The low-down on an at-home dermabrasion facial device

It’s a bit like a cat licking my face with its rough tongue, with some suction thrown in, and really quite addictive.

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Tilly Lawless: ‘I became a sex worker to help me through university’

In the novel, Nothing But My Body, Tilly stresses the belief that “sex workers aren’t always passive victims” who have been forced into the work, or need to be saved.

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Victoria ‘unlikely’ to eliminate Delta as PM backs NSW on reopening

A leading epidemiologist says lockdowns, intensive contact tracing and vaccination would be required to merely flatten the curve of the current outbreaks because the ability of the virus to spread had drastically changed.

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New rail lines desperately needed, but beware soaring costs

We must not get carried away on a wave of Victorian-era enthusiasm, particularly as COVID has inured us somewhat to what-the-hell levels of government spending.

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Contrary to plans, Biden’s Afghan pullout could harm Asia shift

The chaotic scenes in Kabul prompted one key Pacific ally of the US to say that her people would not “rely only on the protection of others”.

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The part of your body that will help most with pandemic stress

The vagus nerve is the main component of the parasympathetic nervous system. Learning how to activate it properly will protect you against the long-term impacts of stress.

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Reveal the identity of social media users and stop this abuse nightmare

Conventions and etiquette are needed to co-exist in the real world, but this is not the case on digital platforms.

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13 guilt-free TV shows to let your kids binge during lockdown

Take it easy on yourself, with these shows it’s perfectly fine to let your kids watch eight hours of TV a day.

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‘Nobody ever knew’: why Paris Hilton built her ‘Barbie’ persona to block out trauma

Once famous as a party girl who paraded around LA dressed head-to-toe in designer labels and Swarovski crystals, Paris Hilton has embraced a different type of celebrity. And while it’s not quite the simple life, it certainly has spice.

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Uncle Jack Charles: ‘Knowing I come from a long line of resilient women makes me proud’

“I’ve become a loner, comfortable with myself and where I’ve been.”

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There were two different girls living inside my head. But slowly, they came to an understanding

Growing up, I felt my life existed in two halves, that there were two distinct individuals living inside my body, two distinct cultures.

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Roo shock for Meninga with NRL to slash $450,000 pay packet

The belief of many at the NRL is that the national coaching job is no longer a full-time position. Australia’s last international was on November 2, 2019.

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‘It’s a lot of money when you are 14’: Amone’s first payday a glimpse of what is to come

When Talatau “Junior” Amone scored a spectacular try as a 14-year-old, it led to what is likely to be the first of many big paydays for him in rugby league.

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At least we can direct our COVID rage at politicians: god knows, they deserve it

Australia has become a hermit kingdom, and speaking of North Korea, have you noticed how our police have been empowered to a point that is a little frightening?

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‘He could have done something’: Why Diggers feel let down by Scott Morrison

Captain Jason Scanes is absolutely gutted by the federal government’s failure to get our friends out of Afghanistan.

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He’s on the ropes, yes, but here’s why Scott Morrison can still fight to win

There are disillusioned Coalition voters aplenty, but there are simmering issues that may flare just in time for the Prime Minister.

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People with disabilities ‘not safe’ with NDIS jab rollout months behind

Just a quarter of NDIS participants have received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

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To beat Labor at the election, Morrison must beat Delta within nine months

Scott Morrison is about to mark three years as prime minister - but there isn’t much to celebrate, and he faces a monumental task to win the next election.

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The Taliban’s triumph is inspiration for extremists in south-east Asia

Armed with a slick communications strategy as well as AK-47s, the Taliban’s spectacular return to power has far-reaching effects.

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Ventilation ‘revolution’ needed to speed up Australia’s path out of lockdown

Building design could be overhauled and employers would be required to ensure clean air under ventilation overhauls that some believe could be as important as vaccines to Australia’s pandemic response.

