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Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Vaccinated to avoid lockdown restrictions once target hit

Vaccinated Australians will be able to avoid some lockdown restrictions and international border rules will be loosened once enough people get both doses of a vaccine.

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Thousands of medical students ready to vaccinate at university hubs

The country’s top unis have about 3500 final year student doctors who can be deployed to help ramp up the vaccine rollout once more supply comes online.

Katie Ebzery and Siyu Wang fight for possession.

Struggling Opals fall to China after last-second foul howler

The Australians nailed two three-pointers in the last 10 seconds to almost force overtime, but China were given a dubious, late foul call with just 0.6 seconds to play.

Aussie collapses three times but finishes to deliver one of the country’s gutsiest runs

Pat Tiernan in the men’s 10,000m final on Friday.

Australian long-distance runner Pat Tiernan drew applause in the nearly empty stadium as he ran himself to exhaustion in the 10,000m final.

Kerr strikes twice in seven-goal thriller as Matildas seal semi-final spot

Sam Kerr celebrates.

A Sam Kerr brace and Teagan Micah goalkeeping clinic sealed a dramatic 4-3 extra time win against Great Britain.

Matt Wearn all but wins Australia’s first sailing gold in Tokyo

The world feed of the sailing regatta was showing another race as Matt Wearn claimed an unassailable lead in the Laser class, making the Perth product an invisible champion.

‘Grave concerns’: Westpac accuses alleged fraudster of lying about assets

Xanthi FC owner Bill Papas watches on as Tony Popovic puts pen to paper with the Greek club.

Colourful football personality Bill Papas has finally submitted a list of his assets to the court after repeatedly missing deadlines.

Woman who stabbed partner to death with steak knife jailed

Lisa Srsa pleaded guilty to manslaughter and was sentenced in the NSW Supreme Court on Friday.

The NSW Supreme Court judge accepted as a result of Lisa Srsa’s various mental disorders, her capacity to control herself was “substantially impaired”.

Union wins case against Qantas over ground crew outsourcing

The union argued in the Federal Court that Qantas chose to outsource the jobs of more than 2000 ground staff to avoid potential industrial action in the future.

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Privacy

Facebook a ‘honeypot’ for police to monitor protests

Facebook has been criticised for enabling the fomentation of dangerous activism and disinformation, but the platform also provides a digital breadcrumb trail for tracking law-breakers.

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Afghan villager was ‘martyred’ by foreign soldiers, Roberts-Smith trial told

Afghan villager was ‘martyred’ by foreign soldiers, Roberts-Smith trial told

A Darwan farmer has told the war veteran’s defamation trial that he witnessed a relative being kicked into a dry river bed by a “big soldier”.

A guide to dealing with the hell that is sibling rivalry

Kids fighting.

The key is to see our children’s frustrating behaviour, when they’re fighting with each other, not as an attempt to torture us, but for what it really is.

‘It was just like being on Mars’: The prize-winning image that says so much

Sydney photographer Joel B. Pratley has won this year’s National Photographic Portrait Prize.

Wests Tigers after their loss.
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Warriors embarrass ‘diabolical’ Tigers with comeback win

Tigers coach Michael Maguire looked a broken man up in the stands at Suncorp Stadium after full-time.

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N95 masks were in high demand at the start of the pandemic.

US man pleads guilty over attempted $430m COVID fraud on NSW

Plea agreement shows that NSW came perilously close to giving $430 million to a Texan man who was offering to sell 50 million COVID-19 protective masks he did not have.

It’s infecting art: COVID and single use objects highlighted in new art prize

Sydney-based artist and designer Ruth Downes wearing a collar of masks that she made to illustrate the impact on the environment of single use items. She is a finalist for the Northern Beaches’ inaugural Environmental Art and Design Prize.  Winners will be announced after the current lockdown.

Masks are saving lives, but the threat that single-use items like them pose to the environment is highlighted in the northern beaches’ first ever Environmental Art and Design Prize.

Army to enforce orders as Delta spreads through children

Members of the ADF in Melbourne last year.

As households remain one of the main drivers of COVID-19 transmission, the ADF has accepted a request to help NSW ensure people stay home and don’t mix with extended family.

Sydney law firm praises civil disobedience over lockdowns

Sydney lawyer Nathan Buckley of G&B Lawyers has been accused of peddling misinformation about COVID-19.

Lawyer Nathan Buckley has been involved in the anti-vaccine movement since at least June 2020.

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‘Capture their success’: The six best schools the government wants others to copy

Principal Gail Clough and teacher Luke Fulwood at Macarthur Girls High, Parramatta .26th July 2021. Photo: Edwina Pickles / SMH

The government has identified six public schools with the ‘X-factor’, and wants to find out the secrets to their success and share them with other schools.

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While the leafy suburbs still have their appeal, there's some seriously big money flowing into our inner cities. Peek inside some of the most lavish pads.

The once laid-back surf town where house prices jumped 51 per cent in a year

The once laid-back surf town where house prices jumped 51 per cent in a year

The first series of pandemic lockdowns last year started the increase, but this latest one has seen many more second-home buyers joining them.

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Gould hails Titmus as ‘Australia’s new sporting heroine’ as she chases treble

Gould hails Titmus as ‘Australia’s new sporting heroine’ as she chases treble

Shane Gould won three gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympics and hopes Ariarne Titmus can pull off a rare 200-400-800m freestyle treble.

Sam Kerr celebrates.

Kerr strikes twice in seven-goal thriller as Matildas seal semi-final spot

A Sam Kerr brace and Teagan Micah goalkeeping clinic sealed a dramatic 4-3 extra time win against Great Britain.

Matt Wearn has all but won Australia’s first gold medal of the sailing regatta at the Tokyo Olympics.

Matt Wearn all but wins Australia’s first sailing gold in Tokyo

The world feed of the sailing regatta was showing another race as Matt Wearn claimed an unassailable lead in the Laser class, making the Perth product an invisible champion.

Katie Ebzery and Siyu Wang fight for possession.

Struggling Opals fall to China after last-second foul howler

Once a gold medal fancy, the Australian Opals must win their last group game on Monday and hope other results fall their way as they stare down elimination from Tokyo.

Cate Campbell turned to Helen Reddy’s music in Tokyo.

Campbell buries ghosts for good, with a little help from Helen Reddy

Cate Campbell would have her own redemption song in Tokyo five years after a performance that could have ended her swimming career.

Broncos players celebrate during the win over the Cowboys.
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Tesi could be headed for a Niu home as Broncos beat Cowboys in derby

Just a few hours after officially securing the signature of Anthony Milford, South Sydney officials cast their eye over another potential Brisbane target.

Wests Tigers after their loss.
Wests Tigers 16 Warriors 18
Match report

Warriors embarrass ‘diabolical’ Tigers with comeback win

Tigers coach Michael Maguire looked a broken man up in the stands at Suncorp Stadium after full-time.

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