AFL 2021 LIVE updates: Bombers, Dockers square off before Dees take on Blues

The Bombers and Dockers kick us off for Sunday footy before Melbourne looks for yet another win against an inconsistent Blues side.

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Archive passes the hat in desperate bid to save Australia’s history

The National Archives has resorted to taking public donations to help digitise disintegrating records after the federal budget didn’t give it any extra money.

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Snapchat powers up to $6.8m profit as people take to screens during pandemic

Social media network Snapchat has turned around its fortunes in Australia, battling TikTok, Instagram and Facebook for market share. 

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Murray set to skip French Open and prepare for grasscourt season

Andy Murray has decided to miss the French Open as he continues to recover from a groin injury and will focus on the grasscourt swing instead, British media reported on Saturday.

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Man on life support after fight outside popular Bunbury venue

Homicide detectives have called for witnesses after an altercation outside a Bunbury venue left a man in critical condition.

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Feminist sci-fi theatre a glamorous, inventive glimpse of the future

In Poona, audiences help to get Australia’s first cyborg President over the line in an election, while Mara Korper immerses viewers in ghoulish totalitarianism.

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Kobe Bryant inducted into Hall of Fame with stellar class

Kobe Bryant has officially been enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, capping a 20-year career filled with five NBA championships, 18 All-Star appearances, 15 All-NBA teams and 12 All-Defensive teams.

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Liz Ellis’ secret stock car passion and the Foo Fighters song that she can’t stop listening to

What’s on the top of Liz Ellis’ sporting bucket list? A NASCAR race in the United States.

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‘Is someone breaking fingers in here?’: The food problem in aged care

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg this week gave aged care operators $10 a day per resident more, but many experts say it will make little difference.

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Dozens of charities quietly dump Prince Andrew following Epstein embarrassment

Charities have rushed to distance themselves from Queen’s son over links with dead paedophile Epstein, in one case hiding a charity plaque bearing his name behind a plant.

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Home of Matildas to be in Melbourne after $116m government backing

The state government’s $101 million commitment, along with $15m from the federal government, will see a Home of the Matildas constructed in Melbourne.

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Shouts, a hurried evacuation, and then the bombs came

My colleagues’ shouts awakened me, and the pounding of my heart drowned out the racing of my mind. What was happening? They were shouting: “Evacuation! Evacuation!”

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Parents twig to the reality of empty nesting

When our last child moved out of home, I realised that life sometimes imitates poorly-conceived art.

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COVID restrictions to end in NSW on Monday after no new cases

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said, on health advice, restrictions would be lifted from 12.01am on Monday.

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Qantas reviewing diagnostic process for COVID-19 in India

At least three people say they later tested negative, questioning why they were not allowed to fly home.

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Five people hospitalised, one critical, after stabbings in Sydney’s west

Five people, including a 15-year-old boy, have been hospitalised after separate stabbings across Sydney’s west on Saturday night.

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‘Aren’t enough superlatives’: Beveridge in awe of Bontempelli

Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge said Saturday’s 19-point triumph over Port Adelaide will “do wonders” for his top-of-the-table team’s swelling self-belief.

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Rowan Marshall to miss a month after foot surgery

St Kilda are awaiting scans on Rowan Marshall but they are optimistic Brad Crouch will play next week against the Bulldogs.

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Man stabbed in head during bungled Sunshine Coast burglary

The 53-year-old was stabbed in the head and arm when he confronted a burglar trying to break into his Nambour property on Saturday night.

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NARCIFIXION will hopefully strike a chord with school students

This expression of self in the digital age has neat and polished movement yet lacks creative interest.

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Tielemans stunner earns Leicester first FA Cup win

In front of the largest crowd in England in over a year, the Foxes celebrated their victory in emotional scenes with the club’s Thai owner.

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WA choir still on song almost a century since foundation

A Perth choir is raising a glass – and their voices – in celebration of 90 years of filling concert halls with song.

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Scratches and all: Heath Ledger’s treasured possession to go on display at WA Museum

It has been more than a decade since the tragic death of Hollywood star Heath Ledger but his father is finding ways for his legacy to carry on in Perth.

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Ardern tells world leaders: study social media algorithms to fight hate

Boris Johnson said terrorist content was “like a metastasising tumour within the internet” that must be excised.

