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Sun, 28 Feb 2021 21:00:00 +1100Mint condition sick sheep barely pass muster
After almost 70 years, the Phantom Piper of Haberfield is revealed.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 20:10:16 +1100AMA doctors say WA can’t cope with COVID outbreak, Health Minister dismisses report
Health Minister Roger Cook has dismissed a survey which found 63 per cent of Western Australian AMA doctors believed the state’s health system could not cope with a significant COVID-19 outbreak.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 20:00:00 +1100Australian university study hubs keep students engaged in China
Australian universities are relying on campuses in China to keep international students engaged at a time when local authorities are discouraging them from studying in Australia.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:30:00 +1100One hundred icons of queer history mapped to mark 40 years since law change
Icons of Victoria’s LGBTQI+ history include venues Mandate, Tasty and Val’s Coffee Lounge, a map of Melbourne beats and love letters exchanged between Melbourne men Ben Morris and Harry Bruin in 1919.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:30:00 +1100Talk to your child about sexual consent – because schools can’t manage this alone
The headmaster of Newington College, a boys’ boarding school, gives frank advice to parents on how to confront the crisis of teenage sexual abuse.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:30:00 +1100‘The Latham test’: Does One Nation have too much influence over NSW education?
Concerns that Mark Latham has disproportionate influence over education policy in NSW have prompted a stinging response from Education Minister Sarah Mitchell.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:30:00 +1100Crown under investigation for wage theft
Crown Resorts underpaid hundreds of workers across its venues, becoming the latest big company to admit breaching workplace laws.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:30:00 +1100Gay conversion practitioners be warned, the human rights watchdog has its eye on you
Victoria’s outgoing human rights commissioner has vowed to use the full range of new powers designed to tackle church groups and other organisations engaged in gay conversion practices.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:18:37 +1100Fire warning prompts $25 million transformation of Brisbane office tower
Brisbane’s Christie Centre, on the corner of Adelaide and Wharf streets, is about to have its faux sandstone exterior replaced by glass.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:00:00 +1100Indigenous Voice gives us the chance to work together
I want the Australian public to take pride in its relationships it already has with us, the people of the oldest and continuing world’s cultures.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:15:12 +1100NSW Police expand search for remains of Sydney fraudster Caddick after bones found
Officers and SES members have been scouring three locations on the NSW South Coast.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 18:06:59 +1100Phelps takes aim at Moore as mayoral race heats up
Mayoral hopeful Kerryn Phelps says broken promises and a lack of independence contributed to her falling out with City of Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 16:45:00 +1100Uber lifts safety game for Australian streets in world first
Uber Eats will help its riders stay injury-free by giving them access to a new set of technology and safety gear.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 16:09:42 +1100New apartment standards aim to boost quality of life, but prices tipped to rise too
Under standards outlined on Sunday, the Victorian government will mandate that new apartment blocks with more than 10 dwellings must have access to communal green space.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 15:57:48 +1100Labor’s Linda Scott to take on Clover Moore for Sydney lord mayor
In pointed comments about her rivals, Cr Scott said she was not running to “settle the scores of old”.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +1100Social media censorship promotes a mean view of humanity
Despite prevailing fears of the potential damage wrought by free speech, we aren’t all one edgy meme away from becoming Nazis.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 14:46:02 +1100We know what works in education. Let’s do it.
Until Australian school education commits to achieving the highest standards by acknowledging we still have much to learn, we are selling our students short.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 13:57:24 +1100Child’s play unearths tools for school success
Playworlds give preschoolers the tools they need to thrive academically later in life.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 13:25:46 +1100First AstraZeneca doses arrive as Australia hits 30,000 vaccinations
The arrival of 300,000 doses of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca vaccine is the next stage of vaccine availability in Australia.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 12:59:52 +1100Gender equality commissioner to oversee sexual harassment audit
Australia’s first Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner will ask the state’s 300 state employers to audit incidence of sexual harassment.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 12:59:35 +1100Man charged with attempted murder after Sydney CBD apartment glassing
Police were called to an apartment complex on Liverpool Street in response to reports of a domestic-related assault shortly before 6am.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 12:57:50 +1100Searches enter second day for missing men off WA coastline in separate incidents
Separate searches for men missing off Western Australia’s south coast have resumed for the second day.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 12:40:12 +1100PNG leader navigated country through independence
Controversy was never far away from the long-serving PNG leader.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 12:04:36 +1100Sydney man charged after dog bites police officer on the face
The man, 52, allegedly barricaded himself in a garage with the dog when police were called to a house at Georges Hall shortly before 1.30am.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:56:40 +1100The movement that gives older Australians a voice in aged care reform
A new lobby group of older Australians and their families is fighting for aged care reform to be an election issue.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 10:34:16 +1100Hunt defends vaccine disposal as Victoria records zero new cases of coronavirus
Federal Health Minister defends Victorian health worker who disposed of doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine last week, saying the worker ‘did everything right’.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 09:00:00 +1100‘It was just a life-saver’: Pregnant women who bonded online share baby joy in real life
Pregnant women who became part of a virtual support-village during lockdown are sharing their baby joy in real life.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:20:27 +1100Drive-by pool hall shooting leaves father dead, one in hospital
A drive-by shooting outside a pool hall in Melbourne’s outer west has left a father dead and another man seriously injured.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +1100Red Spice Road owners publish open letter about unpaid former staff
The letter by owners Andrew Cameron and his partner Vanessa Green, published days after The Sunday Age revealed the plight of the former workers, expresses an intention to make good on debts owed to suppliers and staff, one of who is owed more than $...
