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Nobody rushed to get the jab in COVID-free Taiwan. Now it’s in lockdown
Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea all flattened the curve with contact-tracing and quarantine. Now, their sluggish vaccination programs are being questioned.
Premier reveals magic number needed to reopen international borders
Gladys Berejiklian says 9 million doses need to be taken before she will consider opening borders, warning people over 50 that delaying immunisation is not a safe strategy.
Council rates jump for four merged Sydney areas
Residents have complained that fees will rise by up to 40 per cent in some areas, while other suburbs will save hundreds of dollars a year.
Sikhs defend right to carry ceremonial daggers at school
NSW is reviewing laws allowing students to carry knives to school for religious reasons after a student used one in a stabbing.
$40 million Fox Sports funding on Auditor-General’s radar
The Auditor-General will consider reviewing $40 million in grants provided to News Corp since 2017 to support coverage of women’s sport.
Opinion
Courts
Why should Hayne’s crime get a lesser sentence than Ward’s drug offences?
There were two prison sentences in recent weeks that, when compared, give real pause for thought.
David Heilpern
Former NSW magistrate
Bill Gates’ history of questionable behaviour
On a few occasions, Gates pursued women at Microsoft and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, according to people with direct knowledge of his overtures.
Opinion
Casinos
Crown breaks silence, giving Star an early lead in ownership race
After a week of pressure from shareholders, Crown’s board has only now shown tentative signs of engaging with a suitor.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Why The Rock ripped open his tough childhood and let the world watch
Dwayne Johnson’s new sitcom focuses on his father’s “tough love” and the moment his life began to veer off the tracks.
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Review
Despite its star power, almost nothing works in this new thriller
Two years after it was scheduled to debut, The Woman in the Window has arrived like an unwanted party guest.
‘It’s left them guessing’: DCE wants players consulted before major changes
Manly’s captain, who is the president of the RLPA, has questioned how the game can make changes so quickly without the consultation of players.
Exclusive
Australian cricket
Former BBL cricketer in court on child abuse charges
Aaron Summers has been charged with possessing child abuse material and grooming a minor.
Opinion
Super Rugby
Fairy floss football: The problem areas awaiting next Waratahs coach
NSW pushed the boundaries with their investment in youth, and it is fair to say the boundaries are pushing back.
Wayne Smith
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Trade wars
China’s not winning its trade war with Australia
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
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Sydney
Mr Homer goes to Macquarie Street to save the farm
A disparate coalition of surfers, Shellharbour residents and the wider NSW beachgoer community is fighting to stop a multimillion-dollar tourism development at Killalea State Park, popularly known as The Farm.
‘You’re in total control’: Court told of farmer’s method for grooming women
Gregory Douglas used a common sequence of action to convince young female farm volunteers to accept unwanted sexual massages, a jury has been told.
Teaching no longer a secure job, with one-fifth of the workforce temporary
Job security used to offset low pay for teachers, but one in five jobs is now temporary, a new study has found.
Developers to be levied for affordable housing across City of Sydney
The NSW government has approved plans requiring new developments to make financial or floor-space contributions towards new rental housing, but not everyone is happy.
Border Force officers find $94.5 million of ‘ice’ inside BBQ grills, water heaters
The shipment, which arrived in Sydney from Thailand, was declared to contain food items and electric barbecue grills.
Politics
Unis told by minister to get more students back on campus
Federal Education Minister Alan Tudge has also flagged some international students returning in “small-scale pilot [programs]” later this year.
Business
TGA weighs over-the-counter contraceptive pill plan
The medicines regulator is asking for feedback on two plans that would give pharmacists more freedom to supply the pill without a prescription.
World
Israel-Gaza diplomacy wavers as Netanyahu says he’s not done
Israel’s Prime Minister said he’ll do “whatever it takes” to restore order and that his goal is to “degrade” the ability of Hamas to threaten Israel.
Opinion
Is the super loop getting in the way of real public transport upgrades?
John Hearsch
President of Rail Futures Institute
America’s unmasking offers Australia a lesson: stop downplaying the vaccines
Matthew Knott
North America Correspondent
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Property bydomain
What can buyers actually get using the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme?
Depending on which capital city you're in, the type of homes that fall under the prescribed price caps range can be boarded up and uninhabitable.
Former The Farm owners list their latest reno project outside Byron
They previously turned a modest dairy farm into a Byron Bay restaurant destination, and now they've transformed a run-down camp site. Take a look.
Life & Culture
Have brittle nails? This recovery treatment may help
It helps to nourish and hydrate dry, cracked nails and boosts the cohesive bond of nail plates, leaving them looking pink and bright.
Sport
Updated
AFL 2021
Giants dealt severe blow with Greene injury, Buddy to travel west for Swans
Greater Western Sydney’s stand-in captain Toby Greene will be sidelined for the next month after suffering a shoulder injury against Richmond.
Updated
Australian cricket
Clarke suggests bowlers would have known as CA chief dodges ball tampering issue
Michael Clarke and David Warner’s manager have scorned the 2018 investigation that concluded only three people had prior knowledge of the Cape Town ball-tampering plot.
More foreign players can help fix Australian Super depth problems: Marinos
The RA boss wants more foreign players to play for Australian Super Rugby sides to bolster the depth of the five franchises.
‘Taste of her own medicine’: Barca rub salt into Kerr’s wounds after UCL rout
A two-year-old tweet has come back to haunt the Matildas superstar after Barcelona destroyed Chelsea 4-0 in the UEFA Women’s Champions League final.
Waratahs open to early Hooper return as bookie rates them $26 no-hopers
The Wallabies captain could be back in sky blue sooner than expected in what would be a much-needed boost for the Waratahs, who face the Blues in Auckland
‘It’s left them guessing’: DCE wants players consulted before major changes
Manly captain Daly Cherry-Evans, who is the president of the RLPA, has questioned how the game can make changes so quickly without the consultation of players.
Concussion crisis ‘the greatest challenge we’ve had to date’: V’landys
The crackdown on high tackles has divided the game but, in a wide-ranging Q&A, the Australian Rugby League Commission chairman remains adamant it will leave the NRL in a better place.
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Fairy floss football: The problem areas awaiting next Waratahs coach
NSW pushed the boundaries with their investment in youth and it is fair to say the boundaries are pushing back. Their next coach has a big job on his hands.
