‘I won’t take a backward step’: Luai says he’s ready for Maroons ambush

Cameron Munster said Queensland needed to make Jarome Luai “realise how hard the Origin arena is”. The NSW debutant is only too happy to accommodate them.

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Morrison government has to do its job better before mandating vaccinations

The cornerstone of a legitimate vaccine mandate is that you don’t mandate until you’ve exhausted other options.

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Joining the dots between the Queen’s racism scandal, Meghan and other women scorned

When women dare to speak out, the haters pile on. Would they prefer them to shut up? Do they think them liars, or merely guilty of the offence of open complaint?

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‘Make your point without stooping so low’: Ita Buttrose calls out Michael Kroger’s cancel-culture attack

Responding to Michael Kroger’s outrageous outburst this week, Ita told me she has deep concerns about the tone of public debate.

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For we are one and ... safe: how Australia surrenders its liberty by tiptoeing around press freedom

Raids on journalists provoked public alarm and a parliamentary inquiry – all to little effect.

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Women’s choice could be main obstacle to China’s three-child policy

Facing a demographic crisis of its own invention, China scrambles to turn back the clock. But is it too late?

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Folau legal battle ‘taking money away from grassroots’, says QRL

The Israel Folau legal fight will cost the Queensland Rugby League at least $50,000 to defend, money that could have been invested into grassroots football.

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‘Yes, I swim in the Yarra River and you should too’

“I surface with a yelp of shock and exhilaration and blow the water droplets from my lips before they dribble inside. A kayaker glides past. ‘You’re game!’ he says. ‘Yep,’ I puff.”

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An unexpected compliment from a stranger reminded me of my self-worth

I didn’t immediately think I had to reject his flattery with self-deprecation in order not to appear vain. Instead, I offered a simple response.

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‘Self-belief came much later’: Why nurse Georgie Carroll pivoted into comedy

“Confidence seems natural to some men. It’s a mindset that can be quite useful – one that looks awful on a 20-year-old male, but phenomenal on a 45-year-old woman.”

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NRL should pay Jack de Belin’s wage, says Dragons sponsor

Norm Black has called on the NRL to pay banned players directly if they are sidelined under the game’s controversial no-fault stand-down policy.

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Authorities track recent hotel guests in Delta virus search

Victorian authorities have also stepped up testing and isolation requirements for the Delta outbreak in efforts to prevent a third wave of infections taking hold.

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‘We need the federal government to do their job’: NSW wants dedicated quarantine site

The NSW government says its hotel quarantine system is at capacity and it would welcome the federal government opening a purpose-built facility in the state.

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How online groups, large and small, are helping Victorians through lockdown

Hyper-local support groups are helping locked down Victorians stay connected and mutually supported with empathy and fun.

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The Australian labels making a strong case for carrying a bag again

Heritage brand Oroton made a huge splash at Australian Fashion Week, where other accessories trends also came to the fore.

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A sound-healing massage finally stopped the chatter in my brain

“I lie on the table and as she begins to massage it all seems straightforward. But at the first ring of the large bowl she has placed on my lower back, something astonishing happens.”

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Community support Jews targeted over Israel’s conflict with Gaza

Anti-semitic reaction in Australia to renewed hostilities has been less vocal than in other parts of the world but it is still a cause for concern.

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Punctuation saves lives, words nourish faith

My grammar obsession dates back decades. In previous lives I lectured theology students on grammar so they could learn Greek, as well as newspaper sub-editors.

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‘Killing me mentally’: Melbourne’s psychic struggles in lockdown 4.0

We’ve done the right thing and still not all is well. This lockdown means many are feeling a sense of futility and fear.

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Slippery slope: ski industry clings to hope of open season

Resort managers and the ski industry are hoping the ski season will go ahead in full this year after it was wiped out almost entirely in 2020.

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Plant-based milks: which one is healthier for you and the planet?

The milk aisle of the supermarket is a very different place to what it used to be, but not all milk alternatives are equal. We examine almond, oat, soy, rice and coconut.

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‘You rarely find me out of black’: how a Melbourne chef dresses for winter

“Fashion should be fun and interesting, always,” says Shannon Martinez. 

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So white, not right: Nine’s good intentions let down by poor execution

In its rush to get its vaccine campaign on the air, the network overlooked the importance of on-screen diversity.

