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Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:48:40 +1000
‘Devastated’ Baird’s evidence builds case against Berejiklian
Her former mentor has helped put another brick in the wall of ICAC’s case against Gladys Berejiklian.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:43:50 +1000
Climate change needs to be tackled like COVID-19, says Blackrock boss
The chief executive of the world’s largest asset manager has outlined the strengths and weaknesses of relying on capitalism to solve global crises.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:40:31 +1000
‘Violent, extremist ideology’: Man charged over racist, anti-Semitic posters in Perth’s north
A Balcatta man police fear harbours a “violent, extremist ideology” faces serious charges over posters depicting vile racist and anti-Semitic imagery placed around Perth’s northern suburbs.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:30:00 +1000
One in five CBD shops vacant, but some are seizing opportunity
Empty shops in the Melbourne CBD present a challenge for the city council and opportunities for some bold traders. 

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:22:20 +1000
Tent zipper clue: Police hold ‘grave concerns’ for Cleo’s safety
The position of the zipper on the tent Cleo disappeared from was too high for the young girl to reach, leading police to hold “grave concerns” for her safety.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:22:20 +1000
COVID-19 booster shots to be available six months after second dose
Australia’s booster program is expected to start in November with aged care residents and frontline health workers who were first in line earlier this year.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:12:04 +1000
Children among first to find ‘unrecognisable’ mother’s body in street
Gold Coast mother-of-three Kym Cobby, 51, was beaten and strangled in the street near her home in 2017.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:11:55 +1000
Australia news LIVE: Nation hits 70 per cent COVID vaccination milestone; Victoria records 1841 new local cases, 12 deaths; NSW records 283 new cases, seven deaths
Melbourne bar and restaurant owners have been left angry after a last-minute reopening clarification from the Victorian government, former NSW premier Mike Baird is due to appear at the ICAC inquiry into Gladys Berejiklian and the mother of a missing...

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:57:23 +1000
Change in COVID rules during interstate drive will see Snowden trackside for Cox Plate
Peter Snowden went from the prospect of five days of COVID isolation to being trackside at Saturday’s Cox Plate as he drove from Sydney to Melbourne on Wednesday.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:49:30 +1000
Major shake-up of rules on the table for Australian crypto players
The federal government could take a package of reforms of Australia’s booming cryptocurrency industry to the next election.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:47:05 +1000
Pig’s kidney attached to human patient in scientific breakthrough
It is hoped the major advance could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:44:37 +1000
Heard immunity: No-vax Novak saying nothing
Australia still treats COVID-19 as an emergency. This attracts criticism here and scorn around the world, but it’s saved thousands of lives. The world’s No.1 tennis player is likely to find that the Australian Open is shut to him.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:43:45 +1000
‘Of course it’s taken a toll’: Matildas soldiering on amid controversy, says FA boss
Ongoing allegations of cultural problems within the Matildas set-up are taking their toll on players ahead of Saturday night’s clash with Brazil, says James Johnson.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:40:00 +1000
‘I don’t know how it got into my system’: Jennings maintains innocence in drugs saga
Michael Jennings has vowed to return to the NRL once his reduced three-year ban is over, maintaining his innocence in the drugs saga that destroyed his career.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:38:07 +1000
Tigers and Blues to open season, Dees want to start with grand final rematch
Melbourne have asked the AFL for their grand final rematch against the Western Bulldogs to be played on the Friday night of round one.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:36:19 +1000
Barnaby Joyce rejects renewables job forecasts as Nationals decide net zero target
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says the Nationals party room will decide Australia’s 2050 emissions target, but the Prime Minister insists his cabinet will make the call.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:33:46 +1000
Ashes retirement shock: Pattinson hangs up baggy green
The speedster has been plagued by stress fractures in his back throughout his career, but a minor knee injury has been the final straw.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:30:00 +1000
Maybe it’s time to stop caring if Sex and the City is un-feminist
The woman behind the hit TV show has slammed it for its fairytale ending. Is she misreading the meaning of coupling off?

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:18:29 +1000
Show won’t go on: Insurance hikes threaten show rides and amusement parks
An insurance crisis crippling Australia’s amusement and leisure industry could spell the end for iconic city and country agricultural shows.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:16:54 +1000
China bans Brisbane beef processor over ‘tainted’ meat
China has suspended Australian Country Choice’s export licence after the company failed a random test for tainted meat.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:12:11 +1000
Salim Hamze, 18, was on ‘wrong path’ before dying in gangland shooting: lawyer
Salim Hamze and his father Toufik Hamze died in a shooting in Guildford on Wednesday morning seemingly linked to violent tensions between rival crime families.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:07:09 +1000
Porter escapes committee examination of whether blind trust broke Parliament’s rules
The federal government voted against Speaker Tony Smith’s recommendation that a committee examine Christian Porter’s use of a blind trust to pay legal fees.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:05:02 +1000
Prominent cosmetic surgeon’s legal action to stop ABC’s 4 Corners program
Daniel Lanzer has taken action in the Federal Court to prevent the ABC’s 4 Corners from broadcasting a program on him next Monday.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:02:17 +1000
Underpayments bill balloons to record $148 million last year
The figure is five times the amount recovered by the federal wages watchdog just three years earlier and points to widespread pay problems.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +1000
Illustrating Law provides the spark during slow burn for Ryan
Blake Ryan has had to be patient while laying the foundations of his training career for the past eight months.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +1000
Race-by-race preview and tips for Hawkesbury on Thursday
Everything you need to know to pick a winner on an eight-race card.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 17:00:00 +1000
A sparkling program and a new home for the ACO
Richard Tognetti is clearly thrilled to be unveiling a full program of music for 2022.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:59:49 +1000
Jacinda Ardern’s climate summit problem is the opposite of Scott Morrison’s
Why is Ardern, who called climate change the nuclear-free issue of her generation, not making the trip to Glasgow?