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When services resume, Orthodox Jewish women deserve more of a say

Judaism is an ancient religion and doesn’t necessarily like change. But sometimes change is inevitable.

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My lockdown antidote: plunge into an ice bath

I’ve immersed myself in the world of ice man Wim Hof. It’s working for me.

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‘Poppin’ buttons for Sutton’: vaccine merchandise takes the cake

Sole traders suffering due to lockdowns have pivoted to making and selling vaccine-themed cakes, clothes and accessories.

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Surely there are better literary heroes for our generation than Sally Rooney?

I can’t help but wonder if the novelist would have received such unfettered adulation if she had been Sally Parez or Sally Wong.

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Fiscal dishonesty a hallmark of politics

Governments need to wake up and stop with the fiscal dishonesty and lack of transparency that has become endemic in state and federal politics.

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‘Vaccine passports’ to combine jab records with QR check-ins for more freedoms

Vaccinated Australians will be able to use their phones to gain exemptions to lockdown rules under a national cabinet plan to use digital records to verify vaccine status.

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AstraZeneca stockpile grows to millions as Pfizer stock set to arrive

Australia has a stockpile of more than 6 million unused AstraZeneca vaccine doses and there are fears many will go to waste as people increasingly turn to the new supply of Pfizer jabs promised by the federal government.

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From Lockdown Lite to curfews, Sydney now faces another month at home

Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Friday that short, sharp lockdowns could not beat Delta, but a drawn-out lockdown with tougher measures added hasn’t worked either

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NSW makes pitch to woo Moderna to set up shop in Sydney’s north-west

The Berejiklian government is offering pharmaceutical giant Moderna tens of millions of dollars if it sets up a manufacturing hub in north-west Sydney, in a bid to rival Victoria as a leader in biotechnology.

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Stripped bishop a ‘failed property tycoon,’ says flock

Detectives from the Financial Crimes Squad formed Strike Force Vandean about four months ago following long-standing complaints against Bishop Daniel.

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Oil spill: BHP cleans up its act as climate pressure mounts

Climate change pressure and the need to free up cash to push into green-energy minerals finally made a long-mooted tie-up between BHP and Woodside a reality.

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‘This ain’t it’: Patty Mills, a line in the sand and the Boomers revival

As he reflects on Tokyo success, Patty Mills recalls a pivotal moment almost a decade ago that helped shape the Boomers’ feel-good run to the Olympic podium.

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Labor demands Uber shape up or shut down

Labor has questioned whether transport giant Uber should be allowed to keep operating in NSW after it failed to report more than 500 serious safety breaches.

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‘Difference of opinion’: Dufty tells why he had no future under Griffin

Matt Dufty feared he had already played his last game for St George Illawarra while describing his relationship with Anthony Griffin as “difficult”.

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Inertia is the Morrison government’s personality disorder - and it keeps dawdling to destruction

Whether it’s climate change, the pandemic or the Afghanistan evacuation, a determined lack of urgency defines our national government.

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Unmasking an international neo-Nazi group’s Australian recruiter

The identity of “Volkskrieger” has been one of the key mysteries on Australia’s extremist scene after it emerged he was appointed the local recruiter for extremist group The Base.

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Hardwick should see Clarkson’s final Hawthorn years as a cautionary tale

The triple-premiership Richmond coach only need look at Alastair Clarkson’s departure from Hawthorn for a reminder of why he can’t rest on his laurels.

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Women are sick of asking nicely – and finally, we’re being heard

Even now, at the ripe old age of 64, having been a feminist for as long as I can remember, it never ceases to surprise me how easily I absorbed the very same misogyny and sexism I thought I was fighting.

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Every night since childhood, Elizabeth has gorged on sweets while asleep

Now 78, the retired nurse has employed various strategies to stop this unwanted behaviour, including locking her kitchen door and giving her husband the key.

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The players relieved to see Eddie Betts retire

Whether you were a defender or a fan, you couldn’t take your eyes off the champion small forward.

