Search called off for Brisbane woman missing for almost eight weeks

Homicide detectives have ruled the disappearance of Natarn Auld, 38, as non-suspicious, with a report to be prepared for the coroner.

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Barty wins Yarra Valley Classic; Russia wins ATP Cup final

Top-ranked Ash Barty cashed in on her first championship point in the Yarra Valley Classic and Daniil Medvedev clinched the ATP Cup title for Russia within seconds of each other on Sunday.

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New year 12 maths subject delayed

Extra funding will allow about 270 secondary teachers already teaching maths and science to undertake a graduate certificate in those fields

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The genocidal general convinced he was born to rule over Myanmar

Those searching for motives behind putsch that imprisoned Aung San Suu Kyi and plunged Myanmar back towards oppressive junta rule need look no further than the service ribbons on the chest of General Min Aung Hlaing.

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Wife takes court action after discovering husband already married

The Family Court heard the woman learned her husband was likely already married shortly after their 2018 nuptials in Queensland.

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Lockdown is strange at the best of times ... at its worst it is terrifying

Videotape explores the unexplained and the consequences of living with the unexplained. No spoilers, but the consequences are not good.

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to become WTO’s first female leader

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, an economist and former finance minister of Nigeria, appears set to become the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation.

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Republicans put Liz Cheney ‘on notice’ for voting to impeach Trump

The daughter of former vice-president Dick Cheney faces blowback for joining nine other Republicans in voting to impeach Trump.

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Daine Laurie joins Tigers early after Panthers agree to player swap

After spending 2020 on loan to the Storm Paul Momirovski will now become a Panther, allowing Laurie to join the Wests Tigers a year ahead of schedule.

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To make working from home successful, stop infantilising employees

Workplace leadership remains based on outdated modes of supervision. It’s time to stop treating employees like toddlers.

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‘The magic has started’: Israel’s vaccination results point a way out of the pandemic

In the most extensive real-world test so far, Israel has demonstrated that a robust coronavirus vaccination program can have a quick and powerful impact, showing the world a plausible way out of the pandemic.

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New York’s biggest art museum prepares to sell works to pay bills

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is talking to auction houses about which artworks it could sell as it faces a $US150 million pandemic shortfall.

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True West review: Opening punch leaves audience already on canvas

Georgina Symes comes close to realising all of Sam Shepard’s rawness in her directorial debut.

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Love finds a way to lift us from the darkest times

Twenty-three years after debuting in Sydney 500 metres up the road, this celebration of life and love is back in town for Mardi Gras at the New Theatre.

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How Djokovic forged personal playground at Melbourne Park

If Rafael Nadal is the master of clay at Roland Garros, his Serbian rival Novak Djokovic has no peer on Australia’s hardcourts.

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Mat Ryan solid on debut but Arsenal fall after early goal

The Socceroos goalkeeper made six saves for the Gunners but it wasn’t enough to stave off defeat against Aston Villa.

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Man United concede on last play of the game to draw with Everton

Dominic Calvert-Lewin equalised in the fifth minute of stoppage time for Everton to draw 3-3 at Manchester United, while Mat Ryan lost on debut for Arsenal.

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‘Off the pace’: Eddie’s England rolled by Scotland in Six Nations

The Scots claimed their first win over England at Twickenham in over four decades in a low-scoring clash.

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Warning after US man swallows earbud while sleeping

A man is warning people against using headphones while falling asleep after healthcare workers had to remove a wireless earbud from his oesophagus.

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Assange sex abuse accuser steps out of the shadows and into controversy

Julian Assange’s accuser has come under fire in Sweden after she went public for the first time with a tell-all book centred around her allegations of sexual abuse.

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Amber alert: Toddler snatched from Brisbane home overnight

The 20-month-old boy was taken about 4am from a home in Darra. Police believe he “may be at significant risk”.

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Tennis legend Navratilova leads challenge to Biden’s transgender policy

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has joined a group of high-profile female athletes who are challenging Joe Biden’s push to allow transgender people to compete in girls’ and women’s competitive sports.

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Pandemic pushes city slickers to Queensland country towns

Seeing cities in lockdown was the push Jancine and Steve Harrison needed to pack up and move to town, which is home to about 2000 people.