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True brew: the beer tapping into the booze-free boom

For a long time everyone agreed: low-alcohol beer tasted terrible. But rising sales are turning that assumption on its head – and riding the new sobriety movement in the process.

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Cows in pain, thirsty peaches, stressed tomatoes: how tech’s helping nature talk to farmers

It’s being called the fourth agricultural revolution: bringing digital solutions to bear on age-old farming problems. And some of the most intriguing applications are being developed here.

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Origin has always been the Wild West. But then Sheriff V’landys rode into town

Referees used to stay out of the way in State of Origin. But with the NRL’s crackdown in full swing, the Herald asked experts to review the 2020 decider and estimate how many players would have been marched under the new rules.

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Redfern is already ruined, but spare it student quarantine

The developer of the spanking new student accommodation tower on the Block wants to turn it into a quarantine site.

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No care, no responsibility: Morrison government’s stark pandemic failures in aged homes

The federal government has some clear responsibilities in dealing with the pandemic. Its lapses in aged care homes are plain to see, but who is accountable?

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No regrets: Why you should have children as soon as you can

Yes, we lose control of our lives when we have children but that’s not everything.

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Craig Kelly, the kingmaker behind the scenes of the Pies drama

Craig Kelly’s kingmaking role in the unfolding fiasco at Collingwood remains one of the more intriguing elements of the multi-layered saga.

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All Sydney students to have guaranteed access to a co-ed high school

Families in Sydney’s single-sex public school catchments have been lobbying for co-ed alternatives, and their campaign has succeeded.

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Toughest laws in Australia set for food delivery companies in NSW

Food delivery companies will be required to provide protective equipment to riders in NSW, who will also be monitored with unique ID numbers by police, with the state government set to introduce the toughest safety laws in the country for the gig economy.

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‘We were preparing for the worst’: CMV vaccine hope for pregnant women

CMV is the most common infectious cause of disabilities in newborns yet it is still largely unheard of by most newly pregnant women. Now there is new hope that a vaccine could soon be produced to provide immunity against the infection.

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‘Stop the toll mania’: Minns makes first pitch to win back Labor voters

New NSW Labor leader Chris Minns will spend the weekend working on the shadow cabinet he will take to the election.

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What would happen to professional tennis if players refused to talk to the media?

Of course Naomi Osaka was treated reprehensibly at the French Open. But what would happen if all players took such a defiant stance?

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‘Unimaginable’: Bianca Spender on losing her mother, Carla Zampatti

The designer has spoken about her grief, and why she chose to make a film to respond to the outpouring of emotion following her mother’s death nine weeks ago.

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Inside the key meeting that decided Victoria’s lockdown fate

Victoria’s seven top ministers welcomed a familiar guest to their meeting on Wednesday of last week. Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton was presenting, and Premier Daniel Andrews was waiting to hear the outcome.

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Millionaires’ woe: $1m-plus price tags on the rise for a piece of Sydney or Melbourne

A four-fold rise in homes selling for at least seven figures in Sydney in the past decade and a three-fold increase in Melbourne is prompting warnings about the risks of rising inequality in the nation’s major cities.

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‘More work to be done’: Betty Mabo says Indigenous Voice to Parliament is next step

Eddie Mabo’s daughter Betty believes an Indigenous Voice to Parliament is the next step in achieving reconciliation.

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‘Remarkable’: Economic experts predict quick bounce from lockdown woes

Lockdown has shuttered much of the state’s economy and left many ordinary people struggling, but it should recover quickly once the clampdown ends.

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The calamitous world of King Clive Palmer

The billionaire Queensland mining magnate, serial litigant and political aspirant is back in the media spotlight. But what is driving him?

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‘He’d probably have a heart attack’: The secret I can never tell my partner

From lying about their sexual history to keeping a covert “marriage bail” bank account, three women reveal the secrets they can’t share with their spouses.

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How we tracked down Australia’s most wanted man to his glamorous new life

Authorities have been hunting Hakan Ayik for more than a decade. Now for the first time we have uncovered his life of luxury lived in the open on the border between east and west.

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Festival of the frock brings out Sydney’s social tribes

Faster than a speeding Boeing, former foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop darted across the Nullarbor to claim her front-row position at Australian Fashion Week.

