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LISTEN TO NEWS WITH THE AGE Daily briefings on your smart speakers and wherever you get your podcasts. WHAT IN THE WORLD NEWSLETTER Our foreign correspondents on what’s making headlines around the world. CityMelbourneConditionShowers easingCurrent temperature15.3°Minimum/maximum temperature14° / 16° -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXCLUSIVE ALP CRISIS TALKS AS FACTIONAL BATTLE THREATENS LABOR MPS Ten sitting Victorian Labor MPs could end up being pressured to leave Parliament at the next poll as part of a factional purge, prompting warnings some will quit early and trigger damaging byelections. CLIMATE POLICY LABOR SETS UP A CLASH WITH THE GREENS ON CLIMATE CHANGE Anxious to quash a scare campaign, Labor has assured voters it will not change its emissions reduction target of 43 per cent if it wins the election. EXCLUSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE DOCTORS CALL FOR PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE WATCHDOG AMID GAPS IN COVERAGE * 2 hours ago FEDERAL POLITICS EX-MAYOR TO RUN AS INDEPENDENT IN HUNT’S SEAT OF FLINDERS CHINA RELATIONS ‘WE SIMPLY CAN’T DO THAT’: US CONFIRMS DIPLOMATIC BOYCOTT OF BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS White House press secretary Jen Psaki says US athletes will continue to compete and will “have our full support,” but added “we will not be contributing to the fanfare of the games”. * 1 hour ago OPINION PUTIN'S RUSSIA US CAN’T WIN TWO WARS AT ONCE: JOE BIDEN’S WORST NIGHTMARE It is a chilling prospect for a US that is unable to fight wars on two major fronts: China and Russia conducting separate invasions of Taiwan and Ukraine, but co-ordinating their timing. PETER HARTCHER Political and international editor UPDATED MYANMAR COUP MYANMAR JUNTA SENTENCES AUNG SAN SUU KYI TO FOUR YEARS’ JAIL This is the first of a series of trial verdicts that could see her imprisoned for the rest of her life. AGEING DOES SMILING REALLY MAKE YOU LOOK YOUNGER? A new study has found that smiling actually makes people look older – unless they are over 60, in which case the wrinkles have set in and it makes little difference. * 2 hours ago PERFORMING ARTS MONA FOMA’S 2022 PROGRAM REVEALED – AND WHAT’S WITH THE ORGAN OBSESSION? Tasmania’s 2022 Mona Foma arts festival will be the usual grab bag of the outrageous, the intriguing and the just plain fun. With Midnight Oil. STREAMING UNDER THE TUSCAN THUMB: THE ROY SIBLINGS IMPLODE IN ITALY Travelling with your parents is never fun; just ask Roman, Shiv and Kendall. Warning: this story contains spoilers for the latest Succession episode. OPINION ANTI-VAXXER MOVEMENT THE NUTTERS WHO STORMED BALLARAT KNOW NOTHING OF EUREKA OR ITS HEROES The Eureka flag recalls men who fought for the principles of democracy. It has nothing to do with the people who wanted to reclaim it in Ballarat on Sunday. PETER FITZSIMONS Columnist and author LIVE NATIONAL NEWS LIVE QUEENSLAND BORDER TO REOPEN TO VACCINATED TRAVELLERS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE Vaccinated travellers entering Queensland will not need to quarantine from Monday after the state hit the 80% double-jab benchmark earlier than expected. * 8 minutes ago ANALYSIS VACCINATION BENEFITS OF VACCINATING CHILDREN OUTWEIGH RISKS Parents can start preparing for vaccination of primary school children, so what are the risks? MARGIE DANCHIN AND FIONA RUSSELL HOMELESSNESS DROP IN HOMELESSNESS AS PANDEMIC ‘EXPERIMENT’ SPURS PAYMENTS PUSH Homelessness, which fell last year on the back of increased welfare payments, is now more prevalent than it was before the pandemic,an analysis of federal data reveals. RENTING RENTAL PRICES TIPPED TO RISE AS VACANCIES