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'I'm numb': Sydney father in shock after losing three children in alleged drink-drive collision
"My name is Daniel Abdallah, I have a wife Leila and six beautiful children I've been blessed with," the father said at the scene of the collision. "Yesterday, I lost three of my children."
- by Sally Rawsthorne
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Childcare
Childcare package all but gone 18 months after introduction
Childcare costs are almost back to where they were despite the Morrison government's $2.5 billion signature policy.
- by Shane Wright and Judith Ireland
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Water restrictions
Thousands of Sydneysiders dobbed in for wasting water
However Sydney Water has only issued a handful of fines for breaches of the new water restrictions that came into effect last month.
- by Amie Meehan
PM given 'incorrect advice' causing backflip on $1000 charge for Australians fleeing Wuhan
Australians will not be charged $1000 to be evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan in a stunning federal backflip blamed on "incorrect advice" given to Prime Minister Scott Morrison last week.
- by Jennifer Duke and David Crowe
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'Fresh hope': Baby Smokey born amid bushfire devastation
As bushfires tore through the Colo River region, Rachel Thornton was experiencing her own kind of trauma during a difficult childbirth.
- by Catriona Stirrat
What happened to Michelle Bridges' healthy glow?
A relationship breakup and a DUI charge: 2020 is not shaping up to be the fitness guru's best year.
- by Andrew Hornery
If Millennials really are having less sex, why is that?
The phenomenon is recognised widely enough to have been dubbed the "sex recession".
- by Rachel Wells
Opinion
Childcare
Tony Abbott's class-based hierarchy of wombs has rightly got us talking
Forays by the former prime minister into gender-based policy areas are not always universally welcomed.
- by Jacqueline Maley
'Matter of life and death': How professional athletes deal with grief
How LeBron James and his side deal with Kobe Bryant's death adds a fascinating layer to the NBA season.
- by Andrew Webster
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Coronavirus outbreak
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'Lobsters overboard' as China bans live seafood trade over coronavirus fears
- by Chris Vedelago and Royce Millar
Fortress Australia: Ban on non-citizens from China
Australia will shut the door to tens of thousands of Chinese tourists and could be forced into restricting cargo ships carrying billions of dollars in resources and goods as it attempts to prevent an outbreak of coronavirus.
- by Shane Wright and Pallavi Singhal
Opinion
Staying in Wuhan more risky than 14 days on Christmas Island
The thought of being quarantined in a detention centre is off-putting, but the consequences of staying are serious.
- by Raina MacIntyre
Sydney
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Selective schools
The Sydney suburbs sending the most students to selective schools
The majority come from suburbs popular with skilled migrants, who hope a good education will help their children break through the so-called bamboo ceiling.
- by Jordan Baker, Nigel Gladstone and Mira Healey
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Bushfires
NSW wildlife recovery plan to stress protection of unburnt areas
Food drops for endangered species and aerial shooting of feral animals are being stepped up to help preserve fire-hit plants and animals brought closer to extinction.
- by Peter Hannam
High temperatures and thunderstorm threat to create volatile fire conditions on Sunday
Firefighters in NSW and the ACT are in for another difficult day on Sunday as hot and windy conditions are set to continue.
- by Pallavi Singhal
Independent Planning Commission to be final arbiter only on state's most contentious projects
The Productivity Commission has recommended the IPC be retained, but it must make decisions faster.
- by Julie Power
Sydney man arrested after alleged food court sex act
A middle-aged man who allegedly carried out sexual acts while seated near teenage girls in a shopping centre food court has been arrested.
Weekend Reads
Early lessons emerge from bushfires as disaster review season begins
The inquisitions already have much to work through with 12 million hectares torched - the equivalent of 1.5 Tasmanias - and the fire season still has months to run.
- by Peter Hannam and Laura Chung
'Trying to survive': When infertility enters a relationship
Amid the anguish that comes with an infertility diagnosis, invasive medical treatments and exorbitant bills, there is also a toll on the relationship.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Politics
Opinion
Political Leadership
Why Scott Morrison's vanity is his greatest weakness
You only get one chance to make a first impression. The Prime Minister, for much of Australia, blew his.
- by Peter Hartcher
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Welfare crackdown
'Financial literacy tool': Bid to take cashless welfare card national
- by David Crowe
Business
Opinion
Banking royal commission
A year on from the Hayne royal commission, has anything changed?
The banking royal commission was badly needed, but it never went far enough. It was too short, and the terms of reference missed some critical areas.
- by Adele Ferguson
'I got it wrong': Unpredictable year stings economists
- by Jennifer Duke, Shane Wright and Eryk Bagshaw
World
Super Bowl Sunday's date is a rare, once-in-a century palindrome
The previous eight-digit palindrome like this was 11/11/1111, 909 years ago. We'll only have to wait another 101 years for 12/12/2121. The next one is in 3030.
- by Ben Guarino
Opinion
A tale of two crises, and and why the PM hasn't been burnt - yet - by the coronavirus
Claire Kimball
Columnist and the founder of The Squiz
I vainly believed I had the fortitude to report on child abuse, but there was always my own case
Martin McKenzie-Murray
Regular columnist and former political speechwriter
It's official: too much banking is bad for you
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
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Sydney apartment prices continue to rise despite defect concerns
Buyers have flocked to affordable housing options, and older blocks in particular, although many remain cautious about suburbs with a wave of new builds.
- by Tawar Razaghi
These two terrace houses are hiding a secret behind the facade
The architect describes it as his 'greatest hits album' – and this clever project offers its residents something many of their inner-city neighbours lack.
- by Jenny Brown
Life & Culture
Sophie's choice sparks a showdown on the genteel streets of Hunters Hill
Two of Sydney's best-known talent management agents have gone toe-to-toe over the spoils of Sophie Monk.
- by Andrew Hornery
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Sport
Kenin downs Muguruza to win Australian Open
Sofia Kenin defeats Garbine Muguruza in three sets to win Australian Open.
- by Michael Gleeson
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Sevens
Aussie women brace for Canada re-match in Sydney Sevens semis
The Australian women are into the final four, but the men are out after a six-try rout at the hands of USA.
- by Georgina Robinson
Matildas dealt new blow as qualifying schedule tweaked again
For the third time in a week, the coronavirus outbreak has forced a reschedule of the Matildas qualifiers and the latest has dealt a blow to their Olympic hopes.
- by Dominic Bossi
Analysis
Super Rugby
Wallabies No.10 candidates get a reality check
Young five-eighths of Waratahs, Brumbies and Reds found the going tough in the first round of Super Rugby matches, but will be better for the run.
- by Paul Cully
Novak Djokovic: The man with no natural predator
There’s no question that, as he vies for his eighth Australian Open title, Novak Djokovic is the supreme individual force in the sport.
- by Jake Niall
Breaking
Australian cricket
Pucovski hurts head again while batting
Australian batting young gun Will Pucovski retired hurt while playing for the Cricket Australia XI on Sunday after hitting his head on the ground after dashing for a quick single.
- by Daniel Cherny
Sams the man as Thunder's finals charge roars on
The Sydney Thunder came from the clouds to knock out Adelaide in a dramatic final.
- by Andrew Wu
Have Your Say
Weight of history too heavy a burden for home guard
Grand slams are bastions of tradition - and the custom of the local hope failing under great expectation was observed again this year.
