Victoria records zero new local cases, musicians leave state after lockdown

It’s another “doughnut day”, with no new locally acquired cases reported in Victoria on Sunday morning.

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The Age photos of the week, 20 June, 2021

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

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More to TikTok than viral dance trends – and these Aussies are proving it

TikTok is best known as the home of kooky viral dances but a new trend is emerging on the platform – with narrative storytelling becoming more and more popular.

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COVID conundrum: What now for children as variants become more infectious?

Even though the Delta variant has hit a school in North Melbourne, we shouldn’t be rushing yet to vaccinate kids.

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Fears AstraZeneca reputation has been ‘tarnished’ beyond repair

Vaccine experts say the negative public sentiment is unfair, and the AstraZeneca jab could be the key to avoiding death and serious illness in Australia this year.

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ALP powerbroker advising company behind Bacchus Marsh toxic soil dump

A veteran Victorian Labor powerbroker who played a central role in recent failed peace talks between warring factions within the state division has been lobbying for the company behind a controversial plan to store toxic soil near a regional community.

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Joker in the pack: Crown watchdog missing in action

A casino regulator providing only a veneer of scrutiny without forensic inquiry is mere window dressing.

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From bad things, better things grow: Essendon’s silver linings playbook

The most striking feature of Essendon in 2021 has been that events that looked like setbacks - or even crises - have actually benefited the team and club.

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Mum’s cancer fight was the inspiration behind Cordner’s toughness

In retirement, we are finally getting to know the real Boyd Cordner. And what follows is a revealing insight into a man of rare steel and determination.

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Circa 2016 an unknown singer at a footy dinner blew me away and now look at her

The marketing manager at the Titans took the stage at the Gold Coast, and she was unreal.

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Business is booming as barriers fall away for cashed-up art lovers

More than $38 million worth of art has been sold through the major Australian auction houses since January, an almost fourfold increase year on year.

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‘Hold on to that hatred’: Boomers aren’t to blame for Australia’s property mismatch

I worry about the future of this country when even the most basic of needs – housing – is out of reach.

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‘I really struggled’: How Bomber worked his way back from hub blues

Mason Redman is living proof that progress in the AFL is often not linear. In his third game he had two touches and got a $1000 fine, and last year he struggled with hub life. But now this young Bomber is flying up.

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Julianne Moore at 60: ‘It’s a privilege to continue to age’

She’s had an incredible acting career, and is looking more beautiful than ever at 60, so what’s the secret of Julianne Moore’s success? Laser-sharp focus and a wide-brimmed hat.

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Michelle Williams: ‘Beyonce and Kelly had no idea I was struggling’

As one third of the biggest girl group in the world, Michelle Williams thought her life after Destiny’s Child would be equally blessed – but fate had other plans.

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‘A really good human being’: Marta Dusseldorp on Guy Pearce and the men who influenced her

“I’ve always been attracted to men with drive, purpose, intelligence and kindness; bad boys are full of heartache.”

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A tale of two cancellations: are young people sanctimonious, Twitter-captured and intolerant?

The insidiousness of social media means the abuse is in your pocket, on your bedside, in your sanctum, in a way that is unprecedented in history.

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‘Irrigation hunger games’: Battle over Australia’s food bowl soon to heat up

In the heartland of the Riverina, where farmers famously burned copies of the government plan to cut their water allocations a decade ago, scepticism is mounting that the $13 billion effort has been worth it as the clock ticks down towards a major review.

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Bags of money and the old school tie: Private schools and their impact on Melbourne

Economic and social change has weakened old school networks while the debate about state aid rages on.

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A profound encounter at Lourdes

Years ago, backpacking around Europe, our train broke down in the south of France. We left the train at Lourdes and sought accommodation.

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‘Australia needs a plan’: How other countries are emerging from COVID

Home quarantine, vaccination certificates and enticements for people to get the jab are getting the rest of the world moving again while Australia dithers.

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Do teeth-whitening treatments actually work?

Some of the latest technologies adopted by oral hygienists use a high-octane brightening gel and LED technology. Here’s what you can expect.

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The 80/20 health rule Miranda Kerr lives by

Stephanie Darling talks to Miranda Kerr about her beauty routine and finds some skin-highlighting blushes.

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Crusaders boss warns Waratahs against chasing short-term success

Can it get much worse at NSW? No head coach. No wins in 2021. Few experienced heads. An average of 5922 spectators per home game. But Colin Mansbridge warns against a quick fix.