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +1100Top prosecutor calls for jail discounts for guilty pleas to slash massive court backlog
Jail terms would be cut by up to 30 per cent for an early guilty plea under a range of measures proposed by Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions to clear a pandemic-driven backlog of more than 150,000 court cases.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +1100Hairy times on a dog’s day afternoon
My dog is gentle, sweet-natured and, so far as I can tell, sees me as perfect. According to Christian belief, that’s how God sees me.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +1100Landmark report aims to ‘revolutionise’ lives of 4 million Australians living with disabilities
The report has been three years in the making and is one of the Victorian Office of the Public Advocate’s most significant pieces of work.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 05:00:00 +1100Faith leaders urged to spread word amid calls for churches to be used as vaccination hubs
Religious leaders are being urged to publicly support the coronavirus vaccine to dispel a groundswell of misinformation circulating among ethnic communities.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:15:00 +1100We all bear responsibility for changing dangerous sex culture
Men must shepherd in a more respectful and kinder era of relations between women and men, girls and boys.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:10:00 +1100Bike lane backlash needs to back-pedal
The plan for 100 kilometres of pop-up bicycle lanes in Melbourne has angered some, but it makes sense.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:10:00 +1100What curriculum says about consent isn’t necessarily what’s taught in classrooms
To teach consent, teachers need time and support.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:05:00 +1100For history and culture, Parra matters
Culturally, Parramatta’s history is a national asset, and economically, a tourism treasure.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +1100Cheering prohibited: Parents frustrated by inconsistent COVID-19 rules in schools
The president of the P&C Federation says parents are becoming frustrated with inconsistencies in the application of all kinds COVID-19 rules between schools.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +1100Parents at private boys’ schools back more teaching of sexual consent
Parents at Sydney boys’ schools say they are concerned about the culture surrounding their sons and back calls for the schools to do more teaching about sexual consent.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +1100Parents must talk to their sons about consent - earlier, and more explicitly
There is only so much schools – and girls’ schools, especially – can do. We cannot change the culture of boys’ schools. But parents can.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +1100Eastern suburbs council darkens the night sky to reduce light pollution
Waverley Council is considering ways to cut light pollution in Sydney’s eastern suburbs without affecting public safety.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +1100A dilemma for the modern (COVID) world: Where can I sit on the train?
Now that the office is back and the trains are full again, our refusal to sit next to one another is starting to look decidedly odd.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +1100Handshakes, hugs and fist-bumps: How greetings have changed after COVID-19
Hugging remains the most popular way to greet close friends and family, despite the COVID-19 crisis, but shaking hands with colleagues and strangers is increasingly unpopular.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +1100Lawyers forced to repay $700,000 to socialite after costly divorce
A Supreme Court costs review panel found that at times the law firm put too many staff on the case and conducted unjustified meetings during the long divorce proceeding, and failed to keep its client adequately informed about mounting costs.
Sun, 28 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +1100‘Barely on their radar’: Motorcyclists fume over lack of parking in Sydney CBD
North Sydney Council is seeking to increase parking spaces for motorcycles and scooters, but it is a different story on the other side of Sydney Harbour.
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:59:00 +1100Target Time and Superquiz, Sunday, February 28
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 23:55:00 +1100We need to make the justice process less traumatic for victims
There are several key reforms to the criminal justice process which could make a real difference to the experience of victims and witnesses and reduce trauma associated with the court process.
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 22:00:00 +1100QUT team use Star Wars film technology to predict healthcare of the future
A short film using cutting-edge technology showcases what trauma treatment could look like in Queensland in 10 years’ time.
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 22:00:00 +1100The happy accident that showed scientists how to string silver atoms
The strings of atoms show promise for use as thermal switches in tiny nanocomputers after it was found they stopped conducting above a certain temperature.
Sat, 27 Feb 2021 22:00:00 +1100Chefs, yoga and zen gardens: Inside Australia’s lavish childcare centres
Finger painting on butcher’s paper will no longer do for some parents who are prepared to pay $172 a day on average to secure the best for their little ones.