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Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:00:00 +1000
Disability royal commission presented with ‘alarming’ violence statistics
New research into the nature and extent of violence against people with disability has found they are under-represented or excluded from data collections.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:56:53 +1000
Martin will finish in top 10 greatest players: Brown
Jonathan Brown says Dustin Martin will give the Tigers confidence but has nominated Port Adelaide as the side best-placed to challenge Richmond for the premiership this season.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:49:51 +1000
Attorney-General Christian Porter intends to return to job but delegate parts of it
Christian Porter will delegate key parts of his job when he returns from leave under a plan to keep his cabinet position while he wages a defamation battle.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:45:48 +1000
How Souths laid groundwork for Suaalii exemption, only for Roosters to swoop
In a desperate bid to keep Joseph Suaalii at the Rabbitohs and away from rugby union, the club sent an email that inadvertently paved the way for the Roosters to nab the teenage sensation.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:45:00 +1000
‘We have the money to buy’: Winless Waratahs set for 2022 spending spree
The Waratahs are set to throw off their status as the penny-pinchers of Super Rugby AU after their CEO promised fans the club would spend the full salary cap for next season.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:45:00 +1000
Should Dufty have been allowed to return to field after Ramien shot?
The Sharks centre is contemplating a date with the judiciary as he faces a mammoth ban, but there are also questions over the handling of Dufty after the hit.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:45:00 +1000
Tabcorp urged to start wagering spin-off now, consider bids later
Tabcorp shareholders agitating for change at the gambling giant say it should start a spin-off of its wagering arm now.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:45:00 +1000
Walker out to convince Manly he can be ‘role model’ again
Dylan Walker is off contract at the end of the year and is due to face court on assault charges in May, but remains confident he can win a new deal to remain at Lottoland.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:44:00 +1000
‘Everything is in order’: Hasler contract extension ‘imminent’
Manly chief executive Stephen Humphreys declined to comment publically on Monday but sources with knowledge of the Hasler talks said a new deal is expected to be reached this week. 

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:41:53 +1000
Team New Zealand take 5-3 lead, within sight of America’s Cup win
After dominating the first race, TNZ splashed down in the second leg of the second, allowing Luna Rossa to charge to a more than four-minute lead.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:30:00 +1000
Government’s tin ear on display as women bring their anger to the nation’s capital
As thousands of women rallied for justice, the nation’s political leaders fumbled for a response and blew it.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:30:00 +1000
‘Financial suicide’: A-League clubs push for season to stay in summer
The A-League appears likely to remain a summer competition, with the prospect of a winter competition having received next to no interest from broadcasters.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:30:00 +1000
‘Bloody appalling’: NSW government yet to spend $300m in rental relief
Labor and tenants’ advocates are pushing for the funds to be given to renters and landlords, as coronavirus financial support measures end this month.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:29:03 +1000
‘A tidal wave of rage’: Protests field anger at women’s long fight
Four weeks after Brittany Higgins went public with rape allegations inside Parliament House, she stood outside it and told a crowd of thousands to keep fighting.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:29:00 +1000
Basketball star Mitch Creek charged with assaulting woman
Star Australian basketballer Mitch Creek has been charged by police after he allegedly assaulted a woman at her Melbourne home.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:27:50 +1000
‘Winds of change howling through corridors of power’: Morrison challenged to act
Labor has challenged Prime Minister Scott Morrison to act more swiftly on public anger about the treatment of women after thousands rallied across the country.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:21:55 +1000
Cat-astrophe: Eagles crush Geelong in second-quarter blitz
Geelong remain winless and at the bottom of the AFLW ladder after Imahra Cameron and the Kelly sisters led the Eagles to victory in Perth.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:20:15 +1000
‘A familiar rage, a familiar pain’: Thousands demand end to injustice
On the manicured lawns of Treasury Place there flowed a quiet, powerful and purposeful anger. One for which women and our allies are no longer expected to apologise or hide, tame or explain.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:18:35 +1000
Musical chairs reshuffle in upper levels of Queensland officialdom
Dave Stewart has served as director-general of the Department of Premier and Cabinet for six years.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:15:00 +1000
Comanchero crackdown: Police launch bid to curb freedom of alleged high-ranking Sydney bikies
Ali Bazzi and Tarek Zahed are the latest underworld figures to be targeted with serious crime prevention order applications as police target organised crime in Sydney.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:05:59 +1000
Factories burnt as anti-China sentiment rises in Myanmar
China’s initially restrained response to the military takeover and the emergence of mysterious overnight flights into Myanmar from the Chinese city of Kunming have fuelled the belief China is supportive of the coup.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:03:31 +1000
Women’s March 4 Justice: A day of reckoning and a day for men to listen
“To hell with the patriarchy!” they chant. “Ditch the Dicks,” a sign reads. Why are women so angry? Where do you start?

