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ABC
ABC to relocate 300 staff from Ultimo to Parramatta
The ABC has announced a plan to relocate staff in a push to become more relevant to its audience.
The push inside the Coalition to get family off Christmas Island
Public pressure and behind-the-scenes lobbying got a result on Tuesday when Immigration Minister Alex Hawke moved a Tamil family from Christmas Island.
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Tokyo Olympics
Madeline Groves set to meet with Swimming Australia to expand on ‘misogyny’ claim
Groves has made contact with Swimming Australia and is prepared to outline the issues she raised in social media posts on the eve of the Olympic trials.
Sydney’s exclusive men-only club has become a ‘laughing stock’: ex-member
Geoff Cousins, an adviser to former PM John Howard and a prominent business figure, has resigned his membership in disgust after a vote that keeps women out of the club.
Analysis
Paris Agreement
Should we pay a carbon tax to our own government or to someone else’s?
Foreign governments are telling us they will not stand by and allow Australian industry to operate free of the carbon taxes their producers are required to pay.
‘Forefront of tensions’: Macron backs Morrison in China row
Boris Johnson also lines up behind Australia but warns the world would not benefit from a new Cold War with Beijing.
Beaming Queen receives Prime Minister Scott Morrison in Windsor Castle
The PM told a beaming Queen that she was quite the hit at the G7 summit Britain hosted in Cornwall on the weekend.
Search for spearfisher off South Coast after gear found in water
Police are searching for a spearfisher after gear was found about 150 metres off Narrawallee Beach Headland.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel launches air strikes on Gaza
The attacks, following an Israeli nationalist march in East Jerusalem that angered Palestinians, came in in response to the launching of incendiary balloons.
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Property market
Liberal MPs suggest radical plans to tackle housing affordability crisis
Liberal MPs are demanding the federal government consider radical plans to bring the runaway housing market under control.
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Coronavirus pandemic
Victoria records three more COVID cases and new exposure sites
Victoria has recorded three new COVID-19 cases since two emerged from the Southbank outbreak yesterday.
‘Identical viral sequence’ of COVID cases in Sydney hotel
The health department said a couple and a returned traveller staying in an adjacent room caught the same flight from Doha to Sydney.
Samples support theory COVID-19 was in US before Christmas 2019
The data suggests the virus was in the US states far from the initial hotspots and areas that were considered its points of entry into the country, the study said.
Justin Hemmes confirms purchase of much-loved Narooma motel
Narooma’s much-loved Whale Inn and Restaurant is the latest venue to join Merivale’s expanding portfolio of pubs and property.
I’m a permanent-casual employee. Am I entitled to a pay rise?
Casual workers may be paid an hourly rate but that doesn’t mean it should be fixed, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
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Political leadership
‘It sent a message’: Julie Bishop just got her own Barbie doll
As a child, the former foreign minister played with a Jackie Kennedy doll. Now, she has been honoured with one in her own image.
Sydney
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 opposite two detectives.
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.
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”.
$108 million set aside in NSW budget to remediate disused mines
The Berejiklian government will significantly boost spending to remediate the state’s disused mine sites in a move welcomed by environmentalists and the mining industry alike.
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.
Politics
Ministers back One Nation motion on treatment for transgender children
Linda Reynolds and Michaelia Cash backed motion condemning the use of medical treatment for transgender children in vote that split Coalition.
Business
‘More motivation’: ANZ cyber security boss warns against paying ransoms
Big four bank ANZ’s chief information security officer Lynwen Connick says meeting the demands of hackers only makes them bolder.
World
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Foreign relations
Australia looks to shore up Indonesia ties with Tehan visit
Amid a warning about Jakarta’s drift towards Beijing, Australia is set to reinforce the importance of its relationship with the south-east Asian neighbour.
Opinion
Israel needs to stop stalling and release aid worker jailed five years ago
Tim Costello
Former CEO of World Vision Australia.
Skipping the Q: How to handle your conspiracy-loving friends
Julie Szego
Author and freelance journalist
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Property bydomain
Radio veteran Ray Hadley sells $7.7m Dural estate
Veteran radio broadcaster Ray Hadley sold his Dural estate on Wednesday after more than a quarter of a century as the suburb's highest profile resident.
How to find and keep the best tenants for your investment property
Attracting the right tenants for your investment property is always a challenge, but there are things you can do to keep them there longer.
Life & Culture
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Review
The Veronicas’ new album has high points but doesn’t leave a lasting impression
This week, music writers and critics review four new albums, including The Veronicas’ much-anticipated fourth studio album.
Sport
‘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.
Opinion
NRL 2021
The one week of the season when rugby league learns to love
The Beanie for Brain Cancer Round is a reminder of the good rugby league can be when it isn’t so consumed with self-interest.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
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Tokyo Olympics
Groves set to meet with Swimming Australia to expand on ‘misogyny’ claim
Madeline Groves has made contact with Swimming Australia and is prepared to outline the issues she raised in social media posts on the eve of the Olympic trials.
Ronaldo breaks record after billion-dollar snub, France beat Germany
Cristiano Ronaldo sent pulses racing in sponsors’ boardrooms when he removed two bottles of Coke from a press conference before Portugal’s 3-0 win over Hungary.
‘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.
‘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.
The $50,000 deal struck to ensure Churchill heirloom remains in Sydney
After years of wrangling, one of rugby league’s most precious pieces of memorabilia - Clive Churchill’s debut Test jersey - has found a fitting home.
Have Your Say
Cordner retirement shows the way for NRL
Boyd Cordner quitting due to concussion fears sets an example all players would do well to heed.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
