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The Northern Territory has recorded another positive COVID-19 case after an infected AUSMAT worker returned to Australia from East Timor. The Australian Medical Assistance Team member returned from Dili on Wednesday and has tested positive for the virus, NT Health said on Friday. The worker is undergoing 14 days of …

Former Fremantle and St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has backed Willie Rioli to make a return to West Coast’s senior side this year, saying the banned Eagle is “in their best 22”. The 26-year-old is set to be welcomed back to the club’s Lathlain headquarters this Sunday and will be …

Captain Scott Jamieson has labelled the decision to move Melbourne City’s home semi-final to Sydney “utterly disappointing”, but says the A-League premiers will take an “anyone, anywhere, anytime” approach to their finals campaign. With crowds currently banned in Melbourne, City had hoped to play their home semi-final behind closed doors …

Annastacia Palaszczuk has refused to reveal whether she raised concerns about AstraZeneca for over-50s in national cabinet, and whether that influenced her decision to have a different vaccine.

Adelaide cosmetic beauty business SILK’s $52m purchase of a rival will nearly double its national market presence and secure entry into NZ.

A “completely delusional” ice user who shot a police officer and security guard at a Sydney hospital’s emergency department wants to resume nursing in future. Michael De Guzman, a registered nurse, is being detained at a forensic hospital after a NSW District Court judge found him not guilty in 2018 …

After being cancelled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Brisbane’s Ekka is returning with a bang this year, but there will be a number of key differences in a bid to keep it Covid-safe. Here’s what you can expect.

Journalists will be protected from revealing confidential whistleblower sources under laws being prepared in Queensland. Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman has released a discussion paper on proposed media shield laws after the government pledged to bring in new laws in August. Queensland and Tasmania are the only states without specific media shield …

An AUSMAT member on deployment has tested positive for Covid-19 in Darwin after returning to Australia.

MATASHABy Pamela Erens It’s not likely that the lineup of guests appearing on “The Tonight Show” in Pamela Erens’s thoroughly winning novel “Matasha” will mean much to most of its readers, since George Gobel, Cloris Leachman and Truman Capote don’t tend to be household names to today’s 10- to 14-year-old …