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Dentist jailed for treating patients while she should have been in quarantine

Dentist jailed for treating patients while she should have been in quarantine

A Perth dentist who admitted working when she was meant to be self-isolating will spend two months behind bars.

  • by Craig Butt and Ashleigh McMillan

'Extreme and unrelenting': ABC Four Corners team claim pressure to stop federal MPs investigation

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The Four Corners episode set to air on Monday night has been billed as lifting the lid on poor behaviour inside "the Canberra bubble".

  • by Lisa Visentin

Warren Buffett goes on historic $US9b stock buyback spree

Since 2006, has gifted about $US37 billion worth of Berkshire stock, as measured by the value of the shares when they were donated.

Warren Buffett has gone from shunning stock buybacks to being one of the world's biggest repurchasers.

  • by Katherine Chiglinsky

Biden's plan to kickstart transition thwarted as Trump prolongs the fight

Donald Trump gives two thumbs up to supporters as he departs after playing golf at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia on Sunday local time.

The US President will file more lawsuits and hold more rallies in key states to contest the result, as the president-elect readies to take over.

  • by Colleen Long and Zeke Miller

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Composite image of Jihad Dib, Stuart Ayres and the new Sydney boundaries. 

Liberal seats become more marginal, Labor electorate axed in border changes

Minister Stuart Ayres could face a battle to hold his marginal Sydney seat, while the Labor electorate of Lakemba is to be abolished.

  • by Alexandra Smith
Kamala Harris will be a vice-president like we've never seen before.

Read 'em and Veep: History has Harris in its sights

The Vice-President-elect will attract much greater scrutiny than any of her predecessors, and not just because of her gender or ethnicity.

  • by Anne Summers
Craig McLachlan's lawyer hits out at alleged assault victim's testimony

Craig McLachlan's lawyer hits out at alleged assault victim's testimony

The actor's lawyer claims two women conspired in an act of collusion against his client before indecent assault charges were laid against him.

  • by Erin Pearson
Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair rape trial hears of 'another man' in apartment

Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair rape trial hears of 'another man' in apartment

The woman has denied seeing another man in the apartment at the time she alleges she was sexually assaulted by the pair.

  • by Angus Thompson
The street isn't seeing busloads of international tourists like normal due to the pandemic, but has instead seen a swarm of brides and international students this year. 

Purple patch for Kirribilli as council capitalises on jacaranda crowds

North Sydney mayor Jilly Gibson says she has no time for complaints this year over the tourist influx.

  • by Sarah Keoghan
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Murdoch used Trump administration then 'really bailed on him'

Murdoch used Trump administration then 'really bailed on him'

The NYT's media columnist gives his insights into how traditional media, and social media giants, handled the Trump era.

  • by Zoe Samios
Trump's lost war: From a gold escalator to Four Seasons Total Landscaping
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Trump's lost war: From a gold escalator to Four Seasons Total Landscaping

Literally anywhere else would have conveyed more legitimacy than the Four Seasons car park, but legitimacy did not seem a high priority for one of the last battles of the Trump team.

  • by Dan Zak and Karen Heller

Sydney

The man is set to face court on Tuesday after allegedly sexually touching the 19-year-old woman at Top Ryde City Shopping Centre on October 21.

83-year-old man charged with touching teenager at Sydney shopping centre

The 19-year-old woman spoke to police after the man allegedly touched her in an "inappropriate area" at Top Ryde City in October.

  • by Sarah Keoghan

Sixty years on, opera singer pays tribute to Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson sings in 1960 at the construction site for the Sydney Opera House.

A recreation of the first ever performance at the Sydney Opera House took place on Monday.

  • by Helen Pitt

COVID-19 to reshape Sydney in 'biggest way' since Spanish flu as population stalls

Sydney's population has flatlined this year due to a slump in net migration.

After years of stellar growth, the city's population is forecast to rise by just 500 people next year.

  • by Matt O'Sullivan

Prominent Sydney lawyer warns Labor against suspending senior minister

The NSW Government has engaged prominent Sydney lawyer Bret Walker for legal advice.

Sydney lawyer Bret Walker has warned the opposition to suspend senior minister Don Harwin over the council grants controversy is 'most problematic'.

