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Latest & Breaking News Melbourne, Victoria | The Age We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We’re working to restore it. Please try again later. Dismiss Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer Advertisement * Wednesday, December 6, 2023 * Log in Open NavigationMenu THE AGE Independent. 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PLEASE EXPLAIN PODCAST The most important stories, explained, with Peter Hartcher every Wednesday. CAMPUS STUDENT HUB The essential guide to courses, careers and student life. MelbourneWeather forecast -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT TOP TRANSPORT BUREAUCRAT LEFT OUT OF PLANS FOR RAIL PROJECT Work on Australia’s biggest infrastructure project was outsourced to private consultants at PwC who were asked to “prove up” the project. * 20 minutes ago ANALYSIS PUBLIC SERVICE TRANSPORT MANDARIN WOULD HAVE ADVISED A BUS OVER SUBURBAN RAIL LOOP The government needs frank and fearless advice from the public service to avoid making costly decisions that don’t serve taxpayers. CHIP LE GRAND DEFAMATION LEHRMANN, HIGGINS SHARED ‘PASSIONATE KISS’ AT CANBERRA NIGHTCLUB, COURT TOLD Former defence department staffer Lauren Gain was asked about a message she sent which read: “Brittany hooked up with Bruce.” ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT ‘LEFTIE GLASS BUBBLES’: MINCHIN WEIGHS IN ON THEATRE PRO-PALESTINIAN PROTEST FURORE The performer reportedly said three actors who wore traditional keffiyeh scarves at the opening night of The Seagull were living in leftie glass bubbles. LIVE NATIONAL NEWS LIVE FOURTH MAN CHARGED AFTER RELEASE FROM DETENTION A Sudanese-born man charged with stealing luggage from an airport and breaching visa curfew conditions is expected to face court on Thursday, following his arrest at a Melbourne hotel today. * 9 minutes ago EDUCATION CRIMINOLOGIST DRIVING SEXUAL VIOLENCE REFORM NAMED MONASH UNI HEAD * 1 hour ago IMMIGRATION ‘I WILL NOT BE APOLOGISING’: DREYFUS SHOUTS AT REPORTER IN FIERY EXCHANGE OCEAN CRUISES THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TOWN IN THE WORLD YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF When I first visited in 2019, I became instantly smitten with the town. Not only is it picture-book gorgeous, it also has a fascinating history. CANADA 1-0 MATILDAS MATILDAS DOH CANADA: MATILDAS STRUGGLE AGAIN AS RETIRING LEGEND TAKES CENTRE STAGE This was not a bad performance, but it was equally not a good one from an Australian first team that struggled to fill a new brief against the Olympic champions. * 1 hour ago REVIEW CARLTON THE ‘WEIRD’ CARLTON RESTAURANT THAT ALMOST DOESN’T WANT YOU TO VISIT But if you like rare and pristine seafood, here’s why you should try to book one of the five tables. COURTS JOHN SMILED AT A WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER. THEN HE WAS BEATEN TO DEATH A drunk, drug-affected man has been jailed after taking offence at Strathmerton postmaster John Burke, who smiled at his family in a service station. OPINION IMMIGRATION WHAT DOES PREVENTIVE DETENTION LOOK LIKE? JUST ASK ABU ZUBAYDAH When you take away the liberties from those you deplore, you take them away from those you love. RAYMOND BONNER Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist OPINION FINANCIAL LITERACY THE QUESTION NO ONE ASKS ABOUT MONEY – BUT MAYBE THEY SHOULD Financial advice’s