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Gaming & wagering
Star casino faces public hearings after alleged crime links were revealed
The NSW gaming regulator will hold public hearings into Star Entertainment’s treatment of alleged organised crime figures and money launderers after media revelations.
Transport chaos predicted for Sydney ahead of train strike
Sydney’s public transport network will be thrown into disarray on Wednesday with rail workers refusing to staff close to 70 per cent of the city’s trains amid an ongoing industrial dispute with the state government.
Almost all aged care workers have been vaccinated against COVID-19
Health Minister Greg Hunt said 99.8 per cent of residential aged care workers are vaccinated, helping to protect the vulnerable residents.
Australia among the worst for online sexual harm to children
Two out of three people in Australia and New Zealand report experiencing online sexual harm before they turned 18, a higher rate than most regions around the world.
RBA says no sign of wage growth despite skills shortages
The Reserve Bank has yet to see any signs of a lift in wages, a prerequisite for any change in interest rate settings, minutes of the most recent meeting show.
Fake families and neighbourhood spies: China’s 24-hour repression of Uighurs
In the campaign to remake Xinjiang into a region of ‘perfect stability’, household managers are trained in intelligence and ideological instability is punished with re-education.
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City life
Floating pool plan to turn Sydney Harbour into Lake Como
It’s a case of old is a new again on a plan to turn Elizabeth Bay into a swimming spot
Meet Tsehay Hawkins, the teenager who’s the new Yellow Wiggle
The Sydney high school student takes up the yellow skivvy after Emma Watkins’ surprise departure.
Opinion
Live music
Emma, you brought us so much joy, like a veggie stir-fry with some soy
Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins has announced she’s going to leave the popular children’s band, but her legacy will live long with her most devoted fans.
Niki Tolios
The Sydney Morning Herald editor Lisa Davies resigns
The Sydney Morning Herald’s editor Lisa Davies has resigned after almost five years in the job.
The Sydney junior set to play for Eddie’s England against Wallabies
When the Wallabies face England at Twickenham next month, a born and bred Sydney product may well be wearing England’s No. 2 jersey.
The green wars: Nickel stoush between BHP and Andrew Forrest heats up
Copper and nickel are the new black of environmentally sought after commodities. BHP and Andrew Forrest are chasing one small Canadian company sitting on both.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
GLASGOW CLIMATE SUMMIT
‘Lead by example’: Former UN chief says Morrison must do more on climate
Former world leaders say Australia must step up its 2030 emission reductions targets to do its fair share on the global push to tackle climate change.
Explainer
‘A matter of survival’: What’s COP26?
What is a “COP”? How did we get here? And what needs to be achieved at Glasgow?
Sydney
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Domestic violence
NSW makes its biggest investment in tackling domestic violence
The spending will form a significant part of the state government’s economic recovery package and will add 75 women’s refuges, taking the number in NSW to 161.
New plan for ‘floating’ pools in Sydney Harbour
New pools could be built in parts of Sydney Harbour under plans to improve swimming options within the iconic waterway.
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Coronavirus pandemic
Elective surgery ‘likely’ to resume next week: Hazzard
Postponed elective surgery procedures are set to return as early as next week as COVID-19 hospitalisations in NSW continue to decline.
‘Just busting to come back’: Sydney’s youngest students back in classrooms
At MLC School in Burwood, the heads of school were dressed in unicorn onesies to welcome kindergarten and year 1 back after more than three months of remote learning.
Appeal to overturn Narrabri gas project approval dismissed
Gas giant Santos has been given the go-ahead for its $3.6 billion development, which it says is vital to keeping prices down.
Politics
Grim future for coal and gas if China and Japan meet climate plans
The future of regional-based fossil fuel exports is grim according to the RBA, creating headaches for the Nationals.
Business
Battery battle: nickel miner picks Twiggy Forrest’s ‘superior’ offer in race with BHP
Billionaire Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest has struck a deal to buy Canadian nickel miner Noront, raising the prospect of a bidding war with BHP.
World
Crowe’s ‘soft power gift’ to Thailand as it scraps tourist quarantine
Nicole Kidman sparked public outrage in Hong Kong by gaining an exemption from quarantine to shoot a show there. Two months later, another actor is receiving a different reception to filming in Thailand.
Opinion
Purges, a plot and the real reason why Xi Jinping might be afraid to leave China
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Property bydomain
Yachtie Hugo van Kretschmar sells Darling Point pad for $25m
Former Cruising Yacht Club commodore Hugo van Kretschmar and his wife Karen have set a Darling Point apartment record of more than $25 million.
The suburbs where rents are still lower than five years ago
Rents have reached record heights in many of our biggest cities, but there are still suburbs where they have fallen since 2016.
Lifestyle
How to keep your lockdown morning ritual when life gets busy again
Morning routines allowed us to create structure in our lockdown days. But what happens when work commutes and school drop-offs take over?
Culture
Lee Jung-jae thinks Squid Game critics should watch it again
The worldwide Squid Game mania has had little effect on the show’s star, Lee Jung-jae, who said he has been enjoying it all but that “nothing much” is really different in his life.
Sport
Breaking
NRL 2021
Tyrone May’s future under a cloud after being stood down by Panthers
The playmaker’s career is again at the crossroads, while Panthers pair Nathan Cleary and Stephen Crichton were also hit with breach notices as the fall-out from their premiership party continued.
The Sydney junior set to play for Eddie’s England against Wallabies
When the Wallabies face England at Twickenham next month, a born and bred Sydney product may well be wearing England’s No. 2 jersey.
Opinion
Broadcast rights
TV reality: The uneasy relationship between the NRL and Nine as broadcast deal looms
There’s still a long way to go before a deal is struck for free-to-air rights.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Momirovski on the verge of leaving Panthers to potentially join fifth club in five years
The grand final winner recently approached the club asking for permission to walk out on the final year of his deal.
‘It’s hard. He’s got kids’: All Blacks star breaks down during tribute to Wainui
Senior hooker Codie Taylor said news of the 25-year-old’s death had sent shockwaves through the All Blacks squad.
Inglis saves Australia’s blushes against NZ in T20 World Cup warm-up
David Warner’s first appearance for Australia since January lasted one ball, before Josh Inglis conjured the winning runs.
‘I will not reveal my status’: Djokovic unsure over Australian Open involvement
World No.1 Novak Djokovic once again declined to reveal whether he has been vaccinated against COVID-19 and said he was unsure if he would defend his title at next year’s Australian Open.
Have Your Say
Australian cricket must tap South Asian talent pipeline
There are nearly a million people of South Asian extraction in Australia. With the right leader at the helm of Cricket Australia, this precious resource could guarantee a strong future for the game.
