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Who counts as ‘immediate family’? Not your parents, the government says
Kateryna’s son doesn’t recognise his grandmother. She had cared for him for a year but left Australia just before the pandemic. Now a bureaucratic definition is keeping them apart.
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Paris Agreement
Get to net zero before 2050, top energy chief tells Australia
A new climate change roadmap calls on advanced economies to phase out dirty coal-fired power plants a decade ahead of developing nations.
‘Express lane’: Ardern to push for elimination of tariffs on vaccines
All tariffs on vaccines, protective masks, syringes and soap would be removed under a plan to be put forward by New Zealand at this year’s APEC summit.
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Sharks
White shark detected a day before near fatal attack site
A male surfer has died after being bitten by a 4½-metre shark on the NSW Mid North Coast.
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Coronavirus pandemic
‘Get me out of here’: Sydney man with a ticket home dies in India
Govind Kant had flown to India in early April for his mother’s funeral. Before he was due to return, he tested positive to COVID-19.
‘No doubt there’s a class action coming’: Investor tips lawsuit over Nuix float
Investors have predicted a class action lawsuit over the controversial float of technology stock Nuix, lead by investment bank Macquarie Group.
Corruption ‘cannot be ruled out’ in Sydney land deal
In a scathing report, the state’s Auditor-General concluded Transport for NSW carried out an “ineffective process” in the purchase of a highly contaminated land near Parramatta.
Don’t call police if students breach ban on knives at school, teachers told
If a student brings any kind of knife to school, principals have been told to call their parents rather than search them or demand they surrender it.
Harry’s complaints about upbringing ‘no different to Charles talking about his’
The Duke implied in a podcast he had been failed not only by his father, but also by the Queen and Prince Philip through association.
Opinion
Federal budget
Australia’s universities are dying and no one is coming to save them
The stories shared over the last few days by distraught academics have been utterly awful.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Opinion
Nuix investigation
Nuix: The over-hyped company that short sellers missed
There were no short-seller sirens wailing when Nuix shares bolted from the blocks at its debut and no reports explaining investor danger.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
How effective is eye yoga for ‘anti-ageing’ your vision?
Paul McCartney swears by the growing trend promising brighter, better-rested eyes, a cure for eye strain and, yes, even improved vision in just a few minutes a day.
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Review
HBO series isn’t easy viewing, but it might be essential
Exterminate All the Brutes is a treatise on white supremacy, laying bare the ‘genocidal’ impulse behind all the grand talk of civilisation.
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Australian cricket
Bancroft reaches out to bowlers after ball tampering comments
The former Test opener has moved to clear the air with Australia’s star attack after comments he made about the Cape Town ball scandal.
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Opinion
Inside China
Implications profound of China getting old before it gets rich
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Sydney
‘The kirpan is not a weapon’: Sikh shock at religious knives ban in schools
Religious knives will be banned from NSW government schools in a bid to close a loophole that allowed students to bring the items to school.
Massage of teenager’s inner thigh crease ‘just a leg’, court told
The barrister for a farmer accused of inappropriate massages and sexual assaults has questioned whether the evidence of one complainant even constitutes the charge of sexual touching.
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NSW byelection
Besieged MP Gareth Ward to hold on until byelection
Liberal MPs will wait until the outcome of this weekend’s Upper Hunter byelection before counselling the Kiama MP to consider his political future as he faces sexual violence allegations.
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Water
Reservoir fog: Sydney’s water supply a mystery
The National Resources Commission has warned that the management of Sydney’s water supply is flawed and may compromise economic growth.
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.
Politics
Updated
Gig economy
Deliveroo loses landmark case as sacked driver ruled an employee
The delivery giant is facing the prospect of a wave of backpay claims after a tribunal ruled one of its couriers was actually an employee with a right to an industry minimum wage.
Business
Crown threatened to call in minister over watchdog’s money laundering push
A manager at Victoria’s gambling regulator was taken aback by Crown’s “pretty aggressive” response to concerns over failing to guard against money laundering at its Melbourne casino.
World
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden and Netanyahu at odds over Israel-Hamas ceasefire
America’s top military chief warns the conflict could spread “and you risk a whole series of negative consequences if the fighting continues”.
Opinion
No amount of spin is likely to save our cricketers from this new PR disaster
Janine Perrett
Journalist, broadcaster and commentator
Elon Musk’s tweets highlight the problems with crypto markets
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Why I love Josh Frydenberg’s budget in all its big-spending glory
Steven Hamilton
Economist at the Blueprint Institute
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Property bydomain
'Brisbane's worst house': Transformed from 'crack den' to dream home
This 1910 house could soon be one of its best after a first-home buyer drained her savings to transform the house of horrors into a piece of real estate gold.
The real estate chain worth $56m stretching from Bronte to Bellevue Hill
Real estate chains are the stuff that agents dream of but Australia's system of buying and selling makes them a rarity.
Life & Culture
Big-name authors miss out as new voices dominate Miles Franklin longlist
Early-career writers and small publishers have dominated the longlist of the nation’s most prestigious literary prize, presaging a change of guard in the world of Australian letters.
Sport
Australia’s opening ceremony uniform revealed - but how many will get to wear it?
Australia’s Olympic uniform was unveiled on Tuesday but Tokyo 2020 organisers are yet to announce whether athletes will even march.
Dragons want Mbye to make mid-season switch from Wests Tigers
Moses Mbye recently met with the Dragons to discuss the potential of linking with the club next year. The Dragons want him sooner rather than later.
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Australian cricket
Bancroft reaches out to bowlers after ball tampering comments
The former Test opener has moved to clear the air with Australia’s star attack after comments he made on the weekend about the Cape Town ball tampering scandal.
NRL confirms zero tolerance will apply to Origin, and Fittler says sin bins inevitable
Referees have always been lenient during Origin but the NRL’s crackdown on high contact will continue into the representative arena.
‘Why wouldn’t you want to come to the Roosters?’ Walker’s Broncos jibe
Sam Walker cannot wait to take on the Brisbane Broncos for the first time since they let him slip through their fingers to join the Sydney Roosters.
How NRL’s proposed transfer market loan revolution could benefit clubs and players
A new loan deal concept would allow players to leave their teams mid-season for opportunities at rival clubs, only to return if their team comes calling.
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.
Have Your Say
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.
