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Mon, 15 Nov 2021 20:00:00 +1000
Hooper and Kerevi nominated for World Rugby player of the year
The pair have been nominated after career best seasons, but they’re not the only members of the squad up for awards.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 20:00:00 +1000
Biden to tell Xi to ‘follow the rules of the road’ at first summit
At the world leaders’ first direct call since Biden assumed office, the US President will raise the topic of economic coercion of countries such as Australia.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 20:00:00 +1000
Fighting the unprintable war
While students mount a campaign.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:49:48 +1000
Maps sent to residents confirm route for alternative to Bruce Highway
The next stages of the Bruce Highway western bypass are shown in a map sent to property owners impacted by the middle Caboolture West section.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 19:19:04 +1000
Request for state coroner to recuse himself from Tuck Inquest
The lawyer acting for Shane Tuck’s widow has sent a letter to Judge John Cain asking for him to disqualify himself from the probe into the former Tiger’s death.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:59:44 +1000
Protesters settle in for cold night on State Parliament steps
About 200 hundred resilient demonstrators are braving the frigid Melbourne weather to voice their dissatisfaction with the Victorian government’s proposed pandemic laws.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:45:00 +1000
Warner sets sights on Ashes after T20 World Cup heroics
David Warner has turned his attention to England after being named player of the tournament in Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup triumph

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:45:00 +1000
‘The risk is low to nothing’: NRL to accommodate unvaccinated group
As clubs try to convince their final hold-outs to get the jab, ARLC supremo Peter V’landys has said the league can ‘work with’ a 5 per cent unvaccinated player cohort.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:45:00 +1000
‘We’ve been playing great’: Socceroos’ slip-ups no cause for concern, says Arnold
Australia coach Graham Arnold is convinced his team is headed in the right direction, despite what their last two matches against Japan and Saudi Arabia might suggest.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:45:00 +1000
Labor shelves plans to revamp justice laws until after state election
The reworking of bail and sentencing laws has been put on the backburner in an apparent bid to avoid a law-and-order election battle with the Coalition.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:44:41 +1000
Detectives ‘hopeful’ of physical evidence in new William Tyrrell searches
Police and external experts will search three new areas in Kendall on the state’s Mid North Coast in a renewed search effort for the missing boy.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:30:00 +1000
The abuse of technology Modi won’t be talking about
India, under Narendra Modi, is using technology to curtail rights as part of an escalating crackdown on freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:00:51 +1000
Most Victorian aged care workers on track to meet deadline for mandatory vaccine
More than 96 per cent of Victoria’s residential workers employed at federally run aged care homes have been immunised against coronavirus.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +1000
Morrison goes back to the future with interest rate, trust tactics
With months to go until polling day, Scott Morrison is not even waiting for Labor to reveal its policies to launch his scare campaign.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +1000
‘I hope you like stairs’: How to move a giant green elephant
The logistics involved in moving a zoo are monumental. Moving an elephant is tricky, too, even when it is a life-size model, as the Museum of Sydney discovered.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:57:22 +1000
‘Fox in the hen house’: Fears Chinese official vying for Interpol job could pursue Beijing’s critics
Fifty MPs from the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China have written to home affairs ministers expressing alarm that Hu Binchen could use the position to target critics abroad.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:48:29 +1000
‘Sickening’: Gold Coast man Andrew Cobby guilty of murdering wife
Kym Cobby’s body was found in the street 200 metres from her Gold Coast home.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:47:49 +1000
Leaving the grind behind: Green acres beckon in Japan as pandemic shifts priorities
The pandemic has prompted a wholesale rethinking of life choices around the world, but nowhere is the switch as obvious as in Japan, where people are rejecting rigid work cultures and seeking an alternative path.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:46:49 +1000
Retired Blue Jones did his own vax research, Casboult waits for Novavax
Sources familiar with Liam Jones’ situation said he’d been given significant information on vaccination by the Blues and was offered the opportunity to go on the inactive list, rather than retire outright.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:43:59 +1000
Father-son Bulldogs prospect sidelined with stress fracture
The Western Bulldogs will match any bid for Sam Darcy at next week’s national draft, but the fancied key-position player faces a delayed start to the pre-season.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:34:59 +1000
China’s complaint about Liberal senator ‘ironic’: Morrison
The Prime Minister says he will always stand up for free speech in Parliament after China’s embassy complained James Paterson had displayed “bias and hostility” towards its country.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:32:04 +1000
Woodside’s US deal brings massive LNG project closer
Woodside’s $16 billion Scarborough to Pluto LNG project is a step closer to reality after Global Infrastructure Partners signed up for 49 per cent of a new $7.6 billion LNG train.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:18:44 +1000
‘It’s a little strange’: Tasmania wants answers over COVID case from Qld
Queensland’s call to let a man out of hotel quarantine before knowing the result of his test has sparked a rare COVID scare in Tasmania.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:06:26 +1000
How to move a giant green elephant
More than 100 years ago it took Sydney’s most famous zoo elephant Jessie only 90 minutes to walk from her old home at Moore Park to her new abode at the just completed Taronga Park Zoo. Last Friday, it took close to three hours to wrangle a life-si...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:03:12 +1000
How ‘Princess Rat’ helped Mallacoota rise from the ashes
Jenny Lloyd refused to retreat as the Mallacoota fires bore down on her home and village. Since then, she has fought to ensure everyone in her community has a voice in the town’s recovery.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:03:00 +1000
Transport chief warned Premier about risks of $40b rail corporation
An inquiry has heard that Rodd Staples was so concerned about the safety of the rail network that he sought a special meeting with Gladys Berejiklian last year.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +1000
Well-bred Bon Vivant ready to let the good times roll
 A rise to the mile second up and the addition of blinkers are set to strike gold for supremely bred Godolphin three-year-old Bon Vivant at today’s feature Wyong meeting.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +1000
Race-by-race preview and tips for Wyong on Tuesday
Everything you need to know to find a winner on the Central Coast.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +1000
Theatre roars back with new voices, Australian stories
The Ensemble Theatre has unveiled a packed season of eight plays for 2022 featuring a record six new Australian works.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:56:51 +1000
As it happened: Victoria records 860 new local COVID-19 cases, five deaths; no vaccine for under-12s until 2022; Pilbara rocked by aftershocks after earthquake on Saturday
Children aged 5 to 11 are expected to be eligible for vaccination against COVID-19 from January. Meanwhile, the Morrison government says its 2030 climate target is “fixed” despite the Glasgow climate talks favouring further action.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:55:44 +1000
‘Not above scrutiny’: Morrison backs Senate inquiry into ABC complaints
The Prime Minister has rejected ABC chair Ita Buttrose’s accusation that a Senate inquiry into the broadcaster’s complaints processes amounts to political interference.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:53:14 +1000
$241 million to give Arts Centre a much-needed facelift
Melbourne’s 40-year-old State Theatre is to get a lavish upgrade, but the most significant change will be invisible to patrons.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:51:16 +1000
Bookings up for restaurants as Melbourne Money scheme returns
The comeback for the scheme enabling CBD diners to reclaim some of their bill is taking place as the peak Christmas hospitality season nears.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:50:09 +1000
Career day for Mills as Nets outclass Giddey’s Thunder
Boomers star Patty Mills had a career day as the Brooklyn Nets scored a 120-96 win over Josh Giddey and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:46:21 +1000
Glasgow coal deal a ‘clear sign’ of global energy shift: AGL
Australia’s top emitter has described the Glasgow Climate Pact as a sign of the world’s commitment to accelerating the clean energy transition and averting catastrophic global warming

