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Emergency meeting to address growing COVID crisis
Australia’s top medical experts are holding a meeting tonight to work out how other states and territories can provide additional support to NSW during its growing outbreak.
Australia will need to vaccinate 80% of population before it can move away from lockdowns
Without vaccinating young children, the country could achieve the target by March next year, new modelling shows.
Where 5km lockdown limit ends across affected LGAs
Use our interactive map to see where the 5km lockdown limit finishes from any address.
Sydney law firm praises civil disobedience over lockdowns
Lawyer Nathan Buckley has been involved in the anti-vaccine movement since at least June 2020.
Analysis
Biden's White House
Breakthrough COVID infections a reality check on road to normality
Rare but rising cases of “breakthrough” COVID-19 infections are complicating America’s return to normality and offer a preview for Australia.
Live
Tokyo Olympics
Three-time Olympian Jess Fox wins gold; Tokyo sets unwanted COVID record
The Australian paddler has won a long-awaited gold medal with an exceptional performance in the canoe slalom final.
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Tokyo Olympics
Australian pole vaulters set to compete after COVID-19 scare
The entire athletics team was thrown into lockdown for several hours after a US pole vaulter tested positive for COVID-19.
Analysis
Tokyo Olympics
Japan is warming to an Olympics many have not wanted
There comes a time in every Games where dire predictions are put to the side. For Japan, that moment came on Tuesday night.
The ‘breathtaking’ moment scientists spotted rare whales in Jervis Bay
Scientists were thrilled to see two rare southern right whales - of which only 300 are known to exist - caring for calves before their return to Antarctica.
Josh Massoud loses defamation case against media outlets
The former Channel 7 reporter sued 2GB, Nine Digital, Fox Sports, The Daily Telegraph and KIIS 1065 in the District Court.
Exclusive
Barbra Streisand
‘I don’t understand a lot of today’s music’: Streisand
In a rare interview, the singer rails against anti-vaxxers and anti-scientists and swoons with admiration for Jacinda Ardern.
Qantas confirms rollout of digital ‘health pass’ for flights
Qantas has confirmed it will rollout a digital health pass for international flights, which will confirm passengers have clearance to fly.
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Review
Five stars for the gritty ’90s drama that paved the way for so many shows
It’s slightly nerve-wracking, returning to a favourite TV series after more than two decades. Will it still hold its allure? Yes, as it turns out.
Sydney
Police hunt CBD protesters suspected of throwing pot plants at officers
Police have released images of four men suspected of throwing pot plants at mounted officers during the anti-lockdown protest in Sydney’s CBD.
Contact details ‘may have been compromised’ in cyber attack
A cyber attack on the Department of Education earlier this month may have compromised sensitive information.
NSW records 239 cases, two deaths as Premier says ‘things likely to get worse’
The state has tightened rules in eight Sydney LGAs, requiring residents to wear a mask at all times outside their home.
Protester who allegedly struck horse refusing COVID-19 test, court told
A Sydney court has heard Kristian Pulkownik is being held in isolation at Parklea prison, where he will spend the next fortnight.
Foreign soldiers killed ‘innocent’ Afghans, defamation trial told
Ben Roberts-Smith is suing The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald for defamation over a series of reports in 2018.
Politics
China ‘found faulty locks and propped open the doors’ in Microsoft attack: ASD
The head of Australia’s cyber spy agency says China crossed a line when it allowed criminal groups into Microsoft Exchange servers.
Business
Google mandate for staff to get vaccinated hits roadblock in Australia
Google is requiring staff worldwide to get COVID jabs to return to the office. The tech giant may struggle to enforce the policy in Australia.
Opinion
Global economy
No one seems to know what the post-COVID future will look like
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
First images of Sean Turnell inside Myanmar jail as he receives jab
The Australian economist is being held at a Myanmar prison reportedly rife with COVID-19 as the strife-torn nation faces an alarming outbreak.
Opinion
Bubble and pique: Singling out buddies can be fraught
Rita Glennon
Herald journalist
Berejiklian says situation could be worse, but that is not the measure
Alexandra Smith
State Political Editor
New government support is JobKeeper in all but name
Steven Hamilton
Economist at the Blueprint Institute
Young Aussies should score Labor’s housing policy gymnastics harshly
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
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Property bydomain
'It's grim': Will young people ever be able to afford their own home?
'Oh my God,' said the economist. 'Good grief,' said the academic. That’s the frank reaction to house prices rising as much as 29 per cent in a health and economic crisis. So, is there any hope in sight?
Sydney median house price hits $1.41m, rising $1200 a day
Over the past year, median house prices have shot up by a staggering 24 per cent – or $272,887 – the fastest annual growth since Domain records began in 1993.
Life & Culture
‘If you’re feeling low, you’re not alone’: Distress at record high
Lockdowns led to the highest levels of depression and anxiety on record, research finds, but even where restrictions have eased, people’s mental health hasn’t immediately bounced back.
Sport
World, meet Zac, Australian swimming’s bolt from the blue
They never saw Australia’s newest Olympic champion coming Tokyo. They’ll be looking for Zac Stubblety-Cook now.
Live
Tokyo Olympics
Australian athletics team cleared after COVID scare; Stubblety-Cook claims gold, Chalmers silver, women’s relay team stunned
There are five finals in the pool today and Australia has medal hopes in every one of them. And Jessica Fox has a shot at another medal in the canoe slalom.
From the futon
Tokyo Olympics
Is winning gold in the pool a valid excuse for day-time drinking?
The family of swimmer Zac Stubblety-Cook were getting into the swing of things well before he won gold in the 200m breaststroke. We should, too.
Opinion
England
Ashes threats by England are condescending and ungrateful
Michael Vaughan’s continuing tirade about cancelling the Ashes if families can’t tour shows the former England captain has a short memory.
Malcolm Conn
Chief Cricket Writer
McKeon and Campbell chasing elusive individual honours in star-studded final
Australia will have two competitors in the women’s 100m freestyle final, both having a major chance of winning a medal.
Coaches defend relay plan after China, US spring relay upset
Australia claimed bronze in the 4x200m relay amid some selection controversy as three teams broke the previous world record.
Sheens takes on a Gould-like role at Tigers as club looks for big-name recruits
Sheens can have a Phil Gould-like affect at the Wests Tigers as he quickly starts work on recruitment and retention at the joint venture.
Have Your Say
‘A blessing and a curse’: Ledecky, Biles highlight cost of being the boss
Born three days apart in 1997, Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles headed to Tokyo with nine Olympic gold medals between them and a standing as all-time greats.
