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Caddick disappearance
Arrest warrant issued prior to grisly discovery
Police had issued an arrest warrant for Melissa Caddick before two men discovered an ASICS running shoe on the South Coast belonging to the missing Sydney woman.
Criminal investigation into Melissa Caddick over, but financial inquiries go on
Corporate regulator ASIC says its priority is to seek the return of funds to investors in the most efficient way possible.
Opinion
Note From The Editor
Remains of Caddick found, but the mystery only deepens
It’s worth remembering her family is now grieving an intense loss as readers clamour for every detail of this story.
Lisa Davies
Editor
Opinion
Education
Men, be brave like young Asher, and help him redefine masculinity
A head prefect’s speech to his school assembly should be a wake-up call to men in general. But who’s listening?
Brandon Jack
Commentator and author
Opinion
Education
Our boys’ treatment of girls has been disgusting
The head prefect of Cranbrook senior school addressed its boys in assembly this week. He confronted appalling behaviour by some students and pleaded for the schools’ boys to show respect.
Asher Learmonth
‘Guys are starting to freak out’: Private school sexual assault claims unleashed
Jess and a colleague were discussing “creepy men” at work in Bondi when they realised both had been sexually assaulted by the same person.
The unlikely target of the new Reddit rebellion
A trader called The Lord of Ruin on a popular Reddit forum is behind a growing rebellion against Josh Frydenberg’s plans to water down company disclosure laws.
Harvey Norman won’t return JobKeeper despite soaring profits
Gerry Harvey says he won’t pay back any of the $6 million JobKeeper subsidy his business received from the government.
Hermes handbags, cars and fine wine got the ultra-rich through COVID-19
Although the world was confined indoors for most of the pandemic-hit 2020 year, consumers with cash spent the time buying high-end luxury goods and accessories and upmarket homes.
City of ‘patriots’: How Beijing is re-educating Hong Kong
“They want to wipe out the opposition altogether and impose direct rule from Beijing.”
Keating ‘trading off fears and uncertainty’ on superannuation: retirement review chairman
Mike Callaghan says the former prime minister is tapping into people’s fears about their financial security and ability to hold onto the family home in old age.
Craig Kelly: Liberated from being a Liberal, what will he do now?
The maverick MP wants to be free to dole out his own advice on health. His decision has cost the government its majority in the lower house.
The $110 million development set to replace north-west Sydney’s ‘old heart’
The looming demolition of Ryde’s ageing 1960s Civic Centre has triggered a last-ditch bid to save the building from an unlikely backer - a lobby group for developers.
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Hospitals
Push for surveillance to fight hospital infections
Infection control experts are calling for a national and transparent surveillance system to track and help prevent painful, debilitating and potentially life-threatening infections patients pick up in Australian hospitals.
Notes, loaded pistol allegedly found in backpack after man arrested in bush
Police have charged a man with attempted murder and firearms offences after he was found in bushland following an alleged Sydney hotel assault.
Mick Gatto loses defamation proceedings against ABC
Underworld figure Mick Gatto has lost his defamation case against the ABC after a Supreme Court judge found in favour of the national broadcaster.
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Courts
Davis tells court the burden of samurai sword killing drove him to attempt suicide
Taking the stand moments after Mr McKee’s fiancee told the court she would never read Davis’ apology letter he said he “never ever intended to take Jett’s life”.
Sydney
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Development
Bigger apartments, cycling, green space: How COVID-19 will transform Sydney
Sydney’s planning rules will be drastically overhauled to make new developments encourage cycling over cars and ensure more people have access to green space and bigger apartments.
Transport official ‘won’t speculate’ on how Daryl Maguire got secret motorway route
In mid-2018 it was revealed that a Chinese developer was in possession of maps showing the M9 motorway would clip the corner of its newly-purchased property, three months before the route was unveiled.
Sydney Olympics venues could be used in 2032 as part of cut-price Games
The IOC hasn’t ruled out having rowing and canoeing held in the harbour city under a plan that could result in just two new facilities being built in Queensland.
Former Sydney University student named editor-in-chief of Vogue China
At 16, Margaret Zhang started her own fashion blog in Sydney. Now, aged 27, she will take control of the Chinese edition of the Vogue fashion magazine powerhouse.
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Hospitals
‘See a problem, measure it, fix it’: Push for surveillance to fight hospital infections
Infection control experts are calling for a national and transparent surveillance system to track and help prevent painful, debilitating and potentially life-threatening infections patients pick up in Australian hospitals.
Politics
Budget numbers improve but bottom line still deeply red
Finance Department figures show the budget is ahead of mid-year expectations but the government is still on track for the largest deficit in history.
Business
Breaking his silence: Warren Buffett’s upcoming letter has investors on edge
While 2020 raged, Warren Buffett mostly held his tongue. Now, the billionaire chief executive officer of Berkshire Hathaway has a chance to break his silence with the release of his annual letter.
World
Pakistani, Indian militaries agree to stop firing in Kashmir
India and Pakistan’s militaries have agreed to stop firing along their disputed border in Kashmir - a move that would be a major step in defusing tensions in the highly militarised Himalayan region.
Opinion
Higgins rape claim raises the question: who actually cared?
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
The Facebook elephant is still in the room: what it’s doing with your intimate data
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
Hardcore porn to blame for disturbing teenage sex culture
Sarah Golsby-Smith
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Property bydomain
Forget a single unit, these buyers are snapping up the whole block
What could be better than investing in a residential apartment? Buying a whole unit block on a single-title instead.
Sydney's median auction price reaches a record $1.68m
It's been a stunning month of auction activity across Sydney amid fierce buyer competition that has seen up to 42 people registered to bid on a single property.
Life & Culture
$32 million and counting: What’s behind the pop star documentary boom?
The price that Apple reportedly paid for Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry proves the astounding current demand for pop star docos.
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NRL 2021
Smith goes off-script as final bow beckons
Cameron Smith has become the Hamlet of the NRL, still deciding whether to be or not to be a player for another season.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Opinion
NRL 2021
‘I’ll just get this poison into me first – then we can talk about rugby league’
The inspiring story of Peter Mullholland, the Canberra Raiders recruitment guru fighting off cancer for a third time.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
‘We’ve got something special here’: Panthers re-sign Luai until 2024
Days after Stephen Crichton put pen to paper, Penrith have locked in another piece of their premiership jigsaw with the re-signing of Jarome Luai.
‘Bruise brothers’ Swinton and Tizzano key to Waratahs success: Cockbain
Lachlan Swinton will play his first game since being shown a red card in his Wallabies debut on Saturday. But he’s not the only firebrand in the NSW pack.
Swans unsure if ‘harsh’ new rule will force Buddy to change goalkicking routine
The Sydney Swans are working with umpires to understand what the AFL’s latest rule tweak will mean for Lance Franklin’s set-shot routine.
Benny Barber: Supercoach Wayne shows new tolerance for Rabbitoh’s mullet
In the same week Waverely College banned the mullet, Souths coach Wayne Bennett, who despises a bad haircut, has allowed one player to keep his dodgy do.
‘Got to be a contest’: Root backs sanctions for substandard Test wickets
Joe Root called for countries who produce substandard pitches to face sanctions after India completed the fastest Test victory by any side since 1935.
Have Your Say
The broadcast party is over for Super Rugby. Here comes the hangover
SANZAAR didn’t quite get an Alan Bond deal in its last broadcast contract in the UK and Ireland but it wasn’t far off it. The next one will mirror reality.