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Casino Royale: more fronts open in Crown’s battle for survival

Helen Coonan was preparing for another chaotic week when she received a phone call mid-afternoon Sunday that would intensify the maelstrom swirling around casino giant Crown Resorts. 

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Australian teen star McKeown 0.06 seconds off world record in Olympic lead-up

Kaylee McKeown has emerged as a major gold medal chance at Tokyo following another blistering swim at the Sydney Open.

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‘It’s self-explanatory’: Bancroft opens up old ball tampering wounds

Cameron Bancroft’s comments will bring back the memories of the seismic events at Cape Town which rocked Australian cricket three years ago.

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Fierce battle for the future of NSW’s Upper Hunter

A field of 13 candidates are slugging it out for supremacy in the mining and farming community of the Upper Hunter.

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How a dance about the plague helped a ballet school through the chaos

The Australian Ballet School is about to stage its first work since the pandemic hit, and the process of learning the work helped many deal with their demons.

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‘This won’t be my last deal’: Reynolds plans to play on to reach 300

Adam Reynolds says his new deal with the Broncos will not be his last and he would love to play on another year or two in the hope of playing 300 games.

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Woman dead, another with serious injuries after crash near NSW border

A woman has died and another has suffered serious injuries after a crash near Stanthorpe, south-west of the Gold Coast on Friday night.

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Stars pan NRL’s safety crackdown after Friday sin-bin frenzy

A chorus of players have voiced their discontent on social media about the NRL’s latest crackdown on contact with the head and neck.

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AFL 2021 LIVE updates: Swans host Pies in Sydney, cellar-dweller Hawks and Roos meet in Tassie

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

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Fencing to be installed after ‘aggressive’ dingo attacks on Fraser Island

The state government has announced funding of $2 million to build fencing around a beach notorious for dingo attacks on Fraser Island.

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Japan declares virus emergency for three more cities ahead of Olympics

The country has been struggling to slow infections ahead of the Games.

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Inspectors investigate five-tower apartment block amid building defect allegations

An apartment complex under construction in Sydney’s north-west has undergone an urgent inspection after allegations of serious building defects were aired by a whistle-blower.

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China lands on Mars in latest advance for its space program

The official Xinhua News Agency says the lander has touched down.

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Reds fall to Highlanders as NZ dominate trans-Tasman clashes

The Otago Highlanders outmuscled the Australian champions 40-19 in Dunedin before the Wellington Hurricanes beat the Waratahs 64-48 in a Sydney try-fest.

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Property industry savages new tax regime, warns on affordability

Property industry leaders say planned tax hikes could cheat the state out of its economic recovery and ultimately punish all homebuyers.

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First repatriation flight from India touches down with dozens left in Delhi

Flight QF111, a Qantas 787-9 Dreamliner, touched down at Darwin airport just before 9.30am (AEST) on Saturday, with those on board to be transferred 25km away to the Howard Springs quarantine facility.

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Ewan surges in tough sprint to claim second Giro stage win

Caleb Ewan claimed his second stage win at this year’s Giro d’Italia as he again showed his sprinting prowess at the end of the 181-kilometre seventh stage.

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‘Ratbag’ and policy giant: Andrew Herington left his mark on Victoria

Most Victorians don’t know Andrew Herington, but they know his works.

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Waiting six hours with a bleeding bowel: Leaked email exposes the extent of WA’s health crisis

The revelations come less than 24 hours after WAtoday reported two major metropolitan hospitals had declared a code yellow in the past week as they struggled to meet the demand from patients.

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AFL backs Rioli to return as twin blockbusters fixtured for Perth

The question of Willie or won’t he was made clearer by the AFL as West Coast and Fremantle were given a double dose of good news after the latest fixture announcement by the league.

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Perfect time to sow but farmers warn ‘it’s a long time until spring’

It’s crop sowing season across Victoria but while some farmers have enjoyed good rainfall, others are growing increasingly nervous about their drier start.

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Snow and strong winds on Victoria’s coldest day of the year

Melbourne is struggling to nudge its temperature into double figures this morning, while parts of Gippsland have been subjected to damaging winds.