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Heyman eyes W-League record, Matildas return as comeback season gathers pace

Twenty months after Michelle Heyman seemingly hung up her boots for good, the Canberra United striker is in the form of her life.

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Penney defends Waratahs culture after former prop’s claims of ‘off-field issues’

Rob Penney is digging his heels in ahead of the Super Rugby season after rumblings from former players.

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‘Erratic’ Trump shouldn’t get classified briefings: Biden

Asked in an interview with CBS News what he feared if his predecessor continued to receive the briefings, as per protocol, Biden said he did not want to “speculate out loud”.

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From purported devil to ‘Jesus’: Stajcic works miracles at the Mariners

Alen Stajcic has wrought a remarkable transformation at Central Coast, taking the cellar dwellers to the top of the table ahead of their clash with Western United.

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How a celebrity facialist looks after her neck

Feel bad about yours? Skin guru Melanie Grant has the perfect tip.

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Amid scepticism, a new Libya interim government emerges to end chaos

United Nations-sponsored talks have produced a result at last for the country that has been in disarray since a NATO-backed intervention ended Muammar Gaddafi’s four-decade rule.

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Osaka, Azarenka, Williams exits clear tournament logjam

Three high-profile women’s players have withdrawn from Australian Open lead-up events, with Victoria Azarenka and Naomi Osaka joining Serena Williams in bowing out.

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How a club unwelcome to Indigenous players became a safe place

Hawthorn’s Chance Bateman arrived at a club that resisted recruiting Indigenous players. He left a premiership player from a club willing to start a journey.

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Rebonjour, Izzy: Catalans happy to welcome back Folau if NRL dream fails

Israel Folau hasn’t burnt his bridges in the Super League with Catalans happy to have him back if he can’t find an alternative.

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Tests for returned travellers after quarantine as NSW records no local cases

New COVID-19 cleaning squads will target Sydney’s train, bus, ferry and light rail services in the CBD, where more than 1000 touch points are sanitised at five locations every day.

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Joe Biden ditches bipartisanship for policy boldness

Biden, a self-styled pragmatist, is governing as a progressive who’s in a hurry to get things done. Even if Republicans refuse to come along for the ride.

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Your Daily Horoscope for Saturday, February 6

Free daily horoscope for each star sign from renowned Astrologer Hedy Damari. Forecasts for the day ahead in life, love and career.

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‘Always been a place of acceptance’: Pride round goes to heart of AFLW

From concerned parents, managing break-ups and playing against your partner, the prevalence of same-sex relationships in AFLW creates different dynamics.

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US House and Senate clear path for approval of Biden’s COVID package

By a party line vote of 219-209, the House of Representatives passed the budget plan to spend an extra $2.7 trillion in relief, after the Senate approved it in a pre-dawn vote.

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Brady happy to play the villain as Mahomes takes aim at his crown

The quarterback battle will be the Super Bowl’s defining narrative, but there is no doubt about who the neutrals will be backing.

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‘Act immediately’: Emergency warning remains for parts of the Perth Hills despite cool weather conditions

Residents in parts of the Perth Hills are being urged to act immediately to survive, as firefighters continue to battle a monster bushfire burning since Monday. Read the latest advice from authorities.

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ICC clears way for war crimes probe of Israeli actions in Palestinian territories

The Palestinians have asked the court to look into Israeli actions during its 2014 war against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, as well as construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and annexed east Jerusalem.

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Photos of the week, February 4th, 2021

A week in photos from the award winning Sydney Morning Herald and Financial Review photographers. Follow us on Twitter @photosSMH Follow us on Instagram @sydneymorningherald Like our photos? Selected images available from www.fairfaxphotos.com

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For the sake of fans everywhere, Liverpool must beat City and keep EPL season alive

Jurgen Klopp may be concentrating on a top-four place but, for the sake of the title race, his team must halt City’s relentless march.

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Qld clocks 26 days without a local case, as border restrictions ease

Queensland reopened its borders to parts of Western Australia on Saturday, with the Perth region on track to also be cleared on February 14.

