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Mon, 25 Apr 2022 18:27:11 +1000
School’s back, rules are tweaked and mask mandate is out for Victorian students
After months of wearing masks, senior primary school students can finally take them off for the start of term 2 on Tuesday morning.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 17:29:07 +1000
End ‘culture war’ on trans issues, MP says, as both sides threatened
National LGBTQ+ hotline QLife has experienced a 19 per cent increase in calls to its support service since the election started.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:45:29 +1000
They joined the Navy to see the world, but the pandemic meant they couldn’t go ashore
The pair were roommates when they first joined the Navy, then went their separate ways to see the world at sea before reuniting at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance on Anzac Day.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:02:37 +1000
Anzac Day 2022 in Sydney
Anzac Day 2022 in Sydney

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:00:55 +1000
‘I’m very proud’: Victorians flock to first uncapped Anzac Day dawn service in three years
There were no caps on the number of people allowed at the memorial site to mark the 107th anniversary of the Australian troops landing in Gallipoli.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:35:30 +1000
Developer hit with fresh orders to fix ‘serious defects’ in 10-storey tower
It is the second time in three months that the large Sydney developer has been ordered to fix defects in the Canterbury apartment building.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:30:00 +1000
Post-COVID deaths raise question of how pandemic mortality is measured
Fewer people died from COVID-19 in March than in the previous months of 2022, but the number of deaths attributed to long COVID rose.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 15:08:24 +1000
Election 2022 LIVE updates: Coalition racks up billions more in spending promises compared to Labor; Anzac Day services held across the nation
One of the major parties has significantly outspent the other this election campaign and dawn services are being held across the country for Anzac Day.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 14:57:45 +1000
Communication rift between GPs and hospitals puts patients ‘at risk’
General practitioners say people are getting rejected for surgical procedures for “arbitrary” reasons, medications are being changed without their knowledge, and in some cases, hospitals are failing to notify GPs when their patients have died.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 14:53:26 +1000
President who vowed to end graft became one of country’s richest men
During his five decades in public office, Mwai Kibaki amassed vast land holdings as well as stakes in hotels and insurance.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:44:31 +1000
Anzac Day crowds return after COVID restrictions
The sun came out and even the bagpipes of The Scots College band were drowned out as the F-35 combat aircraft screamed overhead Elizabeth Street at 9.30am.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 13:07:59 +1000
Man charged with threatening officer travelling with Barnaby Joyce
Police allege the man “adopted a fighting stance” during the incident, as the Deputy Prime Minister returned to his New England electorate on the federal election campaign.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:56:43 +1000
Anzac Day services rained out in Brisbane with more showers ahead
More showers are expected for south-east Queensland this week right until the Labour Day long weekend.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:49:27 +1000
Cows dead after cattle truck crashes in Sydney’s west
Paramedics and firefighters freed the trapped driver, who sustained a head injury after the truck carrying 50 cattle overturned at Glenmore Park.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 09:21:13 +1000
Listen up Perth: Local podcasts are off with a bang
Sick of the same UK and USA content? Here’s a roundup of some hyper-local shows about everything from health and creativity to sport, property and business.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:56:29 +1000
Rain stops at Anzac Day dawn service after chaplain’s prayers
The Anzac Day dawn service, liberated at last from COVID-19, was always going to be well attended given last year’s ticket-only event for 100 and its cancellation in 2020.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 05:30:00 +1000
Paris, poison and a pack of lies: Melissa Caddick’s web of deceit
The fraudster was a serial liar and one of those innocent people she tried to destroy to cover her wrongdoing was her first husband.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Let evidence not fear drive policies on trans athletes
Much remains unknown scientifically, but with funding and further research we can provide better guidance for sports policy.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
A historian and a Hollywood director saved Anzac Day, but what of the future?
Anzac Day had fallen out of favour until Bill Gammage’s powerful retelling of the story struck a chord with younger Australians.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
When enemies become friends: How a prisoner of war found his Aussie home
As a war ripped much of the world apart, a young Austrian prisoner of war found friendship and finally, an escape route among his military guards.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Flexibility a powerful tool for employers facing office return reluctance
Hundreds of thousands of Australians are looking for more meaningful work or a better life balance – and savvy employers can reap the benefits of a flexible approach.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Thirty years on, greater transparency for grieving families under coronial reforms
The state coroner has introduced a new protocol for investigations into Indigenous deaths in custody in a bid to make the process more transparent.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 04:00:00 +1000
Biggest WA Anzac Day dawn service return a special moment for 99-year-old veteran
WWII veteran Harold “Charlie” Slater is glad to be able to attend the Kings Park dawn service again for the first time in three years.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:05:00 +1000
Baillieu gives us faith for a more principled future
Rob Baillieu’s article captures our young people’s perspective on contemporary politics: they are frustrated by the lack of vision in the current batch of politicians, who are self-centred, devious and selfish pursuing power.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +1000
It’s moments of defiance that define a war
Much like Ukraine’s, Australian military history has moments of wonderful defiance in the face of overwhelming odds.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +1000
In the Herald: April 25, 1967
Total eclipse from the moon, death of a cosmonaut and casanovas of the world unite.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +1000
From the Archives, 1972: Crowd responds to new veterans
50 years ago, Sydney’s Anzac Day observances were imbued with a “new enthusiasm” as Vietnam War veterans joined the march for the first time.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 23:59:00 +1000
Target Time and Superquiz, Monday, April 25
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 21:00:00 +1000
Time to park the political polemic
Where the dog whistle is welcome.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:15:00 +1000
‘We need urgent action on climate change’: GetUp sets sights on Goldstein
Climate activist group has announced that the seat of Goldstein is its top election priority in Victoria.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 17:39:06 +1000
Gladys Liu wins top spot on Chisholm ballot, Labor opponent draws last
Victoria’s most marginal seat, Chisholm, has drawn the largest number of candidates of any electorate, and Liberal MP Gladys Liu has won top spot on the ballot.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 17:33:07 +1000
Lest we forget: a caution for our future
On this day every year for more than a century, Australians have gathered to remember the many people, from all walks of life, who have served the nation in times of war.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 17:21:29 +1000
Jack, 98, one of ‘the few’ from WWII on Anzac Day march
New research shows half of Australians are concerned about losing touch with their family’s military history.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 17:03:45 +1000
Morrison, Frydenberg say Labor ad targeting Gladys Liu is racist
“What do we know about Liberal Gladys Liu?” a male voice says in the ad, with an ominous-sounding background track. 

