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‘She is a rockstar’: Gladys Berejiklian considers run in Warringah
Two weeks ago she said no. Now, the door is ajar. The party is running polls to examine locals’ response to Gladys Berejiklian over Mike Baird. In the words of a Liberal: “the only candidate who can win back the seat for us is Gladys.”
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Sydney councils
Clover Moore expected to secure historic fifth term despite swing
Incumbent City of Sydney lord mayor Clover Moore said the election result looked like ensuring “strong, independent, progressive leadership for the city.”
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Federal politics
Sydney GP decides to run in blue-ribbon seat
A letterbox drop by incumbent Liberal Jason Falinski inspired local GP Sophie Scamps to run against him as an independent in the seat of Mackellar.
Free TAFE, more uni places under $1.1 billon ALP plan
Labor is promising to make 465,000 TAFE places free for critical jobs across a range of sectors, as well as funding more university places.
Opinion
Political leadership
Expect an implosion if the Morrison government loses the next election
The government’s year ended badly with key policies shelved and a raft of front benchers announcing their departures.
Jon Faine
Columnist
Opinion
Private Sydney
The armchair critics keep doubting Nicole Kidman, but she’ll have last laugh
Kidman ignited a firestorm of criticism on social media, with critics piling on amid claims she was either too pretty, too prissy, too tall, in fact too anything to play Lucille Ball.
Andrew Hornery
Private Sydney Columnist
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Title Deeds
Broadbent leads high-flyers snapping up South Coast getaways
Businesswoman Jillian Broadbent will be leading a cavalcade of Sydney’s well-heeled to holiday on the South Coast this summer.
Randwick manor sells for $8.97 million at auction, breaking suburb record
While the auction was slow to start and took the better part of an hour to sell, in the end the grand Victorian residence broke a suburb record.
TGA approve vaccine jab for children aged five to 11
Australian children aged five to 11 will finally begin receiving COVID-19 jabs within weeks, with the Therapeutic Goods Administration granting provisional approval on Sunday.
Magnificent sevens: Women and men shine in Dubai
Australia’s sevens teams have laid down markers for the coming season with strong performances in Dubai.
Parents of suspected school shooter plead not guilty to manslaughter
Prosecutors say James and Jennifer Crumbley bought a handgun for their son as a Christmas present and then ignored warning signs.
Java’s tallest volcano erupts, leaving one dead, dozens injured
People have been filmed dashing away from spiralling volcanic cloud in Indonesia’s East Java as ash was sprayed 12km into the sky.
PE Nation’s Pip Edwards: ‘Be interested, not interesting’
The co-founder of the activewear brand discusses the art of conversation, staying alive in the fashion industry, astrology – and why she can’t talk politics.
Christmas Gift guide: best fashion, tech, home
Looking for perfect presents for your loved ones? Our bumper Christmas gift guide has all the inspiration you need.
Opinion
Sharemarket
What Omicron? Why I bought shares this week
This week, I found myself having to live out the famous advice of legendary US investor Warren Buffet: To “be greedy when others are fearful”.
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
WEEKEND READS
Two minutes with Danny Katz: Can you give your baby the name of a serial killer?
This is an infamously monstrous murderer, so it’s good you did the “Check the First Name with the Surname Before Committing to the Baby’s Name” test.
She said she might have written her last book – then along came Trump
Writing about a fictional pandemic during a real one was eerie for A Little Life’s Hanya Yanagihara who, in To Paradise, again explores what it is to be alive.
Sydney
Online crash prevents residents voting in NSW local council elections
Residents unable to have their say due to an online voting system error will not have to pay a $55 fine for failing to vote.
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Domestic violence
Hundreds of violent NSW men fail to complete behavioural change programs
Of the 750 men in NSW referred to a program proven to curb domestic abuse in the two years to June 2021, only 129 completed it.
Latest battle for teachers’ pay has roots in decades-old conflict
As the NSW teachers’ strike looms next week, the union is using the same tactics that brought hundreds of thousands onto the streets of Sydney in the 1980s.
