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Fiancée of Sydney shark attack victim Simon Nellis shares photo in tribute

The fiancée of a 35-year-old British man killed in a shark attack in Sydney has paid tribute to him by sharing a touching photo of the day he proposed.

Evening Standard

‘Inconsistent information’: family calls for independent inquiry into Sydney teen’s death after police crash

Father demands answers after Indigenous 16-year-old Jai Wright dies following trail bike crash with unmarked police car

The Guardian - AU

Germany to begin rollout of Novavax’s jab; New Zealand to end vaccine mandates after Omicron peak

Latest updates: Germany hopes protein-based vaccine comparable to flu jabs will help sway people sceptical of mRNA vaccines

The Guardian - UK

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Army officer tells Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial VC recipient threatened to 'smash his face in'

A senior army officer tells a Sydney court he was left "in shock" when his subordinate, Ben Roberts-Smith, threatened to "smash his face in" at an unofficial soldiers' bar in Afghanistan.

ABC News

'Lovely boy' sentenced over fatal stabbing

A Sydney labourer has been sentenced to at least 14 years behind bars over the stabbing murder of another man during a "robbery gone horribly wrong".

AAP

‘Today we rejoined the world’: hugs, tears and Vegemite as Australia reopens international borders

Emotional scenes at Sydney airport as families, friends and lovers reunite after 704 days of Covid restrictions

The Guardian - AU

An Indigenous Teenager Has Died After His Bike ‘Collided’ With An Unmarked Police Car In Sydney

The boy's father has described him as "really loving".

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How Sydney's train shutdown unfolded over a weekend of court hearings, and what happens next

The union and the NSW government are blaming each other for today's state-wide passenger train shutdown — this is what you need to know about the conflict.

ABC News

As Australia reopens, crippled tourism sector feels cautious hope

International tourists are allowed to visit Australia from Monday for the first time in nearly two years.

Al Jazeera

'Welcome back world!': Australia fully reopens borders after two years

Australia on Monday fully reopened its international borders to travellers vaccinated against the coronavirus after nearly two years of pandemic-related closings as tourists returned and hundreds of people were reunited with family and friends.

Reuters

Chaos in Sydney as visitors come back to Australia after nearly two years

First arrivals from overseas have coincided with a rail strike that is paralysing the city

The Independent UK

‘They did an Alan Joyce on us’: how the Sydney rail dispute escalated

Sydney’s train network will resume with limited services on Tuesday after a Fair Work Commission hearing was adjourned with no resolution

The Guardian - AU

All Sydney Trains Have Been Suspended Today After Transport For NSW Locks Out Workers

The Sydney train network has been suspended after a breakdown in negotiations at the weekend made it "impossible" to run the network safely.

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Australia ends travel ban for fully vaccinated visitors

The first two flights carrying overseas tourists to Australia for almost two years touched down in Sydney on 21 February. The Independent’s travel correspondent was on board one of them

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The Guardian - AU

Perrottet urged to work with union over NSW train dispute – as it happened

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NSW train chaos could continue tomorrow, commuters warned to 'avoid rail travel'

NSW's passenger train shutdown could continue into tomorrow, with unions and the state government still at loggerheads and commuters being warned to avoid rail travel.

ABC News

Sydney news: International borders re-open as 20 flights bound for Sydney

MORNING BRIEFING: More than 20 international flights are expected to touch down at Sydney Airport today as Australia's international borders re-open.

AAP

Limited NSW train service to return

After a day without trains NSW commuters will have limited rail services back on Tuesday as the government and a union battle it out in an industrial dispute.

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First tourists touch down after two years

Australia's international borders have reopened to tourists for the first time in two years, sparking happy scenes at airports across the country.

The Guardian - AU

Villawood, Australia’s largest immigration detention centre, said to be ‘awash with drugs’

A small cohort of guards is smuggling at least $10,000 worth of drugs into the centre every week, sources in Sydney facility claim

AAP

McNamara injured, City beat Sydney in ALW

Melbourne City have handed Sydney FC their first loss of the ALW season with a 2-1 win but Holly McNamara has suffered a potentially serious knee injury.

AAP

Three stabbings in Sydney over weekend

Three men have been hospitalised in two separate stabbings over the weekend in Sydney.

ABC News

Family of shark attack victim Simon Nellist say he was a 'gentle' and 'wonderful' man

The family of a diving instructor who was fatally attacked by a shark in Sydney last week say he had a "rare gift" to connect with people and gain their respect.

The Independent UK

Family tribute to ‘wonderful’ Brit killed by Great White Shark in ‘horrendous’ attack

Simon Nellist, 35, was former RAF engineer who served two tours of Afghanistan before he died in first fatal shark attack Sydney has seen in 60 years

ABC News

Law student Hugh O'Donnell left the city for time in the outback. Here's what he learnt

Sporting a dusty Akubra and faded jeans, you'd never guess this country stock hand hails from Sydney. Law student turned jackaroo, Hugh O'Donnell, reveals why he dropped city life for the outback's wide-open spaces.

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