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Pies rally to bump off Bolton, but screamer still up for mark of the year

“Mihocek’s mark was very good but Shai Bolton’s was the best I’ve seen in years,” says AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan.

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‘What heartache or trauma could have been avoided?’: teen hook-up culture’s social fallout

In this episode, Sydney Morning Herald education reporter Natassia Chrysanthos and writer David Leser discuss schoolkids, sex and where it all goes wrong.

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The puffer jacket trend no one saw coming: colour

Once the domain of tech nerds and hikers, the puffer jacket has become part of the modern urban uniform. But this winter, it’s looking a little different.

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Royal life a mix of Truman Show and a zoo, says Prince Harry

Asked on a podcast ,if he felt as if he was in a cage while in his royal duties, the former senior British royal opens up about living in the public life.

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Dark Mofo to blow up dead Tasmanians in Derwent fireworks

The edgy festival is making amends for recent controversy by putting First Nations artists at its centre: but hasn’t given up pushing the boundaries.

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‘Any publicity is good publicity’: Stuart responds to angry netballers

Canberra Raiders coach Ricky Stuart drew the ire of Australian netballers by suggesting it wasn’t tough. He had a message for critics on Friday.

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Tenpin bowling and Tiley: Why To’omua is staying at the Rebels

The Wallabies playmaker has extended his time at the Melbourne Super Rugby franchise and will remain part of the Australian set-up until at least 2023.

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Photos of the week, May 13, 2021

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

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Barrister in Porter defamation fight may need to be ‘quarantined’ from case

A Federal Court judge has suggested a barrister may need to “isolate” themselves from the Christian Porter defamation case pending an application to stop them acting in the proceedings.

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Dylan Walker pleads guilty to assaulting pizza shop worker

The NRL star’s lawyer entered a guilty plea to one count of common assault at Downing Centre Local Court on Friday.

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Australian banker paid David Cameron more than he earned as UK’s PM

The former British prime minister was accused of “stalking” rather than lobbying on behalf of controversial banker Lex Greensill.

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Best of cartoons, May 14, 2021

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

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As the US economy wobbles, Biden plays the long game

President Joe Biden and his economic team are focusing on the future even as the current recovery from recession shows signs of distress.

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‘The genie’s out of the bottle’: Inflation is here. What now?

The longer that the surges in prices continue in the US, the greater the chances that consumers’ psychology about inflation could shift in ways that become self-perpetuating: Prices would rise because everyone expects them to.

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Home studios and 400 costumes: The Sleeping Beauty wakes Queensland Ballet

From a makeshift home studio, ballerina Lucy Green rehearsed for the biggest role of her career as Princess Aurora in Queensland Ballet’s The Sleeping Beauty.

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‘Deep sadness, deep joy’: Victoria’s truth-telling commissioners announced

The five commissioners of Victoria’s truth-telling body, which will analyse injustices against Aboriginal people in the state, have been announced.

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Sometimes a parliamentary picture is worth a thousand speeches

Photographer Alex Ellinghausen’s pictures tell behind-the-scenes stories of parliamentary life in a Budget week.

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Do you care what others think of you?

“It doesn’t matter what other people think of you” is a typical refrain used to make someone feel better.

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Gallery: The best photos from around the world

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

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Health experts await more than 35 Victorian priority COVID-19 tests

Victoria has recorded no new local cases of coronavirus, as health authorities wait for more than 35 test results from close contacts of a positive case.

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Berejiklian shocked, distressed over Gareth Ward sexual violence allegations

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says she was shocked and distressed to learn of allegations of sexual violence against Disability Services Minister Gareth Ward.

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‘All about evolution’: Here’s what to do with a dead power station

Wallerawang near Lithgow on the western edge of the Blue Mountains is home to a defunct power plant that may have lessons for the fleet of shutdowns yet to come.

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Payne: US-Australia alliance should embolden others on China

Payne said Australia is pushing for a thorough investigation into the origins of COVID-19 while still viewing a Chinese laboratory leak as an unlikely cause.

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Ohio governor offers chance at $US1 million prize to get vaccinated

The pace of vaccinations in the US has slowed in recent weeks due to ambivalence or scepticism about the medication and declining infections.

