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Sun, 14 Mar 2021 21:00:00 +1100
The ides of March are come
Ay, Caesar; but not gone.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 20:28:22 +1100
Tasmanian MP only Liberal woman to confirm she will join women’s march
Tasmanian Liberal MP Bridget Archer said that as a survivor of childhood sexual abuse she would attend the march to stand in solidarity.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 20:00:00 +1100
New UQ head looking to future after weathering pandemic storm
Professor Deborah Terry has taken the reigns at UQ at a turbulent time for Queensland’s oldest and largest tertiary institution.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 20:00:00 +1100
How Gen Z will lead the pandemic recovery in a technological world
While they have been hit hard by the pandemic, members of Generation Z have the potential to drive the recovery if they’re properly supported, a report has found.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:37:59 +1100
Luna Park fire: Herald investigation revealed links to crime figure Abe Saffron in 2007
At 10:15 on the night of June 9, 1979, flames engulfed the ghost train at Sydney's Luna Park. Six children and one adult died.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:30:00 +1100
Calls for human right to shelter in Australia
A new report says a right for people to have a roof over their heads would ensure governments took responsibility for countering homelessness.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:30:00 +1100
King of the Cross: Sydney crime boss Abe Saffron’s secret friends and properties
Nine months after the death of “Mr Sin”, investigative reporter Kate McClymont revealed the truth about Abe Saffron’s crimes ... and his very powerful friends.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:30:00 +1100
Films, religion, KISS posters ... banning Nazi hate symbols is no simple task
With public displays of Nazi imagery set to be criminalised, careful scrutiny of exemptions will be needed for art, education and some cultural purposes.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:30:00 +1100
Luna Park fire: The files that linked a Sydney underworld figure to a tragedy
A 2007 Herald investigation revealed links between underworld figure Abe Saffron and the 1979 ghost train fire that killed seven people.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:30:00 +1100
Statistics show spike in children attacking parents during lockdown
The COVID-19 pandemic has created the conditions for an alarming 20 per cent rise in child-to-parent violence in Victoria, new crime data reveals.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 19:30:00 +1100
Indigenous artists strip back ‘colonial landscape’ from level crossing removals
Indigenous art and culture is being built into the walls and pavements of the level crossing removal program.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:53:09 +1100
COVID-19 virus fragments detected in wastewater from 14 Melbourne suburbs
Health authorities are warning residents or visitors to the affected suburbs to get tested, even for mild symptoms. There were no new cases of the virus on Sunday.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:49:52 +1100
Travellers from NSW hotspots to Perth must get COVID-19 test, quarantine: WA Health advises
Travellers from New South Wales hotspots who arrived in Perth on March 13 must get tested for COVID-19 and self quarantine for 14 days, the West Australian Health Department advises.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:49:50 +1100
Queensland experiences greatest level of financial impact after COVID-19: survey
Queensland has been found to have experienced a higher loss of employment and a greater number withdrawing superannuation compared with other states.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:45:18 +1100
Hundreds turn out in Brisbane to honour former PNG PM Michael Somare
Sir Michael died on February 26 at the age of 84, with a memorial held at Brisbane’s St Stephen’s Cathedral on Sunday.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:44:05 +1100
Quarantine hotel worker tests positive, ending NSW’s 55-day coronavirus-free streak
A Sydney quarantine hotel worker has tested positive to COVID-19, ending NSW’s record streak of zero local cases.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 17:39:40 +1100
Thousands pack Perth CBD for the nation's first March 4 Justice
Women, men and children of all ages were among the crowd for the march, which began at the Forrest Place pedestrian square in the heart of the city, with the chant: “Enough is enough.”

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 16:15:46 +1100
Victorian mosques open their doors to educate and ‘remove hatred’
Fifteen Victorian mosques opened their doors on Sunday to try to connect with the broader community and combat Islamophobia.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:32:02 +1100
Mercury drops as heavy rain hits Sydney, with more wet weather ahead
Heavy rain and gloomy skies greeted Sydneysiders on Sunday morning, bringing with it a welcome drop in temperatures but the prospect of more showers in the week ahead.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:21:27 +1100
‘Even little penguins will be affected’: Councils voice concerns about new harbour tunnel
A multi-billion dollar election pledge to build a tunnel under Middle Harbour has raised concern among local councils in Sydney’s north.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 15:12:32 +1100
‘Enough is enough’: Perth women, men and children kick off national women’s marches
One of the nation’s first March 4 Justice rallies started with a smoking ceremony and a chorus of I Am Woman in Noongar in the heart of Perth.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 14:44:18 +1100
The Age photos of the week, March 14, 2021
The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 13:38:17 +1100
We must keep students connected in the ‘new normal’ university life
Physical distancing will call for an enhanced sense of connection, empathy and consideration of those attending higher education.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 13:33:25 +1100
Push to tackle children’s mental health in primary schools
A mental health and wellbeing co-ordinator scheme is being trialled in state schools, to respond to a need for more sustainable, everyday ways for schools to help students.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 12:31:25 +1100
Looking forward as Melbourne CBD wakes up
I am hopeful that the city will continue to awake from its year-long slumber imposed upon it by the extraordinary events of 2020.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 12:01:42 +1100
Brisbane COVID-19 quarantine hotel goes back into lockdown
The Hotel Grand Chancellor will go into lockdown as a precaution as authorities investigate potential COVID-19 transmission.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:48:34 +1100
Capricornia Highway reopens after three-vehicle crash
The highway had been closed at Wallaroo after two trucks and a vehicle crashed about 7.20am on Sunday.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:26:03 +1100
Man taken to hospital after alleged chest stabbing
The man, in his 20s, suffered a serious injury to his collarbone area early on Sunday on the Gold Coast. 

