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Coronavirus pandemic
More freedom after 80% double-dose vaccination target is hit
From Monday, restrictions will be eased further in NSW, including more guests at weddings.
‘We’ve done it’: Restrictions to ease in NSW from Monday
Federal government data published on Saturday also showed 91.91 per cent have had at least their first jab in NSW.
End of quarantine just ‘first step’ in resuming travel: tourism industry
Travel operators have reacted with cautious optimism to NSW’s lifting of the quarantine regime.
Forget about COVID leisure wear, Sydney styled up for The Everest
Up to 10,000 people watched The Everest on Saturday afternoon - the race that stopped the hibernation.
CBD
City life
The Everest Chairman’s Room reveals the post-pandemic pecking order
Thousands of punters and Sydney’s business leaders joined Racing NSW boss Peter V’Landys at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Nature Strip wins The Everest after leading all the way
In a display of sheer sustained speed, Nature Strip won The Everest at the third time of asking at Randwick on Saturday.
Why Australia’s winemakers are feeling the frostiness in China relations
High on the foothills of Helan Mountain two of Australia’s biggest winemakers went looking for a way around China’s blockade.
How COVID-19 amplified Australia Post’s parcel boom
This is what it’s like to work at Australia Post during the busiest period in the postal giant’s history.
Opinion
Vaccination
Thanks to NSW, dark chapter in Australia’s history is done, but there’s still a way to go
Fortress Australia is finally crumbling and the insularity that this pandemic has exposed will hopefully be replaced by joyous scenes of families reunited.
Latika Bourke
Journalist
Vaccinated foreign travellers allowed to enter US from November
Restrictions on non-US citizens were first imposed on air travellers from China in January 2020 without any clear metrics for how and when to lift them.
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UK
Deadly UK MP stabbing is declared an act of terror
The Metropolitan Police has said that the murder of British lawmaker David Amess in Essex on Friday has been declared as a terrorist incident, with the investigation being led by its Terrorism Command.
Analysis
Dolphins
The ‘godfather of coaching’ returns to haunt the Broncos
Wayne Bennett’s pending appointment for The Dolphins will add another chapter to one of the game’s great soap operas.
Mandate EV chargers in new homes and offices, experts say
The uptake of electric vehicles will stagnate if apartment dwellers and those without off-street parking don’t have access to charging infrastructure.
Whale watchers flip out: first boats sail as Sydney season tails off
Whale Watchers Sydney have taken eager spotters out on the open water for the first time since lockdown began, with just a few weeks of the season left.
Opinion
Development
The assault on Sydney’s last healthy koalas
The concessions for habitat and corridors offer too little to ensure the future of Sydney’s last chlamydia-free koala population.
Elizabeth Farrelly
Columnist, author, architecture critic and essayist
Access all areas: the Australian photographer celebrities embraced
Robert Rosen was a fixture in London’s clubs and catwalks and on the Sydney social scene in the 1980s and ’90s. But don’t call him part of the paparazzi.
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Weekend Reads
For me, there’s a golden opportunity in the mask mandate
There is an upside to this ‘new normal’: we can show kids how a very minor inconvenience can translate into a significant difference for someone else.
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‘You know when you’re watching a horror film...?’: Life in 1970s juvenile detention
Jailed at 14 and eventually bunking with a child killer, Sandie Jessamine escaped three times. Nearly 50 years on, she recalls the traumatic years that shaped her future.
Sydney
‘Cities are not libraries’: Sydney wrestles with live music as slumber ends
Outdoor entertainment might be music to the ears of those in the centre of the city, but walk a few blocks outside it, and it’s a different story.
Sydney celebrates Friday night drinks after long lockdown
From the CBD to the suburbs, Sydneysiders let their hair down on Friday night after more than three months at home.
Opinion
Development outrage
Risky tower developers know their number’s up
The NSW Building Commissioner writes that reforms will have a big impact on shoddy builders.
David Chandler
NSW Building Commissioner
Judge refuses to move Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case across state borders
With witnesses spread across the country, as well as in Afghanistan, the case brought by the former SAS soldier has been hampered by the pandemic.
NSW rebounds from lockdown. How strong will the recovery be?
Sydney marked the end of lockdowns with a blast of consumption. But for some businesses the relief was tinged with caution.
Politics
The angry ex-premier and his battle for regional Queensland
Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman, the self-styled anti-establishment libertarian, is resurrecting his political career, and he’s starting with the Coalition’s conservative base.
Business
‘A recipe for disaster’: Unregulated and untamed, meet the crypto influencers
Australian crypto influencers are building fan bases in the hundreds of thousands by posting about the enviable lifestyles fuelled by their trading activities and encouraging their followers to do the same.
World
‘Oleg, take it easy’: Surprise Russian thruster firing tilts space station out of position
It was the second such emergency on the station since July, when an unexpected firing of thrusters on a new Russian module briefly inverted the outpost.
Opinion
NSW’s green machine leaves PM’s jalopy for dust
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Shamed into going, Morrison must take more than spin to Glasgow
Kevin Rudd
Former Australian prime minister
Sink or swim: why Barnaby Joyce has to accept net zero
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
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Property bydomain
Dilapidated Hunters Hill house sans kitchen fetches $2.33m at auction
Locals planning to build their dream family home beat 15 other registered bidders including young couples and families, as on-site auctions returned.
Simple ways to invigorate your home with these new shades of happy
The launch of a new paint colour library, with an emphasis on feel-good tones that make us feel happier to be indoors, offers a chance for a refresh.
Lifestyle
‘I never wanted to be a model’: Julia Stone isn’t your average beauty ambassador
The musician prepares to walk the minefield of being a spokesperson for a haircare giant with a sustainability focus.
Culture
Don’t expect a happy ending, Succession is sliding towards a bloodbath
As the hit HBO show launches into its third season, Australian star Sarah Snook hints at the dark twists to come.
Sport
Nature Strip wins The Everest after leading all the way
In a display of sheer sustained speed, Nature Strip won The Everest at the third time of asking at Randwick on Saturday.
Analysis
Dolphins
Bennett returns to haunt Broncos as rivalry finally emerges
Wayne Bennett’s pending appointment for The Dolphins will add another chapter to one of the game’s great soap operas.
‘Physically ill’: The moment James McDonald thought he might have lost The Everest
Australia’s best jockey was fairly confident he had won the biggest race of his career – until a rival rider asked him who had won.
From a dump to the NRL: What you really need to know about The Dolphins
The name and players will all be revealed in due course. Here’s how The Dolphins really tick, why location matters and how they built their warchest.
Opinion
Wallabies
Why Scotland – not England – will decide whether Wallabies get a spring tour pass mark
Forget the tantalising clash with Eddie Jones’ England at Twickenham. Beat Scotland at Murrayfield, and the tour can be considered a success.
Andrew Mehrtens
‘Stars align’ for Giddey to shine as the NBA’s premier rookie
NBA rookie Josh Giddey has ‘the stars aligning’ heading into the new NBA season while Brooklyn Nets will be grateful to have Patty Mills to steer them through a dramatic season start.
‘Everyone come forward’: Gustavsson backs independent review into misconduct allegations
The Matildas will return home after an absence of nearly 600 days for a two-game series against Brazil played against the backdrop of explosive allegations of abuse.
Have Your Say
Wazza and Aussie Dave: Inside the Wallabies rebuild
Dave Rennie is rebuilding the Wallabies on and off the field. He opens up on contract extension talk and the secret figure leading Australia’s cultural change.
