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Quarantine to be scrapped for fully vaccinated returned travellers

Quarantine to be scrapped for fully vaccinated returned travellers

Quarantine will no longer be required for double-vaccinated people entering NSW from November 1.

Regional travel delayed in NSW until November

Restrictions on movement within NSW were initially planned to be eased on the Monday after 80 per cent of the state was fully vaccinated.

How to add your COVID-19 vaccine certificate to your Service NSW app

People in NSW will be able to add their vaccination certificate to their Service NSW app from Friday.

The Queen condemns ‘really irritating’ world leaders for snubbing Glasgow climate talks

The Queen during the opening of the sixth session of the Senedd.

Audio reveals the 95-year-old monarch sharing her unguarded views about the COP26 climate summit: “they talk, but they don’t do.”

‘Unprecedented’ tornado destroys properties in northern NSW

A powerful storm cell hit NSW on Thursday.

A tornado has ripped roofs off homes and damaged properties across Armidale. It’s the second tornado to hit NSW in two weeks.

Australian hits US ‘most wanted’ list as AFP ‘stunned’ by crime network

A top police officer has described the size of Australian organised crime as “stunning” as a new alleged crime ring is broken open at Sydney airport.

Sink or swim: why Barnaby Joyce has to accept net zero

Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce has to keep his Nationals party room happy. But he also has to keep the Coalition in government. Otherwise he’s just a rebel with a lost cause.

David Crowe
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Chief political correspondent

Opinion
Emissions

The ‘net’ in net zero emissions offers a huge temptation to cheat

Scott Morrison and Barnaby Joyce will have to come to some sort of agreement on how to tackle climate change before the election due before mid next year.

We won’t get to zero emissions without the ‘net’, but that’s hard and presents us with a great temptation to turn the whole exercise into a rort.

Ross Gittins
Ross Gittins

Economics Editor

As I was told in hospital you may not make it, I had only you to clutch onto

I had only you to clutch onto in the hospital when I was told matter-of-factly you may not make it.

You brought us so much joy in your few short months. Long weeks stuck inside during an unrelenting pandemic became bearable. Until I felt your life slowly extinguish from within me.

Banksy painting, returned to scene of shredding, auctions for $34.3m

Banksy’s painting shredding.

“I can’t tell you how terrified I am to bring down this hammer,” joked Sotheby’s auctioneer Oliver Barker after 10 minutes of bidding.  

The devastating ways depression and anxiety affect the body

Physical disorders may result in behaviours that make mental conditions worse.

Analysis
Tax reform

From brandy to housing ... tax reform beholden to vested interests

One person’s tax loophole is another’s tax reform. The battle for any substantial change will never be easy in the face of so many vested interests.

Finally able to be himself, Kritchikorn became victim of Sydney’s gay hate murders

Kritchikorn Rattanajurathaporn had only arrived in Australia four months before.

Kritchikorn Rattanajurathaporn had only been in Australia for four months when he was brutally murdered at Mackenzies Point.

The Australian photographer who celebrities embraced

Robert Rosen polaroids. 

Robert Rosen was a fixture in London’s clubs and catwalks and on the Sydney social scene in the 1980s and ’90s.

Why Dolphins want to play the Roosters, not Broncos, in 2023

Forget about the new rivalry with the Broncos, the Dolphins want their first-ever game to be for silverware against the Roosters.

Inside an inner-city garden in Sydney’s Redfern.

The secret to designing a satisfying small garden? Go big

A new book, “The City Gardener,” takes us inside 20 fantastic gardens revealing the simple tweaks to create the illusion of more space.

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Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello, NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet, Minister for Planning and Pubic Spaces Rob Stokes, launch the alfresco dining pilot in Sydney last year.
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More vouchers, outdoor dining: Sydney’s alfresco summer

The government will provide two new Dine and Discover vouchers to the public in an effort to spur economic growth after the lockdown.

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Not sure how to enjoy your freedom? Here’s a to-do list

We’ve compiled the ultimate list of cultural events to keep you entertained for the rest of the year.

