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Qantas inquiry after infected passenger flew from India
An Australian man who returned from India received his positive nasal swab test result for COVID-19 only after landing in Darwin. The man was tested before departing.
Exclusive
Air travel
‘I no longer feel Australia is home’: The people quitting our shores
The federal budget predicts the loss of 174,000 people by mid next year as a result of Australia travel bans.
Breaking
Police
Services resume for Sydney Airport train stations after police operation
The Sydney international and domestic train station platforms were evacuated for an unspecified precaution.
When missing woman voted for Trump, officials turned attention to husband
The county clerk immediately knew something strange was going on. A mail ballot had arrived from Suzanne Morphew, a woman missing for more than five months.
Zero new cases: COVID restrictions end on Monday
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says restrictions will be lifted from 12.01am on Monday. There were no new community cases but the source for the latest local infection remains a mystery.
Opinion
Opinion
‘We must use caution to break out of Fortress Australia’
For the foreseeable future – most likely years – we can’t think of our borders as steel doors that are either shut or open.
Brendan Crabb and Mike Toole
Exclusive
Tim Wilson
Austral is reaching a ‘critical juncture’ in COVID-19 battle, says top medic
Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says Australia has to make a critical call on COVID-19 and whether to let it run once vaccinations have been offered widely.
British national rescued after yacht starts sinking off Newcastle
The 40-year-old skipper, sailing from Tahiti, was processed by immigration officials and escorted by police to a Sydney quarantine hotel.
Opinion
Federal budget
Tony Blair’s insights nail the challenge for Australian Labor
Now the Coalition has embraced big spending, will Labor allow itself to be defined by identity politics?
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Charter Hall’s newest exec says city work to stay
When Carmel Hourigan, one of Australia’s most influential women in property, switched jobs last year it made headlines for two reasons.
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Rate my plate: What $65 a day will buy in quarantine
Photo diaries reveal a huge variation in what returning travellers are served during their 14 days in a hotel room. In some cases the food is so unappetising people are forced to buy in their own meals.
Opinion
Ask an expert
Buying a home in retirement as joint tenants in common
It’s possible to soak up assets by buying a means-tested exempt house to live in and qualify for the age pension.
George Cochrane
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Emerald City
Elite Sydney school’s apology after email implicates high-profile family
Hours after the email was sent, Cranbrook’s office manager issued an apology to the student and family and blamed a clerical error.
Analysis
Super Rugby
Why Australian rugby should resist the allure of positivity
Round one of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman saw Australian sides almost get results against the top two Kiwi sides - but zero wins from five games.
Exclusive
Religion
Stop suppressing Catholics, outspoken nun tells Australian church leaders
Sister Joan Chittister has warned that the Catholic Church in Australia faces inevitable decline without significant reform.
NRL 2021
Is Tom Trbojevic twice as valuable as anyone else in the NRL? One betting agency thinks so
Just how valuable is Tom Trbojevic to Manly? A new rating has found he means more to his side than even Andrew Johns and Johnathan Thurston in their prime.
Roosters 30 Cowboys 16
Magic moment from Tedesco puts gloss on ugly win for Roosters
The game’s best player busted four tackles to help set up a try and inspire a Roosters side who spent large passages of the game barely touching the ball.
Sydney
Five people hospitalised, one critical, after stabbings in Sydney’s west
Five people, including a 15-year-old boy, have been hospitalised after separate stabbings across Sydney’s west on Saturday night.
‘Sacrilege’: Frankie’s Pizza to be demolished for Sydney Metro station
An icon of the city’s entertainment scene, Frankie’s Pizza, will be demolished to make way for the Sydney Metro – a loss that may be mourned on Macquarie Street more than anywhere else.
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Casinos
Crown tower pays out to Sydney Observatory in fight over light pollution
Concerns over light pollution from high-rise towers at Barangaroo have prompted a new partnership between Sydney Observatory and Crown Sydney.
