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Australia news live update: Covid restrictions for greater Sydney as medical chief says ‘missing link’ in NSW cases still unknown
Live / Australia news live update: Covid restrictions for greater Sydney as medical chief says ‘missing link’ in NSW cases still unknown
Mask wearing mandatory for all indoor public venues, including public transport. Follow latest updates
'Morally indefensible' / Pressure mounts on Australia to support Covid vaccine intellectual property waiver for developing nations
‘Rejected and betrayed’ / Australians stranded in India speak of heartbreak
'Equivalent of a small plane crash' / Falling Chinese rocket to crash somewhere in Pacific Ocean on weekend
Brittany Higgins / Linda Reynolds ‘deeply sorry’ former staffer did not feel supported after alleged sexual assault
India flight ban / Scott Morrison says repatriations won’t resume before 15 May but medevacs possible
News extra
Millions to be spent weaning holiday towns off international tourism
New Zealand / Millions to be spent weaning holiday towns off international tourism
Tourism minister says overcrowded sites such as Milford Sound-Piopiotahi ‘cannot return to its pre-Covid state’
Coronavirus
US declares support for patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccines
'A global health crisis' / US declares support for patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccines
Waiver yet to be approved by World Trade Organisation but Biden administration’s position will have strong influence on decision
Full Story podcast
Full Story / Is buying a home in Australia only for the wealthy?
Is buying a home in Australia only for the wealthy?
Sport
Chelsea 2-0 Real Madrid (3-1 on agg) / Brilliant Blues set up all-English final
Brilliant Blues set up all-English final
Sydney / NRL and AFL clubs caught up in Covid-19 scare as players and staff sent for testing
Reds should beat Brumbies – unless they drop the ball
Bret Harris
Culture
Tara June Winch / I’m homesick for Australia but it isn’t mine any more. It’s an unwell country in crisis
I’m homesick for Australia but it isn’t mine any more. It’s an unwell country in crisis
The Truth About Her by Jacqueline Maley / A timely novel about ethics, journalism and motherhood
‘This feels like a first record’ / Julia Stone on working with St Vincent and changing her sound
Opinion
Here are Australia’s newly developed forms of government compassion using algorithmically targeted empathybots!
First Dog on the Moon
Here are Australia’s newly developed forms of government compassion using algorithmically targeted empathybots!
Australia’s Indian doctors ask: Could I have made a difference?
Ranjana Srivastava
My mum’s knack for making clothes stitches us together
Kate Thomas
Lifestyle
How I wrote myself into a real-life romcom – that became a survivalist thriller
How I wrote myself into a real-life romcom – that became a survivalist thriller
Small dogs / why are tiny hounds more aggressive than big ones?
Technology
Facebook / Ruling on Trump renews criticism of oversight board
Ruling on Trump renews criticism of oversight board
Science
‘Quite spectacular’ / Archaeologists uncover oldest human burial in Africa
Archaeologists uncover oldest human burial in Africa
Environment
Great Barrier Reef / Great Barrier Reef Foundation still well short of fundraising target, auditor general finds
Great Barrier Reef Foundation still well short of fundraising target, auditor general finds
Queensland / Giant wood moth: ‘very heavy’ insect rarely seen by humans spotted at Australian school
Video
Japanese town spends Covid funds on 13-metre squid statue – video
Japanese town spends Covid funds on 13-metre squid statue – video
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