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Rhiannon Down is a political reporter in The Australian’s Canberra bureau. She began her career at the paper in the Sydney bureau, where she covered mostly courts and crime, after joining the newspaper as a cadet.

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HATE SPEECHNation

Attorney General and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence Mark Speakman speaks to the media during a press conference in Sydney, Tuesday, March 31, 2020. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Race-hate cases bungled by police

NSW’s hate speech laws have been slammed for failing to produce a single conviction in the three years.

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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.

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WEATHERNation

28/02/2021: Latasha Lewis with Jack 4, husband James behind with Ryan 8 and Zoe 5, enjoy the water at Somerset Dam, just south of Kilcoy QLD. Higher than average rainfall across the eastern seaboard powered by the La Nina weather system, has bolstered the nationÃ¢â¬â¢s water supply with some dams spilling over, but southeast Queensland has recorded some of the lowest combined water levels in a decade - with storage currently at 56.9 per cent. The region's most important dam Wivenhoe, which is also fed by Somerset dam, is very low at 36 per cent full. Lyndon Mechielsen/ The Australian

Wet summer bolsters water reserves

Higher than average rainfalls have bolstered water supplies across the country, but much of southeast Queensland remains in drought.

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regionsPolitics

A vial of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is seen ahead of the first rollout of vaccinations at the Castle Hill Medical Centre in Sydney on February 21, 2021. (Photo by STEVEN SAPHORE / AFP)

Satellite sites ready for vaccine rollout

NSW Health will open five major vaccine hubs and almost a hundred regional satellite sites from next month, to support the rollout of the COVID-19 jab across the state.

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THE DEALThe Deal

Dylan Alcott. Olympian Dylan Alcott has recently written a book "Able: Gold Medals, Grand Slams and Smashing Glass Ceilings" about his life with disability.Picture: Eugene Hyland

Put a value on choice for people with disabilities

Wheelchair sports star, Dylan Alcott, is backing an online venture bringing support workers together with people with disabilities and older Australians.

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New documentsNation

Secretary of Transport for NSW Rodd Staples speaks to the media at Central Station in Sydney, Monday, July 29, 2019. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Bureaucrat sacked after refusing to clear trees

Transport for NSW secretary Rodd Staples rejected demands from Transport Minister Andrew Constance to clear “millions” of trees along state highways shortly before he was sacked.

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exclusiveBusiness

Office workers are seen at lunch break at Martin Place in Sydney, Wednesday, December 12, 2018. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

CBD under strain as workers return

Businesses are grappling with an influx of workers returning to the Sydney CBD that threatens to breach office capacities under social distancing restrictions.

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ANTI-VAXXER MOVEMENTScience

Toni McCaffery with baby Dana, just she passed away from a whooping cough infection.

Grieving family’s anti-vax torment

A woman whose infant daughter died from whooping cough has shared harrowing details of the war of misinformation the anti-vaxxer movement waged on her family, in a new documentary on Sky News.

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government loses one-seat majorityPolitics

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 23: Member for Hughes Craig Kelly in the House of Representatives at Parliament House on February 23, 2021 in Canberra, Australia. Controversial backbencher Craig Kelly has quit the Liberal Party after handing his letter of resignation to Prime Minister Scott Morrison during today's party room meeting. Mr Kelly will sit on the crossbench but will continue to provide supply for the government, meaning he will vote with the government on bills or legislation related to the budget. (Photo by Sam Mooy/Getty Images)

McCormack resists push for Kelly to join Nats

Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack has pushed back against Nationals MPs who want Liberal defector Craig Kelly to join their ranks.

Richard Ferguson, Adeshola Ore, Dennis Shanahan and Geoff Chambers

THE BIGGIESLeadership

Andi Csontos, leader of Deloitte's national OH&S practice. Pic Deloitte.

EY’s practical support comforted fire victims

One of Australia’s most successful private sector bushfire relief initiatives, which assisted more than 500 small business owners, started with a round of drinks.

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