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'Go hard and go early': credit card tracking, drivers licence scans and pop-up testing to fight new outbreaks
A review of contact tracing systems says they must be digital from end to end, including more use of check-in apps and data to find who has been at hotspots.
- by Katina Curtis and Rachel Clun
NSW Health tracking down 455 NZ arrivals after Auckland COVID-19 case
The passengers who arrived since November 5 have all been sent a message with details about the Auckland venues linked to the case, and instructions to monitor for symptoms and get tested and isolate if they are unwell.
- by James Massola
Criminal prosecution must follow Afghanistan war crimes inquiry: experts
Defence experts say it is vital that prosecutions follow the release of a four-year review into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan but warn the public’s expectations must be managed.
- by Anthony Galloway
China congratulates Joe Biden on being elected US president
China's foreign ministry has congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris for winning the November 3 US election.
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‘Trouble seemed to be part of my DNA’: Nick Cave on his teenage years
In an extract from the soon-to-be-released Boy on Fire, the boy from Wangaratta faces a turning point.
- by Mark Mordue
'Cop-out': Holgate urged colleagues to contact police over Hanson stubby holders
The One Nation stubby holders were posted to residents of a public housing tower. When the City of Melbourne refused to distribute them, the Australia Post boss stepped in.
- by Rob Harris
Sydney to remove bans on mirror balls, live music and dancing in pubs
Sydney venues will be allowed to hang a mirror ball above their bars and book bands no matter their genre or instruments without attracting licensing scrutiny.
- by Tom Rabe
No copyright in upmarket Australian designer bags, court rules
It's the distinctive neoprene tote bag that spawned countless copycats, but the Federal Court has ruled an Australian brand's design is not protected by copyright.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
'Unprecedented' intrusion: Universities push for more changes to foreign veto bill
Universities say changes to the government's bill on potential Chinese government interference will lead to a significant administrative burden.
- by Lisa Visentin
US ELECTION 2020
'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 Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp tumbled with speculation ramping up that President Donald Trump might back or launch a rival news service after he leaves office.
- by Christopher Palmeri
Sydney
Doctor saw bruise, abrasion on Jack de Belin assault complainant, court told
Ann Ellacott said she examined the 19-year-old woman on the day she was allegedly sexually assaulted.
- by Georgina Mitchell
Highest ever paid NSW public servant and former CEO fronts icare inquiry
A former CEO of embattled state insurer icare took home more than $1.2 million in his final year, making him the highest paid public servant in NSW history.
- by Lucy Cormack
Baird appointed chair of $540m federal growth fund
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the former premier would provide a wealth of experience given his past work in government and the commercial banking sector.
- by Tom Rabe
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 pleads not guilty to 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 on Thursday.
- by Laura Chung
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Endemic potential: Fauci doubts COVID-19 can ever be eradicated
America’s leading expert on infectious disease told a London webinar the disease is "something we may need to maintain control over chronically" for a long time.
When it came to COVID-19, Indigenous Australians sent it packing
Experts feared the virus would be a disaster for the Indigenous community. Defying predictions, the result was the best among any Indigenous community in the world.
- by Julie Power
Politics
National emergency laws but no sovereign aerial firefighting fleet
Australia's federal government will be able to declare a national state of emergency but it will not replicate state and territory aerial firefighting fleets.
- by Angus Livingston and Mike Foley
Public servants' pay to be linked to private sector wages
- by Jennifer Duke and Rob Harris
Business
Crown failings 'inexplicable, unbelievable, absurd', says commissioner
The commissioner leading the Crown Resorts inquiry says it is "breathtaking" the casino giant's senior executives did not escalate "bad news" to its board.
- by Patrick Hatch
World
Britain's 'Yorkshire Ripper' serial killer Peter Sutcliffe dies of COVID-19
Sutcliffe, a former grave digger, was serving a life sentence for killing 13 women between 1975 and 1980.
- by Danica Kirka
Official behind US misinformation debunker site tells associates he expects to be fired: sources
- by Christopher Bing and Joseph Menn
Opinion
Know My Name: tokenism or a genuine sign of change for female artists?
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic at the University of Technology Sydney
Older workers discover insecure work is the new normal
Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Sun-Herald senior writer
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State of Origin
'Boyd shouldn't have been allowed to return': NRL warns NSWRL over Cordner
The NRL has issued NSWRL a formal warning for allowing Boyd Cordner to return to the field after he was concussed in Adelaide.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Maroons 24 Blues 18
State of Origin
'It could have been different': Maroons shatter Blues' three-peat dream on home soil
Skipper Ali Brigginshaw kept the calm in the face of late comeback with two tries in the last two minutes of the game from the Blues, but the Broncos combination of Tarryn Aiken and Tamika Upton proved unstoppable throughout the entire match.
- by Sarah Keoghan
'If at any stage you think you're better than them, they'll beat you'
The Maroons have an impeccable record in Origin deciders, and these NSW men know best the trouble the Blues could find themselves in.
- by Adam Pengilly
Dazed and confused: Mixed messages on concussion a serious problem
When you have concussion experts strongly disagreeing with those on the frontlines of rugby league, something has to change.
- by Peter FitzSimons
'Couldn't think of anything worse': Why Welch didn't argue when pulled from Origin II
The Maroons prop will make his return to the Origin stage next Wednesday after being ruled out of game two due to a concussion in Adelaide.
- by Sarah Keoghan
'I couldn't look at a tennis court': Why Kyrgios was ready to quit before COVID hit
Kyrgios is a man of few regrets. He doesn't care for the opinions of those he doesn't care about. But if he could go back in time, there is one thing he would change.
- by Michael Chammas
Langer backs Warner and Burns partnership over Pucovski
Australian coach-selector Justin Langer has put a high price on incumbency, meaning Will Pucovski faces another hurdle to make the Test XI come next month's series opener against India.
- by Jon Pierik and Andrew Wu
Have Your Say
Malcolm Knox: 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.
