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Setback for Australian bubble hopes with Singapore on virus alert
The business hub has tightened restrictions on its population and on incoming travellers as it confronts its first significant cluster of COVID-19 cases in months.
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Australian cricket
Suspension of IPL leaves Australian players stranded
Indian cricket authorities made the decision after an emergency meeting called to deal with the growing crisis within the tournament’s biosecure bubble.
Cases in quarantine jumped 46% in weeks before India flight ban
But experts have questioned if the extraordinary action including fines and jail for those flouting the travel halt was proportionate to the risk.
90 minute presidency: Upper house chaos as NSW MPs bicker over plum role
Gladys Berejiklian’s preferred candidate, Natasha Maclaren-Jones, was president for 1.5 hours before being ousted by her colleague Matthew Mason-Cox.
Woman, on her knees, begs PM to stop violence in Central African state
Cameroon, which is divided between a French-speaking majority and English-speaking minority, has been gripped by violence since 2016
Plans for nuclear-powered superyacht for billionaire travellers
Earth 300 founder Aaron Olivera says the vessel will capture ’the spirit of Silicon Valley, SpaceX, Davos, the Olympics and Disney”.
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Gig economy
Leong was expecting $9600 in bonuses - now his Uber account is at zero
The food delivery giant alleges some people claimed payments they weren’t entitled to, but drivers say the rewards were withdrawn without clear explanation.
Opinion
Property prices
Speculators, once in hiding, are back in the game to push up property prices
Having kept a low profile during the pandemic, investors are now returning to the market with gusto. And that suggests only one thing.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
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NRL off-field behaviour
Sam Burgess’ 32 traffic offences before he was caught driving with cocaine
The former NRL star pleaded guilty to three driving charges after he was pulled over by police and tested positive for cocaine.
Opinion
Divorce
The Gateses are parting ways, but they’re not alone
Bill and Melinda Gates’ split after 27 years of marriage makes them part of a statistical trend.
Kate Halfpenny
French far-right leader acquitted of breaching hate speech laws
Marine Le Pen has been acquitted of breaking hate speech laws several years ago when she posted images of Islamic State atrocities on Twitter.
Opinion
Domestic violence
Looking back, there were red flags about my daughter’s killer
For a long time, I was trying to understand how Katie’s relationship ended in her being murdered.
Boyd Unwin
Wallabies coach to slam door on McMahon’s bid to return
McMahon was one of the hottest talents in Australian rugby when he left for Japan in 2017, and he has a desire to play for the Wallabies again.
In the 1800s, women flocked to Australia. It wasn’t the dream they were promised
The hopes and horrors of single women’s voyages, detailed in historian Elizabeth Rushen’s book Single and Free, are the subject of a new musical.
Opinion
Body image
Does it matter what we think of Billie Eilish’s Vogue ‘pin-up’ transformation?
Whether we realised it or not, the breathless enthusiasm for the 19-year-old’s covered-up look underscored a weird sense of sexism.
Jenna Guillaume
Sydney
Plot to import heroin into NSW foiled after tip-off from Chinese authorities
Federal police have foiled an international crime syndicate’s alleged attempt to import 74.5 kg of heroin into NSW and Western Australia.
Cockatoo Island to be transformed with shops and performance spaces
Sydney Harbour’s largest island would incorporate a creative precinct, eateries and waterfront parkland under plans to turn it into a “must-see destination”.
Inner West mayor had conflict of interest over call for apology
Darcy Byrne is facing potential suspension after a tribunal found him guilty of allegations arising out of a stoush over a plan to develop part of Marrickville.
‘Fairness and justice’: Family of teen look forward to officer facing court
Video of the incident, which circulated on social media, showed the police officer appearing to trip and handcuff the 17-year-old boy last year.
Skydiving in the suburbs: Plans to turn Randwick Racecourse into dropzone
A plan to bring night racing and skydiving to Randwick Racecourse has won the backing of the NSW minister responsible for racing.
Politics
Gas plant subsidies ‘like putting lipstick on a pig’
Investors and private enterprise warn that taxpayer subsidies for new gas power projects are squeezing out private industry.
Business
Flight Centre disappoints investors with dour outlook
The $3.3 billion group has flagged a bigger than expected $500 million hit to its books for the full year and temporarily taken dividends off the table.
World
Multiple deaths after Mexico City rail overpass collapses
Twenty people were killed and 70 hurt when an overpass carrying Mexico City metro train cars partially collapsed on to a road.
Opinion
The US dollar is on the nose again and that spells trouble for the RBA
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
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Property bydomain
'Australia's hottest housing market': Where prices are up 34 per cent
Prices in this far-flung mining town have skyrocketed but they've bounced back off a very low base, having peaked at $900,000 in 2011.
'Utterly public': Living in a house above a pub, train-spotting optional
The upstairs of this hotel has been retrieved from sticky carpet status to a stylish home with one of the most public bathrooms imaginable.
Life & Culture
How these six authors got their books published – in the hardest of times
Six authors tell of their journey to publication. Before it all fell flat due to the pandemic. Their fairy godmother moment: a debutante ball at the Sydney Writers’ Festival.
Sport
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Australian cricket
Postponement of IPL leaves Australian players stranded in India
The sensational development came after a member of David Warner’s team, Sunrisers Hyderabad, became the latest player to test positive to coronavirus.
Broncos considering shock play for Raiders star Josh Hodgson
The Broncos have held high-level discussions about signing the English No.9 for next year as part of a spine revamp that could include South Sydney halfback Adam Reynolds.
‘Benji is inspiring me’: The moment Karmichael Hunt targeted NRL return
It was while watching his beloved Broncos cop one of their biggest losses that the code-hopping star first got the itch to return to the club.
Rennie to slam door on McMahon’s bid to make Wallabies return
Sean McMahon was one of the hottest talents in Australian rugby when he left for Japan in 2017, but Dave Rennie is happy with his current options.
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WTA Tour
‘Whether it’s one or 100, as a person, I couldn’t care less’: Barty extends lead at top of rankings
Ash Barty won the battle of the last two French Open champions after world No.2 Naomi Osaka crashed out of the Madrid Open, cementing the Australian’s spot as world No.1.
Parramatta part company with Michael Jennings
The Eels will now be able to replace the centre, who is provisionally suspended after testing positive to performance-enhancing substances.
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Gymnastics
Gymnasts now safe to speak up, says whistleblower
Former gymnasts Livia Giles and Mary-Anne Monckton have spoken up about the Australian Human Rights Commission’s damning report of abuse in the sport.
Have Your Say
Wright move: Why captain O’Connor can give Reds the edge in decider
Liam Wright’s return to the captaincy against the Force on Saturday merely showed how effective the Reds’ game plan has been under stand-in skipper O’Connor, who has matured into an intelligent leader.
