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Tue, 04 Jan 2022 20:00:00 +1000
Your mask will be the making of you
Once you get out of the carpark.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:00:41 +1000
Australian ATP Cup hopes hang by thread after Duckworth defeat
The world No. 49 had to beat Russian Roman Safiullin to give Alex de Minaur a free hit against Daniil Medvedev, but failed to deliver.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 19:00:06 +1000
Lorne Pier to Pub moves online ‘due to developing COVID situation’
Organisers of the famous open-water swimming race have decided to cancel this year’s event and make it virtual

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:45:17 +1000
Qld Health stuck in a Catch-22, with staff who can either treat or test
Health Minister Yvette D’Ath has attempted to explain why the government cannot divert more staff to test people for COVID-19.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:45:00 +1000
Beijing pleads with Australians to support Winter Olympics
Chinese officials in Australia used the start of the 30-day countdown to the Beijing Games to try to push past diplomatic and trade spats.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:30:00 +1000
Posting positive: The viral craze splitting TikTok
As COVID-19 cases surge in Australia, some young people are making light of their diagnoses. Some say they are tackling the stigma, while others say they’re being disrespectful.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:30:00 +1000
Cummins delighted his ‘bulldozer bowler’ won’t be a one Test wonder
Pat Cummins spend five years marooned on one Test and didn’t want Scott Boland to suffer the same fate.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:30:00 +1000
Hundreds of NSW childcare centres shut due to COVID
The early childhood sector is facing hundreds of closures and bracing for more as an already stretched workforce is hit with COVID-19.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:30:00 +1000
‘Storm clouds gathering’ for Sydney and Melbourne property markets
Melbourne house prices and Sydney apartment values fell in December after the biggest boom year in three decades.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:18:15 +1000
One new Perth case as two truck drivers record COVID-19 positive test results at WA border
A pair of truck drivers have tested positive to the virus while a staff member for a riverside Perth restaurant has been linked to the Delta-variant backpacker cluster.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:01:27 +1000
Naomi Osaka back on the tour, and back in the interview room
A nondescript Melbourne day in early January was the gentle backdrop as Naomi Osaka got back in the groove on two different, but significant, fronts.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 18:00:00 +1000
Not going to the SCG Test because of COVID? Neither is Pat Cummins’ sister
Australian captain Pat Cummins’ family is a microcosm of the dilemmas posed by an unrestricted but COVID-affected SCG Test match.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:51:21 +1000
The biggest opposition threats on-field, and the COVID threat off it: AFLW captains preview 2022
COVID concerns aside, star Demons captain Daisy Pearce is keeping an eye out for the reigning premiers, the Brisbane Lions, and again sees them as a “real threat” this season.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:49:55 +1000
‘Absolutely disgusting’: Rapid test crisis pushes people to the brink
Health experts continued to question why a better rapid testing plan wasn’t put in place by federal and state governments.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:45:15 +1000
As it happened: Hopes rapid test shortage will soon ease as NSW records 23,131 cases of COVID-19, two deaths; Victoria reports 14,020 cases, two deaths
Melbourne and Sydney’s emergency departments are under pressure from COVID-19, pharmacists expect the availability of rapid antigen tests to increase in the coming weeks and almost 40 per cent of eligible Australians are yet to receive their booste...

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:35:45 +1000
Comedian Tom Ballard joins boycott of Sydney Festival over Israeli embassy funding
The former ABC radio and television personality has called on other artists to stand up for human rights.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:30:12 +1000
US records more than 1 million COVID cases in one day
The number is almost double the previous record of about 590,000 set just four days ago.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:28:45 +1000
Missing elderly couple driving through WA to Queensland found near NT border
An elderly couple missing from the Mandurah area since Sunday have been found almost 2000 kilometres away in extreme heat and suffering dehydration en route to Queensland.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:05:06 +1000
Two rescued after becoming ‘disorientated’ while crabbing at night in Mandurah
The 24-year-old had been in good condition when she had been pulled from the water, but the 68-year-old was “cramping badly around the legs.”

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +1000
Race-by-race preview and tips for Warwick Farm on Saturday
Everything you need to know to find a winner at the mid-week city meeting.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +1000
Chance for Sherry to make up ground in apprentice race
The next two months will be critical in Tom Sherry deciding whether to defend his champion apprentice title or bring an end to six years of being a junior rider.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +1000
Businesses raise fears of talent squeeze lasting for years
Hundreds of business leaders across Australia say crippling staff shortages are by far their biggest and most immediate worries heading into 2022.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:45:39 +1000
Private hospitals care for COVID cases as patient count hits high
COVID-positive patients are again receiving care in private hospitals as the state’s health system treats more people with the virus than ever before.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:34:54 +1000
Retailers use Uber Eats app to profit on rapid antigen test kits
Desperate consumers are searching high and low for rapid antigen tests as the consumer watchdog investigates price gouging.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:22:53 +1000
Man bailed after facing court on Old Parliament House arson charge
The man charged with alleged arson at Old Parliament House has been granted bail on the condition he leaves the ACT and not return except for court dates.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:19:46 +1000
Sea temperatures inch towards record high but marine ecosystems could suffer
Swimmers hoping to cool down in the deep blue will find ocean temperatures almost as warm as on the beach with sea temperatures inching towards record-breaking highs. 

