Pining for home: Resistance to the office return is completely natural

As Melburnians return to their offices after almost a year of working from home, some may be discovering the once-mundane rituals of work have become surprisingly difficult. 

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Supporting inclusive education benefits us all

Accommodating diversity in schools prepares students for a life of successful inclusion outside the classroom.

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Ballroom blitz of music and comedy lifts curtain on new venue

The Brunswick Ballroom kicked off proceedings with a packed show that hit all the right notes.

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Lanning: WBBL should just be called the BBL

Twelve months on from her team’s night of crowning glory at the MCG, Meg Lanning is eyeing further strides on the women’s sporting front. Or, as she says, it should just be called the “sporting front”.

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How women are leading a ‘remarkable’ change in emergency services

Women have fought hard for equality in the leadership and staffing of Victoria’s life-saving organisations, but leaders say there is plenty of work still to do.

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‘We can’t do much with 50 doses’: GPs concerned about supply, capability of COVID-19 vaccine

A doctor in Melbourne’s west says the medical practice he works for is considering delaying their rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, with their allocation for 50 doses a week not allowing them to “set something up which is sustainable”.

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Spin struggles see Australia crash to heavy defeat in T20 decider

After fighting back to level the series, the Australians turned in a shocker with bat and ball against the Black Caps in the deciding match.

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Virtuosic delight emboldens complex quartet work

Diana Doherty’s oboe brings a sparky energy and authenticity to Lachlan Skipworth’s latest offering, which deserves to be heard widely.

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Delayed by ‘the madness’, Kings of Leon finally deliver new album

There’s been homeschooling, cooking and lots of waiting since Kings of Leon made new album When You See Yourself.

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Kohli’s India on track for Waugh-like dynasty

The comparisons with peak-period Australia are inescapable. Whatever the rankings may say, India have inherited the Baggy Greens’ mantle as Test cricket’s apex predators.

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Ruby Fields’ persona shines through restrictions and police presence

Alternative rock of the ’90s, on which Fields’ music leans heavily, had an unhealthy obsession with being “authentic” but the word fits the 22-year-old like a glove.

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Two Queensland hubs to open on Monday as AstraZeneca vaccine arrives

The state has recorded one COVID-19 case in hotel quarantine overnight as the Queensland premier announces the AstraZeneca vaccine has landed.

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Bond bears threaten to spoil Airtasker’s public offering party

Soaring tech stock prices have looked like fertile ground for a float such as Airtasker - until last week.

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New Saint fell out of love with game in last year at Bombers

The veteran big man said it was a “pinch yourself moment” to be on the cusp of a round-one St Kilda debut.

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Cronulla beaches closed after suspected shark encounter

Bate Bay beaches were closed on Sunday morning after a surfer was believed to have been knocked off his board by a shark.

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Trump lawyers demand Republican groups stop raising money off his name

Former President Donald Trump has clashed again with his Republican Party, demanding that three Republican groups stop using his name and likeness for fundraising, a Trump adviser said.

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New Zealand’s Auckland emerges from weeklong coronavirus lockdown

Auckland emerged on Sunday from a strict weeklong lockdown imposed after a community cluster of the more contagious UK coronavirus variant.

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Surf’s Up. Grab Your Helmet.

Pipeline is a surfing mecca, in part because it is so perilous, and many surfers are now wearing helmets in an acknowledgment the sport can be as dangerous as it is cool.

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Amanda Gorman shares racial profiling incident: ‘This is the reality of black girls’

The celebrated poet has revealed how her new celebrity status has not prevented her from experiencing racism and discrimination.

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Mass hack of Microsoft users blamed on China

Businesses and government agencies in the United States that use a Microsoft email service have been compromised in an aggressive hacking campaign that was probably sponsored by the Chinese government, Microsoft said.

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Dolce&Gabbana seeks $780m damages from Diet Prada bloggers

The Milan fashion house has filed a defamation suit in an Italian court seeking damages from two US fashion bloggers who reposted anti-Asian comments attributed to one of the designers that led to a boycott in Asia.

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Photos of the week, March 4, 2021

The week in photos from the award winning Sydney Morning Herald and Financial Review photographers

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Government offers travel vouchers to boost Queensland tourism

The state government has announced a new incentive to help far north Queensland’s tourism industry recover from the pandemic.

