ClubSocial: 2020-12-13

Deja poo all over again - it's another toilet roll wipe-out

The unbridled joy of securing a 24-pack of 3-ply soft weave toilet roll has returned, once again wiping out the thin veneer of our civilisation.

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What you need to know about Britain's more infectious COVID mutant strain

British health authorities have identified a mutated strain of the coronavirus that is up to 70 per cent more transmissible than earlier versions. Here's what you need to know.

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Brekky Boy review: Forget solos, let's tie some knots in the rhythms

Brekky Boy;s endless rhythmic tripwires don't stop the music being fun.

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Central African Republic says former president plotting a coup

The government said that former president Francois Bozize plotted with members of his family and a number of armed groups to attack two towns near the capital Bangui.

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Cummins hopes MCG pitch delivers 'good battle' as Aussies look to maintain rage

After a day off following their success in Adelaide, the Australians will turn their attention to the Boxing Day Test where they hope to build on the momentum of last year's Ashes series.

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Sydney does not need Melbourne’s advice. But there are a few things I wish I had known

There is nothing people like less than being told what to do by out-of-towners.

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Sydney and Brisbane Tests could be switched under cricket's back-up plan

Officials remain hopeful of staging the third Test at the SCG but have nominated taking it to Brisbane and holding the fourth Test in Sydney as their next best option.

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Tablet interactive: Coronavirus outbreak

Thirty new COVID-19 cases; new limits on pre-Christmas gatherings across city. News updates here.

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'I failed': General in charge of Trump's vaccine rollout admits error

After three days of confusion, the admission has left US states scrambling to adjust their vaccination programs.

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Contact tracing frustrations as two new quarantine cases recorded in Qld

The state recorded two new cases among returned overseas travellers on Sunday, after contact tracers found public health alert hotel patrons who failed to check in.

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Hospital fire kills COVID-19 patients in Turkey

The fire started after an oxygen cylinder exploded in an intensive care unit treating COVID-19 patients.

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NSW reintroduces tougher new measures after 30 new COVID-19 cases

Of the new cases, 28 of those have already been linked directly to the Avalon cluster and the other two are residents of the northern beaches.

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AFL round one revealed: Treloar set to face Pies first up

Adam Treloar is set to face his former side in the first round of the 2021 AFL season, when the Western Bulldogs play Collingwood on Friday, March 19.

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Under legal pressure, Fox News host debunks his own claims of US election fraud

In an apparently pre-taped segment, Lou Dobbs, a conservative ally of President Donald Trump, shot down various conspiratorial theories about the election result.

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Tiger Woods' son makes TV debut and looks just like he's at home

Eleven-year-old Charlie Woods hit the course with his famous father, and based on his form, we'll be seeing plenty more of him.

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The latest illustrations from artist Michael Leunig

A look at the follies, foibles and joys of the human race through the eyes of cartoonist Michael Leunig. Buy prints from Michael Leunig at https://ift.tt/2qyyInw. Join us on Facebook at the Michael Leunig Appreciation Page.

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The latest illustrations from artist Matt Davidson

A selection of his best work.

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Perth to swelter through scorcher week before getting a Christmas Day reprieve

There will be plenty of dreaming of a white Christmas next week as temperatures in Perth soar to a scorching 39C degrees in the lead up to the much-anticipated family holiday.

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The latest illustrations from artist Alan Moir

Alan Moir, The Sydney Morning Herald's political cartoonist, sketches the political unreality.

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The latest illustrations from artist Andrew Dyson

Some of his best work

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The latest illustrations from artist Matt Golding

Illustrations by the artist from The Age.

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One man missing, one in hospital after early morning Gold Coast swim

Police say officers were called to Surfers Paradise about 2.30am on Sunday after two of the three who took to the water made it back to shore.

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Best of cartoons, December 19, 2020

The news of the day as interpreted by our talented artists, illustrators and cartoonists.

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Best of the week: What to see, hear and do from December 21-27

From Christmas lights to Magic Mike and a date with an Elf, plus an annual yacht race, we have your week in Sydney covered.

