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'Inaccuracies and unfairness': Infected GP demands apology
The doctor diagnosed with coronavirus said the Victorian health minister took a "cheap opportunity for grandstanding".
- by Robyn Grace, Nicole Precel and Paul Sakkal
Italy locks down wealthiest and most populous region amid coronavirus spread
Tough new measures expected to come into force from Sunday include telling people not to enter or leave Lombardy, which is home to 10 million people.
- by Giulia Segreti and Gavin Jones
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Waterfront millionaire in stoush over $1.6m yacht
The Woolwich resident is locked in a Supreme Court dispute over a yacht she claims is too big to moor out the front of her $10 million waterfront mansion.
- by Angus Thompson
'Dust was everywhere': Coronavirus quarantine hotel in China collapses
Dozens of people are trapped after a five-storey hotel being used for coronavirus quarantine collapsed.
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The Sydney suburbs stocking up on toilet paper
NSW customers were by far the biggest hoarders of lavatory paper according to online retailer Who Gives A Crap.
- by Michael Koziol
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Private Sydney
Addicted to corporate dollars, Sydney's Mardi Gras is selling its soul
While the big-budget floats look fabulous, they are politically impotent when it comes to the core of what Mardi Gras once was.
- by Andrew Hornery
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$1.2 billion private school 'choice fund' can be used as investment nest egg
Peak private school bodies will be able to bank money for years as long as they spend it before the end of 2029.
- by Michael Koziol
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'A touch of evil at the heart of their government': Abbott blasts Putin
"When it comes to ethics and morality, not all that much has changed since the worst days of the Soviet Union."
- by Bevan Shields
Former Barcelona forward Ronaldinho behind bars over fake passport claim
Ronaldinho Gaucho and his brother were ruled a flight risk after allegedly entering Paraguay with falsified documents.
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New coronavirus cluster linked to Egypt's Nile River cruise ship
A cruise ship on Egypt's Nile River with over 150 tourists and local crew has been quarantined after 12 people tested positive for the new coronavirus.
Government set to stockpile antibiotics amid shortage fears
Government is preparing to stockpile "essential drugs", and will consider pack limits in pharmacies to stop panic buying.
- by Dana McCauley
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State government weighs public sector wage freeze as 'horrible' budget looms
Three cabinet sources said a wage freeze was being discussed by colleagues as a means of avoiding a large deficit.
- by Michael Koziol
'City's looking a little stale': Libs look to roll Christine Forster as candidate
Liberal councillor and mayoral hopeful Christine Forster faces a preselection challenge from her colleagues and rivals.
- by Michael Koziol
'It's not Mad Max': Fight in Woolworths as tensions flare over toilet paper
A shopper has filmed a physical altercation between three women at a Woolworths store in Chullora, in an apparent feud over toilet paper.
- by Michaela Whitbourn, Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Janek Drevikovsky
'Because we are not a 'hashtag location', we often get completely missed'
In his 20 years running a small business on NSW's South Coast, Philip MacDonnell has never seen business as bad as it is now.
- by Jennifer Duke
'I'm with her': first-time Women's Day marchers set tone for change
The mood was as mixed as the weather among those who rallied at Sydney's International Women's Day march.
- by Angus Thompson
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Lynn Burmeister has a game plan to shake up Australia’s $550 million IVF industry. But not everyone’s tickled pink.
- by Melissa Fyfe
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'World is changing': Minister warns girls will be unemployable without STEM
Industry Minister Karen Andrews says large numbers of Australian girls will struggle to find work if they don't study science and maths.
- by Judith Ireland
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- by Andrew Charlton
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Coronavirus outbreak reveals bleak future for our flagging economy
It’s good to know the economy wasn’t as weak as we’d been told, but it’s not nearly good enough. Not when we know it’s getting walloped this quarter by the bushfires and the coronavirus.
- by Ross Gittins
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A 'black box' that needs an overhaul: how has FIRB escaped scrutiny?
- by Adele Ferguson
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The Turkish border, where small children are freezing to death
Among the diabolical politicking of world powers, in the border camps in northern Syria, children are dying quietly in the night.
- by Michael Bachelard
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The Sydney areas where prices at auction are soaring most above reserve
Homes auctioned across parts of the city are rising well above boom-time results, and agents report some selling for six-figure sums above pre-auction offers.
- by Kate Burke
Australia's seven best beachfront homes under $920,000
It's still very possible to live the dream for the same price as a two-bedroom apartment in Sydney. These properties have views to die for and start at $440,000.
- by Sarah Webb
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Labuschagne century in vain as Proteas sweep Australia in ODI series
Cheered on by upwards of 50 family members, South Africa-born Marnus Labuschagne scored a run-a-ball 108 but Australia's total of 7-254 never looked defendable.
- by Michael Ramsey
Australia’s golden generation chasing their crowning glory
"We play a lot of big series at home but to play a World Cup is the next level up. To see the support we've had at the World Cup is unbelievably exciting."
- by Andrew Wu
Women's World Cup final is more than just cricket: Roberts
While the final between Australia and india at the MCG on Sunday will take centre stage, Cricket Australia says there is a bigger picture at play.
- by Jon Pierik
Souths claim NRL hung Mitchell out to dry
The Rabbitohs reckon the game's governing body did their superstar fullback no favours by controversially draping him in an Indigenous flag.
- by Danny Weidler
Ronaldinho to remain behind bars in Paraguay over fake passport claim
The former Brazilian international star Ronaldinho Gaucho and his brother were ruled a flight risk after allegedly entering the country with falsified documents.
'They should have done something': Rooster sues club over concussion
John Higgins has become just the third player in rugby league history to take legal action over the handling of head knocks.
- by Adrian Proszenko
LeBron James won't play if fans are banned from games
Los Angeles Lakers forward says he will not take to the court if the NBA bars fans from attending games to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
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The men under pressure before the NRL season has even started
It's impossible to predict what will happen next in the mad world of rugby league. But we're doing it anyway. Here are the 10 men with the most to prove.
