The Age

August 27, 2026

This inner-city show on a quiet Melbourne night was like a portal into another world

Vera Blue's intimate Melbourne performance transcends a typical concert experience, blending electrifying dance moments with heartfelt music...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Carroll scraps secret $8 billion levy on public transport fares

A day after the Victorian Auditor-General revealed the secret charge, which was introduced on January 1 last year, the new premier moved to...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Qantas profit tumbles as fuel coasts soar

The company said its fuel bill jumped by over $600 million.

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The Age

August 26, 2026

How ‘DinkDonk’ brought down Australia’s self-proclaimed Wolf of Wall Street

Fallen finance chief Stavro D’Amore agreed to help a Sydney-based drug trafficker launder $75 million, picking up cash in sports bags and cl...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

‘Angel by my side’: Miley Cyrus pays tribute to her ‘Aunt Dolly’

Dolly Parton was present in the younger star’s life before she was even born, and the pair shared a close friendship.

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The Age

August 26, 2026

‘Like a bomb exploded’: How an enormous chunk of ice likely triggered catastrophe

The phenomenon is known as an ice avalanche, which an expert described as plunging more than a kilometre after snapping off a glacier.

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The Age

August 26, 2026

This transport hub could hold the key to Melbourne’s megacity future

Melbourne's urban expansion strategy focuses on leveraging strategic transport hubs as catalysts for sustainable metropolitan growth. This a...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

An audacious proposal, a demanding letter and a club under threat: The fight for the future of the Cox Plate

The Cox Plate’s relocation after more than 100 years at Moonee Valley was supposed to be a temporary measure, now the race’s future hangs in...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Ben Carroll says he respects taxpayer money. His party needs a spell in opposition to rediscover what this means

Seats won and lost is the only calculus that mattered to Daniel Andrews and to a dwindling group of government MPs who believe that staying...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Melbourne’s typical home is now worth less than it was five years ago

The median home value reached a high in 2022 and has not returned to the same level, data shows.

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The Age

August 26, 2026

One Nation’s Malcolm Roberts defends White Australia party in latest controversial podcast

One Nation MPs have given a series of different interpretations of their migration plan in recent days after elevating the issue of immigrat...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Free tickets, big stars: Ed Sheeran, F1 and footy among freebies for top pollies

Victoria’s politicians are flushed with freebies and partial to UK singer Ed Sheeran if the latest register of interests, tabled on Wednesda...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

This dodgy $60b deal reeks. Now it’s being buried in pure bulldust

An independent report finds the nation’s GST deal is a $60 billion mistake. Opponents are smothering those findings in a nauseating level of...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Meta reaches $24 billion settlement over teen social media addiction

The tech giant has agreed to add child safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms in the settlement, ending a landmark trial in...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Hundreds missing, at least 8 killed after avalanche triggers deadly flash floods in Nepal

Tourists from India, the UK, US and Malaysia are reportedly among those missing.

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Dolly Parton, singer, songwriter, humanitarian, loved by all

The death of Dolly Parton has elicited a strong response from readers.

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Swedes seize Russian tycoon’s island home over security fears

The luxury property on a beautiful island near Stockholm has been confiscated because of its proximity to a naval base once likened to a hid...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Prestigious Kooyong Tennis Club underpaid staff for five years

The exclusive club is under investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman for failing to pay its kitchen staff what they were owed.

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Premiers to demand more federal cash after Albanese’s refusal to change GST deal

Sources inside Sydney’s national cabinet meeting told this masthead the GST was barely discussed, with frustrated premiers told by Canberra...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

‘She’s a mythological figure’: America mourns the one person everybody loved

From the streets of Nashville to Washington, it’s no understatement to say Dolly Parton was universally beloved among Americans – and in the...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

‘No need to hide it’: Accused CBD stabber launches tirade from custody

Jerry Sowood, 27, said he “kept his humanity” when he allegedly stabbed a mother and 10-year-old boy in Melbourne’s CBD on Tuesday.

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Police probe link between Fadi Haddara shooting and Tasmanian tobacco operation

A man has been seriously injured in a shooting outside a Heidelberg West property in the latest of three incidents associated with the Hadda...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

‘Deserved physical pain’: Inside the training session at the heart of Test cricketer’s legal claim

Former Australian cricketer Will Pucovski has lodged his writ in the Supreme Court of Victoria, detailing the incident which he alleges cut...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Stressed? Overwhelmed? Have you tried being a bit more Jack Johnson?

The Hawaii-born crooner’s hyper-chilled music is the soundtrack for America’s summer of “hopecore.”

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The Age

August 26, 2026

How Dolly Parton became such a successful businesswoman – and why she said no to Elvis

Dolly Parton transcended her role as an iconic entertainer to become a transformative business leader in music and beyond. Her strategic dec...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Axed by Abbott, backed by crowdfunders: How Amanda McKenzie keeps finding hope in a crisis

From tech-platform shutdowns to defining national moments, the climate chief shares how public anger outpaced government policy – and the en...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

The high-wire genius of Dolly Parton, the last great unifier in a divided nation

Dolly Parton understood how fragile the kind of fame she had developed could be among her mix of fans. And yet she was anything but a coward...

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The Age

August 26, 2026

Trump is clutching at straws and the world knows it

A desperate Donald Trump is searching for a way out of his pointless war and drawing out the agony for the US and the world.

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