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Wednesday12 June 2024
  • Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan

    Bacchus Marsh Grammar
    Victorian premier blasts ‘disgraceful’ conduct after AI fake nude photo allegations

    Jacinta Allan says no place for ‘misogynistic conduct’ as police investigate allegations images of students circulated online
  • Ariarne Titmus with Lani Pallister and Brianna Throssell after breaking the women’s 200m freestyle world record at Brisbane Aquatic Centre.

    Swimming
    Ariarne Titmus breaks 200m freestyle world record in ominous Olympics warning

  • US secretary of state Antony Blinken gives a press in Doha.

    Live
    Israel-Gaza war live: Hamas has proposed ‘unworkable’ changes to ceasefire plan, Blinken says

    US secretary of state says some Hamas proposals go beyond what group previously accepted but warns time is short
    • Packet of Buldak 3x Spicy Hot Chicken ramen noodles

      ‘Acute poisoning’ risk
      Denmark recalls South Korean firm’s instant noodles for being too spicy

    • ‘World-leading’ bill
      SA premier announces plan to ban political donations from elections

    • Live exports
      Legislation to ban sending sheep by sea could set a ‘concerning precedent’, industry warns

    • Kevin Jonas
      Pop singer documents skin cancer treatment

    • Panda diplomacy
      Chinese premier Li Qiang could announce two new rare bears for Australia during state visit

    • UK
      Multiple bands pull out of Download festival over Barclays’ Israel ties

    • ‘Concentration risk’
      NSW universities receive 40% of student fees from just three overseas countries

    • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
      US supreme court in ‘crisis of legitimacy’, New York representative says

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  • Pile of cocaine with images from Ecuador in the background

    ‘The cocaine superhighway’
    How death and destruction mark drug’s path from South America to Europe

  • School students in uniform

    AI nudes of Victorian students were allegedly shared online. How can schools and parents respond to deepfake porn?

    Gabrielle Hunt and Daryl Higgins
    Research shows it isn’t unusual for young people to harass and abuse their peers by sharing sexually explicit images
  • Bruce Lehrmann departing the federal court in April

    Bruce Lehrmann
    Former landlord claims $13,250 damage done to home Seven Network paid for

    Lady Gaenor Meakes told NSW tribunal Lehrmann also owes $6,000 in lost rent after leaving the Balgowlah property early

Spotlight

  • Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho.

    The sad, stupid rise of the sigma male
    How toxic masculinity took over social media

    His heroes are Patrick Bateman, John Wick, Tommy Shelby and Walter White. He follows Andrew Tate and idolises wolves. And he has quickly become a laughing stock
  • Illustration of two pairs of male legs in bed

    Sexual healing
    I used to be a top, but it no longer works for me. How do I tell my partner I’ve become a side?

  • Election staff count ballots for the 2024 European Parliament election at the Bayeux Town Hall counting center.

    Full Story podcast
    How a far-right push in Europe triggered a shock election in France

    The far right has made significant gains in the European parliament elections. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has responded with a high-stakes gamble
  • Two young women or teenagers looking through vinyl records at a large records fair

    ‘We need to go places and touch things’
    The young people turning away from phones

    Disquiet over social media addiction is leading to a growing enthusiasm for Polaroids, postcards and the physical and analogue world
    • Billie Eilish and Shabaka Hutchings.

      Music
      The best albums of 2024 so far

    • Oscar James Nedd in an undated image.

      Who is Mr X?
      How a true crime podcast helped identify a 1975 murder victim

    • shroomsexmain01new

      I was struggling with sex in my first queer relationship. Then we started taking mushrooms

    • Bibi Lynch – journalist, writer and broadcaster –wearing a leopard print coat and sunglasses smiling leaning over a railing with pretty houses behind her

      A moment that changed me
      I’m 58 and single since 1997. A Sex and the City meme transformed my life

Sport

  • Nestory Irankunda celebrates after scoring his first international goal for the Socceroos

    ‘It’s only positive’
    Latest victory gives another glimpse of Socceroos’ future

  • Davids Squires Euros objects cartoon

    David Squires on …
    The story of the Euros in historical objects

    • USA fans show their support in the T20 Cricket World Cup match against Canada.