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:31:45 +1000
Up to 800 properties at risk as floods move towards Forbes
Heavy rain, which has caused the Lachlan River to swell, is threatening towns in the NSW Central West, where residents are preparing for floods.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:24:22 +1000
‘Rapidly falling apart’: Sydney’s toxic waste plan for Newcastle no guarantee
Plans by the NSW government to ship toxic waste from the construction of the Northern Beaches Link to Newcastle have been thrown into disarray.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:22:07 +1000
How the Aussies rated: Zampa stamps class as lesser lights shine brightest
The good, better, best of Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup winning tournament

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:19:39 +1000
Langer’s back seat role in World Cup triumph could keep him in the job
A new, ‘player-driven’ formula was critical to Australia’s T20 World Cup win and it could be the key to coach Justin Langer’s longevity.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 16:05:03 +1000
Victorian rock lobster prices tipped to hit six-year low this month
China’s decision to halt imports of Australian rock lobster is continuing to make the seafood delicacy more affordable for locals, with prices forecast to drop to a six-year low this month.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:57:13 +1000
Driver fatigued from drug bender when he hit cyclist and fled, court told
After going on a drug bender, the driver was speeding and driving erratically in the minutes before he hit and killed a cyclist on Beach Road, and then abandoned his car and his passengers.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:48:37 +1000
Three Eagles weigh up vaccine: Where your AFL club sits in vaccination race
At least six male players from three clubs remain unvaccinated. Ahead of the start of the AFLW season and the official opening of the men’s pre-season campaign, we track your club’s progress.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:40:33 +1000
‘You don’t have to hit everything with a hammer’: APRA boss weighs housing risks
APRA chairman Wayne Byres is having a bet each way on whether to intervene in the hot lending market.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:38:03 +1000
Regular rapid testing, shorter quarantine for children in daycare as Victoria records 860 new COVID-19 cases
The state government has announced a free rapid antigen testing regime for early childhood services, bringing them into line with schools.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:34:07 +1000
Accused border runner allegedly crossed into Queensland, stole several cars
The accused posted on his Instagram a beach picture with the caption reading in part: “F--- that lockdown is a fowl joke.”

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:32:05 +1000
Farmers to take a hit as global supply chain headaches mount: Elders CEO
Australian farmers have been warned to prepare for fertiliser delays that will eat into their profit margin.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:23:26 +1000
‘I just dozed off’: Brother of Mildura teen car killer refused bail after own crash
Darren George Towle has been charged after allegedly crashing into a 72-year-old pedestrian. The man’s injuries were so severe his leg has since been amputated.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:22:19 +1000
Offender was writing his will and having a beer when police tried to arrest him, inquest told
Police officers discussed arresting Nick Newman, who was wanted for child sexual abuse, in a group chat called SEAL Team. When they pounced, he pulled out a knife.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:22:17 +1000
WA Police have investigated 23 sexual assaults in resources industry since last year
The figures are higher than the statistics provided to the same inquiry by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety.

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:13:46 +1000
Perrottet committed to hundreds of undelivered promises but says he will reveal new priorities
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has defended the Coalition government’s failure to deliver hundreds of promises from the past two election campaigns, citing “timeline challenges”.



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