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Australian man dies in COVID-ravaged 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.
‘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.
Updated
Andrew Laming
‘Time to go Lammo’: Crowd rallies near Laming’s Qld office
About 150 protesters including Labor Senate leader Penny Wong gathered in Cleveland, just metres away from Dr Laming’s office, ahead of his return to Parliament.
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, Prime Minister Scott Morrison better hope that the 720,000 migrants have short memories.
George Megalogenis
Columnist
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.
Exclusive
Federal budget
Spending to be targeted as jobs boom delivers more to bottom line than iron ore
The surge in jobs will add more to the budget than soaring iron ore prices, but Josh Frydenberg has hosed down talk of new stimulus, promising structural spending in aged care and mental health.
Cruel game: Former gymnasts open up on culture of fear and control
A letter written to a gymnast by former national women’s coach Peggy Liddick shows how teenage girls were treated in the pursuit of Olympic glory.
Suzi Taylor’s spiral from TV stardom to solitary confinement
The former “Block” contestant has vowed to “start afresh” and savour some clean air after 202 days in custody, including a month in solitary confinement.
‘This headdress is telling me it needs to go home’: Ancient artefacts returned to Australia
The single largest collection of Indigenous items has been repatriated to Australia.
Pleased Mister Postman: Paul McCartney gets own set of Royal Mail stamps
The Royal Mail said it was paying tribute to “one of the most iconic and enduring music artists of all time”.
Bitcoin’s dirty little secret: It’s not easy being green
Bitcoin provokes intense debate but one thing everyone agrees on is that it has become a staggering producer of climate wrecking carbon dioxide.
Updated
NRL 2021
Roosters star still in hospital, Brown facing three-week ban as bunker fallout continues
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.
McLachlan takes on court of public opinion with explosive video diaries
The actor was acquitted of indecent assault and assault charges in December and now appears determined to win over the court of public opinion.
‘Pretty brutal’: Cricket legend Kim Hughes reveals battle with alcohol
The former Australian captain has revealed publicly for the first time his struggles with alcohol and how he was “going down the wrong path”.
WEEKEND READS
Struggling with pre-schoolers? Take Bluey’s lead, say the experts
In a rare double act, the global phenomenon, kids’ show “Bluey”, is almost as popular with adults. As creator Joe Brumm explains, that’s no accident.
Run with the hair: the mullet is back
From rock’n’roll to runway, the biggest fashion barf of recent times shows no signs of crawling away to die in a corner.
Queensland
Queensland to take at least one planeload of Australians from India
With six flights planned for the rest of May, the top priority is the return of 173 Australian children stuck in India without their parents.
Funding lifeline for delayed Broadbeach to Burleigh light rail
A contract dispute between the state government and builders the John Holland Group has forced delays and a budget blowout on the light rail extension.
Protest planned ahead of Laming’s return to Parliament
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is under renewed pressure to dump Andrew Laming from the Coalition party room.
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Crime
Man charged with attempted murder after Brisbane driveway attack
A 68-year-old Wilston man is in a critical condition in hospital after the attack, which detectives believe involved a weapon.
Conservative firebrands to speak at Brisbane pro-life rally
Queensland will soon hit a milestone following a long campaign by advocates for the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia.
Politics
First-home buyers get budget help to enter skyrocketing market
Australians will be given more help to buy their first homes in a federal budget boost that offers loan guarantees and more scope for people to use superannuation to save a deposit.
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
China’s Sinopharm becomes first non-Western vaccine to win WHO approval
The World Health Organisation has made its long-awaited decision on China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, approving the jab for emergency use in all adults, meaning it can be rolled out globally.
Opinion
Ill-disciplined chest-thumping has put war at centre of what’s left of the Australia-China relationship
Kevin Rudd
Former Australian prime minister
Voters driven to distraction by Morrison’s short-term splurge
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Explore
Property bydomain
Inside TV personality Emma Freedman's 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.
Behind the doors of a church converted into a luxe staycation
Once termite-ridden, the church has had a new lease on life as boutique accomodation in a country town. See how it turned out.
Life & Culture
Stranded but not alone, Ed Kuepper revisits a 45-year catalogue
Drummer Jim White joins the pioneering musician as part of Melbourne’s RISING festival.
Opinion
Richard Glover
Whatchamacall a mother’s love? The dog seems to know
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and Sydney Morning Herald columnist
Sport
Live
AFL 2021
AFL 2021 LIVE updates: North start well in cellar-dweller clash with Pies after GWS pip Dons and Saints edge Suns
Follow along as we bring you all the key moments from Saturday’s AFL matches.
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?
‘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.
Three straight: Zverev defeats Nadal again, but first time on clay
Alexander Zverev ended his winless streak on clay against Rafael Nadal, keeping the Spaniard from winning a sixth Madrid Open.
‘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.
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.
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.
Have Your Say
NRL cracks down on ‘tactical’ breaches of controversial six-again rule
The code wants to rid the game of deliberate ruck infringements.
