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Coronavirus pandemic
More Sydney venues on alert as Premier braces for spread after mystery case
NSW Health said traces of the virus have also been found in the Marrickville Sewage Network that covers a number of inner-west suburbs.
Government faces logistical nightmare getting citizens home from India
Several repatriation flights will be dispatched to India every week once the controversial travel ban ends on May 15.
Gas cookers in homes have ‘same impact on children as passive smoking’
A Climate Council report says unflued gas heaters should be removed from schools and warns that for kids with asthma, gas cooking at home is akin to passive smoking.
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University
Sydney unis consider more cuts, including religion and theatre
Sydney University and the University of Technology are looking to cut subjects and departments with low enrolments amid a challenging financial climate.
Police say MacGill did not owe alleged kidnappers a debt
How the former cricketer became a kidnapping victim, taken from outside his Sydney home, has left those who know him stunned.
Brokers, banks overwhelmed as Australians rush for a mortgage
People are buying on Saturday and rushing to get their finances organised on Monday in another sign of the heat in the property market.
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Media & marketing
Trump remains banned from Facebook after board ruling
Facebook’s oversight board has upheld the social media giant’s decision to suspend former president Donald Trump.
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IPO
Jessica Alba makes millions as Honest Co shines in Wall Street debut
Actress Jessica Alba cemented her claim to one of the most lucrative side gigs in Hollywood after shares of her beauty business, the Honest Co., soared 44 per cent in its market debut.
Your to-do list not working? Try out the ‘Eisenhower method’
Time management is a form of stress management.
Opinion
NRL 2021
Players still playing catch up on how to hold each other accountable
Corey Norman posting a photo of himself with Jarryd Hayne is a strong show of public support for his mate. Some will find it touching, even inspiring. I find it troubling.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
‘We’re unravelling’: family of Sydney businessman detained in Iraq losing hope
The businessman, who’s been based in the Middle East for the past 10 years, was arrested almost a month ago.
Opinion
State Parliament
Spectacle not befitting of Australia’s oldest parliament
The way in which many of our state MPs behaved on Tuesday was not befitting of elected officials. And it would not be tolerated in any other workplace.
Alexandra Smith
State Political Editor
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Electric cars
Senior NSW ministers call for federal tax break on electric vehicles
The NSW Treasurer and Transport Minister say the federal government must consider bigger tax breaks to incentivise the take-up of electric vehicles.
Hunter coal miners don’t have enough funds for land rehabilitation
A report by the Australia Institute has found filling in the region’s 23 mine voids would cost between $11.5 billion and $25.3 billion.
Sydney
Schools could hold the key to shaping attitudes towards gender
Pilot program finds year 1 and 2 students are less likely to display stereotypical attitudes towards gender if schools teach gender relations and examine their own policies, including how they treat women on staff.
The deadly disease that is the healthcare system’s ‘bogey man coming over the hill’
Advocates are calling for greater public awareness of risk factors for liver cancer, which sees fewer than one in five survive for five years after diagnosis.
Rebel Liberal MP kicked out of party over upper house job
Matthew Mason-Cox has been expelled from the party effective immediately after he infuriated Gladys Berejiklian by nominating for president of the upper house.
‘I wish we could have hugged him once more’: Sydney flood victim farewelled
The man’s parents were granted permission to attend from Pakistan, but strict conditions meant they could only view the body briefly.
‘Unacceptable’: Labor joins other MPs to block flood plain harvesting rules
NSW Labor will reject plans by the NSW government to regulate the ability of irrigators to capture flood waters flowing across their properties.
Politics
Tax breaks could revitalise CBD bars and restaurants, bring workers back to cities
Hotels and parking companies want to cut fringe benefit taxes so workers can park in the city again and bosses can take employees out for lunch.
Business
Award-winning journalist to lead Washington Post’s Australian set-up
The Washington Post is establishing an Australian bureau in a sign of increasing reader interest in the Asia-Pacific region.
World
Coronavirus hits G7 foreign ministers’ meeting in London attended by Payne
Two delegates from India have tested positive, meaning the entire delegation is now self-isolating.
Opinion
How gender quotas can help kill both ‘queen bees’ and ‘tokens’
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
Revealing and uneasy peek at Morrison’s altar ego
Julie Szego
Author and freelance journalist
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Property bydomain
How moving one train stop could save you hundreds of thousands
Sydney house hunters can find big savings if they opt to extend their property search one stop further along the train line.
'Unprecedented': Australia's luxury real estate picks up pace
Prestige property prices are picking up as well-heeled home buyers take advantage of low interest rates to upgrade their living arrangements.
Life & Culture
Miss Popularity: Lisa McCune’s journey from gold Logies to blue skies
Australia’s golden girl embraces her ‘decade of doing what I want’.
Sport
Analysis
NRL 2021
Why Souths can’t stop Melbourne’s Batman and Robin
The Storm’s dynamic duo of Harry Grant and Brandon Smith are Melbourne’s version of Batman and Robin, and the undermanned Rabbitohs will need a miracle to keep them in check.
‘Not involved in any other backstory’: Police say MacGill did not owe alleged kidnappers a debt
How the 50-year-old former international cricketer came to be a kidnapping victim has left those who know him stunned.
‘I am OK’: COVID-positive Hussey to remain in India as exit confirmed for other Australians
Though the cricket great’s symptoms were mild on Wednesday, there is anxiety among cricket figures that his condition could deteriorate in a country where the medical system has been swamped.
NRL cracks down on ‘tactical’ breaches of controversial six-again rule
The code wants to rid the game of deliberate ruck infringements early in the tackle count as it also warns about the dire consequences of contact with the head or neck.
Welcome Matt: Parish welcomes SBW, Johns brothers to Samoa fold
The mooted dream team of Sonny Bill Williams, Andrew Johns and Matthew Johns has been welcomed into the Samoa fold by the incumbent coach.
Coates insists Olympic athletes should not fear being stranded in Tokyo
With Australians struggling to get home from India, AOC president John Coates has assured athletes they will get safe passage back from the Games.
Burns to make emotional return from horror knee injury after 305 days
Souths fan favourite Braidon Burns was convinced his NRL career was over when he suffered a horror dislocated kneecap last year.
Have Your Say
Players still playing catch up on how to hold each other accountable
Corey Norman posting a photo of himself with Jarryd Hayne is a strong show of public support for his mate. Some will find it touching, even inspiring. I find it troubling.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
