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Tue, 23 Nov 2021 20:00:00 +1000
Neighbouring basins? Well, well
When residents went full bore.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:39:28 +1000
Man arrested, 4WD impounded over high country disappearance of campers
The man arrested over the disappearance of campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay is an airline pilot. 

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:15:52 +1000
‘He’d be unbelievable’: Why teammates think Cummins will excel as Test captain
NSW captain Kurtis Patterson and Victorian fast bowler James Pattinson say Pat Cummins has all the right ingredients to be a highly successful Australian skipper.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:01:53 +1000
Senate inquiry into ABC, SBS complaints handling derailed
The inquiry was thwarted amid confusion on the Senate floor, which saw Liberal senator Gerard Rennick abstain from voting on a motion to postpone the inquiry, handing the numbers to Labor and the Greens.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:39:18 +1000
‘Like Stalin’: Greens-led Yarra Council fails to elect mayor for third time
The inner-city Melbourne council was unable to elect a mayor for a third time on Tuesday evening, leaving it as the only Victorian municipality trapped in a deadlock over its leader.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:31:02 +1000
Religious Australians to get protection to make ‘statements of belief’
Australians will be able to make statements of religious belief under the protection of federal law, with warnings people could lose jobs because their sexuality is at odds with someone’s faith.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:30:00 +1000
Australian Open set to dodge ATP mandate to ban toilet breaks
The issue came to a head last year, when Andy Murray accused Stefanos Tsitsipas of using bathroom breaks as a means of cheating.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:30:00 +1000
‘No surprise’: The young and poor most likely to get a COVID fine
With more than 70 per cent of COVID-19 infringements still unpaid, lawyers want concessions offered to people struggling to pay their fines.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:29:58 +1000
Labor senator warns party about reacting to climate ‘extremists’
Raff Ciccone has warned his colleagues against demonising regional industries, particularly forestry, as the federal opposition prepares to finalise its climate policy ahead of next year’s election.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:25:44 +1000
Unvaccinated Saint remains undecided as AFLW season start looms
Georgia Patrikios is seeking further advice and consulting her family as she weighs up whether to be vaccinated so she can resume her AFLW career

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:25:26 +1000
Hunt moves to allay fears travellers will be slugged $150 to enter Qld
The fact text messages will be allowed to be used as proof of a negative COVID result means travellers entering Queensland after the 80 per cent vaccination target is met will not need to fork out.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:23:21 +1000
Patterson’s ton not enough as Blues settle for draw with Victoria
Kurtis Patterson hit form but at a tough time, the Ashes squad having already been named and chances running out to push his claims with the Big Bash set to start soon.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:07:40 +1000
WA government could step in if Supreme Court finds Woodside environmental approval invalid
A cloud remains over a key portion of Scarborough’s environmental approvals, but WA Premier Mark McGowan has flagged his government would be willing to intervene.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:01:12 +1000
‘Victim mentality has got to stop:’ Minister says no such thing as two-tiered Sydney
Premier Dominic Perrottet insists the Delta outbreak did not create a two-tiered Sydney, while the Minister for Western Sydney has railed against a “victim mentality” being imposed on areas worst hit by the lockdown.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +1000
Monash’s ‘research Reuters’ aimed at fighting misinformation with facts
Monash University has teamed up with former Age editor-in-chief Andrew Jaspan to launch an academic wire agency that will deliver content based on expert research.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +1000
Phantom AFL draft first round: where the best prospects could land
This year’s draft shapes as arguably the most intriguing since its inception in the 1980s. Here are our predictions.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +1000
If I had my time over, I wouldn’t have taken the prenatal testing path
As technology and science converge to potentially uncover even the most minute variations, it’s a hard choice for parents-to-be to resist at the time.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +1000
The most common disability provisions in the HSC
The second most common was readers which was claimed by 1358 students with low reading ability, followed by extra time for students with low visual or cognitive ability.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:58:36 +1000
Jeff Browne’s post-poll plan for keeping at-risk $15m
Collingwood’s probable next president Jeff Browne would approach the Victorian government and commit to appoint another woman to the club board to avoid the Magpies losing $15 million in state government funding, if necessary.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:55:54 +1000
Australia news LIVE: Man arrested over disappearance of Victorian campers; William Tyrrell search continues in northern NSW; Victoria records 827 new local COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths
The Coalition plans to prioritise spending over budget cuts, South Australia reopens its borders to COVID-19 hotspots and William Tyrrell’s foster parents will appear before a Sydney court today over assault charges not related to the missing boy.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:52:06 +1000
Nurses brought in to help at St Basil’s got COVID-19 after hotel party, inquest told
Eight nurses hired to help at the COVID-stricken aged care home partied at a Mantra hotel while off-duty, a carer has told state coroner John Cain.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:51:45 +1000
Players unhappy with Cricket Australia board’s treatment of Paine
That David Peever and the players, who waged an ugly pay dispute four years ago, have found common ground is a reflection of the disenchantment over Cricket Australia’s handling of the issue.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:51:02 +1000
Employers ‘anxious’ about asking employees to disclose disability
Employers fear asking workers if they have a disability, making data collection on employment rates tricky, a royal commission has heard.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:39:27 +1000
‘Pretty good with handling pressure’: Horne-Francis ready for life as the AFL’s top pick
Jason Horne-Francis says he’s ready to handle the pressure of being the number one pick.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:33:59 +1000
Canterbury League Club staff member responsible for leaking Kikau pic resigns
The person responsible for the Viliame Kikau photo saga that infuriated both the Panthers and Bulldogs has paid a heavy price.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:31:27 +1000
Vaccinated French PM tests positive for COVID as infections surge 80%
Even as case rises in neighbouring countries have sparked new lockdowns, the Macron government has relied on its 70 per cent full vaccination rate for protection.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:29:22 +1000
Children among at least 45 people killed in bus crash in Bulgaria
Television footage showed the bus charred and gutted by fire in the middle of the highway, which was wet from rain.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:28:02 +1000
‘Embarrassing’: Dutton accuses Labor of walking away from AUKUS defence pact
The Defence Minister said Penny Wong delivered a “very irresponsible” speech in which she argued he was hyping up the threat of war over Taiwan for domestic political advantage.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:19:11 +1000
‘Massively satisfied’: Landmark sexual consent laws pass NSW Parliament
Clearer boundaries for consensual sex have been enshrined in law after the NSW Parliament passed historic consent reforms to ensure more effective prosecutions of sexual offences.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:07:41 +1000
Barnaby champions his hometown mayor, condemning Labor ‘snobs’
Barnaby Joyce knows all about weaponising the country-city divide, and a question about the Mayor of Tamworth gave him a perfect opportunity.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:04:49 +1000
Logging agency blames lawsuits after losing $4m despite state grants
State-owned logging agency VicForests has recorded a $4.7 million annual loss and attributed it to court challenges from community environment groups, and the effects of the Black Summer bushfires.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:03:59 +1000
‘What is the power of my body?’ Emily Ratajkowski’s honest reckoning
The model deconstructs her relationship with her body in a new collection of essays.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:03:32 +1000
Teenager stabbed man to death at Scientology centre after pornographic story deleted: judge
The 16-year-old was experiencing a mental illness when he went to the Sydney religious centre with a large knife in his pocket in January 2019.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:02:38 +1000
Matildas’ rise means football can survive Socceroos ‘doomsday’, says FA
Qualification for next year’s World Cup in Qatar is far from guaranteed - but Football Australia boss James Johnson is not only confident the Socceroos will get there, but that the sport will sustain itself if they don’t.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +1000
Promising sprinter rising again after spring break
More than four months after being earmarked as a spring contender, talented three-year-old Almighty Rising returns at Wednesday’s feature Gosford meeting.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +1000
Race-by-race tips and preview for Gosford on Wednesday
Sydney’s midweekers head to the Central Coast on Wednesday and we’ve got you covered across a six-race card.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:57:57 +1000
Barnaby Joyce to appoint former Tamworth mayor to chair Infrastructure Australia
The former mayor from Joyce’s electorate is expected to be announced as the chairman of the government’s independent infrastructure advisory panel.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:55:43 +1000
Special CA committee to question captaincy hopefuls before deciding on next Test skipper
Extra rigour has been added to the captaincy search, in contrast to the 2018 process that omitted Tim Paine’s integrity investigation

