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Foreign relations
Foreign Minister Payne hits out at Chinese, Russian 'disinformation'
Foreign Minister Marise Payne has hit out at China and Russia for deliberately spreading disinformation during the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Anthony Galloway
New Zealand's COVID-free run comes to a sudden end
Two women who travelled from Britain to Wellington for a parent's funeral have tested positive for COVID-19, breaking New Zealand's case-free streak of 24 consecutive days.
- by Katarina Williams and Brittney Deguara
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International affairs
India says officer, two soldiers killed in 'violent face-off' on border with China
The Indian army said senior military officials from both sides were meeting to calm the situation.
- by Devjyot Ghoshal, Huizong Wu and Fayaz Bukhari
'Long and lingering shadow': Payrolls recover but one in 10 jobs in Sydney's CBD gone
The worst appears to be over for the jobs market but the CBDs of Sydney and Melbourne are struggling to get people back into work.
- by Shane Wright
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Aboriginal teen sues state of NSW after alleged police assault caught on video
An Aboriginal teenager is suing for damages after he was allegedly struck in the head by police in an incident captured on video last year.
- by Ella Archibald-Binge
'I gave it a pat and he chomped my hand': Students bitten at UNSW
The university said it was aware of "several separate incidents" of students being bitten by a fox while attempting to pat or feed it.
- by Mary Ward
Teachers union wants government to provide extra lessons for year 12
The NSW Teachers Federation has called for a year 12 catch-up package, involving 10 extra hours of teaching in each HSC subject, in each school.
- by Jordan Baker
What to drink when you're not drinking
Initially I decided the best thing to do was drink my way through lockdown. But there has been not a single hangover – instead, I've been experimenting.
- by Seana Smith
Second wave? More than 100 infected in Beijing food market outbreak
Beijing has closed schools, shops and weddings in some districts and brought back travel restrictions as the surge sparks fears of a second wave.
- by Eryk Bagshaw and Sanghee Liu
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Sydney
Five men arrested from Sydney to Dubai as seven-year investigation smashes crime syndicate
Police allege members of the syndicate dealt with proceeds of crime worth more than $54 million, allowing them to travel the world in luxury and live a life of opulence.
- by Lucy Cormack
Sydney GP faces court over indecently assaulting patients
Ali Khorami is facing trial in the NSW District Court accused of indecently assaulting female patients at a Sydney sleep clinic.
- by Georgina Mitchell
Fifteen-year-old missing from Sydney's south
Regan Cash was last seen at a home at Penshurst on Monday morning.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Man pleads guilty to bomb hoax on international flight
Sanjay Kalubhai Korat claimed he would provide details of the explosive "when the blast happens". He left 281 passengers and crew on high alert.
- by Georgina Mitchell
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Crime
Colt man guilty of raping half-sister, remanded in custody
The victim's evidence was "simply and matter-of-factly put" and was powerful and credible, a judge said on Tuesday.
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Daniel Andrews asked federal Labor to take over Victorian preselections
Federal Labor will decide all state and federal candidates from the Victorian Labor party for three years due to a branch stacking scandal.
- by Rob Harris
Business
Forrest's Fortescue brings forward net zero emissions pledge by 10 years
Australian mining giant Fortescue has brought forward a target to slash greenhouse gas emissions, pledging its operations will be carbon-neutral by 2040.
- by Nick Toscano
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Retail
Unilever's Australian CEO urges climate change focus in COVID-19 stimulus
- by Dominic Powell
As it happened: ASX breaks three days of losses with $66bn rebound
- by Alex Druce and Lucy Battersby
World
US considers withholding aid to Jordan to force extradition
Tamimi is one the the FBI's "most wanted terrorists" for her role in the bombing of a crowded Jerusalem pizzeria. The assailant detonated explosives hidden in a guitar case.
Opinion
Censoring history makes the past impossible to grasp
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'Bullies are forgiven, rewarded, reinstated': The toxic pattern in Australian politics
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Sydney rental vacancy rate at record high as national rate falls
There are now 29,416 properties sitting vacant across Sydney, new research has revealed, as the rate of empty CBD properties tops out at 16.2 per cent.
- by Melissa Heagney
Sydney University sells Woollahra mansion for $9m
The Woollahra mansion was slammed as a grandiose purchase by university students and teaching staff when it was bought 30 years ago.
- by Lucy Macken
Life & Culture
Does Big Brother have a big problem with diversity?
While audiences seem to be flocking to Big Brother, it hasn't arrived on TV screens without drama.
- by Genevieve Rota
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Sport
Players can terminate contracts after NRL bans top agent Isaac Moses
Isaac Moses has had his accreditation cancelled after advising Tim Mannah to give 'false evidence' during the Parramatta Eels salary-cap investigations.
- by Michael Chammas and Christian Nicolussi
Board revamp on cards at Cricket Australia as Roberts' exit fails to appease states
Kevin Roberts is gone but senior figures in Australian cricket believe the CA board must also be held accountable for the game's winter of discontent.
- by Chris Barrett
'It was perfect': Buddy opens up on life as a father in lockdown
Lance Franklin says his admiration for women and mothers has gone "through the roof" after spending lockdown with his wife and newborn daughter.
- by Vince Rugari
'Eddie who?': Sharks ridicule Jones takeover talk and back John Morris
When Cronulla CEO Dino Mezzatesta was first asked about supposed interest in Eddie Jones taking over as coach, he had no idea who the England rugby mentor was.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Swans want 10,000 at SCG in round five
The Sydney Swans are aiming to become possibly the first sporting club in Australia to return to hosting five-figure crowds since the COVID-19 crisis escalated in March.
- by Daniel Cherny
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NRL 2020
Ponga deal done: Knights whiz-kid signs $4.4 million deal until 2024
Kalyn Ponga will become one of the highest-paid players in the game after signing off on a rich new contract to stay at Newcastle until he is 26.
- by Michael Chammas
'Play 20 games a year with Titans': McGregor's challenge drove Dufty to fight for spot
Paul McGregor threw down the gauntlet to the speedster - and it might come back to haunt the club Matt Dufty was linked with.
- by Adam Pengilly
Have Your Say
Roberts finds himself run out
Cricket Australia decides that Kevin Roberts, after less than two years as chief executive, is not the man to pull Australian cricket together again.
