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The government has put the brakes on a heap of projects. Check what’s delayed in your area
Search to find the more than 100 big builds, programs and services being pushed back in your area to help the Victorian government’s bottom line.
‘Great Wall of Docklands’: Council savages state, AFL plan to rebuild near Marvel Stadium
Docklands locals say they desperately need a high school and a pool. Instead, the state government and AFL plan to use public land for three more towers.
Opinion
Aviation
Sorry, not sorry: Qantas perfects the art of the non-apology
To suggest that the airline’s settlement over the ghost flights matter makes Qantas a trustworthy company is to be wilfully blind to its recent history.
Joe Aston
Columnist
Opinion
Private schools
What are the consequences of being a ‘wifey’ or ‘unrapable’. I hope those girls never find out
When my own high school rating list came out, that ranking stayed with me forever. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.
Katy Hall
Age deputy opinion editor
Exclusive
Hunter Valley tragedy
Hunter Valley bus driver addicted to drugs, took pills before fatal crash
The bus driver, who killed 10 people in a crash last year, had a long history of opioid abuse that concerned doctors and employers.
Lehrmann’s no-win, no-fee agreement with lawyers revealed in court
Network Ten sought access to documents revealing whether the former Liberal staffer had financial assistance in bringing his multimillion-dollar defamation case.
Lonely Neil the Seal now in danger of being loved to death
The viral 700-kilogram seal pup has grown into an international celebrity. But authorities fear he could become a victim of his own popularity.
‘Stop shifting blame’: Australia, China trade barbs over helicopter incident
As China doubled down on its criticism of Australia, Anthony Albanese accused Beijing of offering a contradictory rationale.
The everyday mistake sparking more than 1000 fires a year
Batteries being thrown in the bin are a growing threat to safety, bursting into flames as they degrade.
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Stormy Daniels’ testimony and an astonishing moment in US political history
After about half an hour of giving evidence, the 45-year-old started disclosing intimate details about the former president
Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman, Michael Rothfeld and Jonathan Swan
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
‘A joke’: The $2.2b deal with no detail that has left investors fuming
Hostilities have broken out over wealth powerhouse Perpetual’s deal to sell two of its major divisions and brand to private equity giant KKR.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
In just 19 balls, Fraser-McGurk heaps pressure on selectors
He wasn’t deemed good enough for Australia’s T20 World Cup squad, but Jake Fraser-McGurk’s responded in the best possible way with another IPL batting blitz.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Pies’ depth put to test; Cousins responds to hall snub
Collingwood’s depth will be tested this week in a clash against the resurgent Eagles.
Opinion
Home loans
Parents thinking of helping kids into property must consider this
I have long been of the “help sooner rather than later” view, but if you hand over a lump sum to your children, is it going to be a gift or a loan?
Noel Whittaker
Money columnist
The best outfit transformations at the Met Gala after-parties
Competing after-parties were a chance for guests Janelle Monáe, Usher and Kendall Jenner to undress to impress again.
Opinion
Japan
Tourism is booming in Japan and the country is not handling it well
Japan needs to find better solutions to overtourism than simply blocking things off.
Gearoid Reidy
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Victorian budget 2024
Editorial
Victoria is driving towards a debt cliff. Here’s one way to hit the brakes
Projections that the state’s debt would rise from $135.9 billion this year to $187.8 billion by mid-2028 highlight a need for drastic action.
The Age's View
Editorial
Analysis
Victoria, the ‘basket case’ state: This debt isn’t like a household mortgage
Most home owners understand that if you are serious about getting your mortgage under control, you can’t keep borrowing more money to pay for other things.
Victoria
Driver in Lamborghini crash also accused of killing spectator at burnout event
A Ballarat mechanic has been refused bail after crashing into a house six months after he was involved in a fatal crash at a car festival in regional Victoria.
Exclusive
Literature
The Weirdo books once had a ‘prettiest girls list’. Now, they are re-recording the audiobooks
The best-selling children’s book author is revising his Weirdo audiobooks to remove a “prettiest girls” list. “I was ranked low on a list and it affected me for years,” he says.
Melburnians were encouraged to send an email about the city’s trees. They poured their hearts out
“Dear 1040090. Is it okay if I call you George?” A project mapping people’s emotional connections with trees draws on Melbourne’s beloved and viral “treemail”.
