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Vast majority of new COVID-19 cases are in the young: CMO
Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has said, despite rising cases in the elderly due to nursing home outbreaks in Victoria, large majority of infections in Australia are in young people.
- by Matt Bungard and Mary Ward
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Coronavirus pandemic
Virus spreading among Sydney, Newcastle as NSW records 11 new cases
The source of one case - a woman in her 60s from south west Sydney - is under investigation, adding to the growing number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus with no known links to active clusters or confirmed cases.
- by Kate Aubusson
Perrottet under fire over staffers' icare connections
Labor and the Greens have called on Treasurer Dominic Perrottet to stand aside pending an investigation into why two of his ministerial staffers were on the payroll of icare.
- by Lisa Visentin
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ASX slips as RBA warns on jobs; Trump orders TikTok ban
The ASX slipped despite overnight gains on Wall St and improved gold and iron ore prices. Donald Trump has moved to ban TikTok and WeChat in the US
- by Alex Druce
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State Parliament
Hazzard attack confirms what many women suspect: contempt is close to the surface
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard put on quite a display in State Parliament on Thursday when questioned by Opposition Leader Jodi McKay over mask supplies.
- by Jacqueline Maley
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China relations
'National emergency': Trump signs executive order to ban TikTok owner
The app may be used for disinformation campaigns that benefit the Chinese Communist Party, the US President said.
Opinion
NRL 2020
Wayne's world always revolved around him but has the real one caught up?
Wayne Bennett's COVID-19 breach raises an uncomfortable question. Has time caught up with the coach?
- by Malcolm Knox
How Australia's 'most resourceful gangster' remained on run for 11 years
The 1970s and ’80s saw an increase in armed bank robberies. But while that era is over, the victims' stories endure.
- by Mark Dapin
The world's best-performing stock has Wall Street divided
Sea Limited's 880 per cent share surge has Wall Street talking about whether it is the next great internet colossus or just Exhibit A in a global tech bubble.
- by Yoolim Lee
Coronavirus pandemic
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Victorians still flouting self-isolation rules as 450 new cases, 11 deaths recorded
- by Marissa Calligeros and Rachael Dexter
Opinion
The Victorian economy is broken but the real financial crisis is still to come
Both state and federal government are in denial. They seem to think that this is a “business-as-usual” crisis.
- by Sinclair Davidson
Opinion
Advice to Melbourne from someone who's done it before
As New Zealand nears 100 days with no community transmission, and with the freedom to share our air and spit in a mosh pit, we’ve learnt things.
- by Sharyn Davies
Sydney
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Investigation
Perrottet's key lieutenant resigns amid icare scandal
The NSW Treasurer's chief of staff has resigned amid revelations two of his ministerial staff were paid by the scandal-ridden insurance body icare.
- by Adele Ferguson
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Hospitals
'Incredibly distressing': Minister intervenes over patient death, 'Third World' treatment
An investigation is under way into the death of a man whose family were given the wrong medical records.
- by Carrie Fellner
After a sunny week, rain to hit Sydney just in time for weekend
It will be a wet start to the weekend for Sydney with rainfall of up to 30 millimetres.
- by Mary Ward
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State Parliament
Government tried to hide Premier's involvement in council grants scheme
The state government tried to withhold documents that show bureaucrats concealing Premier Gladys Berejiklian's personal involvement.
- by Angus Thompson
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Crime
Ex-employee of state regulator charged over child abuse material, drug supply
Dylan Khqustiaan was a case management officer for the NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority that oversees icare.
- by Lucy Cormack
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- by Ellen Francis and Michel Rose
Lebanon detains 16 in Beirut port blast probe, Cyprus questions ship's owner
Cyprus has located and questioned a Russian man named as the owner of the ship that carried the ammonium nitrate later abandoned in Beirut.
- by Hesham Abdul Khalek
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Lebanon on its knees: country on brink of collapse after blast
The explosion in Beirut comes in the wake of an alarming deterioration of the economy, political framework and security in Lebanon.
- by Shannon Maree Torrens
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Jobs market to take longer to recover from recession: RBA
The jobs market will take longer to recover from the coronavirus recession than expected, the Reserve Bank has warned while revealing new forecasts showing a slow grind for the economy out of the pandemic.
- by Shane Wright and Jennifer Duke
Business
'Tale of two halves': IAG reports 60% profit fall as weather, pandemic bite
The insurance giant reported a slide in profits and cash and confirmed it will not pay shareholders a dividend for the first time in 20 years.
- by Charlotte Grieve
World
Trailing in polls, Trump says Biden is 'against God'
Trump did not explain what he meant although his accusation could solidify support from his party's sizable conservative Christian bloc.
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25-year-old YouTuber buys in Sydney's high-end market for $9m
It was only a matter of time. Elliott Watkins, better known as Muselk to his 9.28m YouTube subscribers, has cracked into the city's top-end market.
- by Lucy Macken
Home loan approval times blow out as COVID-19 crisis pressures hit
Home-buying hopefuls might be in for a shock as some lenders are taking much longer than others to give borrowers an answer.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Why sliding commercial property prices is a problem for most of us
- by Theodore Connell-Variy and Tony McGough
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Michelle Obama says she is dealing with 'low-grade depression'
The former first lady has opened up about the emotional roller coaster of lockdown and the current racial unrest in the US, saying she hasn't felt such a weight in a long while.
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NRL 2020
Bennett breach shows one set of rules for some, another set altogether for others
No fine. No sanction. Bennett just has to self-isolate for two weeks. Remember, he is part of Project Apollo, which set up the NRL biosecurity protocols.
- by Andrew Webster
Breaks, tries and video rates: the mid-year Super Rugby AU report card
Rugby Australia's analysis of the first half of the Super Rugby AU campaign shows ball in play time is up and promising signs for blockbuster derby clashes.
- by Georgina Robinson
'That’s always been the modus operandi': Hasler opens up ahead of 400-game milestone
Des Hasler doesn't normally talk about himself. But as he prepares to coach his 400th NRL game, he granted a rare interview.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Tigers accused of groping teammate in AFL
Richmond coach Damien Hardwick abruptly cut short his press conference on Friday amid allegations two of his players groped a teammate.
- by Jon Pierik
Former winner Day shares lead after opening round of PGA Championship
Australia's Jason Day has got his pursuit of a second major off to a flying start, sharing the lead after round one of the PGA Championship in California.
- by Jimmy Golen
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NRL 2020
Brown agrees to three-year Warriors deal
The New Zealand Warriors have found their long-term replacement for Stephen Kearney, opting for former Dragons and Knights coach Nathan Brown.
- by Adrian Proszenko
'Selfish behaviour': McGregor reprimands Vaughan as Roosters down Dragons
A morning which started with their State of Origin prop being banned for eating breakfast away from home finished with the end of St George Illawarra's season.
- by Adam Pengilly
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Wayne's world always revolved around him but has the real one caught up?
Wayne Bennett's COVID-19 breach raises an uncomfortable question. Has time caught up with the coach who seemed older than time itself?
