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Housing industry forecasts 'bloodbath' as Labor criticises homebuilder schemeMaster Builders Australia is calling for an extra $5.1bn in support as it expects new housing construction to plummet 27%
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Pure theatre: the joy and pain of after-the-siren winning goalsAsk any young footballer what he or she would like to achieve, and somewhere on the list will be kicking a major after the hooter
Podcast / Belarus: why are people protesting and could it bring down a president?
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Belarus to contest the claimed election victory of the president, Alexander Lukashenko, and met a violent police response. Hanna Liubakova, a Belarusian journalist, describes being on the ground, while the Guardian’s Andrew Roth looks at how Lukashenko has remained in power for 26 years
Soon there won't be anyone left the British government hasn't blamed for its mistakesAs their troubles mount, bungling ministers will point the finger at anyone else but themselves, says the Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
In Poland we've become spectators at the dismantling of democracyIn Poland we've become spectators at the dismantling of democracy
Karolina Wigura and Jarosław KuiszA disturbing future awaits the country after Andrzej Duda’s campaign, which merged politics, populism and entertainment
Will Covid-19 end free wine tastings forever?Complimentary wine flights are a cornerstone of Australian cellar door visits – but as wineries reopen, they’re rethinking the tradition- 4 out of 5 stars.
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UK tour by Sun Kil Moon frontman cancelled following sexual assault allegationsAccording to report, Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters frontman, who has not commented, accused of sex offences in separate tour incidents
The best of lockdown danceFrom an elegant ode to San Francisco to Japanese hip-hop in a park, here’s how dancers are tackling our new normal
Australian television a whitewash as Anglo-Celtic presenters dominate newsroomsMedia Diversity Australia report finds 76% of presenters, commentators and reporters are Anglo-Celtic despite making up only 58% of the population
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Covid-19 strategist under fire over herd immunity emailsAnders Tegnell appears to have asked if higher death rate for older people might be acceptable
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