Are the costs of lockdown worth the pain? Economists weigh in

Are the costs of lockdown worth the pain? Economists weigh in

As Melbourne residents settle in for their first weekend of full stage 4 lockdown,debate about the pros and cons of isolation is under way.

  • byJessica Irvine

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Stick'em up:how crims made the'80s a special kind of hell for banks

Stick'em up:how crims made the'80s a special kind of hell for banks

The 1970s and ’80s saw an increase in armed bank robberies. But while that era is over,the victims'stories endure.

  • byMark Dapin
Musical messages:a life defined in song

Musical messages:a life defined in song

It’s music that brings the memories flooding back – and keeps us moving forward.

  • byMark Mordue
'They can only suffer so much':Explosion leaves Beirut teetering on the brink

'They can only suffer so much':Explosion leaves Beirut teetering on the brink

"They've seen wars,they've seen terrorism,they've seen disasters and now they are facing this."

  • byBevan Shields andAnna Patty
Those who came,who lived and loved and are gone

Those who came,who lived and loved and are gone

They died alone,statistics in a pandemic. But among those taken by COVID-19 were rich and eventful lives.

  • bySimone Fox Koob andTony Wright
Why Folklore is the Taylor Swift record I'll listen to most

Why Folklore is the Taylor Swift record I'll listen to most

No longer the victim or the villain,for once Taylor Swift has cast herself as the director rather than the star of the story. And it's a triumph.

  • byBrodie Lancaster
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Not happy,Dan:Victoria's Premier cops a pandemic pounding

Not happy,Dan:Victoria's Premier cops a pandemic pounding

Dan Andrews was at the top of his game:a masterful politician and popular premier with a bold agenda and knack for crisis leadership. Then COVID-19 came along.

  • byMelissa Fyfe
Duty of care:COVID-19's deadly progress through our aged homes

Duty of care:COVID-19's deadly progress through our aged homes

Professor Joseph Ibrahim says the aged care system in Australia was in trouble long before the pandemic hit:"The whole bloody world knew it."

  • byJewel Topsfield
A brother's confession:Peter McEvoy and the Walsh Street murders
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A brother's confession:Peter McEvoy and the Walsh Street murders

“If he wants to say he was not involved in Walsh Street,perhaps he shouldn’t brag that he was.”

  • byJohn Silvester
Jane Tewson's life is good news for all of us

Jane Tewson's life is good news for all of us

I wrote my new book because I wanted my granddaughter to know"there is an obstinate force for good in the world,and here is an example of it”.

  • byMartin Flanagan
Midlife crisis,Gen-X-style:less running away,more running marathons

Midlife crisis,Gen-X-style:less running away,more running marathons

As they enter middle age,Gen Xers are choosing self-awareness over self-obsession.

  • byClare Thorp