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‘Very real and present danger’: New restrictions for Sydney after 16 new local cases
Urgent investigations are currently under way to identify the source of four out of 13 new infections identified after 8pm last night.
What are NSW’s new COVID-19 restrictions - and where are the exposure sites?
The new restrictions will affect Greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Wollongong and Shellharbour, effective from 4pm Wednesday for one week.
Opinion
Vaccination
Vaccine hesitancy horse has bolted - we need a powerful new campaign
Russel Howcroft
Australian businessman and media personality
Mourners gather at funeral of slain gangster Bilal Hamze
Police were a highly visible presence at the event at Lakemba Mosque amid concerns about gangland conflict and the safety of senior family members.
‘Forced out by cancel culture’: Tudge condemns Vaile’s exit as uni chancellor
But senior Newcastle University academics say there was widespread unhappiness among staff at Mr Vaile’s appointment due to his chairmanship of Whitehaven Coal.
‘Not just windmills and solar panels’: Fitzgibbon tackles ALP over climate change policy
The Hunter Valley MP has again attacked his own party over its position on energy policy.
Murray Darling Basin water recovery to be halted by Nationals senators
Nationals senators have launched a bid to end the recovery of water for the environment under the $12 billion Murray Darling Basin Plan.
Woolworths announces job losses, Metro store write-downs
Nearly $100 million in costs and impairments announced due to the closure of a warehouse and weak sales at its inner-city stores.
Khashoggi’s killers ‘had paramilitary training in US’
US-Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi had gone to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018, where he was abducted and killed.
Analysis
China relations
Winter Olympics a new excuse for Beijing’s crackdown on everything
COVID-19 has provided a blanket of security for an increasingly restrictive state.
Opinion
Superannuation
Harsh lesson for those who turned super to cash
Australians who switched their superannuation to a cash investment option last year have paid a heavy price, with most funds set for double-digit returns this financial year.
Charlotte Grieve
Age reporter
Opinion
Ask an expert
Asset rich but cash poor? Reverse mortgage may be the answer
The whole point of any form of reverse mortgage is to help asset-rich, cash-strapped seniors draw on the savings in their home to fund their retirement.
Noel Whittaker
Money columnist
Why Welch might give Roy Masters a slice of his next deal
Christian Welch appreciated Masters’ piece about how Origin I could be decided by him pressuring Cleary. Take Two on Sunday.
CBD
City life
Dogs of war: Sky’s the limit for Horizon debacle
Once again, Horizon residents are doing what Sydney does best: arguing over money and heading for the courts.
I watched all the Fast & Furious movies furiously fast – here’s how they rank
Like a shot of NO2 to my four-core intercoolers, the release of F9 sent me on a marathon 48-hour binge of the previous eight films in the Fast & Furious franchise.
NSW BUDGET 2021
Cash splash for families, schools as NSW finds way out of pandemic recession
A resistance to state-wide lockdowns and a surging property market have pulled NSW out of a pandemic-induced recession.
Analysis
Seven charts to explain the Treasurer’s budget sales pitch
A complex mix of spending and revenue decisions underpins the Treasurer’s political sales pitch. Here is how it works.
Sydney
Exclusive
Education
Boys asked to use rating system on girls, female students taught to keep virginity
The year 10 male students at co-ed St Luke’s Grammar School were separated from the female students for the Christian studies exercise.
Exclusive
Teaching
Teacher shortage hampers schools as enrolments collapse
NSW schools are struggling with a major teacher shortage as enrolment numbers for education degrees fall by a third and half of trainees fail to finish their degrees.
Alleged Asian drug kingpin fighting extradition to Australia
Tse Chi Lop, who has been compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, is fighting extradition to Australia, saying he would not get a fair trial.
Sydney to get its first new selective high school in 25 years under $7.9 billion plan
New schools are also planned for St Leonards, Chatswood and Macquarie Park - one of them on the site of the Premier’s old high school.
Daughter of Charlie Teo has crash case withdrawn
Nicola Annabel Teo was due to face trial in Downing Centre District Court on Tuesday before the case against her was withdrawn and dismissed.
Politics
Most Australians blame China for poor relations but ambivalent about government’s approach: poll
The Lowy Institute’s annual poll shows trust in China has fallen to record lows and 56 per cent of Australians believe Beijing is more to blame than Canberra for tensions between the two.
Business
Costa spends $220m on mandarins, says low avocado prices here to stay
Fruit and vegetable giant will acquire the exclusive rights to a range of seedless mandarins through a new farm acquisition, while it has also flagged it expects avocado prices to remain low for the rest of the year.
World
Biden White House concedes it will miss July 4 vaccination goal
White House officials said the main reason the US will miss the 70 per cent target was that not enough younger American adults have received a jab.
Opinion
Silencing transgender conversation leads us nowhere
Julie Szego
Author and freelance journalist
Vaccine hesitancy horse has bolted. We need a powerful campaign.
Russel Howcroft
Australian businessman and media personality
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Property bydomain
Bargain? Penthouse apartment sells for a 75 per cent discount
The four-level apartment in a historic building has found a buyer after sitting on the market since 2015, and still managed to change hands for millions. Take a look inside.
'Life-changing': How landlords can benefit from reduced rent
This renter never expected the generosity of a landlord to help her get back on her feet - but that's exactly what happened.
Life & Culture
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Review
A decade later, Louis Theroux has second thoughts about Joe Exotic
British filmmaker Louis Theroux revisits the Joe Exotic story, a decade after his first encounter with him and in the wake of the Tiger King phenomenon.
Sport
Breaking
Tokyo Olympics
‘Shattered’ Huni out of Olympics after injuring hand against Gallen
Paul Gallen said in the lead-up to last week’s fight that he hoped to destroy Justis Huni’s Olympic dream. He has, but not in the way he predicted.
Calls for calm after Vaughan demands Ashes cancellation
Cricket Australia has called for calm after former England captain Michael Vaughan demanded the Ashes be cancelled if players’ families are unable to tour.
Why Christian Welch might give Roy Masters a slice of his next deal
Christian Welch appreciated Roy Masters’ excellent piece in the Herald about how Origin I could be decided by him pressuring Nathan Cleary. Take Two on Sunday.
World Rugby set to approve NRL-inspired rule changes in all competitions
The 50-22 and goal line dropout are here to stay. But some of the leading rugby nations aren’t happy.
Super Rugby negotiations stall as Australia cools on trans-Tasman competition
Rugby Australia appears to be going cold on the idea of a full trans-Tasman Super Rugby competition next year unless it is financially compensated.
Why Bennett’s influence on Mitchell could be the undoing of Queensland
Queensland’s greatest ever coach has helped conjure many Maroon miracles but his formidable bond with a Blues star could steer NSW to a series win in Brisbane.
Blues call Cordner into camp as Tedesco reveals painful battle in Townsville
The NSW captain needed several pain-killing injections at half-time as he revealed former skipper Boyd Cordner will be asked to join camp before game two in Brisbane.
Have Your Say
Bravo, Carl Nassib ... and let’s hope that, one day soon, no one cares
Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to come out as gay - a milestone on the road to equality and another step towards the day when a player’s sexuality does not count as news.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
