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Almost all retail in Melbourne to close as Victoria records 13 new deaths
The exemptions from the closures announced on Monday include: supermarkets, grocery, food and liquor shops.
- by Matt Bungard and Mary Ward
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Coronavirus pandemic
'Retail will look very different': Bunnings, non-food stores to close
Supermarkets and pharmacies to remain open but almost all other retail in Melbourne, including hardware stores such as Bunnings, will be closed to customers.
- by Tom Cowie
Unions and big business unite in call for paid pandemic leave
The ACTU and the Business Council of Australia have released a joint letter to the government saying paid pandemic leave is an 'essential public health measure'.
- by Nick Bonyhady
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Darling disaster
Irrigators pushed for NSW 'primacy' over basin plan, more water access
NSW's main irrigator lobby group pressed the Berejiklian government to place the state's water plans above the federal law and sought to tap water earmarked for the environment.
- by Peter Hannam
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'No border is impenetrable': Premier says restrictions will help NSW
NSW recorded 13 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday, Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced this morning.
- by Alexandra Smith and Kate Aubusson
Woman injured in incident with two humpback whales while swimming off Exmouth
The 29-year-old was swimming with the mammals on a boat charter when the freak accident occurred.
- by Heather McNeill
Opinion
Folau controversy
Folau stood while his team took a knee – and that's OK
Israel Folau doesn't have a track record of inclusiveness but he shouldn't be shamed for standing while his teammates knelt for Black Lives Matter.
- by Phil Lutton
Netanyahu's son ordered to stop harassing protesters
The judge said Yair Netanyahu did not rebuke calls for violence that were posted in response to his tweet of phone numbers and addresses of protest organisers.
- by Adam Rasgon
Masked Singer scraps plans for live studio audience
COVID-19 fears prompt TV networks to find new ways to continue filming in Melbourne.
- by Michael Lallo and Broede Carmody
Coronavirus pandemic
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Owner, friends, exotic dancer fined for King St strip club birthday party
Showgirls Bar 20 co-owner Michael Trimble was interviewing a stripper about a potential job when three friends arrived unannounced with a birthday cake.
- by Cameron Houston
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'The virus is ahead of us': Experts call for transparency on Victorian COVID-19 data
Top epidemiologists want the Victorian government to be more transparent with its coronavirus data, arguing a stark lack of detail is hindering their ability to properly analyse the crisis.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Sydney
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Crime
'Silver bullet': Mass arrests after BlackBerry cracked five years after seizure
Police have finally cracked an encrypted phone leading to the arrest of five men linked to one of the state’s longest running drug importation investigations.
- by Lucy Cormack and Michael Evans
Students shape own curriculum in 'new generation' of vocational schools
Seven Hills High School will be among the first to provide students with dual HSC and vocational qualifications, and curriculums designed "to suit the students".
- by Anna Patty
NSW government seeks private partner for second harbour tunnel
The NSW government will seek a private sector partner to assist in the delivery of a second road tunnel under Sydney Harbour.
- by Tom Rabe and Matt O'Sullivan
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Education
School principals want more alternatives to suspending students
A report into behaviour management in schools also looked at how teachers and support staff felt about discipline.
- by Jordan Baker
Far from a normal day in the public service: Fatalities, fires and car crashes
Emergency service employees are told they are just public servants like everyone else. But a retired firefighter argues it is far from a normal job. "We are there to help those Australians who are having the worst or last day of their life."
- by Julie Power
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Online gambling
Australian punters propping up global bookmaker profits
Calls for further gambling crackdown as foreign-owned online bookmakers flourish during the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Rob Harris
Nation's COVID-19 recovery hinges on Victorians doing their bit, says PM
- by Rob Harris and Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Wage growth
Incomes in Sydney's richest suburbs growing at twice the rate of poorest
- by Shane Wright
Business
Tabcorp to take $1b write-down as COVID-19 crushes punting
Tabcorp will write down its wagering and media business by at least $1 billion - or a third of the division’s book value - after it was hit by COVID-19 shutdowns and in reflection of it losing ground to online bookmakers.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Mergers & acquisitions
Microsoft trying to buy TikTok after conversation with Trump
- by Rachel Lerman
World
I was in Ghislaine Maxwell's little black book
A writer reveals the sordid truth about New York's high-society scene.
- by Helen Kirwan-Taylor
Opinion
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Melbourne, Sydney lead property price decline, new figures show
Australia’s housing markets have remained relatively resilient through the COVID-19 crisis so far but price falls are accelerating in Melbourne and Sydney.
- by Kate Burke
Paul Espie sells Darling Point trophy home in the $25m range
The prominent investment banker and his wife, Roslyn, listed their mansion in 2018 and their resolve has paid off, with sources confirming the sale on Monday.
- by Ellen Lutton
Life & Culture
Opinion
Life in Lockdown
The Instagram-worthy version of lockdown? Not this time
There are no artful crops, no fancy lighting. Just plain old, filter-free real life. And you know what? That's absolutely fine.
- by Jamila Rizvi
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Folau controversy
Israel Folau stood while his team took a knee – and that's OK
Israel Folau doesn't have a track record of inclusiveness but he shouldn't be shamed for standing while his teammates knelt for Black Lives Matter.
- by Phil Lutton
'I wouldn’t say I feel sorry for him': Burgess has little sympathy for Seibold
Tom Burgess doesn't feel sorry for his former coach and expects Wayne Bennett to fire a few verbal barbs at his counterpart this week.
- by Sam Phillips
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Australian rugby
Rennie warns Suaalii suitors of obligation to 'look after' teen ace
While Joseph Suaalii weighs his options, the Wallabies coach said professional sport owed the teenager much more than money.
- by Georgina Robinson
Australian stars baffled over cricket schedule clash
India's governing body has released the dates for the IPL and women's T20 challenge, with the latter leaving Australian star Alyssa Healy in disbelief.
- by Jon Pierik
Updated
AFL 2020
AFL journalist stood down for reporting on COVID breaches
Respected journalist Mitch Cleary stood down indefinitely by the code for naming the wife of Richmond captain Trent Cotchin as the reason the club was fined for breaching COVID-19 protocols.
- by Sam McClure
'Clearly it's an advantage': Panthers, Eels draw not lost on well-travelled Raiders
Canberra travel for a ninth time in 13 rounds this weekend, a fact not lost on Raiders boss Don Furner who also knew rivals Penrith had left Sydney just once.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Golden miss: could this pass have robbed the Bulldogs?
The NRL will probe an after-the-siren play from Parramatta's cult hero which could have given Canterbury a chance to send the game into golden point.
- by Adam Pengilly
Have Your Say
Souths duo show the way forward on Australia's problematic past
Rugby league players having open conversations about the nation's history is a perfect example of the first step needed on the path to reconciliation.
