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He has a visa, a job and we need him, but he can’t come in
Amir Tawdrows and his wife quit their jobs, sold their assets and were scheduled to move to Australia early last year. Now they are “hanging between the earth and the sky.”
New Sydney exposure site venues; updated Myer and David Jones advice
NSW Health has issued updated advice for certain levels of the Myer and David Jones department stores at Bondi Junction after a “confirmed COVID-19 transmission event” last Saturday.
Underworld figure dismissed police warnings before ‘brutal’ murder
Bilal Hamze was targeted in a drive-by shooting in Sydney’s CBD. Police have described the shooting as a major escalation of gang conflict.
Cruise giant loses bid to block volcano survivors suing in US
The Federal Court has cleared the way for Marie Browitt and her daughter to sue Royal Carribean over the 2019 White Island trip.
Ex-soldier grilled after changing evidence about Afghan killing
Ben Roberts-Smith told the trial that he had made a mistake in his evidence, prompting The Herald’s barrister to ask if he was being truthful.
‘Difference between if you’re breathing or not’: East-west divide in ambulance times
Paramedics are warning that delayed response times are putting patients in the western suburbs at risk.
Court awards defamation damages over cosmetic surgery Instagram story
The judgment is thought to be Australia’s first involving defamation in an Instagram story.
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Cordner’s brain was rattled for years on end - the damage is done
All the exultations and burblings about how at least Cordner got out of rugby league with no damage done are complete nonsense.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Live
NRL 2021
NRL 2021 LIVE updates: Johnson, Sharks start fast in Townsville
Penrith will look to snap a two-match losing streak when they host the Tricolours but before that we’re off to Townsville as round 15 continues.
Latest live posts
LoadingSpringsteen’s NY show off-limits for fans with 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.
Welcome to the revolution: meet the fintech duo disrupting super
Can Australians be trusted to manage their own retirement money? These tech founders are counting on it.
The question about men that made her a billionaire
At 17, she asked herself, “Why are men always in control in relationships?” Meet Whitney Wolfe Herd, the woman behind dating app Bumble.
NRL 2021
NRL holding off on Origin bubble as stars cleared of Waverley link
Saturday looms as D-day for COVID protocols before game two as the Queensland government closed the border to those who have visited the Waverley area.
Opinion
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
Sydney
Sussan Ley threatens to override NSW on Kosciuszko feral horses
A political stoush is brewing between NSW and the federal government over the removal of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park.
‘Smacks of jealousy and elitism’: Sydney mayor’s 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.
Hospital ‘booted out’ patients in the middle of the night in their pyjamas
A NSW hospital has admitted to “failures” after patients were left to find their own way 100 kilometres home through remote countryside.
Exclusive
NSW councils
‘It hasn’t worked’: John Barilaro calls for council split
The Deputy Premier and Nationals colleague Steph Cooke are joining their political opponents in demanding a community merged.
Health experts urging the use of rapid testing for frontline workers
Recommendation follows the positive test of an air crew driver in Sydney.
Politics
‘Never say never’: Top statistician braces for census night hacks
Every step has been taken to protect data from hackers after the ABS had to shut the site in 2016, but risks can’t be completely eliminated.
Business
Corporate watchdog confirms review of Nuix float disaster
ASIC’s new boss says it’s not their job to pre-vet prospectuses, even as it gets ready to take look at the data forensics outfit’s ill-fated IPO.
World
Wild bear rampages through Japanese military base, airport
Eight flights were cancelled and 10 schools were shut down in the northern city of Sapporo after a bear shoved its way onto a military base.
Opinion
The China files: how PM persuaded Europe to talk tough on Beijing
Bevan Shields
Europe correspondent
Little reward, big risk: Why the PM may avoid an emissions target
Michelle Grattan
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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'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
Has social media put an end to the Christchurch movie for good?
The furore could prove to be a test of how much influence people power now wields over decisions in the world of entertainment.
Sport
Live
NRL 2021
Cowboys take on the Sharks
Penrith will look to snap a two-match losing streak when they host the Tricolours but before that we’re off to Townsville as round 15 continues.
‘Loose cannon? Madge will get best out of him’: Tamou backs Pangai to thrive at Tigers
Why the Wests Tigers know unwanted Bronco Tevita Pangai Jr will thrive with a change of scenery and coach.
Exclusive
NRL 2021
Legendary All Blacks coach says there is light at the end of the tunnel for Bulldogs
In his only interview since arriving in Australia to work with the Bulldogs, Steve Hansen has backed Trent Barrett to lead the once proud club out of the wilderness.
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Boyd Cordner’s brain was rattled for years on end. The damage is done
All the published exultations and broadcast burblings about how at least Cordner got out of rugby league at the peak of his powers with no damage done etc, are complete and utter nonsense.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
The Aussie surfer secretly hoping for a typhoon at the Tokyo Olympics
Japan might not be synonymous with elite surfing but soon-to-be Australian Olympian Julian Wilson insists typhoon season could make for an interesting competition.
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
Unwanted Dragons fullback Dufty may become a different kind of Saint
St George Illawarra’s fullback could stay in the red and white with St Helens making an aggressive play to bring the attacking ace to the English Super League.
Have Your Say
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