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An elfish Chris Brown gears up for The Living Room Christmas show

With DIY hacks and loads of bonhomie, The Living Room team finds feelgood stories in a challenging year.

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NSW arrivals to WA under control but border restrictions could change at anytime: Cook

The total number of travellers from Sydney’s northern beaches has risen to 92 following a recount by the Department of Health.

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Cohort of firsts: Queensland students receive results in ATAR format

The ATAR system replaced the OP system in schools for the first time this year. Results were released on Saturday.

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Spies in the spotlight as Mossad launches 'movie role' recruitment blitz

The Israeli spy agency, in competition with tech companies for the best graduates, is using a spate of new thrillers to attract candidates.

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I know what it's like to feel the full force of a bouncer – banning it isn't the answer

I write from the experience of the sound, feel and pain of leather dismantling bone and flesh – I don't want to see the game without short-pitched bowling.

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Qld slaps travel restrictions back on NSW, but no hard borders yet

Health Minister Yvette D’Ath said as of 1am on Sunday, anyone coming into Queensland from NSW will need a border pass.

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The big deal about 'no deal': what's wrong with worst-case Brexit

Up to 7,000 vehicles could stack up on the motorways with delays of up to two days if there's no deal - but there's less than a fortnight to work it out.

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Sydney cluster triggers CA to send David Warner to Melbourne early

Cricket Australia were planning to fly Test squad members David Warner and Sean Abbott south on Saturday to avoid them being stranded in Sydney for the Boxing Day Test.

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This one goes out to you: Lime Cordiale get behind new music platform

Serenade is aimed at creating a small but much-needed audience for Australian musicians.

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Australia vs India first Test LIVE updates: Day three from Adelaide Oval

All the big moments from day three of the first test between Australia and India.

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World War Two spy drama revealing in all the wrong ways

This fact-based drama about the women spying for Britain during World War Two fails to make the most of its potential.

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'The most stressful day': Travellers rush to get home for Christmas

Some cut holidays in New South Wales short, others skipped weddings for a chance to get home to Melbourne for Christmas, as fears abound that the borders will close.

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Victorian government locks in Australian Open until 2039

The Australian Open has been locked in for Melbourne for an extra three years as a February timeslot for next year's rescheduled event was confirmed by the Victorian government and Tennis Australia.

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Customer fury after Perth shopping centre rolls out paid VIP parking a week before Christmas

Westfield Innaloo has cordoned off and marked sections of its undercover parking as Prime Parking, a VIP service which allows customers to take the top sports for a fee.

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'It's going to be tough': Corica, Sydney FC players left stranded by COVID-19 cluster

Sydney FC players and staff will leave hotel quarantine on Saturday - but coach Steve Corica and four players won't be able to go home because of the city's coronavirus situation.

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Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine becomes the second approved for US rollout

Moderna has about 5.9 million doses ready for shipment this weekend, as new coronavirus cases in the US are running at an average of 216,000 a day.

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Northern beaches to lock down until Wednesday with 13 new cases

Sydney's northern beaches will be locked down from 5pm on Saturday until midnight on Wednesday, as NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced.

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'Crying with joy': chaos, tears as parents reunite with kidnapped sons

Traumatised schoolboys spoke of their ordeal: "They beat us morning, every night. We suffered a lot. They only gave us food once a day and water twice a day,"

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No new cases after COVID alert for south-east Queensland venues

A Sydney woman in her 50s picked up the virus in the city's Northern Beaches and visited Queensland.

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South Africa confirm two positive COVID-19 cases ahead of Sri Lanka series

South Africa have confirmed two unnamed players have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their two-match Test series against Sri Lanka that starts on Boxing Day.

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Kremlin happy Russians will be able to compete at Olympics

The Kremlin voiced regret Friday about the ruling that banned Russia from using its name, flag and anthem at the next two Olympics, but emphasised that the verdict would still allow the country's athletes to compete.