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Cahill Expressway to be closed for seven-day New Year’s Eve party

The maligned stretch of road that cuts Sydney city and Circular Quay in two - and recently labelled an “eyesore” by NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet - will be opened up for foot traffic for a week-long party between December 31 and January 6.

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‘I want to break the cycle’: The story driving Dragons debutant fullback Tyrell Sloan

Tyrell Sloan makes his NRL debut on Saturday, and foremost in his mind will be his grandmother Colleen, who raised him from when he was two months old.

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Ex-con and bankrupt advised Melissa Caddick on tax affairs

Missing fraudster Melissa Caddick used former banned bankrupt accountant Cyril ‘John’ Pearson who was jailed for embezzling money from a superannuation fund as an adviser.

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Public sector wage freeze to be lifted as NSW budget sets a path to recovery

The state budget will also forecast NSW’s unemployment rate to drop to 4.75 per cent in 2023-24 and to 4.5 per cent the following year as the state’s lost jobs continue to be recovered.

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New online syllabus to save teachers hours of ‘opening multiple web pages’

The NSW government will commit $196 million in next week’s state budget to develop a new school syllabus, and that will include money for an online system that will allow teachers - as well as parents and students - to find what they need in seconds.

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Penney calls out NSW Rugby for $3m profit before winless Waratahs season

The Waratahs spent nearly $1 million under the salary cap for this season and lost every game, but recorded a profit in 2020.

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Erased hotel CCTV stopped Delta outbreak probe in its tracks

Hotel floor CCTV has been crucial in investigating previous COVID-19 leakages, but footage relevant to the recent Delta variant outbreak was deleted.

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‘Against the grain’: Why Dominic Perrottet set aside his conservatism (for now)

Taking risks and running up debt are not natural reflexes for a Liberal Treasurer. But Perrottet will do both in next week’s state budget.

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National Archives poised to get funding to save disintegrating records

The National Archives will be able to save disintegrating documents, film and other at-risk materials with an imminent funding package from the federal government.

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One-third of voters back cuts in overseas arrivals to ease quarantine pressure

Only 7 per cent of voters back the idea of expanding the existing hotel quarantine system to allow more people to enter the country.

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Rise in rare clotting cases drove ‘difficult’ call on AstraZeneca vaccine

Concern about a rising number of non-fatal instances of a rare clotting disorder in Australians in their 50s led to the “difficult” decision to limit the AstraZeneca vaccine to those over 60.

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Australian economist has ‘close to zero’ chance of fair trial in Myanmar

Friends of Australian Sean Turnell fear that the junta need to convict him if they’re to find Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of passing information to foreigners.

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‘They don’t send you off to the glue factory’: what retired dancers did next

A new national dance collective, for recently retired dancers from the country’s major companies, hopes to push the boundaries of what was thought possible.

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Media’s barrister circles Ben Roberts-Smith, campaign by campaign

Ben Roberts-Smith had a challenging day in the witness box on Friday, on day 10 of the 10-week trial.

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Banking regulators poised to tighten lending standards to cool market

A runaway housing market has banking regulators poised to tighten lending standards as economists warn higher interest rates are on the way.

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$250 million TAFE boost to retrain workers for the post-pandemic world

Mark Adamik lost his tourism sales job last year during the pandemic. This forced him to rethink his life, and he is retraining to be a carpenter because the building industry is “future proof”.

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Powerhouse project reeks of empty immensity

Enthusiasm is lovely and I have nothing against frocks, or even wallpaper, but really? What are they on?

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Urgent intervention needed to address Australian sport’s ‘uncomfortable truth’

Former Sex Discrimination Commissioner Liz Broderick likens the cultural problems of high performance sport to the Australian Defence Force.

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Inside Sydney’s collection of exclusive private clubs

The vote at the Australian Club to keep female members out has put the whole notion of private clubs - six of which are dotted across Sydney’s CBD - firmly in the public spotlight.

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Top private schools build up multi-million dollar investment portfolios

Australia’s richest schools have hundreds of millions invested in the stock-market reaping big financial returns while also receiving more than $600 million a year in government funding.

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How to finally stop sweating the small stuff

Instead of letting an annoyance snowball, pause and ask yourself two questions.

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‘There’s always a way forward’: Crunchtime for Mesoblast as legal threats loom

Investors in the ambitious biotech have been on a rollercoaster ride for years, but 2021 sees it fighting for validation and fighting off class action lawsuits after a year of smashed hopes.

