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Itâs 10am on a sunny Thursday in Llankelly Place in Kings Cross and a yuppie in a business shirt and short shorts leans against a brown brick wall, vaping while waiting for his coffee.
At the next table, two sailors chat over their morning coffees. The area is filled with well-groomed people sporting AirPods and activewear.
At the same cafe, âMr Potts Pointâ â a name smartly-dressed PR professional Carrington Brigham is playfully known as â is talking about how this once grimy backstreet, now flooded with commerce, embodies Kings Crossâ shift from red-light district to a burgeoning food and wine destination.
Exemptions for cabin crew elevate risk level
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Is this another dangerous misstep in our battle against the coronavirus? According to the Premier, the source of the northern beaches outbreak is from overseas and not an existing community strain (“Northern beaches cluster reaches 28 cases”, smh.com.au, December 18).
How can this surprise us when flight attendants working on international routes can apply for exemptions from Australia’s 14-day hotel quarantine program? They can then quarantine at a private residence of their choice; they simply have to provide a written declaration swearing they have not shown COVID-19 symptoms. As at least half of COVID-19 cases are symptomless, this is surely a recipe for disaster.
Kings Cross art deco theatre, once George Miller HQ, is now one step closer to opening
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The former film studios of George Miller could return to life as a 1000-seat theatre following a decision to heritage list the 1939 art deco building at Kings Cross.
The Minerva Theatre, renamed the Metro Kings Cross in 1952, operated as a cinema and theatre, and in the 1980s became home to Miller’s movie and TV company Kennedy Miller Mitchell, which went on to produce Oscar-winning films including
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