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Timing of booster shots to be reviewed
Health Minister Greg Hunt has asked the vaccine advisory group to review the timing of COVID-19 boosters as a third Australian case of the Omicron variant confirmed.
Life upended, again, for travellers on the brink of reuniting with loved ones
“The entire process has been so deflating and heartbreaking ... I just broke down.” Readers’ lives have been upended, again, by border changes.
Three more COVID-positive African arrivals in Sydney urgently tested for Omicron
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet warned that Australia should not have a “knee-jerk” reaction to the Omicron variant after two cases were confirmed on Sunday.
‘Disneyland’ in Geraldton: The castle in the sky meant to put Australian town on world map
Investors are fearing the worst after sinking their money into a developer’s vision of a “second Gold Coast of Australia”.
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Markets had become blase about COVID. Omicron changed that in an instant
Almost out of nowhere, the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has dramatically changed expectations of what 2022 might look like for the world’s economies and financial markets.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Why budget start-up Bonza sees room for another airline in Australia
The boss of a new, ultra-cheap airline says there is no reason Australians should have such little choice in how they fly.
Opinion
Home loans
How the house price boom could threaten business start-ups
Could rising property prices stop some from being entrepreneurs?
Jennifer Duke
Economics correspondent
Prince Harry forces BBC to ditch ‘sexist’ Megxit title
It’s a small triumph for the Duke of Sussex as a new documentary prepares to air claims a palace source helped newspaper in court.
‘Grounds for a retrial’: Directions to Jarryd Hayne jury were flawed, court told
Hayne was jailed this year after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman in her Newcastle home in September 2018.
Djokovic’s father lashes Australian Open ‘blackmail’, says son probably won’t play
Novak Djokovic’s father Srdjan says the world No.1 will probably not compete in next year’s Australian Open and has described the restrictions and requirements in place due to COVID-19 as “blackmail”.
A burger and a hospital stint: How George Kambosos jnr celebrated win
There was no popping of champagne corks after George Kambosos jnr’s heroics in New York. His team even had to close the hotel gym to stop him from training again on Monday.
No scores, no hats, but 350+ reasons to get your free Good Food Guide magazine tomorrow
Welcome to the NSW Good Food Guide 2022 – a guide unlike any other in its 40-year history, free in tomorrow’s Herald.
Opinion
Work therapy
To condemn or condone: the pressure to pick a side
There may be more than two sides to an argument or to a colleague’s personality.
Jonathan Rivett
Updated
Crime
Family of five shot at in car after social media argument escalates: police
Police were told the Toyota Yaris - with five occupants including a 12-year-old - had been shot at in Condell Park by a man who was driving in the area.
Warne ‘battered and bruised’ after motorbike accident
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne reportedly injured himself in a motorbike accident on Sunday.
Opinion
Pop culture
Why The Beatles deserve a spot in Western culture
The release of a new documentary film on The Beatles shows why we are still deriving joy and inspiration from the pop band 60 years on.
Paul Long
Professor in Creative and Cultural Industries
Sydney
Exclusive
Sydney councils
Sydney councillor’s Chinese consultancy links prompted ICAC interest
A Liberal Sydney councillor contesting the upcoming elections was referred to the corruption watchdog for allegedly failing to disclose her involvement with an overseas consultancy promising to connect Chinese and Australian officials.
The ‘easiest way’ to revive Sydney’s cherished high streets
With council elections throwing the spotlight on local neighbourhoods, a report has identified the easiest way to restore the city’s high streets.
Exclusive
Public transport
‘The holy grail’: Rob Stokes’ vision for transport and planning
The two giant NSW ministerial portfolios briefly rest in the hands of a minister moving quickly to implement change.
Hotel quarantine back on the cards as Omicron arrives
Just weeks after opening borders, health authorities were scrambling to track down hundreds of overseas passengers who have arrived in NSW over the past fortnight.
Campuses are reopening, but will students want to return?
Departing UNSW vice-chancellor Ian Jacobs says the demise of the lecture will allow universities to use old spaces in different ways to reignite campus life.
Politics
Exclusive
Children's Health
The long road to get Maeve’s law before Parliament
The mitochondrial donation bill, called Maeve’s Law in honour of Maeve Hood, is set to go to a conscience vote in Parliament.
Business
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
One in five plan to continue working from home one or more days
New research suggests that 20 per cent of Australians may continue working from home at least part of the week.
World
Joe Biden’s Omicron travel curbs criticised as ineffective by ex-advisers
Andy Slavitt, who served as a COVID-19 adviser to Biden for several months this year, is among the critics and said energy should instead be focused on inoculations in Africa.
Opinion
What happened to Archer was not OK - and I know that because it also happened to me
Julia Banks
Businesswoman, lawyer and former MP
Religious Discrimination Bill will let us all ‘live and let live’
Jacinta Collins
Executive director of the National Catholic Education Commission
Confused by conservatives and their take on ‘cancel culture’? I am too
Jioji Ravulo
Head of social work and policy studies, University of Sydney
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Property bydomain
Buyers spoiled for choice push auction clearance rates downwards
Clearance rates softened in Sydney over the weekend, as buyers regained a little power in a market now offering more stock for sale than it has in months.
Units you can buy for less than $500,000 in Sydney
With house prices having risen by up to 30 per cent, units are back in favour with buyers on a budget. Here's what you get under $500,000 in Sydney.
Lifestyle
Louis Vuitton menswear designer Virgil Abloh dies, aged 41
The groundbreaking designer who successfully brought streetwear to luxury fashion died after a private battle with cancer.
Culture
‘Huge shoes to fill’: Patricia Karvelas to replace Fran Kelly on RN Breakfast
Patricia Karvelas is currently the host of RN Drive. She will take the breakfast reins in 2022.
Sport
A burger and a hospital stint: How George Kambosos jnr celebrated win
There was no popping of champagne corks after George Kambosos jnr’s heroics in New York. His team even had to close the hotel gym to stop him from training again on Monday.
Djokovic’s father lashes Australian Open ‘blackmail’, says son probably won’t play
Novak Djokovic’s father Srdjan says the world No.1 will probably not compete in next year’s Australian Open and has described the restrictions in place due to COVID-19 as “blackmail”.
Exclusive
NRL 2021
NRL referee felt victimised over accent and Cody Ramsey ‘try’ blunder
A workplace relations tribunal has heard claims former referees boss Bernard Sutton wanted one of his match officials to be so embarrassed after a running test he would retire.
Injury scare for Stokes but England upbeat about star’s fitness for Ashes opener
The all-rounder suffered a blow to an arm at training - and was pictured doubled up in pain - but he continued practising after being looked over by the team physio.
Analysis
World Boxing
‘One of the greatest moments’: Lewis ranks Kambosos among Oz legends
He’s been involved in some of the greatest moments in boxing but the trainer reckons nothing tops George Kambosos jnr’s achievement.
Warne ‘battered and bruised’ after motorbike accident
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne reportedly injured himself in a motorbike accident on Sunday.
Exclusive
Horse racing
Slaughter scandal sparks call for new racehorse welfare regulator
A new report lays bare the existential threat facing the racing industry unless it can demonstrate its horses are cared for beyond the track.
Have Your Say
Rennie’s ref run-in apology leaves questions unanswered
They’re a scary bunch, the folks at World Rugby. With the power to wipe out a coach or player from the game for weeks, months or even years, it is a brave figure who holds the line in opposition to rugby’s global governing body.
