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Fri, 12 Feb 2021 20:01:00 +1000
‘I talk about Botox as a gateway drug’: the changing face of the beauty business
Anti-wrinkle injections, dermal fillers, laser treatments – and that’s just for starters. When did looking good become so complicated, so expensive – and so concerning to women once considered blessedly too young to care?

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 20:00:33 +1000
‘I feel like a criminal’: Traveller says he told authorities about nebuliser
A returned traveller who used a nebuliser at the Holiday Inn before testing positive to coronavirus says he was repeatedly given permission from Victorian health authorities to use the medical device while in hotel quarantine and has been left feelin...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:59:14 +1000
Coronavirus updates LIVE: Entire state of Victoria to enter 5-day snap lockdown from Friday night as Holiday Inn COVID-19 cluster grows
Victorians face restrictions on their movement and businesses will have to close their doors as the state grapples with the outbreak.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:59:00 +1000
Dye another day: the young buck and the old pro making beautiful hair together
Peter Dunn bought Mary Yessayan’s South Yarra salon on the condition she kept working there. It’s been on for young and old ever since.  

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:58:00 +1000
Crazy Rich Asians’ Chris Pang: ‘Asian males have been desexualised in popular culture’
The LA-based Australian actor discusses changing stereotypes around Asian males in film, coping with grief, and the inappropriate fan mail he receives.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:56:06 +1000
Australian Open 2021 LIVE updates: Nick Kyrgios goes two sets up against Dominic Thiem; spectators asked to leave by 11.30pm
Our live blog will follow the action on day five of the 2021 Australian Open.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:55:00 +1000
Americans are divided about everything – even sleeping babes
To care about the controversy swirling around Arizona-based neonatal nurse Cara Dumaplin, you first have to understand what she means to millions of Millennial mothers.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:54:00 +1000
As an age-denier, should I get a seniors discount?
Many people over 60 actually shun their savings. They’d rather deny their (older) age and pay full price.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:53:00 +1000
Skin deep: the COVID boom in digital skincare
The pandemic has made early adopters of us all, but these high-tech changes are far from cosmetic – they’re here to stay.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:52:00 +1000
Karen Martini’s beef and pork meatballs with tomato and saffron sauce
This recipe takes meatballs in sauce in a Middle Eastern direction with a lacing of baharat, which lends warm spice notes, and a tomato-based sauce spiked with earthy saffron.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:52:00 +1000
Neil Perry’s barbecued marinated chicken with spicy mayonnaise
February is usually a great month for a barbecue, and this spicy mayonnaise gives the chicken a deep, roast flavour and a really good kick.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:51:00 +1000
The best seasoning of all is dinner table talk with my partner
It’s stuff that wouldn’t be remotely interesting to anyone else, but acts as a rising agent for our relationship, a bicarbonate of soda that keeps us on the up and up.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:50:00 +1000
Notes on a marriage
Laurel and Eddie were always leaving little notes for each other on the kitchen table. You could chart the course of their relationship by them.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:48:00 +1000
Good Weekend letters to the editor: February 13
We’d love to hear from you. Send your letters to goodweekend@goodweekend.com.au.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:35:19 +1000
Race to contact 7000 residents who visited Melbourne ‘venues of concern’
A previous NSW Health announcement that would have sent anyone who was in Victoria in the past two weeks into lockdown has been walked back.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:34:59 +1000
Faulty recorder fails to capture vision of eight seconds before serious police crash, trial told
Harry Little is on trial in the NSW District Court accused of dangerous driving after he crashed his police car into Gai Vieira’s car at Cronulla in 2018.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 19:25:00 +1000
From Instagram to Hollywood via Snapchat: One Aussie’s screen odyssey
Australian filmmaker Hannah Lehmann has made series for Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat. No wonder the mainstream is starting to pay attention.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:56:19 +1000
Perth mum struggled to get mental health support for son before alleged triple-murder, court told
Michelle Petersen, 48, and her daughter Bella, 15, had been at the baptism of her eight-year-old son Rua just hours before being killed by Teancum Vernon Petersen-Crofts, 21, three years ago.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:54:14 +1000
Cummins captaincy debut in doubt as Vic lockdown casts clouds over domestic season
Australian cricket’s money spinners have been run and won but there is uncertainty over the Sheffield Shield and other domestic competitions.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:45:00 +1000
‘It’s very exciting’: SBW and Barry Hall on path to showdown
Sonny Bill Williams is set to make his return to boxing in a ‘double-header’ with Barry Hall - and the two heavyweights are on a collision course.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:45:00 +1000
Goorjian to face off against Kings for first time since 2008 departure
Coaching legend Brian Goorjian will take charge of the Hawks against his former side for the first time since he left after the tumultuous 2008 season.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:45:00 +1000
Kokkinakis’ ‘blue-collar’ comeback suits us right down to a tee
From all-time great Roger Federer to second round opponent Stefanos Tsitsipas, it seems everyone is glad to see Thanasi Kokkinakis back.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:44:00 +1000
How Siobhan and Dean saved their wedding third time around
One couple, three wedding dates lost to lockdowns and a last-minute scramble to rearrange it all.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 18:14:05 +1000
‘Highly likely’ missing Queensland fisherman was taken by crocodile
The 69-year-old was reported missing by his wife on Thursday night when she could not contact him via radio.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:55:00 +1000
Amazon coronavirus variant ‘three times more contagious’: minister
Outside Brazil, the variant was first detected in Brazilian travellers arriving in Japan in January. It has now been found in South Korea, the US and Europe.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:52:44 +1000
Toxic sludge at Berry's Bay
Harbour sludge to be dug up for new tunnel contains alarming levels of toxins.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:50:55 +1000
What the new coronavirus rules mean for Victorians
The Victorian government has introduced a five-day lockdown aimed at preventing the further spread of the Holiday Inn cluster. Here are the new rules that will apply from 11.59pm Friday.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:49:00 +1000
Eight-month-old baby missing from Lalor may be with wanted father
Investigators have issued a public alert in the hope of finding the baby who they believe may be with his father who is wanted by police.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:44:03 +1000
Pain of epic US Open final loss spurring Zverev
Zverev lost the US Open final - his first grand slam final - to Austria’s Dominic Thiem in a fifth-set tie-breaker after the German won the first two sets of the match. 

