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September 17, 2024
A kingmaker, a cheesemaker and plenty of newsmakers: Who’s running for council elections
Familiar faces have resurfaced as candidates for local government after nominations closed for the October council polls.
The Age
September 17, 2024
The travel story I got wrong. Really wrong
I was reading a travel column the other day that I vehemently disagreed with – which would be fine, except the author of that column was me.
The Age
September 17, 2024
‘Perverse’: Woodside, Shell spend millions getting into offset game
Fossil fuel producers are buying large stakes in carbon companies and land to run their own carbon offset projects. Experts and insiders wan...
The Age
September 17, 2024
The roadblock stopping couples from having more children, if any
The number of births in Australia is set to plummet to its lowest levels in two decades by the end of the year, new forecasts show.
The Age
September 17, 2024
Opening nights and studio visits: How Melbourne’s richest art donors are cultivated
The City of Melbourne is hitting up the city’s wealthiest philanthropists in a bid to secure funding for a public artwork it has commissione...
The Age
September 17, 2024
Hates for rates: RBA governor Michele Bullock’s tough-talking first year
From a bitter political fight on rates to inflationary haircuts, Bullock’s term as Reserve Bank governor is unlikely to get easier.
The Age
September 17, 2024
Wave of exploding pagers in Lebanon, Syria kills at least 8, thousands injured
Officials pointed the finger at Israel in what appeared to be a sophisticated, remote attack that has wounded more than 2700 people.
The Age
September 17, 2024
Scotland to host Commonwealth Games in 2026 after Australian funding deal
A scaled-back version of the Games, expected to feature just 10 sports and hundreds fewer athletes, will return to Glasgow 12 years after th...
The Age
September 17, 2024
Where home owners are selling property at a loss
Most home sellers make money on their trade, but in some neighbourhoods it’s not unusual to have to accept less than the purchase price.
The Age
September 17, 2024
Instagram to roll out teen accounts with privacy, parental controls
Instagram will introduce teen accounts for people under 18, limiting what they can view and who can contact them.
The Age
September 17, 2024
Part rugby, part wrestling: the booming Indian sport heading for Melbourne debut
One of India’s most popular sports – broadcast to 200 million homes – will be showcased in Victoria, reviving a promise from the cancelled 2...
The Age
September 17, 2024
The mastermind, the Ghost and the global crime network
A karaoke-loving Sydney man allegedly controlled the underworld’s “unhackable” phone network, relied on by gangsters to plot murderous viole...
The Age
September 17, 2024
Secret $22m art project is indeed ‘confronting’
Readers respond to the cost blowout that has turned a $2 million council art project into a $22 million installation.
The Age
September 17, 2024
Administrator vows to get bikies out as CFMEU corruption probe spreads
The troubled union will be the subject of broadening investigations into corruption and wrongdoing as the administrator asks top anti-corrup...
The Age
September 17, 2024
The man who saved bananas from certain death - and next, 750,000 children
Professor James Dale’s bananas are the first genetically modified fruit approved for commercial growth. But would you eat one?
The Age
September 17, 2024
Will Penny Wong anger Israel for the third UN vote in a row?
Australia is working to water down a resolution calling for an Israeli arms embargo and demanding the Jewish state withdraw from the West Ba...
The Age
September 17, 2024
‘I’m not a Nazi’: Inside the room where senior Liberals ‘piled on’ Moira Deeming
A secret recording of a tense 70-minute meeting between Victorian Liberal leaders and Moira Deeming was aired on Tuesday. Who said what? And...
The Age
September 17, 2024
‘We should be careful with public shaming’: Tim Minchin rethinks his George Pell protest song
Eight years after Come Home (Cardinal Pell) became a viral success, Tim Minchin is no longer convinced that public shaming is the right mech...
The Age
September 17, 2024
The two Swans in between Adams and a shot at September glory
After two years of finals heartache, Taylor Adams is in danger of enduring more pain in September, no guarantee to replace injured Swans ski...
The Age
September 17, 2024
From the ‘gutters of Hinge’ to city of love: Aussies are dating through their holidays
Single people don’t just want to see the sights during their holidays, they also want to see – and date – the people.
The Age
September 17, 2024
Down to three: Victorian coaches in running for West Coast coaching job
West Coast’s rigorous process to select their next senior coach has whittled the candidates down to three assistants from Victorian clubs.
The Age
September 17, 2024
‘I am a rapist’: Frenchman accused of wife’s mass rape admits to charges
Prosecutors have said Dominique Pelicot offered sex with his wife, Gisele Pelicot, on a website and filmed the abuse over several years.
The Age
September 17, 2024
Driver ‘virtually close to death’ before Daylesford pub crash that killed five, court hears
William Swale, who has type 1 diabetes, was severely hypoglycemic in the minutes leading up to the November accident, according to his docto...
The Age
September 17, 2024
‘Appalling conspiracy theories’: Andrews blasts former cop’s crash claims
The strongly worded statement comes after the release of a report into the 2013 car accident involving the former premier’s family and a cyc...
The Age
September 17, 2024
Can he clock 150? Why Dennis Lillee broke his own rule to mentor Aussie youngster
This is the tale of how a wheelie bin, Dennis Lillee, Pat Cummins and generational change vaulted Mahli Beardman into Australia’s white-ball...
