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Sun, 02 May 2021 18:14:51 +1000
UQ quiet on new green bridges, despite 35 per cent rise in cycling
The University of Queensland has not expressed a preference on the location of a new green bridge from St Lucia to West End, despite a major increase in cycle trips to and from the institution.

Sun, 02 May 2021 18:05:00 +1000
Curriculum proposals deserve support, not another iteration of the history wars
There is much ground to be made up in Australian schools in learning about the full gamut of our past. We must be better informed about all sides of our history.

Sun, 02 May 2021 16:33:45 +1000
Backyard family feasts return as Orthodox Christians celebrate rebirth
After smaller, COVID-curtailed celebrations last year, the Menidis family - like many Orthodox Christians across Victoria - dined in style on Orthodox Easter Sunday.

Sun, 02 May 2021 16:30:00 +1000
‘I’m lucky to be alive’: Hundreds gather to shine light on road trauma
Alex Eleftheriou broke every bone in his body, was in an induced coma for 21 days, and in hospital for about 12 months recovering from the nightmare crash of September 19, 2012 when he was only 17. 

Sun, 02 May 2021 16:28:04 +1000
Sam Newman ‘devastated’ after wife Amanda Brown’s death
Amanda Brown, 50, was found by Newman lying on the floor of the couple’s Docklands apartment about 8pm on Saturday.

Sun, 02 May 2021 15:42:03 +1000
The essence of liberalism is under challenge from Australia’s India travel ban
It is difficult to reconcile the concept of being a citizen of a democratic country while being trapped by one’s own government, unable to leave Australia or to return.

Sun, 02 May 2021 15:33:34 +1000
Fining Indian arrivals is one step too far
We’ve accepted some of our rights being suspended in light of COVID-19 but a liberal society does not fine and does not imprison citizens for merely returning home.

Sun, 02 May 2021 15:29:12 +1000
Guard charged after man knocked unconscious outside Kings Cross strip club
The man, 33, was trying to gain entry to Showgirls on Darlinghurst Road when the guard allegedly pushed him.

Sun, 02 May 2021 15:04:18 +1000
Fans locked out from Western Derby to cost Eagles an estimated seven figures
Fans who bought tickets will receive refunds from Ticketmaster, but the West Coast Eagles won’t be so lucky as its home game was already down $500,000 due to restrictions.

Sun, 02 May 2021 14:51:54 +1000
How to improve private school boards
Unfortunate events at a number of private schools over the past few years has thrown a very public spotlight on a number of boards.

Sun, 02 May 2021 13:48:44 +1000
Victoria has announced more vaccination hubs. Here’s where they are
The state government has thrown open the doors at all of its vaccination centres to every Victorian aged over 50, as part of a mammoth nationwide effort to inoculate citizens against COVID-19. 

Sun, 02 May 2021 13:42:45 +1000
‘I miss her’: Poet and writer Kate Jennings dies aged 72
Jennings, one of Sydney’s pioneering feminists in the 1970s, moved to New York and won awards for her novels, short stories and poetry.

Sun, 02 May 2021 13:38:22 +1000
Treeless pain leaves city’s western suburbs hot, dry and dusty
The western region of Melbourne had just 5.5 per cent canopy cover in 2018, compared with 25.9 per cent in the city’s leafy east.

Sun, 02 May 2021 13:20:09 +1000
No new COVID-19 cases in Perth as city avoids lockdown, but no Western Derby spectators allowed
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan will alter Perth’s COVID-19 restrictions by not permitting spectators at the Western Australian derby this afternoon.

Sun, 02 May 2021 12:00:00 +1000
What you need to consider when naming your child
My message to all baby-making couples: make sure your kid gets a great name for songs.

Sun, 02 May 2021 12:00:00 +1000
RACV and crash expert urge lower speeds on risky country roads
The road lobby group and leading expert back lower speed limits as Mornington Peninsula residents support the trial lowering speed limits on 33 roads.

Sun, 02 May 2021 11:42:09 +1000
Aishwarya’s parents end hunger strike over her death at Perth Children’s Hospital
The parents of a seven-year-old girl who died just hours after arriving at Perth Children’s Hospital have quit their hunger strike after being reassured that they will get some answers on May 12.

Sun, 02 May 2021 09:57:42 +1000
The Age photos of the week, May 2, 2021
The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

Sun, 02 May 2021 09:27:53 +1000
Decision on Perth lockdown imminent as Premier weighs options after outbreak
The Premier will also decide on whether crowds would be allowed at the Western Derby match between AFL teams West Coast and the Fremantle Dockers which is set to take place at Optus Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Sun, 02 May 2021 09:00:00 +1000
We need political leaders who are ‘enlargers of life’
Australian historian Manning Clark famously said that there are two types of political leader, “the enlarger of life” and the “punisher and straightener”.

Sun, 02 May 2021 08:51:35 +1000
Woman dragged beneath car driven by mother in Sydney’s south
A mother has been charged after allegedly running over her daughter while drink driving during her son’s 21st birthday party.

Sun, 02 May 2021 08:32:57 +1000
Man stabs woman in back in DV attack, police allege
The 46-year-old man is facing a string of domestic violence charges after the attack near Cairns on Saturday night. 

Sun, 02 May 2021 08:27:06 +1000
BMW driver charged after woman dies in crash between car and bus
The car allegedly ran a red light and hit the bus on Saturday morning, leaving the front seat passenger trapped. No passengers were on the bus at the time.

Sun, 02 May 2021 05:30:00 +1000
More Australians are becoming less religious, so what’s with our PMs?
Three out of the last five have made their religion more central to their public persona - though Morrison takes the cake.

Sun, 02 May 2021 05:30:00 +1000
Scott Morrison rejects big ideas but one has seeped into his approach to borders
The notion that globalist liberalism had gone too far has led Australia to lock out its citizens.

