ClubSocial: 2021-05-02

How Victoria got hooked on gas, and why the heat’s on to find new fuel

With 65 per cent of the nation’s total residential use, Victoria is unique in Australia for its reliance on gas as a fuel source. Now there are clouds on the horizon for what ad-men once called “stored sunshine”.

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‘A sacred place’: Residents want to save paradise by keeping a car park

A coastal village in NSW is split by a fight to save a car park, hailed as a “sacrosanct gathering place for surfers”, but described in a report commissioned by the local council as obscuring “prime views”.

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My ‘Christmas’ – Eid-ul-Fitr – matters too

Our school calendars do not reflect our societal acknowledgement of Eid, and this is particularly clear in the scheduling of NAPLAN during Eid-ul-Fitr this year.

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Inside the battle to save Tasmania’s giant kelp forests

Kelp forests along the state’s east coast were once so dense they were marked on shipping maps. But climate change has warmed the ocean, causing a 95 per cent decline.

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Call for more kids’ mental health support after coronavirus and bushfires

Calls are mounting for increased mental health support for children after bushfires, floods and the coronavirus pandemic.

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Sydney’s new Anglican Archbishop faces an enormous task

The cultural authority that the Anglican Church once held has been eroded.

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AFL 2021 LIVE updates: Hawthorn Hawks, West Coast Eagles open Sunday football with Blues and Bulldogs to follow

Follow along for all the major moments as round eight of the AFL season comes to a conclusion.

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‘Get them to work’: NAB boss calls for skilled migration to resume

NAB’s business banking boss Andrew Irvine says more quarantine sites are needed to enable migration to start again, in a policy move that would help struggling small businesses get back on their feet.

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Man City made to wait for title, Liverpool boost top-four hopes

Hundreds of Manchester City fans gathered outside the Etihand Stadium for a Premier League title celebration that proved premature as Chelsea ruined the script with a last-minute 2-1 victory.

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When Gateses split, Melinda’s influence could grow

Melinda French Gates as frequently spearheaded efforts focused on women’s empowerment, an area where some experts say she could expand her giving.

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DeChambeau jets home and back again after thinking he missed cut at Wells Fargo

Bryson DeChambeau was so sure he wouldn’t make the 36-hole cut at two over par in North Carolina, he boarded a private jet and flew home. Wrong move.

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Specky the paranormal dog, who could see into our lives

Two weeks after we got Specky, my dear sister-in-law Becky passed away – it happened exactly one year ago today.

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COVID-19 restrictions in Sydney extended in bid to avoid ‘superspreading event’

Social restrictions imposed in Greater Sydney in the wake of two locally acquired cases of COVID-19 will be extended by a week.

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Slow vaccine rollout bursts ‘biotech boom’ bubble

The boss of billion-dollar research company Telix, Christian Behrenbruch, is well aware that Australia’s promised ‘biotech boom’ will require more than government announcements.

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Consolation for Labour as Sadiq Khan re-elected London mayor

Sadiq Khan has been re-elected London mayor as had been widely expected, providing some joy to the opposition Labour Party which has suffered a series of disappointing results in other local elections.

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‘Clearly the best side in it’: High praise for undefeated Dees

John Longmire’s men have played three of last year’s top four so and this year’s only undefeated side so he is as well qualified as any to make an assessment of this season’s leading contenders.

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A Chinese rocket is crashing back to Earth. Where will it land?

The rocket has been losing altitude since last month and will soon make what is called “uncontrolled re-entry” back to Earth.

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Port wear prison bar guernsey to sing the song after Showdown win

Ken Hinkley described the decision to wear the forbidden black-and-white heritage jumpers as “a show of respect” and not a statement against the AFL or Collingwood.

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Bo, the former ‘first dog’ of the Obamas, dies

Bo, the Portuguese water dog who became the first presidential pet in the Obama White House, romping in the halls of power, has died.

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Cyber attack shuts down US fuel pipeline ‘jugular’

The incident is one of the most disruptive digital ransom operations ever reported.