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‘I’d give it all away’: Afghan-Australian Yalda Hakim ‘devastated’ by Taliban’s takeover

Yalda Hakim’s live-to-air and completely impromptu BBC interview with the Taliban, conducted on her mobile’s loudspeaker as they marched on Kabul, made global headlines.

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From kickboxing to Adolf Hitler: the neo-Nazi plan to recruit angry young men

An unprecedented look inside Australia’s radical fringe shows their deep links to violent international groups, and what they’ll do if they are banned.

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‘We had to speak up for our friends’: the little town that roared for a desperate family

When the Murugappan family were removed from their home at dawn, locals in conservative Biloela were gutted. Then they learnt to crowdfund, hashtag and take to the world stage.

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Biden vows to ‘mobilise every resource’ to evacuate Americans, Afghan allies

The US President rejected criticism of his handling of the chaotic US pullout from Afghanistan, and promised Americans there that “we will get you home”.

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Escape from Kabul: inside the allies’ chaotic, last-minute rescue mission

Scenes of chaos at the airport were very real. They also provided a powerful metaphor for the haphazard and humiliating end to the US-led war in Afghanistan.

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Merkel, Putin clash over Navalny on her last trip to Russia

The leaders’ talks coincided with the first anniversary of opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s poisoning, an incident that strained Russia-Germany ties.

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ASX set to rebound as Wall Street jumps late

Wall Street is finishing an up-and-down session brightly, setting up the Australian sharemarket for a strong opening.

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NSW to make vaccinations mandatory for all health workers

The decision to introduce the mandate comes after the state recorded a COVID-19 transmission event in a hospital every day for the past two weeks.

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Greens in hunt for heartland Liberal seat

The Greens will use the return of Barnaby Joyce to try and convince more progressive Liberal voters to reject the Coalition in one of the party’s most prized seats.

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To keep re-election hopes alive, Scott Morrison has to put his authority on the line

The Prime Minister wants to shift the nation’s thinking on COVID, but to do that he will have to take risk.

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‘Serious allegations’: Forrest urges FIRB to examine Brazilian meat giant’s $500m salmon bid

Andrew Forrest has called on Australia’s foreign investment review board to take a hard look at meat processor JBS’s acquisition of Tasmanian salmon farmer Huon.

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Draft bonus? Cash prize? Why minor premiership should carry greater reward

Finishing on top is tough. It takes consistency and relentlessness across 22 games, with enormous endurance and meticulous planning. So why doesn’t it receive more recognition?

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NSW government has ‘significant concerns’ with national curriculum

The state government raised a range of concerns over the draft national curriculum in a confidential submission to the review

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In the face of COVID, NSW has only one option: Go the full Ted Lasso

I recently employed the Lasso brand of crazy optimism and for about an hour or so I felt high as a kite.

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Indigenous kids roll up their sleeves to protect the community

“I just think it’s important we get vaccinated, so we don’t spread the disease,” said 17-year-old Kaidyn Wright, at a vaccination drive in south-west Sydney.

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One bed and a ‘shower-kitchen’: Housing a hurdle for families in Sydney’s west

Mee Mee and her mother Su don’t have much room to move. They share a bed in an old pool house in Blacktown and make meals in their “shower-kitchen”, while waiting more than six years for public housing.

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‘Not helpful’: Tough border rules cause Mexico headache for CSL

The boss of the biotech giant says he hopes recent US border restrictions blocking Mexican donors from entering the country to give plasma can soon be resolved.

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Young people jettisoned on climate, vaccines and housing

Some young Australians are now so desperately unhappy with government inaction on global warming they feel being arrested and fined is actually less of a cost than the cost to their future if nothing is done.

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‘We have had three police visits’: Online dance classes dance spark complaints

A dance studio and gymnasium are among businesses that are fending off false reports to Crimestoppers about public health orders being breached.

