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Driver tests positive to COVID-19 in Bondi
NSW Health is investigating after a man from Sydney’s east tested positive to COVID-19 on Wednesday, the state’s first local case in 40 days.
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
We should have been wearing masks the whole time
Before the pandemic, I thought wearing a face mask was a little strange. I now think those people were right, and I was both wrong and ignorant.
China warns G7, NATO that the era of ‘dictating world affairs is over’
Foreign affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian was on the attack, saying “the affairs of the globe should be guided by the UN Charter, and not decided by a small clique”.
Opinion
Aviation
‘Common threat’: The US and EU move to thwart China’s ambitions in the air
Mutual interest is a strong motivation for détente. The US and EU have settled a 17-year trade dispute and plan to work together to limit China’s attempt to gatecrash the global aviation industry.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Analysis
Please Explain podcast
Australia’s position on China warmly supported at G7
Today on Please Explain, Europe correspondent Bevan Shields speaks with Tory Maguire about the G7 summit and Australia’s stance with China.
Lucy Turnbull says women can be PMs, premiers and judges - but why not members of the Australian Club?
The former Sydney lord mayor says the issue of membership at the Australian Club is a very personal one for her.
Roberts-Smith feared media would ‘intercept’ his phone calls, court hears
The former special forces soldier told his Federal Court defamation trial that a family friend bought him a prepaid phone to speak to former comrades.
Breaking
Minimum wage
Australia’s minimum wage to increase by almost $20 a week
The decision affects about 2.5 million Australians who rely on either the absolute national minimum wage or the minimum wages for their industry.
Analysis
Trade deals
Cheap whisky with a Hobnob on the side: What does the Australia-UK free trade deal mean for you?
Whiskey, biscuits and even cars could be cheaper under the free trade deal.
Northern beaches restaurateur charged over alleged role in cocaine import syndicate
Mostafa Baluch, a resident of Bayview on the northern beaches and former owner of Cervo in Northbridge, is the fourth man charged in the investigation.
Dutton defamation case not among court’s ‘biggest’ cases, judge says
A Federal Court judge presiding over a Twitter defamation case brought by Defence Minister Dutton has ordered the parties to attend mediation in person.
Exclusive
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.
Opinion
Gender equality
Sign of the changing times - BHP in court for employing women over men
Plenty of companies have set such aspirational targets and plenty of companies engage in the equality rhetoric but with limited follow-through.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Exclusive
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.
‘Australia beating the drums of war is dangerous posturing’: Linda Jaivin on China
Author, translator and Sinologist Linda Jaivin takes the Taoist advice “to flow with nature” – whether writing history, movie subtitles or comic erotica.
★★★★
Review
Loki is a genre-bending buddy-cop show – and it works brilliantly
Tom Hiddleston as superhero Loki and Owen Wilson, playing a grizzled detective, are a hoot in this latest instalment of the Marvel franchise.
Sydney
‘Timely intervention is needed’: Minister will ban councillors under ICAC probe from meetings
The NSW government proposes to ban two Sydney councillors being investigated by the corruption watchdog from attending meetings where their probe is discussed.
Analysis
Matildas
Matildas took a small step forward but they needed to take a giant stride
The Matildas ended their losing streak with an improved performance against Sweden but they look a long way from Olympic medal contenders.
Neighbours help woman allegedly detained and lifted over Sydney unit balcony
A man is in custody after a woman was allegedly held against her will and lifted over a balcony in the inner west
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.
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.
Politics
Exclusive
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.
Business
Opinion
Tech crackdown
It’s time for cashed-up Silicon Valley to live up to its promises
Observing the resources and reach at tech titans’ disposal, we might reasonably ask if Google and co can do more to benefit society.
James Titcomb
World
Analysis
Cyber warfare
US-Russia summits were once about nukes - today they’re about cyber weapons
Putin refuses to acknowledge that Russia uses cyber weapons at all, suggesting that the accusations are part of a giant, American-led disinformation campaign.
David E. Sanger
Opinion
Should we pay a carbon tax to our own government or to someone else’s?
Nick O'Malley
Environment and Climate Editor
Israel needs to stop stalling and release aid worker jailed five years ago
Tim Costello
Former CEO of World Vision Australia.
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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
How Olivia Rodrigo became pop’s new ‘primal’ superstar
The Drivers License phenomenon’s chart-topping new album has been breaking records, Taylor Swift-style.
Sport
Analysis
Matildas
Matildas took a small step forward against Sweden, but they needed to take a giant stride
The Matildas ended their losing streak with an improved performance against Sweden but they look a long way from Olympic medal contenders.
McKeon cleared for take-off after blistering 100m freestyle heat
Cate Campbell has been the face of the 100m freestyle in Australia but Emma McKeon has mounted a major challenge with the fastest global swim since 2019.
Smith, Cummins, Warner among mass withdrawals from Windies, Bangladesh tours
The withdrawals of some of the biggest names in Australian cricket highlights the difficulty of staging international matches during a pandemic.
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
‘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.
‘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.
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
