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NSW Premier expresses confusion over Victoria's 'traffic light' system
Health authorities are continuing to search for the sources of coronavirus infections recorded in western and northern Sydney over the past month.
Players may have 'brushed off' hard quarantine warning
Australian Open organisers say players were made aware that they could spend 14 days in lockdown if they were found to be a close contact of a positive COVID-19 case.
Local travellers can't cover lost international dollars: tourism industry
The government is counting on Australians seeing their own backyard to support tourism operators through the pandemic, but the industry says it won't be enough.
Australia stunned by India in classic finish to fourth Test
Rishabh Pant led India to an incredible three-wicket victory in a classic clash, tearing down the Gabba fortress after 33 years of Australian invincibility.
Opinion
Australian cricket
Thank you and good night, India
India may never have another series win like that. Nobody will.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
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'She is a hero': Mother drowns saving her son on NSW beach
A day after celebrating her 50th birthday with those closest to her, Leonie Jackson died saving her son from a rip on the South Coast.
Sydney's 'secret garden' revamp to complete missing link in Bay Run
Neglected for years, Callan Park will have a $14 million makeover that will focus on its waterfront area.
Fallen neobank Xinja returns customer deposits
The neobank has returned more than $252 million to customers and will hand back its banking licence within weeks, says APRA.
'I gave up a long time ago': Australian stranded for nearly a year in Thailand
A Melbourne man stranded in Thailand claims he has been abandoned by the Australian government after it cancelled his ticket for a flight home and cut him off from further financial support.
Six things that will decide this year's Hottest 100
Who's in the running to top Triple J's countdown from a year ravaged by COVID? Daniel Andrews, oddly enough.
Socceroos seek support to play home World Cup qualifiers
Graham Arnold has appealed for support from governments to enable the Socceroos to play on home soil soon and end the team's longest inactive period in almost half a century.
Storm turn to Wallabies to help whip Josh Addo-Carr into shape
Josh Addo-Carr has been forced more than 700km north to help fast-track his return to Melbourne with the help of some members of the Wallabies.
AUSTRALIA-INDIA TEST
Opinion
India may never have another series win like that. Nobody will
When a team that was sat on its back a month ago and gutted by injury inflicts Australia’s first defeat at the Gabba since 1988, what more can you say?
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Test cricket, packed with twists and turns, makes for compelling TV viewing
With the BBL heading into its final stages, Tom Ryan writes about the cricket coverage and the recently completed Test series against India.
Sydney
'She's alive': Police believe alleged fraudster is in hiding
Melissa Caddick’s world came crashing down on November 11 when police raided her home on behalf of the corporate regulator.
Heatwave to scorch NSW coast over long weekend
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting a severe heatwave to set in later this week with extreme conditions expected in some areas along the NSW coast.
Updated
Police
Man arrested after stand off with police in Blue Mountains
Emergency services were called to a home in Katoomba at 10am following reports of a concern for welfare.
NSW records no new local cases, testing low
NSW has reported no new local cases for the second day in a row, as testing numbers remain below the state's target.
'A scar on our waterway': Anger over $10 million Sydney marina expansion
Plans to redevelop the Gladesville Bridge Marina have attracted the ire of residents, local councils, waterway users and a senior NSW government minister.
SYDNEY FESTIVAL
Philip Quast bares his heart in affable Sydney Festival cabaret show
From raising turkeys to chatting with Stephen Sondheim, Philip Quast has led a fabled life.
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Ngaiire effortlessly establishes her own musical world in intimate show
Despite her diminutive stature Ngaiire is an artist who has no problem making her larger-than-life presence felt.
Politics
China talent programs may be accessing Australian technology
There is concern Australian academics are giving Beijing access to their technologies and inventions through Chinese-controlled talent recruitment schemes.
Business
Climate change the biggest opportunity since internet, top investor says
Munro Partners' Nick Griffin expects $21 trillion in capital to shift from old carbon intensive industries to green technologies over the next 30 years.
World
Biden to block Trump's plan to lift COVID-19 travel restrictions
US President-elect Joe Biden plans to quickly extend travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil.
Opinion
'Complete crap': V'landys comes out firing on first day back
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Real estate firm The Agency Group has been placed into administration after investment group Magnolia said it had lost confidence in the board.
This fisherman shack turned private retreat is beyond picturesque
Swaying trees. A sweetly scented frangipani tree. Private beach at the front. National park out the back. No cars. No shops. No worries.
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'You can’t trust a lot of countries': The dilemma facing Tokyo Olympics
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Australia stunned by India in classic finish to fourth Test
Rishabh Pant led India to an incredible three-wicket victory in a classic clash, tearing down the Gabba fortress after 33 years of Australian invincibility.
Numb to COVID's carnage, tennis stars learning fast about Australia's fight
Tennis players are uniformly well-travelled but few could be called worldly. Many arrived in Australia without understanding the country is tackling the pandemic in a very different way.
'Soldiering on': Paine plans to continue as Test captain despite series loss
The 36-year-old said he was not reconsidering his future but refused to commit to next summer's Ashes.
Players to sacrifice $20m in wages as revised CBA struck
The NRL and RLPA have finally agreed on a revised collective bargaining agreement, which will see the salary cap cut by 6 per cent in 2021 and 2022.
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Coronavirus pandemic
Tennis Australia denies Sutton's report of two players testing positive to COVID-19
Tennis Australia has disputed a statement from Victorian health officials declaring two tennis players who arrived in Melbourne for the Australian Open have been diagnosed with coronavirus.
Opinion
Test cricket
Thank you and good night, India
India may never have another series win like that. Nobody will.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
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Player series ratings: Australia v India
Who fired, who failed? No player scored a perfect 10 from the epic series, but which Australians rated the highest?
