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Sat, 20 Feb 2021 17:13:32 +1100
NZ quarantine-free travel into Australia to resume
Quarantine-free travel for New Zealanders entering Australia will resume from midnight. It follows the travel bubble being suspended in late January amid fears of a highly contagious strain of coronavirus emerging across...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 10:31:19 +1100
PM 'upset' to learn of second rape claim against man accused by Brittany Higgins
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is "upset" to read reports that a second woman was allegedly raped by the same man accused of sexually assaulting former Liberals staffer Brittany Higgins. ...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 18:37:06 +1100
Live: Naomi Osaka wins first set against Jennifer Brady in Australian Open final
Naomi Osaka takes the opening set 6-4 against Jennifer Brady in the women's decider. Follow all the updates from Rod Laver Arena at Melbourne Park in our live blog.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 04:51:33 +1100
How each state and territory is planning to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine
While the Federal Government will be overseeing some aspects of the coronavirus vaccine rollout, state and territory governments will be in charge of the majority of jabs. Here's what they have planned. ...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 06:11:13 +1100
'Disgusted by my friends': Why some are leaving Facebook as it seeks to lower political tensions
Last week, Facebook started a trial in Canada, Brazil, and Indonesia to reduce the amount political content some users are seeing.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:27:39 +1100
'She deserves better': Truganini memorial defaced with image of Captain Cook
It is an indication of the "underlying racism in this country" that a monument to famous Tasmanian Indigenous woman Truganini has been vandalised with an image of English explorer Captain James Cook, an Aboriginal commun...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:31:23 +1100
Record-setting cold weather and COVID-19 a 'dual-trauma event' for Texas
Doctors in in the US state of Texas, say they have never experienced a more harrowing week than this, with one explaining the fallout from record-setting cold weather "has completely rocked us in our ERs — and in our o...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:09:15 +1100
Prince Harry and Meghan's life after breaking away from the royal family
Media and business deals, lawsuit wins and another baby on the way. Prince Harry and Meghan show no signs of slowing down after breaking away from the royal family.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 19:17:15 +1100
Sydney students' allegations of sexual assault 'extremely concerning'
A petition calling for a bigger focus on consent in sex education has seen hundreds of former female students share their experiences of being sexually assaulted. The NSW Minister for Women says: "If young women are sayi...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:19:27 +1100
Protesters chant 'my body, my choice' days before COVID jab rollout
Several thousand people join anti-vaccination protests across Australia just days out from the country administering its first coronavirus jabs.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 06:19:57 +1100
Rodney's skin had burnt into his uniform. A nurse rushing to help him was stopped
Residents in this part of Australia say it's "like two different countries and one doesn't talk to the other very well".

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 11:41:14 +1100
Woman charged with murder after alleged stabbing in Cairns
Police charge a 21-year-old woman with murder following the death of a 25-year-old man at a unit complex in Cairns in Far North Queensland.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 07:00:59 +1100
When my son heard the word 'rape' on the news, I stumbled for an answer
Last week the Tokyo Olympics chief resigned after saying that women talk too much. But he's wrong. A woman's silence is a dependable thing. And men depend on it most, writes Virginia Trioli.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 04:51:33 +1100
COVID-19 vaccine news has been moving at warp speed — and there are still many unknowns
The announcements about Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout have been travelling at warp speed this week and although there are now some guarantees, there are still many unknowns.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 10:58:20 +1100
With no mentions of Trump, Biden declares the US is 'back' on the world stage. But which America?
The US President uses his first major foreign policy speech to declare "America is back", without mentioning Donald Trump's name once. But, Stan Grant asks, do we want America back?

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 08:46:21 +1100
NASA's Perseverance sends back long-awaited new photos from surface of Mars
The US space agency releases three colour images from some of the 19 cameras helping with seven scientific investigations into whether life existed on the Red Planet.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:00:46 +1100
The extraordinary thing about the Brittany Higgins story? How many people knew something happened
Brittany Higgins's harrowing personal story has sparked conversations about an appalling workplace culture for women in Parliament House. But it also raises more basic questions of the culture of accountability in politi...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:47:05 +1100
Drink driver allegedly caught doing burnouts directly above police station
A man from Adelaide's northern suburbs is set to face court in the wake of officers hearing a vehicle doing burnouts in a carpark above their police station.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:04:35 +1100
Man in custody after 'incident' that left one dead, three injured at north Canberra home
A man is arrested and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, after an incident at a Canberra home this morning left another man dead and two others seriously injured.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 13:42:31 +1100
Zak Kirkup dismisses 'entirely' WA voter poll pointing to Liberal wipeout
WA Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup says he rejects the findings of the latest pre-election Newspoll, which would see the Liberal Party reduced to just two seats in Parliament's Lower House if they were replicated across ele...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 11:05:51 +1100
The push to get bush food into 'everyone's pantry'
More native bush products could turn up on shelves as Indigenous groups develop new businesses that champion native plants and bush food, in conjunction with the University of Queensland.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 06:22:41 +1100
Who is Melanie? The woman locked away for 20 years
The disability royal commission hears evidence from Melanie, a First Nations woman who has been locked away from the community for 20 years.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:54:25 +1100
Kim Kardashian files for divorce from Kanye West
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's divorce will bring an end one of the world's most recognisable couples in the entertainment industry, followed by hundreds of millions on social media and known for numerous political and ...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:07:54 +1100
'Quicker' Super Rugby AU off to good start as rule changes play their role
Super Rugby AU's rapid rule changes have played right into the hands of the Queensland Reds in their record-breaking Super Rugby victory over New South Wales Waratahs, writes Simon Smale.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 08:19:59 +1100
Delayed N95 mask fit-testing at Victoria's quarantine hotels 'rings alarm bells'
Properly fitted N95 masks are still not being rolled out to all Victorian hotel quarantine workers, 10 days after the state government pledged to do so following the COVID-19 outbreak at the Melbourne Airport Holiday Inn...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 17:31:56 +1100
Carlton hold on as fast-finishing Tigers fall five points short in Round 4 clash
The Blues repel an onslaught of pressure late in the fourth quarter to win by five-points 8.3 (51) to 7.4 (46) at Princes Park.

Sat, 20 Feb 2021 07:34:13 +1100
Meet Elizabeth Ann, the genetic copy of a ferret that died more than 30 years ago
US scientists successfully clone an endangered black-footed ferret using frozen cells from a long-dead wild animal, the first time any native endangered species has been cloned in the United States. ...



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