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Matt Shirvington: Supreme confidence is the key to Ultimate Tag

Billed as “the fastest show on television”, Seven’s new obstacle game show, hosted by Shirvington, Bill Woods and Abbey Gelmi, sets up some David and Goliath challenges

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Excitement builds for Mardi Gras despite its move away from Oxford Street

The venue is different and crowds will be much smaller, but participants in this year’s Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras remain enthused about the event.

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Cook defends office workplace culture amid allegations staffer was ‘bullied’, ‘brutally sacked’

Western Australia’s Deputy Premier Roger Cook has defended his electoral and ministerial offices amid allegations a senior staffer and his right-hand was bullied and “brutally sacked”. 

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Freedmans’ Glistening for Slipper and Anamoe shines for Godolphin

The right run and preparation probably won Godolphin’s Anamoe ($9) the Todman Stakes, while the Freedman brothers have a second string to their Golden Slipper bow after Glistening ($16) led all the way in the Reisling Stakes.

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Zampa wants to be a man for all occasions in T20 World Cup

The spinner is taking valuable lessons away from a nail-biting tour of New Zealand that is set to culminate in a T20 series decider.

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‘A misguided sense of vocation’: Teacher who inspired was hired on lies

He was a teacher who inspired his students to great heights, but his educational career was forged on lies.

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South Africa still waiting on shots for urgent vaccination drive

Battling to contain a highly infectious new variant, South Africa faces a vaccine shortage as supplies are delayed.

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‘Will you marry her?’ Fury in India over chief justice’s rape case remarks

More than 4,000 women signed the letter demanding the chief justice’s resignation after he he told a man accused of raping a 16-year-old he should marry her.

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Police searching for registered sex offender Paul Kraft

The 55-year-old is living in the Sandringham area but is actively avoiding police.

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Viruses and violence: Pope’s high-security Iraq tour a call for peace

The 84-year-old pope donned a facemask during the flight from Rome, as did his hosts in Baghdad. But the masks came off when the leaders sat down to talk.

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Norman street-fight fine halved but NRL doesn’t accept ‘no other option’ explanation

Corey Norman has had his fine halved after being involved in a street brawl, as two Raiders players were also hit with fines for drink driving offences.

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Lions tour won’t be moved to Australia this year

Rugby Australia offered to host the British and Irish Lions series against the Springboks but northern hemisphere officials have rejected the proposal.

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‘Unbelievably frightening’: Emerald Fennell on the prevalence of sexual assault

Having made an incendiary film about toxic masculinity in Promising Young Woman, Fennell seems stunned to hear how often sexual assault has been in the news in Australia this week.

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Stylist Heleena Trahanas on her three wardrobe essentials

The stylist and marketing manager on why she appreciated unconventional style, her essential wardrobe items, and challenging trends.

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Pant’s ton puts India on top, and closer to Test championship

A remarkable century from Rishabh Pant put India firmly in control against England, and in a good position to claim the other world Test championship spot.

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Three new cases of COVID-19 detected in Queensland hotel quarantine

Saturday’s update takes the state’s total number of active cases to 24, with 6438 tests carried out in the previous 24 hours.

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Safe space for hip-pop to soar

The Melbourne rapper’s songs had new emotional depth, but his freestyling roots were missed.

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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero was tricked onto plane to Rwanda to face terror charges

A pastor has told a Rwandan court he tricked exile Paul Rusesabagina onto a plane to Rwanda: “the only person who didn’t know where we were headed was Paul”.

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Warriors to ask NRL for compensation after Australia stay extended by three months

The Warriors will now remain on the Central Coast until June 21.

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‘Biggest test’ from AFL rule changes not man-on-mark: Buckley

Nathan Buckley and Damien Hardwick did not have to be prodded to speak about how two of the AFL’s rule changes might make footy look different in 2021. 

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Snipers wanted for Putin’s police force, ‘no experience required’

The riot squads that dispersed the protests over Alexei Navalny’s detention have advertised for thousands of snipers in the last two months.

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Motorcyclist killed, man seriously injured in separate SEQ crashes

The 55-year-old rider was allegedly struck by an oncoming car in Mount Cotton early on Saturday.

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Do you really want to vote above the line? Your quick election guide to WA’s 19 parties

Premier Mark McGowan may be set for a second term in parliament but majority control of the upper house to be able to pass legislation unimpeded will be a tougher challenge.