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Australia news LIVE: NSW COVID cases grow as AstraZeneca vaccine no longer recommended for under 60s; Victoria restrictions eased

Police are investigating whether the man at the centre of Sydney’s latest COVID-19 outbreak breached health orders, Melburnians are waking up to eased coronavirus restrictions and health authorities are encouraging people who have had their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to get their second jab.

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Eyebrows raised as China tightens grip on its financial markets

China is resorting to increasingly forceful measures to contain risks to the financial system, in moves that threaten to undermine President Xi Jinping’s pledge to give markets greater freedom.

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Joe Biden signs Juneteenth bill, creating holiday to mark US slavery’s end

The bill marks the day in 1865 when a Union general informed a group of enslaved people in Texas that they had been made free two years earlier.

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For Republicans, ‘crisis’ is the message as the party outrage machine fires up

By focusing on an array of real or imagined disasters, Republicans avoid addressing the crisis in democracy created by Trump with his efforts to nullify the election,

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ASX set to jump as tech shares send Wall Street higher

Most of the stocks in the S&P 500 and across Wall Street were lower as markets digested the Fed news, but gains for Apple, Microsoft and a few other tech heavyweights helped offset the losses.

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How to fix the broken ‘boys’ club’ that is Australian sport

In a world where the march towards women’s sports participation is irreversible and invaluable, men must fix the problem they have created.

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Transgender debate a free speech stress test for Melbourne University

It was the first week back on campus for students at Melbourne University in 2021, and a hateful slogan had just been scrawled on a window of the arts building.

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Victoria’s QR codes badly made, developers say

Victoria’s contact-tracing QR code system has processed almost 79 million check-ins, up from 37 million just three weeks ago, but experts say the code is poorly designed.

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Green frenzy risks handing mining riches to China

The balance of power has shifted to climate activists and could lead to Western mining companies missing out on some of the bonanza from the commodities supercycle.

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Wall Street set to lose its crown as ‘America First’ trade fades

Wall Street has been sitting on top of the world for years but It looks like the streak is about to end as investors take their money out of US markets.

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Osaka to skip Wimbledon but compete at Tokyo Olympics

Naomi Osaka’s agent says the four-time grand slam champion will sit out Wimbledon but compete at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Xi Jinping’s effort to break Australia’s will has only solidified it

Today’s Resolve Political Monitor shows Australians stand ready to support further retaliation for any escalation in the Chinese government’s pressure tactics.

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Hospital ‘booted out’ patients in the middle of the night in their pyjamas

A NSW hospital has admitted to “failures” after patients were left to find their own way 100 kilometres home through remote countryside.

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‘Fallen off a cliff’: Vaccination clinics encourage second doses as AstraZeneca demand plummets

Two Sydney clinics experienced dozens of AstraZeneca vaccine cancellations on Thursday, including a surprising number for second doses.

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Health experts urging the use of rapid antigen COVID-19 testing for frontline workers

Federal and state health authorities should introduce COVID-19 rapid antigen tests for high-risk frontline workers, experts say, following the positive test of an air crew driver on Wednesday.

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New visa risks changing the character of Australia forever

Will Australia become a low-skill guest worker society?

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Plan to end the 9am to 3pm school day in NSW

In a radical move from traditional school hours, the government will encourage principals to work with parents and students to find innovative ways to provide flexibility for families.

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Nationals’ ‘power play’ makes gas exploration a hot issue for Liberals

The Nationals’ support for offshore gas is creating risks to Liberal MPs in coastal electorates of NSW and Victoria heading into the federal election.

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The NRL must stop using players like Cordner to sell head-high crackdown

Instead of making those who suffer from concussion poster boys for their cause, why not talk to them?

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Australians want nation to ‘stick to its values’ in China dealings

Survey suggests a majority of Australians believe the country should call out Beijing over its approach to Hong Kong and Taiwan, retaliate against Chinese trade sanctions and speak out on human rights abuses against the Uighur people.

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‘It hasn’t worked’: Deputy Premier calls for council split amid cries for demergers

Deputy Premier John Barilaro and Nationals colleague Steph Cooke are joining their political opponents in demanding a community merged as a result of his own government’s controversial amalgamations be split back in two.

