McDermott reveals what drove her to a silver medal

‘I’m so thankful the Olympics went ahead. I think the world needed to have some inspiration at the moment.’

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‘Pros outweigh the cons’: three women get real about online dating

Ghosting, breadcrumbing, kittenfishing … when it comes to finding love in 2021 you’ll need both an urban dictionary and a will of steel.

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Penn defends call to put name front and centre at Manly

There is no doubt the Penns have poured a lot of money and time into the Sea Eagles, but it appears they want something back to acknowledge that.

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Gold, silver or bronze: the verdict on Channel Seven’s Olympic coverage

After 17 days, more than 300 medals and countless memorable moments, the Olympics are finally over. So how did our host broadcaster perform?

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‘I’m proud to say I come from there’: Youngn Lipz is taking southwest Sydney to the world

The rising R&B singer, raised in Cabramatta, is on the cusp of stardom with the release of his debut album, Area Baby.

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‘If I can get through Idol, I can get through anything’: Jennifer Hudson on courage

She might have finished a modest seventh on American Idol but within two years Jennifer Hudson was giving an Oscar-winning performance. Now she takes it one step further with her portrayal of the Queen of Soul.

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‘I’ve learnt that being happy is enough’: Casey Donovan

“I reassessed who I am as a person and what I want from life... [it was] my way of getting through the trauma I’d faced.”

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Gaps not closed: the divisions shown by Taylor Walker’s racist comment

As the Morrison government announced an upgraded version of the ‘Closing the Gap’ plan for Indigenous Australians, it became apparent that there was a considerable gap between the way the AFL players’ own union view racism committed by a prominent footballer and a member of the public.

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Liberals and Nationals across the country facing grassroots challenges

Co-ordinated independent campaigns are attempting to unseat government including Greg Hunt and Trent Zimmerman.

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Why scrapping gold medal predictions worked wonders for Australia in Tokyo

The boss of the AIS says the contentious policy helped Australia’s record-breaking Olympics as the country’s highest-funded sports all delivered in Tokyo.

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Police Minister unloads on Hillsong leader, missing in action

Minister David Elliott has a candid five minutes with Fitz.

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Why is Morrison so afraid of Albanese’s $300 cash for jabs? It’s the populism, stupid

Labor may have touched a chord – and the Prime Minister should see it. But Labor, too, has much work to do to rediscover its common touch.

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No more talk of ‘gold standard’: How NSW and federal relations have cooled

The two Liberal governments are increasingly reading from different scripts. Each argues, implicitly, that the other is to blame for Sydney’s mess - because of either a vaccine shortage, or an insufficiently tough lockdown.

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Tame v Porter: the presumption of innocence must apply to all, not only the most loveable among us

The Australian of the Year’s attack on Christian Porter raises an important question about our system of justice. If the presumption of innocence is a principle worth defending, it can’t be selectively denied.

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Fogged glasses, coffee queues. Welcome to the lockdown time warp

A microscopic virus has pervaded our lives and is currently determining our futures.

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Modernist take on the Melbourne Olympics to be restored to former glory

Modernist artist Richard Beck’s mural to commemorate the Melbourne Olympics may have been dashed off in pique, but its legacy has endured more than 60 years.

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Health minister Greg Hunt facing grassroots challenge in Flinders

Health minister Greg Hunt is facing a grassroots push to unseat him after 20 years, while there is also chatter that he could retire at the next election.

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Lockdown ‘pressure point’: How school children are responding to rising anxiety levels

“There’s a lot more anxiety this time around”, says Maria Boyle, NSW Education’s principal psychologist.

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Census Jedis: Religion is being abandoned, but spirituality remains

In the 2011 Census, where nearly 30 per cent did not identify with any religion, only 59,000 said they were atheists, a minuscule proportion.

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Margery’s four-year wait for her husband was filled with anxiety and silence

The telegrams, those ominous, simple slips of paper that signalled the news of a man’s life, or death. She had been beside herself for years, fearful of Scott’s fate at war.

