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Train services to be slashed by up to 75 per cent during week of industrial action
Commuters across NSW have been warned to expect “significant delays” with peak hour services set to be impacted.
Global economy ‘flashing red’ warns central bank
The global economy is facing a 1970s spiral of low growth and high inflation, experts warn, with Australians most at risk.
First glimpse at plans for Sydney’s new Powerhouse Museum
Design guidelines now on public display give the first glimpse of what planners may have in store for a renewal of the site.
Analysis
State of Origin
Will the questions about Fittler and Cleary stop after this result? Maybe
Since the narrow loss to Queensland, there’s been much hand wringing and furious tweeting. On Sunday night, Brad Fittler’s side sent us a timely reminder.
State of Origin player ratings: How the Blues and Maroons fared in game two
We run the rule over the players who rose to the occasion in game two in Perth and those who would like to have their time over again.
Opinion
Abortion
The radical reign of Clarence Thomas
Over the past three decades, I have witnessed a dismal saga of opportunism, fanaticism, mendacity, concupiscence, hypocrisy and cowardice.
Maureen Dowd
New York Times columnist
Editorial
Opinion
Abortion bans signal deepening cultural divide between US and Australia
The decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 judgment known as Roe v Wade is a worrying sign on many levels.
The Herald's View
Editorial
How a household favourite sank from clean and green to public enemy No. 1
Scientists are turning on the energy source once embraced as safe and clean.
Behind two months of turmoil at the Judith Neilson Institute
In just eight weeks, Australia’s largest philanthropic journalism project has unravelled.
Why China has 90 per cent vaccine coverage but can’t escape lockdowns
China, the country where COVID-19 was first detected, still has more than 90 million people aged over 60 who are under-vaccinated.
‘It’s his mindset’: England young gun names the Wallaby helping him
The England five-eighth revealed his surprising source of inspiration and daily improvement
Aussie to face Murray at Wimbledon as Djokovic confirms vaccination decision
Novak Djokovic knows that, as things stand now, Wimbledon will be his last grand slam tournament of 2022.
Author Frank Moorhouse dies aged 83
One of Australia’s most celebrated but also most controversial writers, Moorhouse lived and wrote about the good life.
Explainer
Investing
From Gosling to GameStop, ‘shorting’ is having a moment. But what exactly is it?
Shorting someone of change is pretty clearly a bad thing – but what about “shorting” a company?
The truth about my dad that was my shameful secret
It was a secret that kept Renee McBryde bonded with her mother. But in the end, it would come between them.
State of Origin
NSW 44 Queensland 12
Panthers perfection as Blues demolish Queensland in emphatic fashion
Origin rivals have ‘no second chances’ with backs to the wall
Queensland may head back to Brisbane in unfamiliar territory as rank outsiders for Origin III.
Video: Blues thrash Maroons to set up mouthwatering decider at Suncorp
The Blues battled the Maroons in game two of the 2022 State of Origin series.
Sydney
Vape websites send buyers to online prescriptions, bypassing local GPs
Customers are being prescribed vapes by online-only doctors in minutes, in a practice shunned by medical bodies amid concerns two-thirds of vaping is recreational.
Exclusive
Mental health
Twice as many Children’s Court cases now dismissed due to mental illness
A widened legal definition of mental illness or cognitive impairment has seen a sharp rise in the number of people diverted from the entire NSW punitive justice system.
Exclusive
Homelessness
Alarm sounded over elder homelessness amid soaring rents
Pauline West fell into homelessness when she became too sick to work before she was old enough for the age pension. Forced to couch-surf and sell her possessions, her mental health soon deteriorated.
How bringing back the light rail could save Oxford Street
Business groups have backed calls for light rail to replace buses on Oxford Street as lockouts, lockdowns, large shopping centres and heavy traffic get the blame for the busy thoroughfare’s ailing nightlife and empty shopfronts.
Exclusive
Small business
The Sydney suburbs sitting on the most unused Dine and Discover vouchers
About $300 million worth of Dine and Discover vouchers are yet to be spent ahead of June 30, the last chance to use them.
Politics
Rising interest rates, inflation give Lowe a challenging high wire act
Central banks around the world are dealing with inflation by pushing up interest rates. It could end in success - or economic pain for millions.
Business
AMP calls for cap on life insurance commission payments to be lifted
The financial advice sector is calling for commission payments for life insurance to be maintained, despite conflict of interest concerns.
World
Women across the US scrambling as abortions are cancelled
“When I went to bed, I had my appointment and everything was set, and then today it’s like pre-1973,” one woman said.
Opinion
Let’s help new mothers decide if they want to rush back to work
Roshena Campbell
Melbourne City councillor
Decisive action needed to stop inflation juggernaut
Agustin Carstens
General Manager, Bank of International Settlements.
9 resolutions for the new financial year (and how to stick to them)
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
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Property
Exclusive
Title Deeds
Nicole Kidman buys fifth apartment in same building
Investment advice to always buy what you know isn’t lost on Nicole Kidman, who has purchased a fifth apartment in Milsons Point’s Latitude building.
Cabarita house sold for $4.72 million to buyers who plan to knock it down
The auction of an original-condition home surrounded by modern mansions on the waterside attracted three bidders who competed for the block next door six years ago.
Lifestyle
My grandson’s a poet and doesn’t even know it
My first word was thoroughly utilitarian. Not so the first words of my tiny grandson.
Culture
I’m a rabid Harry Styles fan. Call me frivolous, but Sherlock Holmes is to blame
I’m a 31-year-old woman with a high school crush on a pretty man from a boy band, but fandoms are not new.
Sport
Analysis
State of Origin
Talk of NSW demise proves much ado about Nathan
Since the narrow loss to Queensland in game one, there’s been much hand wringing and furious tweeting about the parlous condition of rugby league in our fair state.
NSW 44 Queensland 12
State of Origin
Panthers perfection as Blues demolish Maroons in emphatic fashion
Brad Fittler’s faith in his former side has been vindicated, NSW keeping their Origin campaign alive with a 32-point thrashing of a shellshocked Queensland outfit.
Fittler adamant Kaufusi sin-binning justified despite Queensland protests
The Blues piled on 30 points in as many minutes against an exhausted Queensland after their second-rower returned to the field. But should he have been sent to the sin-bin?
Opinion
State of Origin
Go west, we’ll do just fine: Fittler makes all right moves with series on line
By the time Brad Fittler got onto the plane for Perth, he had assembled a line-up that turned this State of Origin match into Penrith versus Queensland.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Focused and in form, Kyrgios prepares to light up Wimbledon
Nick Kyrgios says Wimbledon’s famously strict dress code may be out of tune with the times, but he’s willing to make a fashion faux pas for the All England Club.
Did Blues complaints lead to moment that changed Origin series?
Felise Kaufusi was sin-binned at a vital stage of the game as Brad Fittler’s complaints to officials about Queensland slowing down the ruck were taken on board.
So, how do we feel about Freddy’s NSW changes now?
Just as he did in 2019, the NSW coach threw out the playbook after a demoralising game one defeat. And this time he got the same result.
Have Your Say
State of Origin player ratings: How the Blues and Maroons fared in game two
We run the rule over the players who rose to the occasion in game two in Perth and those who would like to have their time over again.