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AstraZeneca vaccine protects against British variant: Oxford study

The encouraging, albeit preliminary, findings suggest that all five of the leading vaccines may offer at least some protection against new variants spreading around the globe.

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Third body recovered from Gold Coast surf within 34 hours

Ten Gold Coast beaches have been closed, with another swimmer pulled from the water, this time at Mermaid Beach on Saturday morning.

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Rain reprieve due on weekend as Wooroloo fire declared a catastrophe

A cooler change has brought a slight reprieve for firefighters and anxious residents, and with it, a chance to assess the damage.

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Women allegedly drugged, tattooed and forced into unlawful prostitution

A man and a woman from Brisbane’s south will appear in court on Friday after they were charged with sexual servitude and organised prostitution offences.

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Is Bing best? Testing four search engine alternatives to Google

If Google really is considering making its search engine unavailable to Australians, what alternatives are there?

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‘A crazy road trip that never ends’: How the Sydney Sixers reached BBL final

Apart from the Thunder, no team has done it tougher this BBL season than the Sixers. In the final at the SCG on Saturday night, they get to cash in.

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What makes an ‘it’ bag and why do some people collect them?

If handbags are fashion statements, what are they saying? How have they evolved? And how do they get "it" bag status?

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Folau the leader? Online armies show way to stop game in its tracks

You would say this was league’s GameStop moment, except that it’s not a new thing in sport for the public to orchestrate emotions effectively enough to change policy.

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US, Israel years ahead of Europe in early race for COVID-19 shots

The starkly different trajectories show how unevenly countries around the world have kicked off the largest mass vaccination drive in history.

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COVID in the corridor: Stoush over regional quarantine ramps up

A highly contagious strain of coronavirus is circulating in the corridors of Australia’s quarantine hotels, Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said. 

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A cheat sheet for life may inform my known unknowns

Couldn’t someone, right now, write a book containing the full list of tricks to simplify our existence? It could be called Life: A User’s Guide.

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‘Shut him down’: Readers respond to Craig Kelly furore

Scott Morrison was applauded by some readers for rebuking Craig Kelly for his outspoken advocacy for medically unproven treatments for COVID-19, however others dismissed the Prime Minister’s response as “laughable”.

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‘Mario cuts through everything’: How EB Games survived retail’s great battle

On the surface, it seems the video gaming chain has the odds stacked against it. But a burgeoning acceptance of ‘nerd culture’ has helped the retailer not just survive, but thrive in the pandemic.

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Taking the Bezos out of Amazon

Amazon is Jeff Bezos. Now after 27 years, the company’s founder is taking the Bezos out of Amazon. A few thoughts about what happens next.

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Amanda Gorman: from superstar poet to the next style icon?

The poet who stole the inauguration spotlight and is on the cover of the latest Time magazine will have her pick of offers. But she’s going to be choosy.

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Helen Goh’s nectarine and blueberry crumble cake

The fresh fruit is folded into the batter of this convivial, homely cake, creating juicy pockets as it bakes, while the crumble topping offers a sweet, buttery crunch.

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Major coal mine extension rejected over ‘irreversible’ risk to Sydney drinking water

Plans for a major coal mine extension near Wollongong have been rejected by the NSW Independent Planning Commission, which found the project risked irreversible damage to Sydney’s drinking water.

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Republican conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene removed from House committees

The vote came amid a broader push by Democrats to associate their political opponents with dangerous conspiracy theories and make Greene the face of the party. 

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Is there a place for disaster films in the time of COVID?

Who wants to watch a Hollywood flick about comets destroying Earth when we’re already living a disaster film scenario in real life?

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Resilient housing market ‘helpful’ for COVID-19 economic recovery: RBA

Surging property values across the nation are being closely watched by Reserve Bank of Australia governor Philip Lowe.

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Captain Cook memorials in Britain added to ‘topple the racists’ list

The list, compiled by the Stop Trump Coalition in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, has more than doubled in length since it was first published in June 2020.

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The latest illustrations from artist Simon Letch

Gallery of illustrations by Sydney Morning Herald artist, Simon Letch.

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The latest illustrations from artist Matt Golding

Illustrations by the artist from The Age.

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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 Cathy Wilcox

The latest work by Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist Cathy Wilcox.

