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Two test positive to new Omicron variant in Sydney
All 260 passengers on Qatar Airways flight QR908, which arrived last night, are now considered close contacts, after the pair who had recently been in southern Africa tested positive.
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
New COVID variant means getting used to ‘dial up, dial down’ controls
Installing measures to deal with Omicron is our first run at dialling up our responses since starting to live with the virus in Australia.
Catherine Bennett
Epidemiologist
Exclusive
Public transport
Window shattered, rudder problem identified as new Manly ferry fails testing
A new Emerald-class ferry’s window has shattered and a problem has been identified with its rudder during trials in larger swells.
‘Caught on the hop’: Confusion and joy for international arrivals facing Omicron isolation
People returning from abroad were willing to isolate but feared sudden changes to the rules as governments respond rapidly to the emerging coronavirus variant.
Live
World Boxing
George Kambosos Jnr wins the WBA, IBF and WBO championships against Teofimo Lopez
Australian George Kambosos is the new undisputed lightweight world champion after a split-decision victory over Teofimo Lopez in New York.
Exclusive
Australia votes
Labor MPs ready farewell speeches amid speculation over Hunt, Porter future
Retiring Labor MPs have been told to write their valedictory speeches for the last week of Parliament, as speculation grows about whether Greg Hunt and Christian Porter will join the ranks of retiring MPs.
Exclusive
Violence
Seeking support to testify against her rapist, Lucy reached out to a woman in another courtroom
Four women in their 20s have banded together to offer online and in-person support for other victim-survivors of sexual assault.
Review
Review
What is it about Lisa Wilkinson that fires people up?
This memoir is more than the media storm that has surrounded it.
One fantasy show to rule all others? That would be The Wheel of Time
This handsome and expensive-looking fantasy series takes a nod at J.R.R. Tolkien, but then does something better.
Investigation
Gaming & wagering
Money laundry: Pubs, clubs the next frontier for crime
Over five years, a single young woman put $38 million in dirty money through the pokies. But she wasn’t doing this in the glitz of a casino.
Five times a day 3000-fold: Jakarta’s earful of out-of-sync calls to prayer
The city has more than 3000 mosques causing the adzan from ‘mosque A’ to ring in “our left ear and the call of prayer from ‘mosque B’ goes in our right ear”.
How the new social media defamation rules will work
What happens if you are trolled anonymously, and who is responsible for unmasking them?
SEE & DO
Car sex is not even the wildest thing in this shocker
A film-maker who sets out to shock ought not be shocked when we are shocked.
From Death of a Salesman to Cinderella: our picks of what to see on stage
After a rough two years of postponed, cancelled, and delayed productions, Sydney’s theatre scene has returned with a cracking line up of shows.
Sydney
Labor, Liberal councillors united in opposition to apartment towers
A plan to build two apartment towers in Bondi Junction has provoked opposition from Labor and Liberal councillors.
Exclusive
Violence
‘I felt so brave’: Survivor Hub provides peer support for rape survivors in court
Four women, all in their early to mid 20s, have banded together to offer online and in-person support for other victim-survivors of sexual assault.
Communities brace for erosion, Collaroy residents decry seawall
A La Nina event is set to bring heavy rains, thunderstorms and strong swells this summer, and it’s not just Collaroy Beach that is likely to be hit by more erosion.
NSW to deploy 15 officers to the Solomon Islands
NSW Police will deploy 15 officers to the Solomon Islands following a request from the federal government.
NSW teachers vote to strike over wage and staffing ‘crisis’
The NSW Teachers Federation voted to take a full day of industrial action, as a dispute with the state government escalates.
Weekend Reads
Essay
Rights, wrongs and revolution: #MeToo still raging against the patriarchy
In this edited extract from Jess Hill’s Quarterly Essay, The Reckoning: How #MeToo is changing Australia, she explains there’s been wins and losses but making lasting social change is a long game and there’s plenty of fighters.
Opinion
‘I don’t think that he tells the truth ... I don’t see him as a leader’
Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie says Prime Minister Scott Morrison “likes to bend the truth to suit himself” and his government appears to be “extremely divided”.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Politics
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Why some parents want to vaccinate their kids. Others are prepared to wait
More than two-thirds of Australians believe all children aged five to 11 should be vaccinated against COVID-19, but support dips among parents with children in that age group.
Business
Opinion
Petrol prices
5 ways to save on petrol (and not pay $2 a litre like I just did...)
This week I nearly sold my car and bought a push-bike after being forced to fork out $2.07 a litre at the bowser. Wowsers.
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
World
Variants like Omicron ‘haunt world’ due to vaccine imbalance, says scientist
A top South African scientist warns that until we vaccinate enough people around the globe new variants will develop over and over again.
Opinion
Invidious bill is proof of how craven our politics has become
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Why The Beatles deserve a spot in Western culture
Paul Long
Professor in Creative and Cultural Industries
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Property bydomain
Pub heir buys third Hunters Hill house in a row
If there is a standout class of buyer this year helping to fuel Sydney’s high-end property boom it has to be the next-door neighbour.
The leafy upper north shore suburb where residents 'don't want to leave'
Tucked amongst some of the north shore's heavyweights, this suburb has became an oasis for families - take a closer look and it's easy to see why.
Lifestyle
What happens when a resilience teacher stops coping?
Hugh van Cuylenburg wrote the book on finding happiness through gratitude, empathy and mindfulness. But this year, something broke him.
Culture
Review
Review
What is it about Lisa Wilkinson that fires people up?
This memoir is more than the media storm that has surrounded it.
Sport
Live
World Boxing
George Kambosos jnr wins WBA, IBF and WBO championships from Teofimo Lopez
The undefeated Australian is the nation’s first unified world champion in two decades following a stunning split decision win over the hot American favourite.
‘We must learn’: Matildas take valuable lessons from USA loss
The Matildas problematic defending showed no signs of improving in their 3-0 loss but Caitlin Foord believes the harsh lessons will prove valuable.
‘Any form is good form’: Carey century comes at right time as wicketkeeper battle heats up
Alex Carey blasted 101 from 93 balls in South Australia’s limited-overs match against Queensland on Sunday, 10 days out from Australia’s first Ashes Test.
‘I was thinking I want to win a premiership in a Roosters jersey’
Melbourne superstar Brandon Smith says his mind is made up on where he will be in 2023, and has given the biggest hint yet it will be at the Roosters.
‘The club is in a better place than ever’: Arthur stays calm despite stars’ exits
No club has been in the NRL silly season spotlight more than the Eels, but coach Brad Arthur says he’s “not panicking about it”.
Smith’s return to leadership can help heal wounds of sandpaper affair, says Taylor
Steve Smith’s appointment as Pat Cummins’ deputy was met with opposition from former greats, but he has support from of one of the people who stripped him of captaincy in 2018.
Vaughan apologises for offensive tweets and Rafiq’s pain
Former England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has apologised “for the hurt” that whistleblower Azeem Rafiq experienced at Yorkshire but denied making racist comments.
Have Your Say
Davidson’s name will be forever etched in cricket history – right next door to the Don
Alan Davidson loved the SCG, so it is fitting the great Australian all-rounder will be celebrated at the iconic ground on Monday.