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On jab mandates, employers can take a lesson from Biden or Boris

Workplaces wondering whether to mandate vaccination for staff will look to government to take the lead. But politicians have been hesitant too.

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We’re being held hostage, and Morrison should set a date for freedom

it might very well be argued we are now burning down the village in order to save it.

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‘I’m only halfway through my life’: Midlife women are done with being dismissed

Exasperated women around the country are increasingly demanding to be listened to over their health concerns, be it over menopause or COVID-19 vaccination.

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I come from the street, it shaped who I am: Reko Rennie

Melbourne’s underbelly, a bright pink Monaro and an operatic soundtrack makes for a captivating film.

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The Premier’s gambit: NSW looks to vaccine escape hatch

Vaccination rates are speeding up but the way forward is still plagued by logistics, messaging, hesitancy and reach of the program into hotspot areas.

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Australia at its best and worst

In a single week we witnessed the power of Australian politics when it works well, and its ugly pettiness when it doesn’t.

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Inflamed by freudenfreude: why these Games are truly joyful

The famed Olympic spirit - often uneasily spruiked by blazered men - has been shining brightly in Tokyo, delivering a psychological balm to an uneasy world.

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Eddie Betts speaks out on AFL racism, saying former teammate ‘needs to learn’

Champion AFL player Eddie Betts says he is not surprised by the latest racist incident to rock the league, and that more people need to understand the extent of racism in Australia.

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Government promises to let Australian citizens leave if they live abroad

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has promised Australians who live abroad that they will still be able to leave the country if they apply for an exemption.

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Vaccinate hotspots, says AMA, as poll shows support for teacher jabs

Vaccination teams should be sent to “hotspot” suburbs with significant coronavirus outbreaks, health experts say, as the outbreak that drove Melbourne into its sixth lockdown grew by six cases on Friday.

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Beyond emissions: The call to pull carbon out of the atmosphere

Many observers expect the latest UN climate report to say that warming beyond 1.5 degrees is already locked in. So what are we going to do about it?

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How YouTube is letting down Google

It’s hard to imagine the internet without YouTube. But after nearly 15 years of being part of Google, it is still yet to fulfil its financial potential.

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‘Fortress Me’: Selfishness, like the virus, can become endemic

The pandemic has reminded us that we are often less protective of others’ freedoms and livelihoods than our own.

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How an AFL coaching succession plan can work

The story of Paul Roos and John Longmire is such a far cry from the well-intentioned Collingwood plan, and even further removed from the Hawthorn farce, pushed on to both Alastair Clarkson and Sam Mitchell and their diametrically opposed plans for 2022.

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The plans that would have turned Sydney into Paris under the Southern Cross

More than 100 years ago, Sir John Sulman designed a Sydney that would have been lined with grand boulevards including one that would have swept down to Circular Quay.

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Squared off: Afterpay deal powers Jack Dorsey’s ‘super app’ dreams

Afterpay has had its fair share of doubters and true believers. Now the local market will need to get its head around Square, the payments behemoth started by Twitter billionaire Jack Dorsey,

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The best moments of the Tokyo Olympics, in pictures

With the world still in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of its Delta variant, in some respects these Olympics came at exactly the right time, albeit a year later than scheduled.

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Experts split on whether boosting migration helps or hinders economy

A panel of leading economists revealed significantly disparate views on the merits of high levels of immigration and the effects on wage growth.

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Rates tipped to start rising before wages growth and inflation accelerate

Scope economists are expecting an interest rate rise in 2023, but wages and inflation may not be on target by then.

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Politics, a pandemic, and the HSC: How it all went off the rails

An attempt by the government to give clarity to year 12 by sending them back to class ended up creating more stress and uncertainty.

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You’ll never see designer Heidi Middleton in Birkenstocks

The Artclub fashion designer says she is inspired by the senses and feel happiest when they are all celebrated: scent, touch, sight.