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Safety dossier on Sydney tower withheld for 18 months, engineer says

Safety dossier on Sydney tower withheld for 18 months, engineer says

The latest revelations come as Greens MP David Shoebridge used parliamentary privilege to accuse the developer of being responsible for a “series of dangerous and defective buildings”.

‘If you’re going to go, go’: Retiring MPs still receiving salaries

Former premier Gladys Berejiklian visits her electoral office in Northbridge, Sydney.

Gladys Berejiklian and John Barilaro continue to receive a taxpayer salary despite announcing their departures almost two weeks ago.

Labor elder urges MPs to oppose assisted dying bill

Former Labor MP John Watkins is lobbying against the assisted dying bill before the NSW Parliament.

John Watkins, who chairs Catholic Health Australia, is pushing to stop NSW becoming the final state in the country to legalise euthanasia.

Tornado warning eased as ‘very dangerous’ storms hit Sydney

A powerful storm entering Sydney near Londonderry

A number of severe thunderstorms have hit Sydney and the Bureau of Meteorology has warned more severe thunderstorms are likely.

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Teaching

‘Joy of teaching’: Plan to find 3700 new teachers to plug shortage

The NSW Department of Education’s plan to boost teacher supply includes scholarships, incentives and a campaign about the joy of teaching

The NSW Department of Education’s plans to avert a teacher shortage include convincing people it’s a fulfilling job, as well as scholarships and incentives.

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House price to continue to boom, but 'trickier territory' ahead

House price to continue to boom, but 'trickier territory' ahead

One of the big four banks has lifted its property price forecasts once again, but warns Australia is at the 'pointy end' of the property cycle.

The looming housing crisis that could leave a Covid hangover

The looming housing crisis that could leave a Covid hangover

It could be a slow path out of lockdown this summer, and one change that's fast approaching could leave many in housing stress.

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Norm Provan
Opinion
NRL 2021

Why every Panthers player should read the tributes to Norm Provan

The anger over Penrith players disrespecting the premiership trophy spoke of the lasting admiration for the former St George captain-coach and rugby league Immortal, who has died after a long battle with dementia.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster

Chief Sports Writer

Will Pucovski (left) and Tim Paine in the lead-up to the former’s Test debut in Sydney earlier this year.
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Test cricket

‘I was devastated’: Paine shattered by latest Pucovski blow

Test captain Tim Paine has been in close contact with Will Pucovski since the exciting young batsman suffered his 10th concussion during a net session with Victoria.

Sydney Opera House was lit up with images of the Wallabies as part of Australia’s 2027 Rugby World Cup bid launch on Thursday night.

‘These meetings are critical’: RA powerbrokers’ push to secure 2027 World Cup

A team of Rugby Australia powerbrokers will fly to the UK next month, determined to return with a “targeted dialogue” guarantee in their back pocket.

Swans chairman Andrew Pridham has called for a change to the preseason draft after Jordan Dawson’s departure to Adelaide.

Swans call for pre-season draft change after Dawson defection

Swans players and officials are irked by a system that could have allowed the club to lose a highly valued player for nothing and angry at the manner of his departure.

Alyssa Healy led the way for the Sydney Sixers in their WBBL win over the Melbourne Stars in a rain-shortened clash at Blundstone Arena.

Healy fires Sixers to victory over the Stars in Bellerive WBBL opener

A boundary-laden half-century from Alyssa Healy gave the Sydney Sixers the first WBBL win of the season over the Melbourne Stars.

Gytrash’s jockey Jason Collett and partner Clare Cunningham with baby daughter Scarlet Nini, named after the Australian Turf Club’s former social media manager Nini Conallin.

The touching tribute in his newborn daughter inspiring Everest jockey Jason Collett

It’s remarkable Jason Collett is even riding in The Everest, having to leave home due to COVID in the final weeks of his partner Clare Cunningham’s pregnancy. But he’s drawing strength from a late friend.

Josh Hodgson is providing a strong voice for the players.

Free to leave: Wests Tigers to offer Raiders star Josh Hodgson two-year deal

The Wests Tigers may be on the verge of a major coup with the England international in negotiations to join Michael Maguire’s team in 2022.

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