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Meet the Australian Olympian still working on the COVID front line

The rescheduled Tokyo Olympics are six weeks away, but a Melbourne doctor hasn’t stopped fighting the pandemic – even skipping crucial training camps to help her community.

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Anna Heinrich’s $29 must-buy beauty product

“It basically does everything: plumps, firms, hydrates and regenerates,” says the lawyer and TV presenter.

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‘Violent insurrection, also known as doing a coup, is a classical system of installing a government’

A Stanford University student mocked a rightwing club with a satirical flier. In response, he was nearly denied graduation.

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Australia news LIVE: Temporary COVID relief payments for Australians in lockdown; Victoria’s cases continue to grow

Melburnians are waking up to their second week of lockdown, emergency support payments are set to be signed-off by national cabinet today and Ash Barty is out of the French Open.

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Burned out hulk of Iran’s biggest warship seen from space

The fire aboard the Kharg warship follows a series of mysterious explosions that began in 2019, targeting commercial ships in the Gulf of Oman.

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You can buy the work of famous artists for $100 - but there’s a catch

If you have always wanted to own a work by a great artist but have never been able to afford the price tag, here’s your chance.

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Ransomware to be treated more like terrorism, US official says

Investigators in US attorney’s offices handling ransomware attacks will be expected to share both updated case details and active technical information with leaders in Washington.

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The only way out of NSW Labor’s disastrous leadership spiral is a ballot

A contest is necessary to obtain legitimacy.

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The brilliant Brisbane performance from To’o that won over NSW selectors

Brian To’o was outstanding when surviving an aerial assault back in round six against the Broncos, and by full-time left NSW selectors ready to take a punt.

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New economic model needed for Victoria to bounce back

Victoria’s population boom has masked a steady deterioration in the state’s fundamental economic performance.

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Light-touch regulation keeps on failing homebuyers in faulty towers

Several inquiries and law changes later, NSW is still doing too little to protect high-rise apartment buyers from the risk of substandard building.

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ASX set to edge higher; AMC swings sharply on Wall Street

The ASX is set to inch higher at the open after a dour day on Wall Street, with meme stock AMC having another wild day.

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It’s China that’s fighting to contain COVID’s fallout now, not the West

Turns out the democratic West did not lose the pandemic after all. The year that China claimed ascendancy may prove to be its annus horribilis.

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A reality TV star and flight attendant take on Liberal stalwarts in preselection

Sharn Coombes, a criminal barrister of 20 years, will take on a former MP and a flight attendant for a south-eastern seat potentially crucial to Scott Morrison’s election chances.

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Magpies challenger outlines coach plan, rejects ‘power and privilege’ gibe

Former Channel Nine boss and AFL lawyer Jeff Browne has hit back at a suggestion from a Collingwood vice-president that he has an agenda of “power and privilege”.

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‘Once Victoria is safe, then we vaccinate all’: NSW asked to donate Pfizer doses

NSW has been asked to send its Pfizer doses to Victoria by the southern state’s peak medical body, which says the suppression of community transmission would benefit Australia as a whole.

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We’re stuck with quarantine hotels. But can we fix the breaches?

Quarantine hotels have been described as “coronavirus distribution centres” that cause massive lockdowns instead of keeping Australia safe. But who is responsible for fixing it?

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Secret NDIS report warns of backlash unless government is ‘seen’ to have listened

A secret marketing strategy for a controversial overhaul of the National Disability Insurance Scheme says the government must be “seen” to have listened to disability groups.

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Police block damages claim for Gobbo client who served 12 years’ jail

Victoria Police has moved to block any compensation for Faruk Orman, whose murder conviction was quashed in 2019 because of the role played by barrister-turned-police-informer Nicola Gobbo.

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Government considers ‘solutions’ to eastern suburbs bus overhaul amid community outrage

The NSW government has been swamped with thousands of responses to proposed cuts to bus routes in Sydney’s eastern suburbs and indicated some changes will be made to the original plan as community opposition grows.

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NSW in ‘unique’ position for scientists to study effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines

Because NSW has not been heavily exposed to the virus, the state is in a unique opportunity to study COVID-19 vaccines, taking on the “trickiest questions”, such as how it compares with immunity from infection and whether boosters are needed.