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‘Like it’s my first’: Ecstatic Hamilton celebrates his 100th pole in Spain

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to take 100 pole positions after lapping fastest for Mercedes in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday.

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Three men arrested as police break up alleged drug ring

The trio will face court after police found steroids, cocaine and other drugs during raids in Brisbane and Bundaberg.

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Barty finally loses on clay as Sabalenka claims Madrid crown

The world no.1 had not lost in 16 matches on clay courts but Aryna Sabalenka overpowered Ash Barty to win the Madrid Open.

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India ban has shamed Liberals, but not enough for many to speak out against it

The decision to make it a criminal offence for Australians to try to return home from India has shamed Coalition MPs, but they fear speaking out against it.

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‘The Games will go ahead’: Coates shuts down talk of Tokyo cancellation

IOC vice-president John Coates said there was no ‘hypotheticals’ being entertained as he backed a vaccine program plus health protocols to see Tokyo succeed.

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Man accused of spending COVID relief cash on Ferrari, Lamborghini

US federal agents have since seized the cars along with $US2 million from his bank account.

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California population declines for first time in history

The drop halted a growth streak dating to its founding in 1850 on the heels of a gold rush that prompted a flood of people to seek their fortune in the West.

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Experts baffled by rare grey whale lost in the Med

With global warming opening northern routes, it is believed “Wally” became lost and swam into the Atlantic via the Arctic.

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‘They’ve started calling me Slats’: Trbojevic finally gets out of nervous nineties

Manly teammates have nicknamed Tom Trbojevic “Michael Slater” because he has been stuck in the “nervous ninties” for so long. Today he finally notches up his 100th NRL game.

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Australian man dies in COVID-ravaged India as country’s death toll soars

Foreign Minister Marise Payne has extended her sympathies to the man’s family but declined to say whether COVID-19 was the cause of his death.

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AFL 2021 LIVE updates: Saints tackle Suns at Metricon Stadium, GWS host Essendon at Giants Stadium

Follow along as we bring you all the key moments from Saturday’s AFL matches.

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Maldives police say blast that hurt Nasheed act of terrorism

The bomb, planted on a motorbike, injured the Parliament Speaker and former president, and four others including a British national.

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Photos of the week, May 6, 2021

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

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‘Time to go Lammo’: Crowd rallies near Laming’s Qld office

About 150 protesters gathered in Cleveland, just metres away from Dr Laming’s office, ahead of his return to Parliament.

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Boy, 15, released from custody after death of teen at basketball stadium

A 15-year-old boy has been released from police custody following the death of another teenager in Melbourne’s western suburbs on Friday night.

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Pleased Mister Postman: Paul McCartney gets own set of Royal Mail stamps

The Royal Mail said it was paying tribute to “one of the most iconic and enduring music artists of all time”.

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Shai Bolton takes to the skies to hold one of the great marks

Richmond’s Shai Bolton took one of the best marks seen this century when he flew above Geelong’s Mark Blicavs at the MCG on Friday night.

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Sydney supermarket added to list of places visited by community transmission case

NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 on Friday despite the number of tests surging to more than 22,000.

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Three straight: Zverev defeats Nadal again, but first time on clay

Alexander Zverev ended his winless streak on clay against Rafael Nadal, keeping the Spaniard from winning a sixth Madrid Open.

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Budget boost: Andrews government promises millions to reduce bushfire risk

The Andrews government will spend more than $500 million on firefighters, technology and fuel reduction to reduce the risk of disastrous bushfires.

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Tigers midfielder injured, Cats ‘the best side we have played all year’

Richmond coach Damien Hardwick said Geelong are the best team the Tigers have faced so far this season as they look to hang tough with key players missing.

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Domestic bliss becomes a cold, bloody nightmare.

This production treads a fine line between thoughtful experiment and blunt spectacle

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NRL axes bunker officials for failing to act as Roosters player rushed to hospital

The NRL has wasted no time axing the bunker officials who failed to pick up a couple of key incidents during the Roosters-Eels clash on Friday night.

