Eagles soar, Fremantle look to reset after shock western derby result
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir is adamant there were no excuses for his team’s western derby flop, saying his players simply got smoked in the contest.
- by Justin Chadwick
Singapore Airlines resumes alternative Europe route after 20 years
The move offers an alternative entry point into north-western Europe to the busier, bigger Amsterdam and Paris airports.
- by Julietta Jameson
Heartbroken Dockers look to derby to atone for late losses
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir is confident his team have learned vital lessons from their recent pair of heartbreaking losses, and he’s urging them to get more bang for their buck in front of goal.
- by Justin Chadwick
Who were the Wakeley rioters and why did it descend into violence?
Distrust of police and authority, as well as old grievances and social marginalisation, may have contributed to disturbing scenes on Monday night.
- by Michael Koziol
Beale’s star debut as Force send Crusaders to bottom of Super Rugby table
The Western Force have heaped more pain on the Crusaders and dragged themselves off the bottom of the Super Rugby Pacific ladder with a bonus-point victory over the fallen champions in Perth.
- by Darren Walton
Ten body language mistakes you need to avoid overseas
Smiling doesn’t always mean someone’s happy, using your left hand can be offensive and so can pointing your foot in the wrong direction.
- by Brian Johnston
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Local council
It was supposed to be a party for the ages. Instead, it was a shambles
Operators of the new brewery in the revamped Franco Cozzo building in Footscray were forced to pull the plug just minutes before the opening party was due to start.
- by Gemma Grant
Opinion
Anzac Day
The missing emotion that needs to be articulated on Anzac Day – Rage
Eleven decades on from the horrors of Gallipoli, I am yet to see a thunderous piece of writing saying what needs to be said.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Coroners Court of Victoria
‘The sky became three stars richer’: Father recalls losing his family in deliberate car fire
James Swan Palakamannil sobbed as he recalled to a courtroom the night his wife took her life and those of their two young girls.
- by Erin Pearson
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AFL 2024
GWS star’s words seal his fate at the tribunal; Hogan cleared after strike deemed ‘negligible’
Toby Greene effectively cooked his own goose at the tribunal when he openly admitted he had braced for impact to protect himself in a marking contest with Carlton’s Jordan Boyd.
- by Andrew Wu
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NRL 2024
Jennings leads out Roosters for 300th game despite NRL snub
A defiant Sydney Roosters made sure Michael Jennings led the team out in Newcastle on Thursday night after the NRL decided not to officially recognise his milestone for “past conduct”.
- by Christian Nicolussi
‘Overworked, underpaid and fed up’: Why thousands of WA teachers walked off the job
About 8000 teachers marched from Optus Stadium on Tuesday, joined by thousands more in the regions and even more watching the rally online.
- by Holly Thompson
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Review
This war movie is based on actual Anzac diaries – so why doesn’t it ring true?
Despite all of the effort put in to the look of this ambitious production I ultimately had trouble suspending disbelief.
- by Jake Wilson
Flash flooding warning as heavy rain drenches Melbourne
Lightning forced players off the ground at the MCG during the clash between Hawthorn and Geelong and fans were told to seek shelter at three-quarter time.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Benjamin Preiss
AFL’s captain’s call: Skippers won’t get right to review umpiring decisions
The AFL has made its own captain’s call on the push to allow team skippers to challenge umpiring decisions by sending them to video review.
- by Michael Gleeson
From K-drama to K-horror: How South Korea is reinventing zombie flicks
South Korea already as a reputation for making great TV dramas and now Netflix is helping bring their horror films to the world.
- by Nell Geraets
Review
Darlinghurst
It’s not fancy, but Joe’s Table is one of the nicest restaurants in the eastern suburbs
Why? Because it’s Joe’s, and nobody else’s. Not the bank’s. Not the silent partners. Not a private equity firm. Not even Merivale’s. It’s Joe’s.
- by Terry Durack
★★★
Review
Civil War began as a work of fiction, then it almost became fact
Kirsten Dunst stars as a photojournalist in this grimly candid portrait of the US ruled by a dictator in the White House – and a society under collapse.
- by Sandra Hall
Record $1.8m fine for NDIS service whose client died after she was burnt in a bath
LiveBetter, the largest NDIS provider in regional NSW, was sued after a vulnerable client, 28-year-old Kyah Lucas, died from burns while taking a bath in its care.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Multinational giants urged to front supermarket inquiry for ‘playing hardball’
Australian retailers have turned their sights on global suppliers such as Nestle, Mars, Coca-Cola and Mars, which they say are driving up prices.
- by Jessica Yun