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:57:53 +1000
‘It’s just messy’: Bogut concerned about Simmons’ ugly Sixers stand-off
Andrew Bogut wants Ben Simmons to shun his minders and take responsibility for his decisions after he was suspended by the Philadelphia 76ers for not joining in a training drill on Wednesday.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:37:47 +1000
Former premier Mike Baird tells ICAC relationship should have been disclosed
Former NSW premier Mike Baird has told a corruption inquiry he was “incredulous” to learn Gladys Berejiklian had a five-year secret relationship with disgraced former MP Daryl Maguire.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:37:03 +1000
‘Doesn’t matter whether you are No.1 in the world’: No Australian Open for unvaccinated tennis players
Nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic must be double vaccinated if he wants a shot at a 10th title in 2022, with Immigration Minister Alex Hawke confirming there will not be a special exemption for tennis players.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:33:11 +1000
Cold stone and colder hearts in this brutal epic
At the age of 83 Ridley Scott still has enough energy and clout to deliver a two-and-a-half hour medieval epic.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:32:08 +1000
65 trains put election promise on track but NGR fixes slow to roll
In a $7 billion investment, the Premier announces “largest investment in train manufacturing in Queensland”.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:31:31 +1000
Marta Dusseldorp moves into TV production, reveals first series
The Janet King and A Place To Call Home star has helped create an eight-part crime-thriller series called Bay Of Fires.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:30:50 +1000
Government, Sydney Airport to lure back airlines with $120m ‘war chest’
Sydney Airport will match the $60 million NSW aviation attraction fund dollar-for-dollar, linking arms with the state government as it seeks to entice international airlines back to Australian soil.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:30:42 +1000
Why the NRL shouldn’t bother calling Nathan Cleary next season
Despite a public apology, the premiers are furious about the treatment of their captain.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:11:12 +1000
Extremist sought global headlines in jailhouse terror attack, court told
After attacking a fellow inmate with garden shears at a Melbourne prison, Islamic State ‘soldier’ Momena Shoma could have her 42-year jail term extended.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 16:07:54 +1000
Warwick Farm trainer and staff to face stewards over alleged horse cruelty
Warwick Farm trainer Bjorn Baker and his staff will answer Racing NSW charges relating to alleged acts of animal cruelty.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:56:59 +1000
Sam Burgess won’t be charged over claims of domestic violence by ex-wife
Police will take no action against the former South Sydney star after Phoebe Burgess accused him of domestic violence and drug abuse.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:55:35 +1000
Denis Pagan to pull pin on Cup dream as Tralee Rose wins Geelong Cup
A disappointed Denis Pagan says he won’t press on to the Melbourne Cup with Johnny Get Angry after his Derby winner failed to perform in the Geelong Cup.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:54:50 +1000
Rio Tinto pledges $10 billion to halve emissions by 2030
Australia’s biggest iron ore miner has dramatically escalated its push to slash greenhouse gas emissions across its global operations.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:36:50 +1000
One in 10 COVID cases are now double-jabbed, but most aren’t going to hospital
Despite rising vaccination coverage among cases and the general population, the vast majority of hospitalised cases have received no effective vaccine dose. Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant has urged people who had been vaccinated to remember they co...

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:35:10 +1000
COVID-19 vaccines mandated for 1 million West Australians
The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated for a swathe of occupations, including workers at supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, post offices and hardware stores. The mandate even covers funeral directors.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:10:32 +1000
Berejiklian inquiry day three as it happened: Mike Baird tells ICAC former NSW premier should have disclosed relationship with Daryl Maguire
The ICAC’s public hearing starts at 10am on Wednesday. The corruption watchdog will hear today from former NSW Premier Mike Baird and his former chief of strategy, Nigel Blunden.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:08:19 +1000
Origin Energy faces climate push as investors dial up the heat
More than 40 per cent of Origin’s shareholders backed an activist resolution for the company to align its spending strategy with stronger goals to stop global warming.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:06:50 +1000
Behind enemy lines: Thompson has Invitation rivals right under his nose
The Randwick trainer has been asked to house the favourite for the $2 million race and another one of his runner’s main rivals due to COVID restrictions.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:06:03 +1000
Labor’s Kristina Keneally met with head of United Front group
Labor’s home affairs spokeswoman said she didn’t know the man was the head of a peak Chinese propaganda body when she met with him.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:01:31 +1000
Cue the fireworks: The casino sector nears its day of reckoning
The clock is ticking for Crown Resorts, as the Victorian state government mulls over the findings of the royal commission. Meanwhile, Star Entertainment’s management can expect a serious public grilling next year.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +1000
A welcome return to the dimension of imagination
Horror auteur Jordan Peele is a fitting successor to Rod Serling, the original master of The Twilight Zone.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +1000
Daniel MacPherson lands in a universe very different to Ramsay Street
With a major role in Apple’s sci-fi epic Foundation under his belt, the 41-year-old who at 17 was plucked from obscurity on a beach in Melbourne, is plotting his next big move.



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