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21 million people are wrong: YouTube not the way to know what it’s like to have schizophrenia

People are tuning into simulations to understand this mysterious mental illness, but answers might be closer to home.

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Stoker, Canavan and Christensen to speak at pro-life rally in Brisbane

Queensland will soon hit a milestone following a long campaign by advocates for the legalisation of voluntary euthanasia.

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Damaged lives

As Australia prepares to confront suicides among military veterans, some of those suffering PTSD and depression sit for Chris Hopkins’ camera and tell their stories.

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Why is rugby so scared of going back to its roots?

Amateur rugby is generally agreed to be the code’s strongpoint but Rugby Australia is going to extraordinary lengths to stop its elite level from slipping back to that same amateur status.

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A Marvellous footy family: How superheroes keep the Nobles close

David Noble has Marvel superhero nicknames for his family. This weekend, he and his son John will be on opposing sides as coach and player ... at Marvel Stadium.

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Life after Usain Bolt: who can be the fastest of them all?

The great Jamaican dominated the 100 metres at the past three Olympics. Who will replace him on the dais as the quickest man in the world at this year’s Games?

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Run with the hair: the mullet is back

From rock’n’roll to runway, the the biggest fashion barf of recent times shows no signs of crawling away to die in a corner.

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Millions of unused COVID tests secured by Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest to be thrown out

The government has been accused of wasting tens of millions of dollars on unused COVID-19 tests sold to them by WA mining magnate Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest during the early stages of the pandemic.

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Christian Porter wants ABC’s ‘entire defence’ thrown out, court told

The ABC’s hotly-anticipated defence to his defamation claim was filed in the Federal Court on Tuesday night, but has yet to be released publicly.

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Cambage threatens Tokyo boycott over AOC’s ‘whitewashed’ promo shoots

The WNBA star has taken aim at the Australian Olympic team’s lack of diversity in promotional shoots and indicated she won’t play at the 2021 Games.

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Our closed borders have turbo-charged the economy’s recovery

The economy’s rebound from the lockdowns of last year has been truly remarkable – far better than anyone dared to hope. Even so, it’s not quite as miraculous as it looks.

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A picture perfect return for Pokemon Snap

It may be more passive than the usual battling and monster poaching, but taking photos of Pokemon makes for a surprisingly great time.

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The edge of something big: Nova Weetman on life, death and saying no

Teenagers like her daughter are much more aware than the YA author was at the same age.

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Man seriously injured during attack in Brisbane residential driveway

Forensic officers are combing through the crime scene and detectives believe a weapon was used in the assault.

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Financial giants caught up in India’s brutal pandemic wave

About 13,000 kilometres east of Wall Street, on a stretch of Bangalore’s Outer Ring Road, sits what was once the heart of the global financial industry’s back office.

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Ambulance response times worst since 2015, as government announces $750m boost

In the worst response time results in several years, Ambulances are not reaching the most critically-ill patients within the target time of 15 minutes one-quarter of the time.

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Your Daily Horoscope for Friday, May 7

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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Gallery: The best photos from around the world

The best photos from around the world

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‘There are other ways’: Fauci raises doubts about COVID vaccine patent waiver push

Others say a waiver would enable more manufacturers across the globe to produce vaccines and help combat dwindling supply.

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Free beer offered as US vaccine drive turns to bribes

The United States is running out of people willing to get vaccinated, forcing governments and businesses to deploy unusual techniques to sway the hesitant.

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Macquarie to exit coal by 2024, hikes dividend

The investment banking giant has declared it will fully exit coal within three years and will remain committed to the oil and gas sector.

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‘Abundance of caution’: UK’s thirtysomething to get AstraZeneca alternatives

It follows a decision in April to steer adults under 30 away from the Oxford-designed jab over the rare risk of blood clots.

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Repatriation flights from India to resume on May 15, Prime Minister says

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the three-week pause on flights has worked to slow the rate of COVID-19 infections in quarantine.

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No plan to shoot down Chinese rocket, says Pentagon chief

A Chinese tabloid characterised reports that the rocket is “out of control” and could cause damage as “Western hype.”