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Best of cartoons, February 5, 2021

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

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Dingo attacks boy on Fraser Island in Queensland

A dingo has bitten a child on Fraser Island, leaving “significant bite wounds”, according to Queensland Environment.

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Breaking up with Google is hard to do

Google’s an octopus of a company with its suckers in an awful lot of rock pools. How big an impact would there be on our everyday life if it disappeared? Australians may soon have to find out.

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‘Our grief has no words’: Te Akau Racing pays tribute to Shark

Popular New Zealand horse Te Akau Shark has passed away.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison in talks with Google boss Sundar Pichai

The talks follow Microsoft’s pledge to invest in its search engine Bing to fill the void should Google exit the market.

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Politics has always been a part of sport

Thinking you can keep politics out of sport is naive. It is already there. Arguing it shouldn’t be – particularly when you don’t agree with the political statement being made – is a political act in itself.

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Tangled up in blue: Godolphin to roll out European winners at Randwick trials

Godolphin has had considerable success sending middle-distance performers to Australia and will be looking to the duo to increase their strike rate this year.

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Fake news? No, it really is Macquarie Dictionary’s word of the decade

Freshly announced as the word of the decade, ‘fake news’ faced stiff competition from the likes of ‘mansplain’ and ‘first world problem’.

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One for the true fans - and everyone else

Yve Blake’s musical revels in the fact that we all go a bit bonkers in our teens.

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An opera about the end of the world that leaves you feeling uplifted

Wagner’s Das Rheingold, staged by Melbourne Opera, is a stunning creation featuring some of Victoria’s best operatic voices.

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Queensland border to stay open despite new Melbourne case

Queensland recorded its 24th consecutive day of zero locally acquired cases on Thursday and no new infections were picked up in hotel quarantine. 

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‘Loony lies and conspiracies’: The Republican Party’s identity crisis

Republican conflict over Marjorie Taylor Greene’s extreme views and Liz Cheney’s vote to impeach Donald Trump reflect a deeper schism in the party.

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Driver rushed to hospital as crash closes road in Brisbane’s north

A man is fighting for life in hospital after a single-vehicle crash in Brisbane’s north that emergency services believe was the result of a medical episode.

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UN should be given immediate access to Uighurs: Payne

The Australian government has backed calls for an immediate UN investigation after a BBC report on systemic torture in Xinjiang.

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Nick Scali’s profits double in COVID boom, triggering dividend bonanza

The profit surge has allowed the furniture retailer to boost its dividend by 60 per cent. The increased payout to shareholders including its chief executive could stir controversy as the company has been a notable JobKeeper recipient,

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Knee surgery for new Demon Ben Brown

Melbourne recruit Ben Brown needs knee surgery after reporting swelling in his knee before training in recent days.

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What are the new restrictions in place in Victoria?

Masks indoors, fewer people at your house and a pause on the return to work: here’s a look at all the new rules

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Two worlds collide in this triumphant production

Opera Australia’s Ernani is a fine example of Verdi’s early genius.

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Andrew O’Keefe ‘not the aggressor’ in alleged altercation with partner, lawyer says

The former Channel Seven star has been charged with common assault after an alleged incident involving his partner on January 30.

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The latest illustrations from artist Matt Golding

Illustrations by the artist from The Age.

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After breaking Guggenheim records, Hilma af Klint’s work is headed down under

The visionary Swedish artist has been rediscovered after dying in obscurity 77 years ago.

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The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox

The latest work by Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist Cathy Wilcox.

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Best of cartoons, February 4, 2021

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

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The latest illustrations from artist Andrew Dyson

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Interest rates may remain at record lows until 2025: RBA governor

Interest rates could remain at record low levels until the middle of the decade despite a surprisingly strong economic recovery.

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Cut it out, Craig: Maverick MP claims he is cancelled

Up until now, Craig Kelly has been tolerated with the electoral equivalent of indulgent chuckles, which is to say, repeated pre-selection.

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Wooroloo fires reduce 71 homes to ashes as police identify ignition point

WA authorities have identified the ignition point of the Wooroloo bushfire as being ‘close to a home’ as the number of properties destroyed in the Perth hills’ blaze rose to 71 on Wednesday morning.