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Australia’s top private schools are growing richer and faster than ever

The country’s most prestigious private schools are worth a massive $8.5 billion and accumulated assets at a greater rate than the property market or the stock exchange between 2015 and 2019.

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Man dies after Sydney CBD shooting

Emergency services were called to Bridge Street about 10.25pm on Thursday following reports that a man had been shot. 

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‘Joy and a sense of freedom’: France eases COVID-19 mask rules ahead of schedule

The surprise announcement by French Prime Minister Jean Castex comes as France is registering about 3900 new virus infections a day, down from 35,000 in the March-April peak.

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s jail cell flooded with raw sewage: court filing

In her latest list of complaints about conditions of her incarceration, Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend complained that “vermin droppings fell from air vents”.

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MIFF goes to the drive-in as The Drover’s Wife set to open the festival

The revisionist western, adapted from a Henry Lawson short story, will kick off the 69th edition of the festival, as it takes on a hybrid form.

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NSW budget needs to imagine our post-pandemic world

Dominic Perrottet will deliver his fifth budget on Tuesday, and he knows much is riding on it.

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Liberal leadership rumblings resurface as Coalition closes gap on Labor

Coalition MPs were discussing a plan to execute a spill next week, but this was abandoned due to an inability by camps opposing Michael O’Brien to unite.

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‘Two jobs at once’: Mothers combine work and childcare in the home office

Among parents still working at home following the easing of pandemic restrictions in 2020, nearly one-quarter of mothers were caring for children as well, compared with 15 per cent of fathers, a new study shows.

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Why the COVID endgame could be a long one

The virus has more tricks up its sleeve - and it’s not over anywhere until it’s over everywhere.

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I’m a CEO sleeping out for Vinnies, but 30 years ago I really was sleeping rough

You’d think getting off the street would be the end of the story. It isn’t.

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Community footy clubs feel pain of a stop-start season as injuries mount

‘Someone’s ridden over a black cat’: Whether through bad luck or disrupted preparation, suburban and country football clubs are reporting a slew of injuries after the state’s lockdowns and restrictions.

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‘Not what the market expected’: Wall Street slips as Fed sees rate hikes as soon as 2023

Wall Street stocks fell further from their records and bond yields rose after Federal Reserve officials signalled they may start raising interest rates in about two years.

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‘It’s horrendous’: hospital uses cleaners, gardener to care for dementia patients

A NSW hospital has been relying on cleaners to look after dementia patients due to severe staffing shortages, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

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NSW schools going backwards on HSC achievement, graduates’ careers

The NSW Education Department set improvement goals for 2022 in areas such as HSC performance and year 12 completion, but if the present trajectory continues, few are likely to be achieved.

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Robots, drones and satellites: NSW to research new bushfire fighting technology

Treasurer Dominic Perrottet said the funding would prepare the state for future natural disasters and position it to lead the world with new technology.

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‘She is sick’: Lawyer for Murugappan family hits back at minister’s remarks on illness

Tharnicaa Murugappan will likely remain in Perth hospital for at least another week while she recovers.

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Why Tom Trbojevic could end up as the greatest of them all

The young fullback is changing the game – for both Manly and especially the Blues.

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Rob Stokes pushes for more homes in regional NSW to ease shortage

Mr Stokes said the desire for city-dwellers to “spread out” had triggered a boom in regional towns from Bega to Byron Bay, and Coffs Harbour to Dubbo.

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Magistrate who had relationship with young court clerk wins her super benefit

Ashleigh Petrie died at 23, just weeks after her relationship with magistrate Rodney Higgins, 68, made news. She left her superannuation to her mother, then Higgins claimed it.

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Ambitious plan to end HIV transmission in Australia within four years

About 900 people are diagnosed with HIV each year in Australia. But with $53 million in federal funding, that could drop to fewer than 100 annually.

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Melburnians warned against travel to flood and storm battered areas

Emergency authorities have warned wet weather later this week may pose some risk as restrictions are lifted on travel for Melburnians.

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Voters shun Labor over COVID but Andrews still preferred premier

Support for the Andrews government has dropped since the last state election but the Coalition has failed to make up ground.

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‘People are shopping around for preferred vaccines’: Rollout causes problems for GPs

Doctors warn that people who are shopping around for vaccines outside their eligibility could drag out the vaccine program, with the number of people in NSW over 50 who have received a first dose lagging behind the national average.

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‘No kumbaya moment’: Biden and Putin hold first presidential meeting

The highly-anticipated meeting between the US and Russian leaders in Geneva lasted for under three hours, significantly shorter than both sides had previewed.