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China’s miscalculation on trade deal helps Biden rebuild the Western Front

China’s response to European sanctions for its human rights violations has blown up a trade deal seven years in the making and pushed Europe closer to the US.

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Court battle over yacht after lightning strike blew holes through hull

Insurer Pantaenius Australia took yacht owner Wilsons Ceramics to the Brisbane District Court in February and March.

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Queensland likely to oppose excess solar power fee

Queensland solar groups want Energy Minister Mick de Brenni to oppose a federal move to charge solar users when they sell excess electricity back to the grid.

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Ball Park Music, Sycco hit high note at Queensland Music Awards

Ball Park Music’s self-titled album has won album of the year and Sycco won song of the year for Dribble at the Queensland Music Awards.

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Mafia accused of running courthouse cafe to eavesdrop on judiciary

As prosecutors and police officers chatted over coffee, local mobsters were watching and listening.

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Queensland hospital changes health practices after investigation into prisoner death

One of Queensland’s major health services has made changes after the death of a convicted murderer in prison, who was found to have died from aspiration pneumonia.

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The real budget reforms that could make women’s lives better in retirement

Simply allowing those women who can already save to save more isn’t enough.

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‘You don’t owe someone your body’: Hayne sexual assault victim gives statement to court

The woman, who was assaulted by the former NRL star in 2018, said in a victim impact statement that she is destroyed and damaged but she’s still standing.

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Government diverted cash from $31m safer communities grants to ineligible projects

Assistant Minister Jason Wood handpicked projects to receive taxpayer funds in a decision that cut funding to 80 recommended projects.

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Reality TV star Suzi Taylor convicted, but freed from custody

The 50-year-old pleaded guilty to about 30 outstanding offences on Thursday and was convicted, but not further punished.

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New 4K streaming boxes to upgrade your TV’s smarts

You no longer need to settle for an inferior picture or trade in your television entirely when it gets too old to run the latest apps.

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US rival sues Nearmap for alleged patent infringement

Aerial mapping provider Nearmap said it will vigorously defend itself against legal action by a US rival which claims the company has infringed its patents relating to lucrative aerial roof reports.

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Barty blinder as Aussie wins again to reach Madrid semis

Ash Barty’s win streak has continued in Madrid, with the Australian world No.1 getting past Petra Kvitova in three sets to win through to semi-finals, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.

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Global investors cling to Australian debt despite pressure to go green

Some of the world’s biggest investors continue to hold Australian debt even as they pledge to shift money away from countries and assets that don’t align with a low-carbon world.

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After Bill and Melinda’s divorce, who gets Xanadu 2.0, the family mansion?

The details of the waterfront compound have been kept incredibly private by the Gates family — so much so that a tour of the property went for $45,000 at a charity auction.

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Best of cartoons, May 6, 2021

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

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Dozens of Sydney bus services cut in eastern suburbs transport overhaul

More than 20 bus routes will be cut from Sydney’s eastern suburbs and another 23 “modified” as part of a major overhaul of the region’s transport system.

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Chelsea euphoria as Kerr fires women to top, men through to Champions League final

Sam Kerr scored a goal in each half to move Chelsea to the top of the FA Women’s Super League and the good news continued when Chelsea’s men’s team won their way to a Champions League final showdown with Manchester City.

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Bezos sells $3.2 billion of Amazon shares and signals more coming

In the 15 years after Amazon.com went public, Bezos sold about a fifth of the online retailer for roughly $2.6 billion. The value of his stake has ballooned in recent years to such an extent that he can now sell relatively small amounts for billions of dollars.

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British navy dispatched as France threatens ‘retaliation’ over fishing rights

A post-Brexit dispute has escalated as 100 French fishing boats plan to block Jersey’s port and France threatens to cut off the island’s power.

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‘His doctors are happy’: Premier ‘on track’ to return to work in June

Premier Daniel Andrews is doing well in his recovery and walking for longer distances. He is, according to James Merlino, ‘on track’ to return to work in June.