excessive focus on apps, tips and hacks can make you think you just lack the know-how, but that’s an overly simplistic view. PARIDHI JAIN Money contributor TIPS & ADVICE THE 18 BEST CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR THE TRAVEL-OBSESSED Some are very cheap, some are very pricey, but all will likely please anyone with a thirst for adventure. COMING SOON THERE WILL BE MORE TO LOVE WHEN ITALIAN STALWART SCOPRI OPENS A SIBLING JUST DOWN THE ROAD The Carlton restaurant team come up with their own answer to the question: “Where’s a good place to get a drink around here?” AI YOU CAN’T GET TO SLEEP. YOU’RE TOSSING AND TURNING. THIS MAY BE WHAT YOU NEED A sleep app has released a new story for premium users told by the AI-generated voice of late actor, Jimmy Stewart. COURTS TRUMP TRIAL TURNS TO 2300% VALUATION OF ‘BREATHTAKING’ MAR-A-LAGO A real estate broker said the $US1 billion property could be sold as a home to “kings, emperors, heads of state”, notwithstanding its classification as a club. EXCLUSIVE MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS THESE FAMILIES FOUNDED A RETAIL GIANT. THEIR NEXT MOVE COULD CRYSTALLISE THEIR MULTI-BILLION FORTUNES The pharmaceutical giant will conduct a reverse takeover of Sigma Pharmaceuticals to create a multibillion-dollar healthcare business. ANALYSIS SHOPPING MORE SHOPPERS BEING HIT BY CARD SURCHARGES – BUT WE DON’T SEEM TO MIND The likelihood of being hit with a surcharge when paying by credit or debit card in-person has risen sharply, but fewer of us say we care. JOHN COLLETT EDITOR'S PICKS UPDATED POLITICAL LEADERSHIP OMBUDSMAN SLAMS ‘CULTURE OF FEAR’ UNDER ANDREWS, WARNS BILLIONS AT RISK OPINION SCHOOLS SINGAPORE HAS THE WORLD’S BEST SCHOOL SYSTEM FOR ONE KEY REASON GEOFF MASTERS Education researcher EXPLAINER PSYCHOLOGY WHY SMALL TALK MATTERS: A FESTIVE SEASON SURVIVAL GUIDE Advertisement JUST IN * Just now FLOODING AND HEAVY RAIN COULD MEAN SOMETHING MISSING FROM YOUR CHRISTMAS TABLE * 9 minutes ago LIVE AUSTRALIA NEWS LIVE: SENATE ACCEPTS LOCK-UP LAWS AFTER CHILD SEX RINGLEADER CHARGED; ATTORNEY-GENERAL TO PROBE UNDERCOVER POLICE SAFETY * 20 minutes ago PWC CONSULTANTS WERE ASKED TO ‘PROVE UP’ THE SUBURBAN RAIL LOOP * 25 minutes ago FOURTH DETAINEE ARRESTED AS LABOR, COALITION RACE TO PASS NEW LAWS Advertisement VICTORIA LIBERAL PARTY ‘I’M NOT FOCUSED ON THAT’: THE ISSUE THAT SENT PESUTTO OFF MESSAGE Moira Deeming, who was expelled from the Liberal Party in May, filed defamation proceedings against Opposition Leader John Pesutto on Tuesday. * 47 minutes ago COURTS TRUCK BOSS PLEADS GUILTY TO EXPOSING POLICE IN FATAL EASTERN FREEWAY CRASH TO RISK Three years after the crash that claimed the lives of four police, Simiona Tuteru admitted failing to comply with his duty under heavy vehicle laws. EXCLUSIVE CITY LIFE KOOYONG PRESIDENT WARNS MEMBERS AGAINST ‘INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS’ TO STAFF AS ACCOUNTING GIANT PROBES MILLIONS IN LOSSES Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club has appointed Grant Thornton, the same firm that investigated Hillsong Church’s financials, to investigate its millions in losses PUBLIC TRANSPORT BUS-ONLY LANES TOUTED AS A QUICK FIX FOR TRAFFIC GRIDLOCK More than a third of Melburnians have never caught a bus, put off by slow and complex routes, infrequent services and limited operating hours – even though 80 per cent of people live within 400 metres of a stop. EXCLUSIVE FLOODS