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Mon, 21 Feb 2022 21:00:00 +1100
Red Queens under the bed
Tell him he’s dreaming.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:44:21 +1100
MCG revamp vital as rivals vie for Melbourne’s sporting crown
A redevelopment of the ageing Great Southern Stand should be accelerated to ensure the venue keeps pace with gleaming interstate venues.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 20:19:38 +1100
‘Lucky we had someone as courageous as Paddy’: Footy star pulls girl from dangerous surf
Surf lifesavers say if it wasn’t for the fitness and skill of Geelong Football Club star Patrick Dangerfield, a Sunday swim for a Victorian family may have ended in tragedy.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:50:00 +1100
Minister demands maths, history revisions in new curriculum
Acting Education Minister Stuart Robert has spelt out the changes he wants to the draft curriculum, including a push to mimic Singapore’s high-expectations maths program.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:48:38 +1100
Missing fraudster Melissa Caddick’s luxury cars sold at auction
Two luxury cars once owned by missing fraudster Melissa Caddick have been sold at a Sydney auction, raising $361,250 in proceeds.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:43:39 +1100
Sydney set for more rail chaos as industrial stalemate drags on
The NSW transport minister is battling to save his job after Sydney’s shock train shutdown plunged the city’s transport system into disarray.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:43:19 +1100
One of Australia’s most wanted men arrested after more than a decade on the run
Graham Potter, 64, had been on the run since failing to appear on conspiracy to murder charges in Melbourne in 2010.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:41:08 +1100
Sydney train shutdown as it happened: Services suspended across city as RTBU slams NSW government
No trains are running on Monday across greater Sydney and the NSW TrainLink intercity services network as negotiations continue between the state government and union.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:40:15 +1100
Prison would be an upgrade for fugitive-in-squalor Graham Potter
The murderer and suspect for conspiracy to murder jumped bail on February 1, 2010. That was six Prime Ministers ago.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:30:00 +1100
Public sector unrest threatens an autumn of discontent
An angry NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet faces another test of his judgment and political dexterity, as the Omicron threat wanes.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:30:00 +1100
Returning to a workplace frozen in time
From the outside, my office block looked the same. On the inside, it was a bit like the Mary Celeste.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 19:12:16 +1100
Qld to extend health chief powers again as restriction ready to unwind
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer is set to have his powers extended until October as the government looks to unwind restrictions, including a pause on some elective surgeries.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:52:13 +1100
Palaszczuk brushes off watchdog’s call for more powerful integrity probe
The Queensland Premier has dug in despite calls from the outgoing Integrity Commissioner for a wider inquiry and an opposition push to make key details public.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:40:30 +1100
Train service closures raise broader questions about wages policy
The sudden cancellation of all Sydney train services on Monday left tens of thousands of commuters stranded and motorways clogged at the start of a week in which our city finally reopened to the world.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 18:16:52 +1100
Revelation casts doubt on entrepreneur’s ice pipe video claim
Doubts about the provenance of the video undermine details of Geoff Bainbridge’s claims that he was the victim of a six-year extortion racket.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:53:23 +1100
‘Absolute chaos’: Sydney commuters vent their anger after shock train shutdown
Tens of thousands of train passengers were left stranded by the network-wide disruption. Here are some of their stories.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:51:49 +1100
Family of boy on trail bike killed in police crash demand answers
The family of Jai Wright,16, who died after a collision with an unmarked police car want the Coroner to investigate the death as an Indigenous death in custody.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:43:32 +1100
Lindy Lee lights the way as Brisbane’s next big sculpture revealed
Lee won’t be drawn on the price of her piece for the Queen’s Wharf casino: “I can’t speak to the actual figures, but things cost.”

