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Executive shake-up
‘Humiliated by our PM’: Holgate says Morrison cost her Australia Post job
Former Australia Post boss Christine Holgate has blamed Prime Minister Scott Morrison for driving her out of the top job, accusing him of humiliating her in Parliament.
Second case of rare clotting disorder linked to AstraZeneca in Australia
The new case was in a woman in her 40s from Western Australia. She remains in hospital in a stable condition.
The rich made $6.5 trillion in the pandemic. The UN chief wants them to give some back
The pandemic has caused 3 million deaths, some 120 million people falling back into extreme poverty, and the equivalent of 255 million full-time jobs lost.
Man dies from COVID-19 in Brisbane hospital
Chief Health Officer says the man had returned to Australia via Papua New Guinea, although she believed he contracted the virus in the Philippines.
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Secrets of War
Stokes family funded Roberts-Smith’s defence out of shareholder funds
Seven West Media lent $1.87 million to help finance Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal expenses, which included the cost of hiring top barristers for the war crimes inquiry and a defamation case.
Aged care sector calls for uncapped home care packages, more staff funding
Two coalitions of aged care peak groups on Monday released their formal responses to the royal commission, urging the government to commit to a total overhaul of the system.
Opinion
Fintech
China turns the screws on outspoken billionaire’s empire
Jack Ma’s Ant Group is becoming a member of a club he despises.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
‘If you want me to die, pray harder’: Motorcycle-riding Duterte taunts critics
After days of speculation that he was dead, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte released footage of midnight bike rides as proof of vitality.
Analysis
Royal family
What the tributes from Harry and William reveal about the brothers’ schism
As Prince William and Prince Harry released very different tributes to their grandfather within 30 minutes of each other on Monday, it was impossible to resist reading between the lines.
Camilla Tominey
Graham calls for end to Cronulla coaching saga
Sharks captain Wade Graham has called for the club’s coaching uncertainty to come to end due to fears the speculation could derail the club’s season.
NSW Labor candidate to use byelection to demand end to coal’s demonisation
Labor’s candidate for the Upper Hunter byelection Jeff Drayton says keeping more of the industry’s wealth in the region will be one focus of his campaign.
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Review
Menace, murder and real monsters deliver chills in this bingeable TV horror
An African American family move to the murderously racist suburbs of 1950s Los Angeles in Them, a vivid new series in the style of Get Out.
Is it easier to come out, now that so many celebrities are?
When Emma Corrin announced on Instagram that she was “ur fave queer bride” the world seemed, at least in that moment, born anew in a rainbow-hued wash of acceptance.
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Opinion
Myanmar coup
Trump’s example playing out in Asia, the world has to intervene
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Just in
Sydney
‘Didn’t happen’: IT contractor denies wiping server, stealing private information
Stephen Bruce Grant, an IT contractor, has denied he is responsible for stealing information from valuation company LandMark White and posting it online.
Tribunal takes aim at funeral providers for not disclosing costs to grieving families
Fewer than half of NSW funeral providers had all the cost information they are legally required to provide on their websites.
Teens injured as brawl erupts on final night of Sydney Royal Easter Show
Two teenagers have cuts to their lower legs after a large group of people started fighting on the last night of the show.
Man dies after being pulled from burning house in Sydney’s west
Paramedics tried to resuscitate the man in his 40s after he was pulled from the bedroom fire at disability accommodation in Carramar.
Detective opens fire after car allegedly driven into him on Sydney’s north shore
Two men have been charged after a car was allegedly driven towards police, prompting an officer to fire a gun in a car park on Sydney’s north shore.
Politics
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Trade unions
$11 billion super merger on the cards amid union turmoil
A super fund for electrical workers could merge with one for the transport industry, but union politics looms on the horizon.
Business
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BNPL
Zip Co revenue jumps by 80 per cent as US growth ramps up
Zip Co says revenue jumped by 80 per cent in the March quarter compared with a year earlier, amid a surge in transactions in its United States business.
World
Updated
Protest
Protesters clash with police in Minneapolis after black man killed at traffic stop
Daunte Wright, 20, died on Sunday in a metropolitan area that was already on edge because of the trial of the first of four police officers charged in George Floyd’s death.
Opinion
Biden is about to burst Big Tech’s bubble
Robin Pagnamenta
Woke weddings a real name-changer
David McLean
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Property bydomain
How COVID encouraged this couple to build a business in the backyard
On the Mornington Peninsula, this family finally found the space to realise some long-held dreams, turning a bungalow out the back into a beauty spa.
The second-best option for first-home buyers in a hot market
That dream home might look out of reach as prices run away, but many first-home buyers are turning to this backup plan to get onto the property ladder.
Life & Culture
Buying new clothes sustainably is possible. Here’s how
From made-to-order to upcycling, it is possible to buy something new to wear without feeling guilty.
Sport
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A-League
Manchester United in talks to buy Central Coast Mariners, and move them
Manchester United are in talks to buy Central Coast Mariners, potentially rebranding and relocating the club away from Gosford.
Graham calls for end to Cronulla coaching saga as speculation becomes a distraction
Sharks captain Wade Graham has called for the club’s coaching uncertainty to come to end due to fears the speculation could derail the club’s season.
Breaking
A-League
‘It would be exciting, wouldn’t it?’: FA open to Man Utd buying Mariners
James Johnson has given a tacit endorsement of a planned takeover of the Central Coast Mariners by Manchester United, saying it would be an “exciting” outcome for the sport.
Ciraldo in line to join Fitzgibbon as Sharks assure Morris he’s still in ‘pole position’
Cronulla officials insist a decision on the coaching role hasn’t been made, but Penrith are preparing for life without Cameron Ciraldo.
Opinion
NRL 2021
So maybe the Dragons’ Anthony Griffin can coach
It’s early days, but even the Dragons coach’s most ardent critics can see what he’s done for the embattled joint venture.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Perry with a five-‘outs’ haul? English cricket considers radical change for the Hundred format
Wickets could become ‘outs’ in the new 100-ball format to be launched in July, along with countdown clocks, gender-neutral language and 10-ball overs.
South Sydney poised to offer Benji Marshall season 20 if Reynolds leaves
Benji Marshall could surpass Cooper Cronk and finish his illustrious career as the second-most capped player behind Cameron Smith if Adam Reynolds leaves South Sydney.
Have Your Say
The groundbreaking Masters champ so shy he had to be coaxed into celebrating
After becoming a national hero as the first Japanese man to win a major, Hideki Matsuyama lifted his arms in triumph at Augusta National. Eventually.