The Age
September 17, 2024
Violence at home, violence abroad. Let’s stop pretending: This is the American way
The mistake we make in judging the US for its enduring problem with violence is not recognising this national attitude also spreads well bey...
The Age
September 17, 2024
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested, facing charges
The music mogul’s lawyer says: “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr Combs.”
The Age
September 17, 2024
Giant moves loom as Cumming tells GWS he wants out; Cat set to re-sign
The Giants’ devastating exit from the finals means the questions surrounding the future of their players will be answered soon.
The Age
September 17, 2024
Demi Moore on the male gaze, the beauty myth, and the horrors of latex
The Substance stars Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley share their thoughts on the body horror film, and why they don’t necessarily agree with...
The Age
September 17, 2024
Moira Deeming, John Pesutto defamation case LIVE updates: Secret recording set to be played as trial continues in Federal Court
Follow our live coverage of day two of ousted Victorian Liberal member Moira Deeming’s Federal Court defamation trial against Opposition Lea...
The Age
September 17, 2024
‘God help him’: Magistrate’s grim warning to Andrew O’Keefe
The former TV star was arrested two days after he overdosed at a party, with a magistrate saying custody is the best place for him if he wan...
The Age
September 17, 2024
Dutton on the march in Victoria, say Liberals, with four seats in sight
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is plotting an unlikely pathway to The Lodge by targeting the state where he is least popular.
The Age
September 17, 2024
The Dusty dilemma: The questions Gold Coast and Martin are asking
Dustin Martin is likely to land at the Suns – but once, a team asking if it wanted Dusty would have been a rhetorical question. It is not no...
The Age
September 17, 2024
‘Rich families don’t need to save money’: Why wealthy suburbs are less likely to have rooftop solar
The higher the household income in a postcode area, the less likely the homes are to have solar panels installed.
The Age
September 17, 2024
Eight-year itch: How Port Adelaide became the Swans’ bogy team
One minute, an opposition can be your ‘bunnies’; the next, they’re your ‘bogy team’. Just ask the Swans, who have lost their last eight matc...
The Age
September 17, 2024
‘Effectively blackballed’: Members block Pietersen’s $180,000 bid to join golf club
Joining the exclusive Sunningdale Golf Club is a laborious and expensive process. If one member votes no to an applicant, they are rejected....
The Age
September 17, 2024
Oscar Piastri has shown he can be McLaren No.1 over Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri is only 39 races into his Formula 1 career but he has already shown his impressive talent. Amid all the talk of team orders, i...
The Age
September 16, 2024
Former coach Tom Sermanni back for third stint as Matildas boss
Football Australia has turned back the clock, appointing the 70-year-old as interim coach while the search continues for Tony Gustavsson’s f...
The Age
September 16, 2024
The Murdoch family arrives for their day in court
A court in Nevada has begun reviewing evidence behind closed doors in a case that could determine who will control Rupert Murdoch’s media em...
The Age
September 16, 2024
Australian author Charlotte Wood makes Booker shortlist
Five of the six authors shortlisted this year are women – the largest number in the prize’s 55-year history.
The Age
September 16, 2024
The reclusive billionaire who just became China’s richest person
Pony Ma once embodied China’s ruling class of exorbitantly wealthy tech moguls before a Beijing crackdown hit his fortune. Now he is back on...
The Age
September 16, 2024
High-profile BBC newsreader avoids jail over indecent images of children
Huw Edwards, who announced the death of the Elizabeth II and fronted several major news events, handed a six-month prison sentence, suspende...
The Age
September 16, 2024
A general store glow-up (with beaut baked goods) make this coastal village even more appealing
Built back in 1948, the Point Leo General Store has new owners and a fresh new look. Plus coffee, pastries and pies bringing all the locals...
The Age
September 16, 2024
Without evidence, Trump blames Biden and Harris for apparent assassination attempt
The former president made his comments shortly before the 58-year-old suspect being investigated over the incident appeared in court.
The Age
September 16, 2024
Airline review: Remember flying’s bad old days? After this flight, I do
Remember when entertainment was minimal, food was inedible and your bags got lost all the time? No? Well, after this Lufthansa flight, I do.
The Age
September 16, 2024
An artist got $2m to make a kangaroo sculpture by 2021. Now the bill is $22m and it’s due in 2027
An eight-metre sculpture of a “soft-toy-appearing kangaroo” should be sitting in Southbank, but costs have ballooned to more than 10 times i...
The Age
September 16, 2024
How Beyonce is helping Millennials fall crazy in love with Kamala
While Harris has secured the endorsement of female artists at the cutting edge of pop culture, Trump’s list of endorsements reads like a nar...
The Age
September 16, 2024
Hinkley, Ginnivan and the outrageous outrage
The Hinkley-Ginnivan imbroglio was unedifying, but the footy world has been a bit precious about the words that started it.
The Age
September 16, 2024
The islands known as the ‘seven pearls of the Mediterranean’
Italy’s Aeolian Islands offer everything from azure seas and Aperol spritzes to the fire and brimstone of an active volcano.
The Age
September 16, 2024