Michael Bachelard is a senior writer and former deputy editor and investigations editor of The Age. He has worked in Canberra, Melbourne and Jakarta, has written two books and won multiple awards for journalism, including the Gold Walkley.

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Australia humiliated by an innings and 31 runs in Gqeberha

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Australia humiliated by an innings and 31 runs in Gqeberha

The series will head to the third and final Test in Cape Town next week level at 1-1 after South Africa’s victory in the final session.

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Corruption watchdog’s interest ‘piqued’ by Labor’s invite-only grants

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Corruption watchdog’s interest ‘piqued’ by Labor’s invite-only grants

A Senate inquiry into the controversial program comes as Anthony Albanese was forced to defend a “dirt file” his office sent out about independent MP Helen Haines.

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Konstas made a brilliant century, but Australian selectors should consider another NSW batsman

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Konstas made a brilliant century, but Australian selectors should consider another NSW batsman

As Australia’s Test batting woes deepened in South Africa, Kurtis Patterson and Sam Konstas sent selectors timely reminders. Could they be back in the baggy green soon?

#nsw #konstas #australia

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Inside the ‘rent-to-dump’ racket that’s booming across Melbourne

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Inside the ‘rent-to-dump’ racket that’s booming across Melbourne

Rogue waste operators are tricking Melbourne landowners into leasing acreage, dumping industrial waste, and fleeing before regulators can intervene.

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Athletics | News, Live Coverage & Results | The Age

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Athletics | News, Live Coverage & Results | The Age

The latest Athletics news and results from The Age

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

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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.

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In Labor’s heartland, the mood is mutinous. It’s clear what is coming

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In Labor’s heartland, the mood is mutinous. It’s clear what is coming

There is a certain point when the music stops for all governments. We have been listening to Melburnians and it’s clear that there’s a shift under way.

#labor #heartland #mood

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Paul Sakkal | The Age

Paul Sakkal is Chief Political Correspondent. He previously covered Victorian politics and won a Walkley award and the 2025 Press Gallery Journalist of the Year. Contact him securely on Signal @paulsakkal.14.

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The alarming forecast that could push Victoria’s heatwave death toll to unprecedented highs

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The alarming forecast that could push Victoria’s heatwave death toll to unprecedented highs

With an ageing population and increasing temperatures, an urgent overhaul of the city and its urban spaces is needed, experts say.

#victoria #temperatures #heat

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The nearly impossible job of picking up when the peculiar become pathological

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The nearly impossible job of picking up when the peculiar become pathological

It is labour-intensive and, in reality, like trying to stop a river with a tea-strainer. How police try to identify the obsessed who have the potential to become violent.

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Arson squad boss warns firebombers off Brad Battin’s ‘innocent’ neighbours

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Arson squad boss warns firebombers off Brad Battin’s ‘innocent’ neighbours

Two attempted firebombings on a cafe near the shadow police minister’s office has police hopping mad.

#brad-battin #innocent #arson

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