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Mildura pair sue for defamation over Aboriginal flag dispute

A man and a woman from Mildura who went viral under the #toostrongforyoukaren hashtag are now suing a raft of media companies for defamation.

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‘Life at home just didn’t make sense’: the mental trauma of foreign correspondent Sally Sara

Covering war, famine and other atrocities left its mark on the celebrated ABC reporter. In her struggle to recover, she turned to therapy – and the creative release of writing a play about her experiences.

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VicRoads takes privatisation route with new joint venture

Part of VicRoads will be privatised by the Andrews government, with the agency’s licence and registration arm to be run as a collaboration between the public and private sectors.

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Wally’s legacy: The cop who taught other cops

Wayne Laver worked homicide for years, seeing the Hoddle and Queen street massacres. But it was a swiftly solved case that haunted him.

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Listen to our pain: Davis says it’s time for hard truths at Collingwood

The former Magpie says others don’t have the right to determine how those subject to racism should respond.

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For Meghan and many before her, diamonds aren’t always a girl’s best friend

Markle has come under criticism for a pair of earrings she wore during her 2018 Fiji visit. But she’s not the only royal to take missteps of the sparkling kind.

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Sydney real estate mystery: the $18m inner-city land untouched for 18 years

Nearly two decades after it was sold for top dollar at auction, a huge tract of undeveloped land sits dormant in a prized residential suburb of Sydney. What went wrong?

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Queensland prepares for AstraZeneca vaccine as miner tests positive

The new case was a returned worker from Papua New Guinea’s Ok Tedi copper mine who tested positive in hotel quarantine.

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The Waratahs show isn’t rating and, in 2021, that’s the big problem

Whatever narrative the Waratahs are selling, the punters aren’t buying. And having invested in the game as a growth project, Sydney is a concern for rugby’s new broadcasters.

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Mark McGowan misstep not the fly in the beer Liberals had hoped

Meth message muddled in traditional media but McGowan turns to personal followers to set the record ‘straight’.

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King’s headmaster questions whether drunk boys recall consent lessons

The headmaster of The King’s School, Tony George, says Australia is facing a reckoning over the harm that porn, alcohol and boozy parties inflict on children.

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Word detectives: On the trail of Mrs Kerfoops and other filler phrases

The thingummyjig, the dooverlackie, the doodad are favourite amnesiac fillers. But where did juzelbrass come from?

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Pitch battle isn’t a case of bad sportsmanship, it’s just hot cricket

Cricket is a sport mostly run by batsmen, and it’s their voices that define a ‘substandard’ pitch. What they mean is, these wickets are hard to bat on.

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‘We’ve lost our humanity’: readers respond to aged care royal commission findings

Readers argued the central problem with aged care in Australia was that it was profit-driven. They called for urgent action although many were sceptical the findings would be acted upon, saying the issue would be “shoved under the carpet”.

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Economic rebound was the easy bit, but ‘recovery’ could take an eternity

The economy has taken off like a stimulus-fuelled rocket, but it’s going to take a long time before all our troubles are behind us.”

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Hated in Britain, Harry and Meghan now need to win over America

The tell-all interview with Oprah is meant to build Harry and Meghan’s American brand - their approval ratings have plunged in the UK.

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Baby Boomers: Teenager Josh Giddey may lead next gen to Olympics

NBL rookie Josh Giddey has the NBA draft fast approaching but his exceptional season could see him earn a berth with the Boomers at the Tokyo Olympics.

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How Shu turned Deliveroo from a ‘death trap’ startup into a $14b unicorn

Deliveroo’s founder was a hungry banker, until he decided to do something concrete about it. The food delivery service started out entirely self-funded, with just three restaurants signed up and one delivery driver: Himself.

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‘Enough whinging’: Amid record COVID-19 deaths, Jair Bolsonaro tells Brazilians to stop complaining

Brazil has the world’s second-highest death toll over the past year, after the United States. While the US outbreak is ebbing, Brazil is facing its worst phase of the epidemic yet.

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Parents allowed back on school grounds from Monday

Limits on singing and chanting in schools will also be lifted, and social events can proceed as long as there is enough room for adults to follow COVID-safe practices.