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NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet isolating after visiting CBD cafe

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet is self-isolating at his home after he was identified as a close contact of the positive COVID case from Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

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Victorians from NSW exposure sites ordered to quarantine as more cases expected

Victorian Health authorities are contacting anyone who has travelled from Sydney since last Friday, as NSW awaits genomic sequencing results which will explain how a man became infected with COVID-19 in the community this week.

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La Nina’s final fury

NSW’s one-in-50-year flooding event in March that killed two people and forced 24,000 to evacuate can be traced back to September.

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Rain, possible thunderstorm for Sydney as ‘dicey’ weather hits the state

Sydney is on the edge of a low pressure system bringing “dicey” weather and rainfall totals of more than 100 millimetres to southern NSW.

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Town Hall station evacuated as police investigate ‘suspicious package’

There are no trains running between North Sydney and Central train stations due to the police operation.

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‘Being hit would have been easier’: The toll of partner sexual violence

One in 10 women experiences intimate partner sexual violence, a rarely-discussed form of family violence. Most are convinced they are the source of the problem.

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NSW Liberal MP faces expulsion from the party after snaring $300,000 job

NSW Liberal MP Matthew Mason-Cox faces expulsion from the party after becoming president of the upper house.

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Why Hodgson stepped down as Raiders captain

Ricky Stuart told his hooker he would be dropped after highlighting a few deficiencies. What is believed to have infuriated Hodgson, is that he’d heard the same words the night before.

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Biden’s shore thing: American windfarms finally take off

After languishing for decades, America’s offshore wind industry gets a jumpstart, boosted by Biden’s green ambitions. But locals have a different view.

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The student studying at UQ from COVID-ravaged India

Amritesh Kumar Maurya is completing a masters in economics at UQ thanks to a scholarship, but the pandemic is keeping him based in his home in the Delhi slums.

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‘Make your demands public’: Aus Post fires back at Christine Holgate

The legal stoush between Christine Holgate and Australia Post has escalated ahead of a looming 5pm deadline for the parties to mediate.

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Hilary Swank brings touch of class to Fatal Attraction knock-off

The Oscar winner plays a hardboiled cop turned villain in this cheap thriller that confuses a high body count with a coherent plot.

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Australia’s quarantine hotel rooms empty as India flight ban continues

Many of Australia’s quarantine facilities for returned overseas travellers are far from full as the Indian flight ban continues to leave thousands stranded.

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Best of cartoons, May 5, 2021

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

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WATCH LIVE: Premier Mark McGowan gives an update on COVID clusters

WA Premier Mark McGowan is giving an update as the list of exposure sites connected to the Pan Pacific hotel coronavirus cluster is growing.

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A Chinese Communist Party watcher in Parliament tweeted 42,000 times. Now he’s been told to stop

An article published on a little-known blog about a prolific tweeter has raised questions about Chinese Communist Party influence, free speech and Australia’s defamation regime.

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Struggle with time management? The ‘Eisenhower method’ will help

One of the key skills to learning how to manage your stress and workload is figuring out time management. And a to-do list won’t cut it.

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The Gates divorce could be the most expensive in history

With no pre-nuptial agreement believed to have been signed, the pair’s settlement could rival the 2019 divorce of Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and Mackenzie Scott.

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Spike in laser beam strikes on aircraft over Sydney

About a dozen laser pointer strikes on aircraft over Sydney have occurred in recent weeks with one alleged attack blurring a helicopter flight officer’s vision.

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Westpac hit with insider trading allegations over Ausgrid privatisation

ASIC alleges that Westpac traded knowing it would be selected by the successful bidders IFM and AustralianSuper to help arrange elements of the deal.

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Details are fuzzy: Children’s eyesight got worse during the pandemic

The Journal of the American Medical Association declared 2020 the year of quarantine myopia as international studies tracked serious declines in children’s sight.

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Infection control manager stood down amid damning hotel quarantine reports

A Victorian public servant in charge of infection control in hotel quarantine has been stood down after reports emerged they had breached protocols. There are also claims a swab in a corridor, not a nebuliser, was responsible for an outbreak this year.