Man in a serious condition after Central Station stabbing
The man, believed to be in his 40s, was taken to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital with multiple serious stab wounds.
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Pollution
‘Falling apart’: Internal report reveals dozens of toxic risks from power plant
A whistleblower has warned parts of the ageing Bayswater Power Station are falling apart and threatening to spew toxic pollution into surrounding communities.
SEE & DO
Opinion
Wonder in unlikely places: decoding the art of Jeffrey Smart
The artist was notorious for his unwillingness to explain. An Italian art crawl offered some clues to a young critic with a head full of half-baked ideas.
John McDonald
Art critic
Five of the most underrated day trips from Sydney
Revive the good old-fashioned day trip and you’ll be surprised at the variety and distractions close to home.
Politics
A year of reckoning over the treatment of women, so what hope is there for politics?
After a year of painful conversations about the treatment of women and traumatic disclosures of appalling incidents, the federal government has a blueprint to fix things.
Business
Opinion
Cosmetic Cowboys
Controversial cosmetic surgeon quits as regulators circle
Just over a month after an investigation by this masthead revealed a series of disturbing allegations, celebrity cosmetic surgeon Dr Daniel Lanzer has retired.
Adele Ferguson
Investigative journalist and columnist
World
Insecure world: everyday cross-border harassment a new reality for democracy
Will the Summit for Democracy address how borders have been rendered porous by technology, normalising the harassment of regime critics living in free societies?
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Title Deeds
Pony for Christmas? Sydney’s well-heeled gallop for equestrian estates
There was a time when really lucky girls and boys scored a pony for Christmas, but in these heady times it seems an equestrian estate is more the thing.
The ‘bank’ first-home buyers are relying on to keep up with prices
First-home buyers are increasingly turning to the bank of mum and dad, with $100,000 cash gifts becoming the norm in some markets.
Lifestyle
Everyone is hooked on the idea but 10,000 steps a day is not the ideal
A new study, led by researchers at the University of Sydney’s Charles Perkins Centre, found the magic number is actually less than 10,000 steps a day.
Opinion
Health
Want to lose weight and have sex? Do the housework
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and Sydney Morning Herald columnist
Culture
Musical creation goes from dream to nightmare and back again
It looks like being third time lucky for Amy Campbell trying to make her directorial debut.
Sport
‘We’re not building a house of straw’: Bennett calls for patience as Dolphins struggle to lure stars
This isn’t the first time Wayne Bennett has built a team from the ground up. Which is why he’s not panicking despite filling just one of 30 Dolphins roster spots.
Two years after Headingley, Stokes still giving Langer ‘nightmares’
Justin Langer admits he still has nightmares about Ben Stokes’ brilliance in 2019 and said he adds another level of excitement to the upcoming Ashes series.
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Match report
Sydney FC still winless after second-half slump against Jets
Sydney FC are enduring their worst start to a season since 2010 after letting a two-goal lead slip at home to Newcastle, although they were denied all three points by a controversial VAR decision.
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FIBA World Cup
Big call: Cambage left out of Opals squad for home World Cup
The Australian Opals will on Monday name their preliminary squad for next year’s FIBA World Cup in Sydney and have made a bold selection call to bypass their best player.
Langer says Paine’s career may not be over despite sexting scandal
The Australia coach has spoken for the first time since Paine’s resignation, saying the former captain may yet return to the national side.
New kid on The Block: Rising Indigenous Kings star Bayles set to make a difference
For some, pursuing your dreams means getting out of Redfern but, in rising Sydney Kings star Biwali Bayles’ case, it meant coming home.
Light prep no obstacle to heavy-duty series for Australia’s quicks
Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc may be light on for match practice having not played a first-class game since April but face heavy-duty workloads with five Tests across six weeks.
Have Your Say
How La Nina, a WA premier and the toss of a coin could decide the Ashes
Pat Cummins’ biggest call this summer could come before a ball is bowled as the opening day at the Gabba shapes as vital to the series.
Geoff Lawson
Cricket columnist