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:13:31 +1000
England recall ‘caged tiger’ Broad for SCG Test
Overlooked in Brisbane and dropped for Melbourne, Stuart Broad has been welcomed back into England’s XI for the Sydney Test and has a point to prove.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:10:31 +1000
Australia’s proud history of free medical care is at stake
Providing free rapid antigen tests is not giving out Christmas presents or free hugs. It is providing a medical essential that will slow the spread of the disease and keep people safe.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 16:06:05 +1000
‘We don’t feel that now is the right time’: Organisers cancel King Street festival
The organisers’ decision departs from the advice of the state government, which has pushed ahead with its own event schedule as NSW records 20,000 COVID-19 cases a day.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:22:52 +1000
Government caught between an Omicron-sized rock and a hard place
For months, we’ve heard calls to “learn to live with COVID-19”. The reality of what that means is finally apparent.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:21:50 +1000
Qld, NSW beaches close following drowning as ex-cyclone Seth lingers
Ex-cyclone Seth has smashed the Queensland and northern NSW coastline with “treacherous” conditions and forced the closure of beaches.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:17:35 +1000
‘This is deplorable’: Australians furious as rapid tests run out, stalling work, family plans
Readers from Brisbane to the south of Victoria have expressed frustration at being unable to get their hands on rapid antigen testing kits.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 15:00:00 +1000
The inspirational band that took Indigenous culture to the world
Yothu Yindi’s song Treaty was a powerful anthem, but its demands have yet to be met.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:54:52 +1000
From a murder to the High Court: How abortion clinic safe access zones came in
Twenty years ago, a security guard at a fertility clinic in East Melbourne was killed by a gunman. His death would become a catalyst for change.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:54:51 +1000
How Spider-Man: No Way Home became one of Australia’s biggest box office hits
Every other major Hollywood movie released during Christmas has been over-run by Marvel’s latest superhero movie.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:47:11 +1000
North Korean gymnast defector ‘climbs back across border’
Gymnast who fled to South in late 2020 is believed to have returned home over barbed-wire fence.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:45:00 +1000
Be careful what you wish for with SCG pitch
I do not want a return to the supposed good old days at the SCG because they were not great pitches. They were low and slow, and cricket was a grind.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:30:55 +1000
‘Things got me down a little bit’: refreshed Halep ponders big things in Australia after a year of upheaval
Despite a year of upheaval that included a frustrating injury that forced her to miss two majors and the end of a fruitful coaching partnership with Darren Cahill, Simona Halep is optimistic ahead of the Australian Open.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:27:05 +1000
Former Ravensthorpe CEO faces court over alleged use of shire funds to pay for sex worker
The former chief executive of a regional West Australian council has appeared in court after allegedly spending $55,000 of ratepayer funds on a sex worker he claimed he needed for emotional support.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:26:13 +1000
COVID-19 ‘breaching’ New Year’s event at The George organised by third party
Police say a New Year’s Eve event with about 300 patrons that allegedly broke COVID-19 restrictions was a ticketed event organised by a third party.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:13:07 +1000
Australia’s LNG exports hit record high in 2021 – but peak is near
Australia is expected to retain its title as the world’s biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas, with cargoes hitting a record high last year amid a global energy crunch.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:00:00 +1000
Theranos verdict won’t stop investors from pouring money into the next big fraud
We shouldn’t expect investors to learn much from the Elizabeth Holmes trial.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:58:58 +1000
How much control does J.K. Rowling have over Harry Potter?
The author has been a precious custodian of the Potter brand, with Steven Spielberg even reportedly dropping out of the film due to her “steely grip over the movie”.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:55:48 +1000
BlackBerry, smartphone pioneer, finally hangs up on its classic devices
Anyone still holding on to one of the proto-smartphones, with its hardware keyboard and BlackBerry OS software, will be locked out of most functions from this week.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:53:46 +1000
Kyrgios cleared of COVID but asthma forces late withdrawal from event
Nick Kyrgios’ Australian Open preparation has taken a blow after he withdrew from his first-round match in the Melbourne warm-up event six hours before he was due on court.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:48:08 +1000
Victorian health authorities flag ‘commonsense’ restrictions as new COVID-19 infections jump to all-time high
About one in four Victorians getting a PCR test for coronavirus are returning positive results.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:19:43 +1000
Cricket to face rain delays as Sydney’s run of beach weather ends
Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Olenka Duma said the Ashes Test match to start in Sydney on Wednesday will face rain delays.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:59:16 +1000
Rob Gowland: communist, activist and film critic
Gowland combined his support for communism and his love for film, distributing foreign cinematic masterpieces.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:32:18 +1000
Best thing since ‘sliced bread’ to help reduce car accidents in NSW
High numbers of people caught speeding during NSW Police’s 10-day blitz has prompted road safety experts to call for trials of mobile average-speed cameras that can be deployed any time, anywhere.

Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:17:13 +1000
Swepson cools heels for third year in a row as Asia looms
Australia have effectively shut the door on playing two spinners at home in anything but the most extreme circumstances, leaving Mitchell Swepson to spend his third consecutive home summer on the fringes.



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