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Health minister 'very concerned' 150 people in quarantine have refused tests
Brad Hazzard will not make testing mandatory but has updated the public health orders to ensure returned travellers would have to stay longer in quarantine if they refuse to be tested for the virus.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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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Tax deductions
Landlords tipped to claim billions more in tax losses as homes sit vacant
Two million landlords will miss out on billions in rental income over the next two years as tenants struggle to pay, with experts suspecting more investors will claim a loss.
- by Jennifer Duke
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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
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'I’ve taken her at her word': Bishop on the fashion advice she took from Wintour
The former foreign minister talks post-politics fashion and sneaker trends.
- by Georgie Gordon
Meet the high-flying executive behind Bain's turbulent Virgin tilt
High-profile adviser Jane Hrdlicka has been described by some as "charming" and by others as "robotic".
- by Sarah Danckert and Patrick Hatch
'ABC has lost a lot of talent today': ME presenters mourn brutal cuts
The ABC's cost-cutting axe has slashed into the ABC ME children's channel including its much-loved hosts.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The postcodes that test for COVID-19 at three times the average rate
Some suburbs have recorded a significant spike in testing among schoolchildren since the start 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
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NRL 2020
Broncos 12 Titans 30
'I'm gobsmacked': Broncos fans turn on team in limp loss to Titans
- by Phil Lutton
North Queensland 32 Newcastle 20
'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
'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
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'Unprecedented increase:' COVID-19 sparks boom in tennis
Tennis has surged in popularity as community sports, gyms and other physical activities were halted or curtailed by the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Andrew Taylor
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Coronavirus pandemic
Global data-sharing alliance key to finding COVID-19 cures fast
Scientists scattered across the globe can share their data on a new digital platform, pooling their knowledge and discoveries and skills to fast track vital treatments for COVID-19.
- by Kate Aubusson
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
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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- by Nick McKenzie
You may paint the bride: How live art joined the wedding party
We have the Americans to thank for the wedding painting trend. Not that Australia doesn’t have plenty of exponents of the craft.
- by Amanda Hooton
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
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ABC plan to expand regional coverage was ignored and kept secret
An ABC plan to expand its regional coverage if the federal government reversed budget cuts was ignored and kept secret from National Party MPs.
- by Rob Harris and Zoe Samios
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Off a cliff: India's economy has more problems than the pandemic
Don't let anyone tell you the pandemic is the main reason India's growth has cratered.
- by Mihir Sharma
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Young women to pay half a billion dollars more for uni courses
- by Anna Patty
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'No exceptions': Facebook finally caves to pressure over Trump posts
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook will now flag or ban content containing hate-speech or misinformation, including from President Donald Trump.
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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.
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Sport
Broncos 12 Titans 30
Match report
'I'm gobsmacked': Broncos fans turn on team in limp loss to Titans
How the mighty have fallen. Brisbane were booed off at half-time on their way to another limp defeat, with critics lining up to sink the boot into the club.
- by Phil Lutton
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
North Queensland 32 Newcastle 20
Match report
'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
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
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.
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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
'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
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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.
