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Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. PLEASE EXPLAIN PODCAST Expert daily insight into the stories that drive the nation. DAILY SUDOKU Challenge yourself with today’s four difficulty levels. CityMelbourneConditionMostly sunnyCurrent temperature13.8°Minimum/maximum temperature13° / 19° -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COURTS EX-MAGISTRATE SETTLES CASE WITH PETRIE’S MOTHER OVER DEATH BENEFITS Former magistrate Rodney Higgins and the mother of his deceased fiancee have reached a settlement. UPDATED COURTS ‘WE WILL ONLY TAKE BACK YOUR DEAD BODY’: ACCUSED TOLD DAUGHTER A Victorian woman who allegedly forcibly married off her daughter to a stranger in WA told her to stay with her husband. Months later, her daughter was killed. ALP ‘TOTAL BLOODLETTING’ AS SEVEN STATE LABOR MPS SHOWN THE DOOR Seven sitting MPs have been told their political careers are over, escalating the threat of byelections for the Andrews government. AUSTRALIA VOTES ‘HOW GOOD ARE UTES?’: SCOTT MORRISON BACKS GEELONG’S BIG DREAM The Prime Minister has thrown his support behind Geelong council’s dream of creating a new Big Ute tourist attraction. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC COVID-19 VACCINE FOR CHILDREN APPROVED FOR NEW YEAR ROLLOUT Pfizer’s vaccine has passed the final approval hurdle, paving the way for a rollout for five- to 11-year-olds beginning on January 10. * 2 hours ago UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ‘SAM BEING SAM’: SPORTING WORLD REACTS TO KERR’S PITCH INVADER BUMP Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. Sam Kerr most likely had the safety of her Chelsea teammates in mind when she took out a pitch invader, according to Matildas assistant coach. MUSIC AWARDS ‘EXTRA SPECIAL TO ME’: THE AWARD THAT TOUCHED KYLIE MINOGUE More than three decades since the launch of Locomotion, the pop princess has been inducted into Music Victoria’s Hall of Fame. REVIEW AND JUST LIKE THAT ... THE WORLD OF SEX AND THE CITY TURNS UPSIDE DOWN The reboot of the iconic 1990s comedy-drama is a gamble. Can Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte, in 2021, really be drowning in the same self-examination that propelled the show’s stories in 1998? ANALYSIS THE ASHES WARNER RIDES, AND MAKES, HIS ASHES LUCK AFTER BARREN 2019 In 2019, David Warner appeared devoid of fortune and, perhaps, an Ashes future. The rub of the green returned at the Gabba DANIEL BRETTIG * CRICKET GODS SMILE ON WARNER AS OPENER EXORCISES ASHES DEMONS VETERAN SUICIDE ROYAL COMMISSION ‘BODIES SCATTERED’: SAILOR RECALLS SEEING BABY IN OCEAN A current serving member of the navy has told the Royal Commission of the traumas of a border protection mission. OPINION CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC PNG A CANDIDATE FOR NEXT VARIANT IF AUSTRALIA DOESN’T HELP BOOST JABS The risk of a dangerous new variant emerging on Australia’s doorstep is very real, as Papua New Guinea battles high rates of infection and low vaccination. STEFANIE VACCHER Epidemiologist UK POLITICS JOHNSON BECOMES NEW FATHER – AGAIN – AS HIS PARTY IS FINED OVER FLAT REFURBISHMENT Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson have welcomed a baby girl – their second child together and the British Prime Minister’s seventh. MEDIA & MARKETING CALL FOR ROYAL COMMISSION-STYLE INQUIRY INTO MEDIA SPLITS SENATE COMMITTEE A Labor and Greens-dominated Senate committee has called for a judicial inquiry with royal commission powers into media diversity - a finding rejected as a “stunt” by the Liberal deputy chair. INSIDE CHINA BEGINNING OF THE END FOR EVERGRANDE AS REAL ESTATE GIANT DECLARED IN DEFAULT China Evergrande has been officially labelled a defaulter, the latest milestone in months-long financial drama. * 2 hours ago FINTECH BANKS HAVE ‘ACTED LIKE A CARTEL’ IN DE-BANKING FINTECH CLIENTS: ANDREW BRAGG Liberal senator Andrew Bragg says banks haven’t always dealt fairly with fintech rivals to protect their “fat margins”. COVID-19 IN AUSTRALIA CASES IN VICTORIA Full data New cases 1232 14-day trend People in hospital 315 14-day trend Reported Dec 9 (Updated 9.42am, Dec 9) VACCINE ROLLOUT VICTORIA 90.9% fully vaccinated 93.2% first dose 90% NATIONAL 87.6% fully vaccinated 92.2% first dose 80% Of estimated population aged 12 and over Full data Advertisement JUST IN * 50 minutes ago WOULD MY HUSBAND HAVE GOT AN AMBULANCE NOW? * 51 minutes ago INDUSTRY, INVESTORS BANK ON NO COAL POWER BY 2043, MARKET OPERATOR SAYS * 51 minutes ago EXCLUSIVE ANTI-VAX APP GETS THE BOOT FROM GOOGLE BUT REMAINS ON APPLE APP STORE * 52 minutes ago MORRISON GIVES UP ON BEREJIKLIAN RUN AS SHE OPTS FOR ‘DIFFERENT DIRECTION’ EDITOR'S PICKS GRAPHIC CONTENT COURTS ‘I CAN’T DO IT MYSELF’: SON SENTENCED FOR AIDING AILING FATHER’S SUICIDE Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. TRAVEL EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TRAVEL