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NSW demands Victoria screen travellers as Coles imposes new limits

NSW demands Victoria screen travellers as Coles imposes new limits

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has asked Victoria, which has recorded 77 new cases, to screen people leaving its train stations and airports.

  • by Craig Butt

Thousands of Aussie businesses threatened with repaying JobKeeper cash

Thousands of Aussie businesses threatened with repaying JobKeeper cash

One sole trader who suffered an almost 100 per cent drop in income said he was never asked to supply the information - that the ATO now says it needs - at the time of application.

  • by Paul Sakkal
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CCP influence

Supplier to Telstra and Optus has links to Chinese military, defence papers show

Supplier to Telstra and Optus has links to Chinese military, defence papers show

Equipment underpinning Australia's network, including the rollout of 5G, comes from a company the US Defence Department says is linked to the Chinese government or military.

  • by Richard Baker

Hundreds of Republican officials launch fundraiser backing Biden

Hundreds of Republican officials launch fundraiser backing Biden

A group of former George W. Bush administration and campaign officials have launched a new super PAC supporting Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

  • by Alexandra Jaffe

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China is intensifying its push for dominance. We must brace for conflict
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China is intensifying its push for dominance. We must brace for conflict

The government has recognised a rapidly worsening horizon of risk and knows it can no longer defer hard choices about what the Australian Defence Force is for.

  • by Rory Medcalf
Infected man worked at Woolworths for two days

Infected man worked at Woolworths for two days

Health authorities are urging anyone in Balmain to get tested if they have even the mildest symptoms.

  • by Kate Aubusson and Rachel Clun
In the 32 years since they started, the Broncos have rarely got things this wrong
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NRL 2020

In the 32 years since they started, the Broncos have rarely got things this wrong

Not only did the once-mighty Broncos pick the wrong coach, they paid Souths $600,000 to get rid of Wayne Bennett.

  • by Andrew Webster
‘Arms-war effect’: Deadly virus that makes feathers fall out could drive extinctions

‘Arms-war effect’: Deadly virus that makes feathers fall out could drive extinctions

A virus that causes parrots to drop their feathers and can kill them is pushing native species towards extinction.

  • by Liam Mannix
What is MMT?

Is this obscure theory the answer to our woes of growing joblessness, debt?

Warning: a trip down the lane of MMT involves countenancing some mind-bending and pointy-headed concepts.

  • by Jessica Irvine
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Sydney

Zoie Bell, 14, died on Wednesday after she was hit by a bus.

'Beautiful' Zoie Bell, 14, identified as Ulladulla girl killed by bus

A teenage girl who died when she was hit by a school bus on the NSW South Coast has been identified as 14-year-old Zoie Bell.

  • by Mary Ward

Guy Sebastian's ex-manager had more high-profile victims, police believe

Guy Sebastian's ex-manager had more high-profile victims, police believe

Titus Day was charged with 61 counts of dishonestly obtaining financial advantage by deception.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
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Planning

Rose Bay $17m golf course proposal 'would remove entire urban forest'

Urban planner Sebastian Pfautsch says it is not enough to replace a tree with another tree. The canopy cover must be replaced too.

Royal Sydney Golf Club has put in a DA to Woollahra Council to remove 569 trees, which would decrease the canopy cover, even with its plan to plant 700 more, critics say.

  • by Julie Power

Daily Telegraph loses Geoffrey Rush defamation decision appeal

Geoffrey Rush leaves the Federal Court in April last year after his defamation win.

Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph has lost its appeal against a defamation judgment awarding actor Geoffrey Rush almost $3 million in damages.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn

Secret police strike force investigating senior detectives

The investigation has also included the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission, which is involved in probing investigative methodologies used by detectives in State Crime Command's drug squad.

A highly secret police strike force has been set up to investigate the conduct of senior police in the NSW drug squad.

  • by Lucy Cormack

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Politics

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners president Harry Nespolon says telehealth should only be available for a patient's regular GP.

Doctors call for stricter rules as patients embrace telehealth

Doctors are calling for telehealth Medicare rebates to be restricted to a patient's regular GP or a referred specialist, saying pop-up services are leading to fragmented patient care.

  • by Dana McCauley

Business

CBA confirms future of startup Beem It under review

CBA confirms future of startup Beem It under review

The CBA says the future of the payments startup it has heavily backed, is under review as it considers options that triggered the sacking of Beem It's CEO.

  • by Colin Kruger

World

Hi-ho, Silver: Trump says he looks like Lone Ranger in a mask and likes it

Hi-ho, Silver: Trump says he looks like Lone Ranger in a mask and likes it

After long resisting wearing a mask in public, Donald Trump said he thinks it makes him look like the Lone Ranger ... and he likes it.

  • by AAMER MADHANI
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Five ways to use your home to beat the recession

Five ways to use your home to beat the recession

The economy is contracting, but that doesn't mean you can't use your castle as a side hustle. Here's how to make the most of your asset.

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'Be brave, you can repaint later': Decorating tips from top designers

Leading interior experts reveal their favourite at-home styling tips to use as inspiration for your own space.

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The man from the right who dished the dirt on Trump

The man from the right who dished the dirt on Trump

In the end Donald Trump was not hawkish enough for John Bolton, who held fire until his helping of revenge was cold and brutal.

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In the 32 years since they were formed, the Broncos have rarely got things this wrong
Opinion
NRL 2020

In the 32 years since they were formed, the Broncos have rarely got things this wrong

Not only did the once-mighty Broncos pick the wrong coach, they paid Souths $600,000 to take Wayne Bennett off their hands.

  • by Andrew Webster
Inbound Wallabies coach Dave Rennie will take a 30 per cent pay cut

Let Rennie be the boss of the Wallabies, not Johnson: Cheika

Michael Cheika wants Rugby Australia to give more power to incoming Wallabies coach Dave Rennie and suggested Scott Johnson needs to take a back seat.

  • by Tom Decent
Hayne initially was due to have his trial in May, before the pandemic took over and the case was pushed back. 

Jarryd Hayne to face jury trial in November for alleged rape in 2018

Hayne initially was due to have his trial in May, before the pandemic forced all jury trials in NSW to be pushed back.

  • by Sarah Keoghan
Whatever it takes: the Rebels are on the road for the forseeable future but have their eyes on the big prize.

'Whatever it takes': Rebels vow to hang tough despite COVID-19 exile

The Rebels named four Super Rugby debutants in their match day squad and play title favourites the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday.

  • by Georgina Robinson
Leon Cameron believes home ground advantage in a unique 2020 AFL season is overstated.

Season 'integrity' intact despite hub advantage for Giants, Swans: Cameron

The Swans and Giants have barely left NSW this year and could spend the next month – or longer – playing games in Sydney.

  • by Vince Rugari
Young gun Dylan Brown (left) will lead the way for Parramatta without star halfback Mitchell Moses.

Eels legend Sterling sees resilience as biggest change for Parramatta

Parramatta icon Peter Sterling has identified a new character trait at the Eels that is putting them in the same company as the Roosters and the Storm.

  • by Christian Nicolussi
Australian U20s No.8 Will Harris makes his Super Rugby debut this weekend.

The kid who spurned the NRL and benched Dempsey: Who is Will Harris?

A trip to Melbourne to watch State of Origin and a private audience with rugby league royalty couldn't woo a teenage Will Harris to the NRL.

  • by Georgina Robinson

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