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COVID-19 alerts issued for taxi passengers, clubs and restaurants
NSW Health has issued alerts for multiple venues in western Sydney and the South Coast, while investigations are under way after a Concord Hospital worker who cared for COVID-19 patients tested positive.
- by Roy Ward
'Astounding' expenditure looms in recession-busting federal budget
The Morrison government will unleash an 'astounding' amount of extra spending in the October 6 budget to drag the country out of recession.
- by Shane Wright
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Nationals accused of stacking then dissolving branch in preselection stoush
The NSW Nationals Party has been accused of branch-stacking and then dissolving a rural branch after members raised questions about the preselection process of a state MP.
- by Peter Hannam
Trump pushes to replace Ginsburg 'without delay'
Political battle was shaping up on Saturday after Trump said he would quickly name a successor to liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a move that would tip the court further to the right.
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'Masters of the dark': Ex-friend lifts the lid on Donald and Melania Trump's marriage
"You have to understand who they are to understand what they're trying to do, which is fleece the nation... She's no different from her husband."
- by Michael Koziol
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Political infighting
The not-so-friendly YouTuber helping Labor reach Gen Y
Jordan Shanks has hosted Kevin Rudd, Jodi McKay and Tanya Plibersek on his popular friendlyjordies channel. But questions are now being asked about his shock-jock tactics.
- by Lucy Cormack and Fergus Hunter
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Coronavirus pandemic
How Celebrity Apprentice host was allowed to skip hotel quarantine
British billionaire Alan Sugar has joined a growing list of the rich and famous who have been granted permission to skip the government-run hotel quarantine and wait out the 14 days of isolation privately.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
'How will we pull it off?': hosting awards in COVID-19
The ambitious telecast is promising 138 stars from 114 locations across 10 countries. What could go wrong?
- by Michael Idato
Australian Richie Porte set for Tour de France podium place
Richie Porte has not been the luckiest man on the Tour de France, to say the least, but on Saturday the Australian was relieved to finally break his jinx at the world's greatest cycling race as he looked set to savour a podium place.
Coronavirus pandemic
'The state is divided': how debate about Victoria's lockdown turned ugly
As Victorians brace for their seventh month of coronavirus restrictions, heated debate has broken out about the merits of lockdown
- by Henrietta Cook
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NSW ministers escalate attacks over Queensland border restrictions
It comes as a federal review rated NSW as the best hotel quarantine system in Australia, followed by South Australia and then the Northern Territory.
- by Tom Rabe, Alexandra Smith and Rachel Clun
Sydney
Writing wrongs: 'Our society is about to hit a literacy crisis'
Lack of teacher training, educational culture wars and the rise of technology have contributed to falling standards of literacy in NSW schools. So what can be done?
- by Jordan Baker
Bikinis in a bind: Dawn swims thwarted at Coogee's ladies-only baths
Most days a group of women, many elderly, slip into the sea at dawn to swim laps of freestyle or breaststroke.
- by Megan Gorrey
Iconic Sydney eatery shuts indefinitely during pandemic
Bill Granger's eponymous Darlinghurst cafe will shut from Monday amid the coronavirus pandemic, with no date yet set for its reopening.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Police wrestle knife from man in dramatic arrest in northern NSW
Police said the man threatened officers with a knife before he was Tasered and arrested on Saturday morning in Lismore.
- by Georgina Mitchell
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Sydney
The plan to close Sydney CBD streets to traffic for a summer of outdoor dining
A series of streets and laneways in the CBD will be closed to traffic while main streets will have roadside parking spaces converted into al fresco dining spots under a plan to save the city's hospitality industry.
- by Angus Thompson and Megan Gorrey
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'If you'd rather not meet, just forget it': Fate brought two namesakes together
Rosemary Penman, 93, and Rosemary Penman, 70, each spent decades hearing about the other, but never met – until fate and a pharmacist intervened.
- by Amanda Hooton
'Of one thing we can be certain, the fires will return': Greg Mullins' global warning
Australia’s unprecedented summer of hell was barely over when California was ablaze. Now, one of our most outspoken former fire commissioners warns of a new age of overlapping catastrophes.
- by Greg Callaghan
Politics
An old flame: Scott Morrison pushes his plans for gas
The PM has turned his attention from his old fossil-fuel friend coal to another with his new energy plans.
- by Nick O'Malley
Business
Colonial rabble rousers: How a group of Australian funds toppled Rio's chief
Shareholder democracy – that idea that you get as much say as your vote – was turned on its head when a small group of Aussie funds outfoxed Rio's big investors.
- by Nick Toscano and Elizabeth Knight
Oscar Wylee hit with $3.5 million penalty after misleading charity campaign
- by Michaela Whitbourn
World
France's COVID cases jump to new daily record above 13,000
The country also recorded 154 deaths from the virus in the past 24 hours, a four-month high.
- by Geert De Clercq
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Before and after: From dingy basement to brand new apartment
The block in a hot suburb was in urgent need of remediation work. To raise the funds required, the owners looked for any unused spaces to sell off.
- by Sue Williams
Tempe cottage sells at auction for $8000 less than previous time
The owners paid $1.38 million in 2017, the height of Sydney's property boom. They resold it for $1,372,000, but hope for a good deal when buying back in.
- by Tawar Razaghi
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SBW set to pocket $1 million a game for Wolfpack stint after union deal
Sonny Bill Williams is set to be paid in full for his five-game stint with Toronto Wolfpack if the embattled club returns to the Super League next year.
- by Adrian Proszenko
'It's what she wanted': Foran opens up on late fan's hope for his Sea Eagles return
Kieran Foran has been linked with a return to Brookvale but club bosses have shut down suggestions that the passing of a much-loved supporter will speed up the move.
- by Danny Weidler
Roosters 34 Sharks 18
Match report
Aubusson celebrates milestone in style as Johnson suffers season-ending injury
Mitch Aubusson bagged a double as he became the most capped Sydney Rooster, while Cronulla lost three players, including Shaun Johnson to a snapped achilles.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Storm 50 Tigers 22
Match report
'I'm surprised the camera caught me': Bellamy gives Smith the bird as Storm blow away Tigers
Cameron Smith might be the only man on Earth to get away with poking an angry Craig Bellamy before his coach responded with a gesture that needed no words.
- by Phil Lutton
Brumbies 28 Reds 23
Match report
Brumbies crowned Super Rugby AU champions
The Brumbies fought for their lives to clinch a five-point win over the Queensland Reds that sparked wild celebrations reminiscent of 2004.
- by Tom Decent
Sea Eagles 24 Titans 42
Match report
'Could be a rotator cuff': Trbojevic injured as Titans demolish Manly
Tom Trbojevic's long-awaited comeback lasted just 62 minutes and scans will reveal whether he will be able to play State of Origin.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Australian Richie Porte set for Tour de France podium place
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar claimed the overall leader’s yellow jersey from compatriot Primoz Roglic in Saturday's penultimate stage, a 36.2km individual time trial between Lure and La Planche des Belles Filles.
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The Fitz Files: Heart rules the head: NRL players looking out for each other amid concussion fears
With the spotlight on the long-lasting effects of blows to the head in sport, it's great to see stars putting their colleagues' health first on the field.
