Yesterday
Iron ore faces ‘riot point’; Airliner crashes; Bushfire threat rises
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Heatwave gives Pat Cummins pause for thought before Boxing Day Test
The temperature is forecast to reach 39 degrees on Thursday in Melbourne when Australia takes on India.
- Roger Vaughan
This Month
Toorak cricket club to Ukraine war zone: Russia takes Aussie prisoner
Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins may be the first Australian captured by Russia while fighting for Ukraine, and the government is urging Russia to respect international laws.
- Updated
- James Hall and Michael Read
Political figures turn out for Kevin Andrews’ state funeral
Former prime minister Tony Abbott read the eulogy for the long-tim conservative Liberal MP at a service attended by politicians from both sides.
- Holly Hales
Hate laws ‘patchwork’ needs urgent reform: antisemitism envoy
Jillian Segal, Australia’s first envoy to combat antisemitism, says better consistency is needed between federal, state and territory laws, pledging to push for changes in 2025.
- Tom McIlroy
As meme coins and bitcoin surge, NFTs have been left behind
While bitcoin has surged to fresh highs in the Trump crypto rally, the price recovery of Bored Apes and other NFT art collections has been much less pronounced.
- Tess Bennett
Resort-style $70m Toorak mansion sold in Melbourne’s top deal of 2024
A Melbourne mega-deal has been sealed a week out from Christmas, with the sale of a contemporary four-storey mansion on Macquarie Road.
- Bonnie Campbell
Softbank woos Trump; Mother of all bubbles; 3 infuriating charts
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Inside Melbourne’s latest luxury hotel
This CBD new-build is avowedly local, and intrinsically sophisticated. The essence of Victoria’s capital, really.
- Stephen Todd
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Pallas’ disastrous fiscal legacy
Regretting not being able to spend even more money is a fittingly risible sign-off from a treasurer who lost control of Victoria’s finances.
- The AFR View
Hospitality empire behind Rockpool reports $288 million loss
The restaurant group, now called Pacific Hunter, grew out of celebrity chef Neil Perry’s high-profile Sydney steak restaurant.
- Primrose Riordan
Drive show host Chris O’Keefe leaves 2GB
Nine’s Sydney talkback radio station is searching for more talent after its drive show host called it quits.
- Zoe Samios
The mystery twist in Adgemis’ fight with Gazal
A long list of Sydneysiders and Melburnians would be keen for the details of the stoush.
- Max Mason and Primrose Riordan
Employment shock; Libs leader loses trial; Forrest’s vital moment
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The 16,000-room hotel boom that is yet to slow
The burst of development over the past four years has two more years to run before it slows, a new forecast shows.
- Larry Schlesinger
Australian Open takes premium packages to another level
In January, fine dining comes to the tennis when Martin Benn and Vicki Wild serve guests in a new purpose-built pavilion called Club 1905.
- Jill Dupleix
Myer says Black Friday sales were ‘encouraging’ despite tough trading
The retailer’s executive chairwoman Olivia Wirth used her first annual meeting in the job to sell plans for a merger with Premier Investments’ fashion brands.
- Carrie LaFrenz
Murdoch loses case; AirTrunk’s big bonuses; CEO’s alleged killer held
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Melbourne needs a good scrub down, says this well-travelled style guru
Monocle magazine’s Tyler Brûlé is sought for his opinions on matters of taste. He offers some thoughts on how Australia could boost its tourist appeal.
- Matthew Drummond
Australian-based bishop among Pope’s new cardinal picks
At 44 years of age, Mykola Bychokthe, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Melbourne, is also the youngest cardinal.
- Nicole Winfield