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Quarantine to be scrapped for fully vaccinated returned travellers
Quarantine will no longer be required for double-vaccinated people entering NSW from November 1.
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Coronavirus pandemic
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.
Breaking
Glasgow summit
The Queen condemns ‘really irritating’ world leaders for snubbing Glasgow climate talks
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 tornado has ripped roofs off homes and damaged properties across Armidale. It’s the second tornado to hit NSW in two weeks.
Exclusive
Organised crime
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.
Opinion
Climate policy
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
Chief political correspondent
Opinion
Emissions
The ‘net’ in net zero emissions offers a huge temptation to cheat
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
Economics Editor
As I was told in hospital you may not make it, I had only you to clutch onto
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
“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 been in Australia for four months when he was brutally murdered at Mackenzies Point.
The Australian photographer who celebrities embraced
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.
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.
Sydney Reopens
Exclusive
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.
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.
Sydney
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
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
John Watkins, who chairs Catholic Health Australia, is pushing to stop NSW becoming the final state in the country to legalise euthanasia.
Updated
Extreme weather
Tornado warning eased as ‘very dangerous’ storms hit Sydney
A number of severe thunderstorms have hit Sydney and the Bureau of Meteorology has warned more severe thunderstorms are likely.
Exclusive
Teaching
‘Joy of teaching’: Plan to find 3700 new teachers to plug shortage
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.
Politics
Exclusive
Government grants
Department was unsure if commuter car park projects had merit: internal documents
Heavily redacted documents show the department was unsure if projects were worthy of funding just ahead of 2019 poll.
Business
Rio Tinto cuts iron ore shipments target amid worker shortage
Australia’s top iron ore miner has lowered its full-year target for shipments of the steel-making raw material as WA’s tight labour market bites.
World
BHP shareholders strongly endorse climate plan as chief says ‘it’s a step forward’
BHP shareholders have offered a resounding endorsement of the Australian mining giant’s climate transition strategy.
Opinion
Australian business talks big on climate, but who’s walking the talk?
Andrew Charlton
Economic adviser to former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd
Trolling, abuse, death threats: a COVID scientist’s lot
Lisa Jackson Pulver
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Property bydomain
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
It could be a slow path out of lockdown this summer, and one change that's fast approaching could leave many in housing stress.
Life & Culture
‘They will go into different careers’: Fears for lost generation of musos
Ninety per cent of 1000 festivals scheduled this year have been cancelled or postponed.
Sport
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
Chief Sports Writer
Breaking
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.
‘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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Have Your Say
Why the WBBL is better than the BBL
Comparisons really should be made between the WBBL and the BBL: they reveal how the women’s tournament is superior
Daniel Brettig
The Age chief cricket writer