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‘Vehicles for deception’: Transport plan fails the truth test

The government thinks it can fool credit rating agencies, but even they must be able to see through the accounting scam.

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Expect a big summer bounce-back from our locked-down economy

Household savings balances could exceed $200 billion by December – the biggest consumer cash pile ever.

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Sexual assaults and crashes among 500 incidents Uber failed to report

A damning government report also found Uber drivers were working shifts up to 17 hours long and driving despite multiple complaints of drowsiness and phone use.

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Leadership turmoil deepens crisis enveloping $40b rail corporation

The controversial rail entity set up to artificially inflate the NSW budget has appointed its third chief executive in just over a year.

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Japanese foreign affairs chair wants more pressure on Beijing 2022

Makoto Nagamine said Japan also has serious concerns about human rights violations in Xinjiang as calls for a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics mount.

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‘Disappointing’: Unisuper threatens to divest CSL over climate targets

The super fund for university workers has singled out three ASX listed companies for failing to set decarbonisation targets and has threatened to divest if they don’t lift their game.

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‘I should’ve reacted differently’: Langer’s frustration at Amazon doco pay deal

The embattled Australian coach was the undisputed star of last year’s “The Test”. He negotiated his own payment — and was then gazumped by his own players.

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More than 100 criminal trials in NSW delayed amid latest COVID-19 outbreak

The growing coronavirus outbreak in the state has led to new Supreme and District Court jury trials being postponed, with some already moved to 2022.

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Italian alleged mobster linked to Van Goghs is arrested in Dubai

Police say Raffaele Imperiale, an alleged kingpin in the Naples-based Camorra organised crime syndicate, bought two stolen Van Gogh paintings on the black market with drug money.

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Standoff as man in vehicle near US Capitol claims he has a bomb

Officials evacuated parts of the Capitol and sent snipers to the area after officers saw the man holding what looked like a detonator inside the ute, which had no licence plates

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Berejiklian’s confusing message: vague promises mixed with dark warnings

The Premier’s COVID communication has become contradictory and chaotic.

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Jazz festival promises that unspoken connection we crave

Melbourne International Jazz Festival plans a full, live program for October, to fill the void that live music left in the lives of audiences and musicians.

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‘Emotions evolved to make us act’: to combat eco-anxiety, do this

We may have been issued a “code red for humanity”, but experts say the catastrophe is not inevitable if we each start making small, everyday changes.

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Contradicting WHO, US advises adults to receive COVID-19 boosters

While two vaccine doses remain highly effective at preventing severe illness and death, studies show they are becoming less effective at preventing infection.

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Albanese stands to benefit from PM’s failings

The Labor leader wants to render Morrison’s government unelectable by making it look incompetent and corrupt.

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ASX set to open lower as Wall Street extends losses

A cautious week continues on Wall Street, setting up the Australian sharemarket for a negative open.

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How Amazon won shopping

I don’t want to let a milestone pass without blaring that THIS IS A BIG MOMENT. Amazon is now the world’s biggest retailer outside China.

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The vital fertiliser that’s driving BHP’s multibillion-dollar bet

BHP’s go-ahead to spend billions on a giant Canadian potash mine is shining a spotlight on a commodity vital to feeding the world.

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Sydney crypto firm Iris Energy files for US listing

The Sydney-based company set up by former Macquarie bankers brothers Will and Daniel Roberts has confidentially filed with US regulators for a direct listing on the Nasdaq this year.

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Far-right extremists still downloading Christchurch massacre footage

Confidential police tracking project highlights the appeal of the New Zealand attacks to budding extremists.

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‘You got me good’: Klemmer reveals Fifita conversation before condition deteriorated

David Klemmer has opened up on the incident believed to have led to his former NSW and Australian teammate Andrew Fifita being placed into an induced coma.

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Fears of ‘yo-yo lockdowns’ as modelling points to record case surge in NSW

Soaring COVID-19 cases in NSW and predictions of worse to come have raised fears that no matter how hard Victoria locks down, driving transmission to zero and keeping it there might be impossible.

