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Pushing for Australia’s border to reopen sooner: Liberal MPs Jason Falinski, Tim Wilson and Dave Sharma.

‘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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Rate my plate: What $65 a day will buy you in hotel quarantine

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Photo diaries reveal a huge variation in what returning travellers are served during their 14 days in a hotel room.

A 10 year-old Melbourne boy was contacted by a predator, or predators, four days after downloading Snapchat late last year,

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.

In defence of Keanu: humanity’s gentle emissary, who never claimed to be great

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.

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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

Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Christian Porter during question time on Tuesday.

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

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg poses for photos with Budget papers before delivering his post-Budget address to the National Press Club.

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.

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.

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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.

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Former The Daily Edited fashion mogul joins social media influencer platform

Alyce Tran and Rey Vikali to launch RewardStyle to the Australian influencer market.

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.

A building housing various international media, including The Associated Press, collapses after an Israeli airstrike on Saturday.

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

Punters lined up to get into Frankie’s Pizza on the night lockout laws were phased out in January 2020.

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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Still the one: Cameron Smith
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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.

Daniel Tupou of the Roosters is congratulated by James Tedesco after scoring at Suncorp Stadium.
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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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

Snow has fallen at popular ski resorts as a cold front pushes across the state.

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

Craig McLachlan pictured with his partner, Vanessa Scammell, in December 2020.

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

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

The government is aware of “allegations of serious defects existing at the Skyview Building” in Castle Hill.

An apartment complex in Sydney’s north-west has undergone an inspection after allegations of  building defects were aired.

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Laura McBride, Director, First Nations at the Australian Museum.

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.

Johanna van Gogh-Bonger became a tireless advocate for Vincent van Gogh’s work after her husband Theo’s death in 1891. On the wall of her living room, circa 1909, are Henri Fantin-Latour’s Flowers and Vincent van Gogh’s Vase of Honesty (1884), with Landscape at Twilight (1890) at the top.

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

Joe Hockey explains his budget of 2014, focusing on the importance of paying down debt and deficit.

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.

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'It's a disposable culture': Is it the end for long-held family homes?

'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

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.

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Still the one: Cameron Smith
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.

Hard to handle ... Tom Trbojevic showed his worth again on Friday night with two tries and two try assists.

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.

Daniel Tupou of the Roosters is congratulated by James Tedesco after scoring at Suncorp Stadium.
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.

Brisbane’s Jordan Riki gets sent to the sin bin.
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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.

Cody Walker is congratulated by teammates after scoring at Suncorp Stadium.
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.

Josh Papalii was sent off for this tackle on Tuipulotu Katoa.
Bulldogs 18 Raiders 20
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‘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.

Caught: Umpires Richard Illingworth (left) and Nigel Llong confront Cameron Bancroft in Cape Town, scene of the sandpapergate crime.

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.

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