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Victoria records no new COVID-19 cases for first time in more than four months
The PM led a chorus of criticism after Daniel Andrews delayed an announcement about the next stage of Melbourne’s reopening. In the past 24 hours, no new cases and no new deaths have been recorded in Victoria.
- by Craig Butt and Hanna Mills Turbet
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Executive pay
ASIC deputy chair quits in wake of expenses scandal
The corporate watchdog's deputy chair Daniel Crennan has resigned after it emerged he claimed nearly $70,000 from taxpayers to cover rent.
- by Katina Curtis
Breaking
Mergers & acquisitions
Coca-Cola Europe in $10.9b play for Coca-Cola Amatil
The ASX-listed drinks giant would be sold to the European arm of Coca-Cola under a shock $10.87 billion deal.
- by Darren Gray
'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
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Rachael is barely speaking with her family in Australia. Trump is behind the schism
It seems most Australian-American votes will be decided by the candidates' personalities, not their policies.
- by Amelia McGuire
Roads closed, power out as parts of Sydney see 100mm rainfall
Several roads in northern Sydney are closed on Monday morning due to ongoing rain, which is set to ease in the evening.
- by Mary Ward
Westpac flags $1.2b hit to earnings on misconduct costs, write-downs
Rising misconduct costs, asset write-downs and ballooning legal fees have contributed to the hit to earnings ahead of Westpac's full-year results next week.
- by Charlotte Grieve
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Ipsos poll
Barilaro's approval rating dips below 20 per cent
NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro has an approval rating of just 18 per cent.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Welfare
$18,500 a year for all: a basic income would reduce inequality, says study
A basic income paid to all working-age adults would lead to inequality in Australia falling to levels equivalent to the Nordic countries, research has found.
- by Matt Wade
NRL GRAND FINAL
Opinion
Wham, bam, thank you, Cam: Smith seals his place, and Melbourne's, 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.
- by Andrew Webster
Analysis
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
Sydney
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Childcare
Sydney childcare services among the most expensive in the nation
Childcare centres in inner suburbs of Sydney are the most expensive in the nation, analysis of fees data shows.
- by Katina Curtis
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City life
Tina Arena's less than perfect attendance
The singer has been lobbying for the arts, but her presence at the Arts Council has been less than stellar.
- by Samantha Hutchinson and Stephen Brook
Analysis
Ipsos poll
Halo slips but Berejiklian had goodwill up her sleeve
The Premier is clearly still extremely popular. But her year will not end on a high.
- by Alexandra Smith
Sydney's soggy conditions set to continue after change brings wet and chilly Sunday
Sydney experienced a 12-degree drop in the maximum temperature on Sunday after a late cool and showery change, with rain set to continue throughout the week.
- by Jenny Noyes
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Ipsos poll
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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Melbourne family hits out at health department, saying it was cleared before seeding a cluster
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey
More than 1000 negative tests from Melbourne's major outbreak area
Zero positive cases of COVID-19 were found in the 1135 tests from Melbourne's northern suburbs cluster analysed on Sunday.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
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
Politics
'Reasonable force': Weapons for foreign spies 'needed' in hostage situations
Australia's foreign spy chief says laws giving his agents the power to use weapons were potentially needed in a range of operations.
- by Anthony Galloway
Business
Opinion
Investing
Top investor who made $US2.6b in March rout braces for more market turbulence
Bill Ackman pulled off one of the greatest trades in history in the early stages of COVID-19. Now he is preparing for another bout of market volatility.
- by John McDuling
The man who turned Samsung into a global powerhouse dead at 78
- by Kim Tong-Hyung and Hyung-Jin Kim
World
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US votes 2020
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
Malaysia's king rejects PM Muhyiddin's request for emergency rule
- by Joseph Sipalan and Rozanna Latiff
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Australia will benefit if American craziness subsides
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The pursuit of wealth now eclipses our 'fair go' mythology
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Fixer-upper with original 1930s kitchen sells for $1.4m
A Sydney eastern suburbs home, described as a “touch like a museum”, sold under the hammer on Saturday for $1.4 million, despite needing a lot of work.
- by Melissa Heagney
There's a way to buy with a low deposit, but only if you're quick
First-home buyers have come out of the woodwork to get into the market, and anyone who wants a spot in this government scheme needs to get their skates on.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Life & Culture
Hugh Grant is 'old, ugly and not appropriate for romantic comedies' – and he's loving it
Risky television – such as telling the story of a successful husband whose life of seeming perfection founders in the wake of a murder – is fuelling the English star's passion for the screen.
- by Michael Idato
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'I'd do it again': Nathan Cleary says he'd throw the same cut-out pass
Nathan Cleary blames himself for the Panthers' loss, but says he does not regret the cut-out pass that led to an intercept try.
- by Christian Nicolussi
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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
'No one hates Queensland more': Selection surprises in Johns' greatest ever NSW team
Ahead of the 40-year anniversary of State of Origin, the eighth Immortal and one of the Blues' greatest players has selected his best 17 and coach.
- by Michael Chammas
Analysis
Bledisloe Cup
Change in the air: The five Wallabies who could turn things around in Sydney
Rennie said selection could fix the Wallabies' defensive issues. Here are five names that should be discussed.
- by Paul Cully
Heartbreak for Hindley as Geoghegan Hart snatches Giro d'Italia title
Tao Geoghegan Hart won the Giro d’Italia for Ineos Grenadiers on Sunday, edging out Sunweb's Australian rider Jai Hindley by just 39 seconds.
Opinion
NRL Grand Final
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.
- by Andrew Webster
Exclusive
NRL Grand Final
Brigginshaw slams Roosters over 'dirty' post ahead of NRLW grand final
The Brisbane captain said her squad went into the grand final "fired up" over the Instagram post, which was uploaded to one of the player's private pages.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Have Your Say
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.