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:42:09 +1000
Lunar New Year
It's the Year of the Ox.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:41:31 +1000
How do the latest coronavirus restrictions work in Victoria?
Victoria will begin a “short, sharp” lockdown that will last for five days from 11.59pm on Friday. We’ve done our best to chase down the answers to everyone’s questions about the latest restrictions.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:38:17 +1000
Borders clamp shut as Andrews warns against fleeing the city
States clamp borders shut while regional communities prepare for influx of Melburnians to beat the snap lockdown.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:28:29 +1000
Coup leader asks protesters to join hands with army ‘for democracy’
The rallies against the coup — now daily occurrences — have drawn people from all walks of life, even ethnic minorities afraid of the military.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:28:09 +1000
Sports scramble to reshuffle plans as lockdown bites
The Victoria Racing Club has suffered a major blow in its drive to return to a semblance of racing normality, while football, soccer and basketball have also had to amend their plans.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:24:04 +1000
Real estate agent sang ‘I’m going to kill you’ before samurai attack, court told
Karl Howard allegedly attacked two women in Sydney’s inner west, skipped around and threatened them, a court has heard.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:15:02 +1000
Who’d want to be a witness when it just means more trauma?
Louise Milligan’s book about the adversarial nature of the courts is lucid and moving.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:10:20 +1000
‘Juices aren’t healthy’: Fruit juices lose fight to be rated healthier than soft drink
A majority of members of The Australian and New Zealand Ministerial Forum on Food Regulation maintained an earlier decision to rate 100 per cent juice according to sugar content, and not give it extra points simply for being juice.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:10:11 +1000
Methodical Medvedev keeping his cool as hot streak continues
Russian Daniil Medvedev is riding a hot streak but the world No.4 is determined to take a steady-as-she-goes approach to each new match and each upcoming tournament.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:09:20 +1000
Packer’s board retreat not enough to end his grip on Crown, regulator says
NSW Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority chair Philip Crawford says the regulator could limit James Packer’s voting rights to reduce his influence on the casino operator.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:05:52 +1000
‘We’re not running it’: PM says he won’t take over hotel quarantine
National cabinet is heading for a clash on hotel quarantine as Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews calls for a cut to the program despite federal assurances the system will cope.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:02:03 +1000
‘We will respond when we know more’: Barbs traded over environment reforms
A wide divide remains between the Commonwealth and several key states over the Morrison government’s signature environmental reforms with officials trading barbs over whether the proposed standards have even been distributed for deliberation.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:00:20 +1000
Australia faces ‘constellation’ of diplomatic pressures over climate
By chance and by design Australia faces ongoing diplomatic pressure over climate policy this year.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +1000
Battle for the TAB belies humble beginnings of racing behemoth
“What A Flop” was the headline in the early afternoon newspapers after the first TAB agency in Angel Place, Sydney, opened at 8.30am to no patrons.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:46:43 +1000
Canberra must take over quarantine immediately, Anthony Albanese says
The Opposition Leader said the Prime Minister had deliberately handed responsibility to the states so he could blame them when issues arose.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:44:00 +1000
A big week in football - the inside story on how Eddie exited the Magpies
Many key figures believe the Collingwood president’s demise started with his Adam Goodes comment.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:43:05 +1000
‘Strong like myself’: Williams set for clash with Sabalenka
No.10 seed Serena Williams defeated Russia’s world No.101 Anastasia Potapova 7-6 (7-5), 6-2 on Friday while the No.7 seed Aryna Sabalenka beat American Ann Li 6-3, 6-1.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:42:25 +1000
‘I take responsibility’: McKenzie doesn’t know who changed grants list
A committee hearing into a sports grants scheme became fiery after former minister Bridget McKenzie rejected accusations she had rorted the program by sending money to marginal seats.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:36:58 +1000
Victorian lockdown sees Perth Heat shoot through to last-minute season decider
Victoria’s lockdown has thrown a spanner in the works of the late stages of the Australian Baseball League season, but the cards have unexpectedly fallen in favour of Perth Heat.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:36:35 +1000
Elderly pilot found with helicopter wreckage after north Queensland crash
The 84-year-old man was discovered near Hughenden after a search led by an Australian Maritime Safety Authority jet.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:30:56 +1000
Tokyo Olympics chief to quit; anointed successor pulls out
The scandal over a sexist outcry throws the troubled Games into disarray six months before they are scheduled to start.



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