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Australia on alert after new Omicron XE Covid variant found in NSW

The combination of BA.2 and BA.1 is thought to be highly contagious and comes as mandatory negative Covid tests for travellers to Australia is scrapped

The Guardian - AU

Brits arrested over $28m Aust drug seizure

Three British nationals have been arrested and charged over the seizure of $28 million of crystal meth sent to Australia in cargo consignments last year.

AAP

Leaders share messages of hope for Easter

Church and political leaders are sharing messages of hope as families and friends come together across Australia to celebrate Easter.

AAP

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Proserpine mother Yuliia Kuzma leaves for war-torn Ukraine to rescue 12yo son

With a heavy heart but the highest of hopes, an Australian mother is on her way towards a war zone and the son she hasn't been able to hold in years.

ABC News

Data collection in Australian sport leading to privacy issues for athletes

Professional sports in Australia have been taken hostage by the promise of dollars that data can bring, leading to an "explosion in the capture" of athletes' personal and private information writes Tracey Holmes.

ABC News

Elizabeth Macarthur’s Letters, edited by Kate Grenville review – a fascinating dialogue

Grenville follows up her novel about the Australian settler with a collection of her actual letters, revealing a witty but elusive subject

The Guardian - AU

University of Melbourne staff push for paid gender transition leave and flexible approach to Australia Day

Law expert warns changing Australia Day status in employee agreements could lead to reduction in public holiday entitlement

The Guardian - AU

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Morrison’s captain’s pick for NSW seat accused Indian PM of causing ‘hatred and fear’

Liberal candidate for McMahon Vivek Singha blamed Narendra Modi for sowing division at a time Australia was courting closer relations with India

The Guardian - AU

Are Australia’s unemployment figures cause for celebration or is the devil in the detail?

The last time the jobless rate was this low was November 1974 – but flat wages and job insecurity are still prevalent

The Guardian - AU

Home aged care staff at ‘breaking point’, as most miss out on Coalition’s $800 bonus

Australia’s home aged care providers facing ‘abysmal’ turnover rates as rising stress and poor pay take their toll

The Guardian - AU

Labor pledges to fund Maitland Hospital MRI licence

Health workers are calling out to both sides of politics for solutions to Australia's staffing shortages.

Newcastle Herald

Labor no longer committed to republic vote in first term, prioritising Indigenous recognition instead

Federal Labor is no longer committed to holding a vote on whether Australia should become a Republic within its first term of government, instead prioritising a referendum to create an Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

ABC News

Prime Minister, your economic superiority claims just don't add up

Email letters@newcastleherald.com.au or send a text message to 0427 154 176 (include name and suburb). Letters should be fewer than 200 words.

Newcastle Herald

Yorkshire on top as the troubled Tykes bid to put turbulent winter behind them

Australia batter Marcus Harris made 136 on his debut for the hosts

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AAP

Easter flights depart without baggage

The Good Friday rush at the country's busiest airports has passed after fears of Easter chaos but staff shortages meant some planes flew without bags loaded.

Daily Mirror

Woman dies after being swept off pink rocks at tourist spot popular for Instagram photos

Police were called to reports of two women being knocked off the rocks by waves at the Pink Caves in Lake Macquarie, Australia on April 14, and have reported one woman died at the scene

Motorsport

Capito: First Williams F1 point of season a relief after tough start

Williams Formula 1 team boss Jost Capito says Alex Albon’s 10th place in the Australian GP came as a relief after a difficult start to the 2022 season.

The Independent UK

Deal with Rwanda not comparable with Australia’s offshore policy, says Patel

The Government announced a new immigration policy that will see asylum seekers who cross the Channel in small boats sent to Rwanda for processing.

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Evening Standard

Comment: A one-way ticket to Rwanda ... really?

The Government’s plan to send male asylum seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda, part of a number of measures to improve the system, has been met with passionate opposition. The Refugee Council, the Bishop of Durham and the opposition parties have united to condemn the move as cruel and…

ABC News

Q+A panellists call for election to focus on policy, not point-scoring as both parties back Indigenous voice to parliament

Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen says the Liberals "lied" about a federal ICAC, as he and Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg trade insults over integrity and Anthony Albanese on Q+A.

Autosport

Capito: First Williams point of season a relief after tough start

Williams Formula 1 team boss Jost Capito says Alex Albon’s 10th place in the Australian GP came as a relief after a difficult start to the 2022 season.

Dublin Live

Medicine student says new doctors have no option but to leave Dublin

The young student will have to leave for Australia when he finishes college to repay expensive loans

Daily Mirror

Australian Grand Prix boss tells British star George Russell to 'stop whingeing'

Australian Grand Prix organiser Andrew Westacott has defended the decision to host the Melbourne race as the third event of the season after both Sergio Perez and George Russell vented their frustrations

The Times of India

'Best Test batter': Shane Watson picks Virat Kohli ahead of Steve Smith, Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Babar Azam

NEW DELHI: Former Australia all-rounder Shane Watson has picked Virat Kohli as the best batter among the 'big five' in Test cricket, preferring to not read much into the Indian maestro's failure to score a hundred since November 2019.

ABC News

Liberal MP Michael Sukkar accused of plagiarising SA Premier Peter Malinauskas's campaign ad

A senior federal government MP is accused of ripping off an advertisement used by new South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas during his successful election campaign.

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