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Sydney coronavirus pub cluster revealed as Victorian infections soar
A new coronavirus cluster has been traced back to a popular pub in south-west Sydney and a man has tested positive after towing a caravan across the state border from Melbourne to Sutherland.
- by Kate Aubusson
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Coronavirus chief investigator says vaccine could be 2.5 years away
Australians could wait for 2.5 years for a widespread vaccine to counter the coronavirus, former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has warned, after being named to lead a global inquiry into the health crisis.
- by David Crowe
US sets one-day record with more than 60,500 COVID-19 cases
The tally represents the largest one-day increase by any country since the pandemic emerged in China last year, while the WHO reported a record increase in global cases.
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'The assassin is out there': Coronavirus calls for a new way of thinking
We got the idea into our heads that once we'd got through a couple of months of lockdown, we'd revert blissfully back to life as we'd known it. The coronavirus has other plans.
- by Peter Hartcher
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Lockdown could be messing with your body clock, making you feel moody and sluggish
Days spent inside under artificial lights could be messing with people's circadian rhythms, leaving many feeling tired, moody, sluggish and jet-lagged.
- by Liam Mannix
It's Billionaire Bachelor Afloat as rumours fly on Packer's superyacht
Ex-wives, rising Aussie pop stars and a gossip columnist made for an unhappy crew on board James Packer's IJE.
- by Andrew Hornery
Ex-police officer fails to get job back after choking man who filmed police
The Industrial Relations Commission found the officer had a propensity for "excessive and unreasonable force".
- by Georgina Mitchell
Australia's first COVID-19 treatment approved
The Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved use of the drug on patients experiencing severe symptoms.
- by Ashleigh McMillan
Rabbitohs 18 Tigers 10
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Spite night: Reynolds and Mitchell put on report as Souths tame Tigers
A Dane Gagai treble helped Souths beat Wests Tigers 18-10, but Josh Reynolds and Latrell Mitchell will be hoping to avoid dangerous contact charges.
- by Christian Nicolussi
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'It looked inevitable': How the NSW border to Victoria was closed
- by Tom Rabe and Rachel Clun
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Lock-down lunacy: How we stuffed it up
One young Pan Pacific Hotel quarantine guest, resplendent in bike shorts, took advantage of a sunny winter’s day to escape and take selfies performing a series of impressive handstands at South Wharf.
- by John Silvester
'Pretty ugly': Melburnians asked to mask up as 288 COVID cases recorded
Premier Daniel Andrews warns there are worse numbers to come as Victoria’s deepening crisis prompts the PM to warn entire nation remains in danger.
- by Noel Towell
Sydney
Manly cuts speeds to 30km/h to become NSW's slowest suburb
Manly has reduced the speed limit across its town centre from the ferry to the beach to protect pedestrians and cyclists and Liverpool will do the same next week.
- by Julie Power
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Woolworths-controlled pubs used free booze to keep punters on pokies
ALH pubs kept customer details on a Google drive and had targets for daily liquor ‘shouts’ to certain punters.
- by Nigel Gladstone
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State Parliament
NSW government to be investigated over council grants fund
The Auditor-General will examine the approval of more than $100 million for councils in Coalition seats before last year's state election.
- by Angus Thompson
Teacher, 23, charged over alleged sexual assault of Sydney student
A female teacher has been arrested in Sydney's west following an investigation into the alleged sexual assault of a male high school student.
- by Mary Ward
Child dies, several injured after truck crash in Sydney's south-west
A child has died and at least four people have been injured following a truck crash at Menangle.
- by Ben Grubb
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The ongoing debate about what to do with our feral brumby population has been a wild ride. A bloody solution looms.
- by Konrad Marshall
Merry widows: getting to know the older women in my inner-city street
You can spend years living next door to someone without getting to know them. Then one sunny afternoon, they tell you their remarkable story.
- by Greg Callaghan
Politics
Australia needs to take leadership role in face of US-China contest: Wong
Labor's foreign affairs spokeswoman, Penny Wong, has sounded the alarm about China's growing influence over global bodies and potential ambitions to remake them to suit the interests of authoritarian states.
- by Anthony Galloway
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'Surviving on thin air': JobKeeper review could strip billions from workers
- by Shane Wright and Jennifer Duke
Business
From fixing Vodafail to running TPG: Berroeta's race to the big league
Merging Vodafone's struggling Australian operations with TPG Telecom was always the plan for Inaki Berroeta, who has knack for untangling difficult projects.
- by Zoe Samios
Amazon bans TikTok from employees' phones, citing 'security'
- by Echo Wang and Krystal Hu
Rampant technology sector offers growth in a low yield environment
- by Charlotte Grieve and Alex Druce
World
Trump says he 'aced' cognitive test, but White House won't release details
The US President said that he "very recently" took a test measuring his mental acuity and "aced" it, but the White House would not say when he took it or why.
- by Maggie Haberman
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The Sydney suburbs where rents have fallen most amid COVID-19
Rent prices are down more than 20 per cent in some neighbourhoods after tenants dropped their keys in and walked out when the pandemic first hit.
- by Sue Williams
South Coast bushfire surviving acreage sells for $7m+
A stunning ocean front home miraculously spared during last summer's catastrophic bushfires has sold after hitting the market more than a year ago.
- by Tawar Razaghi
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Rabbitohs 18 Tigers 10
Match report
Spite night: Reynolds and Mitchell put on report as Souths tame Tigers
A Dane Gagai treble helped Souths beat Wests Tigers 18-10, but Josh Reynolds and Latrell Mitchell will be hoping to avoid dangerous contact charges.
- by Christian Nicolussi
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Australian rugby
'Twiggy' warms to Australian rugby as Force exile ends
Andrew Forrest speaks to the Herald about the lessons he learnt from Global Rapid Rugby and why he's cautiously optimistic about Australian rugby's future.
- by Georgina Robinson
'Futuristic thinking': Sheedy backs Sydney push for AFL grand final
One of the founding fathers of the GWS Giants believes there is nothing "ghastly" about ANZ Stadium or its bid to host the AFL grand final.
- by Vince Rugari
Titans 16 Warriors 12
Match report
Titans snap winless home run as Warriors blow lead
Todd Payten's Warriors are only a week away from losing a homesick trio of players and blew a chance to move to the cusp of the top eight.
- by Adam Pengilly
The Fitz Files
NRL 2020
Why the Broncos may have to get bitter before they get better
When you have lost six times in a row, when you are stinking up the joint with your every outing, where is the focused fury at the rubbish football you are playing?
- by Peter FitzSimons
Rebels 18 Reds 18
Match report
First 'Super Time' ends in a draw as Rebels and Reds split points
Introduced for this year's Super Rugby AU competition, 10 minutes of 'Super Time' could not split the sides after a second-half fightback by the Reds locked the scores at 18-all at Brookvale Oval.
- by Tom Decent
Why Lachie Swinton could be Australia's wildest rugby player
Whether it's getting tattoos of sponsors after grand finals, throwing punches or sticking it to opponents, the Waratahs No.6 is a player anyone would want on their team.
- by Tom Decent
Have Your Say
If the NRL wants to change the world, it must separate education from punishment
If the NRL is to have any hope of stopping the cycle of players stepping out of line, it must recalibrate and extend the "education" part of the sanction.