      Cricket in US still has a way to go with potential fans stumped by basic rules

      Andy Bull
    • Scottie Scheffler has won five of his last eight starts

      The hardest task at the US Open: figuring out how to beat Scottie Scheffler

      Bryan Armen Graham
    • Katrina Gorry with her first child, Harper

      Matildas
      Gorry welcomes ‘sweet baby boy’ with fiancee Markstedt

    • Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis talks with reporters before basketball practice, Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Dallas, in preparation for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

      NBA finals
      Kristaps Porzingis doubtful for Game 3 with ‘rare’ leg injury

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Opinion

  • Peter Dutton

    Dutton’s energy policy is a political death wish – and utterly irresponsible in the face of the climate emergency

    Ian Lowe
    As well as spending billions subsidising fossil fuels, we are spending billions more repairing the damage global heating is doing
  • British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak talks to journalists on his plane as he travels from Northern Ireland to Birmingham during a day of campaigning for this year's General Election due to be held on July 4, on Friday May 24, 2024. (HENRY NICHOLLS/Pool photo via AP)

    How to judge Rishi Sunak? Not as a politician, but as the great improv comic of our age

    Ian Martin
    How lucky we are to have witnessed his masterful performances as ‘chancellor of the exchequer’ and ‘prime minister’, says comedy writer Ian Martin
    • Rishi Sunak visit to Greater Manchester<br>Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman during a visit to a hotel in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, for a meeting of the Grooming Gangs Taskforce. Picture date: Monday April 3, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS Abuse. Photo credit should read: Phil Noble/PA Wire

      There is no recovery for the Conservative party until it purges itself of Reform-lite ideas

      Justine Greening
    • Arwa Mahdawi

      Consider the plight of that poor oppressed majority: heterosexuals

      Arwa Mahdawi
    • An election rally for the Greens in Vienna, Austria, 7 June 2024

      How can Europe’s progressives fight back? A coalition of losers is now their best hope

      Paul Taylor
    • Elon Musk

      Is the Tesla board in charge of a public company or the Elon Musk fan club?

      Nils Pratley

Lifestyle

  • Sheila Hancock

    I’m 91 and this may be my last chance to vote – I want to hear about policies, not D-day rows

    Sheila Hancock
    Every party underestimates the intelligence of voters. Why is Nigel Farage the only politician prepared to tell us what he really thinks, asks actor and writer Sheila Hancock
  • The chip butty served at Glory Us cafe in Melbourne

    ‘It’s hard to get wrong – it’s chips, bread and sauce!’
    Why chip butties are having a moment

  • Models on a runway

    Fashion
    Max Mara departs from quiet luxury with Marco Polo-inspired Venice show

  • Felicity Cloake's pasta puttanesca

    Felicity Cloake’s masterclass
    How to make pasta puttanesca

  • Toby sits on his bed with a stuffed Bagpuss and toy dog on either side behind him

    Childhood, interrupted
    How life with long Covid has changed 12-year-old Toby

  • 'Sexy Book' cover illustration for pass notes

    The sexiest books of all time
    Goodreads has ranked them – and Mister Orgasm is on top

Culture

  • CEUntitled-1

    ‘Ideal for a night in, hiding from the cold’
    The best Australian books out in June

  • 'I went on a cattle call for Superman’ … Matt Bomer.

    Superman
    Matt Bomer claims he missed out on role because of his sexuality

    The actor said that he was the director’s choice to play the Man of Steel in 2003 but it ‘was a time when something like that could still be weaponised against you’
  • Singer on stage holding a microphone backed by drummer and keyboard player.