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:38:46 +1000
Jail for father who killed son when angry about takeaway order
The man was jailed for 8½ years after pleading guilty to child homicide. The court heard he was rough with his baby son after flying into a rage because a bottle of soft drink was missing from his takeaway order.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:34:00 +1000
Police investigate fatal hit-run in Melbourne’s north-east
It is believed a man was crossing the road when he was struck by a vehicle about 2.45am on Tuesday.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:21:35 +1000
Why don’t children get serious COVID?
It’s been one of the enduring mysteries of the pandemic in the past two years, but Australian researchers now have some understanding of why children are much less likely to suffer serious illness or death from COVID-19.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:19:21 +1000
Mourning, celebrating the passage of time, my first born graduates
I cannot rewind the narrative, going back to the moment the obstetrician gifted a moist bundle into my arms, and instantly made me complete.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:13:16 +1000
Taking the bump to the bump: AFL warns players over head knock fears
The AFL’s competition committee met on Tuesday and a range of issues were on the table, including how players need to show a greater duty of care to each other.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:12:32 +1000
Ethicist questions ‘perfect’ standards expected of sport leaders
Simon Longstaff, who co-wrote a report into Cricket Australia’s culture in 2018, says the Tim Paine scandal raises questions about the high standards of behaviour expected of sports leaders off the field.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:03:21 +1000
Policy backflip sees December 17 set in stone for venue ‘freedoms’
Extra freedoms for double-dosed Queenslanders once the 80 per cent double-dose jab rate is hit are no longer a possibility prior to December 17.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 16:00:14 +1000
No pay, no play: The campaign to give musicians a minimum wage
There’s an old joke that defines a musician as someone who loads $5000 worth of gear into a $500 car to drive 200km for a $50 fee.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:58:07 +1000
Gold Coast told to lift its game as councils pass 80pc first-jab goal
Qld Premier urges Gold Coast residents to get vaccinated as other regional centres overtake the border-hugging tourist hotspot.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:56:35 +1000
Camera captures man being stabbed in neck with knife during lounge fight
Robert Charles Frescon, 33, was found dead in his Kelvin Grove home by his sister in 2019 after he did not show up for work.

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:53:11 +1000
BOM declares La Nina event as east coast braces for rains, floods and cyclones
The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted Australia may have experienced its coldest spring since 1999, with low temperatures set to continue into the warmer months. 

Tue, 23 Nov 2021 15:43:03 +1000
Cooking with gas: Woodside’s $16b Scarborough affair splits sentiment
A jump in price over the past year and a strong demand outlook has helped stack up the economics of the project. But the optics are quite another matter. 



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