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Startup offers to step in as Victoria waits for online COVID vaccine bookings site

Medtech industry experts say the country should have taken a more consistent approach to vaccine bookings as Victoria has entered the second week of its snap lockdown without an easily accessible system.

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Don’t let winter stop you from exercising. Here’s how to tackle it

It’s easy to come up with reasons to avoid a workout when it’s cold. The trick is to know how to motivate yourself and eliminate any barriers by following four steps.

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$1.5m lost to NSW pokies every day in April, while major club prepares for cashless trial

Punters lost more than $2.2 billion to pokies in NSW pubs and clubs in the first four months of this year, with almost $600 million in April alone.

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Target Time and Superquiz, Friday, June 4

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target.

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Elon Musk files trademark paperwork for a Tesla restaurant

Would you like fries with your Tesla power charge? The eccentric Tesla billionaire is one step closer to opening a diner.

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30,000 travel vouchers on offer to boost Gold Coast tourism

The Holiday Dollars program has been extended with another wave of vouchers to encourage travellers towards the Gold Coast.

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Victoria records three new local cases after a week in lockdown

Victoria has recorded three new cases in the past 24 hours to midnight after spending a week in lockdown.

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The best looks from Australian Fashion Week 2021

Australian Fashion Week is back with runways from some of the country's top brands. We've rounded up some of our favourite looks from each day.

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Tips and race-by-race preview for Wyong on Thursday

All you need to know to back a winner on the Central Coast on Thursday.

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ASX to extend record run; Meme stocks surge on Wall Street

The ASX 200 is expected to build on yesterday’s record high, with SPI futures up 0.2 per cent. Shares in AMC and Gamestop surged overnight.

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Luxury cars stored at warehouse where kidnapping victim was held

Eleven males, including a 17-year-old boy, have been charged after Dillan Mancuso was abducted by an armed group who also assaulted his 61-year-old father. 

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Country’s biggest new fossil fuel project ‘more polluting than Adani’

Woodside wants to drill a new gas field off north-west Western Australia and climate protests are gathering pace, with a final decision expected any day.

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The hunt for missing billions goes on after Bernie Madoff’s death

Ponzi scheme mastermind Bernard Madoff died earlier this year. But the effort to untangle one of the biggest financial frauds in Wall Street history continues.

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‘Are you guys in lockdown again’ and other unwelcome retorts

They may be well intended, but banal comments to Victorians about the latest lockdown may not go down well.

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Victoria COVID LIVE updates: Businesses plead for help as Melbourne’s lockdown extended, more exposure sites added

The Victorian government has extended the seven-day lockdown for metropolitan Melbourne but regional Victorians will win some freedoms back from midnight tonight. Follow our live coronavirus coverage.

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England rookie apologises after old tweets surface during Test debut

Soon after stumps against New Zealand, the 27-year-old fast bowler was close to tears as he apologised for a string of sexist and racist messages from 2012-14.

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Biden launches vaccine blitz in bid to ‘declare independence’ from COVID-19

US President Joe Biden has announced an all-out push to vaccinate more Americans against COVID-19, including offering free child care for those getting the jab.

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Search for missing surf skier comes to an end

The family of Jordan Kelly has made the decision to end the search after days of land, air and water efforts.

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Senior Finks bikies charged over alleged extortion of shopkeeper

Three senior members of an outlaw motorcycle gang have been charged over the extortion of a Sydney shopkeeper.

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Tomljanovic out, Serena through to third round after second-set blip

Serena Williams’ bid for Margaret Court’s elusive record remains on track but Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic has been eliminated at Roland Garros.

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Last-minute deal reached to oust Netanyahu as Israel’s PM

Under the agreement, Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett will split the job of prime minister in a rotation. Bennett will serve the first two years, while Lapid is to serve the final two years.

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Australia news LIVE: Melbourne prepares for second week of lockdown as NSW south coast exposure sites grow

A second Victorian aged care resident has tested positive to COVID-19 and cafes and a gift shop are among the new exposure sites in NSW.

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Man arrested after woman allegedly raped in Double Bay car park

The 37-year-old man has been charged with the aggravated sexual assault after police arrested him at his apartment in Parramatta.

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AMC embraces its meme stock status, shares jump by 96 per cent

AMC shares jump by 95 per cent as it embraces the horde of fanatical investors who helped shock its price back to life with a new program.