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'Our cyber Pearl Harbour': US politicians alarmed by scale of attack

The President remains silent as even the US National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the nuclear weapons stockpile, is hacked.

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$6 million hit: Swans feel the ‘full burden’ of the pandemic

Sydney have apportioned much of a $6 million loss to a lack of home matches at the SCG and missing crowds during this year’s AFL season heavily impacted by the coronavirus.

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HSC 2020: How your school ranked

As students across NSW receive their HSC results, schools will also be eagerly examining their performance.

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HSC results 2020: Student honour roll

Find the distinguished achievers among the NSW students who were awarded their HSC in 2020.

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Last-minute gifts for gardeners: a beautiful book or a local gin?

Excite the garden lover in your life with books loaded with information and beauty. Or perhaps a botanical gin distilled with eucalyptus?

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Long lines rapidly growing outside Perth COVID-19 clinics

There were concerns the testing system was not coping after hundreds of people lining up on Thursday evening were turned away and told to come back on Friday.

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‘The time is now’ for Australia to harness new vaccine technology

As Australians hold their breath for news on vaccine supply, industry experts are gunning for an mRNA vaccine strategy which goes beyond CSL.

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Worker injured in Liddell power plant failure, triggering shortages

An employee at AGL’s Liddell power station has been seriously injured following an equipment breakdown that also triggered a warning of electricity shortages.

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‘People love it’: COVID-19 fails to dim spirit of Christmas lights

After losing his job to the pandemic ‘Christmas lights tragic’ Lachlan Kennedy is keeping busy with his website of the best-lit homes reporting record listings.

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Brazilian supreme court rules against COVID anti-vaxxers

Ten justices of the 11-member court backed the mandatory inoculation with only one vote against.

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Ability to bounce dangerous bowling is already in umpire’s kit bag

Pundits opining on whether short-pitched bowling has had its day in Test cricket are asking the wrong question.

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Don’t blame gig economy for job insecurity, that’s only half the story

The issue of insecure employment is much bigger and wider than what happens to the gig economy.

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Newsmaker of the year: Donald Trump, the divider-in-chief

Donald Trump captivated and scandalised the world as he fought for a second term in the White House while struggling to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

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After the Black Summer bushfires: embers of hope

Artists, musicians, poets and photographers are using their crafts to move on from last year's trauma.

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Craig McLachlan’s defamation lawyer raises prospect of mediation

The entertainer’s civil claim in the NSW Supreme Court has been revived after he was found not guilty of criminal charges by a Melbourne magistrate.

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Northern beaches cluster reaches 28 cases

The coronavirus cluster on the northern beaches grew to 28 cases on Friday, as NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian thanked northern beaches residents for following health advice and staying home for the next three days.

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‘Step in right direction’: Indigenous leader appointed to Murray-Darling Basin board

The first Indigenous representative has been appointed to the board of the Commonwealth’s water agency, following a year long delay in nominating the position.

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The self-funded Australian sci-fi film topping iTunes charts

The little-known movie had one small, socially-distanced festival screening before it was released online.

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Mesoblast shares savaged on poor COVID trial results

The stem cell treatment hopeful plunged 41 per cent at the open after revealing its COVID research was unlikely to meet its goals.

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Little but quarantine misery awaits players at Australia’s ‘happy slam’

it is difficult to find justification, given Australia’s ferociously strict COVID-19 laws, why this summer’s Australian Open is taking place at all.

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‘Tablescaping’ is the trend taking over Christmas this year

It’s not what you eat but what you eat it with. Ahead, a deep dive into the art of tablescaping from hosts who know how to style for “oohs” and “ahhs.”

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Five charged with murder over ‘cowardly’ stabbing of teen at Waikiki party

WA Police have charged two more people with murder over the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Chikayne Heslip outside a Perth house party.

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Architecture students envision a new-look Melbourne

The city's architecture and design students speculate on designs for the Melbourne landmarks.

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Tablet interactive: Coronavirus outbreak

South Australia has recorded its first locally acquired coronavirus cases in almost three months.

