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Premier eases restrictions, wants state to be ‘open, one and free’
Dominic Perrottet says the decision to push back the reopening of businesses to people who are not fully vaccinated is about the state moving ahead together.
Actor says she will get COVID-19 vaccine weeks after video backlash
Home and Away star Sam Frost’s announcement comes after Channel Seven said it would require cast to be double vaccinated by January 10.
Unvaccinated people will need to wait
Unvaccinated people had previously been promised they would be under the same restrictions as the rest of the population from December 1. That changed on Tuesday.
‘Significant milestone’: In Glasgow, the world moves to halt deforestation
Leaders representing land which is home to over 85 per cent of the world’s forests are expected to commit to reversing deforestation by 2030.
Analysis
Foreign relations
Slurs, lies and sledges: is Macron or Morrison telling the whole story?
At the heart of the collapse of Emmanuel Macron and Scott Morrison’s relationship are two questions.
‘None of us will live forever’: Queen urges leaders to act
The Queen has invoked her own mortality to deliver an emotionally charged and highly political call to arms to world leaders.
Breaking
Crime
Officer slashed to the head as ‘police operation’ under way in Gladesville
An officer has been taken to hospital and police negotiators are on their way to a unit in Gladesville.
Martin Place ‘mayor’ and homelessness activist dies
Lanz Priestley was known as the leader of the “tent city” in Sydney’s Martin Place in 2017, when he and dozens of other homeless people were evicted from the site.
Last-ditch bid to spare mentally impaired man from hanging in Singapore
“He doesn’t get what’s happening,” say lawyers for the convicted drug trafficker, who will be the first executed prisoner since 2019.
Owners claim the top stakes at Melbourne Cup
What’s rarer than rare? Tickets to the owners enclosure at the 2021 Melbourne Cup.
‘I’ve taken the day off and I’m spending it mowing the lawn’: Why V’landys will miss the big race
It’s a case of “what Melbourne Cup?” for Racing NSW chief executive and industry agitator Peter V’landys. “I’m taking a nice day of annual leave,” he said, laughing.
The lesson that delivered Moody a Cup favourite
While training the promising filly that would become our greatest sprinter, trainer Peter Moody got some advice that stayed in his back pocket.
Opinion
Trade wars
Standing up to the trade bully: Australia just got a template for dealing with China
A new alliance between the US and EU may have just given Australia and the rest of the world a sneak peek on how China’s unfair trading behaviours might be modified.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Opinion
World markets
Bulls return to China’s markets just as it starts to get more dangerous
The bulls may find they need strong nerves to stay the course in a country that repeatedly shocked global investors this year.
Sofia Horta e Costa
Opinion
Rugby World Cup
Three decades on, Wallabies’ World Cup victory still resonates
Thirty years ago, the Wallabies hoisted the Rugby World Cup, launching wild celebrations and an awkward meeting between the Aussie skipper and the British prime minister.
Greg Campbell
More than just coffee: The 20 best new next-gen cafes in Sydney
As we delight in our return to cafes, Jill Dupleix finds the role they play in our lives is being redefined. Here are 20 of Sydney’s newest and best.
Can testing our microbiome aid in our health?
Many start-ups now offer test kits with the promise of weight loss and improved health. But experts warn of their accuracy saying such tests need more development.
GLASGOW CLIMATE SUMMIT
Opinion
Clash with US, France is a politico-diplomatic disaster for Morrison
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
The best of COP26 in pictures
As international leaders undertake COP26 in Glasgow this week, rhe Queen has delivered an emotionally charged and highly political call to arms to world leaders on climate change.
PM details $2 billion funding pledge to UN climate summit
Setting out a “cause for optimism” to the COP26 summit in Glasgow, the Prime Minister said Australia had pledged $2 billion to do its part to help limit the rise in global temperatures.
Sydney
NSW optimistic about 95% vaccine coverage target
Data shows 93.6 per cent of NSW residents aged 16 and over have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Alleged cocaine kingpin was given bail to access lawyer, documents show
Mostafa Baluch was granted bail after a magistrate found he was not getting proper access to his lawyer and documents needed to defend himself in jail.
