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Bigger apartments, cycling, green space: How COVID-19 will transform Sydney
Sydney’s planning rules will be drastically overhauled to make new developments encourage cycling over cars and ensure more people have access to green space and bigger apartments.
Quarter of Australians still hesitant to get vaccine, survey shows
A new survey shows the share of Australians willing to be vaccinated against COVID-19 remains at 76 per cent, despite government efforts to reach 95 per cent acceptance.
‘False information’ given over doctor’s vaccine qualifications
Healthcare Australia’s boss has stepped aside after an investigation found the company misled the government over a doctor who bungled aged care vaccinations.
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Teaching
The multimillion-dollar ‘unsafe’ school where half the jobs are empty
Walgett’s high school has had 29 principals in 23 years and is struggling to attract teachers despite more funding per student than Sydney Grammar.
Facebook restores news in Australia as media code becomes law
The Facebook pages of media organisations were restored early on Friday, a week after the social media giant had stopped Australian users from sharing or posting news links.
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Olympics
The secret meeting that won Australia frontrunner status to host the Olympics
In June of 2019, Scott Morrison travelled to Japan to meet world leaders at the G20 summit, but he also found time for a quiet meeting with Olympic powerbrokers.
11-year-old world record holder has 2032 Olympics in her sights
Sydney schoolgirl Mia Guillergan says it is a “wonderful opportunity” for athletes to aspire to compete at a potential Olympics in Brisbane.
Sydney Olympics venues could be used in 2032 as part of cut-price Games
The IOC hasn’t ruled out having rowing and canoeing held in the harbour city under a plan that could result in just two new facilities being built in Queensland.
Lady Gaga offers $US500,000 reward after dog walker shot, pets stolen
The pop superstar’s dog walker was shot and two of her French bulldogs stolen during an armed robbery in Hollywood, police said.
New York prosecutor obtains Trump’s tax records after long fight
The Manhattan district attorney’s office enforced a subpoena on Trump’s accounting firm within hours of the Supreme Court’s ruling this week, and now has the documents in hand.
Minister furious after tree-clearing order was defied
Andrew Constance pushed for his top bureaucrat to be sacked after his department did not follow an instruction to clear all trees along the state’s major highways.
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City life
Property giant’s Balmoral reno a storey of woe
There are no neighbours quite like Mosman neighbours, as CBRE executive Justin Brown is discovering as his renovation plans get bogged in red tape.
Former Sydney University student named editor-in-chief of Vogue China
At 16, Margaret Zhang started her own fashion blog in Sydney. Now, aged 27, she will take control of the Chinese edition of the Vogue fashion magazine powerhouse.
From guitar in a share house to the Nobel Prize: catching up with Kazuo Ishiguro
The British novelist’s latest book can be seen as a response to the sadness in his bestselling Never Let Me Go.
How the Opera House plans to win back its crowds
The iconic venue hopes to halt a drop in audiences by wooing the public back with events that are optimistic, comfortable and escapist.
Sydney
Man arrested after alleged assault of woman with sledgehammer at CBD hotel
A man wanted over the alleged attempted murder of a woman at a five-star hotel in Sydney’s CBD has been arrested in bushland.
Government accused of replicating destruction of Aboriginal heritage sites
The NSW government has approved more than 400 applications to harm or interfere with Aboriginal heritage sites over the past five years, including 84 applications since last year.
‘World of hurt’: Toxic blooms take over Lower Darling River
A red-alert for toxic cyanobacterial blooms has been issued for almost the entire Lower Darling River, with fears another big fish kill is imminent without significant new flows.
Man who stabbed wife to death had psychotic disorder, court told
Mourad Kerollos, who has pleaded not guilty due to mental illness, heard voices of dead people and baselessly believed his wife was having affairs, doctors said.
NSW economy rebounds from COVID-recession faster than expected
The improvement, which the government says has “exceeded expectations”, comes as social distancing restrictions are significantly wound back and the vaccine roll-out is accelerated.
Politics
Australia needs bigger renewable energy network, infrastructure agency says
Infrastructure Australia, the government’s adviser on major projects, says the country needs far more wind, solar and hydro projects to safeguard the nation’s future energy needs.
Business
ASX set for sharp losses; $A hits US80c before falling
The Australian sharemarket is poised to drop by around 1 per cent at the open while the Australian dollar crossed US80c for the first time in three years before a swift retreat.
Opinion
Globalisation
Joe Biden’s trade attack on China will reverberate around the world
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Trade dispute flares again as Australian wine blocked at Chinese ports
Chinese stores have been stocking imitations of popular brands over the past year, such as “Penfunils” and “Benfords”, and marketing them as Australian.
Opinion
The Facebook elephant is still in the room: what it’s doing with your intimate data
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
Higgins rape claim begs the question: who actually cared?
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Hardcore porn to blame for disturbing teenage sex culture
Sarah Golsby-Smith
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Sydney's median auction price reaches a record $1.68m
It's been a stunning month of auction activity across Sydney amid fierce buyer competition that has seen up to 42 people registered to bid on a single property.
One in 5 new parents struggle to pay home loan after having a baby
A survey has found many new parents haven't taken parental leave - and dropping down to one income - into consideration when taking out their mortgage.
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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis create Carnage together
The album is proof of the creative force that’s possible when the pair end up in the studio together.
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Olympics
Secret meeting that won Australia frontrunner status to host Olympics
Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Olympic champion Cathy Freeman and IOC Vice-President John Coates were all involved in behind-the-scenes talks to get Brisbane its ‘preferred candidate’ status.
Opinion
NRL 2021
‘I’ll just get this poison into me first – then we can talk about rugby league’
The inspiring story of Peter Mullholland, the Canberra Raiders recruitment guru fighting off cancer for a third time.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
‘A perfect setting to cultivate my love of running’: Cathy relights the flame
With this speech, Cathy Freeman helped convince the IOC of the south-east Queensland bid’s merits.
‘It’s such exciting news’: 11-year-old world record holder has 2032 Brisbane Olympics in her sights
Sydney schoolgirl Mia Guillergan says it is a “wonderful opportunity” for athletes to aspire to compete at a potential Olympics in Brisbane in 2032.
Sydney Olympics venues could be used in 2032 as part of cut-price Brisbane Games
The IOC hasn’t ruled out having rowing and canoeing held in the harbour city under a plan that could result in just two new facilities being built in Queensland.
From Orange CYMS to the Tahs: How Grant followed in famous father’s footsteps
The 27-year-old has taken the road less travelled to the Waratahs’ No. 9 jersey. His father – who scored a try in the famous 1989 NSWRL grand final – couldn’t be more proud.
‘Best opportunity for generations’: Brisbane named preferred 2032 Games host
Australia has become the strong favourite to host the 2032 Olympics after the IOC gave it the status of its preferred bidder early on Thursday morning.
Have Your Say
Woods, Burgess, Miller? My diagnosis – ‘elite athlete syndrome’
The litany of sporting greats who lose their way on the downside of the peak of their career is a long and troubled one. What ails these blokes?
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
