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Analysis
Network outage
Bank outage could be an unavoidable symptom of life in the cloud
Akamai has apologised for a widespread outage that saw many Australian banks disappear from the internet, though such availability blips may now be the norm.
Sydney outbreak: Man tests positive after ‘fleeting contact’
NSW has recorded one new case, a man in his 50s who attended Myer Bondi Junction at the same time as an air crew driver who later tested positive.
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
AstraZeneca: For women under 60, how about a quiet ‘sorry’
Now the AZ age limit has been raised by 10 years, for those who had hesitations, it would not kill federal authorities to give us the merest hint of an apology.
Wendy Tuohy
Senior writer
Olympics to reheat push for underground Brisbane Metro station
The site of the Cultural Centre station has been a sore point that’s set to re-emerge if Queensland is named host of the 2032 Games.
Ipswich planning new stadium as centrepiece of Jets’ NRL bid
As the Brisbane Jets compete to join the NRL, Ipswich is hoping plans for a new stadium will boot the club’s rivals out of the park.
Queensland lashes out at PM’s support of ‘inferior’ Victorian quarantine facility
Queensland authorities insist the state’s proposal for a quarantine facility near Toowoomba remains on the table.
Ben Roberts-Smith grilled after changing evidence about Afghan killing
The former soldier told his defamation trial on Friday that he had made a mistake in his evidence, prompting the barrister for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald to ask if he was being truthful.
The lawyer and the soldier: Duelling words and the danger of legal traps
Barrister Nicholas Owens is recognised as a skilled interrogator. Former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been trained in resistance to interrogation. And so begins the cross-examination.
Breaking
Wage scandal
Wages ombudsman takes Woolworths to court over underpayments
The retail giant has previously admitted underpaying its workers to the tune of $390 million but that could now blow out further.
The fintech founders disrupting superannuation
Superhero founders John Winters and Wayne Baskin can’t wait to unleash their trading platform on the $3 trillion super industry.
Investigation
Private schools
Australia’s top private schools are growing richer and faster than ever
The country’s most prestigious private schools are worth a massive $8.5b, and they accumulated assets at a greater rate than the property market or the stock exchange between 2015 and 2019.
Opinion
NRL 2021
The problem with telling NRL players to ‘act like a man’
Two versions of ‘acting’ are presently pulling the NRL apart. One is, supposedly, acting like a man, and the other anything but.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Opinion
Sunday Life
When it comes to school reunions, people fall into three camps
There’s something about drinking cheap champagne with people who knew you before you were fully formed as a person that makes you assess your own life’s journey.
Jo Stanley
columnist
Bruce Springsteen’s Broadway show off-limits for fans who got AstraZeneca jab
Would-be audience members don’t have to be born in the USA to see the Boss perform - but it will help to be vaccinated in the USA.
Queensland
Qld hits out at PM’s support of ‘inferior’ Victorian quarantine facility
Queensland authorities insist the state’s proposal for a quarantine facility near Toowoomba remains on the table.
Others were involved in, or knew of, Whiskey Au Go Go attack: cold case cop
Sergeant Virginia Gray told the inquest into the 1973 Brisbane firebombing she also found convicted killer James Richard Finch’s confession “unlikely”.
Bribie Island satellite hospital site named by state government
Bribie Island finally gets its own satellite hospital at Bongaree, after retirees raised concerns during the October 2020 state election.
‘Dedicated dad’ killed in Brisbane stabbing attack remembered
The father stabbed to death in Brisbane’s north overnight has been remembered as a “dedicated dad who did everything he could to keep his son safe”.
New $20m fund for social entrepreneurs under a future LNP government
LNP leader David Crisafulli has delivered his budget reply speech in Parliament.
Politics
Graphic content
Education
Transgender debate a free speech stress test for Melbourne University
It was the first week back on campus for students at Melbourne University in 2021, and a hateful slogan had just been scrawled on a window of the arts building.
Business
He warned Apple about the risks in China. Then they became reality
In 2014, Apple hired Doug Guthrie to help navigate perhaps its most important market. By then, he was worried about China’s new direction.
World
British charity acknowledges racism in Enid Blyton’s works
The charity said that their website serves to provide readers with a “full picture” of those its commemorates - but has no plans to remove Blyton’s plaque.
Opinion
Little reward, big risk: Why the PM may avoid an emissions target
Michelle Grattan
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
New visa risks changing the character of Australia forever
Abul Rizvi
Former deputy secretary in the Department of Immigration.
Why Morrison cannot rush to net zero emissions
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
How to fix the broken ‘boys’ club’ that is Australian sport
Moya Dodd
Former Matildas vice-captain
Explore
Property bydomain
'Lovely memories': Author Jane Harper lists her bayside apartment
The Melbourne author of hit novel The Dry, which became a movie starring Eric Bana, is selling the home where she wrote the international bestseller.
'Your nose is black inside!': First-home buyer new apartment defect horror
When Zoe Foster visited her GP, the doctor said she had mould spores inside her nose. She knew exactly what it was from: her brand new $672,000 apartment.
Life & Culture
‘Choking on sanctimony’: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie pens essay scorching social media generation
The novelist said social media had created a cohort of young people terrified of having the wrong opinions and robbed of the opportunity to think.
Sport
Charter flights, no mandatory vaccines and leave passes: How the World Cup can go ahead
A decision on whether the World Cup will proceed is expected within the next fortnight as a range of contingencies are put in place for the tournament to go ahead.
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Match report
‘Everyone’s in the firing line’: Pangai first to go as Walters vows to blow up Broncos
The Brisbane coach puts the entire club on notice after they crashed to their biggest loss of the season.
T20 globe-trotter who spent a year in COVID bubbles but happily signed up for more
Dan Christian has undertaken a remarkable journey that has led him back to the Australian side at 38.
Opinion
AFL 2021
Why Joel Selwood is one of the best captains I’ve seen
Joel Selwood is in the same category as Stephen Kernahan, Michael Voss and Paul Kelly.
Wayne Carey
Two-time AFL premiership captain
Simmons is making NBA history for wrong reasons
The Australian stands alone right now when it comes to foul-line futility.
Dutch seal top spot, tributes flow for Denmark’s Eriksen
Denmark fell to their second loss on an emotional night while the Netherlands booked their spot in the next stage with a game to spare.
Grieving Wilson included on 35-strong team for Tokyo
The heartbroken breaststroker was one of the lingering images of the trials. Now the details behind his grief have been revealed.
Have Your Say
The NRL must stop using players like Cordner to sell head-high crackdown
Instead of making those who suffer from concussion poster boys for their cause, why not talk to them?
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
