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Hope, but no guarantee, on first jabs by year’s end
Trade Minister Dan Tehan will make a case to European leaders for greater global access to vaccines as the EU restricts exports of doses.
Vaccination delays cause new anguish for Australians with family overseas
Sydney academic Jake Olivier is worried sick that his mother in New Orleans will die before he and his son get to say goodbye.
Meghan to remain in US on doctor’s orders as Prince Charles remembers ‘my dear papa’
There had earlier been speculation that the Duchess of Sussex might avoid Britain so as to not overshadow a sombre national occasion.
Prince Philip includes nod to Australia in newly released funeral plans
The Duke wanted a recognition of his links to Australia to be included in a radically slimmed-down funeral, which will be attended by just 30 people at Windsor Castle on Saturday.
Opinion
Political leadership
Prince Philip: the Queen’s rock, but the unwitting beginning of Tony Abbott’s end
There will be more to be said about his role but today is not the day.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
‘It will probably get worse’: Gendered abuse and harassment rife in local councils
Female councillors say the toxic culture in federal and state politics is replicated in local government.
Exclusive
Emerald City
Who’s in and who’s out of Netflix’s influencer ‘docu-soap’ Byron Baes
It’s the talk of the town (well, some parts of it) in Byron Bay: which of the seaside settlement’s throng of Instagram influencers will appear in Netflix’s forthcoming “docu-soap” Byron Baes?
Exclusive
Workplace safety
Senior Sony Music executive sacked after investigation finds bullying, harassment
Sony Music Australia’s vice-president of commercial music Tony Glover has been fired after multiple staff made complaints about his behaviour.
Opinion
Pop culture
Neighbours viewers deserve better answers on serious racism claims
Appalling allegations have been aired and reputations have been smeared, but the show’s producers have gone silent.
Andrew Hornery
Private Sydney Columnist
Body of missing 78-year-old woman located after floods: police
NSW Police believe the body is that of a woman who went missing from the state’s mid north coast during severe floods last month.
Opinion
Music festivals
Byron Bay’s Bluesfest raises questions: How to save our live music scene?
What can we do to help the live music industry?
Helen Pitt
Journalist
‘We’re here in a big way’: North Sydney Bears refuse to give up on NRL return
The Bears are far from content to exist only as a reserve grade entity with the club eyeing a shock return to the big time.
Matildas handed brutal reality check by Olympic champions Germany
Tony Gustavsson finally took the reins in a match environment, but Australia’s defeat showed just how much work lies ahead if they are to contend for a medal at Tokyo 2021.
NRL 2021
Roosters 26 Sharks 18
Sam Walker’s seven magical minutes seals great Roosters comeback win
The teenage halfback set up two tries and scored one himself in a magical seven-minute passage to inspire the Roosters to a 26-18 comeback win over Cronulla.
Bulldogs 18 Storm 52
Bulldogs finally score, but not enough to trouble the Storm
By the time the Storm ran onto Stadium Australia, their bottom-placed opponents were rated $18 outsiders. The bookmakers weren’t generous enough.
Sydney
Sydney’s renovation road, where knockdown rebuilds are a dime a dozen
There’s one thing money can’t buy on Vaucluse Road: a moment’s peace from the clangs of construction.
Australian portrait photographer June Newton dies at 97
The Australian photographer and actress June Newton — also known under her pseudonym Alice Springs — has died at 97, the Helmut Newton Foundation said in Berlin.
‘Ignored’: Protests after five Indigenous deaths in custody in one month
Speaking to a crowd of hundreds outside Sydney’s Town Hall, actor Meyne Wyatt said recommendation after recommendation had been completely ignored.
NSW Police bullying and harassment pushing officers out
NSW Police officer turnover is on the rise, while more than 500 formal complaints about bullying and harassment were made by police colleagues in 2019 and 2020.
Australian Cardinal and former Vatican official Edward Cassidy dies aged 96
“Few other Australians have had such a profound impact on the Catholic Church on the international stage,” the Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Anthony Fisher, said.
WEEKEND READS
Armchair Attenboroughs flock to their screens to see nature unfold
The once-a-year blooming of a rare quixotic cactus flower caught the attention of hundreds of thousands of viewers. It joins a growing list of nature webcams that have gained international attention.
The dad who moved back in with his ex and their kids
Miranda Moreira met Philippe Moreira in Paris 21 years ago. They married, had two boys and divorced. In 2020, after a decade apart, he moved back into the family home.
Politics
Exclusive
Disability
‘No intention’: Reynolds dumps draft proposals to cut diagnosis-based NDIS funding
NDIS Minister Linda Reynolds says no one will be excluded from the National Disability Insurance Scheme on the basis of a diagnosis.
Business
Opinion
Credit cards
Why credit cards are not all bad… if you use them right
Adopting three smart credit card strategies can actually result in you being a lot better off in the long run.
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Money contributor
World
South African variant can ‘break through’ Pfizer vaccine, Israeli study says
The coronavirus variant discovered in South Africa can “break through” Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to some extent, a real-world data study in Israel found.
Opinion
It’s right to play it safe on vaccines
Margie Danchin
Fraud, force and genocide on the Chinese front
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Switcheroo: Major parties swap sides on immigration
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
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Property bydomain
How this under-the-radar town is transforming to trendy
The tables have turned for Glenbrook, as the town reinvents itself as a fashionable enclave offering the best bits of mountain life, close to the city.
Clock ticking for first-home buyers turning to incentives
First-home buyers have been warned to get a move on if they want to take advantage of expiring housing incentives announced amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Life & Culture
REVIEW
Literature
Take your pick: our reviewers’ guide to eight new books
With shorter days and cooler weather, it’s a great time to get stuck into some new books. If you’re not sure what to read next, our reviewers offer their takes on these eight, both fiction and non-fiction
Sport
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NRL 2021
Craig Fitzgibbon agrees to coach Cronulla in 2022
Craig Fitzgibbon notified Roosters staff over the weekend that he intends to leave the club at season’s end, after all-but agreeing to a deal with Cronulla for 2022.
Analysis
NRL 2021
Trbojevic asked to be fined for sprint session
The Sea Eagles star was embarrassed by his actions that fateful night on the Corso - and has been quietly working to make it up to everyone at the club ever since.
‘We’re here in a big way’: North Sydney Bears refuse to give up on NRL return
The Bears are far from content to exist only as a reserve grade entity with the club eyeing a shock return to the big time.
Leishman in Masters hunt as red-hot Matsuyama leads into last round
Hideki Matsuyama became the first golfer from Japan to lead in the Masters but Australia has a leading contender as well.
Matildas handed brutal reality check by Olympic champions Germany
Tony Gustavsson finally took the reins in a match environment, but Australia’s defeat showed just how much work lies ahead if they are to contend for a medal at Tokyo 2021.
Roosters 26 Sharks 18
Match report
Sam Walker’s seven magical minutes seals great Roosters comeback win
The teenage halfback set up two tries and scored one himself in a magical seven-minute passage to inspire the Roosters to a 26-18 comeback win over Cronulla.
Out of their depth? The best XV at this week’s Wallabies camp
Dave Rennie knows the Wallabies lack depth. Here’s my pick for a Wallabies starting XV from the players attending the first national camp of 2021.
Have Your Say
Why the NRL is so lopsided and what needs to be done to fix it
One of the NRL’s greatest selling points has been that, on any given day, every team is considered a chance of winning. And then the 2021 season kicked off.
