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Fri, 21 May 2021 18:58:25 +1000
Long queues forming as Virgin Australia flights delayed across the country
Virgin Australia flights are facing delays after the airline’s check-in system crashed.

Fri, 21 May 2021 18:25:20 +1000
Inside the courtroom for Melbourne’s ‘bizarre’ legal soap opera
The legal soap opera was about as salacious as it gets but the courtroom was relatively empty. Days later, a packed public gallery was watching one of Melbourne’s most sensational defamation trials,

Fri, 21 May 2021 18:20:33 +1000
Woman’s body found at Geelong West home
A woman’s body has been found at a Geelong West property this afternoon.

Fri, 21 May 2021 18:12:47 +1000
Australia news LIVE: Ceasefire in Israel-Palestine conflict as TGA confirms AstraZeneca link to blood clot in Queensland nurse
Thousands of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses are sitting unused in federal government-run clinic refrigerators in NSW, a truce has been called in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and the national unemployment rate fell in April but 30,600 fewer peop...

Fri, 21 May 2021 17:59:50 +1000
Global satellite network now monitoring the health of coral reefs
The Atlas Coral Project uses a network of small satellites to maintain a real-time watch on the health of coral reefs around the world, keeping a digital eye out for bleaching events.

Fri, 21 May 2021 17:33:26 +1000
Thousands of students join climate rally in Melbourne
Thousands of young people marched through the city on Friday as part of nationwide protests demanding climate action from the federal government.

Fri, 21 May 2021 17:28:40 +1000
School Strike 4 Climate rally demands action
Thousands of Victorian students walked out of classrooms on Friday in Melbourne as part of a mass call for climate action. Across the country, tens of thousands of school students went on strike to demand that the Morrison Government says no to fundi...

Fri, 21 May 2021 16:21:39 +1000
‘I felt like saying, ‘Is it cancer?’ I needed to know what we were dealing with’
Delivering a terminal diagnosis is the job every doctor dreads – and the news no person wants to get. How much truth do patients and their loved ones really want? And what do they actually hear?

Fri, 21 May 2021 16:21:35 +1000
Huawei? No way! Why Australia banned the world’s biggest telecoms firm
Upgrading Australia’s communications network meant our national security experts had to get to grips with tech titan Huawei’s ties to the Chinese government. A ban would infuriate Chinese leaders. The alternative was worse.

Fri, 21 May 2021 16:21:08 +1000
From screens to snakes: keeping busy after a treechange
Escaping city life for a remote property is an idyllic proposition for those wanting to wrench their kids off their devices. Just be aware other creatures were there before you.

Fri, 21 May 2021 16:20:57 +1000
Good Weekend Superquiz and Saturday Target Time, May 22
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.

Fri, 21 May 2021 15:59:03 +1000
‘Our first big strike since COVID’: Thousands attend climate rally in Brisbane
Thousands have attended the first School Strike 4 Climate rally since the pandemic began, with the event in Brisbane coinciding with dozens more around the country.

Fri, 21 May 2021 15:26:34 +1000
Prospector was killed in remote outback by mystery murderer: Coroner
Ray and Jennie Kehlet vanished in 2015 while camping in the Mid West. Mr Kehlet’s body was found down an abandoned mine shaft. His wife’s has never been found.

Fri, 21 May 2021 15:13:34 +1000
Call for medical records amid dispute over ‘affair’ in Ben Roberts-Smith case
The news outlets being sued by Ben Roberts-Smith have sought the former SAS soldier’s medical records amid a factual dispute over whether he was having an affair when he allegedly punched a woman in the face.

Fri, 21 May 2021 14:48:25 +1000
School climate strikes resume
Thousands of NSW students walked out of classrooms on Friday in Sydney as part of a mass call for climate action, defying a demand by the NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell to stay in school.

