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Restrictions expected to be eased this week, says Berejiklian
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she will be getting fresh advice on easing restrictions on Wednesday, with an announcement expected later this week.
‘It’s hard to compute the sorrow contained in that grim statistic’: UK death toll passes 100,000
The British PM appeared sombre at a news conference held in Downing Street and said he accepted full responsibility for the handling of the pandemic.
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Health
‘A shame on our city’: The yawning gap in lifespans across Sydney
The suburbs of Bidwill and Cherrybrook illustrate the big gap in lifespans which has opened up across short distances in Greater Sydney.
Opinion
Sharemarket
The hunters become the hunted: short sellers under threat on Wall St
In what is being billed as payback on the short sellers, millions of small time day traders are engaged in feverish bidding on particular stocks to a point well in excess of their value.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
A survivor’s message: ‘How important it is not to hate’
Olga Horak, 94, is a Czech-born Jewish Holocaust survivor, or as she puts it, a “graduate of the Holocaust”.
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Australia Day
Margaret Court honour was an attempt to ‘fix’ gender disparity
Court was given Australia’s highest civilian honour to address a gender disparity created when Rod Laver became the first tennis player to be made a Companion of the Order of Australia.
‘Stark reminder of our fragility’: Pandemic prompts global surge in climate action
Rather than distract markets and industry from the climate crisis, the coronavirus pandemic appears to have accelerated climate action.
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City life
Shorten’s speech lost in Labor transit
Is Bill Shorten consciously uncoupling from Labor’s media machine?
Aaron Finch says he needs a break after BBL ‘shocker’
The mentally drained star has spent months on the road, which he suggests contributed to his ‘shocking’ form in the Big Bash.
India walk-off threat emerges as Cricket Australia clears men ejected from SCG
In a report filed to the ICC, CA investigators say they believe Indian players were racially abused during the third Test in Sydney, but were unable to identify the culprits.
Sydney
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Bushfires
‘Remain vigilant’: Fire burns through South Coast national park
Beaches near Jervis Bay were evacuated as an out-of-control bushfire burned through the Booderee National Park.
Police shut down parties as Australia Day gatherings breach restrictions
Police have attended a beach party at Lilli Pilli where about 100 people gathered for a party, breaching COVID-19 restrictions.
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Australia Day
Thousands call for abolition of Australia Day at Invasion Day rally
Police made four arrests following a scuffle at a secondary gathering, after the organised rally had concluded.
Woman charged after allegedly ramming car, using wipers in assault
The 49-year-old woman has been charged with domestic violence offences and assaulting police officers who apprehended her.
Teenager dies after being pulled from water at the Hawkesbury River
The teen’s death comes after a surge in drownings this summer, compared to last year.
Politics
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Political donations
‘Competitive advantage’: Property giants in political splurge
Property developers donated $5.7 million to political parties in 2019, handing federal Liberals about twice as much as Labor.
Business
Google backflips on launch amid political battle
Google will launch a local news product as early as next month as the battle to make it pay for content heats up.
World
HSBC’s CEO ‘aiding and abetting’ China’s crackdown in Hong Kong: MPs
Britain opposes China’s national security law and says it is in breach of the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration.
Opinion
Why Australia lags rest of world in political diversity
Tim Soutphommasane
Political philosopher and columnist
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One graph that shows why housing just got a little less risky
Economists have been worried about household debt eclipsing incomes for years, but one change has them breathing easier - for now.
Renovated house with grim history sells for $425,000
The location of the 1986 Moorhouse murders had a thorough renovation and a cut to its asking price before selling to a couple unfazed by its past.
Life & Culture
Shining a light on a new mystery: can you collect performance art?
The National Gallery of Victoria is joining an international project to work out how to acquire and store performance art for posterity.
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India walk-off threat emerges as Cricket Australia clears men ejected from SCG
In a report filed to the ICC, CA investigators say they believe Indian players were racially abused during the third Test in Sydney, but were unable to identify the culprits.
‘It’s not for them to say’: States lash CA over Australia Day policy
Cricket’s governing body should in future stay out of the heated debate about the position of Australia Day on the calendar, a state association president has said.
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Big Bash
Stars miss finals as Christian has final say on January 26
Dan Christian sealed the deal on January 26 as the Melbourne Stars missed the Big Bash League finals for just the second time in their 10-year history after being unable to claim a bonus point against the Sydney Sixers.
Sydney Bledisloe unlikely with Perth frontrunner to host All Blacks in 2021
Outside of World Cup years, the last time Sydney did not host a Bledisloe Cup fixture was 2006.
Tributes flow for former Panthers, Tigers player killed in crash
Masada Iosefa, who played 57 games for the two clubs, was found at the scene of a quad-bike accident at a Darwin suburb on Monday night.
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
Sport voices growing louder in vaccine debate
Sporting bodies around the world are becoming bolder in their quest for COVID-19 vaccines. Where they fit into the schedule is an issue that will only intensify.
Healy’s rise to CA board comes unstuck over T20 privatisation plan
A move to install the former Test wicketkeeper as a Cricket Australia director has been abandoned amid opposition to an amateur T20 league he wants to take around the country.
Have Your Say
How Cricket Australia blew its Australia Day stance
Scott Morrison is wrong: Cricket Australia has every right to deal with important social issues. But CA has done more harm than good in its decision to drop the words ‘Australia Day’ from its promotions.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