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George Orwell, me and the longest suicide note in Labor history

After Labor’s drubbing in the 2019 election, I was drafted to help rewrite its policy platform. Here’s how it happened - to cut a long story short.

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Frantic calls to Hollywood in search of last-minute Portman replacement

But Australia’s strict two-week quarantine rules and Sydney’s ongoing lockdown meant there were no real A-listers prepared to commit.

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Pacific in peril: Why our region needs us to step up and lead

Now, more than ever, the Pacific needs a champion. The Pacific desperately wants Australia to assume this role. The rest of the world expects it of us.

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‘He’s very nice. The only problem is...’: chef Marco Pierre White on Jock Zonfrillo

‘Hot Scot’ and celebrated chef Jock Zonfrillo has a fascinating, drug-fuelled backstory to rival that of Anthony Bourdain. But not all the subjects in his new memoir share his memories.

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Japan counts cost of the Games we all needed

As the Tokyo Games come to a close, we couldn’t have asked for more from these Olympics.

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Full list: Salvation Army, Officeworks, Aldi outlets among new exposure sites

Officeworks, a bakery, a salvation army store and a grocery store have been added to the exposure site list on Friday.

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Bamboozled in the bamboo, quick-thinking professor turns to batteries

QUT Professor Ziqi Sun was having a relaxing walk through the park when he stumbled across an insight that has led to ultra-fast-charging batteries.

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Call for Australia to declare spyware use as Pegasus outrage grows

Amnesty Australia says countries should immediately implement a moratorium on the export, sale and use of surveillance software.

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Delta variant challenges China’s costly lockdown strategy

“The world needs to learn how to co-exist with this virus,” wrote a prominent Shanghai doctor about the recent outbreak.

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Australia news LIVE: Victoria enters sixth lockdown as state’s COVID-19 cases grow; NSW, Queensland cases continue to grow

NSW is reeling after the deadliest day of its current outbreak, Victoria has gone from recording zero cases earlier this week to a statewide lockdown and Queensland’s outbreak continues to grow.

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‘Eric is glad it’s Adam’: The sad twist to a record-breaking moment for Souths

Battling dementia, Eric Simms will not be aware when his Rabbitohs’ points record is passed. But his family are glad Adam Reynolds will be the one to set a new mark.

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‘Big-hearted decision’: Joe Biden offers ‘safe haven’ to Hong Kong residents in US

The White House said in a statement the move made clear the United States “will not stand idly by as the PRC breaks its promises to Hong Kong and to the international community.” 

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Andrews puts social reforms on ice

Daniel Andrews is preparing for the 2022 poll by clearing Labor’s policy decks of any controversial culture kindling.

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‘Stop pigeonholing people’: Why Olympic boxer Harry Garside dares to be different

He’s the ballet-dancing boxer who painted his fingernails in the colours of the Olympic rings and talked of wearing a dress to the opening ceremony. Now Melbourne fighter Harry Garside, inspired by his dad’s collection of Rocky DVDs, is one win away from a gold medal match.

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ASX to edge higher as jobs data, earnings boost Wall Street

The Wall Street gains were broad in what has been a choppy week of trading, with technology companies leading the way.

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‘Really starting to get to people’: Lockdowns familiar but don’t get easier

Mental health leader Patrick McGorry says lockdown stress is cumulative and he is left wondering if there is a better way.

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Dress-rehearsal time for netball contenders

It’s faux finals weekend in Super Netball as the top four clash in what has been an extraordinary season.

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Japan must learn from Australia’s COVID strategy: opposition leader

The man who wants to replace the Japanese PM next month says no amount of Olympic gold would compensate for “putting the lives of the Japanese people” at risk. 

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PM’s sermon to his worried troops from a ‘muddy track’

Scott Morrison has told his MPs they’re in a tough spot, but can still win. Anthony Albanese’s ranks, meanwhile, are not free of worry.

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What goes up must come down – or does it?

With Hawthorn in rare turmoil, clubs that have enjoyed sustained success have some serious questions to ask themselves about list management.