INTERSTATE FOR CHRISTMAS AUSTRALIAN OPEN ANDREWS BACKS EXTRA CHECKS ON AUSTRALIAN OPEN MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS Advertisement ASHES HEAD’S CENTURY SILENCES CRITICS AS AUSTRALIA SEIZE CONTROL OF TEST HOBART OR MELBOURNE IN PHOTO FINISH CALL ON FIFTH TEST Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley is expected to present his verdict on the fifth Ashes Test to the Cricket Australia board as soon as Friday. AS IT HAPPENED: STUMPS ARE CALLED - AUSTRALIA LEAD BY 196 RUNS Australia are in the box seat, finishing the day on 7-343 and with a lead of 196. They managed 150 runs in the final session. LOCAL DISABILITY ROYAL COMMISSION ‘VIOLENCE HAD BECOME NORMAL’: ROYAL COMMISSION HEARS OF ABUSE IN GROUP DISABILITY HOME Disability royal commission hears violence between residents was rife at a Melbourne group home run by Life Without Barriers. EDUCATION MT SCOPUS TEACHER FIRED AFTER EX-STUDENTS COMPLAIN OF ‘INAPPROPRIATE CONDUCT’ A teacher has been fired from Mount Scopus Memorial College after former students made complaints about inappropriate conduct. BABIES SIXTY-SECOND LIFESAVER: DELAYING UMBILICAL CORD CLAMPING PROTECTS PREMATURE BABIES Waiting one minute to clamp the umbilical cords of preterm babies significantly reduces the risk of death and disability, a major study has found. GOOD FOOD MELBOURNE, MEET LILLIAN, THE CITY’S NEW QUEEN OF POTATO GRATIN AND POWER LUNCHING Society is a tough act to follow, but Lillian Terrace might just have the edge over its sibling. COURTS BAIL FOR ‘NEO-NAZI LEADER’ AS HE AWAITS TRIAL FOR ALLEGED HIKER ASSAULT Thomas Sewell, who police allege is the leader of the Australian nationalist socialist movement, has been granted bail as he awaits trial on allegations he attacked and robbed hikers. 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POLITICS GENDER EQUALITY BOOSTING THE NUMBER OF WOMEN IN WORK HAS MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR PAYOFF Structural changes to childcare and parental leave policies, rather than more education, are needed to help more women into the workforce, economic modelling finds. NATIONAL NEWS LIVE AS IT HAPPENED: ‘WE’RE NOT TURNING BACK’, SAYS PM IN COVID BOOSTER SHOT PUSH AUSTRALIA VOTES FATHER OF BARNABY JOYCE’S PARTNER TEAMS UP WITH CLIVE PALMER TO RUN FOR ELECTION AUSTRALIA VOTES ‘SHE KNOWS THIS CAN’T GO ON’: PRESSURE ON BEREJIKLIAN TO MAKE CALL BUSINESS OPINION TRADE WARS A FRESH TRADE WAR IS BREWING AS CHINA FLEXES ITS MUSCLES Australia has been on the receiving end of China using the threat of denying access to its markets as leverage. Now it’s Lithuania’s turn - and the EU is angry. STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ Senior business columnist OPINION HAMISH DOUGLASS MAGELLAN HAS BIGGER ISSUES TO ADDRESS THAN HAMISH DOUGLASS’ MARITAL STATUS ELIZABETH KNIGHT Business columnist MARKETS LIVE AS IT HAPPENED: ASX DROPS 0.3%, RINEHART’S VULCAN SOARS ON VW DEAL WORKPLACE CULTURE ‘BLUNDERED THE EXECUTION’: CEO SORRY FOR FIRING 900 WORKERS OVER ZOOM WORLD CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC FINLAND’S PM APOLOGISES FOR CLUBBING UNTIL 4AM WHEN SHE SHOULD’VE BEEN ISOLATING The world’s youngest Prime Minister said she left her official phone at home and missed the isolation text after her foreign minister caught COVID. 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Advertisement SPORT * AFL * Cricket * Soccer * Racing * Tennis * NRL THE ASHES IT’S AUSTRALIA’S DAY AGAIN - GABBA FIRST TEST TURNED ON ITS HEAD England missed its moments the Gabba, and in the last session, Travis Head made them pay a hefty price. Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. UPDATED THE ASHES WARNER GETS REPRIEVE AS STOKES NO-BALLS MISSED As many as 14 no-balls from Stokes were not called in the first session, as it emerged there was a fault in the cameras placed side-on to the crease to help the video umpire detect bowlers who overstep. AUSTRALIAN OPEN ANDREWS BACKS EXTRA CHECKS ON OPEN MEDICAL EXEMPTIONS The Victorian Premier has called on Tennis Australia to set up a review process to scrutinise any medical exemptions to vaccinations that are granted to tennis stars arriving for the Australian Open. Sorry, your browser doesn't support embedded videos. 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The rub of the green returned at the Gabba DANIEL BRETTIG UPDATED AFL 2022 AFL SCHEDULES TWO FRIDAY NIGHT DOUBLE-BILLINGS AS FIXTURE RELEASED The AFL will hold Friday night prime time double-billings in rounds three and eight in 2022, as the fixture is released for the 2022 men’s season. HAVE YOUR SAY PIES’ DIFFICULT DE GOEY OPTIONS AS SAGA CONTINUES Collingwood, who must balance the rights and welfare of an individual and the complicated, collective interests of the whole club, have three choices for dealing with Jordan De Goey. What are they? 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