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Organised crime dealt a ‘heavy blow’ after app sting
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a cross-border law enforcement operation yielded mass raids and arrests using intelligence from a compromised encrypted app.
Operation Ironside: Military-grade weapons seized by NSW Police
Police Deputy Commissioner David Hudson says Operation Ironside had successfully shut down multiple criminal enterprises across NSW.
Ben Roberts-Smith seeking millions in damages for ‘smashed’ reputation
The former special forces soldier’s barrister told the Federal Court that public speaking work “evaporated” for his client after stories ran in The Sydney Morning Herald.
‘Dark clouds ahead’: PC warns on budget debt, protectionism
A political drive for the country to become self-sufficient across key industries will leave future generations poorer, Michael Brennan says.
Opinion
Afghanistan
For mateship’s sake, get Afghan interpreters out - fast!
The US and its allies are pulling out but 300 Afghan interpreters are still in the country and likely to be Taliban targets.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Driver who caused fatal family crash had ‘terrible’ driving record, inquest told
Lars and Vivian Falkholt and their daughters were fatally hurt in the crash. The other driver also died.
The Origin-eve sprint race Brad Fittler couldn’t bear to watch
As part of a visit to accommodation for Indigenous students, Josh Addo-Carr was challenged to a foot race. All his coach could think about was the Manly corso.
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AFL 2021
AFL apologises again after Adam Goodes declines hall of fame invitation
Sydney great Adam Goodes was voted unanimously into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as part of its 2021 intake, but has rejected entry.
Crown let punter keep losing after $100,000 cheque bounced
Crown’s head of VIP customer service, Peter Lawrence, has conceded that its treatment of that customer was irresponsible and motivated by profit.
Push for French to oust English at the centre of EU power
The French government is planning to use its time in the presidency of the European Union Council to oust English as the body’s most common tongue.
E Jean Carroll furious as Biden administration will appeal Trump’s case
Carroll - who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her - sued him for defamation over his insulting denials while president.
No joke: Celia Pacquola uncovers her family history in a random doodle
What will Who Do You Think You Are? look like in decades to come? What will be left when our favoured forms of communication are email and text message?
Mike Tyson sues Culture Kings for ‘deceptive’ T-shirts
The former world champion boxer and “the baddest man on the planet” has sued the local streetwear retailer and its rich-lister owners.
The Sussexes will take parental leave for ‘several months’
Archewell’s parental leave policy allows staff 20 weeks of paid leave – a stark contrast to what the pair took while working royals.
NRL 2021
‘We are underdogs’: Queensland claim NSW has ‘better team on paper’
Paul Green is about to coach his first Origin game and he has turned to a well-worn Queensland script on the eve of the first clash.
‘Now it really starts to smell’: ‘Rabs’ Warren concerned by rise in diving
The voice of rugby league has called games for 55 years, but has been disturbed by what he has seen in recent weeks with players staying down.
Sydney
Snow of force: mercury to drop as much as 10 degrees below average
Snow could fall in the Blue Mountains from Wednesday with a cold front sweeping east, bringing potential thunderstorms, small hail and freezing temperatures across NSW and ACT.
Home ownership a fading dream for many in Sydney
A bigger percentage of Millennials will be locked out of home ownership in coming decades, sparking a surge in demand for social housing and dragging on the state’s finances, according to the NSW intergenerational report.
Dredging, levees among Warragamba options ignored by NSW government
The options were detailed in submissions developed in 2014 and 2015 and provided to cabinet, according to internal documents.
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Courts
Bondi GP accused of sexually touching patients
A doctor in Sydney’s eastern suburbs will face court today accused of inappropriately touching three female patients.
Berejiklian says NSW quarantine facility must be federal responsibility
The NSW government also announced plans for another mass vaccination centre to open in mid-July.
Politics
Auditor-General blasts biosecurity system for failing to pick up risks
An audit of the system that enforces Australia’s strict biosecurity laws has found many failings, including lack of risk assessments.
Business
Opinion
Wall Street
Reddit crowd could be trapped by the frenzy they created
The latest attempt by US retail investors to squeeze short-sellers is producing some peculiar outcomes, including a squeeze on the investors themselves.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
A Palestinian, a Jewish settler and a shared house: struggle at close quarters
The PRajabi family lives in the basement, third floor and part of the second. The Tanami family lives on the first floor and rest of the second.
Opinion
China’s banks are bursting with US dollars, and that’s a problem
Winni Zhou and Tom Westbrook
New deal sets scene for Australia, China to squabble over who gets to tax big miners
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
All I can think is: what am I paying for?
Thanmaya Navada
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Property bydomain
Why are more and more houses being hidden from view?
A new duplex that's entirely concealed behind rampant greenery just won a top architecture award, and homes in the running for another gong take a similar path.
'Taken off so quickly': Is the house price boom petering out?
Even the most optimistic forecast for house prices a few months ago is starting to look conservative. But can prices keep on rising at the same cracking pace?
Life & Culture
★★★
Review
Stephen King’s latest TV mystery is creepy, beautiful and bloated
The eight-hour Lisey’s Story has a top-tier cast. Just don’t be surprised if you’re confused by a story featuring crazed fans and a magical, imaginary realm.
Sport
The Origin-eve sprint race Brad Fittler couldn’t bear to watch
As part of a visit to accommodation for Indigenous students, Josh Addo-Carr was challenged to a foot race. All his coach could think about was the Manly corso.
‘I’d come to peace with the fact I wasn’t going to play’
Despite the best efforts of his club coach Wayne Bennett, Cameron Murray will be a critical cog for the Blues machine in Wednesday’s State of Origin opener.
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AFL 2021
Swans legend Goodes declines AFL hall of fame invitation
Adam Goodes was voted unanimously into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as part of its 2021 intake but has rejected entry.
‘We are underdogs’: Queensland claim NSW has ‘better team on paper’
Paul Green is about to coach his first Origin game and he has turned to a well-worn Queensland script on the eve of the first clash.
Updated
FIFA World Cup
Socceroos see off Chinese Taipei as World Cup march continues
The 5-1 victory was Australia’s sixth win in a row, and all but guarantees them a spot in the final phase of qualifying for the next World Cup in Qatar.
‘Now it really starts to smell’: ‘Rabs’ Warren concerned by rise in diving in NRL
The voice of rugby league has called games for 55 years, but has been disturbed by what he has seen in recent weeks with players staying down.
‘Committed to fighting’: West Harbour, Two Blues slam Shute Shield merger talk
The three western Sydney clubs have been urged to merge to stay in next year’s Shute Shield. They have other ideas.
Have Your Say
Inside the Blues’ emotional jersey presentation for Origin I
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when NSW debutants Liam Martin, Brian To’o and Jarome Luai received their jerseys from family members on Sunday night.