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NASA announces two new missions to Venus, its first in decades

The mission, the first in decades, will study the atmosphere and geologic history of Earth’s closest planetary neighbour.

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‘This is enough’: Wave of ransomware attacks to force Biden into more aggressive stance on Russia

The US intelligence and military community has long had the capability to damage computer servers used by private hackers in other countries, but largely refrained.

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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns investors are in for a ‘pretty big shock’ as inflation fears grow

The chief of the world’s biggest money manager says that markets may be underestimating the potential for a spike in inflation.

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South Coast on alert after Melbourne visitor tests positive

A person in the area on May 23 before driving back to Melbourne on May 24 was one of six new cases reported in Victoria’s growing outbreak on Wednesday.

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All we know about Jeff Browne’s Pies coup is that he wants to be in charge

Jeff Browne’s only public declaration so far is that he wants the top job, but not what he will do if he is voted in. It is a glaring omission.

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Paid leave for periods and menopause will improve gender equality

We are taught from a young age that periods are a private, if not shameful, issue. But with women’s labour force participation on the rise, these old attitudes have to change if our workplaces are to be productive and inclusive.

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Wembley hero in line for Socceroos as Arnold calls for longer local season

Is a 26-game A-League season long enough to help Australian players improve? Socceroos coach Graham Arnold reckons it’s not even close.

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Apes beware: The latest popular delusion on Wall Street may not end well

First there was GameStop, then a cryptocurrency boom and bust and now there’s AMC, the latest Wall Street frenzy that could end very badly for investors.

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Lockdown diary, day six: ‘In truth, we all can feel it’

An anxious wait; a ninth birthday surprise; a panicked, pyjama-clad meeting; and a bond with the postie. Day six of lockdown is a nail-biter.

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Economy back to its pre-virus size as shoppers continue spending spree

The economy grew another 1.8 per cent in the March quarter, taking it back to where it was before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

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‘I’m trapped in hell’: Brisbane residents protesting plane noise stopped at gate

Sleep deprivation, televisions being drowned out, and high stress levels caused by aircraft noise have driven some Brisbane residents to rally.

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The ultimate guide to working from home forever

Have you been working from home? Hearing rumblings that you’ll be expected to go back to in-person work? If the thought of returning to your physical workplace unsettles you, these 13 tips are for you.

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Music, arts and books: The culture you can enjoy from your couch

With lockdown four dragging on, we’ve collated the pick of the culture you can access from the comfort of your couch. Crank the heater up and bunker down.

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‘No more donkeys’: Why Huni won’t chase SBW, Hall after Gallen fight

He fought Paul Gallen to increase his profile, but Justis Huni has no interest in former footballers Sonny Bill Williams or Barry Hall as his next opponent.

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Skunk water the new weapon against Palestinians facing eviction

The eviction threat, currently in the courts, was a cited by Hamas as part of its reason for firing rockets at Israel in May.

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‘Nearly everyone is trying too hard’

This Coen Brothers’ wannabe ignores all the basic rules of screwball comedy.

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What is a deep fake?

We know about fake news but what about its nascent cousin, the computer-created deep fake? How can you spot one? And why are they a cause for concern?

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First India repatriation flight touches down on back of new WA hotel quarantine transmission case

WA Premier Mark McGowan addresses the media as the first repatriation flight from India, carrying 150 passengers, touched down in Perth.

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Zoom’s boom continues, raising post-pandemic hopes

Zoom is still booming, raising prospects that the video-conferencing service will be able to sustain its momentum even as the easing pandemic lessens the need for virtual meetings.

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The ‘Mulder and Scully’ of exorcists return in The Devil Made Me Do It

Ed and Lorraine Warren are back and this time a haunted waterbed is at least 30 per cent less ridiculous than it sounds.

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Police offer $1 million reward in Randwick ‘gay hate’ cold case killing

Police will offer a $1 million reward for leads into the 1988 killing of Raymond Keam.

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NAB chief says he is ‘taking into account’ landmark climate report in response to letter

NAB’s Ross McEwan responded to a letter by a coalition of activists claiming to represent 1 million Australians calling for an end to financing oil and gas projects.