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 17:00:41 +1000
World surf champion Pauline Menczer back on the board at Bondi
Bondi-born and bred world champion surfer Pauline Menczer took her first surf there in 36 years on Sunday. Now a mural at her former home will immortalise her and a surfboard will take her name.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 16:58:44 +1000
Ukrainian refugees find comfort and chance of a new life in Australian Orthodox Easter
After they uprooted their lives when war broke in Ukraine, Svitlana Solovey was grateful to be spending Easter this year with her family in Melbourne’s north.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 16:08:48 +1000
As it happened election 2022: Morrison, Albanese pitch to uncommitted voters as Labor leader remains in COVID isolation
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is in Sydney today to unveil a tax plan, Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese remains in COVID isolation and the final preparations are under way for Anzac Day.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 14:30:01 +1000
WA teenager among COVID deaths as state records more than 6000 cases
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Western Australia has risen to 44,955, with 239 people in hospital and eight in ICU.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 14:06:10 +1000
As graffiti increases, residents are told: ‘clean it yourself’
Residents in Melbourne’s inner north say graffiti is getting worse because the City of Yarra council leaves residents and business owners to clean tagging off buildings themselves. 

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 13:09:09 +1000
Commonwealth seizes $1.6 million Sydney home with secret room behind bookcase
The home at Sylvania in the city’s south, which was used to traffic drugs, was forfeited to the Commonwealth this week after an order by the NSW Supreme Court.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 12:23:52 +1000
‘Vulnerable’ Afghanistan veterans urged to lead Anzac Day march to avoid Vietnam-era stigma
The NSW Veterans Minister says there’s “a genuine feeling of vulnerability” among Afghanistan veterans who returned home after the fall of Kabul last year.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 12:20:48 +1000
Inside the $5m mission to retrieve the wrecked Baragoola
Divers are working to dismantle the wreck of the former Manly ferry before it can be removed from Sydney Harbour.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 12:19:59 +1000
‘Sick of overdevelopment’: Backlash over plans to build 6300 homes in one Sydney suburb
Canterbury Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour says his council has been forced to accommodate more homes than affluent areas such as Mosman and the northern beaches.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 06:00:00 +1000
Mickleham quarantine capacity doubles just as isolation rules end for unvaccinated travellers
In the lead-up to Victoria ending its requirement for international travellers to isolate, the purpose-built COVID-19 quarantine facility in Mickleham doubled its capacity with an extra 500 beds.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 05:01:00 +1000
Deves endorsement shows PM is willing to risk progressive seats
After Scott Morrison’s endorsement of Katherine Deves, it seems Scott Morrison is calculating on a new political future for the Liberal Party.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
‘Bureaucratic nightmare’: NDIS putting lives at risk, say advocacy groups
The agency running the NDIS has been criticised for wasting money and in many cases failing to meet the needs of clients.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Northcote golfers can stay on course under MP’s ‘circuit-breaker’ plan
More public space would be made available and the golf course would get smaller, but keep it’s nine-hole format, if the council accepts the state government’s compromise proposal.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Solomon Islands China base ‘disturbing’, says family of WWII hero
The Japanese would broadcast on her frequency, “We are coming to get you, Ruby.”

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
The city is revived, but there’s cause for caution on the road ahead
The concern is that all our hard work and sacrifice could be so readily undone over the approaching and threatening winter.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 05:00:00 +1000
Dental waiting lists hit 100,000 with 15-month delay for appointment
Dentists warn lockdowns have exacerbated delays and forced huge numbers of patients to wait years to have tooth decay, gum disease, broken fillings and cavities treated.



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