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Royal Caribbean cruise postponed after eight crew members test positive for COVID

One of the first cruises scheduled to sail from the United States has been postponed after eight crew members tested positive for the coronavirus during routine testing.

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Kerr threatens but Matildas still winless after Sweden stalemate

The Matildas ended their losing streak under new coach Tony Gustavsson with an improved performance but were still unable to land an elusive win.

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Wall Street asks if bitcoin can ever replace the dollar

El Salvador’s bold move to accept bitcoin as legal tender has Wall Street once again wondering whether a cryptocurrency could really ever replace the greenback.

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History-making Socceroos make it eight straight as Souttar strikes

Harry Souttar, the towering Scottish-born defender, struck again for Australia to seal a 1-0 win over Jordan and give Graham Arnold’s team a perfect eight in a row.

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Blood samples support theory COVID-19 was in US before Christmas 2019

The data suggests the virus was in the US states far from the initial hotspots and areas that were considered its points of entry into the country, the study said.

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Target Time and Superquiz, Wednesday, June 16

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

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US coronavirus death toll hits 600,000 as vaccines slow spread

The milestone came the same day that California and New York lifted most of their remaining restrictions, as dividends of vaccination kick in.

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‘It sent a message’: Julie Bishop just got her own Barbie doll

As a child, the former foreign minister played with a Jackie Kennedy doll. Now, she has been honoured with one in her own image.

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Wall Street dips from records ahead of Fed meeting on rates

Stocks slip as investors wait to hear whether the Federal Reserve will give any clue about when it may let up on its massive support for markets.

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Do not drink: Water warning for storm-hit suburbs in Melbourne’s east

People in Kallista, Sherbrooke and The Patch in Melbourne’s outer east have been instructed not to drink the water at their homes - even after it is boiled - because of contaminants.

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West Gate Tunnel project faces $4b blowout amid contaminated soil crisis

The tolling giant building the West Gate Tunnel claims the cost of the project has blown out by a further $1 billion to a total of $11 billion, more than double the original estimate.

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The push inside the Coalition to get Murugappan family off Christmas Island

Public pressure and behind-the-scenes lobbying got a result on Tuesday when Immigration Minister Alex Hawke moved a Tamil family from Christmas Island.

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Kerry Stokes’ controversial stint on War Memorial board to be extended

The media mogul, whose position as chairman has become increasingly controversial, has been reappointed as a member of the council of the Australian War Memorial.

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Should we pay a carbon tax to our own government or to someone else’s?

Foreign governments are telling us they will not stand by and allow Australian industry to operate free of the carbon taxes their producers are required to pay.

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Fashion a worthy focus for revitalised Powerhouse

Ultimo will be a place to collaborate, source inspiration and see the world’s best international exhibitions right here in Sydney.

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Cordner resignation shows the way for NRL

Boyd Cordner quitting due to concussion fears sets an example all players would do well to heed.

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Liberal MPs suggest radical plans to tackle housing affordability crisis

Liberal MPs are demanding the federal government consider radical plans to bring the runaway housing market under control.

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The one week of the season when rugby league learns to love

The Beanie for Brain Cancer Round is a reminder of the good rugby league can be when it isn’t so consumed with self-interest.

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Israel needs to stop stalling and release aid worker jailed five years ago

The UN has described Mohammed el-Halabi as a humanitarian hero but Israel claims the World Vision employee redirected aid to militant groups.

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Voters want Australia to set a net zero 2050 emissions target, but no carbon tax

A majority of Australians want the federal government to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 but do not want a carbon price as part of the plan.

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I’m a permanent-casual employee. Am I entitled to a pay rise?

Casual workers may be paid an hourly rate but that doesn’t mean it should be fixed, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

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Australia looks to shore up Indonesia ties with Tehan visit

Amid a warning about Jakarta’s drift towards Beijing, Australia is set to reinforce the importance of its relationship with the south-east Asian neighbour.

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The San Fransisco homes that prove why NSW stamp duty changes won’t work

NSW should be commended for attempting to reform stamp duty. But similar changes made in San Francisco show how a two-tier system can fail.

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Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott donates $2.7 billion, blasts wealth gap

MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist and Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife, has given $2.7 billion ($3.5 billion) to a variety of charities.