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Frydenberg hopeful of Voice success but calls for bipartisan support

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg remains hopeful Indigenous Australians can get a Voice to Parliament but has urged those pushing for it to make sure they bring voters with them.

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‘Predictable rubbish’: Why some clubs are flying, others are dying

The best plan to win this year’s premiership is to have no plan at all, says Andrew Johns.

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Delays in breast cancer surgery linked to increased deaths

The suspension of breast cancer screening due to the COVID-19 pandemic could put patients at greater risk, as medical experts warn that delaying treatment for up to 12 weeks could result in 500 extra deaths. 

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Union calls for limits on childcare access amid fear of Delta spread

The union for early learning staff has called for childcare centres to be closed to all but the children of essential workers and vulnerable children to help fight the growing spread of COVID-19.

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Childcare providers losing millions of dollars per week in Sydney lockdown

Some of the biggest childcare providers say their losses could collectively surpass $32 million if the Sydney lockdown continues until October without further support.

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The eternal truths as Melbourne clocks up 200 days of lockdown

We crunched the data on our lockdown double-century to see what it has meant: 100 days of home-schooling, 93 wedding-less days, 56 curfewed nights.

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‘Big ambitions for a small agency’: Archives starts saving at-risk history

The National Archives has started saving decaying historical records as the government begins a five-year project to safeguard the institution.

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‘Harebrained idea’: Secret plan to commercialise state’s public transport, roads

A highly confidential report for the government by consultancy giant PwC reveals that corporatising the state’s transport networks was deemed the best option to plug a multi-billion dollar budget black hole from a shell corporation it had created.

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Tesla’s Aussie chair in spotlight as Musk awaits verdict in SolarCity trial

Elon Musk has denied playing a substantial role in the SolarCity buyout in which he had a perceived conflict of interest and said Australian chair Robyn Denholm, as the lead Tesla director on the deal, set the price and the terms.

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What it will really take to get regions to 70 per cent vaccinated

Health experts say it’s crucial to know which areas are falling behind so concerted efforts could be made to increase vaccination rates, but also to know where future outbreaks could occur.

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Prosecutor calls R. Kelly a ‘predator’ on first day of sex abuse trial

The singer demanded absolute fealty from the many women and underage girls he recruited for sex in a two-decade racketeering scheme, the prosecutor said as the trial began.

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In ‘good health’: Texas governor Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19

The positive tests comes a day after Abbott tweeted a picture of himself not wearing a mask while speaking indoors near Dallas to a group of Republicans, most of whom were unmasked.

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Australia news LIVE: COVID-19 cases continue to grow across Australia; unrest in Afghanistan escalates

Household transmission remains a concern in Sydney, experts debate the usefulness of Melbourne’s curfew and Taliban officials have fronted the world’s media for the first time since consolidating power in Afghanistan.

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It’s the rich wot get to complain and the poor wot get infected

Though some of society’s dividing lines are different in a pandemic, the greatest divide of all is unchanged.

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Scott Morrison has little control over Australia’s destiny or his own

It is the premiers and chief ministers who will decide how Australia charts its course out of this crisis.

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A generation of children at risk as lockdown hits learn-to-swim sector

Drowning rates rose 30 per cent last summer after a fall in learn-to-swim enrolments.

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What flowers all year and is drought and heat tolerant? Geraniums

The bold red flowers can brighten the mood of anyone, especially in lockdown. Here’s how to care for them.

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‘Overjoyed’: US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg reveals he and husband are parents

Buttigieg, the first openly gay Cabinet secretary confirmed by the Senate, posted on Twitter: “For some time, Chasten and I have wanted to grow our family”.

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ASX set to fall as retail sales slump sends Wall Street lower

The Australian sharemarket is set for losses at the open as Wall Street falls on disappointing US retail sales data.

