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We shed new light on a series of brutal murders along Sydney’s clifftops.
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Elective surgery may resume in weeks as COVID hospitalisations drop
Health authorities expect the number of hospital patients with COVID-19 will drop significantly over the coming weeks, with expectations that elective surgery will resume in mid-February.
The way we treat COVID has changed completely. This is how we do it now
At the start of the pandemic, there was only one drug approved for use against COVID-19 in Australia. Only two years later there are eight treatments with more to come.
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Australian Open
‘Not the most mature person:’ Tsitsipas slams Medvedev as Russian sets up Nadal final
Daniil Medvedev is all that stands between Rafael Nadal and a record-breaking 21st grand slam title after the world No.2 slugged his way to an at-times volatile victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Russia accuses Australia of falling for Western ‘propaganda’
Russia’s ambassador to Australia says just because troops were massing on the border with Ukraine it did not mean Moscow was preparing to invade.
Woman had to bite Andrew O’Keefe to stop him choking her, court told
The former television presenter has been refused bail in a Sydney court after he allegedly punched, kicked and choked the woman at an apartment this week.
INXS guitarist loses severed finger case after boat accident
Tim Farriss has been ordered to pay costs after unsuccessfully suing a boating operator over an accident that severed a finger on his chord-playing hand.
AOC signs with Gina Rinehart but not everyone is happy with the deal
Hancock Prospecting’s partnership with the Australian Olympic Committee is a win for athletes but critics have labelled the move as “embarrassing” given Rinehart’s climate stance.
The price of fuel in Sydney varies 40¢ a litre. Here’s what it costs in your postcode
Depending on where you live in Sydney, you could be paying up to 191.1¢ a litre to fill up the tank. See how the price has changed over 12 months.
Opinion
Innovation
Silicon Valley’s never-ending search for the next big thing
The tech industry has grown ever more rich off big ideas that were developed more than a decade ago. The next big thing could be a while away.
Cade Metz
Atlassian defies tech stock nosedive
Better than expected revenue will aid the company’s ambitious plan to hire 5000 more staff in Australia.
Regulator will ‘sit tight’ on further property lending limits: Economists
Economists are expecting the regulator to hold off introducing more lending restrictions as the likelihood of an interest rate rise this year increases.
Opinion
Married At First Sight
This time I absolutely won’t be watching MAFS ... I think, maybe
Married at First Sight’s gormlessness makes me want to throw the iron at the telly but I’ll no doubt be tuning in again with 2 million others for the ninth season.
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
Opinion
Grace Tame
At 50, I finally figured out what Grace Tame knows in her 20s
Men are not entitled to our smiling niceness simply because they are men.
Kerri Sackville
Columnist
‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’: Flying solo on the ice at 120km/h
Australian Bree Walker has fought tooth and nail for the chance to make history when the curiously titled monobob event makes its Olympic debut.
Australian Open
Updated
Nadal on the verge of history as he heads into another grand slam final
The Spanish champion has the chance to win his 21st major after advancing to the final of the Australian Open.
We’re entertaining you, whether you like it or not
The so-called special Ks and their cheer squad seem to think they’re fixing something that isn’t broken in tennis.
Sydney
By car, truck or ferry: School rapid tests in parents’ hands by any means
Staff went the extra mile to make sure every school had RATs by Friday, including one principal who made a ferry trip with tests in tow.
A wedding, then drag queens: Lane with ugly past transforms into an oasis
For years, an inner Sydney laneway was a rat-infested dumping ground and spot for drug addicts to shoot up. One couple made it their mission to turn it around.
Check-in app defended as NSW records 35 deaths
NSW’s Customer Service Minister defended the decision to retain QR check-in codes despite NSW Health having stopped contact tracing.
Exclusive
NSW budget
Perrottet ups pressure on Commonwealth to back relief package
Dominic Perrottet said he was working closely with Victoria to develop a response to the economic downturn brought on by the latest COVID-19 outbreak.
Andrew O’Keefe lashes out at media after assault charges
The disgraced former TV presenter lashed out at journalists on Thursday after he was charged over allegations he attacked a woman.
Politics
‘Band-Aid on a broken leg’: Experts say Great Barrier Reef plan won’t save it
Experts have welcomed the funding but say it will do nothing to save the reef from its existential threat.
Business
No longer an outcast, Bitcoin has succumbed to a cold, hard truth
In the latest bout of market turbulence, Bitcoin has risen and fallen in lockstep with major US tech stocks. But it wasn’t meant to be that way.
World
‘I have nowhere to run’: Children caught in the crossfire in Myanmar
At least 150,000 children have been forced to flee their homes since last February’s military coup and others who remain fear for their lives.
Opinion
Return to school rules a chance to foster the altruism we all need
Alexandra Martiniuk
Professor of epidemiology
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Property
Sydney’s sea, tree changers push regional house prices to record highs
House price growth in pockets of regional NSW is outstripping gains seen in Sydney, as ongoing demand from sea and tree changers pushes prices to record heights.
Sydney house prices surge almost $1100 a day, but the market may have peaked
Sydney’s property market has soared to record heights, with the median house price now more than $1.6 million, after jumping by a third a year.
Lifestyle
In defence of Miranda Hobbes (and quitting your old life)
Cynthia Nixon’s Sex and the City character became a feminist touchstone but her most recent chapter has caused disappointment. What’s behind it?
Culture
As We See It is not a typical portrayal of autism
Jason Katims, the creator of Amazon’s gentle dramedy about three twentysomethings who share an apartment in LA, was determined to change the way TV depicts autistic characters.
Sport
Updated
Australian Open
‘Not the most mature person:’ Tsitsipas slams Medvedev as Russian sets up Nadal final
Daniil Medvedev is all that stands between Rafael Nadal and a record-breaking 21st grand slam title after the world No.2 slugged his way to an at-times volatile victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas.
No ‘Stephano Smitherino’, no hope: Scorchers deny decimated Sixers three-peat
After hobbling into the Big Bash final against the Perth Scorchers, the Sixers made a dream start but ran out of steam to lose by 79 runs.
‘She’s supremely confident’: Summer sweat made Barty dominant force
The hard courts of Tokyo and New York City brought Ash Barty back to earth last year. This is how she developed the game which dominated the Australian Open.
How the K-Team became the A-Team
Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis have endured a long Australian summer. It’s a feat that their bodies may not have allowed just 12 months ago.
‘Feel the fear and do it anyway’: Flying solo on the ice at 120km/h
Australian Bree Walker has fought tooth and nail for the chance to make history when the curiously titled monobob event makes its Olympic debut.
Opinion
Surfing
‘Frankly, it’s dangerous’: Women finally given priority at surfing’s most treacherous break
Traditionally hogged by hordes of macho males, female surfers have struggled to get access to the famous Pipeline in Hawaii. That changes next week in a ‘monumental’ first, according to Tyler Wright.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Giants 7.1 (43) Bulldogs 2.9 (21)
Women's AFL
‘It’s just not simple’: Giant’s ‘complex’ call casts awkward shadow over AFLW pride game
The Giants beat the Western Bulldogs by 22 points on Friday afternoon - but one of their key players, Haneen Zreika, sat out because of religious objections to the team’s rainbow guernsey.
Have Your Say
Barty, Novak and Haneen Zreika bring us highs, lows and in-betweens
I’m not saying she’ll win (we all know why), but anyone not on the Barty Express needs to jump aboard - pronto.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
