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Scams
'Bigger than the Wolf of Wall Street': How a shady network of brokers ran riot in Australia
Some of the operators in this industry have not just bet against their customers and won; they have rorted them out of cash on an industrial scale.
- by Sarah Danckert
UQ vaccine ahead of schedule, says Hunt; NSW records sixth day in a row of zero local cases
Australia's home-grown COVID-19 vaccine is proving to be safe and effective in elderly people and will progress to stage three trials, federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced.
- by Roy Ward
Opinion
China relations
Australia's own trade tricks leave it exposed to China
Australia's prolific use of anti-dumping measures might have left it vulnerable to China's highly damaging trade strikes.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Baird appointed chair of $540m federal growth fund
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the former premier would provide a wealth of experience given his past experience in government and the commercial banking sector.
- by Tom Rabe
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'Transition from hell': America caught in post-election twilight zone
Donald Trump appears to have little realistic prospect of changing the election outcome but he will not acknowledge the reality of defeat.
- by Matthew Knott
'They forgot the Golden Goose': Trump fuels talk he'll launch a Fox News rival
Shares in Fox Corp tumbled with speculation ramping up that Donald Trump might back or launch a rival news service after he leaves office.
- by Christopher Palmeri
Large hail possible as storms approach Sydney ahead of hot weekend
The weather bureau is warning Sydneysiders to monitor for severe thunderstorm warnings on Friday ahead of heat over the weekend.
- by Josh Dye
The Queen's Gambit, Addicted Australia look at life through a glass, darkly
Addiction is the drug in Netflix's riveting chess drama and SBS's gritty observational-documentary series.
- by Karl Quinn
Breaking
World politics
Boris Johnson's top aide Dominic Cummings quits
Cummings masterminded the successful referendum campaign that catapulted Johnson into the front rank of British politics.
- by Alex Morales
US ELECTION 2020
Republican senator: 'I will step in' if Biden doesn't start receiving intel briefings
- by Deirdre Shesgreen and Matthew Brown
Biden moves forward as top Democrats blast Republican post-election 'shenanigans'
"The Republicans should stop their shenanigans about an election that President Trump has already lost," Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said.
- by Susan Cornwell, Doina Chiacu and Simon Lewis
'Where the hell did he come from?': Alarm over Trump's shake-up at the Pentagon
"It's The Twilight Zone," one official said. "No one knows what's going to happen next."
- by Missy Ryan, Dan Lamothe, Greg Jaffe and Josh Dawsey
Sydney
The Sydney suburbs hit hardest by cuts to JobKeeper and JobSeeker
People from all walks of life in Sydney have been affected by reduced income support.
- by Matt Wade and Pallavi Singhal
Man charged with attempted murder after upper north shore shooting
Police found two men, believed to be a father and son-in-law, and two guns in the front yard of a Wahroonga property.
- by Laura Chung
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Doctors at work
'The last 12 months have tested Australia's healthcare system like no other time'
Australia’s GPs warn the mental and physical health consequences of 2020 will be severe and demand radical reforms.
- by Kate Aubusson
Lawyer for children killed by father failed to tell court of his violent past, inquest told
Debbie Morton failed to mention the father's history of domestic violence, the inquest heard.
- by Jacqueline Maley
Upper house votes to refer Premier Gladys Berejiklian to ICAC
The NSW upper house has voted to refer Gladys Berejiklian to the corruption watchdog.
- by Lucy Cormack
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'NSW can't control it': States clash on border closure ahead of national cabinet
Berejiklian will come face to face with Palaszczuk over Zoom in their first formal meeting since the Queensland Premier's re-election.
- by Lucy Cormack and Matt Dennien
Video of dead man in hospital bathroom highlights COVID crisis in Italy's south
The unidentified man was a suspected coronavirus sufferer who had been waiting for a test.
- by Ciro De Luca, Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante
Politics
Mark Butler ready to leave Labor environment role if it will help
Mark Butler is prepared to leave his Labor environment role if leader Anthony Albanese thinks it will help the party re-engage blue collar workers.
- by Angus Livingston
Business
Opinion
Interest rates
Why a COVID vaccine won't end the era of easy money
Central banks are miles from the exit ramp for the tremendous stimulus they've pumped into the economy. If anything, increased support is far more likely.
- by Daniel Moss
World
Boris Johnson's advisers face 'lad culture' claim
Concerns prompted Carrie Symonds, Boris Johnson's fiancée, to lead a revolt against the PM's plan to promote Cain to chief of staff at Number 10.
- by Robert Mendick and Danielle Sheridan
Official behind US misinformation debunker site tells associates he expects to be fired: sources
- by Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn
Russia alleges Navalny could have been poisoned in Germany or on plane
- by Vladimir Soldatkin
Opinion
Older workers discover insecure work is the new normal
Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Sun-Herald senior writer
Ghosts of the past come back to haunt PM
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Property bydomain
Waste not, want not: The Facebook page for buying nothing
Instead of parting ways with money, people are decluttering and gifting unwanted items to like-minded people in their local neighbourhoods.
- by Julia D'Orazio
The Block: Unusual layout revealed for next year's season
Producers behind the show have swooped on five houses in a suburban cul-de-sac for 2021, but will the layout affect one team's chances?
- by Elizabeth Redman
Life & Culture
They needed an ocean fix. So they created their own 'escape' room
Craving the salt water, Lucy Glade-Wright and her husband Jonno transformed a spare room to remind them of the places they longed to visit in lockdown.
- by Kimberly Gillan
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NRL 2020
The secret meeting that could deliver James Roberts to Wests Tigers
Having learned that they would miss out on the signature of Josh Addo-Carr for 2021, the Tigers immediately turned their attention to another NRL speedster.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Opinion
Australian rugby
Fantasy league: Rugby must be careful not to become NRL's poor cousin
As Larry David says, a good compromise is where both parties walk away equally unhappy. If both sides feel like winners, one of them is kidding themselves.
- by Malcolm Knox
Scott on fire before rain halts round, Woods and Casey set Masters pace
Englishman Paul Casey and five-time champion Tiger Woods stole the headlines on a rain-affected opening day at Augusta with 2013 champion Adam Scott lurking.
One-city 'Super Round' confirmed as part of trans-Tasman competition
The six-week tournament will run from May 14 until June 19 next year and include a 'Super Round' with all 10 teams coming together in a single location.
- by Tom Decent
Analysis
Australian cricket
Paine holds key to whether Smith captains Australia again
Tim Paine's success as captain has enabled Cricket Australia to put off discussing one of the thorniest issues in the game: whether Steve Smith should ever return to the top office.
- by Andrew Wu
'I thought he would need surgery': Doctor lifts lid on Cook's Origin heroics
The NSW hooker played in the thumping game two win after breaking the NRL's strict biosecurity protocols, but it won't stop him going to Brisbane.
- by Adam Pengilly
Twenty years after mum's debut for Jillaroos, Parker hits Origin stage
Heading into the Sunshine Coast clash, NSW's Shanice Parker reflects on the legacy her mum left behind to make the women's game what it is today.
- by Sarah Keoghan
Have Your Say
Webster: How many times does Fittler have to get it right before he gets the credit he deserves?
The Blues coach was pilloried for sticking solid with Nathan Cleary. Now he's on the verge of a third consecutive series win.