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AFL agrees to byes at home as COVID fixture negotiations continue

The AFL has told players they will not have to spend their bye weekends away from family.

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‘Tiger Habib’ poacher snared after 20 years on wanted list

Talukder would secretly enter the Sundarbans mangrove forest and hunt wild animals despite having being banned from entering the forest long ago, said one park conservator.

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Best of cartoons, June 2, 2021

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

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Council faces multimillion-dollar damage bill after garbage trucks go up in flames

Fairfield Local Council lost half of its fleet of garbage trucks in a blaze on Tuesday night.

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NSW Blues alter training plans to attend Bob Fulton’s funeral

The first thing Jake and Tom Trbojevic asked for when they entered NSW camp was whether they could attend Bob Fulton’s funeral. Now all the Blues are attending.

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Kiwi hedgehogs face cull after experts spike UK repatriation idea

The New Zealand government is currently running an ambitious campaign to eradicate all introduced predators by 2050.

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VIP vaccine access for aged care, disability workers

Aged care and disability workers will be able to jump the queue to access a COVID-19 jab at all Victorian vaccination centres.

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‘Wolf pack’ attacks more likely after Exxon success

The success of the activist shareholder assault on the Exxon board could encourage more contests where the lines between social and financial activism are blurred.

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Fourth time’s a charm: why is Victoria the nation’s lockdown capital?

Is it contact tracing? A more virulent virus? Maybe it’s the colder climate? Perhaps Melbourne is too easy to get around? Or is it just bad luck?

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Perth house prices up again with ‘perfect storm’ boosting markets

House prices continued to grow throughout May as consumer confidence, low interest rates and low supply affected every property market in the country.

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Lockdown diary, day five: ‘The uncertainty is maddening’

“Thierry Ennui” moves in; a spiral of fretting; anger at Australia’s wooden spoon; and a comforting morning sky. Day five of lockdown and we’re a bundle of emotions.

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‘Release the hounds!’: Buying a house in Sydney is a game of ruthless psychological warfare

At one open home I attended, the games began before we’d even set foot inside.

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‘Influential’: What Luke Beveridge wants from Mitch Wallis

Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge insists axed vice-captain Mitch Wallis doesn’t need to ‘reinvent himself’ to regain a spot in the Bulldogs’ senior side.

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Crown in last-minute overhaul as inquiry targets gambling addiction ‘failures’

Crown Resorts has pledged to overhaul its responsible gambling program, including putting time limits for players and putting more staff on its gaming floors to monitor for gambling harm.

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Fashion giant Zara eyes cost cuts, reveals $2.6m wage underpayment

Fashion retailer Zara is assessing a number of measures to sustain itself in the Australian market including cutting costs and borrowing millions.

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No longer Indian nor South African but Greek: coronavirus variants get new names

Known generally by the public as the UK, South Africa, Brazil and India variants, the strains have now been given the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and Delta.

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An insider’s guide to the AFL mid-season draft

A guide to the top 11 picks, what each club needs and who they have their eyes on ahead of Wednesday night’s mid-season rookie draft.

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Melbourne radio ratings: Listeners turn off talk as Fox, KIIS, Nova surge

With the worst of COVID behind us – or so we thought – radio listeners were ready to settle in for some easy listening in the third survey of the year.

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Protesters call for defence weapons expo in Brisbane to be shut down

Half a dozen protesters have been arrested as a taxpayer-funded weapons expo held in Brisbane is disrupted on Tuesday.

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Fast and furry: dogs could provide new COVID front line

The dogs being trained to sniff out coronavirus have accurately detected it 96.2 per cent of the time in controlled settings.

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Osaka’s team picked a fight that she was never going to win

As sure as grass follows clay, the blame for Naomi Osaka’s French Open exit on mental health grounds is being pinned squarely on the four grand slam tournaments. But this is not quite the full picture.

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2GB’s Ben Fordham dives in radio ratings

On the one-year anniversary of taking over 2GB’s breakfast gig from Alan Jones, Fordham has suffered another significant drop.

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House prices reach yet another record level due to ‘perfect storm’ of low interest rates, improving economy

House prices continued to grow throughout May as consumer confidence, low interest rates and low supply affected every property market in the country.

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Best of cartoons, June 1, 2021

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

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Three new local coronavirus cases recorded in Victoria

Victoria has recorded another three local cases of COVID-19 and two in hotel quarantine. There are now 63 active cases in the state.

