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Sun, 17 Jan 2021 21:00:00 +1100
Airborne pests conspicuously absent in the time of plague
A not entirely fruitless endeavour.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 20:20:07 +1100
Coronavirus updates LIVE: NSW records six new local COVID-19 cases as Australian Open players forced into lockdown after more positive tests
Dozens of Australian Open players will be forced to quarantine for 14 days – without training – after new tournament arrivals tested positive for COVID-19.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:29:00 +1100
Law reform needed to allow deaf and blind people on juries
People who are vision or hearing impaired have served on juries in NZ, the UK and the US, but they still aren't allowed on a jury in Victoria.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:23:53 +1100
'Why couldn't it be me?': Mother wants death of two boys to prevent other drivers making bad decisions
Shayleen Frail has recounted the fatal moments a car mounted the curb in Wellington and struck and killed her sons Sheldon, 6, and Shane, 7.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 19:04:30 +1100
Not so rare meteor streaks Sydney skyline
Residents from across Sydney took to social media on Saturday night to report sightings of the meteor, the last one of note since July.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 18:34:34 +1100
Daughter charged with murder after her father stabbed to death in Maitland
Maddison Hickson, 23, is behind bars after her father Michael John Carroll died at a home near Maitland on Saturday.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 18:13:07 +1100
Perth train fares to be capped at $4.90 under a re-elected Mark McGowan
Under the plan, the maximum price a passenger would pay for a standard trip would be $4.90, or $4.40 if using the standard Smartrider, and $3.90 for the Smartrider auto-reload.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:41:00 +1100
Clear messaging must be part of COVID-19 vaccine strategy
The public must be kept informed if a mass immunisation program, due to start in a month, is to succeed.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:30:00 +1100
Push for wider roll-out of 15-minute coronavirus tests
Several health experts are urging the Victorian government to embrace rapid antigen testing for coronavirus, arguing that the technology is cheap, improving in accuracy, and could help keep borders open and strengthen hotel quarantine.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 16:27:10 +1100
'Critical situation' as firefighters try to bring 'suspicious' bushfire in Oakford under control
The blaze started just before 11.15am on Saturday near Modong Nature Reserve and as of 12.47pm it had jumped Thomas Road, burning in the rear of at least three properties of Cumming Road. 

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 15:24:34 +1100
Fears for man missing after swim in Brisbane River
A land, air and water search is underway for New Zealander Tane Huffman, who failed to return from his swim on Saturday.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:45:00 +1100
Recovery operation for dead man wedged under rock in Colo River
Police have been told the man, believed to be aged 41, was with five other men on separate inflatable lilos when he became wedged on a large submerged rock about 1pm.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:04:13 +1100
Cyclone Kimi expected to strengthen and pummel coast from Monday
Severe thunderstorms could lash parts of the south-east on Sunday afternoon and evening.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:57:36 +1100
More couples seeking relationship help after COVID-19 lockdowns
Remote learning, working from home and general isolation exposed vulnerabilities in relationships as services report more couples seeking separation advice as pandemic drags on.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:55:22 +1100
Border feud heats up as Victorians stranded in Brisbane start to return home
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian voiced frustration with Victoria's travel restrictions on Sunday, saying that the NSW-Victorian border should have reopened "quite a while back".

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 13:29:38 +1100
Joe the pigeon might give us happy ending we all need
We should be wary about casting aside creatures that have survived against the odds.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 11:48:31 +1100
Hospital worker among six new local COVID-19 cases in Sydney
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said testing rates in NSW must increase before restrictions can be eased.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:10:00 +1100
Farewell @RealDonaldTrump, we knew you far too well
The world had never devoted so much time to the stream of consciousness of a non-Kardashian.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:05:00 +1100
Doing your job well is great, but do you really need a medal with that?
"Ordinary Australians", the same ones that our politicians love to wax lyrical about, are often left empty-handed on Australia Day.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:05:00 +1100
Trump was a false prophet to the working class
Parnell Palme McGuiness believes that Trump and his unprincipled popularism represent the working class in America.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:01:00 +1100
Not out of the woods yet: Increasing bushfire risk despite wet start to summer
NSW and Victoria are still facing increasing bushfire risks this summer due to the growing likelihood of severe grass fires, despite recent wet weather and the vast amount of fuel burnt out by the Black Summer blazes a year ago.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:01:00 +1100
Superquiz and Target Time, Sunday, January 17
Trivia and word buffs: test your knowledge with today's superquiz and Target.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Sporting stadiums and car parks could become mass vaccination hubs
Leading medical groups are weighing up ideas to vaccinate millions of Australians by the middle of the year.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +1100
'Too angry, too political, too commercial': social media at tipping point
More regulation is coming for social media, but users are pushing the real agenda. Media savvy friends are becoming reluctant users of platforms and taking them off their phones.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +1100
'Busiest on record': Holiday parks boom as travellers stick close to home
Travel restrictions and border closures have encouraged holidaymakers to stay close to home.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +1100
'My future and my life are there': International students speak of life in limbo
Separated from their partners, studies and new lives in Australia, students from four countries tell of their fears as they beg for certainty on when they could return.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +1100
'If it all goes wrong, I'd rather be on the water': COVID-19 sparks boating boom
NSW Maritime figures show a 40 per cent rise in secondhand boats and a 26 per cent rise in new boat registrations during the pandemic.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +1100
The 'Kardashian' academics on social media who are influencing school policy
Named after influencer Kim Kardashian, the index was developed to measure the discrepancy between a scientist's social media profile and their publication record. A high index increased the likelihood that they were famous for being famous.

