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Visited these NSW locations? Find out if you should get tested
While NSW has recorded no new local coronavirus cases for the first time since Monday last week, a list of COVID-19 case locations and warnings has been updated. Meanwhile, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said it was his government's aim to have interstate borders open by Christmas.
- by Hanna Mills Turbet
Qantas hopeful COVID bubbles will open new destinations in Asia, Pacific
Qantas chairman Richard Goyder is optimistic the airline can launch new routes to destinations such as Taiwan and South Korea early next year while the United States and the UK remain shut off.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Religious freedom
'Christians are not victims': church leader slams religious freedom bill
Uniting Church NSW and ACT Synod moderator Simon Hansford puts himself at odds with other denominations in slamming the bill as heavy-handed.
- by Angus Thompson
More than 40 charged, 16 children removed from harm as AFP dismantle national paedophile ring
Australian Federal Police have charged 44 men and removed 16 children from harm after investigators dismantled a national paedophile ring.
- by Erin Pearson
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US votes 2020
'It was all through you, Joe': Donald Trump attacks Biden's family on allegations
There's 11 days left until election day and the pair will face off in Nashville for the final presidential debate.
- by Marissa Calligeros and Mary Ward
Pennies from heaven: How Penrith reached the summit
The mountain men have banked 17 consecutive wins on their way to the grand final against Melbourne, but are underdogs in the premiership decider,
- by James Polson, Sarah Keoghan and Richard Lama
Opinion
Global economy
Old age is the next global economic threat
While the world wrestles with a deadly pandemic and climate change, there's another, long-term global challenge that no one really knows how to deal with.
- by Noah Smith
Tears flow as first flight carrying stranded Australians leaves Heathrow
Kate Smith and her family have lost count of how many times they've been bumped from their flights and have been living with neighbours since July.
- by Latika Bourke
Analysis
Australian rugby
Farr-Jones' race comments emblematic of Australian rugby's perception problem
Many see Australian rugby as a club run by Nick Farr-Jones et al, from which a significant number of Australians feel excluded and thus resentful.
- by Paul Cully
NRL GRAND FINAL
Show some respect, Sydney: NRL, Storm want fans to celebrate, not boo, Smith
Billy Slater was booed during his last hurrah two years ago, and the NRL and Melbourne do not want repeat scenes when it comes to Cameron Smith.
- by Christian Nicolussi
'It still rocks me to this day': Panthers star reflects on brother's tragedy
Liam Martin and his mother Maxine helped each other overcome the death of brother and son Jarred on 10-hour round trips to Penrith.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Sydney
'A pack of locusts': Sydney men charged after 1350 tubs of baby formula seized
Two western Sydney men have been charged as part of a police investigation into the theft of baby formula in the city that police say left shelves bare in targeted retail stores.
- by Mary Ward
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Indigenous culture
IAG drops support for raising Warragamba Dam
The move, announced at the company's annual general meeting, has cheered traditional owners after Rio Tinto destroyed ancient Indigenous art in the Kimberley this year.
- by Peter Hannam
Updated
Maguire inquiry
Latham says Maguire had keys to Premier Berejiklian's house 'for years'
In upper house question time on Thursday, the One Nation leader said Gladys Berejiklian had maintained "she's a very private person", despite giving recent interviews.
- by Alexandra Smith and Lucy Cormack
'A major loss-maker': UTS shelves its primary teaching degree
The decision comes as a new federal university funding scheme, beginning next year, reduces fees for education degrees to address a looming teacher shortage.
- by Jordan Baker
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Maguire inquiry
Premier's office has no record of Maguire disclosing side hustles
The Premier's office has confirmed that it has no documents to show Daryl Maguire disclosed his financial gains from his side businesses.
- by Alexandra Smith and Lucy Cormack
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CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
US COVID-19 single-day deaths top 1200 for first time since August
- by Lisa Shumaker and Maria Caspani
Remdesivir, the virus treatment given to Trump, gets formal US approval
Remdesivir, which was given to President Donald Trump this month, becomes the first drug to obtain formal clearance in the US for treating the coronavirus.
- by Robert Langreth
India quarantine given official green light by NSW government
The NSW Government has approved India quarantining and training in Sydney, only 72 hours after Cricket Australia lodged an application following pushback from Queensland.