Sun, 02 May 2021 05:30:00 +1000
When it comes to protecting Byron Bay, why not #boycottInsta too?
It puzzles me why people are more troubled by Netflix than Instagram and its users.

Sun, 02 May 2021 05:00:00 +1000
Aged just 22, Melburnian Yasmin Poole is already having a global impact
Early this year, Ms Poole received an email telling her she had won the global Youth Influencer of the Year award from the US-based King Center, which honours the legacy of Martin Luther King.

Sun, 02 May 2021 05:00:00 +1000
Swinburne paid $345,000 to deliver governance at troubled Indigenous group
Melbourne’s Swinburne University of Technology was paid almost $345,000 to provide governance training at a major Australian Indigenous corporation recently found to be without a valid board and facing questions over $28 million in spending.

Sun, 02 May 2021 05:00:00 +1000
Melbourne’s next generation trams could be trackless with rubber wheels
Rubber wheels and electric batteries — is this the future of Melbourne’s trams?

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:10:22 +1000
Target Time and Superquiz, Sunday, May 2
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:05:00 +1000
Cheap flights, travel vouchers offer little help to moribund Melbourne CBD
City hotels are still barely half full more than a month into the Andrews government’s belated Melbourne travel voucher scheme.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:05:00 +1000
‘Our 2020 setback’: Working mothers battle post-pandemic hangover
The toll of 2020 has left many working mothers considering how - or if - they can maintain the output demanded of them, with many saying they feel overwhelmed.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:05:00 +1000
We must fight greedy councils on the beaches
Europe is famed for its castles and cathedrals. Australia just can’t compete. But our beaches cannot be beaten.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:05:00 +1000
Andrews government maintains secrecy on deal it signed with China
The Victorian government refused to provide the memorandum of understanding to The Age on the basis that the agreement included information disclosed by the Chinese government to Victoria “with an expectation of confidentiality”.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:01:00 +1000
Meat-free diets are ‘unmanly’? Someone forgot to tell Forest
Nearly half of 1000 Australians surveyed by No Meat May say meat eating is “masculine”, vegetarian or veganism is “feminine”. Forest Nash begs to differ.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:00:00 +1000
Rural Fire Service volunteer to give bullying report to MPs
Complaints about bullying, harassment and other misconduct within the RFS will be presented to Emergency Services Minister David Elliott and three other MPs this week.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:00:00 +1000
HSC, NAPLAN targets for every school, but principals warn of perverse outcomes
Principals warn the benchmarks could lead to “peverse” outcomes such as students being pressured to do easier HSC subjects, or schools refusing to take difficult kids.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:00:00 +1000
‘Up and not out’: Sydney to get more vertical schools in highly populated areas
A shortage of affordable land in densely populated parts of Sydney is forcing education officials to consider building more vertical schools.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:00:00 +1000
‘It will spread like the measles’: Bondi beach club prompts fierce backlash
Lucy Turnbull, TV chef Adam Liaw and federal Labor MP Matt Thistlethwaite are among critics opposed to the Bondi beach club.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:00:00 +1000
‘Not suitable or safe’: Residents fear plans for skydiving at Royal Randwick Racecourse
A plan to bring night racing and skydiving to Randwick Racecourse has won the backing of the NSW minister responsible for racing.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:00:00 +1000
‘Kids can be comfortable without judgement’: The schools adopting gender-neutral uniforms
Following the trend set by schools across Sydney, Hunters Hill is embracing a fully gender-neutral dress code.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:00:00 +1000
‘The last brave thing that happened’: How the injecting room led the way on drug reform
When NSW opened the Sydney injecting room in Kings Cross 20 years ago this week, the state was leading the way in drug reform. But with unfinished business in decriminalisation, the fact the injecting room is still the only one in the state and a ref...

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:00:00 +1000
‘Instruments designed to kill’: The suburbs where NSW keeps a million firearms in private arsenals
Private arsenals in NSW have blown out to more than a million registered guns, sparking fears the actual number is even higher as unregistered weapons cross the border, prompting renewed calls for a national firearms registry.

Sun, 02 May 2021 00:00:00 +1000
‘People are desperate’: Regional renters forced to apply for homes sight unseen
Real estate agents in regional areas with housing shortages are asking prospective tenants to complete a rental application before letting them attend a property inspection.

Sat, 01 May 2021 20:45:24 +1000
Victorian government announces new zero emissions vehicle scheme
A $3000 subsidy will be available for 20,000 people who buy a new zero emissions vehicle from Sunday.

Sat, 01 May 2021 20:00:00 +1000
Two-thirds of kids targeted by Queensland crime crackdown are Indigenous
Of the 344 young offenders labelled “hard nuts” by the state government in its new $38 million GPS trial and bail overhaul, 219 are Indigenous.

Sat, 01 May 2021 19:30:00 +1000
‘Affordable, approachable, aspirational’: Inner-city pubs to compete with boutique hotels
Pubs will be transformed into boutique accommodation in a bid to appeal to Millennials seeking a taste of inner-city life.

Sat, 01 May 2021 19:30:00 +1000
The peculiar experience of being targeted by Scientology
“Ben is being promoted by Sputnik International straight from Moscow. No surprises here.” This was one piece of blowback I received after writing about Scientology.

Sat, 01 May 2021 18:30:24 +1000
Woman dies after bus and car collide in Parramatta
A 45-year-old woman has died after a bus and a car collided in Sydney’s west.

Sat, 01 May 2021 18:00:49 +1000
Perth hotel quarantine security guard and two housemates test positive to COVID-19
The guard had already had a vaccination. He and his housemates have been moved into quarantine, and WA Premier Mark McGowan said at this stage Perth would not go back into lockdown.



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