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Dees secure Petracca on massive new deal until 2029

Melbourne have secured the services of superstar Christian Petracca on an enormous seven-year deal.

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Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill allegedly kidnapped and threatened at gunpoint

Former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill was allegedly kidnapped from Sydney’s lower north shore and threatened with a gun during an hour-long ordeal earlier this year.

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‘Absolutely enthused’: Trump gives strongest sign of 2024 run

The former president said people would be “very, very happy” when he reveals his decision about another presidential run.

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The Googleplex of the future has privacy robots, meeting tents and your very own balloon wall

Google’s first office was a cluttered Silicon Valley garage crammed with desks resting on sawhorses. Its new work spaces are going to be something that looks like a combination of Ikea and Lego.

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‘Space station on Earth’: plans for nuclear-powered superyacht for billionaire travellers

A Singapore-based entrepreneur is planning to have some of the smartest people in the world, and some of the most wealthy, on board the 300-metre vessel.

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NSW’s plan to manufacture mRNA vaccines locally

The state government has convened a team of scientists to determine how the high-tech vaccines and a range of treatments can be made locally.

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Mall giant Vicinity says shoppers are staying for longer and spending more

Australia’s second largest retail landlord Vicinity Centres says shoppers are spending more money on each visit to its centres, an early sign of recovery for the nation’s hard-hit shopping malls.

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AMA calls for withdrawal of jail threat for India returnees

Until now the doctor’s group was yet to formalise their position on the contested measure. Today they called it an “overreach”.

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Teenager killed at Mick Doohan raceway remembered as a ‘lovable larrikin’

A teenage boy who was killed in a dirt bike crash on Monday in Brisbane has been remembered as a “lovable larrikin” who had a “bright future ahead of him”.

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CCC boss warns public servants to stop breaching citizens’ privacy

Accessing private data illegally can lead to “disastrous consequences”, the Crime and Corruption Commission has warned Queensland’s public servants.

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The US dollar is on the nose again and that spells trouble for the RBA

After a brief respite, the US dollar has resumed its fall. While that says something positive about the outlook for the rest of the world it isn’t such good news for the US, or the Reserve Bank.

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Playing it frank: Is Dutton in Defence for the long haul?

The defence portfolio has been let down by the high turnover of ministers over the past decade. While it was rumoured last year that Peter Dutton might leave Parliament after the next election, he seems rejuvenated in his new role.

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Coroner calls for bar staff to receive restraint training after death of Earthcore founder

Coroner Jacqui Hawkins has called for changes to the way bar staff are trained in the responsible service of alcohol, and additional training in how to safely restrain someone.

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Blues, McKay to talk contract during bye round

The Blues are moving to lock away their key forward, with the club to meet with his management in the bye round for talks about a new deal.

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Premier McGowan calls on all states to help India as WA donates $2 million

Mr McGowan said it was an unusual move for a state government, but he believed it would help keep his own state safe and was the humane thing to do.

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Murder mystery game that helped me rediscover Melbourne

If you liked Pokemon Go, you’ll love this new muder mystery game set in the heart of historic Melbourne.

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Music reviews: Animal Collective, Charles Mingus and more

Mardi Wilson’s Get Lost, Charles Mingus’s @Bremen 1964 & 1975, Benjamin Grosvenor’s Liszt and Animal Collective’s Crestone.

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‘Benji is inspiring me’: The moment Karmichael Hunt targeted NRL return

It was while watching his beloved Broncos cop one of their biggest losses that the code-hopping star first got the itch to return to the club.

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On budget night, here’s how we’ll know if Scott Morrison really cares about women

The Prime Minister has been lucky - but how will he choose to use his luck.

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‘Wouldn’t have been able to afford it’: Private schools axe staff discounts

Some schools now offer no discounts for new staff while maintaining generous reductions for longer-serving employees.

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Australia’s economic recovery leading the world: Macquarie chief

Macquarie chief Shemara Wikramanayake has delivered the latest upbeat view on the Australian economy despite the slow vaccine rollout.