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Excavators called in to shift burning rubbish at Brisbane factory fire

Seven fire crews remain at the Hemmant fire in the city’s east on Thursday and rain helped dampen smoke in the area.

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‘I love how it challenges me’: The students who came first in every HSC subject

Students who came first in every course in the 2020 HSC have been revealed with Sariena Ye becoming the first in 17 years to top both physics and chemistry.

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Iron ore and lower unemployment improves a still deep red budget

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has revealed a $15.9 billion improvement in the federal budget bottom line, but it is still deeply in the red.

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Magic Millions gearing up for January with vintage crop of yearlings

The strongest-ever Magic Millions catalogue is rapidly approaching with an amazing quartet of yearlings to go under the hammer at the second session.

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Mantra refugees transferred to former COVID-19 quarantine hotel

About 60 refugees and asylum seekers detained for more than a year in a hotel in Melbourne’s northern suburbs have been taken under heavy police guard to Carlton Rydges Hotel on Swanston Street.

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Gallery: The best photos from around the world

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors

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Unemployment rate falls as Victoria bounces back: ABS

About 90,000 people got back into the workforce in November.

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Northern beaches COVID-19 cases spark four-hour wait at testing clinics

About 150 people were waiting to get tested in a queue that stretched more than 100 metres, after four new local cases were confirmed on the northern beaches in 24 hours.

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Schadenfreude as Chinese steel mills ask for help from Rio and BHP

China’s steel mills are asking BHP and Rio to change the way iron ore is priced. While the miners have surely made all the right sympathetic noises about the price surge, one suspects it wouldn’t have been heartfelt.

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Queensland border stays open, CHO watching NSW cases for next 24 hours

Five new cases have been confirmed in Sydney in the past 24 hours.

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‘Who cares?’ Trump official demanded ‘herd immunity’ strategy, emails show

“We want them infected,” Paul Alexander, then-health adviser, wrote to six Health Department senior officials.

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‘Wake-up call’: Victoria humiliated by NSW Crown casino probe, says ex-minister

A former gaming minister says Victoria has been humiliated by revelations of money laundering at Crown Melbourne via a NSW public inquiry into the casino group.

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Aussie rookie Charlie Rorke banned for squirrel gripping in French rugby

The 21-year-old Sydneysider and former Raiders recruit was making his debut for Stade Francais when he was sent off for grabbing the testicles of an Italian rival.

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'I enjoy his thinking': Gould early contender for NRL buy of the year

Phil Gould is already looming as one of the best buys of the 2021 season as he wins over New Zealand officials from afar in his consultancy role.

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Google, Facebook co-operated to undermine ad competition, US states claim in lawsuit

The two players agreed to start giving Facebook’s advertiser clients the option to place ads within Google’s network of publishing partners.

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Victoria’s crime rate rises on the back of 32,000 lockdown breaches

Victoria’s crime rate jumped 2.7 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic, with lockdown breaches the fifth most common crime recorded.

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Nine upgrades earnings forecasts after Christmas advertising uptick

The media conglomerate has said an improved advertising market will result in a better-than-expected finish to the first half of the financial year.

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The rich, the comfortable middle and the rest: Australia’s wealth and income ladder revealed

New research compares the upper, middle and lower rungs of wealth and income.

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Melbourne is set to get a new drive-in – and it’ll be indoors

The Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre will soon host movies day and night in an innovation driven by the collapse of its traditional business.

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‘High risk’ thunderstorm asthma warning for Victoria’s south-east

Residents in south-east Victoria have been put on high alert for epidemic thunderstorm asthma.

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Two new COVID-19 cases identified in Sydney's northern beaches

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is urging residents of Sydney’s northern beaches with “the mildest of symptoms” to get tested for COVID-19 after two new cases were identified overnight.