HIT MULTI-YEAR LOW WELLBEING BROKE AND OVERWHELMED: LIFE GETS HARDER FOR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION SURGE IN WEALTH TRANSFERS: AUSTRALIANS GIVING AWAY BILLIONS EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN CRICKET A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME: REVAMPED KOOKABURRA TO SPICE UP THE ASHES This summer’s Ashes ball is vastly different, and will do more through the air and off the pitch. * ‘BLOKE’S A PSYCHOPATH’: RICHARDSON HAPPY PATTINSON ON HIS TEAM * CHAPPELL SLAMS ROOT’S CAPTAINCY AND WANTS HIM TO BAT NO.3 COVID-19 IN AUSTRALIA CASES IN VICTORIA Full data New cases 1073 14-day trend People in hospital 310 14-day trend Reported Dec 6 (Updated 9.06am, Dec 6) VACCINE ROLLOUT VICTORIA 90.7% fully vaccinated 93.1% first dose 90% NATIONAL 86.9% fully vaccinated 92% first dose 80% Of estimated population aged 12 and over Full data Advertisement JUST IN * 8 minutes ago LIVE AUSTRALIA NEWS LIVE: QUEENSLAND BORDER TO REOPEN TO VACCINATED TRAVELLERS NEXT WEEK; NSW OMICRON COVID-19 CASES GROW * 44 minutes ago JEFFREY EPSTEIN NEEDED SEX ‘ABOUT THREE TIMES A DAY’, JURY HEARS * 1 hour ago UKRAINE VOWS TO FIGHT OFF RUSSIA, SHOWS OFF MILITARY HARDWARE * 1 hour ago UPDATED AUSTRALIAN WHO SAYS HE INVENTED BITCOIN TO KEEP $71B STASH AFTER TRIAL EDITOR'S PICKS WHAT’S ON IN THE PINK: MAKE A SPLASH AT THE NGV THIS SUMMER Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. CITY LIFE HERE COMES THE BRIDE, CUTTING THROUGH TRAFFIC ON ROUTE 48 EDUCATION TRIPLE TRIUMPH AS BROTHERS CELEBRATE YEAR 12 GRADUATION TOGETHER Advertisement LOCAL EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT RURAL HOUSING CRISIS COULD CAUSE BILLION-DOLLAR INCOME HOLE Rural Victoria will need an additional 87,000 new homes in the next 15 years to tackle a critical housing shortage. UPDATED TRAFFIC INCIDENT ‘A DISASTER’: TODDLER DEAD, PARENTS CRITICAL AFTER CRASH ON THE CALDER FWY A child has died and three people are in critical condition after an “absolute disaster” at Diggers Rest in Melbourne’s north-west. Dashcam footage shows how the crash occurred. PLANNING GREEN SPACES, ROLLER-DISCO TO GO IN PLAN FOR NEW HOMES ON PUBLIC ESTATE Collingwood public housing estate residents fear they will lose parks and community and cultural spaces to a new housing development planned for the land. EXCLUSIVE FERTILITY HOW SURROGACY ALLOWED A SINGLE MAN TO KEEP HOLD OF HIS FATHERHOOD DREAM When Shaun Resnik found himself single at 40, with a lot of love to give and deep yearning for a child of his own, he had an epiphany. LOCAL COUNCIL UNREST ON CITY’S FRINGE AS COUNCILLOR SEEKS LEGAL ADVICE OVER MAKING APOLOGY Hume council has spent over $50,000 on internal investigations, most centred around one man against whom a fellow councillor has lodged a bullying complaint. 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CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC GEORGE CHRISTENSEN USES US CONSPIRACY SHOW APPEARANCE TO CALL FOR AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY PROTESTS RBA JOBS SURGE AND INFLATION PRESSURES BUILD AHEAD OF RBA MEETING VETERAN SUICIDE ROYAL COMMISSION ‘IT’S HORRIBLE TO WATCH SOMEONE DYING BEFORE YOUR EYES’: SOLDIER’S SISTER ON HIS FINAL MOMENTS BUSINESS BIG FOUR ‘IT WAS TERRIBLE’: UNION SURVEY FINDS 93% OF NAB STAFF WORK UNPAID OVERTIME The Finance Sector Union has surveyed more than 1200 employees across NAB, finding a corporate culture of unpaid overtime and bullying leading to widespread health impacts. WORLD MARKETS ASX SET TO RISE AS WALL STREET SURGES * 2 hours ago OPINION BIOTECH DONOR DROP AND EXPANSION JITTERS GIVE CSL A BLOODY NOSE ELIZABETH KNIGHT Business columnist INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS QANTAS COULD FACE UNION FURY AFTER BHP’S VACCINE MANDATE REJECTION WORLD WINTER OLYMPICS CHINA THREATENS ‘FIRM COUNTERMEASURES’ IF US GOES AHEAD WITH GAMES BOYCOTT The move is expected to increase the pressure on democracies such as Australia to implement similar boycotts on the Winter Olympics. DRUGS BRITISH POLICE CONTACTED OVER REPORT OF COCAINE USE IN PARLIAMENT * 2 hours ago FOREIGN RELATIONS US MAKES RESURGENCE TO EXTEND LEAD OVER CHINA AS ASIA’S MOST POWERFUL NATION CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC SNOTTY-NOSED HIPPOS TEST POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS IN BELGIUM Advertisement OPINION THE CHINA EVERGRANDE CRISIS IS COMING TO A HEAD STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ Senior business columnist PANICKING FINANCIAL MARKETS COULD STUFF UP ANOTHER GLOBAL RECOVERY ROSS GITTINS Economics Editor BUY NOW, PAY DEARLY LATER: HOW CONSUMERS ARE INDEBTED WITH LATE FEES JENNA PRICE Columnist and academic PFIZER JABS FOR KIDS AN IMPORTANT NEXT STEP IN VACCINE ROLLOUT CATHERINE BENNETT AND HASSAN VALLY EXPLORE * Editorial * Explainers * CBD * Letters * Please Explain podcast * Good Weekend * Quiz * TV Guide * Newsletters PREMIUM SubscribeToday’s PaperCrosswords & Sudoku GOT A NEWS TIP? Share information with our journalists securely and confidentially. Learn more Advertisement PROPERTY * Domain AUCTIONS HUNGRY HOME HUNTERS PUSH PRICES UP IN CAPITAL CITIES Clearance rates were slightly down, but there was some keen bidding at key auctions. PROPERTY MARKET DO HOUSE PRICES REALLY DOUBLE EVERY 10 YEARS? The old saying goes that property prices double every decade, but new figures show the locations where price growth has been even stronger – and where it hasn’t kept pace. SALES MYSTERY BUYER SPLASHES $9.175 MILLION ON ALBERT PARK HOME AT HOT AUCTION ANALYSIS HOTELS LIVING THE SUITE LIFE: WHAT IT’S REALLY LIKE TO LIVE IN A HOTEL YEAR-ROUND SUE WILLIAMS SALES SHOULD HOME SELLERS ‘DECK THE HALLS’ WHEN LISTING AT CHRISTMAS? LIFESTYLE RUNNING THE MUSCLE GROUP THAT’S VITAL FOR RUNNING IS ALSO THE MOST IGNORED Around 50 per cent of women don’t engage their pelvic floor properly. For female runners in particular, that can spell trouble. LUXURY FASHION THE LUXURY CONSIGNMENT STORES SELLING OUT ON INSTAGRAM FIRST PERSON I TOOK MY DAUGHTER TO INDIA FOR SCHOOLIES TO GIVE HER SOMETHING I NEVER HAD PARENTING A GOOD PARENT, FACED WITH A HALF-EATEN MOUSE, WOULD STAY CALM. NOT ME SUNDAY LIFE CLAUDIA KARVAN IS A ‘CHEAT’ WHEN IT COMES TO FASHION CULTURE VISUAL ART MORAN PORTRAIT PRIZE GOES TO ‘DAUBER’S TRIFECTA’ AFTER JUDGES FAIL TO AGREE For the first time in its 33-year history, the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize was awarded to three artists, including Vincent Fantauzzo for a portrait of his wife, actress Asher Keddie. GARDENING PLANT IT AND THEY WILL COME: WHY ARE GARDENING SHOWS SO POPULAR? LITERATURE PRIZES SEVEN BOOKS LATER, A HARD-EARNED THIRST FOR POETRY PAYS OFF REVIEW WERE OASIS BRITAIN’S BEST BAND SINCE THE BEATLES? LITERATURE THE SHEER GRACE OF RADIO HOST ED AYRES AND HIS LOVE OF MUSIC Advertisement GOOD FOODGOODFOOD ARE YOU READY FOR THIS JELLY? 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Advertisement SPORT * AFL * Cricket * Soccer * Racing * Tennis * NRL EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN CRICKET A WHOLE NEW BALL GAME: REVAMPED KOOKABURRA TO SPICE UP THE ASHES This summer’s Ashes ball is vastly different to four years ago, and will do more through the air and off the pitch. BIG BASH ROSS THE BOSS AS THUNDER THUMP HEAT IN WARNING TO SIXERS A night after champions the Sixers thumped the Melbourne Stars, fellow Sydneysiders the Thunder made sure they started their own campaign