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I’m old and happy about it, so don’t dare call me young for my age

Obituary writers, you’re on notice: I don’t need to be photoshopped.

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‘Echoes of the White Australia policy’: Minister wants national discussion on population

Planning Minister Rob Stokes said that, despite having policies on everything from fruit flies to mythical panthers, NSW had no “policy on people”: “how many we can expect, where we want them to live and what their needs and attributes might be”.

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Joyce’s aviation rescue plan excludes regional airport workers

Only staff employed by airlines are eligible for federal payments of $750 a week, leaving those employed by outsourcing firms that dominate the regional market in the cold.

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JobMuddle: Why didn’t we just bring back JobKeeper?

JobKeeper was flawed and costly, but no one could blame the government for its hiccups on the run. What is less understandable is that it wasn’t improved - and resurrected when we inevitably needed it again.

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‘Not intended or contemplated’: Turnbull says foreign influence laws need review

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says he did not intend for the nation’s foreign influence laws to target former politicians speaking at public events.

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It’s time we counted: census makes LGBTIQ+ people invisible

The biggest, most important data set available leaves us with an incomplete picture of who we are.

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Housing boom tipped to end this year

Many of the nation’s top economists predict potential regulatory action and coronavirus lockdowns will take some of the heat out of the property market.

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Lionel Messi to leave Barcelona due to financial constraints

The Argentina striker will leave Barcelona despite both parties having reached an agreement over a new contract, the La Liga club said, citing economic and structural obstacles to the renewal of deal.

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Former US Olympic swimmer who stormed US Capitol nears plea deal

Klete Keller, a US gold medalist in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, faced seven riot-related charges, including civil disorder and witness tampering. 

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Mexico sues US gun makers over gang violence

Mexico has filed a lawsuit against Smith & Wesson Brands, Glock and other major gun manufacturers, saying they “wreak havoc in Mexican society by persistently supplying a torrent of guns to the drug cartels”.

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Investors scour Xi’s speeches to find next target in Chinese crackdown

As $US1 trillion evaporated from Chinese stocks last week, some investors realised they hadn’t paid enough attention to the country’s most important man: President Xi Jinping.

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US stocks slip as investors weigh corporate earnings, jobs data

Stocks fell on Wall Street as investors weighed another batch of corporate earnings and economic data that could shed more light on how the economic recovery is going.

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Delta expected to push herd immunity threshold above 80 per cent

Dr Anthony Fauci fears the virus is being given “ample” opportunity to morph even further into a deadlier strain that could diminish the effectiveness of vaccines.

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Andrews government quashes push to legalise cannabis in Victoria

A two-year inquiry that was set to recommend legalising cannabis in Victoria has been watered down after Labor MPs intervened at the last minute.

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Crown’s conclusion: The buck stops with the Andrews government

If Crown continues to operate the casino in the light of all that has been revealed, then proper regulation is not a serious activity for the government of Victoria.

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The dirty secret of carbon accounting that underpins climate goals

There’s a dirty secret of carbon accounting, and it could soon be exposed. That’s because the assumptions most companies base their calculations on could be wrong.

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Fed surprise pick could upset markets primed for Powell second term

On Wall Street, investors are banking on another four years for Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve - introducing a potential risk for Joe Biden should he opt to replace him.

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Peak body satisfaction comes later in life. What does that tell us?

We begin to value functionality over appearance as we age. But there is one milestone birthday in particular that brings forth a significant rise in one’s self-esteem.

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Damaged not destroyed: PM in trouble but could again land on his feet

Morrison’s skill at triple backward somersaults could save him, unless it reaches the point where people no longer believe his smudging of fact and fiction.

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The Premier’s road map becomes a vicious circle

Gladys Berejiklian’s “humble guess” is this outbreak will get worse before it gets better. But NSW voters will note that life is getting better south of the border.

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Worst not over amid fears virus is spreading beyond Sydney

With 1000 contact tracers working on stopping the spread of COVID-19 in NSW, authorities were becoming increasingly concerned about the quantity of virus fragments found in regional parts of the state.

