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Third Sydney COVID case identified; driver has highly infectious variant
Police are investigating whether the limousine driver adhered to conditions of his employment - including daily testing and being vaccinated - before testing positive on Wednesday.
New Sydney site added to exposure list; Hunt defends vaccine advice
NSW Health has just added Harris Farm in Leichhardt to its list of COVID-19 exposure sites.
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Vaccination
Recommended age for AstraZeneca raised to 60
Greg Hunt says Pfizer is now the preferred vaccine for under-60s and the government will immediately move to open access for 40- to 59-year-olds.
WestConnex’s true cost understated by billions
More than $4 billion worth of construction costs were excluded by the NSW government from Australia’s largest road project, report shows.
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Network outage
Major banks facing internet service outages across Australia
Banks, including ANZ, CBA and Westpac, are scrambling to find the source of an outage affecting access to their online apps.
‘Much greater terror than last time’: HK police raid newsroom
Officers arrived before Apple Daily’s reporters could get to their desks. At 7.30am, they arrested the editor in chief, CEO, and three others.
Opinion
Supermarkets
Cole’s cash splurge leaves investors asking questions
The supermarket operator has little choice other than spending big on technology or risk being left on the shelf past its use-by date.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
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Courts
Magistrate who had relationship with young court clerk wins her super benefit
Ashleigh Petrie died at 23, just weeks after her relationship with Rodney Higgins, 68, made news. She left her superannuation to her mother, then Higgins claimed it.
Opinion
Property development
Siriusly Sydney? Sometimes you sicken me
Fifty years ago the world’s first green ban took place, and people knew they had the power to say “stop”. Has the multimillion-dollar sale of an apartment in the Sirius building shown us we have lost that power?
Helen Pitt
Journalist
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World Boxing
It may not be against Huni, but Gallen vows to return to the ring
Just two months shy of his 40th birthday, Paul Gallen insists his first professional loss won’t result in him retiring.
Ferguson considering code switch after approach from Western Force
The WA Super Rugby outfit wants the former Kangaroos winger for his on-field talent and off-field influence.
Asian megacity could be the next Tokyo for Aussie travellers
Australians have flocked to Japan in huge numbers in recent years, but its attractive neighbour has been overlooked.
The essential guide to the best omakase dining in Sydney
The chef’s table-style of Japanese cuisine is entering the mainstream. Here’s where to try it, plus tips on booking the most coveted seats.
Is West Cork one of the greatest true crime podcasts since Serial?
The podcast of the moment investigates the killing that still haunts an Irish village 25 years later. TV series are on the way.
Sydney
Man allegedly detained and assaulted while driven around in car
Two men have been charged over an alleged kidnapping in Sydney’s south last year.
‘Utter nonsense’: CSIRO blasted for dropping Chinese climate partner
Scientists have ridiculed the decision by the CSIRO, denying the suggestion of national security risks.
Pioneering NSW Drug Court expands to tackle regional ice epidemic
The court, which aims to keep drug-dependent offenders out of prison, has achieved a reoffending rate 17 per cent lower than for those outside the program.
Track-laying under harbour finished in key Metro tunnel
Commuters have been given a glimpse of the new metro train lines under Sydney’s harbour which will connect the future Barangaroo and North Sydney stations.
From Byron to Bega: Push for more homes in regional NSW to ease shortage
NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes says the desire for city-dwellers to “spread out” had triggered a boom in regional towns.
Politics
‘Hate speech’: More right-wing groups may be listed as terrorist organisations
The UK-based group, Sonnenkrieg Division, is the first right-wing extremist organisation to be listed as a terrorist organisation in Australia.
Business
Opinion
Interest rates
The Fed just got everyone’s attention with its abrupt change of tone
Fed chief’s Jerome Powell’s indication that US interest rate rises are coming sooner than thought has made markets uneasy.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Chinese astronauts blast off on mission to Beijing’s ISS rival
The Tiangong space station is the latest step in China’s dream to become a powerful space nation.
Opinion
Biden’s Trumpian outburst puts his Putin challenge on full display
Matthew Knott
North America Correspondent
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Property bydomain
Property Unpacked: How to find a property bargain
Are there bargains to be had in a hot market? We also hear about the rising trend of Australians moving to smaller cities.
Sirius penthouse sold for $35m to Point Piper buyer
Just three years after the last of the housing commission residents moved out of the building, one of the penthouses has sold for $35 million.
Life & Culture
‘We may not have made it through’: STC’s near catastrophic collapse
Executive director Patrick McIntyre said 2021 had started positively for STC, with seven new productions opening to critical acclaim and strong box office demand.
Opinion
Literature
Lisa Taddeo’s first book was a bestselling sensation. Her second is just as explosive
Jane Sullivan
Books columnist and reviewer
Sport
Ferguson considering code switch after approach from Western Force
Out of favour at Parramatta, Ferguson is being pursued by the WA Super Rugby outfit, who want the former Kangaroos winger for his on-field talent and off-field influence.
Kerevi’s Olympic dream fuelled by unfinished Wallabies business
Samu Kerevi thought he had played his last game in an Australian jersey at the 2019 World Cup. Later this month, he will have three days to prove he deserves a ticket to the Tokyo Olympics.
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World Boxing
It may not be against Huni, but Gallen vows to return to the ring
Just two months shy of his 40th birthday, Paul Gallen insists his first professional loss, to Justis Huni, won’t result in him retiring from boxing.
Opinion
NRL 2021
What the NRL can learn from Bruce Springsteen
That 82 per cent of players think, given what has enveloped the world over these past 15 months, that the NRL should not require players and staff to be vaccinated is alarming.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
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Tokyo Olympics
Cody Simpson surges into final of 100m butterfly at Olympic trials
The pop star has continued to make remarkable progress as he returns to swimming, booking himself a spot in the 100m fly final at Australia’s national trials.
Opinion
NRL 2021
Why Tom Trbojevic could end up as the greatest of them all
The young fullback is changing the game – for both Manly and especially the Blues.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Neasham fined $7000 over positive swab for Cox Plate favourite Zaaki
Cox Plate favourite Zaaki has been disqualified from his second place in the JRA Plate after testing positive to an anti-inflammatory drug.
Have Your Say
After $5b snub, Ronaldo may have discovered his most powerful voice yet
Only Ronaldo can explain his exact reasons for disdaining Coke and urging his audience to drink water instead. But it also smacks of a rethink of how he wields his influence.
