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  1. Labor plans to make North Melbourne a first-home buyer haven. The Coalition has other ideas

    While Ben Carroll said Labor’s proposal is about “being a disruptor” to the exclusive housing market, Jess Wilson told Melbourne Assembly she is sceptical.

  2. News Corp’s Australian boss hits the market for a new speechwriter

    One of the architects of News Corp Australia boss Michael Miller’s influential policy speeches on tech regulation is set to retire in the coming months.

  3. Hanson’s ‘dehumanising’ comments spur former footy star in AFL legal fight

    Phil Krakouer says recent comments made by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson that were labelled “completely racist” show why the class action must proceed.

  4. Australian soccer’s latest club-versus-country fight is actually a sign of progress

    Sydney FC have blocked young gun Akol Akon from going to next month’s under-17s World Cup. It’s tempting to frame the Sky Blues as the villain, but that would be wrong.

  5. This was Australia’s worst day under Cummins. Thirteen wickets make for bad history

    This was arguably Australia’s worst single day of Test cricket under Pat Cummins, bad enough to flip the series from one the tourists held in their hands to a contest now wide open.

  6. When she turned 40, Zoë Foster Blake was plunged into hormonal chaos. Then she had a realisation

    Surviving midlife meltdowns comes down to HRT – and the power of female friendship.

  7. Cancer gave Sheryl Crow a ‘reckoning moment’. At 64, she has a new outlook on getting older

    After beating cancer, the All I Wanna Do singer says she’s inspired by her friend Dolly Parton to write her best songs yet.

  8. The secret (cringe-free) weapon for solo travellers looking to connect

    There are great ways to break the ice in social settings without coming across as naff.

  9. Greece’s ‘party island’ airport surprises in several ways

    Far from its wild reputation, this whitewashed air hub on Mykonos is remarkably civilised and stylish.

  10. The uncrowded ‘other’ side of Florence I can’t stop returning to

    With its artisan soul, fresh pasta and village charm, Oltrarno is an untouched quarter that this famed Italian city wants to keep hidden.