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Spinning in air, in knots, in drag, is this circus artist’s happy place

Contortionist Jarred Dewey is going to explore “massive ideas” in Circus Oz’s new fellowship program.

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Australia should return COVAX vaccines, says ex-Indonesian minister

The government’s sourcing of 500,000 doses of Pfizer from a facility set up for poorer nations has not been welcomed.

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‘Crappiest system’: $700m in business grants yet to be paid in NSW

There is frustration at the slow distribution of grants to help businesses in Sydney to survive the lockdown.

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Grumpy Coach: How Langer’s volatile approach is wearing Australia down

In 2019, chief cricket writer Malcolm Conn spent three months with the Australian team as acting media manager. He learnt to stay out of Justin Langer’s way.

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Australian company offers rival bid to produce mRNA vaccines from 2023

A Melbourne company says it could deliver mRNA vaccines from early 2023 by expanding an existing production line, stepping up competition with biotech giant CSL.

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Casino regulator for NSW as government looks at pokie boost for Star

The NSW government will establish a casino regulator in the wake of the damning Bergin inquiry.

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Victorian unis move up global rankings as tough years tipped

New data suggests the country’s tertiary institutions survived the first year of the pandemic better than expected, although job cuts and student fee losses are expected to bite.

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Arm-banned: Griffin considered de Belin for captaincy until Dragons intervention

A discussion between club powerbrokers put an end to a pitch from within the coaching ranks for Jack de Belin to captain the Dragons this weekend.

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NSW wants defence-style recruitment campaign to plug teacher shortage

The NSW government is also spending almost half a million dollars on a marketing strategy to improve the perception of teaching as the teacher shortage bites

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CBA goes head-to-head with Afterpay with buy now, pay later launch

From Wednesday CBA will go allow customers to take out small loans to be repaid in interest-free instalments in a push to join the booming buy now, pay later sector.

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Human rights and refugee advocates fear a repeat of Taliban atrocities against women

Twenty years of struggle to protect women’s rights and equality in Afghanistan is at risk if the international community abandons the country, advocates say.

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Yes, it’s rude to have your camera off during a video meeting

Zoom etiquette has evolved over the past 18 months and we need to think about how we’re being perceived by engaging in particular behaviours, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.

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Race against time to extend terrorism control orders

Eight individuals are currently subject to control orders under the nation’s anti-terrorism laws, which will expire on September 7 unless the House of Representatives convenes before then to extend the sunset clause.

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‘They’re going to hunt us down’: Australian aid worker receives desperate calls from Afghans

Afghans working on Australian-led aid programs say they expect to be hunted down door-to-door after the Taliban seized control of Kabul.

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Well-preserved skeleton sheds light on culture in ancient Pompeii

The body of the man, believed to be in his 60s, was found in a tomb that dated to the final decades of Pompeii, before it was destroyed by the Vesuvius volcano in 79AD.

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Race-by-race preview and tips for Albury on Tuesday

Everything you need to know to find a winner on the seven-race program.

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Australia news LIVE: NSW COVID-19 cases continue to soar as Victoria, ACT and NT tighten restrictions

The NSW Premier says case numbers in her state are ‘disturbingly high’, experts have backed Victoria’s new COVID-19 restrictions and residents of Greater Darwin are waking up to the first full day of a snap lockdown.

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Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace

Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace

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All out for 120: India thrash England to take series lead

Jos Buttler briefly threatened to salvage a draw, but those hopes were extinguished by Mohammed Siraj (4-32) as India earned just their third Test win at Lord’s.

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Bull run: Wall Street hasn’t been this optimistic in decades

It’s been two decades since Wall Street analysts were this upbeat.

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Slick, new credit apps target a young generation already drowning in debt

Using celebrities such as A$AP Rocky to portray the services as a hip alternative to credit cards, the BNPL apps could promote overborrowing in a generation already struggling with high debt and poor credit.

