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Sport Australia warned McKenzie was compromising grant program
Sport Australia warned the federal government that Senator Bridget McKenzie's interference in a $100 million grants program was compromising its independence.
Fire explodes near border as Sydney braces for heatwave
Defence has confirmed an out-of-control bushfire in the ACT was probably caused by one of its helicopters, as NSW crews remain on standby ahead of a hot, dry week.
- by Matt Bungard, Laura Chung and Anthony Galloway
The King and I: LeBron leads latest tributes to Bryant
James lead the latest tributes to the the retired NBA superstar, who perished in a helicopter crash, as Los Angeles mourned one of its most beloved sons.
- by Phil Lutton
Businesswoman ousted after Andrew Bolt claim on Bruce Pascoe heritage row
Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt tells Josephine Cashman her position on advisory council is untenable after Bolt blog post.
- by Ella Archibald-Binge
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'I don’t deserve this': Federer saves seven match points to beat Sandgren
Injured and well below his best, Roger Federer has pulled off one of the all-time great comebacks at Melbourne Park to move into the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
- by Sam McClure
Minister urges scepticism as fake virus news spreads
The public has been warned against reading illegitimate sources as fake news about the outbreak spreads.
- by Zoe Samios and Dana McCauley
Ardern takes a swipe at Australia as she calls election
New Zealand's PM says the country's growth and unemployment rates are better than Australia's.
- by Ben McKay
The epic dress convincing midlife women to 'do a J Lo'
The waiting list for the two decade-old dress that prompted the creation of Google Images is insane.
- by Caroline Leaper
Meet the Australians trapped in Wuhan as death toll rises
They are pleading with the Australian government to help get them out.
- by Melissa Cunningham
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Students who have recently travelled to China told to stay home from school
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Rachel Clun
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Give us masks: Australian doctors' urgent demand as fears grow
The head of the Royal Australian College of GPs is calling on the federal government to urgently open the national medical mask stockpile.
- by Liam Mannix
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'Bad news on bad news': Virus fears widen amid $2b risk to the economy
The coronavirus outbreak could hit key parts of the Australian economy just as it deals with the fallout from the bushfires and drought.
- by Shane Wright and Jennifer Duke
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Crime
Teen allegedly armed with 37cm machete arrested at Westfield
A teenage boy will face court as police notice a spike in knife crime and other youth crime since the introduction of the new Metro.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Billie Eilish's Grammy hit features a surprising Sydney sound
With a little help from a traffic signal, Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas O’Connell created the very definition of a crossover hit.Â
- by Karl Quinn and Broede Carmody
Regional towns turn to mobile desal plants to fix salty drinking water supplies
Towns along the dwindling Barwon-Darling River system are turning to mobile desalination plants to provide relief from brackish drinking water.
- by Lisa Visentin
Barilaro hits out at federal threat to take over river planning
NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro says it will be "toxic" and "political suicide" if the Commonwealth decides to complete river management plans unilaterally.
- by Kylar Loussikian
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Smoking & vaping
GPs cautiously recommend e-cigarettes to help smokers give up
The use of nicotine-based e-cigarettes has been cautiously recommended as a potential second-line aid for people who want to quit smoking.
- by Rachel Clun
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Djokovic takes the first set 6-4 against big serving Raonic
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Ash Barty's rousing run to the semis of the Australian Open is making everyone feel a bit better about the world.
- by Greg Baum
Fines aplenty dished out to players at Australian Open
The women at this year's Australian Open have been well behaved on the court. The same can't be said about the men.
- by Sam McClure
Politics
Defence's media strategy blasted in audit
Defence has been told to overhaul its media strategy after an audit found it lacked the basic objectives and expected outcomes needed to measure whether it was effective.
- by Anthony Galloway
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Government's national security committee to weigh China evacuation
- by Anthony Galloway and Dana McCauley
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Australian Border Force
Ex-director of controversial security company willing to tell all
- by Richard Baker
Business
Stockland lures JB Hi-Fi to new $44m warehouse
Property developer Stockland has pushed further into the logistics space by inking a seven-year lease with JB Hi-Fi for office and warehouse space in Melbourne's west.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Opinion
Trade wars
Can trading oysters for apples and pears make America great again?
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
$1.7 trillion surge: World's pile of negative debt jumps by the most since 2016
- by Sam Potter and John Ainger
World
'Impeachment is hell': Trump's celebrity lawyers mount their defence
Kenneth Starr's arguments against Donald Trump's impeachment infuriated Democrats given his role leading the charge to remove Bill Clinton.
- by Matthew Knott
'Pharma Bro' sued by US officials, New York over infamous drug price hike
- by Erik Larson and Riley Griffin
Kobe Bryant's helicopter flew in fog that grounded other choppers
- by Cindy Boren and Matt Bonesteel
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Architecture experts: Why Australians are conservative with colour
In many other places around the world such as Italy, Cuba and Hong Kong, colourful buildings are a staple of their landscape.
- by Amelia Barnes
Sacked McGrath agent hosts business coaching session at local office
Adrian Bo's return to the office in city's north comes despite his termination agreement stipulating he cannot attend any McGrath premises.
- by Lucy Macken
Life & Culture
Yael Stone's lawyer is not her biggest fan right now
Actor Yael Stone has never chosen the easy course and the same applies to her commitment to minimise her own carbon footprint.
- by Jacqueline Maley
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McEnroe, Navratilova cop whack from TA over protocol breach
The Australian Open's careful handling of Margaret Court's grand slam anniversary has erupted into controversy with Tennis Australia admonishing Martina Navratilova and John McEnroe.
- by Scott Spits
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Australian Open
'I don’t deserve this': Federer saves seven match points to beat Sandgren
Injured and well below his best, Roger Federer has pulled off one of the all-time great comebacks at Melbourne Park to move into the semi-finals of the Australian Open.
- by Sam McClure
The King and I: LeBron leads latest round of tributes to Bryant
James lead the latest tributes to the the retired NBA superstar, who perished in a helicopter crash, as Los Angeles mourned one of its most beloved sons.
- by Phil Lutton
Fun and games as the Barty bus roars towards its final destination
Ashleigh Barty's rousing run to the semis of the Australian Open is making everyone feel a bit better about the world.
- by Greg Baum
Raiders struggle to contact Scott because of smashed phone
Curtis Scott smashed his phone when he launched it into a moving car before his weekend arrest with Raiders officials struggling to contact him.
- by Christian Nicolussi
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Australian Open 2020 LIVE: Djokovic next up after Federer-Sandgren epic
Ashleigh Barty, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic headline a blockbuster day of action at the Australian Open.
- by Anthony Colangelo and Catherine Chisholm
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Bushfires
More big names to come as Football For Fires match takes shape
Agent Lou Sticca's bushfire relief fundraiser was officially launched at ANZ Stadium on Tuesday, and is aiming for a crowd in excess of 80,000.
- by Vince Rugari and Dominic Bossi
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It wasn't always easy to see, but Kobe Bryant transcended the NBA
Kobe Bryant's shock death on Monday has hit everyone in the sporting world hard, but his career and his achievements in basketball will live on.