Fri, 21 May 2021 14:46:40 +1000
Royals in uproar after BBC cover-up exposed for 1995 Diana interview
Today on Please Explain, Tory Maguire speaks to Europe correspondent Bevan Shields about the unprecedented spray Prince William has launched on the way the BBC managed to ‘trick’ his late mother into an interview in 1995.

Fri, 21 May 2021 14:45:37 +1000
MasterChef star avoids conviction as sexual assault charges struck out
Ben Ungermann was instead charged with one count of assault on Friday and placed on a diversion program, avoiding a criminal conviction.

Fri, 21 May 2021 14:37:09 +1000
Porter barrister denies breaching professional duties
In a statement filed in the Federal Court ahead of a three-day hearing starting on Monday, Sue Chrysanthou, SC, says she gave advice for free to the friend of the woman who accused Christian Porter of rape.

Fri, 21 May 2021 14:07:47 +1000
Diver attacked by a shark off Broome beach
The man was taken to Cable Beach by boat to a waiting ambulance. Authorities suspect it was 3-metre tiger shark.

Fri, 21 May 2021 13:40:00 +1000
Good Weekend letters to the editor: May 22
Want to chat? We’d love to hear from you. Send your letters to goodweekend@goodweekend.com.au.

Fri, 21 May 2021 13:35:07 +1000
Investigating children’s hospital staff is a valid process: Premier
Standard legal processes such as referring doctors and nurses to the health regulator following a medical incident should not be undermined, the Premier says.

Fri, 21 May 2021 12:55:54 +1000
Clive Palmer will ‘crack champagne’ after defamation trial against WA Premier
The mining billionaire is suing the WA Premier for reputational damage after Mr McGowan referred to him as “the enemy of the west” during the border battles.

Fri, 21 May 2021 12:39:27 +1000
Woman arrested after baby boy dies in Oran Park
A baby boy was unable to be revived after paramedics responded to reports of a drowning.

Fri, 21 May 2021 11:55:00 +1000
From tents to tin huts, with a song of Piaf - and no regrets
Soldier settlement families after World War II were physically isolated, but on this estate they found a sense of community in music and dance.

Fri, 21 May 2021 11:53:51 +1000
‘Very targeted’: Acting Premier defends mental health levy
Acting Premier James Merlino says many of the 9000 companies that would be affected by a mental health levy are multinational corporations.

Fri, 21 May 2021 11:51:38 +1000
‘Ignorance and xenophobia’: NSW school dagger ban sparks international furore
The Sikh parliament has urged the Indian foreign minister to intervene, while Canadian Sikhs say the ban will lead to ignorance and xenophobia.

Fri, 21 May 2021 11:41:25 +1000
Influential special educator in Victoria
Desmond Pickering, who played a key role in the development of special education in Victoria in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, had died aged 82.

Fri, 21 May 2021 10:15:19 +1000
Matthew Pavlich: Mental health battles don’t discriminate as young players in pressure cooker
Young AFL players are earning more money than ever before, and the unintended consequence of all of this extra money and added pressure is a mental burden many aren’t ready for.

Fri, 21 May 2021 09:58:18 +1000
Sheriff raids Belle Gibson’s house a second time to recoup fine
A court-ordered sheriff has raided cancer conwoman Belle Gibson’s Northcote house a second time in an attempt to recover an unpaid fine she received for falsely claiming she cured herself of brain cancer.

Fri, 21 May 2021 08:07:06 +1000
Perth property powers unite to shake up Rotto with $40 million resort
The resort will include a day spa managed by popular wellness brand Bodhi and a Mediterranean-style poolside restaurant.

Fri, 21 May 2021 08:05:39 +1000
Perth homelessness up almost 60 per cent in six months
The number of people experiencing homelessness in Perth has increased by 58 per cent over the past six months as vulnerable West Australians struggle to find accommodation in a tight rental market.

Fri, 21 May 2021 08:00:00 +1000
How faulty PPE unmasked our health watchdog’s approvals process
It’s very easy to get lost in the detail of the news cycle. Sometimes we need to pull back, join the dots, work out what things really mean.