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The art fair where they throw hammers at clouds and grow cars from rock

NotFair is not your average art show. Conceived as a “fringe” event to Melbourne’s official art fair, this year it’s taking over an old kids’ play centre.

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James Murdoch seeks $388m for his blank-cheque company to shop in Asia

The investment company backed by the 48-year-old son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and a former Walt Disney executive is looking at targets in the media, entertainment, technology, health care and education industries.

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Apology demanded after minister claims health issues were ‘made up’

A patient who has waited months for a double hip replacement says she is “broken” and believes the health system is broken.

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Remaining clubs without AFLW teams must reapply for spots

The AFL is set to delay an announcement on AFLW expansion, instead set to initiate a tender process for the four remaining clubs without teams in the national women’s league.

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Studs follow the Capitalist money trail with broodmare cash splash

Newgate Farm’s super stallion Capitalist  has added another string to his bow by excelling at the Inglis Australian Broodmare Sales last Sunday.

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Exterminate All the Brutes isn’t easy viewing, but it might be essential

This four-part series is essentially a treatise on white supremacy, laying bare the ‘genocidal’ impulse behind all the grand talk of civilisation.

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The Perth suburbs with the biggest price rises

REIWA had forecast 15 per cent price growth in Perth by the end of 2021 but 20 suburbs have exceeded that figure already.

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Israel diverts flight from Ben Gurion airport amid rocket volleys

Israel vowed to keep pummelling the Islamist faction in Gaza despite a prediction by US President Joe Biden that their fiercest hostilities in years might end soon.

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Audit Office funding boost will return scrutiny to government

The Auditor-General will be able to hire more staff and examine 48 government programs each year after the budget included $61.5 million more funding.

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Moderna open to manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines in Australia

Health Minister Greg Hunt expects all Australians to have received their first vaccine dose by the middle of December.

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Cash ban at Crown Sydney to counter money laundering fears

Crown Resorts has agreed to ban cash from its new Sydney casino in an effort to prevent criminals from laundering drug money and other ill-gotten gains on its gaming tables.

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Explosives maker Orica’s profit halves on COVID-19, China trade spat

The nation’s biggest explosives maker is grappling with the fallout of China’s bans targeting the Australian mining sector.

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‘They are perfect’: Cadbury revealed as Wallabies’ new major sponsor

Just a few months after the game’s 30-year partnership with Qantas ceased, Rugby Australia have revealed the Wallabies’ new major sponsor.

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Why did I think we could get rid of billionaires?

The world is enthralled with billionaires, almost shamelessly so. So when the uber-rich grew billions of dollars richer while the world locked down in the pandemic, hardly a peep of criticism rang out.

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Treasury Wines boosts earnings forecasts as China damage wanes

Penfolds producer Treasury Wine Estates appears to be recovering well from its Chinese tariffs hangover.

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Weideman to return for Demons: Goodwin

The Demons have confirmed Sam Weideman, off contract this season, will replace Luke Jackson and face Carlton on Sunday.

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Court bid to oust Porter barrister from acting in defamation fight

A friend of the woman who accused Christian Porter of rape has made a court bid to stop one of his barristers from acting for him in his defamation case against the ABC.

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Clumsy comic plays expertly for laughs

Comedian Blake Freeman’s self-deprecating tales often cast him as a good-natured manchild.

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Rich clubs lose bid to increase AFL’s soft cap

The AFL’s richest clubs have failed in their bid to have the football department soft cap significantly increased for the 2022 season.

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Race-by-race preview and tips for Wyong on Thursday

Everything you need to know to find a winner at the Central Coast meeting.

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Wall Street is pondering ugly outcomes for sky-high tech shares

Heightened inflation fears are threatening to do something to computer and software makers that hasn’t happened in two decades: make them the worst stocks in the market.

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AirTags aren’t foolproof, but they are a less abusable tracker

Compared to other makers or location tracking tags, Apple has put a lot of thought into making its product difficult to use as a stalking tool.

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Last wild macaw in Rio is lonely and looking for love

Almost every morning Juliet appears. She swoops onto the zoo’s macaw enclosure and, through the fence, engages in behaviour that looks like conjugal canoodling.

