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Coles will stock rapid antigen tests for at-home use from next week.

Rapid tests to be available at supermarkets from next week

Coles will be the first to stock the 15-minute rapid antigen tests across 700 stores nationally. Woolworths will start stocking tests next month.

Australia’s travel lane with Singapore to open on November 8

The link will enable Australians to fly to Singapore and back without quarantining and is expected to also include Singaporean students and business travellers.

Berejiklian ‘lied’ to then-chief of staff and friend about relationship, ICAC hears

Berejiklian ‘lied’ to then-chief of staff and friend about relationship, ICAC hears

In explosive evidence to ICAC, Sarah Cruickshank said Gladys Berejiklian first disclosed the relationship to her on July 13, 2018.

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Former staffer’s ICAC evidence another blow for Gladys Berejiklian

Three former senior staff were adamant before ICAC that their former boss had always been a “stickler” for due process. Except it would seem in one vital respect.

Fearing they will become climate refugees, two men are suing the government

Two Torres Strait community leaders are taking the Australian government to the Federal Court, alleging it failed to protect First Nations traditional owners living on the front line of catastrophic climate change.

Two Torres Strait community leaders are taking the Australian government to the Federal Court.

Billions more in spending to come on PM’s road to net zero

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will promise billions of dollars more in spending on climate policies ahead of the next election.

No new mechanisms to lift Australia to the higher target or models on the net zero goal were revealed.

Economists warn against the $20b tech bet at heart of net zero policy

The government’s plan to spend billions on new technology to reach net zero greenhouse emissions is a risk to taxpayers, economists say.

ABC boss defends decision to pay Milligan’s $200,000 defamation costs

The ABC feared further financial exposure and believed an apology would not settle the matter.

‘Beyond the pale’: McCormack confronts Joyce over ‘Nats Chat’ leak

Michael McCormack raised an issue with a social media post depicting Matt Canavan as the Terminator.

The former Nationals leader was riled up after his messages to the party’s private chat group about a Terminator-themed net zero video were leaked to the media.

‘Disgracefully slow’: Work starts on project to remove flammable cladding

NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler, left, talks about the removal of cladding from a Darlington apartment building.

Work began on Tuesday to remove high-risk cladding from a Darlington apartment building.

Crunch time as Gutherson, Koroisau, Pearce and Johns decide futures

Clint Gutherson is one of the marquee men off contract.

How many years should Parramatta offer Clint Gutherson? That’s the multi-million dollar question.

‘Australia’s Britney’: Daniel Johns’ struggle with fame

Spotify’s new podcast, Who is Daniel Johns?

New Spotify podcast Who is Daniel Johns? finds the enigmatic frontman confronting his struggle with fame.

Aussie firms line up to launch ‘inevitable’ local Bitcoin ETFs

Crypto-curious investors could soon be able to invest in Bitcoin and other digital currencies via an ASX-listed exchange-traded fund.

David Hallberg with Dimity Azoury and Callum Linanne in costumes from Kunstkamer.

Ballet reveals daring 2022 season: ‘It will challenge’

The Australian Ballet’s artistic director David Hallberg pulled off an international coup, securing work from some of the world’s most revered choreographers.

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Taxes will pay for the technology at the heart of the government’s plan, with no assurance of success.
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Taxes, rabbits and blank pages – no costed plan to net zero yet

Taxes will pay for the government’s plan to cut emissions. But the plan is short on detail and relies on magic boxes to deliver key elements.

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Morrison delivered the pledge voters wanted but not the plan they needed

There was no new measure to explain what would take Australia to the new target. Old policies were dressed up to look like climate action.

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St Paul’s College has decided to become co-ed
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St Paul’s College opens doors to women after 165 years

The decision to become co-residential - partly driven by waning popularity of all-male colleges - was opposed by some students and alumni.

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Cold snaps hurt student academic results more than heat: study

Cold snaps hurt student academic results more than heat: study

Researchers set out to show how much heat hurt students’ test results, but found the opposite; cold had a greater impact.

Police cleared after striking teen and leaving cheek ‘torn apart’ during arrest

LECC has recommended ...

The watchdog says officers did not commit misconduct after an arrest in Sydney’s west left an Aboriginal teenager in need of surgery.

Police hunt wealthy restaurateur following disappearance while on bail

Mostafa Baluch, charged for his alleged role in a drug importation syndicate, is wanted for a breach of bail.

Mostafa Baluch, an alleged financier of a major cocaine importation syndicate, is missing after allegedly disabling his ankle monitor.

As it happened: Ex-staffer concerned about Berejiklian’s relationship

As it happened: Ex-staffer concerned about Berejiklian’s relationship

Sarah Cruickshank said she first became aware of what she believed was a “historical” relationship between Berejiklian and Maguire years before it became public.

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China Doll's Steve Anastasiou sells Point Piper home for more than $10.2m

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‘We expected a more honest approach’: RA miffed as Kerevi, McMahon withdraw from tour

The perils of picking overseas-based players has come to back to bite after Kerevi and McMahon declined to take part in the tour of the UK.

Clint Gutherson is one of the marquee men off contract.

Crunch time as Gutherson, Koroisau, Pearce and Johns decide futures

How many years should Parramatta offer Clint Gutherson? That’s the multi-million dollar question as the club loses Andrew Johns to Newcastle.

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Close to his heart: Trainer names Ricky Stuart Foundation as charity partner

A trainer has nominated the Ricky Stuart Foundation as his charity of choice to receive a percentage of his Golden Eagle winnings – because his own son has autism.

Novak Djokovic says getting the vaccine should be up to the individual.

US Open gives Tennis Australia hope for having unvaccinated players at grand slam

The most recent grand slam had rules for unvaccinated players that did not apply to vaccinated players.

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Ashes lure for ex-Test quartet Sheffield Shield opener

Rising star Will Pucovski will miss the clash between NSW and Victoria at Drummoyne Oval with concussion, but four former Test batsmen hope to revive their international careers.

Australia’s Jaclyn Narracott competes during a women’s skeleton test event at the Yanquing National Sliding Centre in Beijing earlier this week.

Australian athletes required to be vaccinated as strict playbook unveiled for Beijing

Wednesday marks 100 days until the Winter Olympics, with the AOC to make vaccination compulsory for its athletes.

Ben Stokes of England reverse sweeps watched on by Tim Paine.

Smith’s empathy for the fickle finger of Stokes

Steve Smith knows what star England all-rounder Ben Stokes meant when he gripped the bat after finger surgery and immediately thought “I’m back”.

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