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Airport blocks Virgin; Toilet paper sales surge again; Fifth death at Sydney nursing home
Aircraft owned by Virgin Australia have been prevented from leaving Perth Airport over claims by the airport it is owed millions in outstanding invoices.
- by Matt Bungard, Michaela Whitbourn and Latika Bourke
HSC exams go ahead this year, results released in December
Schools and parents would also be given more time to submit evidence for disability provisions for the exams.
- by Jordan Baker
Breaking
'We are all united': Broadcast partners agree to NRL's restart date
The NRL has reached an agreement with its broadcast partners to restart the season on May 28 after the governing body presented a take-it-or-leave-it proposal on Friday afternoon.
- by Michael Chammas
Virgin Australia owes nearly $7b to thousands of creditors
The parlous state of the airline's finances has been laid bare in court documents which show the failed airline owes its creditors nearly $7 billion.
- by Sarah Danckert and Patrick Hatch
Updated
Eastern Freeway tragedy
'Four heroes, one coward': Porsche driver's alleged actions condemned
Richard Pusey also complained about his wrecked car as he filmed the dying police officers in the aftermath of the horrific crash, a court has heard.
- by Simone Fox Koob and Anthony Colangelo
'Very few people are actually exercising': Crowds flout rules at Sydney beaches
Beaches were open for exercise, but council said too many people had converged on the popular spots and were simply "having a splash".
- by Megan Gorrey, Angus Thompson and Matt Bungard
Updated
Eastern Freeway tragedy
Police set to interview freeway crash truck driver
Police have results from the drug and alcohol tests conducted on the truck driver who struck and killed four officers on a Melbourne freeway and are hopeful of interviewing him soon.
- by Rachel Eddie and Anthony Colangelo
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A 'corporate predator' no longer, Kerry Stokes faces stark choice to save Seven
Kerry Stokes, the Perth-based billionaire, is shaping up as rescuer of last resort for the debt-ridden Seven West Media group which, without a lifeline, potentially faces an existential threat.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Home school of hard knocks: the diary of a WFH mother
The laborious lockdown means children are being taught by their parents – who appear to be learning just as much as their young charges.
- by Amanda Hooton
All the challenges getting us through isolation
Celebrities are swapping actual clothes for pillows, while Aussie parents wheel out bins in fancy dress — welcome to quarantine.
- by Derrick Bryson Taylor
Opinion
Rugby Australia
Amateur hour returns as Castle crumbling sends rugby back to the past
The sooner everyone in rugby is back working for nothing, the more honest a game it will be.
- by Malcolm Knox
Not dead, just at the beach: reports Kim Jong-un seen at tourist resort
North Korean leader detected by US sources walking in port city of Wonsan, days after rumours he was gravely ill.
- by Sanghee Liu
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Sydney
'This is not a one-off hit': Sydney universities cut courses and casual staff
Western Sydney University will cut casual workloads next semester, as Sydney University slashes 30 per cent of arts courses and one third of UNSW casuals lose work.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Jordan Baker
Two charged after $80m of liquid meth found inside bottles of mineral water
Authorities say importations of drugs like methylamphetamine from the Middle East are on the rise.
- by Lucy Cormack
Drivers to mow lawns, canteen staff to clean in private school job deal
General staff at independent schools can be redeployed into different roles under a deal struck to ease fee shortfalls caused by the coronavirus.
- by Nick Bonyhady, Adam Carey and Natassia Chrysanthos
University of Sydney urges staff to apply for JobKeeper subsidy
It has been unclear if universities would meet the threshold to access JobKeeper, as the federal government rejected La Trobe University's bid for the subsidy.
- by Jordan Baker, Natassia Chrysanthos and Fergus Hunter
Aboriginal men and war veterans form unlikely bond in face of trauma
Living in various remote Indigenous communities across Cape York for the last 20 years, an army veteran noticed unsettling trends among both groups.
- by Ella Archibald-Binge and Rhett Wyman
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Politics
Budget blues for Josh Frydenberg as revenue evaporates
The budget bottom line deteriorated by almost $7.5 billion in March but the government should be in no rush to tighten the belt, one economist warns.
- by Shane Wright
How the JobKeeper wage system is pushing small businesses to the edge
- by Shane Wright and Nick Bonyhady
Business
Domino's to source more locally as CEO shuns stimulus
Domino’s Australia has warned investors of a potential decline in short-term sales across its 825 stores in Australia and NZ.
- by Dominic Powell
World
Biden backs postal vote, says Trump's opposition 'un-American'
Biden said it's evidence that Trump already is trying to "undermine" the election and make it more difficult for Americans to vote.
- by Bill Barrow
Opinion
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NRL 2020
Broadcast partners agree to NRL's May 28 restart date
Nine and Fox Sports have found common ground with the code after a two-hour meeting in Sydney's CBD on Friday.
- by Michael Chammas
The Fitz Files
Sport
Why it's high time Gladys put the NRL in its place
Giving the green light to rugby league while the rest of us will have been stuck on red at the traffic lights for the past two months seems to be taking an insane and unnecessary risk.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Opinion
Rugby Australia
Amateur hour returns as Castle crumbling sends rugby back to the past
The sooner everyone in rugby is back working for nothing, the more honest a game it will be. The day the CEO arrives, they are served up a big poo sandwich.
- by Malcolm Knox
Opinion
NRL 2020
Is this the way it's gonna be forever? Why a league tsar must be born
The removal of Todd Greenberg shows that nothing has changed in rugby league and it's time for a Bernie Ecclestone-like figure to whip the game into shape.
- by Darren Kane
Plans for private ownership of A-League still on table after FFA talks with US firm
FFA discussed selling a stake of the A-League to IMG late last year and could revisit those talks if Fox Sports walks away from its broadcast deal.
- by Dominic Bossi
'Knows nothing about the game': Jones sends Castle on her way
Alan Jones says he never rated Raelene Castle from the start and has demanded the rest of Rugby Australia's board stand aside following her sudden departure.
- by Tom Decent
'Dark forces': McLean slams Castle abusers
Interim Rugby Australia chairman Paul McLean said he was appalled by the bullying of Raelene Castle during her time as chief executive.
- by Tom Decent
Have Your Say
Is this the way it's gonna be forever? Why a league tsar must be born
The removal of Todd Greenberg shows that nothing has changed in rugby league and it's time for a Bernie Ecclestone-like figure to whip the game into shape.