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Good Weekend Talks: The reading wars

In this episode of Good Weekend Talks, literacy expert Professor Anne Castles joins Sydney Morning Herald education editor Jordan Baker for a conversation about “the reading wars” in early childhood learning.

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Police divers search ocean off Dover Heights for Melissa Caddick

Ocean conditions have permitted police to search the water off Dover Heights in a bid to narrow down what may have happened to the Sydney businesswoman. 

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Young woman stabbed by masked stranger in Huntingdale

The 22-year-old woman is being treated in Royal Perth Hospital. Her injuries are not life threatening. 

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Lynch to miss Pies hitout, but Prestia could play round one

The Tigers says they are being “ultra-conservative” with the star pair as the AFL season approaches.

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Willie Rioli free to play in August after two-year ban backdated: reports

West Coast has received a big pyschological boost on the eve of the season with reports that their star playmaker would be free to play from August.

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From career scientist to Daylesford vigneron

Dr Ken Jones was a relentlessly curious and creative individual, born to working-class parents in north Wales in 1931 and was a child during WWII.

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Government views itself as an unaccountable ‘protected species’

Australia’s desolate integrity landscape is in part the product of a culture of impunity driven by our elected representatives’ commitment to their own exceptionalism.

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Teenager dies after box jellyfish sting at Queensland beach

A teenager has died after he was stung while swimming at a beach in far north Queensland.

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‘I don’t feel like I have to be the senior coach going forward if that’s the best thing’: Buckley

Nathan Buckley is taking a pragmatic approach to his coaching future, with the Magpies coach saying he would move on after this season if that was the best option for the club.

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Clive Palmer launches counter-claim against ECQ, alleging ‘incompetence’

Clive Palmer has foreshadowed he will refer his case to the corruption watchdog after court action to determine if he is banned from making political donations.

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Sex industry ‘not my concern’: eSafety Commissioner defends proposed new powers

The sex industry is concerned a new Online Safety Bill will have unintended consequences for workers, but Julie Inman Grant says her goal is not to restrict the industry.

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‘Embarrassed’ Cuomo won’t resign but vows to help investigation

The New York Governor said he would “fully cooperate” with an investigation into sexual and harassment allegations overseen by the state’s Attorney-General.

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The ‘jaw-dropping’ painting guaranteed to draw the crowds

The National Gallery of Australia’s latest blockbuster demonstrates why we need to keep looking at the Old Masters.

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Gallery: The best photos from around the world

Gallery: The best photos from around the world

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Amazon quietly tweaks logo some say resembled Hitler’s moustache

The much-mocked app icon, with a smile-shaped arrow beneath what looked like a toothbrush-style moustache, was unveiled in January, replacing a shopping-cart logo that had been used by the online-shopping giant for more than five years.

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Queensland detects largest rise in COVID-19 cases since lockdown

In the first 10 days of the vaccine rollout, 5409 people received the jab from Queensland Health. 

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Britney, young women and the ‘damaged goods narrative’

Hailed as teen superstars one minute by the press and then disposed of once their image shifts in the wrong direction, but how much have things really changed?

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Why Essendon need to level with fans

Essendon fans have been awaiting a genuine renaissance since Kevin Sheedy’s exit in 2007, but barring a miracle, the Bombers will not play finals this year. The club should be honest about its position with its supporters.

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NSW pushes for more GPs in vaccine program

NSW is approaching 17,000 vaccinations in its three hospital hubs, and the state wants to accelerate its rollout.

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Japan prepares to ban overseas spectators from Tokyo Games

Japan’s government is reportedly leaning towards banning all overseas spectators for the Olympics and Paralympics, with a decision to be confirmed by the end of March.

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Two people dead after light plane crash near Exmouth

Two occupants were found deceased at the scene, with a recovery operation to commence early Thursday morning.

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Jittery stocks, jumpy bonds: Why markets are troubled by signs of recovery

Investors had no trouble gliding past the death and economic devastation wrought by the pandemic last year to drive Wall Street to record highs. An increasingly healthy economy is what is making them panic.

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Trainer in induced coma, to undergo surgery after horse kick

Mornington trainer Brett Scott will undergo surgery for skull fractures on Thursday morning after he was kicked by a horse at his stables on Wednesday afternoon.

