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Surging COVID-19 cases plague US election's final countdown
Donald Trump insists the country is "rounding the corner" on the virus, but COVID cases, hospitalisations and deaths are all increasing rapidly.
- by Matthew Knott
Analysis
Executive pay
'She did what!?': Wound-up PM goes into bat for 'quiet Australians'
Scott Morrison believes there needs to be signs of solidarity with those doing it tough, and splurging taxpayers' money on lavish watches doesn't pass muster.
- by Rob Harris
Victoria records seven new cases, Chief Health Officer's career in balance
The Victorian health department is urging families and staff to get tested as the northern suburbs outbreak sparks four new positive cases of coronavirus.
- by Roy Ward
Opinion
Regulation
ASIC expense scandal puts chairman and deputy in the gun
ASIC sat on this shocking revelation for a year and did nothing until the Auditor-General Grant Hehir made the extraordinary decision of writing to the Treasurer.
- by Adele Ferguson
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Oh deer! A city looks for antlers in tracing a wild journey into Sydney's inner west
"The hardest thing to deal with is that there is a Bambi factor. Unfortunately people don't have an understanding of the impact deer have."
- by Tim Barlass
We aren't family: the adults 'divorcing' their parents
Grandkids are often collateral damage in what’s being described as an epidemic of intergenerational dysfunction.
- by Sharon Bradley
Opinion
The Fitz Files
The Wallabies not taking a knee is a mistake. It's also a political statement
Saying you "don't want to make a political statement" doesn't mean you aren't making one.
- by Peter FitzSimons
'Quite an active day': Strong winds and thunderstorm warnings for Sydney
Sydneysiders who woke to the rumble of thunder are being warned of the possibility of severe storms later on.
- by Angus Thompson
The delicate balancing act that's made Craig Bellamy a coaching great
The Storm coach's ability to deconstruct and rebuild his players lies at the heart of his genius.
- by Phil Lutton
NRL GRAND FINAL
Opinion
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
Why the Broncos' NRLW dynasty is about to end
They've been easily the best team since the competition's inception, but Brisbane won't have it all their own way in this year's grand final.
- by Ruan Sims
Sydney
Berejiklian digs in to fight another week, but may not survive a further mistake
Voters in the suburbs are feeling sympathy for Gladys Berejiklian, who has party room support, for now. Yet, should that public support start to waver, that calculation may change.
- by Deborah Snow
Brothers for Life founder stabbed in jail days after cousin was shot dead
Mohammed "Little Crazy" Hamzy was stabbed in jail, days after his cousin was shot dead in south-western Sydney.
- by Fergus Hunter
'Smoking epidemic' linked to four of top five causes of death last year
Coronary artery disease remains the leading cause of death in Australia, while dementia-related deaths are on the rise as the population ages.
- by Rachel Clun
Berejiklian refuses to say whether Maguire had keys to her house
The NSW Premier said she wouldn't respond to questions while a corruption inquiry into Daryl Maguire continues.
- by Lucy Cormack
Premier gave $40,000 from her discretionary fund to Maguire's electorate: inquiry
Two of Gladys Berejiklian's senior staff were called before the NSW parliamentary inquiry into council grants on Friday.
- by Angus Thompson
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'I was howling in pain': How falling five storeys from a New York rooftop changed my life
One minute he was gazing at the New York skyline, the next he was plummeting five storeys to the ground to an almost certain death.
- by Matthew Knott
'Awkward things happen': Matthew McConaughey on cinematic sex scenes
The Academy Award-winning actor on performing up close and personal, why life is a rodeo and his secret dance-floor prowess.
- by Benjamin Law
Politics
Government executives face pay inquiry after extraordinary week
Top government executives face a sweeping inquiry into their pay and bonuses after the ASIC chairman and Australia Post boss stood aside over expenses scandals.
- by Jennifer Duke
Business
Buy now, pay later: Will Afterpay's shareholders foot the bill?
Afterpay provided another masterclass this week in demonstrating why the buy now, pay later outfit is the most polarising stock on the local sharemarket.
- by Colin Kruger
World
US faces half a million COVID-19 deaths by end of February, study says
About 130,000 of those lives could be saved if everybody wore masks, a new study says.
- by Kate Kelland
Opinion
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A south Sydney Aegean masterpiece made from the same stone as Roman sculptors
Those unable to travel to Europe this year can find a slice of the Aegean in Sydney's south instead. Take a look inside this stunning home.
- by Danielle Giannopoulos
Inside Mike Cannon-Brookes' enormous $240m+ property portfolio
His latest purchase is completely unremarkable except for the fact that the tech billionaire is the buyer. It's part of arguably the country's largest collection of private property.
- by Lucy Macken
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Sport
Notes on a scandal: How Penrith pulled themselves back from the brink
The sex-tape scandal at the start of last season threatened to tear the club apart. Instead, the Panthers are now within one win of the premiership.
- by Andrew Webster
The delicate balancing act that's made Craig Bellamy a coaching great
There is an earthy simplicity at the heart of Craig Bellamy's methods but his ability to deconstruct and rebuild his players lies at the heart of his genius.
- by Phil Lutton
Pocock says Australia's climate change action is 'dire'
The former Wallabies superstar has called time on his professional career once and for all. And he has a message for Australia's politicians.
- by Sam Phillips
Why the Broncos' NRLW dynasty is about to end
They've been easily the best team since the competition's inception, but Brisbane won't have it all their own way in this year's grand final.
- by Ruan Sims
Why the Wallabies won't take a knee before Bledisloe Cup clash
Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says the playing group has decided they won't want to "make a political statement" but are pushing for a permanent change to the Australian jersey.
- by Tom Decent
Half the battle: Fisher-Harris happy to play enforcer and get in Storm's faces
Penrith hardman James Fisher-Harris has made a point of ironing out rival playmakers whenever possible.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Vunivalu's success will inspire generation of Pasifika children
Ten years ago, an awe-struck Suliasi Vunivalu watched his first game of rugby league on a flickering TV in a Fiji restaurant. On Sunday, he will play his fourth NRL grand final.
- by Tia Roko
Have Your Say
FitzSimons: The Wallabies not taking a knee is a mistake. It's also a political statement
Saying you "don't want to make a political statement" doesn't mean you aren't making one.