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New Sydney ferries will only operate when the sun is up

Sydney’s new, problem-plagued River-class ferries will only be able to operate when the sun is up.

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Why Manly and Souths – not Penrith – can trouble Melbourne Storm

To beat the Storm, you need a little magic. The Sea Eagles and Souths have plenty of players who can wave the wand.

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Has Australia lost its religion, or merely its affection for institutions?

Australians nominating as Christians are about to dip below 50 per cent in the coming census, but that doesn’t necessarily make us a godless nation.

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NSW pharmacists stuck in waiting game for vaccines

Frustrated pharmacists say they are waiting up to two weeks for COVID-19 vaccine deliveries to arrive, with hundreds of the state’s pharmacies signed up for the program still waiting for jabs.

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US tech unicorn Podium targets Australia after ‘organic groundswell’

United States tech unicorn Podium is making a push into the Australian market with its customer messaging platform aimed at small businesses after opening a local office and hiring 65 staff. 

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A national disgrace: most First Nations kids won’t witness equality on incarceration in their lifetime

The Prime Minister will announce his Closing the Gap plan on Thursday morning, but still it will take many decades to close the chasms that separate First Nations and non-Indigenous Australians.

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Private schools to start vaccinating their staff on-site

Wesley College will begin giving the jab to its staff on campus this week, as several other non-government schools in Melbourne look to follow suit.

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Rockets from Lebanon hit Israel, drawing Israeli retaliation

Two rockets launched from Lebanon struck Israel, which responded with artillery fire amid heightened regional tensions over an alleged Iranian attack on an oil tanker in the Gulf.

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Territory Stolen Generations survivors to share $380 million reparation scheme

Survivors of the Stolen Generation in the NT and ACT will now be eligible for $75,000 payments after the federal government reversed its position on compensation.

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‘The furthest attempt’: Indigenous leader welcomes $1.1b Closing the Gap funding

The Coalition of Peaks has praised the federal government’s Closing the Gap implementation plan but has warned much more needs to be done in the next decade.

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Call to ‘rehab’ sexual harassment dinosaurs in Australia’s mining industry

Pilbara Minerals managing director and chief executive Ken Brinsden says ‘dinosaurs’ in the industry need to be rehabbed and not just sent down the road to other companies.

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We are ‘on your side’: As Belarus repression deepens, Johnson meets exiled leader

The meeting took place only hours after a Belarusian activist, who helping fellow citizens fleeing persecution into Ukraine, was found hanged from a tree in a park in Kiev.

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China’s economic rebound under threat from Delta outbreak

China’s broadest Covid-19 outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic is hampering tourism and spending, adding another risk to the economy just as consumption was picking up.

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Tokyo Olympics LIVE updates: Boomers through to semis, gold awaits in sailing, Minjee Lee leads golf charge

The Boomers are into the semi-finals of the men’s basketball tournament for a fifth time. But, this time, they’re determined to come away with a medal. So too Peter Bol when he lines up in the men’s 800m final tonight. And Minjee Lee carries Australia’s hopes as the golf begins.

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Australia news LIVE: NSW and Queensland COVID-19 cases continue to grow as federal vaccination modelling released

The NSW Premier wants to see 6 million jabs in arms by the end of this month, Queensland is facing a major outbreak and Melbourne’s lockdowns have changed the country’s internal migration patterns.

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Out of touch: Young bankers turn nose up at Wall Street’s pitch of big pay and long hours

For decades, investment banking was one of Wall Street’s most prestigious careers. It is losing its shine.

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Historic Shute Shield facing first cancelled season since WW1

The Shute Shield could finish the year without a winner for the first time since 1918 as the Sydney Rugby Union face a deadline to decide if the season can go ahead.

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After years in planning, US gets serious about strategic dialogue with Indonesia

The announcement was part of a US effort to show it is serious about engaging with Southeast Asia to push back against China’s expanding influence.

