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Australian man dies in India as country’s death toll soars
Foreign Minister Marise Payne has extended her sympathies to the man’s family but declined to say whether COVID-19 was the cause of his death.
Opinion
Federal politics
The race card just doesn’t stack up in Australia
Indians are Australia’s second-largest overseas-born community. If he wants to get re-elected, Scott Morrison better hope the 720,000 migrants have short memories.
George Megalogenis
Columnist
Sydney supermarket added to list of COVID-19 case locations
NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Friday despite the number of tests surging to more than 22,000.
How the closed border helped save the economy
When the pandemic hit, Australians were barred from leaving the country. With nowhere to go, would-be travellers have become pivotal to this year’s budget.
First-home buyers get budget help to enter skyrocketing market
Australians will be given more help to buy their first homes in a budget boost that offers loan guarantees and more scope for people to use superannuation to save a deposit.
‘Andrea was the only person who truly understood the pain’
Andrea Shoesmith and Allison Rees have become sisters in the fight to raise awareness of the dangers of button batteries following the deaths of their daughters, Summer and Bella.
Opinion
Mental health
21 million people are wrong: YouTube not the way to understand schizophrenia
People are tuning into simulations to understand this mysterious mental illness, but answers might be closer to home.
Gabrielle Carey
Author
Should I have slopped sunscreen on a struggling stranger?
Applying lotion to someone’s back is an intimate thing to do. Even with family you’d do a scan first, checking for any crusty rashes.
‘They’re calling me Slats’: Trbojevic gets out of nervous nineties
Manly teammates have nicknamed Tom Trbojevic “Michael Slater” because he has been stuck in the “nervous nineties” for so long.
NRL axes bunker officials for failing to act as Roosters player rushed to hospital
The NRL has wasted no time axing the bunker officials who failed to pick up a couple of key incidents during the Roosters-Eels clash on Friday night.
Exclusive
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.
Struggling with pre-schoolers? Take Bluey’s lead, say experts
In a rare double act, Bluey is almost as popular with adults as it is with kids. As the creator explains, that’s no accident.
California population declines for first time in history
The drop halted a growth streak dating to its founding on the heels of a gold rush that prompted a flood of people to seek their fortune.
Three straight: Zverev defeats Nadal again, but first time on clay
Alexander Zverev ended his winless streak on clay, keeping Rafael Nadal from winning a sixth Madrid Open.
How two apartments transformed into one award-winning home
Architecture and design writer Stephen Crafti brought two dated homes together to form one impressive designer abode.
NRL 2021
Eels 31 Roosters 18
Robinson fuming at ‘incompetent’ officials after Rooster’s 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.
‘No regrets’: The heartbreaking rise and fall of Jack Bird
Doctors said he would never set foot on a football field. He then became the best young player in the game, until it all unravelled when he arrived in Brisbane.
Sydney
Opinion
NSW byelection
The three issues to decide NSW byelection – and next federal poll too
There are many parallels between the NSW Upper Hunter and the concerns of voters in the rest of Australia.
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Exclusive
Cycling
Pop-up bike paths prove to be wheel deal
Sydney’s pop-up inner-city cycleways installed to help commuters return to work during the pandemic have become so popular that they occasionally overtake the city’s busiest bike paths, furthering calls to make them permanent.
‘Choke point’: Second harbour tunnel crossing deemed a national priority
The Western Harbour Tunnel is needed to avoid traffic delays worsening along Sydney’s key north-south road corridor, the nation’s infrastructure advisor says.
NSW students lag Australia and world in learning second language: teachers
Public primary schools are only given funding for a language teacher if there are a significant number of speakers of a particular language in their local community.
Mass evacuations after Bondi Beach apartment fire
Six people were treated for smoke inhalation as more than 35 firefighters and eight fire trucks from across Sydney worked to extinguish the blaze early on Saturday.
WEEKEND READS
Basket case: the ancient craft’s contemporary boom
Politicians have given basket weaving a bad name, but its slow, hypnotic rhythms might be the ideal antidote to this fast, digital life.
Hunter Biden: ‘I come from a family forged by tragedies’
US President Joe Biden’s younger and sole surviving son battled alcoholism and drug addiction in the wake of losing his brother, Beau, to cancer in 2015.
Politics
Exclusive
Federal budget
Spending targeted as jobs boom delivers more than iron ore
The surge in jobs will add more to the budget than soaring iron ore prices, but Treasurer Josh Frydenberg hosed down talk of new stimulus, promising structural spending in aged care and mental health.
Business
Bank boom: Big four profits snap back from COVID-19 threat
This time last year, NAB chief executive Ross McEwan was bracing for what many thought would be the worst economic crisis since the 1930s Great Depression.
World
Maldives police say blast that hurt Nasheed act of terrorism
The bomb, planted on a motorbike, injured the Parliament Speaker and former president, and four others including a British national.
Opinion
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Property bydomain
Inside TV personality Emma Freedman's Paddington terrace home
It was an impulse decision made just hours before the it went to auction, but five years on, Freedman and her husband have no regrets about their purchase.
Surrounded by character homes, this striking residence stands out
It’s not easy to stand out in an increasingly sophisticated property market, but this incredible home bucks the trend and it's up for grabs.
Life & Culture
A self-described troublemaker, Kate Jennings was one of our finest writers
The writer, who died last week, is remembered by Elliot Perlman for her searing honesty and incisive writing.
Sport
NRL axes bunker officials for failing to act as Roosters player rushed to hospital
The NRL has wasted no time axing the bunker officials who failed to pick up a couple of key incidents during the Roosters-Eels clash on Friday night.
‘They’ve started calling me Slats’: Trbojevic finally gets out of nervous nineties
Manly teammates have nicknamed Tom Trbojevic “Michael Slater” because he has been stuck in the “nervous nineties” for so long. Today he finally notches up his 100th NRL game.
‘The Games will go ahead’: Coates shuts down talk of Tokyo cancellation
IOC vice-president John Coates said there was no ‘hypotheticals’ being entertained as he backed a vaccine program plus health protocols to see Tokyo succeed.
‘There’s no regrets’: The heartbreaking rise and fall of Jack Bird
Doctors said he would never set foot on a football field. He then became the best young player in the game, until it all unravelled when he arrived in Brisbane.
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.
Updated
AFL 2021
‘Enjoy the car’: Bolton’s stunning mark leaves the footy world in awe
Geelong defender Mark Blicavs joked to Shai Bolton that he hopes for royalty payments from images of the young Tiger’s incredible mark on Friday night.
‘Sonny, look at your little chest mate’: SBW sees lighter side to Thorn identity
Sonny Bill Williams is one of the greatest cross-code players of all time, but even he looks up to Brad Thorn and can see why his Reds team have been so successful.
Have Your Say
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?