‘Winter is coming’: Snow and strong surf as cold front moves across NSW
Sydneysiders woke to cooler temperatures this morning as a cold front brings snow and powerful surf to NSW.
Fresh allegations made against Craig McLachlan in defamation case documents
In documents released by the Supreme Court this week, the Sydney Morning Herald and the ABC detail a series of alleged incidents involving the Gold Logie-winning actor.
WEEKEND READS
Out of the shadows: ‘Without Jo there would have been no van Gogh’
The celebrated artist’s sister-in-law is finally being hailed as the person who brought his art to the wider world.
Australian Museum gears up for most important show in its history
An exhibition about colonisation through the eyes of First Nations people will be confronting for many as it challenges ideas about Australian history.
Politics
‘It’s not optional for a minister’: Growing disquiet among Liberal MPs over Christian Porter’s media silence
Christian Porter is the only minister from Scott Morrison’s March reshuffle who is yet to hold a press conference or give an interview.
Business
Opinion
Superannuation
Why I’ve decided to contribute extra into my super account
You can easily score a slice of this government-sanctioned tax-minimisation strategy, if you want it.
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
World
Trump ‘unhinged’, says Republican election official
The Republican who now leads the Arizona county elections department targeted by a GOP audit of the 2020 election results is slamming former President Donald Trump and others in his party for their continued falsehoods about how the election was run.
Opinion
We must use caution to break out of Fortress Australia
Brendan Crabb and Mike Toole
Tony Blair’s insights nail the challenge for Australian Labor
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Truth-telling paves the way to a brighter future
Ian Hamm
Chairman of the First Nations Foundation
Hold it, fellas: Let women bring out their slayer
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
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Property bydomain
The eye-catching kitchen trends transforming the heart of our homes
We’re spending more than ever before on designing and constructing new kitchens, cooking up renovations with character.
Rare Burley Griffin house hits the Melbourne market
When Americans Marc and Mary Parlange inspected the 1924 house in 2017 they did not know it was one of the rarest houses in Australia.
Life & Culture
How Joel Edgerton’s cruellest role turned into a blessing
The 46-year-old actor was driven to play a ruthless slave catcher in the year’s most anticipated TV series. It may be his defining moment.
Sport
Analysis
Super Rugby
Why Australian rugby should resist the allure of positivity
Round one of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman saw Australian sides almost get results against the top two Kiwi sides - but zero wins from five games.
Analysis
NRL 2021
Lights, Cam, action: Smith joins Origin mates as TV commentator
There had been much speculation about Cameron Smith’s next move but the only time we are going to see him on the field is with a microphone in hand.
Soccer
FA Cup
Tielemans stunner earns Leicester first FA Cup win
In front of the largest crowd in England in over a year, the Foxes celebrated their victory in emotional scenes with the club’s Thai owner.
Is Turbo twice as valuable as anyone else in the NRL? One betting agency thinks so
Just how valuable is Tom Trbojevic to Manly? A new rating has found he means more to his side than even Andrew Johns and Johnathan Thurston in their prime.
Home of Matildas to be in Melbourne after $116m government backing
The state government’s $101 million commitment, along with $15m from the federal government, will see a Home of the Matildas constructed in Melbourne.
Roosters 30 Cowboys 16
Match report
Magic moment from Tedesco puts gloss on ugly win for Roosters
The game’s best player busted four tackles to help set up a try and inspire a Roosters side who spent large passages of the game barely touching the ball.
Updated
NRL 2021
‘Survival of game depends on it’: NRL unmoved by backlash to welfare edict
There has been a backlash to the NRL’s latest interpretation of the rules, but another mooted change – the five-minute sin bin – isn’t currently on the table.
Have Your Say
The World Cup should only have one home in 2027 – Australia
It’s a big week for Rugby Australia as they formally launch their bid for the 2027 World Cup in Sydney.