    ‘We felt angry and powerless’
    It’s a Hard Life for band changing their name after objection from easyGroup

    British indie band no longer known as Easy Life after saying they did not have money to defend lawsuit
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  • PwC signage

    ‘Disregard for truth’
    Inquiry calls for greater scrutiny of private consultants following PwC tax scandal

    But Greens say consulting services inquiry report does not go far enough, calling for stronger action and penalties
  • The average fixed remuneration of a CEO at an ASX200 listed company was $1.37m this financial year, up from $1.14m in 2022-23

    ‘Might be hard for some to stomach’
    CEOs and other executives given double-digit pay rises amid cost-of-living crisis

  • Brisbane city council has announced a permit system for Airbnbs. Properties that do not meet the requirements for a permit would be forced to come back on to the long-term rental market

    Housing crisis crackdown
    Brisbane to introduce Airbnb permits for property owners

    Mayor Adrian Schrinner says property owners would now need appropriate planning approvals, body corporate support and a 24-7 property manager for short-term rentals
    • Residential properties in Melbourne

      Landlord tax
      Melbourne councillor pushes to double rates for property investors and halve them for owner-occupiers

    • Bruce Lehrmann
      Former landlord claims $13,250 damage done to home Seven Network paid for

    • Afternoon Update
      Outrage over alleged deepfakes at Victorian school; Jarryd Hayne wins appeal; and record number leaving New Zealand

    • ‘He was selfish’
      Greg Lynn covered up deaths because he believed he would be blamed, murder trial told

    • Queensland
      Two men charged with murder after human remains found at abandoned quarry

    • Jarryd Hayne
      Former NRL star wins appeal to overturn rape convictions

    • Exclusive
      Details of $25m in taxpayer-funded VIP flights to stay secret

    • NSW
      Man ordered to stop providing health services without qualifications

The rural network

  • Sheep in a livestock transport wagon

    Live exports
    Legislation to ban sending sheep by sea could set a ‘concerning precedent’, industry warns

  • Coles supermarket egg shelf

    Eggs
    There is no shortage, farmers say, despite purchasing limits at Coles

  • ‘Rural crime fiction is flourishing in the hands of several champions of diversity, including Dinuka McKenzie, RWR McDonald and Hayley Scrivener'

    Rural crime fiction is booming – it’s time it represented the true diversity of the bush

    Michael Burge
  • A windfarm in Australia

    If regional communities don’t want a windfarm, why would they accept a nuclear power station?

    Gabrielle Chan

Around the world

  • Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday.

    Live
    Emmanuel Macron defends snap election and calls for moderate parties to unite against far right – Europe live

  • person walks on a path with Auckland skyline in the background

    Heading to Australia
    Record number of people leave New Zealand amid cost-of-living pressures

    • UK
      Lucy Letby’s convictions are ‘significant evidence’ in current trial, prosecutor says

    • Thailand
      Market fire kills more than 1,000 animals prompting calls for crackdown

    • ‘People will die’
      Biden’s border order will worsen migrants’ risks, experts say

    • Cop29
      Azerbaijan accused of media crackdown before hosting climate summit

    • Ukraine war briefing
      Washington clears Azov brigade for US weapons and training

    • Elizabeth Holmes
      Theranos founder asks court to overturn fraud conviction

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    Stunning show blows the Mother’s Day card cliches away

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    The story of the Euros in historical objects

  • Mellow in yellow … an image from Shin Noguchi’s In Color In Japan: Selected and New Works

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    Colourful Japanese street scenes

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  • Martin Rowson on the plight of Rishi Sunak’s special advisers – cartoon

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    British PM went without ‘lots of things’ including Sky TV as a child

    PM recalls his parents’ sacrifices for his education in interview recorded after his return from D-day celebrations

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    Victoria the ‘simply terrifying’ T rex arrives at Melbourne Museum

  • Bernard Wright, Ralph Fiennes, Simon Russell Beale and Paterson Joseph in a Royal Shakespeare Company production.

    ‘He queered the hell out of it’
    The man behind Shakespeare’s same-sex love sonnets

  • Sixteen years for stealing a flower pot
    The film about the UK jail sentence ‘designed to bury you alive’

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    Golfer’s divorce off after couple resolve differences before US Open

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    Jin from K-pop supergroup wraps up military service to the strains of Dynamite

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    Why foreign tourists are going mad for Mount Fuji

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    More than 17m insects fly each year through narrow pass in Pyrenees, say scientists

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    Jon Stewart on corporate Pride ‘pandering’

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