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From the Archives, 1994: Skase has his freedom - and a story to sell

Businessman Christopher Skase contributed to Victoria's biggest financial debacle, the collapse of the State Bank of Victoria. He was one of the biggest single borrowers from SBV's out-of-control merchant bank, Tricontinental, which lent and lost more than $150 million to various companies in the Qintex group, and to Mr Skase himself. In 1991 he declared himself bankrupt to the tune of $170m and, facing fraud charges, fled to Spain from where, armed with a passport from the Commonwealth of Dominica, he fought off attempts to extradite him until his death in Majorca on August 6, 2001.

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'We're very close': US Congress nears deal on financial rescue package

The bipartisan package is expected to provide a round of stimulus cheques to most Americans and a boost in unemployment payments.

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Deborah Hutton 'shocked' over boyfriend's cocaine and assault allegations

Australia's former sweetheart Deborah Hutton has become embroiled in another scandal involving her private life after her celebrity meditation guru boyfriend was caught with cocaine and charged with assault.

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Saudi Arabia 'tried to target critic' living in Norway exile

Saudi Arabia requested that all members of the "mysterious" team be granted diplomatic immunity but Norwegian authorities refused.

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China accuses Australia of breaching free-trade pact by blocking $14b of business deals

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's decision to block two deals was a "violation of market economy principles and international trade rules".

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Australian Open set to confirm February 8 start, ticket sales, crowd sizes

Tennis Australia is set to confirm the February 8 start date of the Australian Open and announce details of crowd sizes and ticket sales to the tennis event.

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Heavy machinery crews continue removal of rotting whale carcass

A digger and a dump truck are among the tools being used at Fairhaven beach, near Moggs Creek, with hopes the carcass can be removed by the end of Wednesday.

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Best in show: what we watched, binged, laughed and cried about in 2020

The pandemic kept us glued to TV more than ever; our panel of TV critics has selected the best shows of the year, most of which can still be viewed on demand.

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Revamp for inner-city heritage building as retail competition heats up

Brisbane's old Tristram's factory will be reshaped and renamed as the Soda Factory, recognising its origins as one of Queensland's original soft drink companies.

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Copy us: Britain urges Australia to imitate its net-zero climate law

The British legislation had overwhelming cross-party support in Parliament to establish a raft of policies and goals to fight climate change.

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Prosecutors won't appeal sentence of man who dragged woman into alleyway

Jackson Williams, 21, was found guilty of common law assault earlier this year after he grabbed a woman from behind and dragged her into Brights Place, off Little Lonsdale Street, in 2018.

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Review: Courtney Barnett, live once more, at the Royal Exhibition Building

A link to Melbourne's rich musical history made this performance close to home for Courtney Barnett.

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Seven charged as police smash alleged criminal network supplying cocaine and firearms

The NSW Joint Counter Terrorism Team began their inquiries after receiving information that members of the network might have links to a man with extremist ideologies.

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Too many women: Paris city hall fined for gender imbalance

A law, meant to ensure that women have better access to senior jobs in the civil service, requires a minimum of 40 per cent of appointments for each gender.

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NSW records new coronavirus case in Sydney airport van driver

A man who drives a van to and from Sydney Airport has been the state's first new positive coronavirus case since December 3.

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No booze ban for Edinburgh Gardens despite complaints

Council will establish an Edinburgh Gardens working group, launch a campaign encouraging respect, and consider adding more bins, toilets and cleaning.

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Deep beneath Melbourne, Maree Clarke prepares for her biggest work yet

Maree Clarke's expansive, five-station artwork is among many that will transform the daily commute.

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Archibald Prize People's Choice winner announced

First awarded in 1988, the prize is determined by public vote.

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Urgent search underway for kayaker missing off Point Peron

Ian Steven Tolli, 54, was last seen around 1.30pm Tuesday kayaking off the popular coastline, near Rockingham.

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US approval of Brisbane company's COVID test kit 'very pleasing'

Brisbane biotech company Ellume will supply millions of its rapid home COVID-19 test kits to the US after the FDA gave them the green light.

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Jarryd Hayne to face retrial on sexual assault allegation

The former NRL star is accused of assaulting a woman in her Newcastle home in September 2018. He has pleaded not guilty.

