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Broadcaster infected, training delayed as Australian Open crisis worsens
Another person has tested positive and players are in revolt after they said they were not told they would be forced into lockdown if others on the tour contracted the virus.
Hospital worker among six new local COVID-19 cases in Sydney
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said testing rates in NSW must increase before restrictions can be eased.
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Test cricket
Hazlewood bags another with Saini departing cheaply
The Australian paceman has four wickets as the hosts look to preserve a slender first-innings lead at the Gabba.
Gimme five: Rivalry worthy of Ashes status, but extending series is difficult
A compelling summer has justified Cricket Australia's push for five-Test series between Australia and India but logistical and commercial factors make it challenging.
'Ugly and blatant': racism rife at SCG Test, says insider
Darshak Mehta, one of the most connected figures in Australian cricket, says racial discrimination is rife at the Sydney Test – and it's not restricted to the cheap seats.
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Interest rates
RBA says low rates will push up house prices
Banking regulators are prepared to tighten lending standards if record low interest rates deliver the nation a new housing boom.
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NRL off-field behaviour
Broncos and NSW Origin star arrested after alleged abusive behaviour
Payne Haas was arrested and taken to Tweed Heads police station where he was charged with offensive language and intimidating a police officer in execution of duty.
'No time for sleep': the extreme sport made for our own backyard
Minimal food, a compass, map and head torch: welcome to the world of rogaining – a competitive bushwalk that pushes even the most hardy athlete to their limit.
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Coronavirus pandemic
Sporting stadiums and car parks could become mass vaccination hubs
Leading medical groups are weighing up ideas to vaccinate millions of Australians by the middle of the year.
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LGBT
'I'm still the same person inside': Olivia's journey coming out as a transgender teen
Four years ago, Olivia Stewart realised the reason she'd always felt different from boys her own age was because she was a girl. But working up the courage to speak about it would take another nine months.
Far-right activist ‘Baked Alaska’ arrested over Capitol riots
The far-right media personality posted a video that showed supporters of Trump taking selfies with officers in the Capitol, telling the officers and each other: "This is only the beginning."
US boat takes flight and almost sinks in chaotic America's Cup preliminaries
In a spectacular Prada Cup challenger race off Auckland, American boat Patriot flew through the air, tipped over and had to be saved from sinking.
They met, isolated together and then they fell in love
What on paper sounded like a match made in hell – a positive COVID-19 result, living in different countries – became a relationship filled with kindness and respect.
AUSTRALIA-INDIA TEST
Opinion
He may not be Warnie or Murali, but there's only one Nathan Lyon
Geoff Lawson
Cricket columnist
Opinion
'If they're having a go at you, it's because you're good'
Interaction with the crowd is a part of the game, as long as it doesn't go over the top.
Merv Hughes
Opinion
'Still finding his groove': Green searching for maiden Test wicket
Cameron Green has shown plenty of promise with the bat but is wicketless through four Tests, reinforcing how tough it is to find an all-rounder in the mould of Ian Botham and Ben Stokes.
Jon Pierik
Cricket writer for The Age
Sydney
Daughter charged after man dies from stab wounds
A 23-year-old woman has been charged with murder after her 51-year-old father was found with stab wounds in Maitland on Saturday.
Recovery operation for dead man wedged under rock in Colo River
Police have been told the man, believed to be aged 41, was with five other men on separate inflatable lilos when he became wedged on a large submerged rock about 1pm.
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Boats
'If it all goes wrong, I'd rather be on the water': COVID-19 sparks boom
NSW Maritime figures show a 40 per cent rise in secondhand boats and a 26 per cent rise in new boat registrations during the pandemic.
Not out of the woods yet: Increasing bushfire risk despite wet start to summer
NSW and Victoria are still facing increasing bushfire risks this summer due to the growing likelihood of severe grass fires, despite recent wet weather and the vast amount of fuel burnt out by the Black Summer blazes a year ago.
Dakkak allegedly accessed 'material that supported beheadings'
Radwan Dakkak was jailed for 18 months for knowingly associating with a member of a terrorist organisation.
SYDNEY FESTIVAL
'Our mission is to ask what's possible': acrobats reach new heights
They already had to jump through hoops to make it here after flight cancellations and border closures.
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
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Coronavirus pandemic
Coalition MPs call for caps to be reviewed after Emirates cancels flights
The Morrison government is under pressure from within to increase the caps on the number of Australians allowed back into the country after Emirates abruptly suspended flights and cut off an option for stranded travellers trying to get home.
Business
Inside Twitter’s decision to cut off Trump
Jack Dorsey was working remotely on a private island in French Polynesia when a Twitter executive phoned to reveal the decision to lock down President Trump's account.
Opinion
Money Makeover
New Year's money resolution that could change your life
Jessica Irvine
Economics writer
World
China builds hospital in five days after surge in virus cases
The government is building a number of COVID hospitals, saying the new strain is harder to contain.
Opinion
Joe the pigeon might give us happy ending we all need
Charles Purcell
Farewell @RealDonaldTrump, we knew you far too well
Dom Knight
Writer, broadcaster and co-founder of The Chaser and Giant Dwarf
Trump climbed out of the '80s trash once already – and he could do it again
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
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'Mini-hotels': Influx of short-stay units pushes rent prices down
Landlords of short-stay rentals in Sydney have been forced to return them to the long-term rental market, and even renovate them to compete for tenants.
Cottagecore-obsessed? Six cottages for sale around the country
This romanticised version of the rural lifestyle dominated social media in 2020. Here are some ideal homes for sale.
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Private Sydney
Raise a tinnie to the Coldest 100 and the dulcet tones of Alan Jones
The annual list compiled by former journo Andrew Sholl has become one of Twitter's most entertaining and anticipated offerings.
Andrew Hornery
Private Sydney Columnist
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Test cricket
Australia vs India LIVE updates: Hazlewood bags another with Saini departing cheaply
The Australian paceman has four wickets as the hosts look to preserve a slender first-innings lead at the Gabba.
Gimme five: Rivalry worthy of Ashes status, but extending series is difficult
A compelling summer has justified Cricket Australia's push for five-Test series between Australia and India but logistical and commercial factors make it challenging.
US boat takes flight and almost sinks in chaotic America's Cup preliminaries
In a spectacular Prada Cup challenger race off Auckland, American boat Patriot flew through the air, tipped over and had to be saved from sinking.
Updated
Australian Open
Player anger, quarantine breaches as fourth case linked to Australian Open
The Australian Open has been hit by a fourth case of COVID-19, breaches of quarantine, player anger over hard lockdown and a delay in training.
Updated
NRL off-field behaviour
Broncos and NSW Origin star Payne Haas arrested after alleged abusive behaviour
He was arrested and taken to Tweed Heads Police Station where he was charged with offensive language and intimidating a police officer in execution of duty.
Browning becomes second Australian sprinter to break 10-second barrier
Rohan Browning became the second-fastest Australian in history over 100 metres with a blistering 9.96 seconds at a meet in Wollongong.
'What the hell was going on there?': Flanagan hits out at sudden Roosters axing
Kyle Flanagan is still trying to digest his sacking by the tricolours one year into a three-year deal.
Have Your Say
He may not be Warnie or Murali, but there's only one Nathan Lyon
At one stage Nathan Lyon wasn’t even the No.1 spinner on the SACA ground staff, now he is the best in the world.
Geoff Lawson
Cricket columnist