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Evening may be the best time to exercise for metabolic health

A new study found that late-day workouts moderated the undesirable health effects of a greasy diet, while morning exercise did not.

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The best looks from Australian Fashion Week 2021

Australian Fashion Week is back with runways from some of the country's top brands. We've rounded up our 10 favourite looks from each day.

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NASA’s trip to space this week will include a few extra passengers

The International Space Station will take delivery of 5000 microscopic creatures to probe the impact of zero gravity and long-term space travel on humans.

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Federal support needed for Victorian workers in lockdown

The week-long shutdown in Victoria is going to feel like an eternity for the hundreds of thousands of Victorians who will lose shifts and pay this week.

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Lockdown diary, day four: ‘I think our chances are starting to dwindle’

The Mare of Easttown finale, a lockdown fashion project, another 5am wake-up and oh god, home schooling. Day four of lockdown and we’re getting nervous.

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Peter V’landys still the right man for rugby league but he must change

They wanted to build statues of the ARL Commission chairman a year ago. Now the game is turning on him.

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‘Poor state’: Pallas force to defend Victoria’s economy

Scathing analysis claims only South Australians are poorer than Victorians.

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Chlorine shortage may sink US into ‘poolmageddon’

The shortage threatens an estimated 309,000 public swimming centres and the health of 10 million household pools.

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Why I cannot support Michael Daley for the Labor leadership in NSW

As an Asian-Australian ALP member, I cannot in good conscience vote for Daley.

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‘I thought it was a work in progress’: What it’s like to sit for the Archibald

Jimmy Barnes, Claudia Karvan and Tim Rogers remember what it was like having their portrait painted - and if they liked it.

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Sewage COVID detection in Queensland sparks fresh testing call

A positive wastewater detection in Emerald, along with the growing cluster in Victoria, has Queensland health authorities urging locals to get tested.

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Five new cases recorded as schools, kindergartens join exposure sites

There have been five more coronavirus cases recorded in Victoria. It is not yet clear how they are connected to the existing outbreaks stemming from Whittlesea and Port Melbourne, and now the third outbreak in aged care.

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Tips and race-by-race preview for Port Macquarie on Monday

All you need to know to back a winner on the mid-north coast to start the workday week.

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He’s among the biggest celebrity gurus. And he wants to ‘craft your destiny’

What is it about Sadhguru that has not only grabbed the attention of millions of Instagram followers but that of Tony Robbins, Deepak Chopra and Tom Brady?

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New public hospital for Springfield as govt touts health budget

The satellite city south-west of Brisbane gets 174 new hospital beds in facility built as part of an upgrade to the Mater hospital.

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Best of cartoons, May 31, 2021

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

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As the world goes green, Putin bets on coal

With China and Australia at loggerheads and the the world turning to greener alternatives, Vladimir Putin spies an opportunity.

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Moto3 rider Dupasquier dies after crash in Mugello

Swiss Moto3 rider Jason Dupasquier has died after a crash in Saturday’s qualifying session of the Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello Circuit.

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Footage of cenotaph vandals released by police

Police have released footage of a group of men who climbed on the Martin Place Cenotaph on the weekend, one man damaging a bayonet in the process.

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Nuix refresh marred by another downgrade

Software company Nuix has downgraded its prospectus forecasts for the second time since listing in December, citing further trouble with new and existing customer contracts. 

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The Age photos of the week, 30 May, 2021

The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

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Caroline Kennedy in running to be named US ambassador to Australia: report

While no official announcements have been made, AP separately reported that Kennedy is expected to serve in a high-profile ambassadorial role in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Link confirms PEXA headed for $3.3 billion float

Link has decided to boost its shareholding of property settlements platform PEXA and list it on the ASX next month after rejecting a number of takeover offers.

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Five new COVID-19 cases, two more Melbourne aged care homes affected

Two more aged care homes in Melbourne have been directly affected by the latest coronavirus outbreak after staff members also worked at an aged care provider where a positive coronavirus case has been identified. There are five new local cases in the state.

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Shoeless Mrs Johnson’s charmingly thrifty look

The barefoot bride is said to have rented her wedding dress in a move that reflects her ‘eco cred.’

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