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Rapid COVID-19 tests could miss significant number of infected people, study finds

Data published by the Doherty Institute raises questions about how useful antigen tests would be in Australia given the low level of virus present.

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Maxwell smashes boundaries – and a seat – in mega over v Kiwis

Glenn Maxwell’s not in trouble for breaking stuff in Wellington, despite smashing up a seat with a six on Wednesday night. In fact, he was asked to sign it.

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‘Incel’ man found guilty of murder in Toronto van attack

Alek Minassian told police he was motivated by a desire to punish society for his perceived status as an involuntary celibate because he believed women would not have sex with him.

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Scientist boosted global wheat yield with disease-resistant varieties

Rajaram increased global wheat production by more than 200 million tonnes.

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Amy Poehler’s feminist teen movie: it’s awkward

Well-intentioned and sometimes endearing, this adaptation of a young-adult novel about a latter-day “riot grrl” lacks a certain zing.

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NSW to trial free tampons and sanitary pads in public schools

NSW is developing a plan to address period poverty in schools.

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Economy ends 2020 with a bang but still hurting from pandemic

The economy expanded by 3.1 per cent in the final three months of 2020 as Victoria re-opens and consumers start to spend.

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Survival lessons from the disaster that was meeting my wife’s grandparents

I simultaneously obliterated a family heirloom while also dislodging an old wasps nest. But I’ve learnt a few lessons about bouncing back from catastrophe since that episode.

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Rapid COVID-19 tests ‘could miss one in four infected people’

Data published by the Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity raises questions about how useful the tests would be in a country like Australia where there is very little virus.

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Female stars and the media machine of the early 2000s

Britney Spears is the subject of a new documentary, Framing Britney, which has sparked a re-examination of media treatment of the era’s female celebrities.

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Appeals dismissed: Two police officers guilty of assaulting disability pensioner

Two police officers have had appeals against their guilty findings dismissed by a judge, who ruled the pair unlawfully assaulted a disability pensioner in a use of force that was disproportionate and unnecessary.

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Shots fired in ‘targeted attack’ on home of senior bikie who bashed Nick Martin

The shooting is the first major incident involving Perth outlaw motorcycle gang members since Mr Martin’s murder at the Perth Motorplex in Kwinana on December 12. 

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Court rejects Leyonhjelm’s appeal over Hanson-Young defamation

The comments made by the former Liberal Democratic Party senator were “manifestly crass, offensive and obviously sexist”, a Federal Court judge said.

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Taxi driver and passenger shot in Sydney’s west

Police believe the men were shot through the car while the taxi was in the Vineyard area.

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Neo-Nazi group leader charged over alleged assault on Channel Nine security guard

The leader of a Melbourne neo-Nazi group has been charged after allegedly assaulting a Channel Nine security guard prior to the broadcast of a story about the organisation on A Current Affair.

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Fruit and veg prices set to soar as worker shortage cripples Australian growers

New figures forecast the price of summer vegetables, stonefruit, fruit such as apples and pears and grapes will jump up to 29 per cent this year.

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Police divers at Dover Heights as search into Caddick disappearance deepens

Police divers are inspecting the waters off Dover Heights in a bid to narrow down what might have happened to Sydney businesswoman Melissa Caddick.

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian gives COVID-19 update

The Premier is giving a coronavirus update to reporters in Sydney.

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ICAC to launch public hearing into sidelined minister John Sidoti

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is facing a new corruption scandal in her government.

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Bombshell bullying complaint against Meghan Markle revealed before Oprah interview

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have accused royal aides of a “calculated smear campaign” in an extraordinary outbreak of hostilities.

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Trio arrested over alleged assault of four girls on jet ski off Altona beach

Three men have been arrested over alleged sexual assaults on four underage girls at Altona beach that took place on jet skis driven out to deep water.

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‘Nice pistol’: The most important gun lawsuit you’ve never heard of

A largely overlooked lawsuit in New Jersey about the way firearm maker Smith & Wesson advertises its wares could have profound implications for the gun industry.

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‘I am ultimately accountable’: Rio Tinto chairman to stand down after cave blast disaster

Rio Tinto chairman Simon Thompson has announced he will step down within the next year following pressure over the board’s initial response to the blasting of the Juukan Gorge.

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Jockey apologises, trainer banned from British races over photos on dead horses

Horse racing’s image received another blow when an Irish jockey apologised after a widely circulated video emerged of him straddling the corpse of a horse.