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Coronavirus ‘Eeek’ mutation appears in Britain

The mutation may help the virus to elude detection and make neutralisation by the human immune system less efficient.

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Russian Sputnik V vaccine 91.6% effective, peer-reviewed tests show

Outside experts said the data convincingly shows the vaccine works. It’s the third coronavirus vaccine to show an efficacy of more than 90 per cent.

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They may be bigots, but here’s why we can’t gag Israel Folau or Margaret Court

A former sex discrimination commissioner argues we need to be careful about stifling the voices we disagree with.

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Struggling city hotels plea for post-JobKeeper wage help

With hotel revenue in Melbourne’s CBD just one-third of pre-pandemic levels, the tourism sector is calling for additional support after the JobKeeper wage subsidy wraps up in March.

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The bravery of calling out racism

Racism was rife in the Victoria Park stands and in amateur footy. This abuse was not fleeting – it stays with you and leaves its mark.

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Biden holds key to HSBC’s survival as a global bank

HSBC might be forced to choose between the East, where it generates the majority of its profits, and its extensive operations in the West. .

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Dining on the streets: City’s outdoor experiment gets extension

Melbourne’s pop-up outdoor dining and drinking venues will remain until the eve of winter, while the city undertakes detailed economic analysis to assess the benefits.

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Troll-investing: GameStop rally shows main street can disrupt Wall St

Silenced and crunched during the global financial crisis in 2008, outsiders have finally had a direct say in Wall Street matters.

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Berejiklian lobbies for NSW quarantine staff to get vaccine first, foreshadows venue limits easing

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian wants NSW’s quarantine workers at the front of the queue for the national COVID vaccine rollout, arguing the state carries the greatest burden of the virus by accepting the lion’s share of returning overseas travellers.

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Clinic’s customers urged to get tests after watchdog reports infection breaches

The NSW Health warning applies to people who received certain treatments from the DETOXologie clinic in Bondi Junction between June 2013 and December 2020.

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Afterpay, Zip caught in UK regulatory crackdown

Rapid growth in buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers was putting some consumers at risk of financial harm, an official review in Britain has found, calling for urgent regulation of the sector.

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Storms, tornadoes and explosions: Bushfires are getting stranger. How?

As Australia’s fire seasons intensify and unlikely parts of the globe burn, how is the behaviour of fire changing? How have people managed fire in the past? And how might we live with the big blazes of the future?

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Netball Australia signs broadcast deal with Foxtel

Netball Australia has signed a new broadcast deal with Foxtel marking the end of a five-year association with Nine.

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Marvellous Melbourne: It's time to celebrate what makes us special

A 30-day celebration of Melbourne in pictures from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

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Childers backpacker arsonist’s parole application denied

“”While the victims can’t speak, we’ll fight and speak for them,” says former mayor of the tiny Queensland town where 15 backpackers died.

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The secret to growing citrus in your garden

Ridding your citrus leaves of destructive insects is a sticky job. But a lovingly illustrated new book will inspire you to cultivate the glowing fruits.

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De Goey has scans on stomach problem

Collingwood’s dynamic star Jordan De Goey has undergone scans on an abdomen problem after he pulled up sore during an intraclub match on Monday.

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Activists win High Court appeal against Queensland’s New Acland coal mine

New Hope has spent 13 years trying to expand the Acland Coal Mine into agricultural land near Oakey, west of Brisbane.

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Twitter ‘denying free speech’ by agreeing to suspend India critics

After 12 hours of public pressure, Twitter restored the suspended accounts, saying the suspensions were routine.

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Judge refuses to toss McDonald’s lawsuit against ousted CEO

The fast food giant sued former CEO Stephen Easterbrook last year, seeking to reclaim millions of dollars in compensation paid to him, alleging that he had covered up sexual relationships with employees and destroyed evidence.

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Russian Camelot nearing return ahead of All-Star Mile tilt

Racing’s poster boy Russian Camelot will be back on the track in a Cranbourne trial next Monday ahead of a likely first-up assault at the All-Star Mile.