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‘I stand by my decision’: Biden defends US withdrawal from Afghanistan

Biden was speaking as chaotic scenes unfolded at the US-controlled Kabul international airport as thousands of Afghans tried to flee the country.

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Cheer up! Why you might just learn to love your 5km radius

Research suggests that might not be as terrible as you think.

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Detainee says China has secret ‘black site’ in Dubai, holds Uighurs

While ‘black sites’ are common in China, a 26-year-old woman’s account is the only testimony known to experts that Beijing has set one up in another country.

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‘Jarome will come good’: Cleary backs Luai to shrug off form slump

A positional switch rather than the post-Origin blues is behind Jarome Luai’s dip in the past month, according to his Panthers halves partner.

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US opens probe into Tesla’s Autopilot over emergency vehicle crashes

US auto safety regulators said they had opened a formal safety probe into Teslas driver assistance system Autopilot in 765,000 US vehicles built since 2014.

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ASX set to edge higher as Wall Street steadies after unsteady start

Trading has been choppy as investors try to gauge the impact of rising virus cases while the escalating crisis in Afghanistan is also weighing.

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Hawthorn need a fresh start without Kennett

Three-time premiership player James Morrissey says it’s time for change on the Hawthorn board, following the club’s treatment of Alastair Clarkson and other key decisions.

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Police Minister says public tip-offs needed to stop COVID-19 outbreak

As a 21-day police blitz began across the state on people flaunting the public health orders, Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned NSW could reach 1000 cases a day “if people keep ignoring the rules”.

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Letters from the heart: Para athletes get a personal touch in Tokyo

Chef de mission Kate McLoughlin has left nobody off her list of personal notes ahead of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, including the horses.

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More than 40% of aged care workers yet to get first shot of vaccine

More than 100,000 aged care workers across Australia remain unvaccinated despite Prime Minister Scott Morrison announcing in June immunisation was mandatory.

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Afghan refugees mull boat journey to Australia as desperation mounts

With the Taliban taking over their homeland, Afghan refugees stranded in Indonesia are contemplating travelling illegally to Australia.

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‘Capacity constraints’ to limit menopause drug supply until 2022

Pharmaceuticals giant Bayer Australia has told the medicines regulator a range of hormone replacement therapy products will be in shortage until next May.

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He survived a plane crash. Now he is one of the most powerful media moguls in the world

After being in seat 1D on board the plane that crash landed in New York’s Hudson River in 2009, Rich Elias emerged determined to remake his life — and his company.

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Australia dipped into COVAX Pfizer stockpile intended for poor nations

Australia received about 500,000 Pfizer vaccine doses out of the global COVAX facility in June – double what the entire continent of Africa received in the same month.

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Mission demolished: Afghanistan’s ‘Hollywood democracy’ crumbles

There are seven conclusions we can draw from the disastrous, costly and misguided allied occupation of Afghanistan. All of them point to significant security and geopolitical problems ahead as the emboldened Taliban regain control.

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Report warns service delays put women at higher risk of breast cancer

A group of health professionals has warned women face a higher risk of more serious breast cancer and death because of delays in breast screening during the pandemic.

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Political ambitions and anti-lockdown protests: How neo-Nazis seek to spread influence

The fallout of the investigation into Australia’s National Socialist Network has been swift, with talk of banning the group and some members under investigation by their employers.

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Scott falls just short of PGA Tour victory after record-tying six-man play-off

The Australian had a chance to win the Wyndham Championship on the first extra hole but was eventually beaten by America’s Kevin Kisner.

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‘Blood on his hands’: Republicans savage Biden after Taliban seizes Kabul

Secretary of State Antony Blinken conceded that the Taliban were able to take control of the country far more quickly than the White House had predicted.