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 05:30:00 +1100
With the royals at war, let’s get down to planning our republic
I would prefer the head of state to be called something other than “president”. How about “national elder”?

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 05:30:00 +1100
When Big Brother starts watching in real time
Live facial recognition technology poses dangers to our human rights and the character of democratic societies.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 05:30:00 +1100
As an abuse survivor, I’m seething with rage at the failure to take Porter rape allegation seriously
I will be Marching for Justice on Monday; because I believe survivors; because I believe we deserve better leaders.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +1100
Primary school trials car ban at drop-off and pick-up times
A primary school in Brunswick East has temporarily banned cars outside its front gate at drop-off and pick-up times in a bid to encourage more active travel.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +1100
The world needs ‘hunter-gatherers of goodness’
What’s not wrong? This is a question each of us needs to ask daily, particularly in light of the human tendency to focus on the bad rather than the good.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 05:00:00 +1100
MG, Porsche drive electric vehicles sales surge in 2021
Sales of electric vehicles in Australia have doubled in 2021 when compared to the same period last year.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 04:00:00 +1100
Dee Smart’s ‘horrendous’ journey from Home and Away to the Archibald
The cancer survivor endured an “extraordinary and horrendous” two years including a separation and chemotherapy.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 02:15:12 +1100
Rockstar Premier Mark McGowan returned to power after WA election bloodbath
Astonishingly, WA Labor is predicted to win 53 of the state’s 59 lower house seats giving Mr McGowan a super-majority and cementing him as one of the most popular political figures in Australian history.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:05:00 +1100
A moment of truth: How hearing our First Nations can change this state
‘There is a brutal history down here in the south-west – and that needs to be told,’ says Aunty Donna Wright. Could the story hold the key to a treaty in Victoria?

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:01:00 +1100
‘We tried to wait’: Half of twins born premature as doctors choose to deliver early
Fewer than one in three mothers of twins in NSW go into labour spontaneously, with obstetricians believing it is safer for the child. But experts fear doctors are resorting too early and too readily to this strategy.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
As education boss, Mark Scott criticised ATAR. Now he is urged to act on it
New Sydney University vice-chancellor Mark Scott once labelled the ATAR a “straitjacket around our kids”. Now many in the school sector want him to do something about it.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Fake grass may be greener, but much hotter and less friendly to environment
NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes has asked his department to investigate sustainable alternatives to synthetic grass.  

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Three Moore years: 75-year-old Clover vows to serve full term if re-elected mayor
If re-elected, Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore will have held office longer than Robert Menzies was prime minister or Joh Bjelke-Petersen was the premier of Queensland.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Target Time and Superquiz, Sunday, March 14
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Behold the high dudgeon! The reaction to Harry and Meghan is a contemporary clash of values
Look, I like the Queen, but this is the era of people who speak their minds. Discretion and fidelity to institutions? Not so much.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
‘The legal system has failed’: Lawyer for Porter’s accuser calls for deep reform
Lawyer Michael Bradley said the fact sexual violence is prevalent yet few perpetrators are ever prosecuted and punished showed a failure of the rule of law.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
‘Let the games begin’: All out war between pet owners and strata bosses
Strata committees are forcing residents to carry their pets across foyers and demanding references, while emboldened owners are openly flouting by-laws banning animals in the wake of a high-profile court victory.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
The verdict on Clover Moore’s four decades in public office
Beyond success at the polling booth, what makes a good mayor of a global city? And for all the fanfare, how has Clover Moore actually performed?

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Trial by media not befitting law’s highest officer
Such a dark cloud over the reputation of Christian Porter provokes another question - can he continue to do his job?

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Paywatch: Anger as lifeguard wages vary at each Sydney beach
Lifeguards at a popular beach are threatening to take their council to the Industrial Relations Commission amid an escalating pay dispute, claiming they are paid significantly less than their counterpart in other parts of Sydney.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:15:00 +1100
The end of the pandemic? More like the rebirth of the pandemic age
It is tempting to think it will soon be over. Sadly, that rosy view is not supported by the evidence.

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 22:05:07 +1100
Woman dies after being pulled from Sydney Harbour
A woman has died after she was pulled unconscious from the water at a marina on Sydney Harbour.



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