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Melbourne is the only Australian capital to see a drop in house prices. What’s going on?
Housing  
Melbourne is the only Australian capital to see a drop in house prices. What’s going on?
The Victorian city seems to be on a different trajectory to others – what might that mean for housing affordability?
US elections  
Kamala Harris effectively clinches Democratic nomination for president
Food industry  
We’re literally going to need a bigger burrito: can Guzman y Gomez crack the crowded US market?
Albanese’s move to split Asio across two departments has laid security and political tensions bare
US  
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin revokes plea deal for accused 9/11 plotters
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The rural network
Stop the clocks: the cows aren’t confused by daylight saving, but I am
Stop the clocks: the cows aren’t confused by daylight saving, but I am
The difference in support for daylight saving in rural areas versus the cities is night and day. And as a country dweller, I like getting up with the sun
Full Story podcast
Full Story  
A week of escalation in the Middle East – Full Story podcast
A week of escalation in the Middle East – Full Story podcast
Sport
BMX racing  
Sakakibara overcomes setbacks and trauma to win gold for Australia - and her brother
Sakakibara overcomes setbacks and trauma to win gold for Australia - and her brother
Swimming  
McKeown makes history as McEvoy wins on golden night
In the Olympics boxing arena, facts and fairness are taking a battering
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Culture
Film  
Un oeuf is enough: have we had our fill of movie Easter eggs?
Un oeuf is enough: have we had our fill of movie Easter eggs?
Art and design  
From Tasmanian cliffs to pig-nosed turtles: $100,000 Hadley’s Art prize – in pictures
Books  
New Andy Griffiths, Korean slow food and a frontier war epic: the best Australian books out in August
Opinion
Are the Paris Olympics really way too woke?
Are the Paris Olympics really way too woke?
Why are Australians in denial about how cold our homes really are? ‘Winter stoicism’ is partly to blame
Trust between rider and horse on display at the Paris Olympics shows the best of a sport that has been rocked by scandals
Lifestyle
Walk with ...  
Norman Swan: ‘I tried very hard to do the opposite of what I experienced as a child’
Norman Swan: ‘I tried very hard to do the opposite of what I experienced as a child’
Leading questions  
My adult son has moved back home and is behaving like a teenager – and I’m deeply unhappy
Technology
Technology sector  
UK shelves £1.3bn of funding for technology and AI projects
UK shelves £1.3bn of funding for technology and AI projects
Science
Egyptology  
Egyptian mummy with screaming expression ‘may have died in agony’, say researchers
Egyptian mummy with screaming expression ‘may have died in agony’, say researchers
Environment
China  
China sees highest number of significant floods since records began
China sees highest number of significant floods since records began
New Caledonia  
Much cagou about something: New Caledonia’s favourite bird thriving after conservation push
Video
Hugs and tears as Evan Gershkovich and other US citizens return home after prisoner swap - video
Hugs and tears as Evan Gershkovich and other US citizens return home after prisoner swap - video
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