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‘A new dawn’ as Australia, Britain announce trade deal
New free trade deal will pave the way for more Australians to live and work in Britain once international borders reopen.
Boris Johnson offers Scott Morrison support on climate change
The British PM wants Australia to lift its ambition on climate change, while also declaring the Coalition’s existing policies ‘a great step forward’ given the nation’s economy is heavily reliant on fossil fuels.
Beaming Queen receives PM Morrison in Windsor Castle
Mr Morrison made the trip straight after leaving Downing Street where he and his British counterpart announced a new free trade deal.
Police sat in disbelief during interview with Dunbar’s murderer
Even though her home is a crime scene, crawling with police and forensic specialists, Natasha Beth Darcy giggles as she sits across detectives.
‘Identical viral sequence’ of COVID cases in quarantine hotel
The health department said a couple and a returned traveller staying in an adjacent room caught the same flight from Doha to Sydney on June 1.
Ex-soldier hired investigator to check if woman had abortion
Ben Roberts-Smith has denied hitting a woman with whom he was in a relationship, as he sues The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald for defamation.
Mark’s father is dying. Even though he’s vaccinated, Qld won’t let him in
Caught in a bureaucratic mess, Mark Kilian is stranded in quarantine despite Border Force saying his circumstances “outweigh the risk to the Australian community”.
Ministers back One Nation motion on treatment for transgender children
Linda Reynolds and Michaelia Cash backed the motion condemning the use of medical treatment for transgender children in a vote that split the Coalition.
John Ibrahim’s son should get ‘substantial’ damages, court told
Daniel Taylor is suing The Sunday Telegraph over a series of stories about his family labelled “Inside the House of Ibrahim: Unauthorised”.
UTS professor allegedly sent threatening letters to herself, court told
Dianne Jolley is on trial in the NSW District Court after pleading not guilty to 20 charges relating to the letters sent in 2019 and 2020.
Live
Tokyo Olympics
As it happened: Reigning champ Chalmers wins as Wilson misses out on Rio
Matt Wilson narrowly missed out on going to Rio and has done so again despite holding a brief world record two years ago in the event.
‘The greatest race in history’: King Kyle locked in for Tokyo rumble
Kyle Chalmers has locked in his spot for one of the biggest races of the Tokyo Olympics as he prepares to defend his 100m freestyle Olympic crown.
Carrie Lam ‘highly concerned’ about reported leaks at nuclear plant
The French joint operator of the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong, China, said it was dealing with a “performance issue”.
‘Blood snow’ in the Alps probed as a sign of climate change
Experts believe the snow algae may be a marker of climate change but also that their rise could hasten the shrinking of glaciers and snow caps.
Opinion
Immigration
The treatment of Biloela’s Murugappan family shows cruelty never works
Government without heart will always founder, because they are actually irrational.
Steve Biddulph
Author
Sydney
NSW woman staying in Tasmania found dead, man arrested
The 22-year-old woman, found with injuries consistent with knife wounds, was staying with another woman who had called police about a “prowler”.
Exclusive
Roads
Work begins on new harbour tunnel to link up Sydney’s inner west
Excavators are working to connect a vast spaghetti junction beneath Sydney’s inner west with the future harbour crossing.
‘From a paddock to CBD’: More than $1b dedicated to Sydney’s future city
The NSW government will dedicate more than $1 billion in funding to the development of the new western airport city.
A town waits nervously for COVID clearance: ‘It’s normally a busy weekend’
In a small flat above his family’s store, Daniel Assef waits like so many here, alone and patiently, for his final COVID test after potential exposure.
Elite Sydney men’s club to vote on allowing women to join
The heated debate on whether to allow women to join one of this city’s last bastions of old-world privilege will come to a head over a sandwich buffet.
Politics
COVID’s ‘lost generation’: OECD warns of long-term impact of remote learning
But researchers note reading to children at home can improve literacy outcomes, which in turn boost ongoing skill levels as they became adults.
Business
REA aims to ‘significantly’ speed up mortgage approvals with $15m tech play
REA chief Owen Wilson is betting the company can use its clout in real estate listings to grab a growing share of the mortgage broking market.
World
Analysis
Trade
Johnson needed trade deal a lot more than Morrison
When the PM said he was prepared to wait for the right trade deal with Britain rather than a rushed one, he wasn’t bluffing.
Opinion
Skipping the Q: How to handle your conspiracy-loving friends
Julie Szego
Author and freelance journalist
We need to ensure online safety before big tech profits
Julie Inman Grant
Democracy on the defensive as G7 leaders dither over China
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Property bydomain
These are the 10 most in-demand Sydney suburbs at auction
Buyers are flocking to big blocks of land and lifestyle locations, new data measuring the number of bidders per auction reveals.
Towards the 30-minute city — how our commute compare with cities overseas
When you're stuck in yet another gridlocked traffic commute, it's hard to remember there are parts of the world where it's so much worse. Here's how our capital cities stack up.
Life & Culture
‘Waratah rising from the fires’: Powerhouse funds get mixed reviews
Critics dispute the $500 million cost of renovating the Powerhouse Museum at Ultimo but Sydney’s fashion designers say it can’t come soon enough.
Sport
Live
Tokyo Olympics
2021 Australian Swimming Trials as it happened: Chalmers blitzes 100m freestyle final
Rio gold medallist Kyle Chalmers is one step closer to defending his Olympic crown after clocking 47.59s in the 100m freestyle final in Adelaide.
Exclusive
Wallabies
After seven months out with concussion, Haylett-Petty looks overseas to continue career
Dane Haylett-Petty has no plans to retire despite not having played in the 2021 Super Rugby season with the 38-Test Wallaby poised to leave Australian rugby.
‘The greatest race in history’: King Kyle locked in for Tokyo rumble
Kyle Chalmers has locked in his spot for one of the biggest races of the Tokyo Olympics as he prepares to defend his 100m freestyle Olympic crown.
‘Left with no alternative’: NRL flags potential rule changes to combat milking
NRL football boss Graham Annesley said the game will be forced to consider rule changes if coaches and players do not self regulate the problem.
‘They’re looking up to him now’: Cordner heaps praise on his successor
Boyd Cordner has heaped praise on his No.11 successor, and says the Bondi club can still win the 2021 premiership.
Ten backs soccer to become ‘No.1 sport in Australia’ after $300m investment
Ten has increased its massive investment in football by adding Socceroos and Matildas fixtures to the A-League.
‘That’s not a corporate fighter. That’s a boxer’: Why Huni should fear Gallen
Some have dismissed Paul Gallen as another ex-footballer looking to make a buck out of boxing. Only part of this is true when it comes to the former Sharks captain.
Have Your Say
Ledecky clocks slower time than Titmus but was the American star foxing?
Ariarne Titmus came as close as anyone has to breaking Katie Ledecky’s world record. The US superstar’s response in Olympic trials was understated – but she’s still Olympic favourite.