Updated
Mushroom case
Alleged killer mushroom cook Erin Patterson pleads not guilty
Accused triple murderer Erin Patterson will have her case fast-tracked to the Supreme Court where her barrister says she will plead not guilty to all charges.
Updated
Private schools
Private school boys expelled over list ranking female classmates
The principal of Yarra Valley Grammar said the school was characterised by respectful relationships “most of the time”.
AFL
‘Playing for their future’: Heat on Beveridge, Bulldogs ahead of Tigers clash
Western Bulldogs great Doug Hawkins is “a Bevo man” and has backed the coach to turn the Bulldogs’ season around. But he fears what could happen if his old club is beaten by Richmond on Saturday.
Analysis
The former tradie behind Demons’ success
Everyone knows a tradie who thinks they know everything about footy. There just aren’t many like former air conditioner technician Jason Taylor.
Politics
Exclusive
University
Colleges told to stop recruiting fake overseas students
The Age revealed the rise of “ghost colleges” that attract offshore visa holders who want to work rather than undertake genuine study. This new move clears the way for legal sanctions against providers with poor track records.
Business
Origin Energy-backed Octopus gains more investors to power global push
Australian power giant Origin’s stake in Britain’s Octopus Energy has gained hundreds of millions of dollars in value after the fast-growing UK company secured new backing.
World
Prince Harry in UK but won’t visit father because King couldn’t find time
The Duke of Sussex had made little secret of his hopes to see his father, who was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer earlier this year.
Opinion
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Property
Grandparents give up to $1m in home deposits to keep family from moving away
Average workers are priced out, but many property buyers who are left in the market now have extraordinary wealth – often from family.
The type of home that got 50 per cent more expensive within four years
Asking prices have skyrocketed since the depths of COVID-19 lockdown. Is any relief in sight for home hunters?
Good Food
Lifestyle
Groundbreaking? No, but these celebrities won the Met Gala red carpet
The Met Gala isn’t really a place for setting trends, but these celebrities were best in show.
Culture
Mona heads to Supreme Court in fight to keep Ladies Lounge for women
The art gallery was ordered to close a women-only exhibit last month after a NSW man launched an anti-discrimination case.
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AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Pies’ depth put to the test; Beveridge criticism ‘aggressive and personal’; Cousins responds to hall snub
Mum’s the word as the Pies prepare for Mother’s Day at Marvel; Ben Cousins speaks out on the hall of fame; and the Western Bulldogs meet at St Kilda Sea Baths to thrash out their issues.
Money Talks
AFL 2024
Danger is staying, but here’s why some of the Cats’ biggest names aren’t their highest priorities
Geelong started the season with a long list of free agents to sign, but it won’t change the wait and see approach that has served them well when it comes to their veterans.
In just 19 balls, Fraser-McGurk heaps more pressure on Australian selectors
He wasn’t deemed good enough for Australia’s T20 World Cup squad, but Jake Fraser-McGurk’s responded in the best possible way with another IPL batting blitz.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Why personalities like Sam Draper should be celebrated, not gagged
Seeing Sam Draper’s reaction to the crucial decision late in the Bombers’ last-minute win against Adelaide was revealing and hilarious – unless you barracked for the Crows.
Mathew Stokes
AFL columnist
‘I’m not in great touch’: Hawkins’ form in focus ahead of games record
The champion Cat will match his triple-premiership teammate Joel Selwood’s games record on Friday night against Port Adelaide when he plays his 355th game for the club.
Cousins won’t be part of the hall of fame class of ’24
Former West Coast champion and skipper Ben Cousins will not be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2024 and is not considered likely to be added to the honour roll any time soon.
Five years ago Tiana tried boxing for the first time. Now she’s off to the Olympics
Tiana Echegaray went to a boxercise class in 2019 to keep fit and it has led her to competing at her first Olympics at the age of 30.
Have Your Say
Not a top-four team: How rival recruiters really rate the Bulldogs’ list
It’s hard to get a handle on Bevo’s Bulldogs. List managers polled by The Age point to top-end talent, but a wobbly defence and a one-paced midfield.