Sun, 17 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +1100
Overseas students dump Australia for Canada and COVID-ravaged Britain
University vice-chancellors and education agents say students in India, Nepal and China are pursuing alternative countries because they would rather risk COVID-19 than study online.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 23:55:00 +1100
Riots, conspiracy theories and digital cowboys: welcome to 2021
2021 is shaping up to be a challenge for Victoria's opposition, while social media platforms may face a reckoning.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 23:30:00 +1100
Not out of the woods yet: Increased fires risk despite wet start to summer
Victoria and NSW are still facing increasing bushfire risks this summer due to the growing likelihood of severe grass fires, despite recent wet weather and the vast amount of fuel burnt out by the Black Summer blazes a year ago.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 22:59:28 +1100
Father released without charge after fatal Glen Waverley house fire
The bodies of Kaoru Okano and her three young daughters, aged 3, 5 and 8, were found huddled together in an en suite after fire ravaged a townhouse.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 21:00:00 +1100
Authorities 'hopeful' virus cluster contained, Victoria eases travel
Victoria has eased conditions for people travelling back from the Greater Brisbane area as Queensland authorities say they are now "hopeful" the hotel cluster has been contained.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 19:48:06 +1100
Toowoon Bay Holiday Park
Holidaymakers have stayed close to home this summer break as ongoing travel restrictions and border closures boost travel to regional NSW.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 19:33:00 +1100
'A complex picture': Aussies drinking up at home even as pub restrictions ease
Easing restrictions around pubs and restaurants did not quench Australians' thirst for takeaway booze.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 19:30:00 +1100
Suspected murder-suicide highlights the struggle for mental help support
After a tragic suspected murder-suicide which left a Melbourne mother and three young children dead this week, experts have warned of a lack of support for those at risk of such crimes, and a misguided 'optimism' that such a thing could never happen.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 19:30:00 +1100
Health watchdog probes thermometers amid inaccuracy concerns
In the past 10 months, the Therapeutic Goods Administration has received 44 complaints about the thermometers which often greet people at the entrance of shops, businesses, schools and childcare centres.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:43:22 +1100
'There will be a significant shift': Travel nightmares to end as Andrews relents on borders
Victoria has lifted travel blocks on Brisbane and will soon reopen to most of Sydney after days of criticism that the travel guidelines were unnecessarily harsh.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:24:03 +1100
Gallery: The best photos from around the world
The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 17:42:40 +1100
'Heartbreaking' losses push border town tourism businesses to brink
Businesses owners, industry and politicians are warning tourism businesses in border towns will sink under the weight of two summer wipeouts in a row.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 17:27:52 +1100
Two weeks out of jail, Radwan Dakkak allegedly accessed 'material that supported beheadings'
Radwan Dakkak was jailed for 18 months for knowingly associating with a member of a terrorist organisation.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:30:00 +1100
Private obstetricians note spike in births among cashed-up couples
While economists and demographers forecast an overall drop in Australia's birth rate due to the pandemic, an unexpected trend is emerging.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +1100
Best of the Week: What to see and do from January 17-January 23
From castanets and panpipes for the kids to immersive art, we have your week in Sydney covered.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:48:35 +1100
Storms roll across south-east as state braces for potential cyclone
Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to south-east Queensland on Saturday afternoon, but the weather bureau has warned of a possible cyclone next week.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 15:37:24 +1100
As it happened: Federal government to charter 20 flights to bring Australians home; Tennis players face 14-day quarantine after positive tests; Global death toll hits 2 million
Global COVID-19 death toll hits two million as Victorian anger grows over border restrictions while tennis players enter the state. NSW considers vaccine phone 'ticks'.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 14:51:38 +1100
Stranded Australians get 20 new repatriation flights after Emirates pulls out of Australia
The announcement follows the national cabinet's decision to significantly reduce the cap on international arrivals via commercial flights by 50 per cent until mid-February, following concerns that the hotel quarantine system will be challenged by the...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 11:56:11 +1100
Push for higher COVID testing rates across NSW as state records one new local case
NSW recorded one new locally acquired case on Saturday, as the Victorian Premier flagged possible changes to the NSW border restrictions on Sunday.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 11:13:32 +1100
Dozens spared another quarantine as authorities clear cluster concerns
About 30 people will be released from hotel quarantine by 6pm Saturday, as authorities get a greater understanding of the current virus cluster.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 10:33:48 +1100
Queensland red zone downgraded as entire Australian Open flight in lockdown after two COVID positive tests
Victorians stranded in Queensland will soon be able to return home. The southern state recorded no new locally acquired cases and three new cases among international travellers in hotel quarantine in the past day.

Sat, 16 Jan 2021 10:17:49 +1100
Perth's newest attraction on track for January opening
The Matagaraup bridge climb will open to the public on January 26 with day-time, evening and moonlight walks all on the cards.



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