in style. AFL 2022 ‘A SHINING LIGHT FOR THE GROUP’: DOCHERTY WELCOMED BACK TO BLUES TRAINING Coleman medallist Harry McKay says Blues co-captain Sam Docherty - having battled testicular cancer for a second time - has been at the club daily and could resume running soon. AUSTRALIAN CRICKET ROOT’S MEN CONTEMPLATE 50-YEAR ASHES CURSE Critical to England captain Joe Root’s meticulous plans of snatching the Ashes from Australia away from home will be the availability and match readiness of Ben Stokes. ATP TOUR PRIZEMONEY TOP-UP FOR ATP CUP AND RETURN TO A 24-NATION EVENT ON THE HORIZON ATP Cup prizemoney has been bumped up to more than $14 million - to be shared between players from 16 nations - as Tennis Australia vows a return to the original 24-nation format from 2023 onwards. BIG BASH ‘THE BLOKE’S A PSYCHOPATH’: RICHARDSON HAPPY PATTINSON ON HIS TEAM Having played against fearsome pace bowler James Pattinson on numerous occasions over the past 12 years, Melbourne Renegades quick Kane Richardson is excited to finally call him a teammate this season. Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. ANALYSIS AUSTRALIAN SOCCER ‘BEST STRIKER IN THE WORLD’: THE INEVITABILITY OF KERR BECOMING AUSTRALIA’S GREATEST EVER After injury and a gruelling trip back to England, Matildas star Sam Kerr had every excuse for a quiet FA Cup final. Instead she scored two wonder goals and was player of the match. DOMINIC BOSSI HAVE YOUR SAY CHAPPELL SLAMS ROOT’S CAPTAINCY AND WANTS HIM TO BAT NO.3 IN THE ASHES Former Australian Test captain Ian Chappell has put the blowtorch on Joe Root ahead of Wednesday’s first Test at the Gabba. MORE IN SPORT CRICKET WA LOSES ASHES AFTER DESPAIRING BID FOR ADELAIDE TEST AFL ‘A WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENT’: LONGMIRE COUNTING DOWN TO FRANKLIN’S 1000TH SOCCER KERR LEADS CHELSEA TO FA CUP FINAL WIN OVER ARSENAL MOTORSPORT HAMILTON WINS CRAZY SAUDI GP TO LEVEL WITH VERSTAPPEN UPDATED AFL MELBOURNE STAR FAINTS IN FIRST SESSION BACK; SURGERY FOR PIES SKIPPER EXCLUSIVE RUGBY UNION SHOCK SEVENS SWAP: GOLD MEDAL COACH IN TALKS TO TAKE OVER WOMEN’S TEAM MOTORSPORT MOSTERT AND HOLDSWORTH CLAIM BATHURST CROWN ANALYSIS CRICKET AUSTRALIA GAMBLE ON HEAD, HARRIS AHEAD OF KHAWAJA FEATURED VIDEO 0:28 SPORT GILLESPIE SHOOTS DOWN CUNNING PERTH TEST BID Advertisement MOST VIEWED TODAY WHY WOULD PUTIN WANT TO INVADE UKRAINE? US TO ANNOUNCE DIPLOMATIC BOYCOTT OF BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS CHILD DEAD, PARENTS CRITICAL AFTER TRUCK ROLLOVER AT DIGGERS REST AUSTRALIA NEWS LIVE: QUEENSLAND TO REOPEN BORDERS TO FULLY VACCINATED TRAVELLERS FROM DECEMBER 13; PERTH STRIPPED OF FIFTH ASHES TEST; NSW’S OMICRON CASES GROW Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. ‘WE’RE ALL MELBURNIANS’: HERE COMES THE BRIDE, CUTTING THROUGH TRAFFIC ON ROUTE 48 DO HOUSE PRICES REALLY DOUBLE EVERY 10 YEARS? HOW SURROGACY ALLOWED A SINGLE MAN TO KEEP HOLD OF HIS FATHERHOOD DREAM PETA CREDLIN APOLOGISES FOR FALSE SOUTH SUDANESE CLAIMS NUDE NOT RUDE: THE WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE IS BACK THE AGE * Twitter * Facebook * Instagram * RSS OUR SITES * The Age * The Sydney Morning Herald * Brisbane Times * WAtoday * The Australian Financial Review * Domain * Traveller * Good Food * Drive CLASSIFIEDS * Tributes * Celebrations * Place your ad * Commercial Real Estate THE AGE * Contact & support * Advertise with us * Newsletters * Accessibility guide * Sitemap * Photo sales * Purchase front pages * Content licensing * Our events * Work with us * Terms of use * Privacy policy * Press Council PRODUCTS & SERVICES * Subscription packages * My account * Subscriber FAQs * Today’s Paper * Daily Crosswords & Sudoku Copyright © 2021 Subscribe