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Victoria’s two new COVID-19 cases are children
A Southbank building that houses busy restaurants and cafes has found its way onto Melbourne’s list of exposure sites as the state records two new locally acquired cases of COVID-19.
Opinion
State Parliament
Greater risks than airborne transmission when it comes to quarantine
The strong advocacy for replacing hotel quarantine with standalone facilities to mitigate airborne transmission misses a very important point.
Opinion
World markets
There’s an eerie calm in markets despite disturbing numbers
The biggest reading of core US inflation in nearly 30 years last week was shrugged off by markets. If it continues climbing, all hell could break loose.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
‘No one seems to have a plan’: Housing back at top of Sydney’s worry list
For Sydneysider Craig Storkey, housing affordability, especially for his children, is a priority.
NSW to offer $25,000 grant for first home buyers
The move comes as Sydney house prices skyrocket and younger generations struggle to get a foothold in the market.
‘We are all compassionate’: Ministerial decision on Biloela family within days
Acting Prime Minister Michael McCormack says a decision about the future of a Tamil asylum seeker family will be based on humanitarian considerations as well as health and legal advice.
Opinion
Opinion
Walk a mile in their shoes, but don’t be a sucker
Letting the Biloela family stay in Australia, simply because they are here already, is the politics of proximity winning out over principle.
Amanda Vanstone
Former Howard government minister
As Merkel prepares to exit G7, Trudeau aspires to replace her
As leaders walked down the long beach boardwalk for the traditional “family photo,” Trudeau trailed behind as Macron made a beeline for Biden.
Friendlyjordies producer charged with stalking Barilaro
A producer for YouTube personality FriendlyJordies has been charged with stalking following an investigation by NSW’s Fixated Persons Investigation Unit.
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NRL 2021
‘I don’t know if I could have lived with myself’: Emotional Cordner retires due to concussion fears
The Australia and NSW captain said he couldn’t get his “head and heart to align” for an NRL comeback after seven months out of the game.
Peloton looks beyond the bike as it launches in Australia
Fitness technology company Peloton is landing in Australia with more than just its expensive cult bikes, with a standalone exercise app also on offer.
Opinion
Research
Economists are slowly revealing the weaknesses of their ‘rational’ theories
Advances in digitisation and the information revolution have made it much easier to analyse behaviour. And for economists, the results are surprising.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Wear a turtleneck, buy an indoor plant. But watch this show first
Netflix’s fashion bio-series about 1970s’ US designer Roy Halston is driving interest in several home and style trends.
Some of the worst things about travel are coming back
For all its horrors, the pandemic cured some things about travel that needed fixing – but they’re coming back.
Oscar-nominated actor Ned Beatty dies at 83
Beatty’s manager said the actor died on Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by friends and loved ones.
Sydney
Water watchdog has big Riverina irrigator in its sights over diversion
One of Australia’s largest private irrigators is being investigated over the conversion of part of a wetland swamp into a dam that has diverted water from a major creek system to supply nearby farms.
NSW budget boost to help children and women escape violence
Services helping women and children experiencing domestic and sexual violence will be given a funding boost in the state budget.
‘Unacceptable’ rates of avoidable hospital visits for people with intellectual disability
People with intellectual disability in NSW are up to eight times as likely to be sent to hospital with conditions that could be managed in primary care compared with the general population.
Exclusive
ICAC
Whistleblower protection laws on their 27th draft after seven years
Under existing laws, people who are legally obliged to front ICAC are protected from any criminal or civil liability, but the same protections do not apply to those who voluntarily give evidence.
NSW to spend $250 million building and upgrading Aboriginal housing
The NSW budget will provide for 250 new homes and renovate a further 7000 for Indigenous families.
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
Peta Credlin receives Queen’s Birthday gong for work with Tony Abbott
Peta Credlin, the chief of staff when Tony Abbott was prime minister, is among a record number of women receiving Order of Australia honours.
‘Fairy godmother’ receives AM in Queen’s Birthday honours
Karen Lindley has been made a member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday honours for significant service to social welfare initiatives and to the jewellery industry.
Politics
Australian frigates to join Britain in naval exercises in Indo-Pacific
Prime Minister Scott Morrison discussed the deeper military cooperation with United States President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Group of 7 summit in Britain.
Business
Digital wallets such as Apple Pay lack transparency: RBA
As more people tap their iPhone instead of a credit card, the RBA has pointed to opaque fees charged by the tech giant.
World
Israel approves coalition, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year reign
For the first time in 12 years, Israeli lawmakers have voted to install a government led by someone other than Benjamin Netanyahu.
Opinion
Photograph of Biloela sisters shows power of an image over words
Sean Kelly
Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
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Property bydomain
The tiny town with no pub, no cafe, just homemade casserole
It’s a blink-and-you-miss-it-town of fewer than 300 people. There’s no pub and no cafe, but what it lacks in places it makes up for in people.
Historic Sydney home sells for $6.6m after passing in at auction
The home in Burwood in Sydney's west sold for $300,000 above the price it was passed in at and also set a sales record for the suburb.
Life & Culture
‘Chic grandma’: Crochet is back, and there’s nothing nanna about it
Whether it’s a bucket hat or a full look, crochet is the haute hobby taking over our Instagram feeds this season.
Sport
Updated
NRL 2021
‘I don’t know if I could have lived with myself’: Emotional Cordner retires due to concussion fears
The Australia and NSW captain said he couldn’t get his “head and heart to align” for an NRL comeback after seven months out of the game.
Exclusive
NRL 2021
NRL Player Poll 2021: Tedesco dethroned as the game’s best player
In a survey the Rugby League Players Association forbade its members from answering, the Herald polled 100 players from across the NRL to get their responses to a range of topics.
Opinion
Wallabies
Lock it in Rennie: Why new Wallabies squad is all about the 2023 World Cup
Two years out from a World Cup is the time when Test coaches shift from experimenting to locking in players and combinations.
Wayne Smith
‘She won’t have it her own way’: Titmus fires warning shot to Ledecky
When Ariarne Titmus beat Katie Ledecky in 2019, most Americans wrote it off as an anomaly. Now, Titmus has unleashed another thunderous swim.
Opinion
The Ashes
England’s Ashes plans in tatters after brutal wake-up call
Unless there is rapid improvement, England will lose to India and go to Australia on the back of three consecutive series defeats.
Nick Hoult
Record-breaking Kaylee McKeown puts world on notice ahead of Tokyo
The 19-year-old set Australia’s first female individual world record since 2016 as she torched the 100m backstroke field, while Emily Seebohm made her fourth Olympic Games.
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French Open
Djokovic comes from two sets down to beat Tsitsipas in French Open final
The 22-year-old Greek looked poised in his first grand slam final, going two sets up before it all fell apart against the world No.1.
Have Your Say
Robertson the biggest hard-luck story in Rennie’s Wallabies squad
The Wallabies aren’t short of loosehead options but Tom Robertson has been a major reason why the Western Force have given opposition packs so little this season.
