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‘No healthcare. No oxygen’: Meet the Australians left behind in India
Sunny Joura has been trying to return to Australia 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.
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Justin Hemmes
Restaurants and bars face critical staff shortages as borders remain closed
Leading hospitality industry figures warn the sector’s recovery is at risk without access to a foreign workforce.
Exclusive
Health
Top medic attacks doctors’ ‘narcissism’ for subverting rollout of vaccine
Australia’s former deputy chief medico Dr Nick Coatsworth says the nation must reopen its borders and prepare to live with the virus.
Goodbye Frankie’s: Iconic pizza joint to be bulldozed for new Metro station
An icon of the city’s entertainment scene, Frankie’s Pizza, will be demolished to make way for the Sydney Metro – a loss that may be mourned on Macquarie Street more than anywhere else.
Sharks 22 Rabbitohs 32
Match report
‘Is the bunker reffing the game now?’: Bennett blows stack after Souths win
The Rabbitohs coach gave the NRL a slap as well as a tickle in a tirade after his team were given a leg-up to condemn the Sharks to a sixth straight loss.
Roosters 30 Cowboys 16
Roosters
Tedesco’s magical moment inspires Roosters’ win
The game’s best player busted four tackles and ran 50m to help set up a try and inspire the Roosters to a big 30-16 win over the Cowboys.
Gates divorce puts the spotlight on a secretive fortune
At the centre of the couple’s fortune is a little-known and secretive entity called Cascade Investment.
Opinion
Australian rugby
Why there should only be one home for the World Cup in 2027 – Australia
It’s a big week for Rugby Australia as it formally launches its bid for the 2027 World Cup in Sydney.
Andrew Mehrtens
‘Palestine will be free’: Thousands turn out in Sydney to protest against Israeli strikes
Thousands of Palestine supporters have rallied to condemn Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip.
‘A young man with a big outlook’: Community reels after rubbish bin death
How could this happen? It was the question echoing around the country after a 13-year-old Aboriginal boy died after the rubbish skip he was sleeping in was emptied into a truck.
Why are we so desperate for Bennifer 2.0 to happen?
It’s the love story we didn’t know we needed. Until we had it. And now we’re not letting go.
Swans 10.12 (72) Magpies 5.12 (42)
Match report
Swans stroll to victory after holding Pies to just one goal after quarter-time
Sydney have heaped more misery upon struggling Collingwood, overcoming a lacklustre start to notch an important 30-point win.
Opinion
Sunday Life
Am I right to prolong my old dog’s life?
Holding Reuben’s tiny head between my hands as it shakes is such a heart-breaking experience. How can I tell if he’s in pain?
Brooke Boney
Entertainment and politics reporter
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Opinion
The Fitz Files
Pleasure and Paine: What skipper told mum when he was given cricket’s top job
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Just in
NRL 2021
Bulldogs 18 Raiders 20
‘It’ll turn into Oztag’: Bulldogs, Raiders blast NRL after controversial clash
‘I got emotional’: Eels coach shares teary embrace with debutant son
Eels coach Brad Arthur shed a tear when he embraced son Jakob ahead of his NRL debut with Parramatta on Sunday.
Updated
‘Survival of game depends on it’: NRL unmoved by backlash to welfare edict
There has been a backlash to the NRL’s latest interpretation of the rules, but another mooted change – the five-minute sin bin – isn’t currently on the table.
Sydney
‘Winter is coming’: Snow and strong surf as cold front moves across NSW
Sydneysiders woke to cooler temperatures this morning as a cold front brings snow and powerful surf to NSW.
Fresh allegations made against Craig McLachlan in defamation case documents
In documents released by the Supreme Court this week, the Sydney Morning Herald and the ABC detail a series of alleged incidents involving the Gold Logie-winning actor.
Breakthrough in AFP investigation of Ben Roberts-Smith
A new police taskforce investigating the former soldier has uncovered scraps of paper with the handwritten names and addresses of SAS soldiers.