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:01:21 +1000
ABC boss David Anderson defends broadcaster’s independence
The ABC managing director used a speech at La Trobe University on Monday to argue it was crucial the broadcaster remained “detached from government direction”.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 18:00:00 +1000
Ahmad wanted to study but he has been making pyjamas since he was 10
Child labour is a hidden cost of Syria’s 10-year war.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:54:58 +1000
Thousands gather in Melbourne for Women’s March 4 Justice
A scroll with the names of 898 women and children killed by men was unfurled at Melbourne’s March 4 Justice on Monday.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:46:21 +1000
Who could make their debut in round one at your club?
With round one just days away, a host of players are in line to make either their league or club debuts this weekend.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:42:55 +1000
Women on the march to send a message to ‘toxic’ Parliament
Police estimate the crowd swelled to 10,000, in line with a last minute exemption to the COVID-19 public health order by NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:34:23 +1000
Councillors to be briefed on secret Olympic bid details before vote
Brisbane City Council will hold its first extraordinary meeting in more than a decade next week to be briefed on confidential details of the 2032 Olympic Games pitch.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:33:33 +1000
Women’s March 4 Justice as it happened: Brittany Higgins addresses Parliament House crowd as thousands of women rally across Australia for gender equality
Tens of thousands of Australians crowded the streets at 40 rallies today, through major cities and regional towns calling equality for women.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:32:11 +1000
Post-bushfire logging probe to be conducted out of public’s scrutiny
The Berejiklian government has been accused of seeking to mask the effect of the 2019-2020 bushfires to protect the logging industry after it asked the main resources watchdog to prepare a secret study.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:29:56 +1000
What are WA Labor’s factions and who sits where?
As Premier Mark McGowan holds discussions to choose his cabinet he will need to balance the expectations of dominant factions within Labor against his own captain’s choices.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:29:27 +1000
‘Right on our doorstep’: Australia to send medical team to PNG as it battles COVID-19 outbreak
Australia will send a team of doctors including an infectious diseases expert to Papua New Guinea and consider fast-tracking vaccine supplies for the country.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:17:03 +1000
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:11:23 +1000
Do the ides have it? A date with destiny for Victorian Liberal leader
Like Caesar, Michael O’Brien ignored weeks of whispers about a challenge to his leadership. Now Brad Battin has emerged as the party’s answer to Brutus.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:09:42 +1000
Siege gunman not on counter-terrorism watch list, inquest told
An inquest into the 2017 Brighton siege has heard Yacqub Khayre wasn’t considered a person of interest by counter-terrorism police despite his long criminal history, his acquittal on previous terror charges and his internet searches.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:07:07 +1000
The Age collects 35 nominations for Melbourne Press Club’s Quill Awards
Judges have nominated agenda-setting investigations, top quality journalism and stunning pictures from The Age for this year’s awards.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:00:25 +1000
Daniher weighed family history at the Bombers before leaving
Joe Daniher accepted the significance of his family history but felt his career was slipping away at Essendon after years of injuries.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 17:00:00 +1000
Nestor’s trio on final approach to peak form
Kody Nestor holds a strong hand with Jailbreak, Activation and Eva’s Deel tackling the $150,000 Newhaven Park WRA Country Championships Qualifier.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:49:43 +1000
Melbourne ‘unicorn’ Culture Amp posts $US34m loss despite revenue surge
Billion dollar, Melbourne based employee engagement firm Culture Amp posted a $44m loss in 2020 despite surging revenue growth

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:34:52 +1000
AGL seals $2.7b wind power deal to help ‘orderly’ shift away from coal
As the shift away from coal accelerates, a consortium involving AGL and the Future Fund has sealed a $2.7 billion deal to buy wind farm company Tilt Renewables.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:20:03 +1000
Longmire taking ‘small steps’, but big leap looms for Buddy successor
With Lance Franklin out injured, Swans coach John Longmire admits No.4 draft pick Logan McDonald could be a huge help against Brisbane this weekend.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:19:45 +1000
Grammys 2021 as it happened: Taylor and Billie snag major awards as Beyonce breaks record
In a show that was overwhelmingly about the performances, there were some big moments – from Harry Styles’ opening performance to Beyonce’s record-breaking wins.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:19:04 +1000
More borrowers tipped to fall behind on mortgages as support schemes expire
Government schemes, including JobKeeper, pushed mortgage arrears lower in recent months but credit rating agency Moody’s warns that trend will soon reverse.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:15:07 +1000
Witness tells of ‘terrible’ conditions when teens drowned in Swan River while fleeing police
Police officers’ desperate attempts to save two boys who drowned in the Swan River while fleeing authorities have been revealed during a coronial inquest into the teenagers’ deaths.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:13:29 +1000
After fighting off hungry rats, Mysterious Al delivers spooky art ride
A real fairground ghost train - one of only a handful in the country - has pulled up in a Fitzroy warehouse.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:11:24 +1000
Can the Blues make the eight? Only one expert thinks so
Ahead of the new AFL season, which this year feels more special than usual, we bring you a club-by-club guide and ladder predictions. Plus, have your say on where each team will finish.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:09:46 +1000
Have the Golden Slipper fancies had enough experience at Rosehill?
At least one rival trainer is predicting the track could undo one or two of the top picks in Saturday’s $3.5 million sprint for two-year-olds.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:05:27 +1000
‘Coward punched from behind’: McKay attacks unions over polling
NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay has attacked the unions over commissioning polling.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:59:52 +1000
Final clanger mars big Grammys for Beyonce and Megan Thee Stallion
It was all going well, if a little laboured. But then, a classic headscratcher for the show’s biggest award.

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 15:55:42 +1000
Bell Potter warns retail investors will pay the price for ‘heavy-handed’ stockbroking test
Investment house Bell Potter has attacked a new compliance test, claiming it is biased against stockbrokers and will push up costs for retail investors.



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