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Covid-19
Who counts as ‘immediate family’? Not your parents
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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National
COVID control chiefs set to tighten mask rules for hotel quarantine staff
New rules are expected to recommend or require that N95 masks, goggles, gowns and gloves be used in interactions with COVID-19 patients, rather than just a surgical mask and eyewear.
Ballarat plant bags $1b contract for 25 new Melbourne trains
Twenty-five new X’Trapolis 2.0 trains will be running on Melbourne’s suburban network by 2026 under a deal with French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom.
Russell St bomber Craig Minogue to stand trial on 1980s rape allegations
Russell Street bomber Craig Minogue has been committed to stand trial on allegations he and another man raped two young women more than 30 years ago.
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Paris Agreement
Get to net zero emissions before 2050, top energy chief tells Australia
A new climate change road map calls on advanced economies to phase out dirty coal-fired power plants by 2030, a decade before developing nations.
Snap Shot
AFL 2021
Tuohy torpedo has NFL punter yelling ‘that’s the boy!’
The torpedo and the punter. Hird and Thompson sighted. Can Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge be embarrassed after all?
Why Harry’s complaints about his upbringing are ‘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.
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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Gig economy
Deliveroo loses landmark case as sacked driver ruled an employee
The Fair Work Commission has lashed the ‘callous’ sacking of a driver in a ruling that puts the gig economy’s reliance on “independent contractors” at risk.
Crown threatened to complain to minister over watchdog’s money-laundering push
A manager at Victoria’s gambling regulator was taken aback by Crown’s response to concerns about money laundering at its casino.
US Supreme Court to consider gutting landmark Roe v Wade abortion law
By hearing the case in their next term, the conservative-majority bench will look at whether to overturn a central part of the decades-old ruling.
‘More interesting than the stockmarket’: The tough battle for Pokémon cards
From baseball and Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh: Demand for trading cards has exploded during the pandemic.
Opinion
Nuix investigation
Nuix alarm bells: 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.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Blockbuster deal: Amazon reportedly in talks to buy MGM Studios
Amazon is said to be in talks to acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, the film and TV company behind the James Bond and Rocky film franchises.
Australia’s opening ceremony uniform has been revealed. But how many athletes will get to wear it?
The Tokyo Olympics will be held within strict bubble environments, and it is expected the opening ceremony will be scaled back.
CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Biden plan to vaccinate the world with US-made doses
The US President also revealed he was co-ordinating an “entirely new” multilateral effort with other democracies to vastly increase the global supply of vaccines.
Nobody rushed to get vaccinated in COVID-free Taiwan. Now it’s in lockdown
Taiwan, Singapore and South Korea all flattened the curve with quarantine and contact-tracing. Now their sluggish vaccination programs are being questioned.
Local
‘No alarm bells’ on shift before Eastern Freeway crash, colleague says
Mohinder Singh, who killed four Victorian police officers last year, talked about family issues and seemed confused before the tragedy.
Fears for future of Preston Market as apartment plan looms
Preston Market could be redeveloped to make room for 2200 apartments under draft planning rules that Darebin council says could wreck the 50-year-old “heartbeat of the local community”.
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Crime
Doubts raised over science used to jail three men for shaking babies
Three young men are about to appeal against their convictions for killing or injuring infants by shaking them. The scientific community is split on the subject. So are the convictions sound?
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Courts
‘Bizarre’ court fight kicks off with bombshell offer
A man who claims his reputation was ruined by an ex-girlfriend who accused him of being a sex addict and cheat offered to settle on the opening day of their defamation trial for $5000.
More than 57,000 Kia vehicles recalled over engine fire concerns
Product Safety Australia has identified a defect that could result in an electrical short circuit and a fire starting in the engine compartment.
Politics
Labor MPs divided on Tony Blair’s suggestion to use right-wing methods
The former British prime minister made waves last week when he suggested progressive politics was facing extinction with its “voter-repellent” approach to culture, gender, race and identity.
Business
Opinion
Cryptocurrencies
Elon Musk’s tweets highlight the problems with crypto markets
When one man can move a near-trillion dollar market by as much as 20 per cent with a tweet it ought to be a wake-up call for investors, and regulators.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden, Netanyahu at odds over Israel-Hamas ceasefire
The US top military chief General Mark Milley warned the conflict could spread “and you risk a whole series of negative consequences if the fighting continues”.
Opinion
Australian universities are dying and no one is coming to save them
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Pallas aims to steer Victoria back to surplus
Noel Towell
Economics Editor, The Age
National curriculum reignites history debates
Kevin Donnelly
Senior Research Fellow, Australian Catholic University
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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.
How much you need to earn to buy a house if prices go up 19 per cent
Wages aren't expected to increase for four years but new analysis shows how big a pay rise you'll need to avoid mortgage stress.
Life & Culture
Bob Dylan is turning 80 – but his best is yet to come
He started making his best records at 55. He’s a quarter-century better than that now.
Sport
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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.
Bulldogs’ tall order: English could miss fourth match following concussion
Ruckman Tim English has missed the past three games after suffering a concussion in the Bulldogs’ win over the Giants on Friday April 23, some 25 days ago.
King earns his riches: young star agrees to lucrative extension with Saints
St Kilda key forward Max King, who is not yet 21, has agreed to a huge contract extension to stay with the Saints.
Kayo’d: cheap streaming, complex ticketing keeps fans away from the footy
Tigers fan Kevin Passmore used to go to every Richmond home game but he’s among those now choosing to watch games from their living rooms.
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.
Snap Shot
AFL 2021
Tuohy torpedo has NFL punter yelling ‘that’s the boy!’
The torpedo and the punter. Hird and Thompson sighted. Can Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge be embarrassed after all?
Back in the game? Carlton, Collingwood in pursuit of Leppitsch
Carlton have made a play for Justin Leppitsch to become senior assistant coach to David Teague. Separately, the Blues have approached him to replace Chris Judd on their board.
Have Your Say
Real Footy podcast: Teague ‘had a shocker’ with Cripps messaging
This week our experts explore how Carlton coach David Teague explained Patrick Cripps’ injury situation and if Gold Coast should have named a team of the decade.
