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Queensland border decision a relief, says Byron mayor, but Berejiklian urges state to 'go further'

Queensland border decision a relief, says Byron mayor, but
Berejiklian urges state to 'go further'

The mayor of one of the five local government areas now included in Queensland's border zone says the decision is "a relief". But the NSW Premier wants Queensland to take further steps.

  • by Rachael Dexter and Paul Sakkal

US presidential race was already boiling over. Now Republicans face big decision

The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has sent an already fevered election into overdrive.

The question for the ruthless Mitch McConnell: is there an upside for the GOP in a transformative Supreme Court nomination?

  • by Bill Wyman

'Baby bonus not back': MPs want childcare and tax benefits instead

A baby bonus is unlikely to be on the cards this year.

A baby bonus to offset a plummeting fertility rate is unlikely to be on the cards despite warnings of 280,000 fewer births by 2024.

  • by Jennifer Duke

Nationals boss apologises as women's leader cops spray from Barilaro associate

Nationals boss apologises as women's leader cops spray from Barilaro associate

Jess Price-Purnell, the former head of the NSW Nationals' Women's Council, had written an opinion piece critical of John Barilaro for "politicising" the koala issue.

  • by Peter Hannam

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How did a Bollywood backdrop become the highest battleground on Earth?

How did a Bollywood backdrop become the highest battleground on Earth?

High in the Himalayas, soldiers have fought hand-to-hand at a border hotly contested by two nuclear-armed giants. Why are they fighting and what is the fallout?

  • by Matt Wade
MP, her doctor husband and not-for-profit awarded $875,000 after 'vile' posts

MP, her doctor husband and not-for-profit awarded $875,000 after 'vile' posts

A woman had claimed on social media Nationals MP Anne Webster was part of a group linked to the abuse of children.

  • by Michaela Whitbourn
Beijing Games boycott would 'harden Chinese nationalism', Sharma warns

Beijing Games boycott would 'harden Chinese nationalism', Sharma warns

Liberal MP Dave Sharma says a push to reconsider Beijing as the host of the 2022 Olympics was a "bad idea".

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
'Golden triangle' dogfight: Rex creates headaches by taking on Qantas and Virgin

'Golden triangle' dogfight: Rex creates headaches by taking on Qantas and Virgin

The introduction of Rex as a competitor on the "golden triangle" routes will cause problems for the ACCC.

  • by Stephen Bartholomeusz
'She smelled of death': Young boxer left to die with puppies rotting inside her

'She smelled of death': Young boxer left to die with puppies rotting inside her

Strawberry was left to die at a cruel puppy farm while her puppies were sold to unwitting customers.

  • by Aja Styles
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Coronavirus pandemic

Barriers on the Queensland-NSW border.
Updated

NSW two weeks from opening border with Queensland if all cases traced

There were just two new cases in the state, both returned travellers in hotel quarantine.

  • by Kate Aubusson and Mary Ward
Queensland's border could be torn down on October 6.

NSW reaches halfway mark for Queensland to reopen the border

NSW has reached the halfway mark to meeting Queensland's tough border reopening trigger. But that doesn't guarantee the borders will be pulled down then.

  • by Lydia Lynch

Sydney

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian approved of more than $100 million going to councils in Coalition seats in the lead up to the state election.

Senior bureaucrat did not see signed paperwork before distributing $250 million fund

The Office of Local Government chief executive says he did not see any signed authorisation from the Premier or Deputy Premier despite being instructed by their offices.

  • by Angus Thompson

Disgraced ex-MP told partner to 'delete' records ahead of inquiry, ICAC hears

Disgraced ex-MP told partner to 'delete' records ahead of inquiry, ICAC hears

Former MP Daryl Maguire told his associate to delete records linked to a business network they operated before a corruption inquiry began.

  • by Lucy Cormack

What started as a community sport election pledge ended as an $11.4m Sydney car park

Plans for Panthers Western Sydney Community & Conference Centre will be put on hold after the underground carpark is finished.

And the remaining taxpayer millions that began as a sports centre and morphed into a function centre are now on hold indefinitely.