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Get a new look at the world outside your window with time-lapse videos

Once purely the domain of professionals with fancy equipment, time-lapse is now open to anyone with a relatively recent smartphone.

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Parliamentary committee calls for swastika ban

It would be a criminal offence to display Nazi symbolism under laws proposed by a Victorian cross-party parliamentary inquiry.

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‘Reconsider’: UN chief blasts ‘disappointing’ Yemen pledge by rich countries

“The shortfall ... will be measured in lives lost,” said a fundraising participant, after a global conference raised half of its aid target.

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Californian dune buggy designer never got any royalties

Bruce Meyers, who created the Meyers Manx buggy in California in 1964, has died aged 94.

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Hydroxychloroquine is ineffective for COVID and not to be used: WHO

The recommendation is based on evidence from six randomised controlled trials with more than 6000 participants.

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Rio Tinto, BHP’s copper mine project on Apache land faces fresh blow

The project is being fought by the San Carlos Apache tribe, which fears the mine will impact sacred and actively utilised religious land in Arizona.

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NRL’s neck-to-knee financials can’t conceal broadcast revenue hit

ARLC boss Peter V’Landys appears to be trying to shield the discount given to broadcast partners in 2020. But a few simple calculations paint a clearer picture.

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What a Medicare-style levy would look like for aged care

A health economist said it will take more than a new tax to fund changes to the failing aged care sector.

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Only one thing will end the squalor of aged care

More money is needed but it will only happen if Labor and Liberal parties take politics out of the decision.

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‘Heart of Australian music ripped out’: Michael Gudinski dies aged 68

The founder and chairman of Mushroom Group died in his sleep on Monday night.

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Lindsay Park galloper heading to Hong Kong after impressive offer

David Hayes will train Crosshaven in Hong Kong after the three-year-old gelding’s owners received an offer too good to refuse.

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The fallout from a public show trial probing rape claim would haunt us all

The presumption of innocence should not be abandoned in the heat of outrage no matter how just the cause.

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Game-changing COVID-19 vaccine pill pursued by small British firm, world’s richest doctor

The coronavirus pandemic may herald the arrival of oral vaccines which would represent a significant change for large drug companies and the public alike.

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Trainer banned from British races over photo on dead horse

The image of Grand National-winning trainer Gordon Elliott seemingly posing for a photo while sitting on a dead horse provoked horror and led to the Irishman being banned from entering runners into British races.

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Ben Folds plays it for laughs in this welcome return

Just seeing this overseas artist on stage is a thrill.

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The technology kick-starting small businesses in 2021

In the course of just one year, the business landscape has changed drastically. The COVID-19 pandemic transformed the way we work, ushering companies into a new era of remote teams and digital connectivity.

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Everybody needs good neighbours

Facebook has been newsworthy for controversial reasons of late but one of the strengths of Facebook is the rise in online neighbourhood groups.

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Almost 50 refugees released from Brisbane detention sites

The group have been held in the Kangaroo Point Central hotel for up to two years and were taken by bus to have temporary bridging visas processed in the past two days.

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Tigers whittle down train-on list ahead of deadline

Richmond confirmed on Tuesday that West Adelaide midfielder Nic Couroupis had been released and would ply his trade in the SANFL this season.

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State of Origin returns to Adelaide in 2023

After a successful game at Adelaide Oval in 2020, rugby league’s showcase event will be staged in South Australia again.

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‘Letting the murderer walk’: Joe Biden’s Saudi Arabia problem

Some commentators want to see the crown prince subject to the same US bans and restrictions slapped on perceived adversaries in Venezuela and North Korea. That is unlikely to happen.

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eCNY: China charges ahead with a new digital currency

China is making a bold effort to remake the way that government-backed money works with its latest economics experiment: a national digital currency.

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‘We are failing on mental health’: Premier pledges biggest social reform in generation

The use of restraint and seclusion in mental health care would be eliminated within ten years and compulsory treatment would be used only as a last resort under reforms recommended by the Royal Commission.

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World No.1 Novak Djokovic ties Federer’s record for weeks at the top

Novak Djokovic is gaining on Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in the grand slam standings, and he’s already caught Federer in another significant statistic.

