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Police arrest at least two people at Sydney Park
Police are arriving in large numbers to Sydney’s inner west for nationwide anti-lockdown protests. Hundreds of protesters are converging already in Melbourne’s CBD.
Breaking
Coronavirus pandemic
NSW records 1331 local COVID-19 cases, six deaths
Police have begun arresting people near an anti-lockdown protest at Sydney Park, as NSW COVID-19 case numbers surpassed 50,000 since the start of the pandemic.
Suburban fury: Delta divide deepens over Sydney hotspot lockdowns
Uneven COVID-19 restrictions have brought dormant resentments roaring back to life in Sydney.
Exclusive
Defence
Recalled French ambassador accuses Australia of ‘treason in the making’
The recalled French ambassador to Australia says Canberra intentionally misled Macron’s government. “The crime was prepared for 18 months,” he said.
Breaking
France
Australia ‘regrets’ French ambassador recall, makes no apology for subs deal
The Morrison government defended the decision to dump a plan to buy French submarines as being in national security interests.
Opinion
National security
Morrison’s China ‘strategy’ makes us less, not more, secure
Kevin Rudd
Former Australian prime minister
‘They’ll pull knives on ya’: how a teenage boy’s night out turned to tragedy
Just 17, apprentice Jack Beasley arrived in Surfers Paradise for a night out with his mates. Hours later he died in hospital after a stab wound to the heart.
Exclusive
Great Barrier Reef
Student claims HSBC’s Great Barrier Reef ad a ‘blatant greenwash’
The bank is being challenged by a 17-year-old for promoting products supporting the reef, while funding fossil fuel operations including the Adani mine.
Exclusive
Federal politics
Meet the Liberal Party’s latest problem: a climate-driven independent
Kylea Tink is a business leader, a country girl – and is about to take on Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman in the seat of North Sydney.
‘Horrible mistake’: US admits air strike killed only civilians
The high-profile drone strike killed up to 10 Afghan civilians - including seven children - rather than an Islamic State extremist as initially announced.
Brian Houston quits Hillsong boards, will remain ‘global pastor’ ahead of court hearing
Documents show he quit his governance roles 12 days after police charged him for allegedly concealing child sexual abuse by his late father.
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Are we slowly burning out in lockdown?
A burnout doesn’t have to be spectacular, it can be a stifling smoulder.
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
Real estate heir convicted of murder in California
A jury found Robert Durst guilty of murdering his best friend Susan Berman in 2000, the first homicide conviction for a man suspected of killing three people in three states over 39 years.
‘They just bleed for it’: Distance can’t dim Penrith-Parra rivalry
It may be a long way from its spiritual base, but the Panthers-Eels semi-final will captivate a key rugby league region that continues to fuel the wider game.
World’s largest tree wrapped in aluminium as raging fire nears
The base of the General Sherman Tree has been wrapped in a fire-resistant blanket to protect it against the possibility of intense flames.
Camellias saved a house from bushfire. Now the owner is saving them
In some parts of the world they are worshipped as gods. Now a group of horticulturists has formed a Camellia Ark to propagate and save rare camellias.
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NRL 2021
Sea Eagles 42 Roosters 6
Manly blitz Roosters to set up Souths showdown
‘He gets joy from people coming after him’: former Panther now Eels’ key man
After six weeks out through injury, Reagan Campbell-Gillard showed on the first play last weekend what the Eels had been missing.
Updated
To’o ruled out after abrupt Cleary says Panthers in ‘great shape’ for Eels clash
The coach was in no mood to talk about his war of words before and after Penrith’s first finals loss.
Sydney
How your postcode is faring as NSW hits 50 per cent milestone
More than half of the NSW population aged 16 and over is fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Australia Post urges consumers to start Christmas shopping early
Parcel volumes are already at Christmas-like levels due to more than 15 million Australians living under lockdown.
Body found after unit fire in Sydney’s inner west
The blaze in the Drummoyne block was contained after emergency services were called and investigations are continuing.
Updated
Sydney's ganglands
Alleged North Sydney murder plot leads to arrest
Ibrahem Hamze was saved when police came across a stolen Mercedes being driven on Sydney’s north shore last month.