Almost half of the 900 Afghan refugees in NSW are children
Afghan arrivals are eligible for support under a $6.25 million NSW government funding package to provide help for temporary visa holders and asylum seekers.
The waiting game: what happens next in the ICAC’s inquiry into Berejiklian
It may be some time before the Independent Commission Against Corruption releases findings about Gladys Berejiklian and Daryl Maguire.
Sydney yum cha restaurant Marigold to close next month
With a heavy heart, the owners of the Cantonese restaurant in Chinatown said the pandemic had hit its function business and weekday trading.
MELBOURNE CUP
In pictures: Celebrating Melbourne Cup Day 2021
Melbourne Cup Day is back at Flemington this year with up to 10,000 punters allowed back to the track.
‘He was right’: Tralee Rose’s Wilde ride to the Melbourne Cup
Tralee Rose is a throwback to the Melbourne Cup’s romantic past when local owners and local trainers dared to dream of winning the famous handicap.
Politics
‘We didn’t steal an island’: Morrison, Joyce deny Macron’s liar claims
A political storm over the PM’s integrity has been ignited by the French President saying he’d been deceived about the submarine deal.
Business
The trial of the Australian who says he invented bitcoin has the crypto world glued
Crypto enthusiasts are hoping that a three-week trial in Miami will finally establish the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin.
World
Japan to maintain hawkish stance on China as PM wins majority
Early exit polls suggested the LDP would not be able to retain a majority in Sunday’s election following a tumultuous year in which it lost two of its former leaders.
Opinion
An extraordinary political moment that is dangerous for Morrison
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Serious questions, much at stake as ICAC probes Berejiklian’s assertions
Anthony Whealy
Chair of the Centre for Public Integrity
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Property bydomain
The city where 13 new suburbs have joined the million-dollar-plus club
Interstate movers are outbidding local buyers, and setting suburb records in the process.
Tamarama smashes suburb record with $25m house sale
Who needs harbourfront housing when the oceanfront eastern beaches market is producing records like this?
Lifestyle
Apple hopes you’ll never have to use its Watch’s cleverest new feature
Building “workout fall detection” into the latest Apple Watch took years, and thousands of people, to develop. Is it worth switching on?
Culture
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Review
Tori Amos’ latest songs protest the final days of the Trump presidency
This week, critics listened to new tunes from Tori Amos, The War on Drugs and Lana Del Rey.
Sport
Max Presnell’s runner-by-runner guide to the Melbourne Cup
The Herald’s racing doyen casts his eye over the 24-strong field for the race that stops the nation at Flemington.
Live
Melbourne Cup
Incentivise the favourite, Future Score scratched
Follow along for all the major moments and reaction from the race that stops the nation - the 2021 Melbourne Cup.
Opinion
Rugby World Cup
‘Have you met Bill?’: Three decades on, Wallabies’ World Cup win still resonates
Thirty years ago, the Wallabies hoisted the Rugby World Cup, launching wild celebrations and an awkward meeting between the Aussie skipper and the British prime minister.
Greg Campbell
Exclusive
Matildas
De Vanna embroiled in Football Australia intimidation row
The former Matildas great was involved in a five-year dispute after ex-Melbourne City teammate complained of threats and intimidation.
‘Chip on my shoulder? I’ve got a wooden house’: Why Moody can never forget
He’s the trainer of Melbourne Cup favourite Incentivise but Peter Moody hasn’t forgotten those who prompted him to walk away from the sport he loves because of the cobalt scandal.
‘Fitzy was a big factor’: The five days that turned Ikuvalu the Rooster into a Shark
New Cronulla coach Craig Fitzgibbon has poached his first Chook after a deal that took less than a week to complete.
The Formula
Melbourne Cup
Trying to find the Melbourne Cup winner? This is the formula you need
History says you can follow certain saddlecloth numbers, barriers, ages, weights, odds and even jockey colours to find the Cup winner. Will it help red-hot favourite Incentivise?
Have Your Say
Short price and distance query are disincentives – but not enough to sway me
History is littered with beaten hot-pots in the Melbourne Cup, but few of them had the credentials of Incentivise.
Max Presnell
Racing writer for The Sydney Morning Herald
