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‘In limbo’: The Australians left behind in India as flight leaves without them
Sunny Joura has been trying to return to Melbourne since June last year. On Friday, hours before his flight was due to leave, he tested positive to coronavirus, leaving he and his mother stranded again.
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National
Half-empty repatriation flight from India touches down at Darwin airport
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the expert medical advice was to leave COVID-positive Australians off a repatriation flight.
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Health
Australia must reopen borders, prepare for return of COVID-19: top medic
Australia’s former deputy chief medico has called on the medical profession to smash the false idol of COVID-19 eradication and prepare the public for the next critical phase of the pandemic: open international borders.
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Hospitals in crisis
Left to bleed for six hours: Leaked email exposes the extent of WA’s health crisis
The revelations come after two major hospitals declared a code yellow in the past week as they struggled to meet the demand from patients.
Aussie fans take financial hit over Olympics spectator ban
Australian ticket holders to the troubled Tokyo Olympics will be badly out of pocket when refunds are finally issued.
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Space
Chinese spacecraft lands on Mars in latest advance for space program
The Tianwen-1 spacecraft has touched down and its lander, Zhurong, will undergo tests before rolling down a ramp to explore Utopia Planitia.
Bancroft suggests Australia’s bowlers were aware of ball tampering
Cameron Bancroft’s comments will bring back the memories of the seismic events at Cape Town which rocked Australian cricket three years ago.
AFL backs Rioli to return as twin blockbusters fixtured for Perth
The question of Willie or won’t he was made clearer by the AFL as West Coast and Fremantle were given a double dose of good news after the latest fixture announcement by the league.
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Jobs
Job seekers to be switched to online service in hidden $1.1 billion budget saving
More than a million job seekers will be switched to an online service in a bid to replace face-to-face employment services as part of a hidden $1.1 billion saving.
Drop your ideas about pole dancing – it’s a fun, alternative way to get fit
If you’d have asked me if I ever thought I’d find myself hanging upside down from a pole for fun, my answer would have been a brisk but firm “no”. Yet, here I am.
Left unsold in a chest, these paintings are worth thousands
Works by famed Australian Impressionists could fetch a small fortune at auction this weekend. The last time they were up for sale, no one was interested.
Graphic content
Good Weekend
Privilege, porn and parent-free parties: Schoolkids and where it goes wrong
Sexual assault allegations involving students from a raft of private schools underline the need for a healthier brand of manhood. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.
Western Australia
Two major Perth hospitals call internal emergencies as pressure on Cook grows
Executives dropped everything and cancelled meetings to race to hospital emergency operations centres this week as demand for beds overwhelmed staff.
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Trends
Where WA food heavyweights love to eat when they clock off work
When our chefs ditch the apron for some downtime, where do they go and what is on their must-eat list? We spoke to some restaurant heavyweights in WA to see where they head when they clock off.
Perth business heavyweights unite for brutal bike event
A powerful team has assembled to tackle the Gibb Challenge and raise funds for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
The Perth suburbs with the biggest price rises
REIWA had forecast 15 per cent price growth in Perth by the end of 2021 but 20 suburbs have exceeded that figure already.
WA casino regulation boss to retire in government department reshuffle
WA Premier Mark McGowan announced sweeping changes to the leadership of eight state government departments, including the department that oversees casino regulation.
Politics
Opinion
Federal budget
Why the budget is a ‘requiem for robust, rules based policy’
The Coalition loves to paint its political opponents as fiscally reckless. But the debt and deficit in this budget is vastly bigger than anything Gough Whitlam committed.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Business
‘Savage blow’: Coal companies hit back over banks’ flight from fossil fuels
Coal companies are fighting back against banks that are refusing to lend to them in a battle for the future of the economy.
World
Ardern tells world leaders: study social media algorithms to fight hate
Boris Johnson said terrorist content was “like a metastasising tumour within the internet” that must be excised.
Opinion
‘Activist’ doctors’ phoney pandemic wars put recovery at risk
Dr Nick Coatsworth
Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Explore
Property bydomain
'It had a soul': Rare, renovated Burley Griffin house hits the market
When Americans Marc and Mary Parlange inspected the historic home in 2017, they did not know it was one of the rarest houses in Australia.
The eye-catching kitchen trends transforming the heart of our homes
We’re spending more than ever before on designing and constructing new kitchens, cooking up renovations with character. See some of the best.
Life & Culture
Review
Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish wants her memoir to speak for itself. The problem is, it doesn’t have much to say
You know that friend who shows you childhood photos and pretend you’re interested? Yeah, it’s a bit like that.
Sport
Bancroft suggests Australia’s bowlers were aware of ball tampering
Cameron Bancroft’s comments will bring back the memories of the seismic events at Cape Town which rocked Australian cricket three years ago.
Australian teen 0.06 seconds off world record in Olympic lead-up
Kaylee McKeown has emerged as a major gold medal chance at Tokyo following another blistering swim at the Sydney Open.
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French Open
‘Brutal’ conditions: Arm injury hampers Barty as French Open looms
The world No.1 was forced to retire from her Italian Open quarter-final against Coco Gauff, raising doubts about her participation at the French Open.
Saints left to rue inaccuracy as Geelong pounce on hard-fought win
St Kilda have kicked themselves out of the match against Geelong with wasteful goalkicking costing them a chance to upset the Cats.
Opinion
Olympics
Backflips, half jabs, synchronised snubbing? IOC runs rings around Tokyo
Many new and strange events will appear at the Tokyo Olympics, but there can be only one winner.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Opinion
2021 Tokyo Olympics
IOC better hope Tokyo Hail Mary comes off
Should the Olympics go ahead? Will the Olympics go ahead? Normally the questions would be raised in that order. Not so with these Games.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Analysis
AFL 2021
Why the time is right for a coup at Collingwood
Jeff Browne looks certain to push for change that will alter the Magpies and the AFL. And making a decision on the coach is one of the reasons.
Have Your Say
Demise of the robots: Why ad-lib football is king again
NRL club data proves that rule changes in the past two seasons have led to a faster game, increased ball-in-play time, greater fatigue and more tries – enhancing the value of creative attacking players.
