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Masks mandatory on Sydney public transport as man catches virus after ‘fleeting contact’
Masks will be compulsory on public transport from 4pm on Friday, while eastern suburbs residents are urged to limit their movements.
New venue alerts for Sydney’s north, inner west, south-west
In light of the new case announced today, NSW Health has identified four new venues of concern. People who were at these venues at these times should immediately get tested and self-isolate.
Opinion
Vaccination
For women under 60, how about a quiet ‘sorry’
Now that the AstraZeneca 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
Underworld figure killed by ‘hail of bullets’ in Sydney CBD
Bilal Hamze, who was shot dead on Bridge Street in Sydney’s CBD Thursday night, was the cousin of Brothers 4 Life founder Bassam Hamzy.
Ben Roberts-Smith grilled after changing evidence about Afghan killing
The former special air services soldier told his defamation trial that he had made a mistake in his evidence, prompting the barrister for The Sydney Morning Herald to ask if he was being truthful.
Analysis
China relations
The China files: how Morrison persuaded Europe to talk tough
When Scott Morrison left his hotel room last Sunday, he made sure one important document was tucked away in his bag.
Analysis
Tokyo Olympics
Five things we learnt from the Olympic swimming trials
Young talents rise to the occasion, how the balance is better than Rio and why you will stop whatever you are doing to watch Titmus v Ledecky.
We should be so lucky: The verdict on Lucky Kwong, the new cafeteria from ‘our Kylie’
If some other celebrity chef were at the helm, you’d be miffed. But this is Kylie Kwong, and we’re lucky to have her, reviews Terry Durack.
The question about men that made this woman a billionaire
At 17, she asked herself, ‘Why are men always in control in relationships?’ Meet Whitney Wolfe Herd, whose woman-focused dating app Bumble has made her the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire.
Welcome to the revolution: meet the fintech founders disrupting super
Can Australians be trusted to manage their own retirement money? These tech founders are counting on it.
CBD
City life
Payne goes high speed on Usher’s offer for a Barbie
Seven smoothie Michael Usher ran aground when he offered Foreign Minister Marise Payne a “ridiculous question to end on”
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.
Exclusive
Education
Plan to end the 9am to 3pm school day in NSW
In a radical move from traditional school hours, the government will encourage principals to work with parents and students to find innovative ways to provide flexibility for families.
Investigation
Private schools
Australia’s most prestigious private schools worth $8.5 billion
The country’s most prestigious private schools are worth a massive $8.5 billion and accumulated assets at a greater rate than the property market or the stock exchange between 2015 and 2019.
NRL 2021
Opinion
The problem with telling NRL players to ‘act like a man’
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Opinion
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
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Pangai jnr the first to go as Walters vows to blow up the Broncos
The Brisbane coach has put the entire club on notice after they crashed to their biggest loss of the season against Wayne Bennett’s South Sydney.
Sydney
Exclusive
NSW councils
‘It hasn’t worked’: Barilaro calls for council split
Deputy Premier John Barilaro and Nationals colleague Steph Cooke are joining their political opponents in demanding a community merged as a result of his own government’s controversial amalgamations be split back in two.
Health experts urging the use of rapid testing for frontline workers
Federal and state health authorities should introduce COVID-19 rapid antigen tests for high-risk frontline workers, experts say, following the positive test of an air crew driver on Wednesday.
WestConnex motorway’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.
Exclusive
Commercial real estate
New owner’s plan to bring inner Sydney hotel to former glory
The only thing the locals will see that is missing when the Hollywood Hotel reopens will be the late former owner and her ukulele.
Heritage-listed homeless shelter gets $12m facelift, bigger rooms, private bathrooms
Wesley Centre’s Surry Hills crisis accommodation centre has been upgraded to provide greater dignity to those seeking refuge.
Politics
‘Holding their feet to the fire’: Nationals signal unease with late defiance
Two Nationals MPs almost voted against the government’s superannuation laws, showing they are prepared to flex some muscle in a tight Parliament.
Business
Opinion
Fintech
Why the banks won’t touch bitcoin anytime soon
A pillar of the global financial establishment recently revealed its view on cryptocurrencies: it is extremely sceptical.
Clancy Yeates
Banking reporter
World
‘Daughter of the Ganga’: Indian boatman saves baby girl found floating in box on Ganges river
Officials said the infant was in good health and that the boatman would receive a house and benefits for his heroic rescue.
Opinion
Little reward, big risk: Why the PM may avoid an emissions target
Michelle Grattan
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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
New visa risks changing the character of Australia forever
Abul Rizvi
Former deputy secretary in the Department of Immigration.
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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
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
Sport
‘Smacks of jealousy and elitism’: mayor’s sensational Shute Shield spray
Cumberland City Council mayor Steve Christou has slammed the eastern bloc pushing ahead with plans to force a merger between three western Sydney Shute Shield clubs.
Opinion
NRL 2021
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
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
Analysis
Tokyo Olympics
Five things we learnt from the Olympic swimming trials
Young talents rise to the occasion, how the balance is better than Rio and why you will stop whatever you are doing to watch Titmus v Ledecky.
Lucky Swinton: Flanker free to play for Wallabies after escaping suspension
Waratahs back-rower Lachie Swinton can consider himself a lucky man after a SANZAAR judiciary hearing on Thursday evening.
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 is in the firing line’: Pangai jnr first to go as Walters vows to blow up Broncos
The Brisbane coach has put the entire club on notice after they crashed to their biggest loss of the season against Wayne Bennett’s South Sydney.
Have Your Say
Why brilliant French half may miss Wallabies series
Rugby Australia will be praying that Toulouse lose to Bordeaux this weekend, freeing up France’s glamour twins to play in the second and third Tests.