Fri, 21 May 2021 07:14:15 +1000
Gold Coast mother, child missing for more than 24 hours
Brooke Patterson-Buckton, 36, and her one-year-old child were last seen in Helensvale about 4pm on Thursday.

Fri, 21 May 2021 06:39:42 +1000
‘Trapped’ inside burning house: Woman dies after fire
A grandmother and her three grandchildren managed to escape the blaze uninjured, but another woman was pulled from the home by firefighters.

Fri, 21 May 2021 05:30:00 +1000
Review of ‘junk’ forensic science in courts abandoned
Complaints about confused juries, junk science and possible miscarriages of justice prompted an investigation into forensic science, which has been shelved.

Fri, 21 May 2021 05:30:00 +1000
Outrage nation: The rapid decay of discourse
The heated reaction to Virgin CEO Jayne Hrdlicka’s statement on opening up international borders highlights the paucity of nuanced discussions on complex issues.

Fri, 21 May 2021 05:00:00 +1000
Thousands of AstraZeneca shots pile up in federal-run clinics as GPs wait
Thousands of AstraZeneca doses are sitting unused in federal government-run vaccination clinic refrigerators across Sydney and regional NSW, with some sites operating at less than a quarter of capacity.

Fri, 21 May 2021 05:00:00 +1000
A third of N95 masks fail government tests, putting medics at risk
Government testing results leaked to The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald indicate the N95 masks frontline workers are supplied with are often flawed.

Fri, 21 May 2021 05:00:00 +1000
Chinese traditional therapy executive blamed investor pressure for manipulating market
Zhonghan “John” Wu, who used multiple trading accounts to artificially inflate Traditional Therapy Clinics’ share price after it listed on the ASX, was jailed this week.

Fri, 21 May 2021 05:00:00 +1000
A year on from the destruction at Juukan, could it happen again?
What are the laws and agreements that are meant to protect Indigenous heritage? How can they be improved? And are laws enough?

Fri, 21 May 2021 05:00:00 +1000
More ambulances, paramedics on the road after understaffing strained network
Up to 19 more ambulances will be on Sydney’s roads each day after the NSW Industrial Relations Commission found paramedics were being stretched.

Fri, 21 May 2021 03:00:00 +1000
Queensland’s lockout laws had only ‘limited’ effect, report finds
Since first being introduced in 2016, the government has modified lockout laws several times. New research has found overall the laws had “limited” effect.

Fri, 21 May 2021 00:05:00 +1000
Not all COVID-19 vaccines are seen as equal by some
So-called experts have misunderstood the COVID-19 vaccine-hesitancy for over-50s.

Fri, 21 May 2021 00:01:00 +1000
Stop the presses! Leon Zwier shares the limelight
An anniversary party at Arnold Bloch Leibler was made all the more special for being a joint celebration.

Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:00 +1000
In the Herald: May 21, 1946
Mascot breaks records, epidemic eases, and Iceland gains independence.

Fri, 21 May 2021 00:00:00 +1000
From the Archives, 1981: Space Invaders win the war, on a technicality
Forty years ago, “misunderstanding and discord” marred the first national Space Invaders challenge at Westfield Parramatta, with the arcade game event over in 90 minutes.

Thu, 20 May 2021 23:59:00 +1000
Howard government alumni appear on Tony Nutt’s phone logs during AusPost inquiry
More than a decade after Liberal powerbroker Tony Nutt departed John Howard’s office - where he served as principal private secretary and chief of staff - it’s great to see the ties that still bind.

Thu, 20 May 2021 23:59:00 +1000
Target Time and Superquiz, Friday, May 21
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target.

Thu, 20 May 2021 23:05:09 +1000
With little emotion, a nation’s door is slammed shut
Australia should be able to deal with people caught in family crises – wanting to leave the country for compassionate reasons such as illnesses or funerals.

Thu, 20 May 2021 21:00:00 +1000
The answer, vaccination sausage is.
Whither by road or rail, the travelling mouse circus is coming to town.



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