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The world is watching. And it is wondering what this draconian decision says about Australia’s character

Sometimes, outsiders see what is happening clearer than we do ourselves.

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‘They think it’s their year’: Punchy Brumbies heap grand final pressure on Reds

The Brumbies have not pulled any punches before Saturday’s Super Rugby AU grand final against the Reds.

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New laws to ban aggressive school parents

The proposed laws would give public and non-government schools the ability to dictate the way aggressive parents or carers can interact with the school. Those caught breaking orders could be fined up to $10,000.

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WATCH LIVE: Premier to announce $1.3 billion federal cash boost to battle Perth congestion issues

The federal cash splash and the latest news on WA’s COVID-19 cases will be part of a press briefing with Premier Mark McGowan at 8.30am.

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‘No real timeline’: Bontempelli not in a contract rush

Western Bulldogs skipper Marcus Bontempelli says there is no timeline on settling on a new contract with his club, but talks are positive.

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International aid starts to flow into India

Oxygen in India has been in short supply as it grapples with this latest wave of infections, leaving some dying COVID patients gasping for air in hospital beds.

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Jesus is a streetwise trans woman in this inspiring, provocative show

Religion can be a tortured subject for the queer community. This play is an antidote to the legacy of shame left by many church upbringings.

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Thugs-for-hire take shareholder meetings to extremes in Hong Kong

When shareholders get angry at management, they typically vote down executive pay packages or stage protests at companies’ annual general meetings. In Hong Kong, they call in the thugs.

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NSW Government eyes Australia’s longest road tunnel through Blue Mountains

The longest road tunnel in Australia would be constructed between Lithgow and Katoomba within the next decade under a plan being considered by the NSW Government.

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In Moscow, big brother is watching and recognising protesters

Officials hailed Moscow’s massive facial-recognition camera network as a benign aid to residents that would enforce quarantine restrictions and catch criminals. Now it’s being deployed to crush dissent against President Vladimir Putin.

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When Ed Sheeran co-wrote a song with her, Amy Shark tried something new

The Australian singer-songwriter says she ‘really went for it’ when she sat down and co-wrote a song, lyric for lyric, with the British superstar.

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‘They think it’s their year’: Punchy Brumbies heap grand final pressure on Reds

The Brumbies have not pulled any punches before Saturday’s Super Rugby AU grand final against the Reds.

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Boom times: We may be having another commodity supercycle

One could easily think we’re in the middle of the kind of commodities supercycle last seen in the China-driven boom in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. But this time it’s different.

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‘Beggars belief’: Round-the-clock concrete plant for Sydney Harbour site

Opponents say plans to build a concrete batching plant on Glebe Island are at odds with the government’s plans to revive the area as a waterfront destination.

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Paddy McCartin punch being looked at by VFL match review panel

The VFL match review panel will decide on a penalty or otherwise for McCartin today. McCartin returned to footy for the Swans VFL side earlier this year, having not played since 2019 because of the effects of concussion.

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Vatuvei reveals himself as the sportsman facing serious drug charges

The former Warriors player, who had been fighting to keep his identity secret, could be jailed for life if convicted of the charges, which he denies.

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‘It’s a cruel game’: The try-scoring image of the Morris twins that broke dad’s heart

Steve ‘Slippery’ Morris was gutted to see son Brett suffer a career-ending injury on Saturday night. Moments later his other son Josh joined a list of all-time greats, with his twin brother just metres away.

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Genome sequencing reveals US traveller infected Perth security guard

There have been no new community cases of coronavirus detected in WA overnight, despite Mr McGowan revealing two positive cases delivered food to 100 households while potentially infectious.

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How can the Olympics protect 78,000 volunteers from the coronavirus?

For protection, Games volunteers are being offered little more than a couple of cloth masks, a bottle of sanitiser and mantras about social distancing.

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‘Trauma may affect people differently’: Jury retires to consider de Belin verdict

Judge Nicole Noman told the jury that if the woman didn’t act in a way they would have expected a person to behave after being sexually assaulted, then that didn’t necessarily mean she was unreliable.

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