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ASX set to open higher as Wall Street rallies; bitcoin slides

Wall Street turned higher in afternoon trading as traders weigh another big set of company earnings reports.

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‘Delta has moved the needle’: Vaccine mandates more useful than cash

Andy Slavitt, who served as Joe Biden’s senior pandemic adviser, warns that governments must now vaccinate far more people to stave off the Delta variant.

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BlackRock joins Citi and HSBC in plan to close coal plants early

BlackRock and other major financial institutions are working on plans to accelerate the closure of coal-fired power plants in Asia in a bid to phase out the use of the worst man-made contributors to climate change.

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Path from lockdowns hinges on testing, tracing and quarantine measures

Australia’s proposed path out of harsh restrictions depends on optimal quarantine systems, contact tracing and social distancing – and lockdowns will probably still be needed.

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Citi says buy now, pay later not a ‘fad’ as it joins the stampede

Global giant Citi says the rise of buy now, pay later products is a major shift, as it prepares to move into the local market.

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Religious leaders warn faithful against vaccine conspiracy theories

Religious leaders have raised concerns about conspiracy theories fuelling vaccine hesitancy in vulnerable migrant communities in Sydney’s west.

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‘Terrifying, cold and a lot of loud noises’: Homeless young people falling through safety net

When Luis Montero was 16 he was so desperate for somewhere to stay he slept in a tent in Yarra Bend Park.

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Our leaders would do better if their followers were thinking harder

Yes, we get the politicians we deserve. But we’ve lost sight of the truth that well-functioning democracies require diligent citizens, not just honest and smart politicians.

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Porter’s elevation betrays PM’s chilling apathy towards survivors

To see Christian Porter assume the role of leader of the House of Representatives is an insult to all survivors of sexual abuse.

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Cabinet backs QR-code vaccine certificates for travel amid party room disagreement

Australians will use a QR-code vaccine certificate for international travel under a multimillion-dollar plan to reopen the borders, but the Coalition can’t agree on using it for domestic travel.

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Snap Shot: Guthrie numerology, and a football crime better left unsolved

Ahead of Cam Guthrie’s 200th AFL game, we look at the dedication of the the Guthrie brothers’ parents, Suzanne and Andrew; the stories behind the banners; and stopping real crimes - not football ones.

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‘Just get the contract’: Alleged Westpac fraudster had ASX ambitions for ‘green’ business

Alleged fraudster Bill Papas had big plans for his waste management company Iugis, involving an ASX-listing, global expansion and selling a COVID-killing machine.

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Morrison told months ago of need for locally made Pfizer-style vaccines

The federal government was warned months ago about the importance of producing mRNA vaccines on home soil.

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Will Australia ever move into a four-day working week?

Momentum is building around the world for implementing shorter work weeks, and Dr Kirstin Ferguson says the conversation should soon be raised locally.

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Is a curfew worth trying for Sydney? What the world’s experts have to say

A Herald analysis of international experience shows in certain circumstances curfews appear to have worked.

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‘We are not leaving without something around our necks’: Matildas’ last chance looms

“I think we know that we’re a special team,” said Matildas striker Sam Kerr. “But now is the time.”

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Brisbane under-8s soccer player tests positive for COVID-19

The child played in an in-house game on Saturday at the Taringa Rover Soccer Football Club.

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US employers lose patience with the unvaccinated

One CEO agonised over his decision to impose a vaccine mandate on employees, and said he dreads the prospect of having to fire any holdouts.

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Wall Street suits are returning to the office. In chinos, sneakers and ballet flats

As Wall Street workers trickle back into their Manhattan offices, they are noticeable for their casual attire. Even the Lululemon logo has been spotted.

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Australia news LIVE: COVID cases grow in NSW, Queensland as lockdowns continue in both states

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian hopes vaccination will be her state’s ticket out of lockdown, Queensland’s stay-at-home orders have been extended and Victoria hopes to welcome back AFL crowds as early as next week.