  • by Tom Rabe

NSW's ambitious plan to become renewable superpower

A 'wave' of new solar farms across the world has meant renewables accounted for more than two-thirds of extra electricity generation installed in 2019, Bloomberg New Energy Finance says.

The NSW government will drive the transition to renewable energy by attracting $32 billion of private investment in infrastructure.

  • by Alexandra Smith

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Australia is on track for two consecutive days without local COVID-19 transmission after NSW reported zero cases on Monday.
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Australia records second consecutive day without local COVID-19 transmission

Meanwhile NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says access to the CBD will be restricted for Sydney's New Year's Eve fireworks display.

  • by Josh Dye
Alice McCall appoints administrator as label falls victim to COVID-19

Alice McCall appoints administrator as label falls victim to COVID-19

The Australian brand will shut eight of its 12 stores and lay off staff as China expansion fails to fend off financial collapse.

  • by Melissa Singer

Politics

Acting Multicultural Affairs Minister Alan Tudge (left) and Di Sanh Duong (right) in June.

Labor questions why minister appeared with foreign interference suspect

Kristina Keneally has asked why Alan Tudge was not advised against an appearance with a Liberal Party member under investigation by national security agencies.

  • by Anthony Galloway

Business

Streaming service Stan will become the home of Australian rugby under the landmark deal.

Nine, Rugby Australia confirm groundbreaking $100m broadcast deal

Super Rugby will be on free-to-air television for the first time in its 25 year history.

  • by Sam Phillips

World

President-elect Joe Biden with his wife Jill gestures to the crowd

Admit it, we underestimated Joe Biden

In a single moment, Biden refuted slurs about his mental acuity while recasting the terms of politics from Trumpian combat to compassion.

  • by Chris Zappone
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'It's extraordinary': What's behind Hobart's unbreakable property market

It’s been hit by a global pandemic, closed borders and a recession, but nothing, it seems, can keep Australia’s most popular housing market down.

  • by Sue Williams
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Knockdown in Sydney's inner west fetches $1.8m above reserve

The seven-bedroom home was snapped up for $5.8 million with the new owners planning to tear it down and rebuild.

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Josh Addo-Carr's season is still a long way from being over.

Blue wave: Six reasons NSW will square series

State of Origin matches rarely fail to depart from the script. But in Sydney on Wednesday night, Brad Fittler's side are specials to see off Wayne Bennett's Maroons. Here's why:

  • by Roy Masters
Streaming service Stan will become the home of Australian rugby under the landmark deal.

Nine, Rugby Australia confirm groundbreaking $100m broadcast deal

Super Rugby will be on live on free-to-air television for the first time with a landmark partnership officially confirmed by Nine and Rugby Australia.

  • by Sam Phillips
Composite of Christian Sprenger, James Magnussen,Matt Targett and Hayden Stoeckel risk being stripped of their medal. With Brenton Rickard 

'He doesn't deserve it': Sprenger more worried about Rickard than losing medal

The former world champion has backed his fellow breaststroker from Australia's medley relay team in London as Brenton Rickard's doping hearing begins.

  • by Chris Barrett
Cody Walker returns to the No. 6 jersey.

Blues changes show hunger, not panic, says wary Cherry-Evans

Maroons captain Daly Cherry-Evans says Queensland must improve by lengths if they are to win again and is on high alert for new Blues playmaker Cody Walker.

  • by Phil Lutton
Wallabies

Nine’s capture of rugby rights set to spearhead Stan Sport

Nine has announced its first foray into sports streaming after being offered the rights to rugby matches from Bledisloe Tests down to the Shute Shield and Hospital Cup.

  • by Zoe Samios and Sam Phillips
Boyd Cordner will play no further part in the Origin series.

Why Cordner could sit out all of next season

There are grave concerns over the health and welfare of the 28-year-old as family and friends plead with him to take time out of the game.

  • by Michael Chammas
James Roberts is leaving Souths with a year remaining on his contract.

The sad truth behind James Roberts' 'release' from South Sydney

There are fears the 27-year-old may have played his last game in the NRL following the news he was abandoning a $500,000 deal with the Rabbitohs.

  • by Michael Chammas

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