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Analysis
Berejiklian inquiry
‘Devastated’ Mike Baird’s evidence builds ICAC’s case
Her former mentor has helped put another brick in the wall of ICAC’s case against Gladys Berejiklian.
Prominent cosmetic surgeon’s legal action to stop 4 Corners program
Daniel Lanzer has taken action in the Federal Court to prevent the ABC’s 4 Corners from broadcasting a program on him next Monday.
Analysis
Glasgow summit
Ardern’s climate summit problem is the opposite of Morrison’s
Why is Ardern, who called climate change the nuclear-free issue of her generation, not going to Glasgow?
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Booster shots to be available six months after second dose
Australia’s booster program is expected to start in November with aged care residents and frontline health workers.
One in 10 cases are now double-jabbed, but most aren’t going to hospital
Despite rising vaccination coverage among cases and the general population, most hospitalised cases have received no effective vaccine dose.
Breaking
Royal family
Queen Elizabeth cancels trip, told to rest by doctors
Queen Elizabeth has accepted medical advice to rest and has cancelled a planned visit to Northern Ireland.
Updated
Crime
Salim, 18, was on ‘wrong path’ before death: lawyer
Salim Hamze and his father Toufik died in a shooting in Guildford seemingly linked to violent tensions between rival crime families.
Updated
Missing person
Tent zipper clue: Police hold ‘grave concerns’ for Cleo’s safety
The position of the zipper on the tent Cleo disappeared from was too high for the young girl to reach.
Opinion
NRL 2021
The NRL shouldn’t bother calling Cleary next season
Despite a public apology, the premiers are furious about the treatment of their captain.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Opinion
Australian Open
Heard immunity: No-vax Novak is saying nothing
Australia still treats COVID-19 as an emergency. The world’s No.1 tennis player is likely to find that the Australian Open is shut to him.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Major shake-up of rules on the table for Australian crypto players
The federal government could take a package of reforms of Australia’s booming cryptocurrency industry to the next election.
Underpayments bill balloons to record $148 million last year
The figure is five times the amount recovered by the federal wages watchdog just three years earlier and points to widespread pay problems.
The remarkable musical that plays ‘backwards’
Actors are often asked to age on stage but rarely does a cast grow younger before an audience’s gaze.
Ashes retirement shock: Pattinson hangs up baggy green
Frustration at being overlooked by selectors and a minor knee injury have prompted the pace bowler to make the shock call.
The Bachelorette is back: Six things to know from the first episode
There were carpenters galore, a stolen bench and a stolen kiss.
GLASGOW CLIMATE SUMMIT
Nats’ life at the Queensland coalface is getting complicated
From his vantage point atop Australia’s largest coal reserves, small business owner John Hallam believes the Coalition climate confab in Canberra is looking more like concession than fight.
‘A gift to delayers’: top environmentalist fears Glasgow summit on brink of failure
Bill McKibben says Australia’s “role as a supplier of dirty carbon to much of the world is, at this point in human history, a shameful role”.
Sydney
Updated
Police
Michael Slater charged over alleged domestic violence
The former Test cricketer’s arrest comes weeks after he was reportedly sacked by Channel Seven.
Government, Sydney Airport to lure back airlines with $120m ‘war chest’
Sydney Airport will match the $60 million NSW aviation attraction fund dollar-for-dollar, linking arms with NSW as it seeks to entice international airlines back to Australian soil.
Sam Burgess won’t be charged over claims of domestic violence
Police will take no action against the ex-Souths star after his ex-wife accused him of domestic violence.
Every adult in NSW to receive $50 travel voucher
All adults in NSW will receive a $50 “Stay and Rediscover” accommodation voucher as part of a $500 million boost to the state’s tourism sector.
Updated
Trains
Passenger train derailed after hitting unattended stolen van on tracks
Four people have been taken to hospital after the train destroyed the empty vehicle on the tracks in Wollongong.
Politics
Porter escapes committee examination of whether blind trust broke rules
The federal government voted against Speaker Tony Smith’s recommendation that a committee examine Mr Porter’s use of a blind trust.
Business
Rio Tinto pledges $10 billion to halve emissions by 2030
Australia’s biggest iron ore miner has dramatically escalated its push to slash greenhouse gas emissions across its global operations.
World
Pig’s kidney attached to human patient in scientific breakthrough
It is hoped the major advance could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant.
Opinion
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Property bydomain
Rents in some mining towns surge more than 45 per cent in a year
The buoyant resources sector has even forced up rents in non-mining towns that are flourishing as a result of surging prices.
Where tenants can save big by opting for a unit
Sydney tenants are facing a record price gap between house and unit rents, with houses in dozens of suburbs now leasing for double the cost of an apartment.
Lifestyle
Be warned: The common cold isn’t like it used to be
More fatigued, more achey, more sniffly, more blergh – colds are hitting us harder, and despite the warming weather, they are expected to spike as we begin to mingle again.
Culture
Marta Dusseldorp moves into TV production, reveals first series
The Janet King and A Place To Call Home star has helped create an eight-part crime-thriller series called Bay Of Fires.
Sport
Opinion
NRL 2021
Why the NRL shouldn’t bother calling Nathan Cleary next season
Despite a public apology, the premiers are furious about the treatment of their captain.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
‘I don’t know how it got into my system’: Jennings maintains innocence in drugs saga
Michael Jennings has vowed to return to the NRL once his reduced three-year ban is over, maintaining his innocence in the drugs saga that destroyed his career.
Ashes retirement shock: Pattinson hangs up baggy green
The speedster has been plagued by stress fractures in his back throughout his career, but a minor knee injury has been the final straw.
‘Of course it’s taken a toll’: Matildas soldiering on amid controversy, says FA boss
Ongoing allegations of cultural problems within the Matildas set-up are taking their toll on players ahead of Saturday night’s clash with Brazil, says James Johnson.
Change in COVID rules during interstate drive will see Snowden trackside for Cox Plate
Peter Snowden went from the prospect of five days of COVID isolation to being trackside at Saturday’s Cox Plate as he drove from Sydney to Melbourne on Wednesday.
Sixers rue dropped catches as Sutherland leads Stars to first win of season
Sixers star Ashleigh Gardner said the side’s inability to hold their chances gave them too much to do with the bat against a resurgent Stars side.
Latest Starling incident clouds future of Raiders hookers
Tom Starling is again in trouble with the law and the latest incident could have ramifications not only for his future, but that of fellow Canberra hooker Josh Hodgson.
Have Your Say
Heard immunity: No-vax Novak saying nothing
Australia still treats COVID-19 as an emergency. This attracts criticism here and scorn around the world, but it’s saved thousands of lives. The world’s No.1 tennis player is likely to find that the Australian Open is shut to him.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
