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Cyber warfare
NSW government was target of major cyber attack operation linked to China
The NSW government was a major target of a wave of sophisticated cyber attacks carried out in recent months on critical infrastructure and public services.
- by Anthony Galloway and David Crowe
Lindt siege gunman's lover appeals murder sentence
Lawyers argue the 44-year jail term for Amirah Droudis after she stabbed her victim 18 times and doused her in petrol was "manifestly excessive".
- by Margaret Scheikowski
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Information security
Hackers post evidence they have beer giant Lion's confidential files
The hackers that attacked the Australian beverage giant are threatening to auction or publish sensitive information on the dark web unless $1 million is paid.
- by Ben Grubb
Sam Newman, Nine 'mutually and amicably' part ways after 35 years
The controversial media personality has left Channel Nine after a podcast tirade about George Floyd, whose death has sparked worldwide anti-racism protests.
- by Staff reporter
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Coronavirus pandemic
The world's next coronavirus hotspot is right next door
Indonesia's coronavirus infection rate is rising rapidly, and the government faces a stark choice.
- by James Massola
The Fitz Files
Olympics
'Every man is born equal': Peter Norman's amazing legacy lives on
The great Peter Norman is sadly long gone but his noble deeds in support of civil rights at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico will never be forgotten.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Ian Holm, star of Rings, Hobbit and Chariots, dies
Sir Ian was many things - Bilbo Baggins in Lord Of The Rings trilogy, Father Vito Cornelius in The Fifth Element and android double agent Ash in Alien.
Stronger back, better posture? All it takes is four exercises
As a wise personal trainer once told me: "You walk out of the gym with the posture you train with."
- by Sam Downing
Breakfast radio king Alan Jones finds a lunchtime audience
His crop of "pick and stickers", including some of his longest serving colleagues and employees, were being treated to a day on Sydney Harbour.
- by Andrew Hornery
In Other News
NRL 2020
Panthers 21 Storm 14
Panthers stamp premiership credentials as Smith botches Storm challenge
- by Christian Nicolussi
Rabbitohs 40 Warriors 12
'Nothing to do with you': Bennett coy on emotional Mitchell, face rake
The Souths star was consoled on the side of Bankwest Stadium - and by Bennett in the change room - after a contentious clash with Wayde Egan.
- by Adam Pengilly
Botched surgery stopped promising NRL career, judge rules
Lucas Miller is in line for a seven-figure payout after the court accepted he was an above-average player.
Sydney
Ruby Princess couple's self-isolation order came after wife's death
Graeme Lake told the NSW Special Commission of Inquiry into the Ruby Princess on Friday that he, his wife Karla and two other couples they travelled with had all contracted the virus.
- by Ashlea Witoslawski
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Tragedy
Dead NSW off-duty police officer an expectant father
Constable Aaron Vidal, 28, died on Thursday after he was struck by a ute in Rouse Hill while travelling home from work.
- by Greta Stonehouse and Angelo Risso
NSW Labor MP quits shadow cabinet over branch stacking allegations
Julia Finn stood aside from shadow cabinet on Friday after she was named in an internal investigation into branch stacking in western Sydney.
- by Lisa Visentin
Three men arrested after illegal firearm probe in Sydney's south
Police will allege one of the men also held extremist views that aligned with the Islamic State and planned to provide money to the terrorist organisation.
- by Laura Chung
Unis and VET join forces to build aerotropolis and jobs of the future
The VET sector took an $80 million step towards a new link with universities to deliver the skills needed to build and run the new Western Sydney Aerotropolis.
- by Anna Patty
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Indiana Bones, the archaeology students and the fossil 'jigsaw puzzle' that wowed the world
After painstakingly gluing together more than 100 fossil fragments, Angeline Leece and Jesse Martin stood back and gazed in awe. What they saw would rewrite humanity's family tree.
- by Jane Cadzow
The shocking new home truths about the way we were
Shaking hands, open-plan offices, crowded gigs: the past – on the surface, at least – is a foreign country.
- by Amelia Lester
Politics
Analysis
Cyber security
Don't dismiss cyber threat as an imaginary problem or political stunt
The Prime Minister faced questions over whether he was crying wolf when it emerged there was no single incident to trigger an alarm on cyber security.
- by David Crowe
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University
Uni fee overhaul won't change demand or affordability: HECS architect
- by Fergus Hunter
Updated
Minimum wage
Minimum wage rise sees industry call for IR changes to be extended
- by Nick Bonyhady and Jennifer Duke
Business
Rocked to the core: Mining giants confront an ancient, incalculable risk
The mining sector could be confronting an even tougher task to repair its image problem.
- by Nick Toscano and Charlotte Grieve
World
Satellite images suggest Chinese activity at India border before clash
They show signs of altering the landscape of the valley through widening tracks, moving earth and making river crossings, one expert said.
- by Simon Scarr and Sanjeev Miglani
Man charged after Auckland officer killed, another injured during routine traffic stop
- by George Block, Catrin Owen and John Weekes
Opinion
Only one way Scott Morrison can end a decade of political dysfunction
Peter Hartcher
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Powerhouse Museum will run out of puff in Parramatta
Elizabeth Farrelly
Columnist, author, architecture critic and essayist
Proposed overhaul of university fees nothing short of radical
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Author Richard Flanagan said Australia would pay a heavy price in the years to come.
- by Broede Carmody and Fergus Hunter
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Sport
A new account was opened. It tried to win $68k on single Dally M bet
Police are now looking into a second suspicious Dally M betting market after accounts were used with the express purpose of winning money on a novelty option.
- by Adam Pengilly
Anatomy of a fall: Inside the demise of Cricket Australia chief Kevin Roberts
The CEO was left blindsided on Monday when he learnt the sport's board was moving against him, but it had been in the works for many weeks.
- by Chris Barrett
Rabbitohs 40 Warriors 12
Match report
'Nothing to do with you': Bennett coy on emotional Mitchell, face rake
The Souths star was consoled on the side of Bankwest Stadium - and by Bennett in the change room - after a contentious clash with Wayde Egan.
- by Adam Pengilly
Tensions boil over again as Bulldogs turn the tables on Giants
Wild brawls erupted either side of Tom Liberatore's goal after the three-quarter-time siren, involving almost all 44 players.
- by Andrew Wu
Panthers 21 Storm 14
Match report
Panthers stamp premiership credentials as Smith botches Storm challenge
Penrith deserved this 21-14 victory after taking it to another premiership powerhouse, Parramatta, just seven nights earlier.
- by Christian Nicolussi
The Fitz Files
Olympics
'Every man is born equal': Peter Norman's amazing legacy lives on
The great Peter Norman is sadly long gone but his noble deeds in support of civil rights at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico will never be forgotten.
- by Peter FitzSimons
A-League set for winter switch after securing new Fox Sports deal
The arrangement is believed to be worth about $32 million to FFA, which is a reduction on the old contract but in line with renegotiated deals in other sports.
- by Vince Rugari and Zoe Samios
Have Your Say
Roberts axing symptomatic of cricket's wider malaise
While it has suffered no financial loss (yet) to the COVID crisis, cricket has suffered all the pain and a change at the top won't be an instant fix.