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Australia news LIVE: NSW, Victoria COVID-19 cases rise as extra Pfizer jabs touch down

NSW’s ‘Operation Stay at Home’ has come into effect, Melbourne’s inner south-eastern suburbs are on high alert and the first of 1 million extra Pfizer jabs have landed in Australia from Poland.

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Four people taken to hospital after alleged stabbing in Brisbane home

A man was taken to hospital in a serious condition with abdominal injuries.

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ASX set for uncertain start as Wall Street grinds higher

US stocks notched a second straight week of gains but a sharp drop in consumer sentiment kept the investor optimism in check.

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Vocus lands NT submarine gig to enhance infrastructure credentials

Australia’s fourth biggest telco Vocus has kicked off life as a private company by further enhancing its fibre footprint.

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The politics of life and death: who do we hold accountable?

Robodebt, pandemic, climate change ... how far should we go in blaming politicians when their decisions lead to people dying?

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Why $5000 COVID fines might backfire

Big fines will place an unfair burden on those least able to afford them - and they could undermine community trust in authorities at a time when it is most needed.

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‘Statement to the world’: Design competition opened for Sydney Harbour Bridge cycleway

The future of a long-awaited cycling ramp at the northern end of the Sydney Harbour Bridge will be put in the hands of the public.

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A comedian walks into a pandemic, it knocks her life around

Like so many Victorians, the COVID pandemic has upended major parts of Melbourne comedian Kirsty Webeck’s life. Her story is the first in our series: Life, interrupted.

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How much is Gutherson worth? The document that sheds light on NRL player salaries

The Herald has obtained the confidential document used by clubs against player managers who try and inflate the value of their players during negotiations.

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Foxtel makes key executive switch as company mulls IPO

Foxtel’s chief financial officer has left the company as the company considers an IPO.

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When doctors are scared, it’s time to listen

The AMA’s NSW president describes the fears of her colleagues, but also the reasons to have hope that the latest outbreaks of COVID-19 can be overcome.

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TAB bet on AI sport ‘simulator’ in technology arms race

Gambling giant Tabcorp is betting on artificial intelligence to bolster its sports wagering business as it battles online rivals such as Sportsbet and Ladbrokes in a technology arms race.

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I shared the dreams of my fellow Afghans - now they’re in tatters

A law student at Monash University and a member of the Hazara community in Melbourne decries the West’s abandonment of Afghanistan.

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Militia leader’s honour slammed as insult to East Timor and Australia

Eurico Guterres was once indicted by the UN for crimes against humanity in East Timor. Now he has received one of Indonesia’s top awards from President Joko Widodo.

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Unis face more jobs cuts, closure threats as revenue loss tipped to pass $5b

A report predicts universities will be forced to cut at least half of their non-research staff and specialise or risk closure as higher education revenue contracts in the next decade.

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CBA to send 100 technology and compliance roles to India

The country’s largest bank will offshore staff across at least six roles across its payments team to India starting next year, as banks struggle to find local talent.

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‘The response has been crazy’: Locked down Sydney communities lead vaccine push

In a small pharmacy 40 kilometres west of the city, Veronica Nou has single-handedly vaccinated 10 per cent of Oxley Park’s residents in a week.

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‘Monumentally failed’: Rudd calls for media watchdog to be abolished over Sky News COVID-19 claims

The former PM has called for the country’s media watchdog to be abolished, saying it had “monumentally failed” during the pandemic by not upholding broadcast standards at Sky News.

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Fears of ‘maze-like’ suburban loop stations lacking links to trains and unis

Mayors in Melbourne’s eastern and south-eastern suburbs fear new Suburban Rail Loop stations will lack seamless connections to nearby train stations and amenities.

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What we do now that will be unfathomable by 2050

From parking cars to eating meat, how many normal activities are we partaking in day-to-day that will be a source of disgust for our unborn ancestors?

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Afghan government falls as the Taliban take charge of Kabul

The Taliban appear to have taken control of Afghanistan, promising to run an inclusive government two decades after being ousted from Kabul by the United States.

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