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Tories install Kemi Badenoch as first Black leader of Conservatives
Kemi Badenoch will become the new leader of Britain’s Conservative Party, vowing to return the once dominant party to its founding principles to win back voters who handed the Conservatives their worst election defeat in July.
- by Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill
Labor to wipe 20 per cent of HECS debts in $16 billion move
Tradespeople and university graduates will have a fifth of their student loans wiped in a striking Labor pledge to ease the debt burden on younger Australians.
- by Paul Sakkal
The favourite, the no-hoper, and Magic Man’s ride: Your guide to every horse in the Melbourne Cup
It’s time to run an eye over all the runners in next week’s Melbourne Cup, and evaluate who can win the race and who definitely won’t.
- by Danny Russell
Derby Day as it happened: Kah’s day of blood, sweat and tears; Melbourne Cup field finalised
It’s warm and a tad gusty at Flemington as the Melbourne Cup carnival kicks into gear on Derby Day. Follow along for all the fashion, colour and the latest news surrounding the countdown to Tuesday’s big race.
- by Roy Ward and Scott Spits
Pick your winners with our Melbourne Cup sweep
The Melbourne Cup is almost upon us, and this is the easiest and best way to organise your home, party or office sweep. Enter the player names, get your picks and watch the race. Easy.
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Crime
‘Horrific incident’: Police hunt gunman after man shot dead in North Melbourne
The shooter has not yet been identified and police are conducting additional patrols.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
‘It was meant to be’: Jamie Kah rides the emotions on the way to Derby victory
Racing folk are a hardened lot, but there were tears shed openly after Another Wil’s thrilling victory in the Damien Oliver. And yet, Jamie Kah’s biggest moment of the day was still to come.
- by Peter Ryan and Andrew Wu
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Melbourne Cup
Training giants dominate with nine Melbourne Cup runners
Chris Waller and Ciaron Maher will go head-to-head on Tuesday with a huge chunk of the Cup field between them.
- by Danny Russell, Andrew Wu and Peter Ryan
LETTERS
Letters
Finding the balance in housing developments
Age readers respond to finding a solution to the housing crisis.
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Roads
VicRoads was sold off with a promise of improved service. Instead, service got worse
Now, the impact of that is becoming clear: wait times have ballooned, service centres have been forced to close, customer satisfaction has plunged and staff say overworked colleagues are quitting in droves and not being replaced.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Australian cricket
‘Gone to a new level’: McSweeney fires as potential Test openers flop
Nathan McSweeney has given the national selectors much to think about, after teenage prodigy Sam Konstas and veteran hands Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft each failed to impress on Saturday in the second innings of Australia A’s clash.
- by Jon Pierik
Labouring job a ‘reality check’ but Addo-Carr holds no grudge towards Bulldogs
Former Bulldog Josh Addo-Carr says he holds no ill will towards Canterbury as he takes up a labouring job while awaiting another NRL opportunity.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Victorian council election results 2024 LIVE updates: Two-time mayor’s future on knife edge, Greens under threat in Darebin
All the updates on the results in Victoria’s local government elections.
- by Cara Waters, Rachael Dexter, Tom Cowie, Adam Carey, Sophie Aubrey and Benjamin Preiss
Daniel Andrews speaks out over release of triple-0 audio after cyclist collision
The former premier says the recording, which captures the moments after a 2013 car crash that left a teenage cyclist seriously injured, shows he and his wife “did nothing wrong”.
- by Gemma Grant
US election 2024: As it happened, Trump, Harris hold duelling rallies in Milwaukee in final days of campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump on Saturday zeroed in on the battleground state of Wisconsin.
- by Charlotte Grieve
Dees put pressure on Dons in desperate chase for AFLW finals spot
Melbourne’s 47-point demolition of Collingwood shows they will be dangerous AFLW finals opponents – if they make the top eight.
No-frills chic: Derby Day fashions deliver power points
Streamlined, structural looks attracted the most attention among the celebrity set in the Birdcage.
- by Damien Woolnough and Melissa Singer
‘War hawk’ and hip-hop: In last dash, Harris and Trump rally for hold-out voters
While Kamala Harris courted the youth, Donald Trump appeared to suggest ex-Congresswoman Liz Cheney should have guns pointed at her because of her politics.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Dyson invents domestic dog robot to do all your chores
The handy housekeeper can be used to clean a home or a commercial environment such as a hotel.
- by Joe Pinkstone
These horses will win the big races on Derby day
Chris Waller is shooting for his sixth victory in the Coolmore sprint at Flemington on Saturday, while our form analysts find you the winners and dissect the big races.
