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Air travel
NSW Treasurer tables secret $50m bid to keep Qantas in Sydney
The NSW government has put millions of dollars in taxpayer funds on the table to keep the flying kangaroo in NSW, according to a confidential letter.
Victoria records two new cases of COVID-19
The state has recorded two new cases of COVID-19 in the community. There was just one case detected yesterday in hotel quarantine. That’s off the back of 22,814 tests.
‘The jabs are working’: Only three fully vaccinated people hospitalised in UK with Delta variant
Nearly 76 per cent of adults in the UK have had at least one shot of vaccines by AstraZeneca, Pfizer or Moderna, and 52 per cent two doses.
Australia’s 1 per cent: What you need to earn to make the cut
To be among the nation’s best-paid 1 per cent, you needed a taxable income of at least $350,000 in 2018-19.
Breaking
Cyber warfare
‘Extortionists will never see this money’: US seizes ransom paid to Colonial Pipeline hackers
Recovering the funds reflects what US officials say is an increasingly aggressive approach to deal with a ransomware threat that in the last month has targeted critical industries.
Breaking
Organised crime
Mass raids, arrests after police sting dismantles ‘encrypted’ app
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says organised crime has been dealt a heavy blow after a cross-border law enforcement operation yielded mass raids and arrests using intelligence from a compromised encrypted app.
Bondi GP accused of sexually touching patients
A doctor in Sydney’s eastern suburbs will face court today accused of inappropriately touching three female patients.
Dredging and levees among Warragamba options ignored by NSW government
The options, from building levees to releasing water ahead of big rain events, were detailed in submissions provided to cabinet, according to internal documents.
Bonfire of the vanities as curtain rises on epic trial
Ben Roberts-Smith’s barrister indicated that he will seek the largest aggravated damages payout in Australian history.
Hero or ‘psychopath’: the stark binary at the heart of the case
There is little middle ground here. Justice Anthony Besanko will have to decide which version the evidence supports.
Goodes declines hall of fame invitation
Adam Goodes was voted unanimously into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as part of its 2021 intake but has rejected entry.
True heavyweight: Largest dinosaur found in Australia
Two storeys tall, Australotitan cooperensis is the largest dinosaur ever found in Australia. and among the largest in the world.
McKellar to join Wallabies as forwards coach
The highly rated Brumbies mentor will join Dave Rennie’s staff at the end of the Super Rugby season before returning to Canberra in 2022.
NRL 2021
‘He’s moved into it quite quickly’: Brett Morris steps into new role
The former Origin star confirmed he was hanging up his boots at an SCG press conference alongside his family and playing group.
Updated
‘I love it’: Fittler on board with Maroons’ ‘gentleman’s agreement’ on milking
Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans says it’s up to the players, not referees, to police play-acting in Origin I - and Blues coach is happy to strike a handshake agreement to make sure it happens.
Sydney
Berejiklian says NSW quarantine facility must be federal responsibility
The NSW government also announced plans for another mass vaccination centre to open in mid-July.
Coal industry could die in 20 years, report warns
The NSW coal industry is set to rapidly shrink and may even end within 20 years, according to Treasury projections.
‘Corrosive jealousy and lies’ behind war crime claims, court told
The barrister for former special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has opened a defamation case saying his client was a victim of “tall poppy syndrome”.
Updated
Cycling
Liberal MP breaks ranks over Harbour Bridge cycleway plans
The outcry comes as Transport for NSW opened its consultation process for the cycleway options on Monday morning.
Outdoor dining reforms to become permanent in NSW
A pilot program relaxing outdoor dining rules for hospitality businesses to help drive them out of the COVID-19 slump is set to become permanent later this year.
Politics
Discrepancy over ABC settlement: Will Christian Porter be paid?
ABC managing director David Anderson told a Senate estimates hearing the broadcaster agreed to pay $100,000 in mediation costs to Industry Minister Christian Porter’s lawyer.
Business
AGL unveils plan to transform Liddell coal site with solar, hydro plant
AGL is proposing to build a solar-and-hydro energy facility at the site of its ageing Liddell coal-fired power plant once it shuts in 2023.
World
‘Mass murder’: Man ploughs truck into Muslim family in Canada
Authorities said a young man was arrested in the parking lot of a nearby mall after the incident on Sunday night in the Ontario city of London.
Opinion
New deal sets scene for Australia, China to squabble over who gets to tax big miners
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Property bydomain
'Taken off so quickly': Is the house price boom petering out?
Even the most optimistic forecast for house prices a few months ago is starting to look conservative. But can prices keep on rising at the same cracking pace?
'Massive influx': Investors return as first-home buyers drop out
A first-home buyer who had missed out at auction several times was outbid by an investor this weekend for a $1.885m three-bedder, and they're not alone.
Life & Culture
The Australian artists making ‘invisible’ art out of thin air
Last week an Italian artist sold an “invisible”, physically nonexistent sculpture for $24,000. Meet the Australian artists who are also working with air.
Sport
Inside the Blues’ emotional jersey presentation for Origin I
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when NSW debutants Liam Martin, Brian To’o and Jarome Luai received their jerseys from family members on Sunday night.
Socceroos see off Chinese Taipei as World Cup march continues
The 5-1 victory was Australia’s sixth win in a row, and all but guarantees them a spot in the final phase of qualifying for the next World Cup in Qatar.
‘Now it really starts to smell’: ‘Rabs’ Warren concerned by rise in diving in NRL
The voice of rugby league has called games for 55 years, but has been disturbed by what he has seen in recent weeks with players staying down.
Swans legend Goodes declines AFL hall of fame invitation
Adam Goodes was voted unanimously into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as part of its 2021 intake but has rejected entry.
‘Just far too big an ask’: Winless Waratahs rule out Hooper rescue mission
The Wallabies captain will watch the Waratahs’ last game on Saturday from the Brookvale Oval stands due to a gruelling Test campaign in July.
How Luai can overcome NSW’s No.6 hoodoo, by the one Blue who did
James Maloney knows his former Penrith teammate needs to play his natural game if he’s to break a disturbing 40-year Origin trend involving the NSW No.6.
Updated
State of Origin
‘I love it’: Fittler on board with Maroons’ ‘gentleman’s agreement’ on milking
Queensland captain Daly Cherry-Evans says it’s up to the players, not referees, to police play-acting in Origin I - and Blues coach is happy to strike a handshake agreement to make sure it happens.
Have Your Say
The other Izzy: Why a hard-running Waratah is my Wallabies bolter
Having blooded eight Wallabies debutants in 2020, it would be good if Dave Rennie didn’t need to pick ‘newbies’ this year. But the form of one uncapped Tah may prove irresistible.