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ASIC reprimands Rex over failure to disclose capital city flight plans

The corporate regulator has reprimanded the airline Regional Express for failing to tell investors about plans to launch flights between Sydney and Melbourne before they were splashed across a national newspaper.

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Paine hints Burns will keep spot, expects Smith to play first Test

The skipper downplayed concerns about Steve Smith's stiff back on the eve of the Adelaide clash while also indicating that Joe Burns will retain his spot.

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Neobank Xinja to close accounts, return banking licence

Xinja has blamed COVID-19 and a tough capital raising environment for the decision to exit banking in Australia.

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French, Russian trolls face off over Central Africa election, says Facebook

A French post on Facebook aimed at users in the West African nation of Mali, read, "Watch out for the tsarist lobotomy!"

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Chadwick Boseman 'tears up the screen' in final film role

The actor was battling cancer throughout the filming of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, in which he shows depth and power as a hot-headed trumpeter.

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After Kate paid the ultimate price, state expert says WA’s mental health system needs more than 'band-aid solutions'

Kate took her life moments after leaving a mental health appointment on July 23. A new report reveals there were opportunities to potentially change the course of her life. But an over-stretched system failed to catch her as she fell through the gaps.

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How to make a watermelon sound like sex

You may never again look at a banana or a canteloupe in the same way after witnessing 44 Sex Acts in One Week.

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Shark warning issued after whale carcass washes up on Fairhaven beach

Public asked to steer clear after a decaying whale carcass washed up on Fairhaven beach in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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Hooper equals Folau with third John Eales Medal win

After a truncated international season, Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has been voted Australia's best player by his peers.

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Regulator takes action against Donut King, Gloria Jean's owner

The ACCC alleges franchisees were misled over the viability of stores they bought from the food retailing giant.

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'Unacceptable': Australia accuses China of diplomacy by media over coal ban

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that if the reports of a ban were accurate, they "would obviously be in breach of WTO rules".

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Ghislaine Maxwell proposes $US28.5 million bail package

The British socialite faces criminal charges she helped procure girls for the late financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.

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Four Corners 'Cash Splash' episode breached impartiality rules: watchdog

The ABC says it respectfully disagrees with the Australian Communications and Media Authority's finding.

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'I never thought I would see my parents again'

Nigerian boys escape through a forest after gunmen abducted hundreds of school children in an attack that recalls the 2014 kidnapping of hundreds of Chibok girls.

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ACCC flags issues with Woolworths' $500m food distributor acquisition

The competition watchdog has raised concerns over supermarket giant Woolworths' acquisition of food distributor PFD, dismissing commitments from the business.

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It’s never too early to make a will

As former bank managers, Melissa Lutwyche and her partner Tony Simpson-Morgan know how important it is to update your will to reflect your circumstances and establish enduring guardianships and powers of attorney.

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Arsenal dressing room in turmoil but Arteta retains club's backing

Mikel Arteta has been given strong backing by the Arsenal hierarchy as he looks to rescue their disastrous season and unite a squad understood to be divided and fractured into cliques.

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Boxer Tyson Fury wants off award list. The BBC is refusing

Tyson Fury has asked lawyers to get him removed from the Sports Personality of the Year shortlist, but BBC is refusing to back down in one of the most extraordinary rows in the award's history.

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Meghan Markle enlists Oprah to endorse new wellness venture

The Duchess of Sussex has personally invested in a Californian-based oat milk latte company, one that she says is "in line with her values".

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Public decency charge a 'barrier' to resolving Pusey case, court hears

The rare charge of outraging public decency is the "central issue" between the defence and prosecution, Mr Pusey's lawyer told a court on Tuesday.

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Researchers put a fork in theory about cutlery going missing at work

A quirky but scientific study done by Brisbane researchers has found spoons are far more likely to disappear from office kitchens than forks.

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CNN and MSNBC are fretting over post-Trump future

They thrived during the Trump years as they devoted countless prime-time hours to criticising a White House antagonist that their viewers just could not quit. Now faced with a Trump-less future, they are scrambling for answers.

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