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Coronavirus pandemic
‘Get used to having more cases’: Government MPs rebel over border closures
City-based Coalition backbenchers are leading a push to reopen faster and give vaccinated people more freedom to travel.
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Food
Rate my plate: What $65 a day will buy you in hotel quarantine
Photo diaries reveal a huge variation in what returning travellers are served during their 14 days in a hotel room.
Aged 10, he was found on Fortnite, groomed on Snapchat – and he’s not alone
When Lucy grabbed the iPad from her 10 year-old son she saw explicit images arriving on Snapchat in real time. Her experience is in keeping with research showing a huge upswing in online child abuse reports.
Opinion
Keanu Reeves
In defence of Keanu: humanity’s gentle emissary, who never claimed to be great
I normally love to read brutal film reviews, but one published in my own newspaper last week reached my limit.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
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Emerald City
Elite Sydney school’s apology after email blunder implicates high-profile family
Hours after the email was sent, Cranbrook’s office manager issued an apology to the student and family and blamed a clerical error.
In witness protection: Growing disquiet among Liberal MPs over Christian Porter’s media silence
Christian Porter is the only minister from Scott Morrison’s March reshuffle who is yet to hold a press conference or give an interview.
Liberals believe early election more likely after well-received federal budget
Josh Frydenberg’s third federal budget has raised expectations of an early election. And Liberal MPs say - as long as the vaccine roll out improves - Scott Morrison could pull the trigger.
Analysis
Anthony Albanese
Albanese’s small-target strategy may be approaching its use-by date
The Labor leader planned to “kick with the wind in the final quarter”, but some internal critics believe his budget reply missed the mark.
Opinion
Indigenous
Why aren’t some of our best athletes in Hall of Fame?
While we have many wonderful Indigenous and POC Olympians, they are underrepresented in the Sporting Hall of Fame.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Former The Daily Edited fashion mogul joins social media influencer platform
The ink has barely dried on Alyce Tran’s confidential settlement with The Daily Edited, yet she has been recruited to spearhead to world’s largest monetization platform for premium lifestyle influencers in Australia.
Israeli strike destroys Gaza tower housing media outlets as violence intensifies
An Israeli airstrike targeted and destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets.
‘Sacrilege’: Frankie’s Pizza to be demolished for Sydney 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.
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The Fitz Files
Pleasure and Paine: What skipper told mum when he was given cricket’s top job
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
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NRL 2021
Analysis
Lights, Cam, action: Smith joins Origin mates as TV commentator
There had been much speculation about Cameron Smith’s next move but the only time we are going to see him on the field is with a microphone in hand.
Roosters 30 Cowboys 16
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.
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Casinos
Crown pays for simulator after tower blocks Sydney Observatory’s view of the stars
Concerns over light pollution from high-rise towers at Barangaroo have prompted a new partnership between Sydney Observatory and Crown 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.
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
Opinion
Superannuation
Why I’ve decided to contribute extra into my super account
You can easily score a slice of this government-sanctioned tax-minimisation strategy, if you want it.
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
World
Modi missing in action during nation’s deadly crisis
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been silent as India endures one of the worst outbreaks of coronavirus in the world.
Opinion
Truth-telling paves the way to a brighter future
Ian Hamm
Chairman of the First Nations Foundation
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
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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
Is Tom handing back his Golden Globes really the best way to effect change?
The movie star might actually be part of Hollywood’s problem with diversity.
Sport
Analysis
NRL 2021
Lights, Cam, action: Smith joins Origin mates as TV commentator
There had been much speculation about Cameron Smith’s next move but the only time we are going to see him on the field is with a microphone in hand.
Is Turbo twice as valuable as anyone else in the NRL? One betting agency thinks so
Just how valuable is Tom Trbojevic to Manly? A new rating has found he means more to his side than even Andrew Johns and Johnathon Thurston in their prime.
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.
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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.
Have Your Say
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.
