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Coronavirus pandemic
QR code plan to let overseas flights resume for vaccinated travellers
Australians will use a QR code vaccine certificate for international travel under a multimillion-dollar plan to reopen the borders, but the Coalition can’t agree on using it for domestic travel.
Queensland records 16 new local cases, record number of tests
Queensland is dealing with its biggest coronavirus outbreak since the first wave hit last year, with 16 new local cases reported.
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Biden's White House
‘Delta has moved the needle’: Vaccine mandates more useful than cash
Andy Slavitt, who served as Joe Biden’s senior pandemic adviser, warns that governments must now vaccinate far more people to stave off the Delta variant.
Morrison told months ago of need for locally made Pfizer-style vaccines
The federal government was warned months ago about the importance of producing mRNA vaccines on home soil.
Lockdowns spark exodus as thousands head to the hills
Sydneysiders are heading for cheaper housing and lockdown-free life in the state’s regions as the pandemic upends internal migration across the country.
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Executive shake-up
Christine Holgate takes million-dollar payout from Aus Post but no apology
Christine Holgate has received a $1 million payout from Australia Post for her controversial downfall as chief executive over the Cartier watches scandal, with the board saying it regretted her departure.
Opinion
Political leadership
Porter’s elevation betrays PM’s chilling apathy towards survivors
To see Christian Porter assume the role of leader of the House of Representatives is an insult to all survivors of sexual abuse.
Grace Tame
As Belarus repression deepens, Johnson meets exiled leader
The meeting took place hours after a Belarusian activist who helped fellow citizens flee to Ukraine was found hanged from a tree in Kiev.
‘Grave concerns’: Westpac accuses alleged fraudster of lying about assets
Colourful football personality Bill Papas has finally submitted a list of his assets to the court after repeatedly missing deadlines.
Opinion
Property prices
House prices take a breath as affordability crunch bites
First home buyers are retreating from the property market as cashed-up investors attracted by the prospects of significant capital gains outbid them at auctions.
John Collett
Personal finance editor
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Tokyo Olympics
‘I’m so stoked’: Australia’s newest medallist speaks
Kareena Lee was part of the lead pack that broke away from the field towards the end of the women’s 10km marathon swim, and the Australian managed to hang on to win the bronze medal.
‘So out of my control’: Biles leaves Tokyo with bronze but no answers
Simone Biles says she felt physically ill watching other gymnasts do the one thing that her body simply wouldn’t do.
Natalie Portman quits Sydney movie for personal reasons
HBO says Days of Abandonment, based on a novel by bestselling Italian novelist Elena Ferrante, “will not move forward”.
Will Australia ever move into a four-day working week?
Momentum is building around the world for implementing shorter work weeks, and Dr Kirstin Ferguson says the conversation should soon be raised locally.
Unexpected moments have two Herald photographers up for awards
Shots of a girl amongst camels and an emu in Broken Hill are finalists for the Australian Life prize.
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Sydney
Nephew allegedly distributed $1.3 million in fraud proceeds for Michael Ibrahim
Police allege Abraham Sayour used two bank accounts to receive and distribute funds from a scheme using labour hire and payroll companies to siphon money that should have gone to the Australian Taxation Office.
Byron Baes stars linked to COVID-time party
Netflix’s controversial Byron Baes reality TV show has hit a COVID-related snag after its stars were reported to police for breaching public health orders.
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Indigenous
Aboriginal land claims: Bad memories being wound back very slowly
More than 38,000 Aboriginal land claims are outstanding, some decades old. Now the NSW government has allocated nearly $10 million to address the problem.
Real estate agent facing more charges over alleged samurai sword attack
Karl Howard allegedly attempted to murder a woman by attacking her with the sword.
RFS volunteer used plastic bottle ‘like a magnifying glass’ to start fire near Bega
The teenager has been found guilty of lighting one fire in November 2019.
Politics
Path from lockdowns hinges on testing, tracing and quarantine measures
Australia’s proposed path out of harsh restrictions depends on optimal quarantine systems, contact tracing and social distancing – and lockdowns will probably still be needed.
Business
China’s economic rebound under threat from Delta outbreak
China’s broadest Covid-19 outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic is hampering tourism and spending, adding another risk to the economy just as consumption was picking up.
World
After years in planning, US gets serious about strategic dialogue with Indonesia
The announcement was part of a US effort to show it is serious about engaging with Southeast Asia to push back against China’s expanding influence.
Opinion
Bol’s bolt a bridge for a nation
Nyadol Nyuon
Lawyer and human rights advocate
Vaccine race goes around in circles
Julie Szego
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Property bydomain
Houses are earning more than surgeons, psychiatrists and CEOs
Home owners are out-earning some of Australia's top professionals, with price growth seeing house values climb by more than $1000 per day in some cities.
The new obstacle for first-home buyer hopefuls
First-time buyers have had a window of opportunity to purchase property over the past year – but new figures show that's under threat.
Life & Culture
From Norman Swan’s health guide to grim fiction: what to read this week
T.C.Boyle elicits both fascination and distress from the reader in his novel about life with a chimpanzee.
Sport
Australia destroy Argentina and basketball medal curse is ripe for the breaking
The Boomers demolished Argentina to move into the semi-finals of the Olympic tournament. If they want a gold medal, they first have to get past Team USA.
Updated
Tokyo Olympics
‘Excessive drinking’: Men’s sevens team, Olyroos accused of misbehaving on flight
Australian Olympic Committee boss Matt Carroll has revealed what is alleged to have occurred on a rowdy flight filled with athletes returning from Tokyo.
Historic Shute Shield facing first cancelled season since WW1
The Shute Shield could finish the year without a winner for the first time since 1918 as the Sydney Rugby Union face a deadline to decide if the season can go ahead.
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Tokyo Olympics
Bol to go all out in 800m, McSweyn says he will have to lift in 1500m
Peter Bol will take a no guts, no glory approach to his gold medal moment in the 800m Olympic final on Wednesday night, forcing a fast race and challenging the world to go with him in a battle to outlast them, according to his coach.
‘So out of my control’: Simone Biles leaves Tokyo with bronze but no answers
Simone Biles says she felt physically ill watching other gymnasts do the one thing that her body simply wouldn’t do.
Operation Relocation costing Sydney clubs $20m in revenue
High-flying Sydney clubs are counting the multi-million dollar cost of having to surrender blockbuster games in the run home to the finals because of COVID.
Australia thrashed by Bangladesh in match not broadcast on TV
Australia had never previously failed to chase a T20I target this paltry, nor been beaten by Bangladesh in four previous meetings.
Have Your Say
Andrew Webster: The Olympics have convinced me to ditch social media for good
There are a lot of good things happening at the Tokyo Olympics ... but not in the toxic swamp otherwise known as Twitter.
