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NRL Grand Final
Panthers leave run too little, too late in grandstand finish as Storm claim title
After going scoreless in the first half, Penrith went over four times in the second stanza. But Melbourne did enough in the end.
- by Phil Lutton
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Storm crown Smith's career with win over brave Panthers
At the end of a year when they have been living out of a suitcase for months, Craig Bellamy and Cameron Smith led Melbourne to another NRL title.
- by Adam Pengilly
Player ratings: Who stood out for the Storm and Panthers
Melbourne have been crowned premiers for the fourth time but they didn't have it all their own way late on against Penrith. Here's how we saw the sides.
- by Sam Phillips and Chris Barrett
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Gladys Berejiklian's approval rating high, but her reputation has taken a hit
Two-thirds of voters approve of Ms Berejiklian as NSW Premier and most do not believe she should resign on the back of her relationship revelations.
- by Alexandra Smith
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'Gross violation': Australian women invasively searched at Doha airport after premature baby found
Thirteen Australian women have been subjected to invasive physical searches without their consent after reports airport terminal staff in Doha discovered a premature baby abandoned in a bathroom.
- by Jenny Noyes and Anthony Galloway
'Extremely disappointing': PM, ministers against Victorian decision; No crowds for Melbourne Cup
Scott Morrison and two other high-ranking federal politicians have called the Victorian government’s decision not to ease restrictions in Melbourne on Sunday a "profound disappointment".
- by Roy Ward and Ashleigh McMillan
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Local council
Finger-pointing continues as bureaucrat produces list of council grants approvals
A senior bureaucrat has produced evidence to an inquiry claiming NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Deputy Premier John Barilaro were responsible for deciding which councils and projects received a share of a $252 million grants program.
- by Lucy Cormack
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'Like the Franklin': Future of Sydney's last wild river hangs in the balance
Literally a site for sore eyes to traditional owners, the Kowmung may become the equivalent of Tasmania's Franklin River - if the public could visit it.
- by Peter Hannam
Analysis
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Attempting satire in the time of Trump's political circus
Sacha Baron Cohen's new Borat film skewers American politics. But in a nation so deeply divided, is there anyone left listening?
- by Michael Idato
'Difficult to know what to expect': Students put new HSC maths course to the test
Previous "impossibly hard" questions about circular geometry have been removed from the syllabus this year.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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The telling truth behind a trio of Donald Trump's false COVID claims
It would be easy to pass off these exaggerated claims as Trump just being Trump, if there weren't lives at stake.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Scientists remove first 'murder hornet' nest found
The hornets pose a threat to humans because they can sting repeatedly with venom stronger than a honeybee's.
- by Nathan Layne
NRL GRAND FINAL
A fairytale finish for Smith if he chooses to take it
- by Adrian Proszenko
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Broncos capitalise on dominant start to cap NRLW hat-trick
Brisbane have created history by claiming their third NRLW premiership but talk after the game centred on how the competition must grow to reward its players.
- by Sarah Keoghan
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
Sydney
Queensland insists interstate parents visiting children enter quarantine
Separated parents can cross most Australian state lines for child custody arrangements despite border closures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic but the quarantine requirements vary by state.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
NSW stays free of locally transmitted COVID for three days
NSW has recorded no new cases of local transmission of the coronavirus as Victoria faces growing pressure to relax its restrictions on businesses reopening.
- by Anna Patty
Sydney man charged after 144kg of cocaine found in imported machinery
The man allegedly accepted a delivery of industrial machinery and spent "a significant amount of time" last week dismantling it in an attempt to access the drugs, worth $65 million.
- by Jenny Noyes
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Development
'It's gone bananas': the families making millions at Badgerys Creek
Sydney's second airport has always been controversial. But now it's the lucrative and deals around the aerotropolis making headlines.
- by Michael Koziol
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Child protection
NSW Police overhauling mismanaged sex offenders register, lawsuits pile up
The NSW Police Force is facing pressure over its response to a damning report that found systemic errors in the child protection register.
- by Fergus Hunter
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Writer Rosalie Ham and producer Sue Maslin attended boarding school together in the 1970s. They lost contact for 30 years, until Sue read Rosalie’s debut novel and turned it into an award-winning film.
- by Susan Horsburgh
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Bid to make gambling companies liable for stolen money
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie will introduce legislation to make gambling companies compensate victims of crime.
- by Nigel Gladstone and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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ABC news boss warns staff against focus on 'inner city left-wing elites'
- by Michael Koziol
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A sticker appeared on Labor senator's door. It was a sign of a bitter party division
- by Anthony Galloway
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Bank dividend cuts take big bite out of retirement incomes
Big-four banks have not made any announcements regarding this year’s dividends but their outlook in a post-coronavirus world remains uncertain.
- by George Cochrane
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- by Jessica Irvine
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Trump's tough guy stance on China will be his global legacy, win or lose
Less than a fortnight out from the most divisive US election day in decades, the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda machine has an easy target.
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NRL Grand Final
Storm crown Smith's career with grand final win over brave Panthers
At the end of a year when they have been living out of a suitcase for months, Craig Bellamy and Cameron Smith led Melbourne to another NRL title.
- by Adam Pengilly
Analysis
NRL Grand Final
Final twists a fitting farewell to strangest of seasons
A normal grand final? Not in 2020. The NRL’s big match took place at Homebush before a crowd of fans so large that if they were anywhere else, they would all be arrested.
- by Malcolm Knox
LIVE
NRL Grand Final
As it happened: Storm secure fourth premiership after nervy final 10 minutes
Melbourne have won the 2020 NRL grand final 26-20 after finishing with 11 men against a resurgent Penrith outfit with all eyes now turning to Cameron Smith.
- by Phil Lutton
'This is for Victoria': Smith's thoughts turn to home after victory
Cameron Smith scored a try and finished with a personal tally of 14 points to secure a fairytale finish if he decides to retire.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Player ratings: Who stood out for the Storm and Panthers
Melbourne have been crowned NRL premiers for the fourth time but they didn't have it all their own way late on against Penrith. Here's how we saw the two sides.
- by Sam Phillips and Chris Barrett
Updated
NRL Grand Final
Broncos capitalise on dominant start to make it an NRLW hat-trick
Brisbane have created history by claiming their third NRLW premiership but talk after the game centred on how the competition must grow to reward its players.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Thunder confirm they will take a knee during WBBL, Sydney derby washed out
The Sydney Smash may have been rained out, but the Thunder have confirmed they will be taking a knee in support of Black Lives Matter.
- by Sam Phillips
Have Your Say
Andrew Webster: Wham, bam, thank you, Cam - Smith seals place in history
If ever Cameron Smith needed a sign that it was time to draw a line under the most remarkable of careers, this was it.