- by Danny Russell and Tim Habel
Swinger, former elite soldier to face trial over threesome rape charges
The two men have been ordered to stand trial over the alleged rape of a heavily intoxicated woman during a threesome at an inner-city apartment.
- by Cameron Houston
North Korea will back Russia until victory in Ukraine, foreign minister says
The meeting between Choe Son Hui and her Russian counterpart in Moscow comes amid reports North Korea has sent 10,000 troops to Russia.
- by Dmitry Antonov
Michelle Obama asked the question we’re all thinking, but struggle to answer
Most polls show the US election is a coin toss, but are Americans seriously looking to a fraudster who increasingly uses fascist rhetoric and is hellbent on vengeance? Depends on their mood.
- by Michael Koziol and Farrah Tomazin
Israel pummels Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens in latest waves of deadly airstrikes
The latest violence comes as the Biden administration renews its diplomatic push, days before the US election, for temporary ceasefire deals.
- by Wafaa Shurafa and Sally Abou Aljoud
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England
Ange on track for first trophy despite Tottenham’s ups and downs
Roughly a quarter of the way through Ange Postecoglou’s second season at Spurs, they are every chance of ending their long wait for silverware – and making good on his promise that it would happen this season.
- by Vince Rugari
No one was more surprised than Matt Stanton to see him land the Nine job. But is he up to the task?
Just over two years ago the acting Nine CEO was desperately ill and surgeons told him he might die.
- by Anne Hyland
Daisy Pearce on Mario Kart, mindfulness and what she misses about Melbourne
Lauded by West Coast as “one of the biggest recruiting coups of their history”, Daisy Pearce discusses her first year as the Eagles’ AFLW senior coach and her move across the continent.
- by Hannah Kennelly
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Industrial relations
Decade-long shortfall of tradies tipped to undermine nation’s housing push
Build Skills Australia warns the government’s ambitious housing target of 1.2 million homes over five years faces major challenges.
- by Olivia Ireland
Forget the bank, what about the storage unit of mum and dad?
The long-forgotten hobbies of my offspring live on in cardboard boxes – teetering towers of them, stored in the garage, shed or attic.
- by Richard Glover
Magritte’s sheer visual magic on show in AGNSW’s summer exhibition
The Belgian surrealist made money during World War II by selling Titian knock-offs to Nazi occupiers.
- by Joanna Mendelssohn
Opinion
Superannuation
A major super fund had an outage this week. Almost no one realised
If a bank or major employer went down for nearly two days, it would be all over the news. But retirees continue to be invisible to the media and regulators.
- by Bec Wilson
Opinion
Work/life balance
Is returning to the office actually good for productivity?
Many companies are weighing up the pros and cons of asking employees to come back to the office full-time.
- by Téa Angelos
Opinion
Interest rates
Play the rate cycle right, and you could save $242,700 on your mortgage
The odds are slim for a Melbourne Cup Day rate cut, but economists are betting on a fall by February. Here’s how you can make the most of it.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
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Australian rugby
A Wallaby in hiding, Rocky Elsom flees Ireland fearing extradition
The former Australian captain is fighting to clear his name after being sentenced to five years’ jail in France over his time in charge of a famous rugby club.
- by Chris Barrett
‘We love it here’: Inside The Block creator’s own tree change renovation
Julian Cress moved 45 minutes out of Melbourne, and was sold by the time he had driven up the driveway. Then the full strip-out began.
- by Jackie Brygel
Opinion
Victorian council elections
Council elections tallying: Victoria deserves better
If voters, well accustomed to seeing live tallies in state and federal polls, go looking they will not find any results on the Victorian Electoral Commission’s website this week.
- by The Age's View
The historical planning quirk that means only single dwellings are allowed in this suburb
One of Melbourne’s biggest suburbs is preserved in amber-coloured brick, with a focus on family, pride and an easy way of identifying an interloper.
- by Tom Cowie
Fete expectations: How humble school fairs are pulling in bumper crowds
Some Melbourne schools are spending nearly $100,000 on their fetes – and getting more back – after transforming ovals into festival sites that include bars for adults and amusement park rides for the kids.
- by Alex Crowe
‘I fear for their safety’: The reckoning of teenage pop stardom
Since Liam Payne’s death, questions are being asked about the negative effects of fame on young performers, and the overhaul the entertainment industry needs.
- by Meg Watson
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Mental health
Taxpayers hand over $1b a year for a mental health levy. No one knows exactly how it’s spent
A former mental health royal commissioner has called for a breakdown of how the money is being spent, with a lack of transparency fuelling concerns it’s not being used as promised.
- by Broede Carmody and Rachel Eddie
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