6 h. ago Dutton resorts to red meat, but the Liberal base won’t decide this election

The Coalition has waited too long to replace the problems of the past with a vision for the future. Labor’s on track to take full advantage.

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30 h. ago Anthony Pratt pledges $8 billion for US as he visits Trump at White House

The Australian billionaire, whom Trump once branded a “red-haired weirdo”, has pledged to invest billions in American manufacturing as he visits the US president at the White House.

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40 h. ago Ever notice the colour of the flags at a Vietnamese restaurant? Well, we’re tired of binaries

Duality lives in the bones of my generation divided by conflict: in the way elders hoard plastic bags like wartime rations, in the hesitation when hearing a Northern accent.

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40 h. ago There’s a reason some Vietnamese restaurants fly a yellow flag, others a red

Duality lives in the bones of my generation divided by conflict: in the way elders hoard plastic bags like wartime rations, in the hesitation when hearing a northern accent.

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42 h. ago ‘Hold on to your hats’: Hospitality heavyweights brace for election amid record closures

Sydney restaurateurs, including Golden Century’s Wong family and Neil Perry, talk immigration and penalty rates, plus secrets to restaurant success.

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64 h. ago I have all my teeth and my brother has none. There’s a reason why

Recently, I accompanied my brother, Simon, to the dentist to have his final 12 teeth removed. For decades, they had been rotting in his head.

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65 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Better Australia defends yellow vests at pre

Pre-poll antics in Kooyong have just ratcheted up another notch, with the Liberal Party now threatening to take Boroondara council to court.

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2 d. ago 100 days of destruction: Trump’s first three months are a sea of red ink

Donald Trump’s second time in the White House has produced the worst 100 days for financial markets in half a century.

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3 d. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: As the yellow vests make a return, we get to know Kooyong’s other candidates

We are now in the final week of the 2025 federal election campaign. Join our senior reporters on the road in key seats in Melbourne.

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3 d. ago Ben Shewry no longer consents to Attica being reviewed. Here’s why we did it anyway

Trailblazing Attica is still a world-class restaurant, and too important for us to ignore. But critic Besha Rodell finds the whole experience a little odd.

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3 d. ago Selfies, hecklers and obscenities as Albanese risks a walk down the street

“You’re the reason we’re broke, bro”, said one man driving past the prime minister. Another called him something that only an Australian would consider a compliment.

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3 d. ago Man dies after dispute with security downstairs from popular bar

The man had been told to leave a business on the corner of Ann Street and Morgan Street, where Maya rooftop restaurant and bar is located.

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4 d. ago To McRae’s Magpies, we’ve got an apology to make: Key takeouts from round seven

There was plenty of doom-and-gloom coverage centred on the Pies over the off-season. Right now, there’s no side better-placed to contend for this year’s flag.

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5 d. ago Want a Himalayan trek minus the red tape? Consider ‘Little Tibet’

The city of Leh is where snowcapped peaks and stellar stargazing meet.

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7 d. ago No more ‘Demons of old’: why Gawn wants to leave Melbourne’s flag behind

It took a blistering six-goals-to-one third quarter to spare Melbourne from a potentially embarrassing defeat to the Tigers.

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7 d. ago Why the Saints could split from their VFL team; Sam Darcy avoids knee surgery

Under a proposal put forward by St Kilda, and rejected by Sandringham, the team would be renamed the Sandringham Saints, wear the red, white and black of St Kilda, and play all home games at Moorabbin instead of Trevor Barker Oval.

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7 d. ago ‘Wouldn’t be doing the right thing’: Why the Saints could split from their VFL team

Under a proposal put forward by St Kilda, and rejected by Sandringham, the team would be renamed the Sandringham Saints, wear the red, white and black of St Kilda, and play all home games at Moorabbin instead of Trevor Barker Oval.

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7 d. ago The Clam Bar team announce their biggest venue yet – with an unexpected cuisine

The crew behind Neptune’s Grotto and Pellegrino 2000 with launch their next venture at the former Long Chim site near Ivy.

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8 d. ago In fluoro yellow Speedos, Walton Goggins, 53, is the real White Lotus star

Brace yourself: what you are about to see cannot be unseen. Against all odds, the character actor from The Righteous Gemstones and The Shield has become fashion’s leading man.

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9 d. ago ‘I eat dark chocolate every day for breakfast’: Sarah Wilson’s go

The bestselling author and podcaster reveals her food and drink favourites at home and overseas, as well as a fondness for a good gin martini.

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