Social media companies live by strange standards
Curbing the corrosive effects of social media is not only about enforcing take-down orders but must extend to their other deleterious aspects.
Australia’s 15 most beautiful coastal drives
Australia’s magnificent shoreline has some of the most scenic coastal driving routes in the world. Here are 10 of them.
- by Lee Atkinson
New books: What’s in store in 2024
There are masses of books already scheduled for publication next year. Here is just a selection of them
- by Jane Sullivan
Why TV is obsessed with fakes, fraudsters and thieves right now
A number of new documentaries and dramas explore a crucial link between social media, con-artists and their victims.
- by Debi Enker
22 movies we can’t wait to see at the cinema
From a Marvel blockbuster to Wonka, Priscilla and The Iron Claw, there’s a lot to choose from in the coming months.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Are you team luxury? Sports merch is entering a new style era
Big name fashion brands and influential designers are turning stadiums into runways.
- by Damien Woolnough
Australia's best road trips: Where to experience the 'real' Australian road trip
A great road trip is about adventure and the excitement of not knowing what's beyond the next bend.
- by Lee Atkinson
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Crime
‘The courts need to do their job’: Qld govt to change youth crime laws after Emma Lovell’s death
“These are tough measures, they will be put in place, and community safety as I said, is paramount here,” Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.
- by Cloe Read
‘He’s already at the level’: Volpato mounts Socceroos case with goal, assist for Mourinho’s Roma
Cristian Volpato has thrown a late selection curveball at Socceroos coach Graham Arnold, scoring a goal and setting up another off the bench in a match-winning performance for José Mourinho’s AS Roma.
- by Vince Rugari
Best reads of the year: Top writers reveal the books they loved in 2022
Helen Garner, Tim Winton, Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Jonathan Franzen, Jane Harper and other leading authors tell us what they’ve most enjoyed reading.
Ballarat, Victoria travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights
Everything old is new again in Ballarat, a city that excels in imaginative and stylish makeovers and restorations of historic buildings.
- by Lee Atkinson
‘Amazing day’: Bill to set up Treaty Authority passes state parliament
An independent authority to help the state government negotiate treaties with Victoria’s First Nations peoples will be established in an Australian-first.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
Provincial Hotel review, Ballarat, Victoria: 100-year-old pub now a stellar country hotel
A neglected beauty has been reborn.
Letters
Letters
Powers and role of G-G need to be clearly defined
The variety of opinions on what the governor-general should or should not have done serves to highlight the vague responsibilities of the role.
Same hair, new purpose: Bonnie Raitt is living for the ones she’s lost
On the eve of releasing her 18th album, the Grammy award-winning guitar legend still burns with a lifelong thirst for justice.
- by Michael Dwyer
The 12 days of Christmas TV specials
The best thing about December is Christmas-themed TV viewing. From Ted Lasso to Friends, here are the episodes worth rewatching this festive season.
- by Thomas Mitchell
52 Weekends Away: Victoria's best getaways for 2021
From panoramic views and cosy country breaks, to cultural towns and cityscapes, there's plenty to explore as Victoria begins to open once more.
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Yoorrook Justice Commission
A ‘Black Parliament’? Victorian government discusses Indigenous voice
The state government is considering enshrining power for Victorian Traditional Owners in decision-making processes as part of its nation-leading treaty negotiations with First Peoples.
- by Paul Sakkal and Jack Latimore
Magpies’ weak hands in slip against Swifts
The NSW Swifts “rediscovered themselves”, running over the top of a fumbly Collingwood to win by nine goals, after Vixen Rahni Samason went from injury substitute to player of the match against the Firebirds.
- by Damien Ractliffe and Sarah Burt
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Tragedy
'A modern day MacGyver': Australian bomb expert remembered after fatal blast
An Australian chemical weapons expert who was killed in a bomb blast in the Solomon Islands overnight is being remembered as a legendary action man whose efforts earned him a place on an official Australian stamp.
- by Rachael Dexter