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Manhunt after stabbing leaves 25-year-old in critical condition

NSW police are searching for the person who stabbed a man multiple times in Neutral Bay on Sunday afternoon.

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‘Everyday community heroes’: Cleaner, cashier and doctor honoured as 2021 Moomba monarchs

Three workers who toiled throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to keep Victorians safe have been crowned this year’s Moomba monarchs.

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‘I’d rather miss the Olympics than take vaccine’: relay gold medallist

Yohan Blake, however, will likely still compete as the International Olympic Committee says getting the vaccine is “encouraged” but not compulsory for athletes.

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Bresse chickens come to Australia

Bresse chickens are set to be available to Sydney restaurants.

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‘Absolutely ridiculous’: Palaszczuk scolds NSW over $30 million bill

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the decision “never came to our cabinet” and she would not pay the invoice from NSW.

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Golden Globes 2021: at home, stars bring the glamour to virtual awards

The 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards are underway with colour, sparkle and escapism the main themes on the red carpet.

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We may have just seen the end of a 40-year bull market for bonds

For investors, and central bankers, there’s an important question posed by the turbulence in financial markets last week - was that a mini “tantrum” or a preview of a more structural and historic change?

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‘Modi stadium’ raises questions about India’s renaming spree

Fears that prime minister is trying to eclipse the role of non-Hindus as stadium is rebranded in his honour.

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Auto repair gridlock: parts backlog ratchets up pressure on mechanics

Car owners requiring repairs are facing lengthy delays as mechanics struggle to acquire parts just as COVID-19 fears lead many to shun public transport and get behind the wheel.

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10,339 Pfizer jabs in first week, as NSW calls for information about AstraZeneca doses

Gladys Berejiklian is pleading with the federal government for information about how many AstraZeneca vaccine doses NSW will receive, saying the state is still in the dark.

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Country airline Rex starts flights, and a fight, in the big smoke

Country airline Regional Express has flown its first jet service between Melbourne and Sydney, promising to shake-up the Qantas-Virgin duopoly on one of the world’s busiest air routes.

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No ‘top dog’ replacement for McAvaney at Seven: Taylor

But the network’s blue-chip AFL callers will find out on Thursday who will have the most prime-time exposure this season.

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Show me the Monet, the Manet, and many more in Impressionism feast

This winter Melbourne will be treated to hundreds of French and Australian Impressionist masterpieces as the NGV shines new light on the world’s most-loved art movement.

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Dream realised in compelling live gig

Matt Keegan has finally presented one of his most ambitious recorded works in concert.

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Dealing with bloody taboos in advertising

Period product advertising over the past century has done everything in its power to deny the monthly bloody reality of menstruation.

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How ‘the tweak’ saved my marriage – and my sanity

The division of domestic labour at our place is a work in progress. It ebbs and flows, but we’re still afloat. Thanks largely to these tweaks which, I’ve realised, stem from the very first things kids are taught in order to get along.

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Golden Globes 2021 LIVE updates: Who’s up for a gong and who’s wearing an actual gown

Like last year’s red carpet events, today’s Golden Globes will look different than normal - but we can still expect gorgeous gowns and deserving winners. Tune into our live blog to follow along.

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‘I feel like I’m ready’: Joseph Suaalii declares himself good to go

Sydney Roosters’ teen sensation Joseph Suaalii has spoken to the media for the first time after he lived up to the insane hype on the weekend.

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More than 20 refugees released from Brisbane detention sites

The group have been held in the Kangaroo Point Central hotel for up to two years and were taken by bus to have temporary bridging visas processed on Monday morning.

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House prices surge at fastest rate since 2003

The nation’s property prices surged at their fastest rate since 2003 in February, led by Sydney and Melbourne where tens of thousands of dollars has been added to the median house value. 

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Ex-Pie and former Lion let go by North Melbourne

Mature-age pair have been unable to sufficiently impress North Melbourne during the pre-season to earn a spot on the Kangaroos’ list with both players let go by the club.

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A new measure of success for WA students beyond NAPLAN and ATAR

The falling number of West Australian students choosing ATAR and the ever-expanding pathways to university has education researchers searching for more ways to measure student success.

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24 years, 18 inquiries: can we face the truth of aged care?

What is the full extent of the problem in aged care? How does our system compare with those overseas? And what would it take for it to meet Australians’ needs?

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