The Sydney Morning Herald’s Tweets

Nov 30

Breaking: The medical regulator will conduct a review of patient safety in cosmetic surgery after the Herald uncovered a litany of disturbing practices and botched procedures in the sector |

@adele_ferguson

‘Profit over patient safety’: Health regulator launches review into cosmetic surgery industry

The national medical regulator has announced a sweeping review of the multi-billion dollar cosmetic surgery industry following an investigation by the Herald and The Age.

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It's not the fallout from the Tim Paine scandal keeping Justin Langer awake at night, but a certain England all-rounder |

@phillutton78

Two years after Headingley, Stokes still giving Langer ‘nightmares’

Justin Langer admits he still has nightmares about Ben Stokes’ brilliance in 2019 and said he adds another level of excitement to the upcoming Ashes series.

Breaking: A staffer for Greens leader Adam Bandt has tested positive for COVID-19 in Canberra, forcing Greens MPs into isolation while they wait for test results

COVID comes to Parliament: Greens staffer tests positive after sitting week

A staffer for Greens leader Adam Bandt has tested positive to COVID after a parliamentary sitting week, for which Prime Minister Scott Morrison and key front benchers were in the building.

A stunning new show of Sidney Nolan’s work at TarraWarra Museum of Art showcases a very different body of work to that for which the acclaimed Modernist is best known |

@KerrieO36028873

Sidney Nolan’s modernist truth speaks to ancient myths

A suite of Sidney Nolan works inspired by an ancient tale of rape and war are on show at TarraWarra.

Inner-city residents are being asked to tolerate a higher level of noise from Sydney bars and restaurants as post-lockdown dining stays outdoors |

@smh_andrew

‘Noise of people living’: Bars urge neighbours to live with sound of nightlife

Inner-city residents used to silent nights during lockdowns will be asked to call police as a last resort and put up with the noise of people “living, having fun and connecting” again.

A Sydney auction that opened bang on the $7.5 million guide price ended 45 minutes later with a sale price of $8.97 million – $470,000 above the reserve |

@TawarRazaghi

Randwick manor sells for $8.97 million at auction, breaking suburb record

While the auction was slow to start and took the better part of an hour to sell, in the end the grand Victorian residence broke a suburb record.

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Five of the most underrated day trips from Sydney

Five of the most underrated day trips from Sydney |

@TravellerAU

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Revive the good old-fashioned day trip and you'll be surprised at the variety and distractions close to home.

There are now 13 cases of COVID-19 linked to a cluster across students and staff at Regents Park Christian School and attendees at the Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym at Villawood last Saturday |

@marywardy

‘Rapidly evolving situation’: More Omicron cases expected in south-west Sydney

Health authorities are expecting to announce several additional cases of the Omicron variant in south-west Sydney on Sunday.

Some experts predict it could spell the beginning of the end of the pandemic, as some very early reports suggest it may be less deadly, fitting into the pattern of virus evolution, but others are more pessimistic

Is Australia ready for Omicron?

Deep inside a concrete containment lab, Australian scientists in hazmat suits keep a watchful eye on a microscopic sample of Omicron growing in a lab dish.

Married life with Mark Zuckerberg – and managing Facebook’s billions |

@GoodWeekendMag

Married life with Mark Zuckerberg – and managing Facebook’s billions

Priscilla Chan is determined to share almost all of Facebook’s wealth through philanthropy. Can that act wash away the sins of the Big Tech giant?

Big call: Cambage left out of Opals squad for home World Cup |

@Pierik_AgeSport

Big call: Cambage left out of Opals squad for home World Cup

The Australian Opals will on Monday name their preliminary squad for next year’s FIBA World Cup in Sydney and have made a bold selection call to bypass their best player.

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Langer says Paine’s career may not be over despite sexting scandal |

@phillutton78

Langer says Paine’s career may not be over despite sexting scandal

The Australia coach has spoken for the first time since Paine’s resignation, saying the former captain may yet return to the national side.

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Parenthood is the most fundamental way in which Cummins defines himself, apart from cricket. As Australia’s next Test captain, he knows he’ll be missing a lot of treasured private moments to create many more public ones, writes

@danbrettig

From high-school ‘sporty-geek’ to Test captain: the rise of Pat Cummins

Life has never been all about cricket for Australia’s new men’s Test captain. And given the job Pat Cummins has walked into, that could be his saving grace.

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So hot right now: Tourists flee but scientists flock to La Palma’s ‘lava lab’

So hot right now: Tourists flee but scientists flock to La Palma’s ‘lava lab’

“It’s been mind-blowing, literally, to see this dynamism in action,” the geologist said. “We are learning so much about how volcanoes work.”

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New kid on The Block: Rising Indigenous Kings star Bayles set to make a difference |

@proshenks

New kid on The Block: Rising Indigenous Kings star Bayles set to make a difference

For some, pursuing your dreams means getting out of Redfern but, in rising Sydney Kings star Biwali Bayles’ case, it meant coming home.

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‘Heart surgeons as time lords’: The adults taking dressing up to the next level at Comic-Con |

@smh_andrew

‘Heart surgeons as time lords’: The adults taking dressing up to the next level at Comic-Con

There is no shortage of superheroes at this weekend’s Oz Comic-Con Homegrown convention, including the odd heart surgeon and astrophysicist.

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Latest battle for teachers’ pay has roots in decades-old conflict |

@JordsBaker

Latest battle for teachers’ pay has roots in decades-old conflict

As the NSW teachers’ strike looms next week, the union is using the same tactics that brought hundreds of thousands onto the streets of Sydney in the 1980s.

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Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore ‘optimistic’ as NSW voters go to the polls

Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore ‘optimistic’ as NSW voters go to the polls

Clover Moore says she’s not taking anything for granted in her fight to return as Sydney’s lord mayor, as nearly 5 million voters go to the polls in council elections across NSW.