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NSW’s roads to get $3b federal budget spend
The budget will also include new funding for one of the busiest intersections on the M5 Motorway in Sydney, along with upgrades to the Pacific Highway near Taree.
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Casinos
Star proposes $12b casino merger with Packer’s Crown Resorts
Casino group Star Entertainment has proposed merging with James Packer’s beleaguered Crown Resorts in a $12 billion deal that would create a gambling giant.
Mass vaccination hub to open as Greater Sydney restrictions stay
Thousands of frontline workers have booked in for the COVID-19 jab as the government’s mass vaccination hub opens.
India’s daily COVID-19 deaths near record, calls for nationwide lockdown mount
India’s COVID-19 deaths rose by more than 4000 for a second consecutive day on Sunday as calls for a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the virus mounted.
Exclusive
Federal budget
Pandemic will help make stage 3 tax cuts cheaper
The stage 3 tax cuts were originally estimated to cost at least $19 billion a year. But they are getting cheaper.
Opinion
Education
Cranbrook nurtured my non-conformist spirit, but all-boys schooling delayed some hard lessons
Had I had more exposure to women during my adolescence I might have developed far more respect for them at an earlier age.
Evan Hughes
Researcher
Breaking
Women's Super League
Kerr wins Golden Boot as Chelsea seal Women’s Super League title
Sam Kerr volleyed home a Fran Kirby pass in the 71st minute to score her 21st league goal of the season and secure the Golden Boot award.
Has the Super Rugby final wrecked Suncorp Stadium before Magic Round?
The NRL maintains the venue will be in tip-top shape for eight matches as clubs battle mounting injury tolls at the midway point of the season.
Bubble trouble: Eels may only have 17 eligible players
Parramatta’s decision to roll the dice and play their fringe first-graders in NSW Cup could backfire ahead of this round’s clash.
Exclusive
Gen Z
Survey detects climate change scepticism in young people
While young people are overwhelmingly concerned about climate change, a report has detected an increase in doubt among teenagers.
Opinion
Pop culture
The only thing worse than Point Break? Keanu’s acting in it
As with many surfers passing their peak, the film is still acting the teenager, more ludicrous with each year.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Walls of the famous Savill gallery now a blank canvas
His extensive knowledge and expertise made him one of the most respected dealers in Australia. After so many years in the game it’s no surprise his legacy includes the repatriation of more than 1000 important paintings.
Meet the seven year-old homeless boy who became a chess master
Once upon a time, a young refugee living in a shelter sat down at a chess board in school and learned how to play. He wasn’t any good at first, but he enjoyed it as an escape from life’s chaos.
Weekly meal planner: Boost your vitamin C with these healthy recipes
A week’s worth of easy, tasty and healthy ways to up your vitamin C as we head towards cold and flu season (plus a few appearances from ginger and honey if you’re sniffly already).
Before she was a CEO, Michele and her kids lost everything
Families don’t just need help fleeing violence, advocates say. They need affordable homes too.
Sydney
Restrictions extended in bid to avoid ‘super-spreading event’
Social restrictions imposed in Greater Sydney in the wake of two locally acquired cases of COVID-19 will be extended by a week.
‘A sacred place’: Residents want to save paradise by keeping a car park
A village is split by a fight to save a car park, hailed as a “sacrosanct gathering place for surfers”, but described in a report commissioned by council as obscuring views.
‘Nothing short of treachery’: Turnbull backs independent over Nats in critical byelection
Deputy Premier John Barilaro has described the former PM as an ‘albatross around the neck of the Liberal Party’.
‘Like the anti-climate change brigade’: Water scientists under attack
A large group of water researchers has been accused of acting like a consulting consortium, a stance they reject.
Exclusive
City life
‘A very prestigious location’: 350-seat auditorium to go under State Library reading room
The Mitchell Library has been awarded further funding for a new underground auditorium and photography gallery.
Politics
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
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.
Business
Cyber attack shuts down US fuel pipeline ‘jugular’
The incident is one of the most disruptive digital ransom operations ever reported.
World
Bahrain, UAE condemn Israel over clashes at Al-Aqsa mosque
Israel faced international criticism after clashes between police and worshippers following protests over the potential eviction of Palestinians from a neighbourhood in East Jerusalem.
Opinion
Bill and Melinda Gates: a modern twist on the marriage plot
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
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Property bydomain
'No easy answers': Bushfire rebuild plans delayed by COVID building boom
Bushfire survivors are waiting for up to two years to rebuild the homes they lost, due to a market-induced shortfall in builders and building supplies.
'We feel very sad': Moving on from a classic Sydney house
One of the city's rapidly dwindling cache of classic Beachcomber houses has come up for sale – from the woman who helped turn them into icons.
Life & Culture
Is a sculpture really a sculpture if you can’t see it?
As Australia’s first sculpture park celebrates its half century, the park director says we are seeing a dramatic evolution of the art form.
Sport
Bubble trouble: Eels may only have 17 eligible players for Magic Round
Parramatta’s decision to play their fringe first-graders in NSW Cup could backfire due to biosecurity regulations.
Dragons 32 Bulldogs 12
NRL 2021
Frustrated Barrett benches Flanagan as Bulldogs hit rock bottom
St George Illawarra woke up from a first-half slumber to pile further pain on Canterbury as Trent Barrett made the boldest call of his NRL coaching career.
Has the Super Rugby final wrecked Suncorp Stadium before Magic Round?
The NRL maintains the venue will be in tip-top shape for eight matches as clubs battle mounting injury tolls at the midway point of the season.
Manly 38 Warriors 32
NRL 2021
Hasler warns Trbojevic still not at his best despite Mother’s Day masterclass
Tom Trbojevic produced four try assists and scored two of his own to see off the Warriors in his 100th NRL game on Sunday.
The Spidercam vision which left shattered Brumbies seething
In a manic finale, James O’Connor scored a try to win Super Rugby AU for Queensland over the Brumbies. But new vision casts doubt on the previous play.
Tight Five
Super Rugby
God-like Tongan Thor won this title for Queensland
Taniela Tupou was the man who almost single-handedly wrestled the Super Rugby grand final back from the Brumbies’ grasp.
Exclusive
NRL 2021
‘I can’t imagine what she’s going through’: Williams apologises for Hayne post
Tony Williams knew he had done the wrong thing well before his mother scolded him about how he would feel if his daughters were the victims of rape.
Have Your Say
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.
