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Nicholas Jensen is commentary editor at The Australian. He previously worked as a reporter in the masthead’s NSW bureau. He studied history at the University of Melbourne, where he obtained a BA (Hons), and holds an MPhil in British and European History from the University of Oxford.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing to discuss the on-going federal response to Covid-19 on May 11, 2021 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Nash / POOL / AFP)

What Fauci knew about Covid origins

Anthony Fauci was told as early as February 2020 that Covid-19 exhibited unusual viral characteristics which could have been engineered in a lab.

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PENRITH, AUSTRALIA - MAY 29: Panthers fans celebrate at full time during the round 12 NRL match between the Penrith Panthers and the Canterbury Bulldogs at Panthers Stadium, on May 29, 2021, in Penrith, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Panthers pocket $9m in subsidies

The Penrith Panthers have pocketed millions in government subsidies, despite recording a massive 2020 profit windfall.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, MAY 28, 2021.Mark Sanguinetti The daughter of Mark Sanguinetti , Bella paddles for the

Father farewelled in moving surf tribute

Mark Sanguinetti, the Bilgola Plateau man who warned surfers of a shark before being attacked, has been farewelled in a moving tribute led by his daughters.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 24: Health Minister Martin Foley speaks to the media on May 24, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Victorian health officials are investigating the source of two positive COVID-19 cases in Melbourne. The new cases have sparked concerns there may have been undetected coronavirus transmission in Victoria, with the positive case recorded in the state several weeks ago. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

Urgent search for ‘missing link’ in Victoria

Victorian health authorities are scrambling to find a ‘missing link’ after four people in Melbourne’s north tested positive for Covid.

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Visual Arts

Ramsay Art Prize 2021 featuring Kate Bohunnis with the work edges of excess. Source: Saul Steed

Rising star takes home $100k award

South Australian artist Kate Bohunnis has taken home one of the country’s most coveted art awards, winning the 2021 Ramsay Art Prize worth $100,000.

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No budget backlash in property market

Australia’s property market continues to boom despite a slight dip in week-on-week clearance rates

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Noel Pearson delivering an address at the Museum of Australia, raising issues surrounding constitutional recognition.Jane Dempster/The Australian.

Remote schools deficient: Pearson

The Indigenous leader says teachers in Australia’s most remote schools aren’t equipped to provide quality teaching to the most disadvantaged.

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Visual Arts

Sydney Contemporary Fair Director Barry Keldoulis at the Sarah Cottier Gallery in Paddington, ahead of the opening of the Sydney Contemporary Fair. The pink artwork behind him is Jonny Niesche, It glides amongst the as though it knows them 2019 and the Yellow art work is Brendan Van Her, Motivation 2021. Picture By Ryan Osland

Art fair set for triumphant return

After the cancellation of last year’s Sydney Contemporary, director Barry Keldoulis says its ready to make a big comeback, with a range of new and established galleries from across Australasia.

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11/5/21: Jacob Warner(longer hair and moe), Gabrielle Scawthorn and Michael Howlett who will be playing in Bell Shakespear's upcoming tour of A Midsummer Night's Dream. John Feder/The Australian.

Bell Shakespeare is taking a dream tour

After a year spent in the wings, the cast of Bell Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is ready to put the Bard back on the road.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos May 9, 2021: Healthcare staff waiting for people to present for COVID-19 testing at the Drive Through testing centre at Bondi Beach.Picture: NCA NewsWire / James Gourley

Restrictions to remain despite no more cases

NSW restrictions remain in place while health authorities hunt the source of two locally acquired cases.

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