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NSW to offer $25,000 grant for first home buyers
The move comes as Sydney house prices skyrocket and younger generations struggle to get a foothold in the market.
Peta Credlin receives Queen’s Birthday gong for work with Tony Abbott
Peta Credlin, the chief of staff when Tony Abbott was prime minister, is among a record number of women receiving Order of Australia honours for the Queen’s Birthday.
Australian frigates to join Britain in naval exercises in Indo-Pacific
Prime Minister Scott Morrison discussed the deeper military cooperation with United States President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Group of 7 summit in Britain.
‘I’ll be back’: Israel approves coalition, ending Netanyahu’s 12-year reign
For the first time in 12 years, Israeli lawmakers have voted to install a government led by someone other than Benjamin Netanyahu.
G7 offers rebuke to China over Beijing’s economic coercion campaign against Australia
US President Joe Biden also says Beijing must “act more responsibly in terms of international norms, human rights and transparency”.
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Tourism
From Botany Bay to Illawarra: NSW’s first major multi-day hiking path
NSW will join other states in promoting multi-day walks in popular national parks, with the government tipping in $80 million to ease access to destinations with a growing global profile.
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Super Rugby
Robertson the biggest hard-luck story in Rennie’s Wallabies squad
The Wallabies aren’t short of loosehead options but Tom Robertson has been a major reason why the Western Force have given opposition packs so little this season.
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Nuix investigation
Nuix CFO poised to step down as fallout from disclosure scandal continues
Nuix’s financial chief has cleared his desk at its Sydney head office and has not been seen there since.
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Asylum seekers
‘They should never have been sent’: Biloela family’s fate to be decided within days
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke is close to a final decision on whether to intervene in a long-running court dispute over the family’s claims.
‘Chic grandma’: Crochet is back, and there’s nothing nanna about it
Whether it’s a bucket hat or a full look, crochet is the haute hobby taking over our Instagram feeds this season.
A watershed moment for Australian television, a water shed moment for us
It becomes too difficult for one contestant to continue cooking in the competition. And as it pans out, some things are more important than winning MasterChef.
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Workplace culture
Global Sony boss investigating bullying and harassment claims in Australia
Sony Music’s head office in the US has held confidential discussions with at least four former and current staff members.
Sydney
NSW budget boost to help children and women escape violence
Services helping women and children experiencing domestic and sexual violence will be given a funding boost in the state budget.
‘Unacceptable’ rates of avoidable hospital visits for people with intellectual disability
People with intellectual disability in NSW are up to eight times as likely to be sent to hospital with conditions that could be managed in primary care compared with the general population.
Water watchdog has big Riverina irrigator in its sights over diversion
One of Australia’s largest private irrigators is being investigated over the conversion of part of a wetland swamp into a dam that has diverted water from a major creek system to supply nearby farms.
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ICAC
Whistleblower protection laws on their 27th draft after seven years
Under existing laws, people who are legally obliged to front ICAC are protected from any criminal or civil liability, but the same protections do not apply to those who voluntarily give evidence.
NSW to spend $250 million building and upgrading Aboriginal housing
The NSW budget will provide for 250 new homes and renovate a further 7000 for Indigenous families.
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY HONOURS
‘Mentor and role model’: Former Justice Patricia Bergin honoured
Retired NSW Supreme Court judge Patricia Bergin has received an Order of Australia for her service to the legal profession.
Former Fairfax journalist Lindsay Murdoch honoured with OAM
Murdoch, who spent 25 years as a foreign correspondent for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, said he was “pretty chuffed” by the award.
Politics
Top diplomat and public servant honoured for her service
Frances Adamson, the most influential Australian diplomat and female public servant of her generation, has been award nation’s highest civilian honour.
Business
Back to the future: Tech companies like Canva are turning to offline advertising
Local tech startups including Canva and SuperHero are turning to offline advertising snapping up distressed assets to get the word out about their online products.
World
‘Sausage war’ sizzles as EU, UK stuck at Northern Ireland impasse
The delicate post-Brexit act of protecting the Good Friday Agreement usually centres on history, nationalism, religion and geography, but the latest spat is centred on sausages.
Opinion
Photograph of Biloela sisters shows power of an image over words
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Property bydomain
The tiny town with no pub, no cafe, just homemade casserole
It’s a blink-and-you-miss-it-town of fewer than 300 people. There’s no pub and no cafe, but what it lacks in places it makes up for in people.
Historic Sydney home sells for $6.6m after passing in at auction
The home in Burwood in Sydney's west sold for $300,000 above the price it was passed in at and also set a sales record for the suburb.
Life & Culture
‘There’s a dark side to it’: young TikTok stars burning out and breaking down
Spending hours shooting, editing, storyboarding, engaging with fans and balancing the other responsibilities that come with being a successful content creator have taken a toll.
Sport
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NRL 2021
NRL Player Poll 2021: Tedesco dethroned as the game’s best player
In a survey the Rugby League Players’ Association forbade their members from answering, the Herald polled 100 players from across the NRL to get their responses about a range of topics.
‘She won’t have it her own way’: Titmus fires warning shot to Ledecky
When Ariarne Titmus beat Katie Ledecky in 2019, most Americans wrote it off as an anomaly. Now, Titmus has unleashed another thunderous swim.
Roosters skipper Cordner to retire over concussion concerns
Australian and NSW captain Boyd Cordner will become the second Roosters player this year to hang up the boots due to repeated head knocks.
Record-breaking Kaylee McKeown puts world on notice ahead of Tokyo
The 19-year-old set Australia’s first female individual world record since 2016 as she torched the 100m backstroke field, while Emily Seebohm made her fourth Olympic Games.
Rennie wants to see Wallabies’ ‘dark side’ against France
Lalakai Foketi, Andrew Kellaway and Michael Wells are the bolters in a 38-man Wallabies squad for next month’s three-Test series against France.
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Match report
Moses twists knife into Tigers as Eels defy sin-bins to hammer rivals
Mitchell Moses walked out on the Tigers and has been walking over his old club ever since as the Eels inched closer to the top of the NRL ladder.
‘It was terrible’: Former Kangaroos hooker blasts son’s send-off
Jason Hetherington has delivered a passionate defence of his son, Broncos rookie Kobe, after the NRL was accused of its most inconsistent weekend yet.
Have Your Say
Robertson the biggest hard-luck story in Rennie’s Wallabies squad
The Wallabies aren’t short of loosehead options but Tom Robertson has been a major reason why the Western Force have given opposition packs so little this season.