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Tall order: Saints mull Frawley debut, facing a big problem against Cats

St Kilda coach Brett Ratten says James Frawley is squarely in the mix to make his Saints debut in a bid to help curb Geelong’s frightening tall forward combination.

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Suez Canal to be expanded after Ever Given fiasco

The Panama-flagged, Japanese-owned ship ran aground in the single-lane stretch of the canal on March 23, blocking international trade for six days.

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‘Paper bag test’: ASX tech star Appen criticised for skin colour test

Tech darling Appen has been hit by claims of racism in its recruitment processes after it asked job candidates to take a “paper bag test” about their skin colour. 

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Earthquake strikes Mindoro, Philippines: EMSC

The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre reported the earthquake’s depth at 112 km.

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Commodity boom adds to confusion about the outlook for inflation

Does the new boom in commodity prices point to a longer and stronger post-pandemic surge in global growth and inflation than markets and central banks have assumed?

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Jack Kokaua died from heart condition after being Tasered and held down by police, Coroner finds

The 30-year-old had absconded from hospital in February 2018 and was restrained at Camperdown by multiple police who were attempting to take him back.

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Queensland Treasurer challenges voters to make LNP seats marginal in budget response

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has also lamented the lack of funding for a regional quarantine hub in Toowoomba in the federal budget.

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Two dead whales dislodge from hull of HMAS Sydney in California

The Royal Australian Navy has confirmed the two carcasses shifted from underneath the vessel as it berthed.

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Qantas delays resumption of international flying after budget blow

Qantas has pushed back the restart date for most of its international network after the federal budget revealed Australia’s border will likely remain shut until the middle of next year.

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Atlanta spa shootings were hate crimes, prosecutor says

She indicated she would seek the death penalty for the suspect who was also charged with one count of domestic terrorism.

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Metro West station to be built on land owned by The Star casino

The NSW government has confirmed a station for its flagship Metro West rail line will be built on a Pyrmont site owned by gambling giant The Star.

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Rockliff in hospital with blood clot, Port won’t challenge Lycett ban

Third-placed Port Adelaide have been dealt a double blow, including having veteran Tom Rockliff hospitalised.

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Mesmerising film gives us a vengeful goddess for the #MeToo generation

I still don’t understand why Ema is so good, but it feels new. It’s rare, kaleidoscopic and will speak to children of the 21st century everywhere.

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Djokovic’s tantrum in Rome rain, Nadal’s Tokyo doubts

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic shouted at the umpire before regaining his cool at the Italian Open.

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The latest cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians will be hard to stop

Diplomatic pressure is unlikely to have much effect as the death toll rises and action brings more retaliation.

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‘Good science into products’: Cochlear, CSL celebrate patents win in budget

Biotech heavyweights say a plan to lower the tax rate for income made off local patents will keep medical innovation onshore.

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COVID-19 passenger in Brisbane Airport was recovered, says CHO

A COVID-positive traveller who arrived at Brisbane’s airport on a flight from Papua New Guinea has fully recovered and there was no need for Queenslanders to be concerned, the state’s chief health officer said.

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It’s complicated: Central banks are making passive investing trickier

Over the last 10 years, investors have been rewarded for keeping it simple, tracking sharemarket indices rather than analysing the prospects of individual companies. Not any more.

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The best looks from the 2021 BRIT Awards

Harry Styles, Taylor Swift and Dua Lipa brought fun - and a killer 70s suit - to the biggest night in British music.

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Best of cartoons, May 12, 2021

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

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People are flying to nowhere just to shop duty free during COVID

Last month, Hyun Jung-a boarded a flight from South Korea’s Incheon Airport. Around two hours later, she was back in the same airport and loading up on duty-free shopping, despite never landing in another country.

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No new coronavirus cases in Victoria, but concerns about restaurant patrons

Jeroen Weimar, Commander of Victoria’s COVID-19 response, said the latest case was a wake-up call for Victorians to abide by the “very few basic” coronavirus restrictions left.

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COVID vaccine success fans hopes of mRNA shot for cancer

Over the past decade Drew Weissman and Katalin Kariko have been working on a variety of vaccines. The pandemic accelerated the trials of their technology.

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‘It’s not real’: Victoria questions Morrison government infrastructure promises

Mr Merlino said federal announcements were not not fully-fledged because they are not properly budgeted for by the Commonwealth.

