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Sun, 25 Apr 2021 18:51:10 +1000The Age photos of the week, April 25, 2021
The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 18:39:03 +100023 COVID-19 cases from India detected in Qld hotel quarantine this year
One of those cases was among two new COVID-19 infections reported in Queensland on Sunday.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 18:38:24 +1000‘Forgotten residents’ fume over Inland Rail environmental impact snub
The angry residents are demanding to know why an environmental impact study has been ruled out for the Beaudesert-Acacia Ridge leg of the $15b project.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 18:05:34 +1000As it happened: No new cases for Perth as McGowan challenges Commonwealth
Confusing messaging on who stay-at-home orders apply to in WA has been rectified as Premier Mark McGowan comes under attack and the AFL gives next Sunday’s the green light, for now.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:41:54 +1000Anzac Day 2021
Anzac Day is one of Australia’s most important national occasions.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:17:41 +1000Crowds return for Anzac Day service, but some diggers locked out by fence
Jay and Alex both served in East Timor and Iraq, but only one was able to get tickets to the Anzac Day dawn service. They stood separately but together, on either side of a wire fence erected around the event.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:05:11 +1000ANZAC Day Dawn Service Melbourne
A crowd capped at 1400 people attended the ceremony at Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance after the event was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 16:39:14 +1000No new cases of COVID-19 for Perth on Anzac Day as WA Premier flags further lockdown measures
WA Premier Mark McGowan said some measures of the three-day lockdown would continue beyond Monday but said it was too early to tell what they would be.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 16:29:00 +1000Cash for nappies and the push to expand rebates for sanitary products
Nappies are becoming one of the most significant waste streams in household bins, and a growing number of councils are offering rebates for those who switch to cloth alternatives.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:16:32 +1000Anzac Day: Queensland Governor pays tribute to RAAF in its 100th year
Paul de Jersey also urged Australians to think about troops returning from Australia’s longest war, Afghanistan, while crowds turn out to cheer our servicemen and women.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 15:12:05 +1000Man pulls knife on WA police officers after mask request outside Nollamara supermarket
A 55-year-old man has been charged after police said he threatened them with a knife after refusing an order to wear a mask outside a northern suburbs supermarket on Saturday.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 14:22:10 +1000‘Misogynists, egotistical bullies’ revealed in aviation firefighting review
Some staff in the state government’s aviation firefighting agencies have been accused of running a boys’ club and intimidating pilots to carry out unsafe tasks, with whistleblowers disappointed no action has been taken against perpetrators.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 14:15:38 +1000School leaders encouraged to speak up for LGBTIQ+ students
In the face of a discrimination incident, the leaders at Natalie’s high school rallied on behalf of queer students. It changed Natalie’s high school experience.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 14:13:43 +1000The COVID-19 horse has bolted but no one is owning up to who left the gate open
Regional travel confusion from mixed messaging means the virus may have already spread out to regional parts of WA after a new community case in the city on Saturday.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 14:07:32 +1000‘For goodness’ sake, go’: spirit lives on in Anzac Day march
Crocheted or knitted blankets are positioned and wheelchair escorts in place. This is the spirit of the 4002 marchers who filled Elizabeth Street on a rather chilly morning on Sunday.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 13:49:30 +1000‘No demand’: Urban designer rejects push to convert empty offices into apartments
Inner Melbourne’s glut of empty offices and apartments could instead be used to revive the city’s ailing creative sector, which has been forced out of the CBD over the past 20 years.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 13:41:14 +1000Curriculum review a chance to transform education
Reviewing what is taught in Australian schools creates the opportunity to shape a world-leading national school curriculum.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 12:52:01 +1000‘I turned my scars into strength’: Victoria gets LGBTI homelessness support
Elvis Martin would have been spared months of pain if he had been supported by appropriate services when he was disowned by his family at 17 for being gay.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:30:00 +1000Finding rich pages of history in the camps of last hope
The political debate in Australia has placed little or no value on the memories and stories of refugees.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:23:17 +1000Disgraced Peter Handcock deserves no war memorial honour
Lieutenant Peter Handcock is a convicted war criminal who murdered without mercy and his name does not belong on any war memorial honour roll.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 10:04:37 +1000Backdated stay at home order issued for Perth and Peel travellers in regional WA
The WA government issued an official direction at 8.58pm on Saturday night backdating stay at home orders to April 17 for people who had left the Perth or Peel regions to other parts of the state.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 09:20:15 +1000Cyclist killed after colliding with stationary car on Mt Nebo
The woman driving the car saw the 31-year-old cyclist lose control of his bike before he collided with her vehicle, police say.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 09:17:33 +1000The first line of defence helping veterans get their life back
After devoting three decades to military service, David struggled to settle back into civilian life. Then, a powerful bond with an unlikely comrade changed his life.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 08:59:19 +1000Sydney dawn service returns to normal after COVID forced absence
What a difference a year makes. The public was back, allowed to sing and there was an impromptu performance of the Haka.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 06:35:46 +1000‘Be proud of what you did’: The words that convinced this Anzac march leader to turn up
Fewer than 2000 people registered to march in the traditional Anzac Day parade from a capacity of 8000. Walk-ups are welcome for on-site registration.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 06:24:18 +1000Anzac Day in Sydney: trading hours, dawn services and what’s open
The official Anzac Day Dawn Service in Sydney’s CBD on Sunday has been booked out but thousands will flock into the city to march down Elizabeth Street later.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 05:30:00 +1000It’s time to move on from Gallipoli
We have so much to be proud of in our military history, why dwell on Gallipoli?