- by Andrew Wu and Chris Barrett
Politics
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Family Court
Parliament urged to reject family courts merger 'once and for all'
Peak legal bodies say the proposed merger of the Family and Federal Circuit Courts will hurt families and judges.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
Australia Post boss' career in balance as probe launched into $12,000 watches
- by Lisa Visentin and Rob Harris
Probe into Border Force payments to arms manufacturer 'serious'
- by Charlotte Grieve and Nick McKenzie
Business
'Materially undervalued': Link rejects $2.8b takeover bid
Link has pushed back against a takeover proposal by a consortium of private equity firms. Those firms are now weighing up whether to continue negotiations or walk.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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Markets Live
ASX trends 0.3 per cent lower as Trump and Biden go head-to-head
- by Emma Koehn and Dominic Powell
Opinion
Google's founders left just as the clouds gathered over their empire
- by Robin Pagnamenta
Goldman Sachs CEO faces pay hit after company pays $US3b to settle probe into 1MDB scandal
- by Sarah N. Lynch and Noor Zainab Hussain
World
Ghislaine Maxwell denied inappropriate action by Jeffrey Epstein in newly unsealed deposition
The British socialite said under oath in 2016 that she never witnessed "inappropriate underage activities" by Epstein, according to the transcript that Maxwell had fought hard to keep secret.
- by Jonathan Stempel
Russia poses greater election threat than Iran, many US officials say
- by Julian E. Barnes, Nicole Perlroth and David E. Sanger
Analysis
US votes 2020
'Black mass of US politics': Trump's rallies are his biggest campaign gamble
- by Heath Gilmore
Republican-led Senate panel advances Barrett despite Democrats' boycott
- by Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick
Opinion
Does anybody care about political integrity any more?
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While the world races to net-zero carbon, Australia is a non-starter
Nick O'Malley
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Colour, print, fluoro: At home with Melissa Leong's fashion designer
If the designer's latest tie-dye clothing collection is a reflection of the man himself – it proves that colour also underpins how he decorates his apartment.
- by Jane Rocca
Well-heeled buyers drawn to this safe, affordable paradise
The region is cashing in big bucks from the global health crisis with millions of dollars splashed on property by sea-changers over the past month alone.
- by Sarah Webb
Life & Culture
Michael Robotham joins the crime-writing elite with double Dagger win
The writer has become the first Australian to win the Gold Dagger for best crime novel twice.
- by Jason Steger
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Sport
Once boring, now brilliant: Why the Storm are the NRL's great entertainers
No team has scored as many long-range tries this season as Craig Bellamy's heavyweights, who have evolved their attack in the six-again era.
- by Adam Pengilly
‘We’ll give you the $10m, that’s no problem’: The lunch where Packer saved Panthers
Long-time Penrith league official Don Feltis had never met James Packer before he sat down at a Sydney restaurant with the billionaire eight years ago.
- by Chris Barrett
Analysis
Australian rugby
Farr-Jones' race comments emblematic of Australian rugby's perception problem
To many, Australian rugby is still seen as a club run by Nick Farr-Jones et al, from which a significant number of Australians feel excluded and thus resentful.
- by Paul Cully
Opinion
NRL Grand Final
Asterisk an obelisk in a year where premierships mean so much more
Those who are feeling bothered about this year can take their asterisky business elsewhere. It is they who will end up as the footnotes to history.
- by Malcolm Knox
India quarantine given official green light by NSW government
The NSW Government has approved India quarantining and training in Sydney, only 72 hours after Cricket Australia lodged an application following pushback from Queensland.
- by Andrew Wu and Chris Barrett
IMMORTAL KOMBAT
NRL Grand Final
The long and short of it: Storm's attack will be the deciding factor
A Storm is coming to Sydney on Sunday night. The expected weather will play right into Melbourne's hands.
- by Andrew Johns
'It still rocks me to this day': Panthers star reflects on brother's tragedy before decider
Liam Martin and his mother Maxine helped each other overcome the death of brother and son Jarred on 10-hour round trips to Penrith.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Have Your Say
Webster: Hoodies, trackies and thongs - the private Smith fans never get to see
Andrew Webster has been ghostwriting the Storm captain's autobiography for 18 months. This is the man he came to know.
