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Perrottet’s big test as voters go to polls in four byelections
The NSW Premier says the government will be judged on its record on Saturday. Chris Minns says that record will be the premier’s handling of Omicron.
Exclusive
CCP influence
Chinese spies attempted to install Labor candidates in federal election
The plot was foiled by the nation’s counter-espionage agency ASIO, preventing the Chinese spies from installing sympathetic candidates into Labor’s preselection process.
Breaking
Winter Olympics
Australian soars to silver in snowboard halfpipe final
Scotty James has won silver in the men’s snowboarding halfpipe, coming from behind in his second run in a tightly contested final in Zhangjiakou.
Lego accused of stealing beach set design from cancer patient and son
The most significant difference between the beach set designed by Damien and Aiden MacRae and Lego was the lack of sunscreen and hats in the official version.
Gladys Berejiklian says ‘yes’ to Optus
Optus chief executive Kelly Bayer Rosmarin said the former NSW premier was a proven leader who showed strength, leadership and discipline.
‘Life is coming back’: Premier confident of Sydney recovery
“We have a highly vaccinated population ... international borders are about to open,” the Premier told Life is coming back.
Andrew O’Keefe pleads guilty to cannabis possession charge
The former TV host has pleaded guilty to drug possession amid a fresh charge that he breached an apprehended violence order.
Roberts-Smith boasted that killing young Afghan was ‘beautiful’, court told
War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith told a fellow Special Air Service soldier he shot a young Afghan man in the head and it was “the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen”, the Federal Court has heard.
Widow tells court she felt rage when she saw video of intoxicated Kenneth Grant
Grant, the father of former NSW police minister Troy Grant, was drunk when he fatally ran over scientist Tony Greenfield in 2019 and did not stop.
Fellow schoolmates would call young Jessica ‘It’: Here’s how her mum coped
Julia Szulerowski and her daughter, Jessica, both live with neurofibromatosis … but also have a passion for theatre, coffee and hiding stuffed toys.
Analysis
NBA
With Mills by his side, time for Simmons’ NBA mess to end
Ben Simmons’ mega trade will hopefully end a year of discontent and, with Patty Mills by his side, he has the right man to help him.
Opinion
Job hunting
Can we believe the great news on unemployment? Yes and no
Scott Morrison has a great re-election pitch: forget the problems with the pandemic, just look at how well the economy’s going.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Opinion
Pacific diplomacy
The Quad’s crucial ‘China strategy’ a necessity for peace
Deliberating on a “China strategy” at the Quad meeting remains crucial to maintaining regional stability and a rules-based order.
Lisa Singh
Why men shouldn’t buy women lingerie for Valentine’s Day
It’s time to retire lingerie’s status as a Valentine’s Day gift from men to women. For queer relationships, it’s another story.
Being ‘monogamish’: Why I opened up my marriage
Using monogamy to reassure yourself that your partner will never leave is like insisting something does not exist merely because you cannot see it, writes Lucy Fry.
Sydney coffee house encourages standing-room only for espresso drinkers
Three reasons why you should stand at the bar when you get your caffeine hit at Genovese’s new flagship.
WINTER OLYMPICS 2022
Mixed event the last hope for Australia in snowboard cross
With four of our Olympians bombing out in their individual finals, Australia has a selection challenge ahead of Saturday.
Russian Olympic favourite tests positive for banned heart medication: report
The sample was reportedly obtained in December, but did not come to light until after the 15-year-old helped her team win the gold medal this week.
Sydney
Almost 32,000 lightning strikes lit up Sydney sky overnight
The humidity on Thursday night, up around 90 per cent, should drop off through Friday.
Exclusive
Public transport
Rail entity pushes for fancy headquarters as fresh budget concerns emerge
The NSW government’s controversial $40 billion rail corporation wants Treasury to stump up for new headquarters located in Sydney’s CBD.
Koalas now officially endangered in NSW
Koalas populations have plummeted in the last decade due to feral animals, bushfires and land clearances for urban development.
Stillbirths and caesareans rise in NSW during first pandemic year
Obstetricians are examining whether fewer in-person check-ups and the use of telehealth during lockdowns contributed to the shift.
Battle for Bega: Angry South Coast electorate ready to punish politicians
Senior NSW Liberal figures are worried they could lose Bega for the first time in history.
Politics
Rebellious Liberal MPs misled PM: Dutton
The Defence Minister has accused members of the Liberal Party of misleading the Prime Minister on the Religious Discrimination Act.
Business
Magellan shares slump after $5.5 billion in outflows
Magellan Financial Group has suffered $5.5 billion in fund outflows since the start of the year, in a further blow to the troubled fund manager.
World
Indian state’s hijab ban in school sparks religious freedom furore
After video of a Muslim student defying Hindu nationalists near her school went viral, even Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai weighed in.
Opinion
Morrison outplayed in rush to push discrimination legislation through
Michelle Grattan
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Nicole, you are right. Getting old is sweet
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
Albanese is winning the battles, but not yet the war
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
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Property
Plumbing magnate lists $20 million home, and the bathrooms are flush
The 15-year-old home boasts architecture and interiors by Saaj Design, with curved walls, a curved stainless steel front door, and floor-to-ceiling windows.
What Australia’s median house price buys you overseas
From a lakeside ‘rustico’ home in Italy to a tiny apartment in Japan, here are some homes that Australia’s median house price can buy in foreign climes.
Lifestyle
How to turn your garden into your own happy hour resource
It’s time to start using the flowers, fruits, seeds, leaves, roots, barks and seeds growing in your garden to spice up your drinks cabinet.
Culture
New York’s ‘fake heiress’ gets the Shonda Rhimes treatment
Julia Garner stars as Anna Sorokin, the 20-something conwoman who fooled New York’s elite
Sport
Opinion
Vale
‘You won’t make 40’: How Johnny Raper defied legend’s dire warning
Fabled broadcaster Frank Hyde warned the St George great he was living too close to the edge. Raper knew no other way.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Updated
NBA
‘Nets are winners in that trade’: Greats back Simmons’ Brooklyn deal
Australian basketball greats have backed NBA star Ben Simmons to revive his career after he was traded to the Brooklyn Nets and will line up with Kevin Durant and Patty Mills.
The wonder try that put ‘box office’ Hansen on Ireland’s Test radar
Mack Hansen needed only one home game to wow Irish fans - and Test selectors - according to the Aussie coach who brought him to Galway.
Breaking
Winter Olympics
Australian star Scotty James soars to silver in snowboard halfpipe final
Australian Scotty James has won silver in the men’s snowboarding halfpipe, coming from behind in his second run in a tightly contested final in Zhangjiakou.
‘You feel like you belong’: Kurtley reveals why he’s returning to Australian rugby
The chance to play for Dave Rennie’s Wallabies at a fourth World Cup, and be a role model for indigenous kids, are two major reasons why Kurtley Beale is returning from Paris.
Maori All Stars to honour trailblazer ‘The Big O’
He was always described as ‘enigmatic’, but Olsen Filipaina was far more than that.
Djokovic twist as star joins Barty in entry list for vaccinated event
The Serbian world No.1 will need to be vaccinated if he’s to set foot in the United States and lead the Indian Wells field next month.
Have Your Say
With Mills by his side, time for Simmons’ NBA mess to end
Ben Simmons’ mega trade to the Brooklyn Nets will hopefully end a year of discontent and, with Patty Mills by his side, he has the right man to help him.
