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Three coronavirus cases confirmed in NSW
Three men have been confirmed to have the disease in NSW with another four people being tested.
- by Laura Chung and Janek Drevikovsky
Australian of the Year calls for sugar tax to fight diabetes-caused blindness
South Australian eye surgeon Dr James Muecke has vowed to use his platform as Australian of the Year to advocate for a tax on sugary drinks.
- by Dana McCauley
Trump launches into name-calling tirade as his defence opens in impeachment trial
Lawyers for US President argued that Democrats' efforts to remove him from office would set a "very, very dangerous" precedent in election year.
Tennis superstar Ash Barty named Young Australian of the Year 2020
Ash Barty has been named Young Australian of the Year while the tennis superstar is in Melbourne fighting to win the Australian Open.
- by Dana McCauley
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Kyrgios wins five-set thriller, sets up showdown with nemesis Nadal
Nick Kyrgios survived an injury scare, played some scintillating tennis and lost his cool with another chair umpire on his way to a fourth-round showdown with rival Rafael Nadal.
- by Sam Phillips
Opinion
Nationals
Your money serves the Nationals' interest (that minor party with major delusions)
The Nationals’ guiding principle: feathering their nests with taxpayers' money.
- by Nick O'Malley
Jacinda Ardern's daughter Neve wins hearts at political event
Neve Te Aroha Ardern Gayford, 18 months, was exceptionally well behaved in Ratana, New Zealand.
- by Ben McKay
Opinion
Sex & relationships
It's actually little wonder young people are saying 'no' to sex
How can this be happening when sex has never been easier to get thanks to dating apps and premarital sex?
- by Wendy Squires
Australia Day: What's on in Sydney in 2020
One council may have canned their Australia Day party but the rest of the city will carry on with plans to mark the arrival of the First Fleet.
- by Catriona Stirrat
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Weekend reads
Battle of Waterloo: How a massacre monument split the community of Elliston
A monument to the 1849 killing of Aboriginal people in a small South Australian town highlights some of the fraught issues surrounding reconciliation.
- by Tim Elliott
Amid the ruins, bushfire-affected families sense hope
Across the Mid North Coast, families are still counting their losses 10 weeks on, the first wave of victims of the season.
- by Lucy Cormack and Kate Geraghty
Sydney
Much-loved bookstore Kinokuniya targeted by 'pick-up artists'
The store has apologised after finding its customers were being used by dating coaches to hone clients’ techniques.
- by Janek Drevikovsky
C-130 cockpit recorder recovered from charred NSW crash site
New vision of the hillside where a C-130 waterbomber crashed while fighting bushfires in southern NSW has revealed the full extent of the deadly impact.
- by Tom Rabe
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Bushfires
Man found in burnt house on NSW South Coast remembered as 'great guy'
The death toll from the NSW bushfires has risen to 25 after the body of a 59-year-old man was found in a house in Bodalla, police said.
- by Matt Bungard and Laura Chung
More than 180 animals seized in western Sydney smuggling bust
Over 180 native and exotic animals have been seized from a Belmore property and two people have been charged for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of Australia.
- by Janek Drevikovsky
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Genocide
Auschwitz survivor returns to death camp for 75th anniversary
It was a malfunctioning gas chamber that delivered Yvonne Engelman a miracle escape from the site of the largest mass murder in the world's history.
- by Carrie Fellner
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Australian open
Popyrin falls to world No.4 Medvedev in straight sets
- by Scott Spits
'I don't really dislike him': Kyrgios opens up on Rafa rivalry
Nick Kyrgios has hosed down talk of a rivalry as he prepares to face the world No. 1 on Monday.
- by Sam Phillips
Analysis
As Serena's star wanes, Gauff makes irresistible case as the heir apparent
Coco Gauff has injected a surge of electricity into the game: a blend of on-court assassin and dizzy teenage ingenue.
- by Oliver Brown
Politics
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Government grants
What is the Bridget McKenzie scandal about?
Bridget McKenzie may have to quit federal cabinet and her deputy leadership of the Nationals over her handling of the sports grants program. Here's why.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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Australia Day
Not when, it's how: Ken Wyatt says Australia Day about truth-telling
- by Rob Harris
Business
Ghosn should know his fate in 40 days: sources
The former Nissan CEO fled to Lebanon, as he was awaiting trial on charges including misappropriation of company funds, all of which he denies.
World
Analysis
Bushfires
An unbridgeable fire break divides a paradise politicised
After a recent trip home, I realised why Americans had stopped asking me why I chose to move to the US.
- by Matthew Knott
Opinion
Survival-by-respect or death-by-stupid: Your choice Straya
Elizabeth Farrelly
Columnist, author, architecture critic and essayist
Bunnings snags and the meaning of girt: 42 ways to tell if you're Australian
Richard Glover
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Property bydomain
'Chalk and cheese': The winners and losers of Sydney's property rebound
Some suburbs have seen median prices jump by up to $300,000 in the space of a year, with more than a dozen recording double-digit growth.
- by Kate Burke
Art dealer buys Byron Bay's Whalewatchers house for $12m
Brett Whiteley dealer Steve Nasteski is set to move to Byron Bay, having bought the Wategos Beach trophy home Whalewatchers for a 35 per cent discount.
- by Lucy Macken
Life & Culture
Billie Eilish makes history in Triple J's Hottest 100
The pop sensation became the first solo female artist to top Triple J's annual list, as well as the youngest, in a top 10 otherwise dominated by Australian artists.
- by Robert Moran
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Sport
Kyrgios wins five-set thriller, sets up showdown with nemesis Nadal
Nick Kyrgios survived an injury scare, played some scintillating tennis and lost his cool with another chair umpire on his way to a fourth-round showdown with rival Rafael Nadal.
- by Sam Phillips
The female Federer: Why Barty can make history at the Australian Open
John Alexander has likened Ashleigh Barty to a female Roger Federer as the world No.1 prepares to make her run into the second week of the Australian Open.
- by Sam Phillips
'I don't really dislike him': Kyrgios opens up on Rafa rivalry
Nick Kyrgios has hosed down talk of a rivalry between himself and Rafael Nadal as he prepares to face the world No. 1 at Rod Laver Arena on Monday.
- by Sam Phillips
Mitchell to get first test in No.1 jumper with Indigenous All Stars
Laurie Daley is backing Latrell Mitchell to shine in the Indigenous All Stars No.1 jersey, as well as the players' stance on the national anthem.
- by Christian Nicolussi
'Well that sucked': Millman left to contemplate what might have been
With the benefit of a much-needed sleep after a gruelling four-hour battle against Roger Federer, John Millman had a simple message for the world.
- by Scott Spits
Smith thrills bumper SCG crowd with sizzling knock
They came to watch Steve Smith and the master blaster did not disappoint as the Sydney Sixers trounced Melbourne Renegades by seven wickets.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Popyrin falls to world No.4 Medvedev in straight sets
Alexei Popyrin dropped out in a difficult third-round match, losing to Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
- by Scott Spits
Have Your Say
The Kyrgios difference: a style of his own
Discussions about Nick Kyrgios focus almost entirely on his behaviour. What is less appreciated is how he stands apart from the pack in terms of how he plays the sport.
