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Coronavirus pandemic
Fully vaccinated travellers test positive in Sydney hotel quarantine
This comes as the mystery of how an eastern suburbs couple caught a COVID-19 infection brought into hotel quarantine by a US traveller remains unsolved.
NSW, Victoria and Queensland will take India flights as children left stranded
There are 173 Australian children stuck in India without their parents, and they are the top priority as six flights are planned.
ABC claims there were ‘reasonable grounds’ for suspecting Porter of rape
The ABC says it did not defame the former attorney-general but it can prove there were reasonable grounds for suspecting him of raping a woman in the 1980s when he was a teenager.
Updated
2021 Tokyo Olympics
‘Wake up’: Cambage slams lack of diversity in Australia, threatens Olympic boycott
The WNBA star has taken aim at the Australian Olympic team’s lack of diversity in shoots.
Updated
NRL 2021
Hayne’s former teammate sacked after supportive post
Tony “T-Rex” Williams has had his contract terminated by the New York Freedom less than 24 hours after criticising the victim in the Jarryd Hayne rape case.
Eels 31 Roosters 18
Match report
Hutchison in hospital scare as Roosters fall to Eels
The three-time premiership-winning Roosters coach pulled no punches after the club’s injury crisis deepened when their five-eighth was clattered by Dylan Brown’s knees.
How a quirk in the system stopped Jenna’s family getting paid parental leave
A new parent is usually entitled to up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave, but qualification is based on the mother’s income.
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
Going for gold: RBA urges government to go faster, higher, stronger
Ahead of the federal budget, the Reserve Bank has urged the government to adopt the Olympic motto of citius, altius, fortius.
Opinion
Olympics
Devil is in the lack of detail for Olympic hopefuls over risk of infection in Tokyo
There is a risk the Tokyo Olympics could become the uber-spreader event of the COVID-19 age. Doomsdayist? Perhaps, but nobody has a crystal ball.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
Simmons: ‘There’d be very few rock bands if there weren’t girls’
The co-founder and frontman of Kiss discusses his humble beginnings as the son of Hungarian Jews and the song he wants played at his funeral.
How secret claycourt sessions sparked Barty’s winning streak
The world No.1 will play in the Madrid Open final on Sunday as she continues a remarkable run on clay that not even she saw coming.
She made us cry with that Qantas song. Now she reveals her own pain
Martha Marlow was 20 when she was picked by Randy Newman to sing his iconic tune. But some days she can’t play the guitar.
NRL 2021
Panthers 48 Sharks 0
Panthers purring as premiership favourites despite Chambers sledge
‘I gave him permission to get into me’: How Farah fired up Doueihi
The on-field return of Wests Tigers favourite Robbie Farah immediately improved the performance of his “Lebo mate” Adam Doueihi.
Fox in the henhouse: Addo-Carr’s Canterbury sales pitch to Storm mates
The six-try Storm hero has no regrets about joining the Bulldogs next year and is trying to lure a few of his Melbourne mates to Belmore.
Sydney
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Biodiversity
Mission to save Sydney’s rarest eucalyptus species from extinction
When Steve Douglas drove by a neighbourhood street corner, he spotted a new and rare species of eucalyptus tree. After 25 years, more than a hundred of these trees are being planted in a secret location in a national park.
‘A sense of misguided loyalty’: Quinn avoids jail for hiding with boyfriend after samurai killing
Hannah Quinn has avoided jail after she provided assistance to her boyfriend in the days after he fatally struck an armed intruder in the head with a samurai sword in Sydney’s inner west.
Safety fear for Afghan villagers raised in Ben Roberts-Smith case
Four villagers who allege Ben Roberts-Smith was involved in the unlawful death of an Afghan farmer faced the risk of violent repercussions from the Taliban if details about them were disclosed before a coming defamation trial, a court has heard.
‘Storm in a teacup’: Inner west cafe ordered to remove yellow signage
The council ordered the popular cafe to tear down the bright signage because the size, location and colour required approval.
Hayne supporters in angry scuffle outside court after NRL star jailed for five years
The footballer was jailed for five years and nine months for assaulting a 26-year-old woman in her Newcastle home in September 2018 while his taxi waited outside.
Politics
RBA counts on household spending but decent wage rises years away
The Reserve Bank is relying on households to spend billions of dollars of savings over the next few years to underpin its sharply upgraded forecasts for the nation’s economic growth.
Business
Bookie inexperience could hurt Apollo in Tabcorp race: analysts
Private equity giant Apollo faces an uphill battle winning crucial support for its bid for Tabcorp’s wagering division.
World
Four ex-police officers indicted for violating George Floyd’s civil rights
A federal grand jury has indicted the former Minneapolis police officers, accusing them of willfully violating Floyd’s constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement.
Opinion
Huge problem: Immigrants are not taking our jobs
Jan Fran
Journalist and presenter
Sydney’s unlucky community case becomes ultimate barbecue stopper
Dom Knight
Writer, broadcaster and co-founder of The Chaser and Giant Dwarf
Our policy on India leaves us in a weird place
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
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Would you pay $23m for this view? (Tennis court and pool not included)
There is no shortage of $20m house sales here, but it's the sort of sale usually found by the harbour and with glamorous add-ons to sweeten the price. Not this time.
Before and after: The resurrection of a heritage home saved from demolition
It had rising damp, a missing chimney, and tiles that had reached the end of their life. A heritage overlay saved it, and now, it's magnificent.
Life & Culture
★★★★★
Review
Tina Fey does it again: Girl group comedy is one of funniest things you’ll see all year
Girls5eva quickly proves itself to be one of the most charming, insightful and flat-out hilarious shows right now.
Opinion
Richard Glover
Whatchamacall a mother’s love? The dog seems to know
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and Sydney Morning Herald columnist
Sport
Eels 31 Roosters 18
Match report
Robinson fumes at ‘incompetent’ officials after horror Hutchison injury
The three-time premiership-winning Roosters coach pulled no punches after the club’s injury crisis deepened when their five-eighth was clattered by Dylan Brown’s knees.
Panthers 48 Sharks 0
Match report
Panthers purring as premiership favourites despite Chambers sledge
Will Chambers’ Cronulla were thumped 48-0, but that didn’t stop him sledging the Panthers for losing last year’s grand final.
Inside the NRL’s match review committee and why they don’t even agree with each other
They’re a favourite punching bag of coaches, players and fans, but how do the NRL’s match review committee actually come up with those calls which spark outrage?
Updated
2021 Tokyo Olympics
‘Wake up’: Cambage slams lack of diversity in Australia, threatens Olympic boycott
Basketball star Liz Cambage has doubled down in her criticism of the Australian Olympic Committee for not using a racially diverse selection of athletes in promotions.
National cricketers in line for vaccinations as Hussey tests negative
On the back of Australia’s Olympians beginning their vaccination program ion Monday, National Cabinet ruled other sportsmen and women can now join the queue.
The secret clay court sessions that sparked Barty’s 16-match winning streak
The world No.1 will play in the Madrid Open final on Sunday as she continues a remarkable run on clay that not even the Australian saw coming.
Analysis
Australian rugby
Australian sides must not talk themselves down before trans-Tasman clashes
There are some very encouraging signs for Australian rugby, and the nation’s Super teams don’t need to fear what awaits across the ditch.
Have Your Say
‘Brotherhood’ that rallies in support of Hayne is the domain of disgraceful cowards
Jarryd Hayne is in prison where he belongs, but there’s something we need to discuss.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
