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Crime
Tributes flow after man charged with missing nine-year-old’s murder
“Goodbye you beautiful little girl. I love you so much, I miss you every day,” the girl’s biological father wrote in an emotional Facebook post after her body was found.
NSW to reduce booster eligibility to three months
The change will increase the number of adults in NSW who are eligible for a booster or third dose by 2 million people.
NSW cases to rise when school returns: Chant
The state’s Chief Health Officer says the state’s daily COVID-19 case numbers will go up when schools returns.
From Beverly Hills to Baulkham Hills, the state’s top HSC students in every course revealed
Sixty students who weathered NSW’s harshest lockdown restrictions have topped HSC courses, while Sydney Grammar snared nine first places.
Explainer
Putin's Russia
Putin is massing troops on Ukraine’s border. Is war likely?
Why is Russia threatening Ukraine and what does it mean for NATO – and the rest of the world?
Opinion
Shares
What BHP’s big move home means for the sharemarket
After two decades, BHP’s experiment with a complicated corporate structure is about to end.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Live
Australian Open
Nadal outsmarts Hanfmann to win first set as Barty cruises in third round
Rafael Nadal is facing Yannick Hanfmann. Ash Barty has blown away Italy’s Lucia Bronzetti to claim third round place.
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LoadingVisa rebate to lure back 175,000 international students, travellers
International students and backpackers will have their visa fees rebated for the coming weeks in a bid to entice them back to the country to fill critical worker shortages.
Demoralised Democrats urge Biden to reset agenda or risk election wipe-out
Bernie Sanders has repeatedly warned this month that the Democrats needed to make a “course correction” or risk losing more working people to the Republicans.
Running on empty? Evidence-based ways to boost your energy
Forget fancy supplements. The science says vitality is down to exercise, diet, naps – and coffee.
Why is everyone a detective on TV these days?
It’s not just the professionals; unexpected situations are jolting ordinary characters out of their everyday lives and into a sleuthing role.
10 of Sydney’s best banh mis (including a 24/7 bakery)
Fresh crusty rolls, a Marrickville institution, generous fillings and 3am destinations – here’s where to find the best Vietnamese sandwiches.
Analysis
Video games
Microsoft’s $96b deal comes with a lot of games - and a spotty reputation
Call of Duty, Diablo, Crash Bandicoot and more will soon be under the Xbox umbrella, along with Activision Blizzard’s tarnished reputation.
HSC
These students topped the HSC. Where are they now?
Con Theocharous remembers his father walked into Sydney Grammar School in the late 1970s and asked if he could have a scholarship. Then he finished in the top 1 per cent of the HSC.
HSC top achievers list accidentally published early
The NSW Education Standards Authority accidentally published a list of top HSC achievers three days early.
Sydney
Sydney smashes January humidity records as La Nina nears its peak
Sydneysiders have been experiencing humidity levels up to 85 per cent in the mornings and dew points equivalent to those in Darwin.
‘Super dodgy’: TGA investigating rapid antigen test resale rort
Two rapid tests bought at a petrol station for $30 each did not include the testing tube used to hold the chemical solution into which the swab should be dipped to obtain a result, a woman said.
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Thousands of boosters unfilled as over-60s make up bulk of admissions
NSW hospitals were flooded with 3500 COVID admissions in the past fortnight, with people aged over 70 making up more than 40 per cent of hospitalisations.
State agencies among groups to criticise Warragamba proposal
NSW state agencies are among the latest groups to criticise the government’s controversial Warragamba Dam project to raise its wall.
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Twice weekly tests for all students part of back-to-school plans
Amid predictions of staff shortages of up to 20 per cent of private school principals have been told they can ask parents to volunteer to supervise students.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Sledged and made to look silly. Playing Kyrgios is ‘awful’
What’s it like to play Nick Kyrgios on his home court? Absolutely awful. Liam Broady says he was sledged, booed and made to feel like a club player.
Siuuu: The cry that’s confusing tennis fans
If it sounds so very un-tennis to boo on a point, then there is a very reason for it – the fans were not booing.
Politics
Exclusive
Australia votes
Australians back case for free or subsidised tests
Poll findings show 86 per cent of Australians believe rapid antigen tests should be free or subsidised in some way.
Business
Opinion
Electric cars
The electric car bubble will burst - and that’s a good thing
The two things we know for sure about the market for electric vehicles is that it is booming, and also that it is getting very, very crowded. In truth, it is about to turn into a bloodbath.
Matthew Lynn
World
In lawsuit, former New York Post editor alleges harassment, retaliation
Michelle Gotthelf alleged she was fired two months after revealing to an executive that former editor Col Allan had sexually harassed her.
Opinion
Day of reckoning long overdue for police who ignored gay hate crimes
Daniel Glick
Investigative journalist
Champagne gesture doesn’t mean Cricket Australia has solved its race problem
Osman Faruqi
Journalist and podcaster
Our leaders are talking small, but they still need to think big
Julie Szego
Author and freelance journalist
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Property
The town where almost every home makes a profit, but not everyone wins
The growth – welcomed by sellers – has made it more challenging for locals to save a deposit as the market runs away.
How do you make a $270,000 profit? Sell your property in a pandemic
There wasn’t much for sale, and lots of people stuck at home wanted to move somewhere bigger and better.
Lifestyle
Opinion
Motherhood
I was scared to watch The Lost Daughter, but it’s made me feel sane
I, too, have done things I regret, out of the desperation that motherhood brings, and I’m still working back from them.
Samantha Selinger-Morris
Lifestyle writer
Culture
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Review
Spencer take us inside Diana’s mind, but it’s hardly revealing
It’s hard to escape the impression that Kristen Stewart and director Pablo Larrain have delivered a one-dimensional portrait of a victim.
Sport
Dominant Barty takes just 52 minutes to wrap up third-round berth
Ashleigh Barty continued her dynamic start to the summer with another dominant victory at Melbourne Park on Wednesday to add to the celebrations of First Nations Day.
Breaking
ODI
Postponed New Zealand series will cost Cricket Australia millions
Australia have been forced to postpone the upcoming white-ball series against the Black Caps because of strict COVID-19 requirements.
Live
Australian Open
Australian Open 2022 LIVE updates: Ash Barty through to third round; Naomi Osaka, Rafael Nadal set to take the court
Follow along for all the major moments of day 3 at the 2022 Australian Open.
Back to the ’burbs: Waratahs settle in for a season at Leichhardt
The Waratahs will set up camp in Sydney’s inner-west in their final season as a nomadic side.
All Starved: NRL clubs concerned about releasing players for All Stars
Club boss have expressed concerns about releasing players for the All Stars game and will seek detail from the NRL about their COVID protocols on Friday.
England coach Thorpe facing sack over Ashes hotel party video
The ECB is understood to be more angry that the incident was filmed and then entered the public domain than that players were drinking.
Opinion
Justin Langer
Why are the drums still beating for Justin Langer?
The Australian coach vowed to change his approach and he did — so why do some people still want him sacked?
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Have Your Say
‘We won’t mistreat them’: Serbian President allays fears of visiting Aussie athletes
Serbia’s President says his country will not take out their anger with the Australian government for the deportation of Novak Djokovic on Australia’s teams visiting the country to compete in the next two months.