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Obama’s 60th birthday party plan draws scrutiny amid Delta variant surge

The 475-guest birthday party comes shortly after Massachusetts tweaked its face-covering guidelines for indoor settings per federal recommendations.

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Choppy session on Wall Street sets up the ASX to open lower

Wall Street makes an uncertain start to August, setting up the Australian sharemarket for losses this morning.

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Bill Gates, Melinda French officially divorced: report

The couple filed for divorce on May 3 after 27 years of marriage, but pledged to continue their philanthropic work together. 

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Xi Jinping and his gold-meddling flunkies

Even as China tops the medal count at the Olympics, its diplomats cry foul to the world. They seem oblivious to how obnoxious their tactics appear, but the world is not their priority audience. They’re performing for Xi Jinping.

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Stay home, anti-vaxxers: while we part-ay! Our COVID passports are coming

Two tiers of access - between the vaxxed and unvaxxed - is a no-brainer.

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‘Ministers have too much control’: $10b in taxpayer funds put at risk

More than $10 billion in taxpayer funds is being put at risk in schemes with inadequate checks on ministerial power, according to a new study of audit reports.

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NSW’s recovery road map has schools and hospitality first to return

The state government’s lockdown recovery road map has identified which changes would come first once vaccination rates are reached.

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We need a top-level inquiry into runaway home prices - and Ken Henry’s up for it

Why we need a royal commission - or something as effective - to address the crisis that is leaving too many Australians behind.

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‘Team player’ O’Brien outlines election strategy plan to party insiders

The Opposition Leader will spruik himself as “experienced” while attempting to frame the Premier as “arrogant” and “obsessed with spin” ahead of the 2022 poll, a leaked strategy document reveals.

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Services Australia used ‘learner’ staff to process complex robodebt refunds

A report the government used to argue robodebt refunds were calculated properly revealed “learner” staff performed the complex task of assessing who was entitled to a refund.

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Mayors could be elected for just two months because of delayed council poll

The NSW government has pushed back council elections until early December, however many mayors face re-election by their fellow councillors by the end of September.

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The race is on: Which teams are best-placed to make the eight?

With finals fast approaching, we take a look at the teams that can still make the top eight, and which ones have the best chance.

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Arts Minister hits out against development plans dashing Kings Cross revival

NSW Arts Minister Don Harwin says a major theatre precinct remained the best chance for the rebirth of the downtrodden former party district.

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‘You think they have got it all’: Worrying surge in alcohol callouts to Victorian homes

When the lockdowns started, paramedics saw a drop in alcohol-related callouts. But soon the problem reappeared elsewhere. Instead of young party-goers, there were stressed parents.

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Dumped over email, this is what I learned not to do after a breakup

It may have taken the better part of a decade, but I’ve realised online dating, “sorbet” flings and even going on a reality TV dating show are not the answer.

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Top Hong Kong investor claims China’s crackdown will be ‘better for business’

A top executive at banking giant HSBC has claimed China’s crackdown on tech companies and society will benefit investors over the long term.

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How some companies are making it easier for families to work from home

From virtual tours of zoos to yoga and Pilates classes and extra paid leave - some companies are offering staff extra help to cope with the Sydney lockdown.

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How walking can stave off memory decline

Exercise can freshen the white matter in our brains, potentially improving our ability to think and remember as we age, according to a new study on brain health.

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Albanese proving an elusive target for Coalition’s election playbook

Anthony Albanese must give voters good reason to overcome their innate caution about a Labor government, but Scott Morrison has to find a better way to undermine him.

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Builders are back, and so is the noise

The building industry has been allowed back to work, but what about the rest of us dealing with construction noise seven days a week?

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Freedom from lockdowns in November hinges on the nation’s young men

National cabinet’s 70 per cent vaccination rate could be met by mid-November but hinges on young men and laggard states getting their jabs.

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Britain is now living with COVID and Australia must too

The UK’s aggressive vaccination strategy against COVID-19 has allowed society to reopen. Australian leaders should take note and stop pretending that elimination is still possible.

