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NSW residents urged not to travel to Melbourne as Coles worker tests positive
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has called on residents and businesses to avoid travelling to Melbourne. NSW has recorded no community cases in the latest 24-hour period.
- by Craig Butt
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Health
Doctors forced to treat patients without records after major outage
Hospital corridors were abuzz with rumours the system had been knocked out by a cyber attack, following the Prime Minister's recent warning about sophisticated hacks.
- by Kate Aubusson
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ASX, $A rebound after Navarro's trade faux-pas
News of a trade brouhaha sent the Australian sharemarket tumbling before a White House trade adviser walked back his comments the deal with China was "over".
- by Lucy Battersby and Alex Druce
Opinion
Cyber warfare
'Like when the asteroid is heading for Earth': Why Scott Morrison sounded the cyber alarm
The Prime Minister decided to make the announcement not for China's consumption but for Australia's. The country is wide open to aggressive internet takedowns.
- by Peter Hartcher
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Seven bosses 'blindsided' after presenter Ryan Phelan charged with domestic assault
Phelan, who had hosted Seven's recently axed The Daily Edition, will be leaving screens immediately, the network said in a statement.
- by Andrew Hornery and Mary Ward
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Coronavirus pandemic
Contact tracing concerns raised by doctor with links to COVID-19 case
An oncologist says his family were advised they could 'continue behaving normally' despite being very close contacts of a family with COVID-19.
- by Aisha Dow
Extortion threat the latest hacking attempt on banned swimmer Shayna Jack
The overseas-based attack has rattled the fragile 20-year-old, who is serving a four-year ban for testing positive to Ligandrol.
- by Phil Lutton
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Wage scandal
ABC makes casual staff permanent amid plans for major restructure
The ABC is offering hundreds of staff permanent roles as it prepares to unveil its five-year strategic plan.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Zoe Samios
Apple previews new iPhone software, switches to 'game changer' Mac chips
Apple has provided a glimpse at upcoming software changes designed to make the iPhone easier to use.
- by Michael Liedtke
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HEYDON INVESTIGATION
Legal purist dogged by claims of political bias: Who is Dyson Heydon?
- by Jacqueline Maley and Kate McClymont
Shorten says Dyson Heydon should be stripped of Australian honours
Bill Shorten has called for former High Court judge Dyson Heydon to be stripped of his Australian honours after it was found he sexually harassed six women.
- by Rob Harris
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Former top judge sexually harassed associates, High Court inquiry finds
Dyson Heydon, a former Justice of the High Court of Australia, was a serial sexual harasser of his young female associates, an inquiry by the court found.
- by Kate McClymont and Jacqueline Maley
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Crime
Six months and 600km away: Group arrested over Sydney man's mysterious death
Detectives arrested four men on Tuesday in Moree in relation to the death of Vergel Velasquez who was left in the stairwell of an apartment block with severe injuries.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
'Perverse financial incentive': Warning on new university fees
The federal government's push to train more scientists and engineers will actually lead some universities to instead enrol more high-fee paying humanities students, a leading vice-chancellor says.
- by Jordan Baker
Courses cut, syllabuses rewritten in NSW curriculum overhaul
Students will be expected to meet acceptable standards before they leave school and will work through syllabuses at their own pace.
- by Jordan Baker
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Courts
In the tale of two fallen scions, the jury believes Rodney Adler
Former corporate rogue Rodney Adler has won over a jury in his turn as star witness for the prosecution.
- by Harriet Alexander
Holidaymakers from interstate could be banned, Barilaro warns
The NSW Nationals leader said he feared allowing Victorians to travel into NSW during the school holidays could cause an outbreak.
- by Alexandra Smith and Rachel Clun
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Wage growth tipped to crash as job market struggles
Wage growth could fall towards zero for many workers, ANZ economists fear, as Moody's ratings agency says the global economic recovery will probably be prolonged.
- by Shane Wright
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Belt and Road
Chinese company sanctioned by the US hosted by Victorian government
- by Eryk Bagshaw, Anthony Galloway and Nick McKenzie
Business
Woolworths underpayments blow out to $390 million; 1350 jobs to go
Woolworths has revealed the total cost of its worker underpayment scandal has blown out again, cementing it as one of the largest wage incidents in Australian history, as it warned of job losses due to increased automation.
- by Dominic Powell
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
David Jones parent runs through options on its Australian businesses
- by Elizabeth Knight
World
NZ beefs up isolation capacity as Kiwis fly home
Government to commandeer seven additional hotels for quarantine to keep up with influx of returning citizens.
- by Thomas Coughlan, Praveen Menon and Renju Jose
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Extortion threat the latest hacking attempt on banned swimmer Shayna Jack
The overseas-based attack has rattled the fragile 20-year-old, who is serving a four-year ban for testing positive to Ligandrol.
- by Phil Lutton
'Enduring legacy': Ardern and Morrison's last-ditch plea to FIFA
With Brazil and Japan withdrawing their bids for the 2023 Women's World Cup, the Australiasian leaders have reaffirmed their commitment to hosting the event.
- by Dominic Bossi
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Super Netball
Netball Australia invites controversy with introduction of two-goal shot
The Super Shot was heavily criticised when trialled during an exhibition match at the start of the year.
- by Sarah Keoghan
'It just turned out like that': Giants didn't take niggle too far, says Greene
Toby Greene was a frustrated spectator in last week's loss to the Western Bulldogs but defended his teammates from suggestions they went overboard with their physicality.
- by Vince Rugari
'Absurd reactionary whispers': Cricketers stand firm behind chairman Dyer
Cricketers union president Shane Watson has labelled the whispering campaign to drive the players' supremo Greg Dyer out of the union as "nonsense".
- by Andrew Wu
As Beale exits Waratahs, the door is still open for Wallabies honours
Following news over the weekend that Kurtley Beale had asked for an early release, the Waratahs and Rugby Australia have given their blessings.
- by Tom Decent
High tackles up 60 per cent since new six-again rule
NRL head of football Graham Annesley said the rise in careless high tackles and dangerous contact to the head and neck was "significant".
- by Sarah Keoghan
Have Your Say
Six-again rule quickly separating contenders from pretenders
Speed is of the essence for NRL sides under the new conventions this season, and the chasm is already widening between those who have it and those who don't.
