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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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11/03/2021. Tim Olsen at Bonhams auction house Woollahra in Sydney's Eastern suburbs ahead of the auction for LUCIOÃS: Food, Art & Friendship. Taking place on Sunday 21 March, the auction will present 168 works by many of AustraliaÃs most respected artists, spanning the restaurantÃs almost 40 years of history and celebrating Lucio and Sally GallettoÃs contribution to AustraliaÃs culinary and art landscapes. Tim pictured with large bottle of Bollinger decorated by his father John Olsen in 1992. Britta Campion / The Australian

Final serve for those with taste for art

It closed its kitchen in January. Now Lucio’s will auction off its unique art collection, featuring some of Australia’s finest artists.

Nicholas Jensen

COVID-19Science

Researchers in protective suits work in a lab at the Yisheng Biopharma company, where researchers are trying to develop a vaccine for the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Shenyang, in Chinaâs northeast Liaoning province, on June 9, 2020. - China has mobilised its army and fast-tracked tests in the global race to find a coronavirus vaccine, and is involved in several of the dozen or so international clinical trials currently under way. (Photo by NOEL CELIS / AFP)

UK variant more deadly: study

New research concludes the highly infectious UK variant is between 30 and 100 per cent more deadly than previous variants.

Nicholas Jensen

Nation

Scaffolding is seen with coverings at the base of the burned-out-shell of Grenfell Tower in London on October 17, 2017 as investigations continue into the tragedy. An inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire disaster opened last month as survivors demanded answers over the west London apartment block blaze that killed at least 80 people on June 14. Scaffolding started to be errected around the burnt shell of the building with investigators continuing their investigations into the deadly fire. / AFP PHOTO / CHRIS J RATCLIFFE

Cladding removal plan fails to move

The NSW government has come under attack for failing to remove dangerous combustible cladding on high-rise buildings.

Nicholas Jensen

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY, 28, 2021: Passengers arriving off international flights are seen boarding charted buses to be taken to commence their 14 day COVID-19 hotel quarantine at Sydney International Airport, Sydney. NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Sick ‘horrified’ by corona hotel stays

Returning travellers with health conditions are being kept in the same NSW hotels as people who have tested positive for COVID.

Nicholas Jensen

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Senator Sarah Henderson during her maiden speech in the Senate chamber at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture Gary Ramage

Labor MP accused of historical rape

Sarah Henderson has referred a complaint about historical sex allegations relating to a Labor frontbencher to the AFP.

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Nation

Jo and her husband Mike and kids Sam (16) and Jude (13) are relieved to have sold their Glebe home last weekend at a price they're happy with. They're now looking to rent while they look for a new house further out with more space, but are concerned about the market heating up and what they will be able to afford. Jane Dempster/The Australian.

Nine in 10 sold as property tipped to run hot

National prices predicted to surge with almost 90 per cent of properties auctioned in Sydney selling on the weekend.

Rhiannon Down and Nicholas Jensen

ministerial rape claimPolitics

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull pictured during his appearance at Adelaide writers week, on Sunday February 28, 2020.Picture: Alan Noble / Twitter @scruzin

Rape accuser left behind a trail of her misery

Trove of documents and recordings left behind by woman allegedly raped by man now a cabinet minister surfaces, as Malcolm Turnbull reveals she sought his help.

Nicholas Jensen and ADESHOLA ORE

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