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Daughter of Australian man who died in India claims pleas for help were ignored
A Sydney woman said her father died from COVID-19 in India after being “abandoned” by the Australian government.
Analysis
Andrew Bolt
India ban has shamed Liberals, but not enough for many to speak out against it
The decision to make it a criminal offence for Australians to try to return home from India has shamed Coalition MPs, but they fear speaking out against it.
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.
‘Minimal help, maximum hype’: Single parents housing package criticised
A Morrison government initiative to allow single parents to buy a home with a 2 per cent deposit has met a lukewarm welcome.
War by proxy: Frydenberg’s reforms raise shareholder alarms
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has picked a fight with proxy advisers, which the government believes need greater regulation given their influence on Australia’s biggest companies.
‘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.
Updated
NRL 2021
Roosters star still in hospital, Brown facing three-week ban
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.
Giants 16.11 (107) Bombers 16.9 (105)
Match report
Giants strike late to hold off comeback by battling Bombers
Greater Western Sydney survived a brave fightback from Essendon, with a left-foot snap from Jacob Hopper at the death sealing a heart-stopping two-point win.
Man accused of spending COVID relief cash on Ferrari, Lamborghini
US federal agents have since seized the cars along with $US2 million from his bank account.
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.
The things I wish I knew before becoming a mother
When you have a baby, life becomes different. The sooner you make having time for yourself a part of your routine, the better.
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
Raiders 16 Knights 24
Another second-half fadeout extends Canberra’s losing streak to five
The Raiders can expect another week of scrutiny after a 24-16 loss to Newcastle continued a disturbing inability to close out games.
‘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.
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
Updated
Andrew Laming
‘Time to go Lammo’: Crowd rallies near Laming’s Qld office
About 150 protesters gathered in Cleveland, just metres away from Dr Laming’s office, ahead of his return to Parliament.
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
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.
Opinion
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Property bydomain
Young couple splashes $3,425,000 on Glebe three-bedder at auction
A dozen parties registered to bid, sending the price $425,000 higher than the sellers hoped and showing the depth of the pool of buyers willing to pay up.
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.
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
Raiders 16 Knights 24
NRL 2021
Another second-half fadeout extends Canberra’s losing streak to five
The Raiders can expect another week of scrutiny after a 24-16 loss to Newcastle continued a disturbing inability to close out games.
Two years after hitting rock bottom, Panthers producing special kind of magic
It is impossible to think just two years ago Penrith were headed for the wooden spoon after an embarrassing night during Magic Round. They’ve come a long way since then.
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.
Opinion
Wallabies
Why the Wallabies are now favourites against France
A few months ago, I said Australia should not expect to win a match in their upcoming three-Test series against France. I’d like to retract those comments.
Andrew Mehrtens
Giants 16.11 (107) Bombers 16.9 (105)
Match report
Giants strike late to hold off comeback by battling Bombers
Greater Western Sydney survived a brave fightback from Essendon, with a left-foot snap from Jacob Hopper at the death sealing a heart-stopping two-point win.
‘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.
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?