Inspectors investigate five-tower apartment block amid building defect allegations
An apartment complex in Sydney’s north-west has undergone an inspection after allegations of building defects were aired.
Premier won’t force Gareth Ward to quit over sexual violence allegations
Ms Berejiklian said she was “shocked and distressed” by the allegations but said Mr Ward had done the right thing by moving to the crossbench.
WEEKEND READS
Australian Museum gears up for most important show in its history
An exhibition about colonisation through the eyes of First Nations people will be confronting for many as it challenges ideas about Australian history.
Out of the shadows: ‘Without Jo there would have been no van Gogh’
The celebrated artist’s sister-in-law is finally being hailed as the person who brought his art to the wider world.
Politics
Till debt us do part: Why Frydenberg opted for big deficits
When Joe Hockey delivered his first budget speech it was filled with warnings about debt and deficit. Josh Frydenberg has recast budget worries.
Opinion
Federal budget
Why the budget is a ‘requiem for robust, rules based policy’
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Phoney pandemic wars put recovery at risk
Dr Nick Coatsworth
Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer
Business
Casino Royale: more fronts open in Crown’s battle for survival
Helen Coonan was preparing for another chaotic week when she received a phone call that would intensify the maelstrom swirling around casino giant Crown Resorts.
World
Israeli strike destroys media tower housing Associated Press, Al Jazeera
An airstrike on Saturday targeted and destroyed a Gaza high-rise building housing media offices as the violence intensified.
Opinion
Hold it, fellas: Let women bring out their slayer
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
Budget’s avalanche of money hides a vacuum
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Ward allegations will be a test for Berejiklian - and the Coalition
Alexandra Smith
State Political Editor
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Property bydomain
'It's a disposable culture': Is it the end for long-held family homes?
The McCubbery family are selling a home that they have owned for 95 years. They are becoming part of a rarer breed of sellers as Australians make more moves.
First-home buyer drops $1.689m on unit thanks to Bank of Mum and Dad
Four bidders pushed the price $189,000 above reserve, chasing the top location and quality of the renovation work. The home sold for almost double its last sale.
Life & Culture
New sensations: how artists are using ASMR to great effect
Off the back of one of the internet’s strangest phenomena, artists are now creating work specifically designed to induce “oddly satisfying” feelings of wellbeing.
Sport
Roosters 30 Cowboys 16
Match report
Magic moment from Tedesco puts gloss on ugly win for Roosters
The game’s best player busted four tackles to help set up a try and inspire a Roosters side who spent large passages of the game barely touching the ball.
Updated
NRL 2021
‘Survival of game depends on it’: NRL unmoved by backlash to welfare edict
There has been a backlash to the NRL’s latest interpretation of the rules, but another mooted change – the five-minute sin bin – isn’t currently on the table.
Sharks 22 Rabbitohs 32
Match report
‘Is the bunker reffing the game now?’: Bennett blows stack after Souths win
The Rabbitohs coach gave the NRL a slap as well as a tickle in a tirade after his team were given a leg-up by the bunker to condemn the Sharks to a sixth straight loss.
Bulldogs 18 Raiders 20
Match report
‘It’ll turn into Oztag’: Bulldogs and Raiders blast NRL after controversial clash
Canberra’s season was on life support when they were reduced to 11 men midway through the second half, but Ricky Stuart’s men somehow ran down the Bulldogs.
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.
Crusaders 31 Brumbies 29
Match report
Brumbies come within a whisker of Crusaders upset for first time in 12 years
A Rob Valetini try with 47 seconds remaining handed 21-year-old Noah Lolesio a chance to even scores after the siren but his kick sailed left.
Swans 10.12 (72) Magpies 5.12 (42)
Match report
Pies held to one goal after quarter-time as Swans stroll to victory
Sydney have heaped more misery upon struggling Collingwood, overcoming a lacklustre start to notch an important 30-point win on Saturday.
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The World Cup should only have one home in 2027 – Australia
It’s a big week for Rugby Australia as they formally launch their bid for the 2027 World Cup in Sydney.