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NSW watchdog casts doubt on Blackstone’s timeline for Crown bid clearance

The head of NSW’s gambling regulator has thrown cold water on claims that US private equity giant Blackstone will have probity clearance to take over James Packer’s Crown Resorts by October, saying the process will be exhaustive and take as long as necessary. 

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Boy killed as industrial bin emptied into garbage truck in Port Lincoln

Police say the 13-year-old boy was with two others when the bin was emptied in the early hours of Tuesday.

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NSW vaccination rates rebound as Olympic Park hub opens

Up to 2379 people received the Pfizer vaccine at the hub on Monday -- more than a third of the 6297 inoculated by NSW Health statewide. 

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Merri Creek covered in mysterious foam bubbles after a night of heavy rain

It looks a bit like a giant bubble bath, however authorities are investigating the cause of mysterious foam at Merri Creek in the city’s north after a night of heavy rain.

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Boral urges shareholders to reject $8b bid from Stokes-led Seven

The building materials supplier describes the bid by Seven Group Holdings as “opportunistic”.

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Parents need to learn to love their kids taking risks

The parental protective impulse is a powerful one - but is it always the best choice for our children?

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Budget Breakdown 2021

Watch our economics experts Ross Gittins, Jessica Irvine, and Shane Wright in conversation with National Editor Tory Maguire – as they discuss the fallout from the federal budget.

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Two days to piece together Tiahleigh Palmer’s final two hours

The 12-year-old Queensland schoolgirl was murdered by her foster father Rick Thorburn in 2015.

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Bennett’s Bunnies reject NRL fan-zone media plan for Magic Round

Souths have confirmed Wayne Bennett has no plans to take part in the NRL’s plans for open-air, joint press conferences at the Magic Round, which will include fan questions.

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Novavax chief ‘not able to predict’ Australian approval date for vaccine

The company behind the third major COVID vaccine that Australia has ordered has been delayed in filing for global approvals.

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Stereotypes about eating disorders plague treatment of Indigenous sufferers

Indigenous Australians are just as likely to experience eating disorders as other but a perception the illness is only prevalent among white girls is hampering treatment.

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Sydney worker rescued after medical episode at least 30 metres above ground

Firefighters, including rope rescue crews, worked with paramedics to rescue the man with a cherry picker-style truck from a communications tower on the upper north shore.

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Queensland’s euthanasia laws not a carbon copy of those interstate

Voluntary assisted dying laws are expected to be introduced in Queensland within weeks.

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What is an iPhone? Apple’s Epic Games stoush will not be its last fight over the App Store

Is Apple abusing a monopoly over how over a billion iPhone owners download their apps? The question seems to be one that serves mainly to lead to more questions.

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IOC president postpones trip to Japan amid spike in coronavirus cases

IOC president Thomas Bach has postponed a trip to Japan, site of the Olympics in a little over two months, because of a continued surge in coronavirus cases.

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What is Prince Harry trying to tell us with his new series The Me You Can’t See?

As the Duke launches a new series, we look at what it tells us about his state of mind – and why he has no regrets over his Oprah interview.

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Willie Rioli to face court for alleged drug possession

Willie Rioli will front a Darwin court on Wednesday charged with “possessing a schedule 2 dangerous drug in a quantity less than trafficable (under 50 grams) in a public place”. 

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Pulling back the curtain on WA’s ‘festering’ hotel quarantine conditions, ex-guard fears more virus leaks

The state’s hotel quarantine system has been plagued by five virus transmissions to security guards, now an ex-guard describes an unruly environment where guests would open their room doors at random and a man from China stayed undetected for three months.

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Three-vehicle crash closes Milton Road, paramedics on scene

Three people are being treated by paramedics after a multi-vehicle crash in Auchenflower.

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‘I’m in, baby’: Liz Cambage confirms she will play at Olympics after boycott threat

Cambage had threatened to boycott the Games over what she described as the “whitewashing” of two AOC promotional shoots. 

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Georgian national rescued in Port Phillip Bay after jumping from ship

A Georgian national was found by the air wing clinging to a navigational marker five kilometres out from the dock just before 8pm on Sunday night.