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‘Dance or die’: ballet superstar says Australians mustn’t fear ambition

David Hallberg has danced with assertive Americans and ruthless Russians. He says Australians need to fight their egalitarian instincts to get to the top.

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ABC, Nine ordered to pay Chau Chak Wing $590,000 in damages

The businessman sued the media outlets for defamation for suggesting in a Four Corners broadcast that he paid “bribes” in the form of political donations.

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Israel Folau on the verge of NRL return as Dragons submit application for two-year deal

In one of the biggest stories of the offseason, Israel Folau could be wearing the red V in 2021.

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‘Running from challenges is not leadership’: Andrews says McGuire should not step down immediately

The Victorian Premier said racism was not confined to Collingwood and it did not make sense for a leader to run from a challenge.

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Inspiration4: billionaire funds SpaceX flight for himself, three ‘everyday’ people

Jared Isaacman also announced that he aims to use the private trip to raise $US200 million ($265 million) for St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, with half coming from his own pockets.

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Defending the short sellers: GameStop saga is more than a battle between good and evil

Viewing short sellers as predators, while a popular opinion, mischaracterises them.

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Bracken Ridge murder-accused stays behind bars as case heard in court

The man charged with the murder of his Bracken Ridge neighbour Stephen Mowchanuk, who was allegedly bludgeoned to death, has had his case mentioned.

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Time for an Indigenous voice in conservation

Our environmental laws have not helped to stem the losses to biodiversity.

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The power and ambition behind Myanmar’s coup

At the centre of the coup in Myanmar are the presidential ambitions of the Commander in Chief, Min Aung Hlaing.

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Dared to dream and paying for it: Perth festivals on the edge of their seat

West Australian performance artists remain on the fringe of survival as Perth’s lockdown bites but festival organisers remain hopeful and proud that there is a show that must go on.

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Storm dumps huge amounts of rain on south-east Queensland

A large, slow-moving weather system has dumped rain on Brisbane and surrounding areas on Tuesday.

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City of light goes dark: Paris in the time of lockdown

Paris is gone for now, its lifeblood cut off by the closure of all restaurants, its nights silenced by a 6pm curfew due to the pandemic.

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Wooroloo bushfire LIVE: Multiple homes lost as firefighters tackle blaze in Perth’s hills

Thousands in Perth’s north east have been forced to evacuate their homes in the middle of the night as a bushfire rips through Wooroloo, so far destroying 7000 hectares of land and multiple houses.

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Door-to-door COVID-19 testing launched in Britain as South African variants found

Nearly one million vaccinations were conducted on the weekend and almost nine in ten over-eighties have had their first dose.

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GameStop struggles to stay afloat despite stock surge

Walking through a GameStop store illustrates the disconnect between the Wall Street hysteria that has sent its stock price to dizzying heights, and the video game retailer’s real-world struggles.

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Just one person attends the world’s most exclusive film festival

A single film fan has settled in to watch 70 movies on an isolated Swedish island.

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‘Don’t poke the bear’: Coalition MPs say Craig Kelly shouldn’t be disciplined over vaccine comments

Government figures are refusing to repudiate Craig Kelly by name, as Labor calls on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to reprimand the MP for spreading misinformation.

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Temple & Webster profits surge after bumper half

The online retailer has reported a six-fold increase in profit for the half-year as the company continues to ride a COVID-induced surge in sales.

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Merv Hughes inducted into cricket Hall of Fame

Merv Hughes is one of cricket’s great court jesters and played a key role in the rebirth of Australian cricket in the late 1980s.

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Dragons skipper McInnes joins bitter rivals Cronulla on four-year $2m deal

St George Illawarra fans will be fuming their captain Cameron McInnes has signed with bitter rivals Cronulla on a four-year $2m deal.

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Multiple homes lost, residents evacuated in night as fire rips through Perth’s hills

There are fears a wind change expected this morning could see the fire break southern containment lines, with thousands of people evacuated from the area overnight.

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Queensland Police Union calls for GPS tracking for youths on bail

The death of an Alexandra Hills couple that were allegedly killed by a teenager behind the wheel has prompted fresh calls for action to address youth crime.