  • by Nigel Gladstone

Taxpayers spent $30 million on land worth only $3 million for new airport runway

The $1.8 billion M12 motorway that would link the Nancy Bird-Walton airport to the western Sydney road network was the only "high-priority" project added to the list.

The Morrison government has been castigated for paying a dairy farm operator 22 times more per hectare for a parcel of land abutting Western Sydney Airport than what its state counterpart did.

  • by Matt O'Sullivan

NSW Police Commissioner defends officers' actions in wrongful Curtis Scott arrest

Curtis Scott has been fined by the NRL for bringing the game into disrepute.

Mick Fuller feels "sympathetic" for police that deal with "drunken idiots" a day after the Herald revealed Curtis Scott would pursue more than $100,000 in damages for his wrongful arrest.

  • by Sam Phillips

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Politics

Preparing for extreme weather events such as floods and fires was considered a major priority among 68 per cent of respondents and a minor priority among another 26 per cent.

Storm warning: major projects told to prepare for 'extreme weather'

The government's peak infrastructure agency has been told 94 per cent of Australians want new projects to prepare for more extreme events such as floods and fires.

  • by David Crowe

Business

Oil demand may have peaked.

Oil's great divide: US, European giants at odds over the future

As oil prices plunge and concerns about climate change grow, European giants like BP are adapting and selling off oil fields and investing in renewable energy. Their US cousins are going in a different direction.

  • by Clifford Krauss

World

Global push to strip Beijing of 2022 Winter Olympics

Global push to strip Beijing of 2022 Winter Olympics

The founder of a global coalition of MPs is pushing for the International Olympic Committee to reconsider Beijing's hosting of the 2022 Winter Games.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
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The tax trick families can use to save thousands

The tax trick families can use to save thousands

Purchasing the family home or an investment property using this strategy can offer long-term cost savings, but it's not for everyone.

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Hugh Jackman gave one of the best performances in his career playing Frank Tassone in Bad Education.

Hit shows, career bests ... but no Emmy win. That's the harsh reality

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Argentina head coach Mario Ledesma at Coogee Oval last year.

Ex-Wallabies assistant Ledesma backs Pumas to be COVID-free for Australia trip

After testing positive to COVID-19 himself earlier this month, Mario Ledesma opens up on the Pumas' less-than-ideal preparation for the Rugby Championship.

  • by Tom Decent
Curtis Scott has been fined by the NRL for bringing the game into disrepute.

NSW Police Commissioner defends officers' actions in wrongful Curtis Scott arrest

Mick Fuller feels "sympathetic" for police that deal with "drunken idiots" a day after the Herald revealed Curtis Scott would pursue more than $100,000 in damages for his wrongful arrest.

  • by Sam Phillips
Florent Indalecio in tourist mode in Sydney.

From Sydney park soccer to the EPL: How a French star slipped through the cracks

Florent Indalecio was a brickies labourer in Sydney and played part-time football in the NSW fourth tier. Now he's on the cusp of a contract with Newcastle United in the Premier League.

  • by Vince Rugari
Luke Keary can not wait to re-unite with Boyd Cordner while he has stopped watching Souths since Latrell Mitchell's injury.

Keary relishing Cordner reunion but pining to play injured Latrell

Luke Keary says it's a shame Latrell Mitchell will not feature in Friday's Souths-Easts derby, but it would have been worse had Boyd Cordner missed another week.

  • by Christian Nicolussi
Marie Jose-Perec was in the spotlight from the moment she touched down in Sydney
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Australia ganged up on Perec. She deserves an apology

If the spirit of the Olympics counts for anything, and if Australia is as big-hearted as it imagines itself to be, an apology should be given to Marie-Jose Perec.

  • by Greg Baum
Road rage: Controversy struck a race in Belgium as a female competitor caught up to the men.

Two in custody in Tour de France doping probe

An investigation has been launched into suspected doping by the Arkea-Samsic team at this year's Tour de France, the Marseille prosecutor said.

Big boppers: Addin Fonua-Blake was a crucial link for an undermanned Manly side.

'Nothing but love for Bird Gang Brothers': Fonua-Blake confirms exit

Addin Fonua-Blake has taken to Instagram to confirm his three-year move to the New Zealand Warriors - before the Warriors themselves even confirmed it.

  • by Christian Nicolussi

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