Joe Wright’s adaptation of the AJ Finn novel The Woman in the Window has finally found a home on Netflix after being delayed due to Covid-19. Frankly, The Woman in the Window should never have seen the light of day. Amy Adams ( Arrival, The Master, The Fighter ) leads a brilliant cast as Dr Anna Fox, an agoraphobe who lives alone in Manhattan and witnesses a brutal murder. What follows is a tedious, boring, and predictable 1 hr 40 min slog trying to figure out what happened

In Part 4 of our Federal Budget coverage, the team at The Standard look at what the Budget really means for women. Reporters: Millie Spencer and Loren Botica Camera: Andy Knight Graphics: Lachie Pham and Emily Li Editor: Emily Li Producer: Aditi Kutty

Didn’t hear anything about big government spends on the environment? The Standard team has got you covered with Part 3 of our Federal Budget coverage. Reporter: Angus Delaney Camera: Aditi Kutty and Jill Sioson Graphics: Lachie Pham and Emily Li Editor: Emily Li Producer: Aditi Kutty

Returnal opens with the words: “When you die or close Returnal , you will always be returned to the crash site, and all non-permanent progression will be lost.” What is touted as Returnal’ s main draw is both its greatest feature and biggest setback. Returnal is a hard game to define. It incorporates elements from third-person looter-shooters, rogue-lites, bullet-hells and Metroidvanias to create one gloriously unique package. The game puts players in the shoes of Selene Vas

In what’s been a touch year for uni students, the Standard team’s Federal Budget coverage looks at education. Reporter: Jennifer Pittorino, Lachlan Marriott and Millie Spencer Camera: Jayne McLucas Graphics: Lachie Pham and Emily Li Editor: Aditi Kutty Producer: Aditi Kutty

Cinemas across the state are slowly coming back to life following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions. Lido Cinemas Hawthorn assistant manager Hudson Sowada said cinemas had returned to some semblance of normality, though not to pre-Covid strength. “The effects of the pandemic are still being felt,” he said. Cinemas shut last year on March 23, 2020, when Victoria went into its first lockdown and didn’t reopen until November 8. Mr Sowada said one of the early films they showed

The Standard team explains the Federal Budget to you. Part 1: Health. Reporter: Thomas Bravender-Coyle Camera: Andy Knight Graphics: Lachie Pham Editor: Emily Li Producer: Aditi Kutty

Activist Kim Matousek’s anger boils over at the indefinite detention of asylum seekers, now being held at the Park Hotel in Melbourne. She’s recently finished a 30-day hunger strike, which she says was just a fraction of the eight long years many of the Medevac Bill refugees—people transferred from offshore detention for medical reasons—have reportedly spent in indefinite detention. There are at least 35 detainees in the Melbourne hotel. An advocate for asylum seekers since

After seeking help from a medical professional for symptoms of depression, new mum Naomi Swan was left feeling more alone than ever. “I just feel like a huge chunk of my life is just gone, and I can’t really remember anything quite significant about it, and that’s a bit of a lonely and isolating feeling,” she said The first-time mum unexpectedly fell pregnant during the height of Melbourne’s stage four lockdowns and said restrictions caused excessive levels of stress for hers

The coronavirus pandemic in Australia has revealed problems “in an already compromised [healthcare] system”, a midwifery expert said. Curtin University midwife research fellow Dr Zoe Bradfield said, “what we have in the industrialised world is an industrialised approach to health care.” Dr Bradfield, who has researched the impact of Covid on maternity care and is vice-president of the Australian College of Midwives, said the pandemic had provided an opportunity for Australia’

Victoria’s Big Housing Build won’t solve the state’s social housing issues, a leading social housing expert said. The Victorian government’s proposed $5.3 billion project will see the construction of more than 12,000 new homes around metropolitan and regional Victoria, of which 9300 will be classified under social housing. Premier Dan Andrews said the initiative would “change lives, giving thousands of Victorians the security and stability of a home”. Haven, Home, Safe commu

An unexpected silver lining of Covid-19 has been an increase in the uptake of technology—and the ability to connect—for senior citizens. Amaroo Aged Care special projects coordinator Kim Arnold said FaceTime had become the new normal for aged care residents to communicate with their families. “We now using FaceTime and Zoom for things like physio appointments, listening to talking books, attending funerals residents couldn’t access otherwise,” she said. As soon as we successf