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NSW tracking WA arrivals but border will stay open: Premier

Gladys Berejiklian won’t shut the border with Western Australia after it entered a five-day lockdown over the emergence of its first case of community transmission in 10 months.

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Woman charged with Kobie Parfitt murder avoids facing court

A woman charged with murdering Ballarat woman Kobie Parfitt has refused to appear before court and been remanded in custody to return on the same day as her co-accused.

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Israel enlists social media stars to win over Arab audiences

One Facebook post juxtaposes glamorous photographs from Saudi Arabia and the UAE with the ruins of Arab countries where Iran’s proxies wield influence, such as Syria and Iraq.

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Cut dole to $40-a-day except for newly jobless: Employer group

One of the nation’s largest employer groups wants JobSeeker to snap back to the pre-coronavirus rate except for those who lost their job in the past 12 months.

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Circa wants to steal circus back from cabaret

As contemporary cabaret steadily borrows tricks from circus, contemporary circus company Circa is here to steal it back.

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‘I’m so grateful’: What it’s like to be a tennis player out of hard lockdown

I got so used to wearing masks since the start of the pandemic that I accidentally wore one in the shower at the US Open. Now, I’m thrilled to be out and about in COVID-normal Melbourne.

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More sadistic than ever, I’m a Celeb turned out to be reputation rehab for some

In the hard times that the past year has brought, what we needed was a show that forced others to suffer more than we were. That they delivered.

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GameStop chaos shines a spotlight on Wall Street’s vulnerabilities

Few would lose any sleep over a bunch of hedge funds being taken to the cleaners by a horde of mug punters but the GameStop episode points to a larger threat.

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Body found in search for missing snorkeller

Police recovered a body from the water on Monday morning after searching for a young woman who went missing while snorkelling at Altona beach on Saturday.

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Reed shrugs off latest controversy to win at Torrey Pines

He is now a nine-time PGA Tour winner and already a Masters champion, but is 30-year-old American Patrick Reed fast becoming golf’s most notorious rule bender?

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Alex the Astronaut has a blast despite the rain

Alex The Astronaut spreads joy on a soggy night in Hyde Park.

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Carlton say they are debt-free for first time since ’96

Carlton said the “board has ratified a management recommendation that will see the club’s remaining $4 million of historical debt wiped out immediately”. 

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Facebook and Apple’s war of words nears boiling point

For all its might and riches, Facebook’s row with Apple has shown where the power between the two truly lies.

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Palmer leads list of big donors to federal political parties

Five big donors increased their influence in federal politics last year by making 46 per cent of all donations in a period that saw a fall in overall funding to $18 million.

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Laundy says quick thinking policies saved pandemic-hit pubs

Former federal member for Reid turned pub operator Craig Laundy has praised the quick efforts of the industry bodies and all governments in keeping the sector afloat.

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Regions bounce back as luxury city hotels sit near empty

Australia’s big city hotels face a looming problem from new accommodation openings.

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Catholic Church buys Bionic Ear Institute headquarters

The Catholic Archdiocese is expanding its property holdings in East Melbourne just as the church faces a wave of compensation claims from victims of sexual abuse.

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Western Sydney drive-by shooting targets man sitting on his verandah

A 51-year-old man was drinking coffee and getting ready for work when two people in a small white hatchback drove past and fired the shots towards his home.

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‘My doctor said don’t go’: The fans keeping 55-year Super Bowl run alive

Three men, aged between 79 and 84, who have attended every Super Bowl since 1967′s inaugural match won’t let the coronavirus pandemic halt a five-decade streak.

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‘You will not even know we were here’: border checkpoints removed

Chief Superintendent Mark Wheeler said the checkpoints have been lifted and barricades will be removed but there would be a strong police presence at Queensland airports.

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Union ad a ‘new low in politics’, Porter says

The ad depicts Prime Minister Scott Morrison as a bus driver speeding towards a crowd of workers to advance the unions’ argument that the government’s industrial overhaul will hurt workers.

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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi detained

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior figures from the ruling party have been detained in an early morning raid, amid escalating tension between the civilian government and the military.

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Miles says rejection of JobKeeper extension ‘heartless’ and ‘cruel’

Acting premier Steven Miles said Queensland businesses continued to struggle without international tourists.

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