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Australia to give $68m Fiji airport loan in effort to beef up lending in the Pacific

Australia will provide a $68 million loan to Fiji to upgrade its airports as part of a step-up in infrastructure lending across the Pacific to help the region recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and compete with China’s decade-long spending spree.

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Trans women have advantages, but here’s why Hubbard should not be banned from the Olympics

On average, trans women will be taller, bigger and stronger than cisgender (or typical) women even after gender-affirming hormone therapy. But advantages are allowed in sport. Overwhelming advantages are not.

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‘Failure to lead’: Albanese plans new approach for national cabinet

Labor leader Anthony Albanese has vowed to overhaul national cabinet to offer a more “cohesive” approach to the pandemic if he wins power, accusing Prime Minister Scott Morrison of showing favouritism between states when the country need unity.

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Uber drivers launch test case in Federal Court

Uber drivers in Sydney and Melbourne have launched legal action in the Federal Court of Australia to determine if they and thousands of other gig workers are employees rather than individual contractors.

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Micro-businesses fall through cracks of COVID-19 support

Small business rails against “arbitrary, inequitable, unfair” treatment of micro-businesses and start-ups in state’s $1 billion relief effort.

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‘That’s not right’: Australian mother pushes for UN investigation of Beirut blast

Sarah Copland has vowed to fight for justice for her son Isaac Oehlers, the youngest victim of the deadly explosion in Beirut a year ago.

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Operation Khaki Creep: Why public policy management is being militarised

When faced with a public policy failure, Coalition governments have made a habit of turning to the military. But is this a legitimate use of Australian Defence Force personnel, and does it work?

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Who calls the shots on duck hunting in regional Victoria?

The state government is spending large sums protecting recreational hunters but has not taken the views of regional residents on board.

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Gold medal Brisbane Games will come at a big cost: Economists

Australians are hoping for plenty of gold at the Brisbane 2032 Games. But economists fear the country could be left in last place when it comes to costs.

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Fears over areas left behind in vaccine rollout as federal government refuses to release data

Residents in Gippsland emerge as least vaccinated at state immunisation centres, but Canberra refuses to release data showing if poorer suburbs falling behind.

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Wyatt walks back timeline on Indigenous Voice

Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt can no longer guarantee legislation for an Indigenous Voice will pass Parliament before the next election.

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Thousands of HSC students set to travel more than 20km to class

Thousands of year 12 students will be crisscrossing Sydney when classes resume in two weeks, raising COVID-19 concerns among some medical experts and teachers

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‘A really ugly playing field’: How tech is tackling online trolling of athletes

When Simone Biles withdrew from the gymnastics teams event at the Olympics this week she was both praised and pilloried on social media for prioritising her mental health.

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Experts call for government to release more timely and detailed COVID-19 data

Health and data experts say existing data sets are sometimes weeks late and lacking vital details.

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Watchdog moves against councillor as questions rise over first Greens-majority council

Australia’s first Greens-majority council was elected in the City of Yarra with much fanfare. Now, the Local Government Inspectorate is seeking to stand down one of its councillors.

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What’s happening to your body when you’re ‘piss fit’?

Becoming “piss fit” is something some Australians consider a badge of honour. But increasing our tolerance of alcohol comes at a cost.

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‘Height creep’: Spat over late changes to historic Sydney school site revamp

The changes to plans for a $62 million school redevelopment on Sydney’s historic Observatory Hill have incensed heritage experts and residents.

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Gymnastics Victoria sued over historical sexual abuse by independent coach

Gymnastics Victoria and Gymnastics Australia are being sued in a case brought by women who were abused by a coach in the late 1980s and early ’90s

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High-profile Perth businessman claims federal MP Andrew Hastie part of ‘conspiracy’

Federal Liberal politician Andrew Hastie and his staff have become involved in a defamation suit launched by a high-profile Perth businessman against WAtoday.

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