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 17:35:39 +1100
The Novavax vaccine is here. So who was waiting for it?
Monday marked the first day of the Novavax vaccine being available in Australia, the brand cited by some vaccine-hesitant people as their entry to the rollout.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:44:49 +1100
How weekend brinkmanship led to shutdown of Sydney’s rail network
It was to be the day on which Sydney fully reopened to the world. Instead, tens of thousands of commuters were left stranded after the city’s rail network was shut down.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:23:57 +1100
Music teacher accused of molesting student on school flight
The accused was married at the time and taught the alleged victim at a south-east Queensland state high school.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:53:09 +1100
‘We don’t know where he is’: Police told to pay up after losing witness
Victoria Police has been ordered to pay the legal costs of an alleged kidnapper and his co-accused after a prosecution witness didn’t turn up in court.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:12:43 +1100
FIFO supervisor admits killing worker at Pilbara mine site
The victim’s sister said he had been working in the crushing area of the site with ear plugs on when he was killed.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:37:37 +1100
Natasha Darcy jailed for 40 years for murder of partner Mathew Dunbar
NSW Supreme Court Justice Julia Lonergan said Darcy had acted out an “elaborate, clumsy and ugly ruse” to make the Walcha sheep farmer’s murder look like a suicide.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:30:10 +1100
As it happened: US warns of imminent attack from Russia on Ukraine; Sydney industrial action forces cancellation of all train services; The Queen contracts COVID-19
A tech billionaire makes a takeover bid for AGL, Clive Palmer spends $31 million on political advertising and experts warn against complacency as childhood vaccination rates slow.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:08:03 +1100
Haileybury fined $140,000 for safety breaches over groundsman’s death
It’s unknown why the 38-year-old father of two took “matters into his own hands” and tried to cut down the hanging tree branch, but it was a fatal decision, the court heard.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 14:07:15 +1100
Qld man charged with terrorism-related offences out on bail, as lawyer slams AFP
A man alleged to have shot at armed forces overseas has been granted bail, as his lawyer criticised the attitude of high-ranking Australian Federal Police members.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 13:35:22 +1100
Ngemba man Percy Hobson, the first Aboriginal athlete to win Commonwealth gold
The record smashing athlete was born with a spring in his step and the drive to succeed.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 13:17:09 +1100
Roberts-Smith threatened to ‘smash’ superior officer in face, court told
A high-ranking member of the Defence Force has told the Federal Court that Ben Roberts-Smith threatened him in Afghanistan, and he had “never been spoken to that way by a subordinate”.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 13:07:54 +1100
New vouchers for dining, wine and travel to be released in Victoria
The $100 million voucher initiative is part of a new stimulus package officially announced by the government on Monday.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 12:37:36 +1100
Sydney trains hit by industrial action
All Sydney trains have been suspended on Monday due to industrial action. Customers have been urged to avoid travel or seek other options such as buses and light rail.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 12:17:09 +1100
If these people have their way, Melbourne’s CBD will never be the same
To revitalise the CBD, two urban designers want to make one segment renowned for creative artists working and exhibiting in underused offices, museums, car parks and public spaces.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 12:15:41 +1100
More than 200 local cases in WA as outbreak reaches remote community
The opposition has called for WA Premier Mark McGowan to be more transparent about the health reasoning behind the state’s continuing vaccine mandates.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 11:08:28 +1100
Loved ones reunite in Melbourne as international border restrictions are removed
With the last of Australia’s international border restrictions on fully vaccinated travellers removed on Monday, there were tears and relief at Melbourne Airport.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 10:10:30 +1100
‘Hijacking the city’: All Sydney trains suspended amid industrial action
Tens of thousands of Sydney commuters have been left stranded after the city’s train network was shut down amid a dramatic escalation in an industrial dispute between the state government and rail workers.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 10:02:37 +1100
Scientist made Stealth aircraft invisible and cancer cells visible
Thornton was an early advocate of telemedicine.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:58:33 +1100
Tearful reunions as Sydney welcomes international tourists
After almost two years, tourists are back in Sydney as Australia reopened its border.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +1100
Locked out: How the unvaccinated are navigating public life in WA
They were effectively locked out of society when Western Australia’s strict proof-of-vaccination rules came into play on January 31. Tens of thousands of unvaccinated people and those who declined to show their status were no longer allowed to go t...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +1100
Maths curriculum’s most pressing conundrum: ‘Inquiry-based learning’
The delay endorsing Australia’s new curriculum has fuelled a debate over whether it moves too far from the traditional teaching of mathematics.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 07:22:16 +1100
Bumper-to-bumper is back as workers return to offices
Experts say “emotional scarring” from the pandemic is set to linger for some time and result in people choosing to drive rather than hop on public transport.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:00:00 +1100
Pratt, PM do the double on the party front at Raheen
Anthony Pratt, a Field of Dreams fan? Us too!

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:50:17 +1100
Gallery: 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
The best photos from the international wires at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games in China.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:30:00 +1100
The drawbridge is down: Here’s some handy hints on dealing with tourists
It’s been a while, we all may be a little rusty. So, there are certain things you shouldn’t say to a new visitor to our shores.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:30:00 +1100
There’s real power in change – and jobs too
Coal is no longer king, but Australia has the natural resources to become a world leader in renewable energy.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:30:00 +1100
Federal government should run a national shared equity scheme
The NSW government has flagged a shared equity scheme to help arrest declining rates of home-ownership among poorer Australians of all ages. But a national scheme - run by the federal government - makes more sense.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +1100
Political donation laws require real reform
If democracy is to work well it must be transparent. Yet, the laws governing Australia’s political funding regime remain hopelessly inadequate.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +1100
Adam and Charif Kazal ordered to pay $1.5m over menacing campaign
For almost a decade Adam and Charif Kazal conducted a “concerted, continuous campaign” to vilify and denigrate Rodric David and his film production company Thunder Studios, a court has found.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +1100
Push to ease COVID rules in schools, allow students to mix for sport and assemblies
After scrapping twice-weekly compulsory rapid antigen tests from next week, NSW Education Minister Sarah Mitchell will meet health officials in the coming days.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +1100
MCG eyes rebuild of Great Southern Stand to retain sports capital crown
As Victoria fights off competition from other states to remain the major events capital, plans are gathering pace to redevelop the MCG’s Great Southern Stand at a cost of more than $1 billion.

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 05:00:00 +1100
‘We’ve got a financing problem’: Can a shared equity scheme help Sydney’s first home buyers?
First-home buyers will be able to use a contribution from the NSW government for their house deposit in return for handing over some equity in the property. But will the scheme make a difference to housing affordability?



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