MARIBYRNONG DAM RULED OUT, BUT FLOODED RESIDENTS ASK AT WHAT COST? A report into last year’s Maribyrnong River floods says a dam proposed for many years in Keilor should be abandoned, as residents warn doing nothing leaves them exposed. FROM OUR PARTNERS DOMAIN CHRISTMAS GIFT: RBA HOLDS CASH RATE AT 4.35 PER CENT DOMAIN AUSTRALIA'S MOST POPULAR SUBURBS IN EVERY STATE IN 2023 DRIVE A FAMILY SHOWDOWN AND ULTIMATE BATTLE: SEDAN VS SUV POLITICS NATIONAL CABINET ALBANESE’S $3.5B GST SWEETENER CLINCHES STATE SUPPORT FOR NDIS DEAL The agreement extends a costly federal pledge on the GST until at least 2031 to settle angry disputes with the premiers over cuts to state revenue. * 1 hour ago EXCLUSIVE HEALTHCARE HEALTH MINISTER ‘DEEPLY CONCERNED’ BY PODIATRIC SURGERY REVELATIONS AMID INDUSTRY PUSH FOR MEDICARE FUNDING IMMIGRATION TEAL MPS SLAM ‘PERVERSION OF DEMOCRACY’ ON IMMIGRATION LAWS EXCLUSIVE AFP ‘LOOKING OVER THEIR SHOULDERS’: DREYFUS ASKED TO INVESTIGATE UNDERCOVER POLICE SAFETY BUSINESS OPINION SUPERANNUATION IS IT TIME TO WATER DOWN SUPER FUNDS’ BENCHMARKS TO SAVE THE PLANET? If the government wants the $3.5 trillion superannuation industry to invest more in the energy transition, it may need to cut them a bit of slack on their performance tests. ELIZABETH KNIGHT Business columnist EXCLUSIVE CASINOS STAR SYDNEY GIVEN DEADLINE TO REGAIN LICENCE OR RISK CLOSURE * 1 hour ago MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS SOUL PATTINSON IN $3 BILLION BID FOR PERPETUAL AS SPLIT ON THE CARDS * 46 minutes ago EXECUTIVE SHAKE-UP IAG TOP LAWYER LEAVES AFTER INSURER CLAIMS HE BREACHED ITS CODE OF CONDUCT WORLD ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT ‘UNIMAGINABLE CRUELTY’: BIDEN SAYS HAMAS RAPED, MUTILATED WOMEN DURING ISRAEL ASSAULT Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also said he had heard stories of sexual abuse at a meeting with hostages returned by Hamas, which turned acrimonious. IMMIGRATION TWO BOATS WITH 400 ROHINGYA ABOARD ADRIFT IN THE ANDAMAN SEA: UN GRAPHIC CONTENT ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT ‘MOST INTENSE DAY’ OF BATTLES AS GAZA WAR ENTERS BLOODY NEW PHASE UPDATED US VOTES 2024 AMERICAN VALUES’ $US15 MILLION PLAN TO GET ROBERT F. KENNEDY JNR ONTO THE BALLOT Advertisement OPINION ‘CONCERN, FEAR’: CREEPING POLITICISATION IS A REALITY AND NEEDS URGENT ATTENTION DEBORAH GLASS Victorian Ombudsman TAKE THE LONG VIEW ON IMMIGRATION, IT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU MATT WADE Senior economics writer THE HIGH COURT RULING ISSUE HAS MOVED BEYOND LEGAL THEORY TO REAL LIFE DAVID CROWE Chief political correspondent A CENTURY AGO, IT WAS PREDICTED WE’D WORK JUST 15 HOURS A WEEK BY 2030. WHAT HAPPENED? SHANE WRIGHT Senior economics correspondent EXPLORE * Editorial * Explainers * CBD * Letters * Please Explain podcast * Good Weekend * Quiz * TV Guide * Newsletters PREMIUM Subscribe Today’s PaperGood Food Guide Crosswords & Sudoku GOT A NEWS TIP? Share information with our journalists securely and confidentially. Learn more PROPERTY * Domain PROPERTY MARKET BANK OF MUM AND DAD BE WARNED IF YOUR KIDS DIDN’T GET A $49,000 PAY RISE The income needed to afford a typical house has soared by tens of thousands of dollars since interest rate rises began – but home buyers have found a workaround. LUXURY PROPERTY OUR EIGHT FAVOURITE LUXURY HOMES FOR SALE RIGHT NOW From a period residence to a futuristic home by the beach, we’ve rounded up