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Child protection needs radical rethink

We need a drastic change to the way we view and fund services for Victoria’s most vulnerable children.

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Ancient corroboree rites reimagined in ecstatic dance fantasy

Wiradjuri choreographer Joel Bray has made a daring, original work that explores sexual revolution before and after colonisation.

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Neanderthals weren’t cannibals but were eaten by hyenas, finding shows

The discovery of a prehistoric human skull in a cave in Italy has disproved macabre theories that Neanderthals indulged in ritual cannibalism – instead pointing to the prospect that they were eaten by giant hyenas.

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Was the Super Rugby final the most significant provincial game in Australian rugby history?

Many a facile word is spoken in commentary but Tim Horan’s observation after Queensland’s thrilling win that “rugby is back” was on the money.

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The Fed, and Elon Musk, sound the alarm bells on financial markets

The fact that Elon Musk could send the value of a cryptocurrency plummeting by more than a third after a joke on Saturday Night Live tells you a lot about the state of financial markets.

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Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain to come for parts of Queensland

Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds have been predicted for south-east Queensland and the northern parts of the state over the coming days.

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‘Falling to pieces’: The fight to save an iconic North Sydney building

North Sydney’s mayor says residents have told her the MLC Building is ugly and “should go”. An opposing councillor says it must be state heritage-listed.

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Miss Line of Duty? Here are the 10 greatest cop shows you need to watch

From tough British crime dramas to Scandi noir, this is our guide to the very best badge-and-gun series of all time.

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Health concerns after researchers find microplastics in instant rice

Researchers have found all rice bought in stores contains microplastics but instant packet rice contains the most, leading to calls for more regulation.

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Two down, two to go: Kerr’s golden boot steering Chelsea to an historic trophy sweep

The Matildas superstar claimed the FA Women’s Super League title and the prestigious golden boot with 21 goals. But there is more to come.

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The other side of that ‘blah feeling’ is flourishing. Here’s how to get there

Research shows that the pandemic took a toll on our overall wellbeing. Here are seven simple steps to get you thriving again.

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How a ‘green pillow’ is helping to save Hoi An from climate change floods

The mangrove forest planted along this shrinking village’s riverbank is like a pillow that doesn’t stop but slows down the forces of nature.

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A2 Milk shares sink as it slashes forecasts over weak Chinese sales, old stock

Struggling milk and infant formula seller A2 Milk has been forced to slash its sales and profits forecasts after a weaker-than-expected performance in the Chinese market.

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NSW Rugby board reveal new chair as Davis’ exit confirmed

Davis came under intense pressure after a string of decisions left the Waratahs in a dire predicament in 2021.

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Eyeing Indian outbreak, Africa ramps up monitoring of coronavirus variants

The slow vaccine rollout has made Africa’s hunt for new variants, which tend to emerge where spread goes unchecked, more urgent.

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Holgate appointed CEO of parcel business Global Express

Christine Holgate said she was “very excited” to be back working in the parcels business and at a key rival to Australia Post.

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China-backed Confucius Institutes face closure under veto laws

The University of Sydney is among at least four universities to have registered their Confucius Institute contracts under the Commonwealth’s new foreign veto scheme.

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Ramadan a chance to dispel vaccinations myths across Islamic world

Disinformation about COVID-19 is a deadly problem and this month Muslims have the perfect opportunity to protect themselves and others.

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One million people in NSW able to register for Pfizer vaccine from 5pm

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says adults aged 40 to 49 will be able to formally express interest today to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine “within weeks”.

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‘Harmful’: French education ministry bans gender-inclusive language

“With the spread of inclusive writing, the English language - already quasi-hegemonic across the world - would certainly and perhaps forever defeat the French language.”

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How does the federal budget work – and how is it different from yours?

What is a federal budget trying to do? How does the government decide where to spend its money? And where did budget rituals such as " the lock-up" come from?

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Woolworths shareholders eye $2b special dividend bonanza from Endeavour demerger

Woolworths is set to return as much as $2 billion to shareholders as the supermarket giant revealed it would be powering ahead with a demerger of the owner of Dan Murphy’s and BWS before the end of the financial year. 

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‘I’m sorry’: Robert Doyle apologises for the pain he has caused

Former Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle says he is sorry for the pain he has caused.

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