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NSW records three new cases, Victoria reports lowest daily figures in weeks
New South Wales recorded just three new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, as NSW Health issues a blunt warning to community sporting groups.
- by Mary Ward
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US votes 2020
Bernie Sanders, Michelle Obama address party faithful as Biden’s nomination begins
Former vice-president Joe Biden will be officially named the Democrats' presidential pick at their 2020 convention, where key speakers include Senator Bernie Sanders and former first lady Michelle Obama.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Think you have the flu? It's probably COVID-19, experts warn
Sydneysiders with flu-like symptoms have been warned that they are more likely to have COVID-19 than influenza, as a popular Sydney market was linked to a COVID-19 outbreak.
- by Kate Aubusson and Pallavi Singhal
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Earnings season
Westpac scraps first-half dividend due to uncertain outlook
Westpac will not pay shareholders a first-half dividend due to the uncertain economic environment, the bank said as it reported third quarter profits of $1.32 billion.
- by Clancy Yeates
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Olivia Bright thought the only way she’d be removed from her home was in a body bag
Behind the bland concrete exteriors and uniform wooden front doors of Waterloo's public housing blocks live thousands of Sydneysiders, each with their own stories of struggle and triumph, strength and vulnerability.
- by Megan Gorrey and Louise Kennerley
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Business confidence
'As long as we don’t get forced to close again...': Businesses fighting their way back
NSW businesses have slashed staff and investment but there are signs of some green shoots.
- by Matt Wade
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Public transport
Sydney bus drivers threaten 48-hour strike over masks, social distancing
In a letter to Premier Gladys Berejiklian, the union accused the government of failing to provide and enforce legitimate regulations for commuters.
- by Tom Rabe
Opinion
Diversity
The Australian media is still living in White Australia
It has been nearly five decades since an official multiculturalism was adopted in Australia. Yet that has had limited visible impact on our media.
- by Tim Soutphommasane
New global temperature record may have been set in California's Death Valley
The hottest air temperature recorded anywhere on the planet in at least a century, and possibly ever, was reached.
- by Jonathan Allen and Kanishka Singh
Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus death toll tops 170,000 in US as concern turns to campuses
- by Susan Montoya Bryan
'Not a glimmer of hope': Government MPs call for boost in overseas arrivals
Coalition MPs want the caps on international arrivals increased, saying they are a mere fraction of the number of Australians who want to come home.
- by Katina Curtis
Sports off, year 12 graduations without parents: new restrictions for NSW schools
Students must stay within their year groups and inter-school activities will be confined to local communities under tightened guidelines for NSW schools.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Sydney
Audit finds gaps in council controls over developer levies
Four NSW councils that hold the largest amounts of money from developer levies have gaps in their governance and controls over the contributions, an Audit Office report has found.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Police find tonne of suspected cocaine on boat off NSW coast
When investigators boarded the Coralynne, they found a fire in the engine room and what they allege was more than a tonne of drugs on the boat.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
Kean agrees to recount horses in Kosciuszko but continue removal plans
Environment Minister Matt Kean said the government will hold annual counts of brumbies in the Kosciuszko National Park to give the public greater insight into the environmental threat posed by the feral animals.
- by Peter Hannam
ATO suffers blow in pursuit of Huang Xiangmo for $140 million
The Chinese property developer owes the ATO $140 million but his "substantial" offshore assets cannot be frozen, an appeal court said.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Sydney's biggest social experiment: The plan to turn Waterloo into a 'world-class precinct'
Sydney's pressing need for more affordable homes and the prospect of rebuilding the estate alongside a new train station put Waterloo firmly in the sights of the government in 2015.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Politics
Unis demand government retreat on fee hikes and student failure crackdown
University groups have for the first time detailed their objections to key elements of the government's funding shake-up.
- by Fergus Hunter
Super guarantee rise will flatten wages for five years, says Hume
- by Jennifer Duke and Charlotte Grieve
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Industrial relations
Another Waterfront dispute not the way forward, says Corrigan
- by Nick Bonyhady
Business
BHP seeking thermal coal exit, profit slips amid virus hit
BHP has confirmed it is seeking to exit thermal coal mining globally and offload some its metallurgical coal mines in Queensland in a bid to remove risk from its portfolio.
- by Nick Toscano
World
What to look for in the Democratic National Convention's opening night
Democrats will put on essentially an all-virtual convention, broadcasting two hours of prime-time programming, starting today.
- by Bill Barrow
Two men arrested in 2002 killing of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay
- by Jim Mustian, Michael Balsamo and Tom Hays
Opinion
The shark-punching hero from Port Macquarie is no big deal
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Don't hold your breath for radical reform of Big Tech under Biden-Harris
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
Now we know the details of allegations against Boe Pahari, AMP's response looks pathetic
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic at the University of Technology Sydney
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Shock spike in tenants losing bonds amid pandemic
Almost one in five across NSW losing entire bond as number of renters vacating properties continues to rise amid coronavirus fallout.
- by Kate Burke
How dreaming up a friend's home led to a top award for this Sydney designer
Emma Rees-Raaijmakers was on a career break raising her three children when she met future client Michelle.
- by Brigid Blackney
Life & Culture
Michael Williams joins Sydney Writers' Festival as interim director
The former head of Melbourne's Wheeler Centre will program SWF for 2021.
- by Jason Steger
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Racing integrity
Stewards hand down hefty penalty to Hyeronimus
The group 1-winning rider transferred money to his cousin with the descriptions 'gift' and 'savings'. Stewards saw it differently.
- by Adam Pengilly
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NRL 2020
Johnson agrees to back Proctor's bid to beat biting charge
The Sharks star has been in discussions with the Titans and accepted a request from the club to help save his friend's season at the judiciary.
- by Michael Chammas, Chris Barrett and Christian Nicolussi
The four national club comps Rugby Australia will pitch to broadcasters
Is an Australia-wide, 32-team knockout competition the best bet? Or is an eight-team tournament with wildcards? These are the models up for debate.
- by Tom Decent
'Some people are truly worthless': F1 driver's house ransacked while he was racing
Pierre Gasly has issued an emotional plea on Instagram after his house was burgled.
'It's not just random trolls': Source of Seibold rumours to be unmasked
Anthony Seibold will know the origin of the vile social media messages which have triggered legal action in the next 24 hours.
- by Sam Phillips
Simona Halep's withdrawal leaves US Open with just four top-10 women
The window for Serena Wiliams to sneak through to win a record-equalling 24th grand slam just opened a little more.
- by Liz Clarke
'They thought Man City was going to call them': Players quit being coy on Macarthur
Macarthur FC coach Ante Milicic is no longer having to sell the club to prospective signings, with players increasingly eager to join the Bulls' impressive roster.
- by Dominic Bossi
Have Your Say
Forget six-again rule, NRL's injury ward exposes an inconvenient truth
It is not the new six again rule in isolation which has caused the alarming injury toll across the NRL but its introduction in already stressed times.
