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Testing rates for returning travellers to Sydney at 98%
NSW Health said that only 2 per cent of travellers in quarantine in Sydney hotels had refused to be tested for COVID-19, as the state reported six new cases, including one in Penrith.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Police
Four teenagers stabbed, in hospital after Sydney brawl
Police were called to the main shopping strip in Auburn just before 5pm following reports that up to 20 men were in a brawl.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
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Landlords tipped to claim billions more in tax losses as homes sit vacant
Australia's 2 million landlords will miss out on billions of dollars in rental income over the next two years as tenants struggle to pay, with housing market researchers suspecting many more property investors will claim a financial loss.
- by Jennifer Duke
Lawyers push for new harassment protections and judicial watchdog
The peak body for lawyers wants new anti-harassment measures aimed at judges and a federal judicial watchdog in the wake of the Dyson Heydon scandal.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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The postcodes testing for COVID-19 at three times the average rate
Some Sydney suburbs have recorded COVID-19 testing rates that are three times the state-wide average and there has been a significant spike in testing among school-aged children since the beginning of June.
- by Pallavi Singhal
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Coronavirus pandemic
'Second peak' as Victoria records 41 more cases of coronavirus
The jump in the number of COVID-19 infections in Victoria is the biggest daily rise since April 4.
- by Paul Sakkal
Investigation
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Dyson's 'dirty deeds': the public v private face of 'sexual harasser'
Eminent jurist, a loner, the Great Dissenter, a brilliant legal mind: former High Court justice Dyson Heydon's treatment of women tarnishes his legacy.
- by Jacqueline Maley and Kate McClymont
Europe prepares to reopen to foreign travellers, including Australians
The block's draft in-and-out list reflects an assessment of how well other countries have managed to control their outbreaks.
- by Michael Birnbaum and Quentin Ariès
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Tourism
Tourism industry braces for $55 billion hit with overseas travel likely banned until July 2021
Scott Morrison said on Friday it was "not unreasonable" to assume international tourism will not resume until mid-2021.
- by Mike Foley and Jennifer Duke
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NRL 2020
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'I question our commitment': Crisis deepens for woeful Warriors as Storm hit half-century
Sacking Stephen Kearney last week was a head-scratching decision looking from the outside in. That's how it played out at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.
- by Sam Phillips
All Blacks coaches open to Roos clash but rules all-important
Steve Hansen and Ian Foster both have an open mind about the All Blacks doing battle with the Kangaroos - but, as Bob Dwyer knows, coming up with fair rules is no easy task.
- by Christian Nicolussi and Sam Phillips
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Biodiversity
New conservation area 10 times bigger than Sydney's Royal National Park
The government will create a conservation area in far north-west NSW in the largest purchase of private land for environmental protection in the state's history.
- by Peter Hannam
Sydney restaurateur in stoush with government over COVID-19 rent reduction
Danil Akram, whose turnover has plummeted by more than 85 per cent, is embroiled in heated negotiations.
- by Andrew Hornery
NSW Labor MP suspended amid ASIO probe into foreign interference
The probe is examining if covert activities or agents directed by the Chinese Communist Party may have sought to influence Shaoquett Moselmane.
- by Nick McKenzie and Lisa Visentin
One dead, highway closed after Blue Mountains car crash
The Camry driver, a woman in her 60s, died at the scene after being treated by paramedics.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Reforms to child protection covering Aboriginal children needed
If black lives really mattered, every cog of the child protection system would be reformed to stop a cycle of inequity that sees many of these children 'graduate' to juvenile justice and then to adult prison.
- by Julie Power
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Opinion
Fallen idols: tradition of public statues now a stodgy relic
Rewrite the offensive plaques that say Captain Cook discovered Australia. We need to tell better stories about the past to instil confidence in the future.
- by John McDonald
Analysis
Why combating future pandemics needs a collective mind shift today
What is COVID-19 telling us about the spread of infectious diseases? Italian physicist and author Paolo Giordano says it shows there is worse to come.
- by Greg Callaghan
Politics
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Media & marketing
ABC chief Ita Buttrose lets fly over government's handling of funding cuts
A war of words has broken out between ABC chairwoman Ita Buttrose and Communications Minister Paul Fletcher.
- by Rob Harris and Zoe Samios
Health Minister gives in to backbench pressure on vaping ban
- by Dana McCauley and Rob Harris
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Alcohol
'Grave implications': Dame Quentin's message to ministers on alcohol pregnancy warnings
- by Dana McCauley
Business
COVID-19 spotlight prompts calls for genomics roadmap
US biotech Illumina says it sees big potential in Australia, as research COVID-19 and serious diseases puts global companies in spotlight.
- by Emma Koehn
Jayne Hrdlicka: The high-flying executive behind Bain's turbulent Virgin tilt
- by Sarah Danckert and Patrick Hatch
Opinion
Global economy
Off a cliff: India's economy has more problems than the pandemic
- by Mihir Sharma
World
US judge orders immigrant children to be freed from detention
Some 124 immigrant children in family detention with their parents are set to be released next month - but not the 1000 unaccompanied minors in other centres.
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Our China spy law bares its teeth with raid on Labor MP
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An ambitious project would see a permanent record of the music that buoyed players and their fellow prisoners.
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'There was a lack of grit': Knights coach dismayed at Cowboys loss
Mitchell Pearce picked the worst afternoon to have a poor game as his one-time Origin nemesis Johnathan Thurston had a front-row seat to the Knights 32-20 loss.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Australian football's voice weakened by Hill, Foster exits
Within the space of 72 hours, the two voices behind the Socceroos' finest moment announced they were leaving their jobs at Fox Sports and SBS.
- by Vince Rugari
Giteau set to join Ashley-Cooper and Mitchell in USA's Major League Rugby
The list of Australians becoming involved in the new North American competition continues to grow with two former Wallabies headed for California.
- by Tom Decent
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NRL 2020
NRL in crisis talks with homesick Warriors as trio indicate desire to head home
Ken Maumalo, David Fusitua and Agnatius Paasi are among the Warriors stars considering leaving the team to return to their young families.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Sixteen COVID cases as NBA admits risks over Florida 'bubble'
Even as the NBA was unveiling its schedule for the conclusion of the regular season, commissioner Adam Silver admitted that the league's "bubble" can't be made totally safe from the pandemic.
'The surface is fine': NRL dismisses concerns about Bankwest Stadium
Bankwest Stadium's playing surface is not considered a safety risk as the NRL shelves preliminary plans to shift weekend games to the Central Coast and Kogarah.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Fittler says Radley loss a blow for both Roosters and NSW
The season-ending knee injury for Victor Radley a bitter blow for the premiers as the club faces an injury crisis.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Have Your Say
Only thing better than hosting the Women's World Cup would be winning it
All the attention, adulation and air-time will flow to the Matildas and the women's game as never before when Australia and New Zealand co-host the tournament in 2023.