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Vaccine rollout stumbles lead to slight drop in support for Coalition

There is a softening in support for Mr Morrison but it did not translate into a boost for Labor leader Anthony Albanese.

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Tips and race-by-race preview for Scone on Tuesday

Everything you need to know to pick a winner on an eight-race card.

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Biloela family to be released and reunited in Australia ‘very soon’: Frydenberg

The Tamil asylum seeker family from Biloela that has been on Christmas Island for two years will be reunited on the Australian mainland, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has confirmed.

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Labor councillors cite politicisation in resignation from ethics body

The three Labor members of Brisbane City Council’s six-person ethics committee have resigned from what they say is a politicised body wielded against non-LNP councillors.

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Airlines set to put billions into flying taxis

Flying taxis moved a step closer to becoming a fixture buzzing across urban skyscapes, as a closely-watched effort was unveiled in Los Angeles and startups made big breakthroughs.

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Shi Zhengli, researcher at centre of Wuhan lab leak storm, denounces speculation

“How on earth can I offer up evidence for something where there is no evidence?” she said, her voice rising in anger during the brief, unscheduled conversation.

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Australia news LIVE: Biloela family awaits release from Christmas Island, active COVID-19 cases decline in Victoria

A Tamil asylum seeker family who has spent the last two years on Christmas Island could be released from immigration detention as early as today, the Victorian government is on track to further ease coronavirus restrictions on Friday, and Australia and the UK are attempting to finalise a post-Brexit free trade deal. 

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NATO leaders call out China for ‘coercive policies’, nuclear ambition

NATO has traditionally focussed on the threat of Russia, but is increasingly concerned about China’s nuclear arsenal and lack of transparency.

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Wall Street slides lower as investors wait on Fed

Wall Street has made a sluggish start to the week as investors await the latest take from the Federal Reserve on inflation.

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Johnson sets final deadline for easing England’s COVID-19 restrictions

Boris Johnson has delayed the final unlocking of England’s economy because of resurgence in coronavirus due to the more transmissible Delta variant.

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Scott Morrison raises the alarm about escalating cyber attacks with British intelligence chiefs

New figures show there has been a 200 per cent increase in reports of ransomware attacks to Australia’s premier cyber security agency in recent months.

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Victoria continued to use Uighur labour firm to avoid delays on $2.4b rail project

Transport department advised government to continue with purchase of train parts from Chinese supplier because it would cost too much to find different contractor,

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‘From a paddock to CBD’: More than $1 billion dedicated to Sydney’s future city

The NSW government will dedicate more than $1 billion in funding to the development of the new western airport city.

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Public anti-corruption hearings mooted in Adem Somyurek branch stacking scandal

Hearings would embarrass the Andrews government by exposing allegations that taxpayer resources were rorted by Labor kingmakers to obtain political power within the party.

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The best type of exercise? A blood test may hold clues

Researchers are studying the proteins in blood to learn why some of us respond to certain forms of exercise better than others.

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Democracy on the defensive as G7 leaders dither over China

Democracies may have found their voices at last, but they remain on the defensive. Xi Jinping is rampant and unrepentant.

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Rare moment of sublime beauty springs from most unlikely source

America’s Got Talent star Jane “Nightbirde” Marczewski, offers music so original and authentic it makes your heart soar.

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From $1000 of Uber Eats to $250,000 for land, police move on elder abuse

A trial between Victoria Police and the aged care, health, legal and banking sectors is aimed at tackling financial elder abuse.

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Soaring house prices: an economic threat eating away the future

Special research by UNSW reveals growing house prices are making the economy more unstable while slamming the property door in the faces of under-35s.

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Super reforms face Senate battle as Patrick raises fears of worker under-insurance

Crossbenchers are pushing for major amendments while fund bosses say powers in the bill could have “catastrophic” effects on workers’ retirement balances.

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We have a legal and moral obligation to allow Biloela girls to stay

I have plucked asylum seekers from the ocean and believe Kopika and Tharunicaa Murugappan deserve to be settled in Australia immediately.

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Influential. Inscrutable. Sparks finally tell their ‘improbable’ tale

Two new films seal Ron and Russell Mael’s dual destiny as pop legends and arthouse auteurs.

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Quick Q: Paul Fletcher

Dinkum Fair department store was where Paul Fletcher started his career. But he really just wanted to work with aeroplanes.

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Newly 40, Andy Lee sets eyes on game show challenge

The experiences of 100 Australian families will put statistics to the test in Andy Lee’s forthcoming comedy show.