our favourite luxury listings. AUCTIONS YOUNG COUPLE OUTBIDS FAMILIES FOR $5.018 MILLION HAWTHORN EAST HOME AUCTIONS CHARMING RENO EARNS PERIOD HOME SELLERS $1.35M AUCTION PAYDAY VICTORIA RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY THE MELBOURNE SUBURBS WHERE HOME BUYERS GET THE MOST BANG FOR THEIR BUCK GOOD FOOD CHICKEN MIDWEEK CHICKEN WINNERS TO HELP YOU SURVIVE THE BUSY SILLY SEASON REVIEW CARLTON THE ‘WEIRD’ CARLTON SEAFOOD RESTAURANT THAT ALMOST DOESN’T WANT YOU TO VISIT COMING SOON ITALIAN STALWART SCOPRI TO OPEN CLEVERLY NAMED SIBLING, BAR OLO, JUST DOWN THE ROAD CHRISTMAS RECIPETIN EATS’ SECRET BRINE WILL CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT TURKEY AT CHRISTMAS TIME LIFESTYLE FRIENDSHIP LIKE NERVOUS CAVOODLES, WE FIND OUR OWN KIND TO HELP US THROUGH Friendships help us navigate life’s milestones. GARDENING A GARDENER’S GUIDE TO DECORATING FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON 26 images ART IT WAS MELBOURNE’S PARTY OF THE YEAR. THIS IS WHAT THE GUESTS WERE WEARING SUNDAY LIFE WHAT YOU SHOULDN’T SAY WHEN A FRIEND IS GOING THROUGH A TOUGH TIME SUNDAY LIFE POST-PANDEMIC NEW YORK IS BOOMING. HERE’S WHY IT’S BACK ON THE TRAVEL BUCKET LIST CULTURE ARTS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SEX WORKER AND A CHOREOGRAPHER JOIN FORCES? The Read is a collaboration between Amrita Hepi and Tilly Lawless which looks to explore the link between art and erotic power. MELBOURNE LIVE REVIEWS RAP ICON 50 CENT BRINGS THE STRIP CLUB TO ROD LAVER ARENA AI IT’S AN ARTIFICIAL LIFE: JIMMY STEWART CAN NOW READ YOU A BEDTIME STORY STREAMING FROM PERIOD DRAMA TO DROLL COMEDY: THE STREAMING HIDDEN GEMS OF 2023 STREAMING IN THE VEIN OF THE WIRE, THIS WOMEN’S PRISON DRAMA QUESTIONS OUR SYSTEMS TRAVELLER AIR TRAVEL FORGET CHICKEN OR PASTA: THE SPECIAL MEAL YOU SHOULD ORDER ON A FLIGHT OCEAN CRUISES THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TOWN IN THE WORLD YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF TIPS & ADVICE THE 18 BEST CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR THE TRAVEL-OBSESSED ★★★★½ HOTEL REVIEWS SINGAPORE’S LATEST GREEN HOTEL IS AWE-INSPIRING DRIVEDRIVE SUN, SURF AND… SEX, AUSTRALIA’S PANEL VAN CULTURE ONCE ROCKED OUR BEACHES UNLEASHING THE ULTIMATE FAMILY MACHINES: DISCOVER YOUR PERFECT MATCH THE OPINION YOU CAN'T IGNORE: THE NATIONALITY OF YOUR CAR DOESN'T MATTER FROM OUR PARTNERS STAN TOM BLYTH RETURNS IN THE BRAND NEW SEASON OF BILLY THE KID, NOW STREAMING ONLY ON STAN. STAN BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING NOVEL, EVERY EPISODE OF THE STAN ORIGINAL SERIES SCRUBLANDS IS NOW STREAMING. Advertisement SPORT * AFL * Cricket * Soccer * Racing * Tennis * NRL OPINION AUSTRALIAN CRICKET DAVID WARNER TO GO OUT THE WAY HE CAME IN – IN A BLAZE OF CONTRARINESS Everyone has an opinion about David Warner. It will be that way until the last time he plays for Australia. GREG BAUM Sports columnist CANADA 1-0 MATILDAS MATILDAS DOH CANADA: MATILDAS STRUGGLE AGAIN AS RETIRING LEGEND TAKES CENTRE STAGE This was not a bad performance, but it was equally not a good one from an Australian first team that struggled to fill a new brief against the Olympic champions. * 1 hour ago UPDATED TEST CRICKET JOHNSON AND WARNER ON COLLISION COURSE: EX-BOWLER TO CALL FIRST TEST IN PERTH Mitchell Johnson and David Warner remain on a collision course in Perth with confirmation from his management that the fast-bowling great would