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 05:30:00 +1000The lonely grave of an unremembered Anzac: we need to live up to ‘lest we forget’
Fred Weir’s life ended not at war but when he returned to Australia - at his own hand, like so many returned service men and women. We should resolve to broaden the ambit of remembrance.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +1000‘It’s your duty’: Plea for older Victorians to be vaccinated as Perth outbreak grows
A top Victorian official says the state is delivering only a fraction of the vaccines it was capable of.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +1000Land council sacks chief who tried to find out how $60 million mining payments were spent
Kimberley Land Council chief Brian Wilkinson sacked after coming into conflict with the region’s power brokers over the operations of a charitable trust.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +1000There can always be a second act
Recently I attended a graduation at Victoria Police Academy. It was interesting to cast an eye over the previous occupations of those who passed out that day.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 05:00:00 +1000‘My ancestors are with us’: The Yorta Yorta’s fight to restore a pocket of country
Is it possible to simultaneously protect a 160-year Anglo-Celtic history and the (at least) 65,000-year-old Aboriginal culture when the two clash?
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:58:35 +1000Target Time and Superquiz, Sunday, April 25
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:09:00 +1000What chance does a single mum have? Fierce competition driving up rents in regional Victoria
Renters in booming housing markets in regional Victoria are facing rising rent rises and stiff competition for tenancies.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:06:00 +1000How Jamie went ‘from Snapchat hello to rape in five days’
A mother is demanding changes to Victoria’s consent laws after her 17-year-old daughter was allegedly raped several times by a stranger she got to know just five days earlier on Snapchat.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:05:00 +1000Remembering grief and sacrifice at the heart of Anzac Day
One can only imagine the sheer grief of those gathered in the Domain on that first Anzac Day in 1916, after a year of fear, loss and uncertainty, with hundreds of thousands of Australians still fighting away from home.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:05:00 +1000‘I saw nobody for a long, long time’: Veterans and families mark COVID-safe Anzac Day
“That’s something you learn in the army,” WWII veteran Bill Craig said. “When it got dark in the jungle you can’t just go walking down Swanston Street.”
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:05:00 +1000How a ‘perfect storm’ of COVID-19, influencers and Airbnb created Byron Bay’s housing crisis
Byron Bay’s housing unaffordability crisis is “seriously fraying” the popular tourist town, says Byron Shire mayor Simon Richardson.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:05:00 +1000Housing boom pricing low-income locals out of regional cities
Home buyers and investors from Melbourne are contributing to soaring house prices, rising rents and gentrification in regional locations once considered affordable.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:04:00 +1000Breathtaking inaction on climate change will choke us all
Climate change is not a matter of “unscientific insistence on immutable certainty”.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:03:15 +1000Anyone who left Perth and Peel to other parts of WA from April 17 to act like they’re under city restrictions
People who left the Perth and Peel regions to any part of WA since April 17 should be isolating as if they are in Perth and wearing a mask when they go out.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:01:00 +1000Anzac Day commemorations turn local as communities look past COVID-19
Local cenotaphs and streets are set to be the venue of choice for many Sydneysiders, while pubs are gearing up for a big day of two-up and community gatherings.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:01:00 +1000Sophie had ‘gold standard’ births, but many women want to talk about birth trauma
A study into women’s birth experiences has attracted 4800 stories in just three weeks, as women flock to share stories of procedures “they didn’t want”.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:01:00 +1000Wilko of the inland, survivor at 100, to march on his own strong feet
John “Wilko” Wilkinson, survivor of World War II and a legendary cameleer of the inland deserts, will march on Anzac Day, aged 100.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +1000We remember them not to glorify war but to see the strength of our people
On this Anzac Day, we remind ourselves of the sacrifices, courage and selflessness which have helped make our country what it is today.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +1000‘I’ve escaped!’: Aussies use Kiwi bubble as back door to defy travel ban
Australians desperate to return to lives and loved ones overseas are using the New Zealand travel bubble to defy the outward travel ban, despite threats of hefty fines or even jail time.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +1000Revealed: First look at plans for Bondi’s ‘authentic’ Italian-style beach club
Two shipping containers for a storage area and kitchen/bar would be transformed into replicas of an old Italian coastal building.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +1000Oyster saloons, pub Thai and white wine in the sun: 190 years of Sydney dining
Presented with the chance to move to Sydney in 1994, Terry Durack and Jill Dupleix thought: “Why would you not do that?”
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +1000‘No student left behind’: phonics push for disadvantaged schools
Up to 100 Australian primary schools will get coaching in how to teach phonics in the early years, in an 18-month program set to start in term three.
Sun, 25 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +1000‘We had some fun in the trenches this morning’: Gallipoli love letters reveal lighter moments of war
Idris Charles Pike wrote from Gallipoli: “We had some fun in the trenches this morning.”