Updated
Crime
Teacher arrested for alleged sexual abuse of boys from Maroubra school
Police arrested the woman at an upper north shore home, alleging she sexually assaulted three boys between 1977 and 1980.
WEEKEND READS
‘She just keeps on going’: Duterte critic Maria Ressa’s fight for press freedom
The journalist cops plenty for challenging Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte’s regime – and what’s alarming is the scale of the online campaign against her.
He proposed. She said no … So he worked his ‘soft magic’
For actor Heather Mitchell and cinematographer Martin McGrath, the course of true love didn’t exactly run smoothly: she said no the first time he proposed.
Politics
Analysis
Diversity
‘Be less of a white boys’ club’: How to address Parliament’s lack of diversity
A Labor preselection battle sparked an examination of Parliament, which critics say is “stuck in the White Australia era”. Making it more multicultural will take some effort.
Business
After ‘chopping off all our limbs’, Brad Banducci is ready for a new Woolworths
Brad Banducci is embarking on an ambitious reimagining of the 98-year-old supermarket chain, one even he admits he’s had reservations about at times.
Opinion
Software
No longer the underdog: Tech has arrived as a serious force in the Australian economy
John McDuling
National Business Editor
World
Updated
Defence
France recalls ambassadors to Australia, US amid subs anger
The unprecedented move follows the Morrison government’s decision to tear up a $90 billion submarine contract with France.
Opinion
We need a federal watchdog with teeth, now more than ever
Stephen Charles
Board member for the Centre for Public Integrity
Quade shines light on another Sonny side
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Submarines a costly debacle, but here’s why PM has little argument from Labor
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
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Property bydomain
Sydney Airport chief Geoff Culbert sets $12m Paddington record
Paddington's suburb record has long been dominated by converted warehouses and pubs, but that changed when a terrace sold for $12 million hours after listing.
Meat wholesaler Peter Andrews sells Vaucluse house for $34.5m
The last time this grand Mediterranean-style house in Vaucluse sold it was for $173,000 in 1974. It just resold for $34.5 million.
Life & Culture
I can’t control it: Steven Soderbergh on Hollywood’s new normal
The Oscar-winning filmmaker is philosophical as his latest crime caper No Sudden Move skips cinemas and heads direct to streaming.
Sport
‘He gets joy from people coming after him’: Former Panther now the Eels’ key man
After six weeks out through injury, Reagan Campbell-Gillard showed on the first play last weekend what the Eels had been missing.
Sea Eagles 42 Roosters 6
NRL 2021
DCE, Trbojevic inspire Sea Eagles to end a troubled Roosters’ season
Daly Cherry-Evans was magnificent and Tom Trbojevic could not be caged again as the Sea Eagles steamrolled the Roosters to set up a preliminary final against Souths.
‘I tried to be good at what Nath was good at’: Luai opens up on post-Origin form slump
After struggling in the halfback role, Luai instantly looked better back in the five-eighth role upon Cleary’s return in round 22, but has continued to struggling to find his early-season form.
Opinion
Wallabies
Quade shines light on another Sonny side
Quade Cooper’s interview after playing the game of his life for the Wallabies revealed a different side to SBW - as did the response.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Updated
NRL 2021
To’o ruled out after abrupt Cleary says Panthers in ‘great shape’ for Eels clash
The coach was in no mood to talk about his war of words before and after Penrith’s first finals loss, and was just as coy about his team make-up as the Panthers fight to stay alive.
Read reveals All Blacks’ ultimate respect for history-making Hooper
For years, Michael Hooper and Kieran Read exchanged little more than small talk as captains of their respective countries. But that dynamic changed this year.
‘They just bleed for it’: Distance can’t dim Penrith-Parra rivalry
It may be a long way from its spiritual base, but the Panthers-Eels semi-final will captivate a key rugby league region that continues to fuel the wider game.
Have Your Say
Wallabies and All Blacks remind world that style can also have substance
With South Africa now playing their provincial rugby in the northern hemisphere, there is a fascinating battle within a battle in The Rugby Championship.