be calling the first Test. AUSTRALIAN OPEN SHOULD TENNIS TAKE ON FOOTY? WHO CAN BEAT NOVAK? GREATS HAVE THEIR SAY We asked Sam Stosur, Paul McNamee, Wayne Arthurs and Sam Groth about some of the biggest issues in tennis. They didn’t always agree. EXCLUSIVE CITY LIFE KOOYONG PRESIDENT WARNS MEMBERS AGAINST ‘INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS’ TO STAFF AS ACCOUNTING GIANT PROBES MILLIONS IN LOSSES Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club has appointed Grant Thornton, the same firm that investigated Hillsong Church’s financials, to investigate its millions in losses FORMULA 1 PILLOW TORQUE? HUSBAND AND WIFE PROBE SPARKS F1 STORM World motorsport’s governing body has opened an investigation into Toto and Susie Wolff following complaints from F1 rivals about a possible conflict of interest. OLYMPICS AFTER THREE OLYMPICS, THIS RUNNER WAS BROKEN. SHE SAYS PREGNANCY FIXED HER After tearing her Achilles tendon at the Tokyo Olympics, Genevieve Gregson had a baby and gave up the steeplechase. Now, she’s back as a marathon runner, and making a stunning charge towards Paris 2024. HAVE YOUR SAY JOHNSON’S BLOW-UP LAYS BARE THE DIVIDED TEAM HE PLAYED IN The tone of Mitchell Johnson’s weekend column said as much about his personal playing career as it did about the team he was critiquing. DANIEL BRETTIG MORE IN SPORT SOCCER ‘THEY WANT TO LEARN’: GUSTAVSSON DEFENDS MATILDAS SELECTIONS IN CANADA OPINION CRICKET WHY THE POMS ARE LOVING THE JOHNSON AND WARNER CIRCUS CRICKET WARNER’S LEAP ON BRAND AS TOYOTA REPLACES ALINTA ON AUSTRALIAN SHIRT EXCLUSIVE NETBALL PERKINS SCATHING OF NETBALL AUSTRALIA AS FEARS GROW OVER BROADCAST DEAL TENNIS WHY THIS TOP-10 PLAYER THINKS WORLD TENNIS NEEDS AN OVERHAUL GOLF NEW BALLS: WHY WEEKEND GOLFERS WILL BE LOSING DISTANCE OFF THE TEE ANALYSIS SOCCER BAFFLING TACTICS AND MEASURED WORDS: IS GUSTAVSSON DOING AN EDDIE? GOLF AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S OPEN DROUGHT GOES ON AS MINJEE LEE CHARGE FALLS SHORT FEATURED VIDEO 0:15 NATIONAL BUCKINGHAM STRIKES EARLY FOR PMS XI Advertisement MOST VIEWED TODAY BRITTANY HIGGINS, HER BUMBLE DATE AND THE LINE BETWEEN PERCEPTION AND REALITY COURT TOLD LEHRMANN AND HIGGINS SHARED ‘PASSIONATE KISS’ AT CANBERRA NIGHTCLUB OMBUDSMAN SLAMS ‘CULTURE OF FEAR’ UNDER ANDREWS, RISK TO PUBLIC FUNDS OVER MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR PROJECTS ‘LIKE A TODDLER’: DEPARTING GIDEON HAIGH LASHES THE AUSTRALIAN ‘I JUST BAWLED MY EYES OUT’: WHEN MATILDAS’ GOALIE CONFRONTED HER DIAGNOSIS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL TOWN IN THE WORLD YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF FORGET CHICKEN OR PASTA: THE SPECIAL MEAL YOU SHOULD ORDER ON A FLIGHT KOOYONG PRESIDENT WARNS MEMBERS AGAINST ‘INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS’ TO STAFF AS ACCOUNTING GIANT PROBES MILLIONS IN LOSSES THE ‘WEIRD’ CARLTON RESTAURANT THAT ALMOST DOESN’T WANT YOU TO VISIT THE AGE * Twitter * Facebook * Instagram * RSS OUR SITES * The Age * The Sydney Morning Herald * Brisbane Times * WAtoday * The Australian Financial Review * Domain * 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 * Work with us * Terms of use * Privacy policy * Press Council * Charter of Editorial Independence PRODUCTS & SERVICES * Subscription packages * My account * Subscriber FAQs * Delivery status * Today’s Paper * Good Food Guide * Daily Crosswords & Sudoku Copyright © 2023 Subscribe