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A kinder, more real Nick Kyrgios stands up on Australian Ninja Warrior

The Australian tennis champ hopes his stint as a sideline commentator on the reality show will show the public what he’s really like.

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A meme stock is born: How to spot the next Reddit favourite

Trying to keep up with the frenzied rise of so-called meme stocks might feel a bit like playing a game of whack-a-mole, bewildering analysts and investors alike.

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After meeting, Joe Biden says Queen ‘reminded me of my mother’

The US President later revealed that the Queen asked him about Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visit to Windsor Castle.

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‘Apocalyptic, surreal’ pandemic time capsule note discovered on plane

If you are here to pick up the plane “then the light must be at the end of the tunnel,” wrote on pilot as he parked a plane in storage in March 2020.

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Xbox bolsters Game Pass lineup with Starfield, Halo, Forza at E3

Microsoft’s gaming division showed off 30 games at an event ahead of the gaming conference, all but three of which are headed to its Netflix-style subscription.

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Economists are slowly revealing the weaknesses of their ‘rational’ theories

Advances in digitisation and the information revolution have made it much easier to analyse behaviour. And for economists, the results are surprising.

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‘I’ll be back’: Israel approves coalition, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year reign

For the first time in 12 years, Israeli lawmakers have voted to install a government led by someone other than Benjamin Netanyahu.

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From Botany Bay to Illawarra: NSW’s first major multi-day hiking path

NSW will join other states in promoting multi-day walks in popular national parks, with the government tipping in $80 million to ease access to destinations with a growing global profile.

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Robertson the biggest hard-luck story in Rennie’s Wallabies squad

The Wallabies aren’t short of loosehead options but Tom Robertson has been a major reason why the Western Force have given opposition packs so little this season.

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Nuix CFO poised to step down as fallout from disclosure scandal continues

Nuix’s financial chief has cleared his desk at its Sydney head office and has not been seen there since.

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Tiger King’s reign ends: Streaming giants brace for shakedown in post-pandemic era

People flocked to streaming services like Netflix during COVID-19 lockdowns. Now the pandemic party is coming to an end as the world returns to normality.

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Australian frigates to join Britain in naval exercises in Indo-Pacific, as Morrison builds ties at G7

Prime Minister Scott Morrison discussed the deeper military cooperation with United States President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Group of 7 summit in Britain.

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Anglican church must rethink doctrine that has left a trail of devastated lives

At the Anglican clergy wives’ conferences I used to attend, we were preached to repeatedly about submitting sexually to our husbands and prioritising his “needs” in every way.

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Greater risks than airborne transmission when it comes to quarantine

The strong advocacy for replacing hotel quarantine with standalone facilities to mitigate airborne transmission misses a very important point.

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NSW to spend $250 million building and upgrading Aboriginal housing

The NSW budget will provide for 250 new homes and renovate a further 7000 for Indigenous families.

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Water watchdog has big Riverina irrigator in its sights over diversion

One of Australia’s largest private irrigators is being investigated over the conversion of part of a wetland swamp into a dam that has diverted water from a major creek system to supply nearby farms.

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‘Simply unacceptable’: Whistleblower protection laws on their 27th draft after seven years

Under existing laws, people who are legally obliged to front the Independent Commission Against Corruption are protected from any criminal or civil liability, but the same protections do not apply to those who voluntarily give evidence.

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‘Chic grandma’: Crochet is back, and there’s nothing nanna about it

Whether it’s a bucket hat or a full look, crochet is the haute hobby taking over our Instagram feeds this season.

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Leading Australian CEO says border bans forced her to quit global role

The CEO of a high-powered eco-investment firm, Fiona Reynolds, has resigned so she can see her family. “Australia’s not changing anything, so what am I going to do?”

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State government windfall tax stalls plans for new suburb

A plan to turn Sandown Racecourse into a new suburb the size of Wangaratta has stalled as a result of a new state government tax that would cost the site’s owners hundreds of millions of dollars.

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Photograph of Biloela sisters shows power of an image over words

The photograph of a five-year-old comforting her crying younger sister in a hospital bed spread around Australia - perhaps because of what it was missing.

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‘Sausage war’ sizzles as EU, UK stuck at Northern Ireland impasse

The delicate post-Brexit act of protecting the Good Friday Agreement usually centres on history, nationalism, religion and geography, but the latest spat is centred on sausages.

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