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Australia to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says all Australian troops in Afghanistan will leave the country by September after US President Joe Biden announced an end to the 20-year war.
Thailand’s COVID third wave threatens plan to open Phuket
With record numbers of the virus seeded by entertainment venues, the vision for quarantine-free travel in the holiday hub from July has received a major blow.
Glamour and grit the alluring design of Carla Zampatti’s life
The Australian fashion icon was remembered at a state funeral for her love of design and dedication to advancing the cause of women from all walks of life.
Farewell, my wise, fierce and generous friend
Working with Carla Zampatti gave this former magazine editor some valuable life lessons in tenacity and timeliness – and in what makes Australian women tick.
Woman tells court all she could do was cry during assault by Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair
The footballers are on trial accused of sexually assaulting the woman in December 2018. They have pleaded not guilty.
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Crime
‘American Psycho meets Tarantino’: Man allegedly takes gun to bed as part of violent acts against girlfriend
Greenacre man charged after allegedly bringing a gun to bed and holding the woman down while singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
‘Extremely happy’: Surgeon contradicts claim grazier got ‘bad news’ day he died
Natasha Darcy told paramedics and police that Mathew Dunbar received bad news about his leg before taking his own life. His surgeon has told a court the appointment, which Ms Darcy attended, was positive.
Dance group hits out at ‘creepy’ ABC editing of navy performance
The dance troupe at the centre of a controversial performance at a navy ceremony have criticised the ABC for “deceptive” reporting.
If treated radioactive water is safe, ‘drink it’, China tells Japan
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, infamous for trolling Australia over the Afghanistan war crimes cases, speaks out again.
Opinion
World markets
The echoes of China’s financial crisis are being heard as a giant struggles to survive
A state-owned company set up to manage bad debts is itself apparently teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, highlighting the problems in China’s financial system.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
2GB’s Ben Fordham has first big ratings drop
The breakfast host maintains his lead in the morning slot, but experienced his first big hit since taking over from Alan Jones.
Opinion
Deaths in custody
Aboriginal lives ought to matter not only when we die, but while we are alive
Thirty years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, Australia has unfinished business.
Teela Reid
Lawyer and Wiradjuri/Wailwan woman
Explosive attacks against Gina Rinehart yet to be quelled in court clash
The mining magnate’s promise to “blow” her children out of WA Supreme Court proceedings simply ignited fresh attacks against her.
Streeton’s Venetian masterpiece, hidden for a century, set for auction
Arthur Streeton’s finest European painting is going to auction for the first time in more than a century.
The fascinating history of royal family mourning dress codes
Since the Duke of Edinburgh’s passing last week, we have become reacquainted with the customs of royal mourning.
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Sydney
One Nation and Greens name candidates for Upper Hunter byelection
A Singleton pub owner and a local councillor have been named as the latest candidates to join the running for the upcoming byelection in the Upper Hunter.
Sydney set for new $800m six-star hotel
Sydney’s hotel development blitz shows no sign of slowing with a new 47-storey hotel and apartment complex, complete with a rooftop infinity pool.
Sydney-Melbourne route replaced by buses after freight train derails
Buses will replace services for the entire trip after a goods train derailed in the early hours of Thursday.
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Development outrage
Mascot Tower owners take step towards collective sale almost two years since evacuation
The possibility of selling the 132-unit block in Sydney’s south was first raised in May last year.
Restrictions to be eased on Sydney’s public transport
Coronavirus social-distancing restrictions will be eased on public transport, with capacity jumping to about 75 per cent for city services.
Politics
Breaking
Employment
Record number of people in work as jobless rate falls
Ahead of the end of the JobKeeper wage subsidy program, the jobless rate fell to 5.6 per cent in March – though full-time employment also fell.
Business
Updated
Aviation
Qantas boosts capacity, Virgin starts hiring as it leases more planes
Qantas says the rapid recovery in its domestic operations was being driven by strong demand from holidaymakers while rival Virgin increases its fleet and says it is recruiting for 150 new cabin crew.
World
The FBI wanted to unlock a gunman’s iPhone. It turned to a Sydney man
Mark Dowd, 41, is behind the firm Azimuth. It can now be revealed it was this company that unlocked the iPhone at the centre of an epic legal battle between the FBI and Apple.
Opinion
Reasons to be cheerful in our island economy
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
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Property bydomain
The problem with listing your house while still living there
Apparently your place should not look like you live in it and should feel as though you never did. Although, how practical is this exactly?
'We have been very lucky': Sydney tenants face record high house rents
Sydney tenants are facing record-high house rents and unit price falls have come to an end, with rents already back on the rise in some pockets of the city.
Life & Culture
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Review
Brilliant and daring: the new pig movie that’s simply breathtaking
Following the life of a pretty Norwegian pig, Gunda is a soul-searching dissection of animal ethics. It demands we open our eyes and our hearts.
Opinion
Literature
Yes Philip Roth was morally flawed, but his work was also liberating
Julie Szego
Author and freelance journalist
Sport
Analysis
NRL 2021
Can anyone stop the red-hot Panthers? It certainly won’t be the Broncos
Penrith are too professional to take it easy against the battling Broncos in Thursday Night Football. It’s another chance for them to show why they are clear premiership favourites.
Karmichael Hunt poised to make return to Broncos
Hunt is expected to join the club on a train and trial contract after playing with Brisbane’s feeder club Souths Logan in the Intrust Super Cup this year.
Johnny Warren, Les Murray’s ‘The World Game’ brand shut down by SBS
The World Game began in 2001 as a six-hour live television program on Sunday afternoons - but it will now be consigned to history.
Big guns Titmus, Chalmers get it done in first key meet since injury
Two of the biggest names in Australian swimming showed they were on track for Tokyo with a pair of confidence-boosting wins on the Gold Coast.
Bulldogs fined $20,000 for failing to remove Lachlan Lewis after head knock
Lewis was concussed after colliding with the hip of Josh Mansour and was held up feet by multiple Rabbitohs players. But wasn’t taken from the field.
Senior Olympians not convinced by vaccine plans with time running out before Tokyo
The Australian Olympic Committee remains confident athletes will be protected but rollout issues and limited time are proving to be immense challenges.
Rennie says two positions are ‘wide open’ in Wallabies starting XV
There are two positions keeping the Wallabies coach up at night as the July Tests against France loom.
Have Your Say
Morris wasn’t given a fair go by Sharks, Fitzgibbon should expect no different
For a coach, the two most important people whose direct role it is to support him are the club chairman and CEO. John Morris never had a chance.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
