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'Containment an unlikely outcome': Sydney student tests positive as outbreak reaches new phase
Epping Boys High School will be closed on Friday after a year 11 student tested positive for coronavirus, as health authorities warn the virus cannot be contained and is spreading in the community.
- by Kate Aubusson
UN tells world to 'pull out all stops' to contain virus
"This is not a drill. This is not the time for giving up. This is not a time for excuses. This is a time for pulling out all the stops," the WHO director-general said, as global infections surged past 97,000.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
'How big will the deficit be?' Coronavirus stimulus package to wipe out surplusÂ
The government will spend billions of dollars in a bid to avoid Australia's first recession in three decades, as it prepares to abandon its promised budget surplus.
- by Jennifer Duke and Shane Wright
Record heat pushes Great Barrier Reef corals closer to big bleaching event
Record sea-surface temperatures have intensified the risks that coral bleaching already under way could develop into another mass bleaching event.
- by Peter Hannam
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'Beyond rare': Bondi block could fetch $40m as high-end investors circle
A recently-minted apartment block on the shores of Bondi Beach is set to test the market, with institutional-grade investors joining the list of potential buyers.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Opinion
Royal family
Is something unravelling behind the scenes with Meghan and Harry?
One thing is certain: neither the words nor the sentiments in The Statement appear to be those of a happy couple.
- by Celia Walden
Ever thought of being on reality TV? Don't do it, say contestants
A disturbing segment has highlighted the abuse participants received from viewers online.
- by Robert Moran
Opinion
NRL 2020
NRL issues reminder that Shane Flanagan can't coach until 2022
The Dragons assistant coach cannot even apply for a reduction in his ban in the next two years.
- by Andrew Webster
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City life
Hollywood historian to assess a rich heritage
The Powerhouse Museum site in Ultimo remains at the heart of development push.
- by Kylar Loussikian and Samantha Hutchinson
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Coronavirus outbreak
'Dramatic turn for the worse': Coronavirus could cost airlines $170 billion
- by Sarah Young and Aradhana Aravindan
Health Minister says hospitals need more doctors and nurses as 'war' brews
More than 80 staff across two Sydney hospitals have been sent home to self-isolate after coming in contact with one of two doctors diagnosed with COVID-19.
- by Rachel Clun and Kate Aubusson
Letters
Letters to the editor: People will die because of our naive response to virus
One reader says: "I am not satisfied with our response to the coronavirus threat. It seems to be purely reactive, an approach sure to fail."
Sydney
Berejiklian government prepares to privatise WestConnex
The government sold a 51 per cent stake in the Sydney Motorway Corporation, which is building WestConnex, to Transurban for $9.26 billion in September 2018.
- by Alexandra Smith
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School funding
Sydney schools sitting on up to $5000 in unspent money per student
One Blacktown primary school had almost $5000 per student left over at the end of one year, while an inner west high school left $3500 per student unspent.
- by Jordan Baker and Nigel Gladstone
Investigation
Government grants
Sports minister pushed for 'risky' $12 million grant
Stuart Ayres pushed the office of sport to give his local leagues club $12 million for a project without any relevance to sport weeks before the 2019 election.
- by Nigel Gladstone
Early Takata recall letter did not warn of potential for injury, inquest told
The NSW Coroners Court is examining the death of Huy Neng Ngo, who was killed in Sydney in 2017 when a defective Takata airbag inflated.
- by Georgina Mitchell
Unis should play bigger role in reversing gender bias in computer programs
Universities have a role to play in reversing gender bias emerging from computer programming.
- by Anna Patty
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Newsagents' pre-emptive strike against lotto credit card ban
A potential crackdown on the use of credit cards for gambling could also ban the purchase of lottery tickets and scratchies on credit.
- by Rob Harris
Business
Ex-Uber executive, ordered to pay Google $271m, files for bankruptcy
Anthony Levandowski, who once ran Uber's self-driving car unit, was ordered to pay rival Google an enormous sum in damages, prompting the software engineer to file for bankruptcy protection.
- by Reed Albergotti
World
Elizabeth Warren drops out of Democratic presidential race
Elizabeth Warren's departure ensures that what had once been the most diverse field of candidates will now be waged between two white men.
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Morrison's coronavirus stimulus plan may be just the start
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Their builder went bust, now they have nowhere to move their house to
Beverley and Stan thought prefab would be easier. Now administrators are demanding they take their house, despite their block being nowhere near ready.
- by Melissa Heagney
Why I've been hoarding stashes of toilet paper for years
My home is constantly overflowing with surplus staples, and it's not because of coronavirus-induced panic.
- by Daniel Butkovich
Life & Culture
'We need laws and legislations': Reality TV stars hit back at online abuse
The US version of The Bachelor stirred debate this week after it aired a disturbing segment highlighting the abuse participants received from viewers online.
- by Robert Moran
New Indigenous footy panel show Yokayi to replace axed Marngrook
- by Karl Quinn and Anthony Colangelo
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NRL 2020
NRL issues reminder that Shane Flanagan can't coach until 2022
The Dragons assistant coach cannot even apply for a reduction in his ban in the next two years.
- by Andrew Webster
Australia beat South Africa and wet weather to advance to T20 World Cup final
Australia overcame the absence of superstar Ellyse Perry to score a remarkable rain-reduced five-run victory over South Africa at the SCG.
- by Tom Decent
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NRL 2020
Broncos champion Darius Boyd set to announce NRL retirement
There has been speculation about Boyd’s future ever since coach Anthony Seibold stripped him of the captaincy.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Tina and Todd dominate gossip at NRL season launch
As Tina Turner's anthem played in the background, the league world wondered if NRL CEO Todd Greenberg is still the best person for the job.
- by Adrian Proszenko
'It's so crazy': Mitchell's Rabbitohs captain lashes NRL ad critics
Adam Reynolds rates the NRL's Simply The Best revamp the best advertising campaign he can remember despite fierce criticism over political grandstanding.
- by Adam Pengilly and Christian Nicolussi
No Ferrari, no GP, insists Ricciardo as coronavirus wreaks havoc on F1
Local Formula One star Daniel Ricciardo declared the Australian Grand Prix could not go ahead without Ferrari participating.
- by Matthew Clayton and Michael Lynch
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Tate drags Kings into first NBL grand final since 2008
Jae'Sean Tate scored 20 points to send Sydney to their first NBL grand final in 12 years.
- by Sam Phillips
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Sixes and sevens but Australia give World Cup the final it needed
Just as they have throughout this T20 World Cup, Australia's smarts and underlying class kept them in the fight even when their performance was below its best.
