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Coronavirus pandemic
One rule for tennis players, another for Sydneysiders
NSW Minister Andrew Constance said Victoria's decision to push ahead with the Australian Open highlighted inconsistencies with the state's border restrictions.
Editorial
Australian Open
The answer to this injustice is not to cancel the tennis
It's strange that tennis players are coming here at the expense of Australians stranded overseas.
The Herald's View
Editorial
The difficult question facing WHO investigators arriving in Wuhan
The lone Australian in the team is not interested in playing "the blame game". He's there for the science.
Stranded Aussies Brian and Martha made to feel like ‘plague-infested rats’
Life for many Australians trapped abroad by caps on international arrivals has become a Kafkaesque nightmare.
Australia leave door open for India despite Labuschagne's ton
The hosts had the wounded tourists near breaking point on Friday but the visitors mounted a spirited revival on the first day of the deciding Test.
'The evidence is Trump's words on video': Republicans debate tactics
Republicans were trying to gauge the dynamics of a vote to convict Trump, while the Democrats argued about how to do it without derailing Joe Biden's agenda.
Is Donald Trump the worst US president ever? Historians say so
Scholars say Trump's efforts to overturn his election defeat - and his response to COVID-19 - have cemented his place as America's worst president.
Teenage girl dies after being pulled from NSW swimming pool
Paramedics performed CPR and the 13-year-old girl was taken in a critical condition to hospital, but she died.
Fake ID could be lifeline for racing pigeon on death row
The pigeon was first thought to have flown or hitched 15,000 kilometres from the United States - a heroic act that could have condemned it to death.
Neighbours shocked after mum deemed responsible for killing her children
Preliminary police investigations have found that a mother found dead with her three children at their Melbourne home is responsible for all of their deaths.
Boathouse sails again – but some are left high and dry
Andrew Goldsmith says he's learnt his lesson and intends to prove his doubters wrong.
Jane Kennedy quits Triple M show with Mick Molloy
The popular presenter is "waving the white flag" after a gruelling 2020.
Zimmermann apologises following cultural appropriation claims
An $800 dress in the Australian brand's new range has caused a cultural storm amid claims it ripped off a traditional artform.
AUSTRALIA-INDIA TEST
Opinion
The SCG is not a snake pit of heinous racism
There is no place for racism or abuse anywhere, including the sporting arena. But let's not bleach the personality out of Test cricket.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
'Dealt with accordingly': Gabba fans told to show respect or ship out
Unruly patrons at the Gabba who abuse players or disrupt fellow fans will be swiftly given the boot as the spotlight falls on Brisbane for the final Test.
Sydney
Lane Cove man charged with possessing child abuse material and bestiality
The charges are the latest to be laid in the Australian Federal Police's investigation into an online network of alleged child-sex offenders first detected in February last year.
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Crime
CCTV footage reveals how three arson attacks did $300,000 damage
Police say the fires were lit by people with extensive knowledge of the business and carried out in a similar fashion, where the offenders break the shop windows which allows access accelerant to be poured into the shop and set alight.
Police search for BMW linked to shooting of Sydney gang member
Samer Marcus was shot at a home in Sydney's south-west on November 6. He has been associated with Assyrian street gang DLASTHR.
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Coronavirus pandemic
'Just fell off a cliff': How the latest COVID outbreak hurt business
Business conditions across NSW improved strongly towards the end of last year, but around one in four firms is still at "high risk of failure" once emergency pandemic support measures are withdrawn.
NSW venues warned to comply with COVID-safe rules or risk being shut down
The government has shut down four businesses since the start of the pandemic and 320 penalty notices have been issued, the Customer Service Minister says.
SYDNEY FESTIVAL
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Circus at its grittiest as the grimmest future imaginable becomes real
Imagine grinding your own dislodged tooth into a powder so you can ingest it to survive.
Finding beauty in a crack in time
Composer Stu Hunter spent the dawn hours of each day during the pandemic's first months concentrating on the beautiful things in his life.
Politics
New home lending hits record $24 billion in November
Historic low interest rates, the $25,000 HomeBuilder grant and an improving national economy all saw home building soar in November, ABS data shows.
Business
'Significant damage': Powerful investor group lashes corporate Australia amid IOOF harassment claims
The powerful institutional investor advisory group ACSI says sexual harassment in the workplace is unacceptable.
World
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Earthquake
Strong shallow quake kills dozens, injures hundreds in Sulawesi
Videos showed residents fleeing to higher ground on motorcycles, and a child trapped under the rubble as people tried to remove debris with their bare hands.
Opinion
Trump climbed out of the '80s trash can - and can do it again
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Dull, dispiriting and downright unimaginative: Sydney's aerotropolis doesn't fly
Elizabeth Farrelly
Columnist, author, architecture critic and essayist
Don't want an Australian Trump? Now's the time to choose wisely
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Scott Morrison tiptoes forward on Indigenous issues
Sean Kelly
Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
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'Less lawn, more garden': The top garden and landscaping trends for 2021
From micro pools to ‘crazy’ paving, we spoke to top landscape designers to find out what we’re likely to see in the year ahead.
The regional towns where rents soared as city dwellers sought a tree change
Out-of-area renters with bigger budgets are pushing rents higher in regional towns around NSW, with demand spilling out of popular spots.
Life & Culture
Shaken to the core: the untold story of Sidney Nolan at Auschwitz
In the lead-up to Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, previously unseen images evoke the visit that devastated the legendary Australian artist.
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Australia leave door open for brave India despite a century from Labuschagne
The hosts had the wounded tourists near breaking point on Friday but the lion-hearted visitors mounted a spirited revival on the first day of the deciding Test.
Go north, young man: Kewell says Aussie talent should be playing in Europe
The Socceroos great began his career as a 15-year-old with Leeds. Now a manager, he says the best Australian youngsters should have the 'grit' to follow his footsteps.
Opinion
Test cricket
Dear Tim, I learnt from my mistakes as captain and I have no doubt you will, too
In an open letter, Greg Chappell urges the Australian captain to keep leading with courage and humour - and let the bat and ball do the talking.
Greg Chappell
Sibling rivalry: The brother and sister straddling Sydney derby divide
The tight-knit Ibini family will be split at Stadium Australia on Saturday when Bernie runs out for the Wanderers before Princess takes the field for Sydney FC.
Updated
Test cricket
Siraj fields shouts of ‘grub’ from unruly group of fans at Gabba
The Indian fast bowler was allegedly targeted by a group of men in the lower level of the Brisbane ground less than a week after he stopped the SCG Test to report abuse.
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The Fitz Files
Failure of SCG crowd to police its own the saddest thing of all
Back when the Hill was the Hill, heckling was a way of life, but the banter rarely crossed the line - and if it did, the culprit would soon be made to see the error of his ways.
Tiger Tamou eager to re-unite with Laurie before 2021 kick-off
James Tamou says he would welcome the chance to captain the Wests Tigers and is looking forward to the likely early arrival of a former Penrith teammate at Concord.
Have Your Say
The SCG is not a snake pit of heinous racism
There is no place for racism or abuse anywhere, including the sporting arena. But let's not bleach the personality out of Test cricket.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
