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Detail of Indigenous Voice to come after referendum, says PM
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he does not want a repeat of the failed 1999 republic referendum, signalling few details on the Voice before a public vote.
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Commonwealth Games
‘False news’: Chalmers angry after reports of rift
The Australian sprinter took exception to reports of an icy relationship with Emma McKeon and Cody Simpson.
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Early childhood
‘Massive brake’: Sector says staff shortages a barrier to progress on childcare
Experts say worker shortages need to be overcome if governments want to set Australia up as the best place in the world to raise a child.
‘These seas have stolen front yards’: Sydney beaches at risk of washing away
Australian beaches could struggle to recover if a third La Nina weather event occurs this year, threatening coastal communities, experts warn.
‘The power players are right in your face’: How David Chandler took on shoddy developers
The abrupt departure of NSW’s first Building Commissioner has sparked speculation and raised questions about the future of the state’s building reform agenda.
Destroyed bridge splits community already suffering amid recovery
The closure of a little bridge in Camden has cut off a community from their schools, workplaces and daily life, causing an economic headache for an already struggling region trying to rebuild.
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Education
Teachers soften opposition to new rules for fewer, shorter student suspensions
The NSW government has reached a compromise with the powerful teachers’ union over the planned overhaul of suspension and expulsion policies in public schools.
Opinion
Parliament House
A sweet parliamentary week, but real change can be a drag – just ask the Speaker
Anthony Albanese and his new government have to decide which old things they want to keep, and which they wish to throw away.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Couples, families cut takeaway, nights out and their own hair as inflation bites
Consumers are ditching lockdown-era habits such as food delivery services in favour of going into stores and hunting for deals.
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Heritage
Studio boss who brought Thor to Sydney will run Luna Park
After a $30 million makeover including nine new rides, Sydney’s Luna Park will have a new boss in the form of former Fox Studios boss John Hughes.
The striptease that made unlikely friends
Dancing with the Stars judge Todd McKenney met Shane Jacobson when he choreographed the actor’s striptease. Despite their differences, they instantly clicked.
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NRL 2022
Hasler has job for ‘as long as he wants’ as Manly players meet over jersey
Players gathered for clear-the-air talks as Sea Eagles owner Scott Penn backed Des Hasler to stay at the club, despite the coach needing a finals berth to be guaranteed a job in 2024.
I was told ‘they don’t hire people that look like you’: Michelle Lim Davidson
She was told early in her career that she’d struggle to get work, but actor Michelle Lim Davidson has proved the naysayers wrong.
‘It doesn’t discriminate’: How Former Biggest Loser trainer faced his biggest fear
Shannan Ponton will be joining tens of thousands of others in the City2Surf.
From pho pie floaters to mapo tofu, six of Sydney’s best pies to sink your teeth into
Nothing beats a classic meat pie, but these indulgent, creative pies may come close.
COMMONWEALTH GAMES
Straight Outta Brumpton
Why it’s always drama with ‘No Dramas’ Chalmers
Emma McKeon on cusp of golden Games record
Australia’s swim ace is on the cusp of becoming the most successful athlete in Commonwealth Games history.
From hurdles to hospital: Jana Pittman trades track for medicine
The Olympian turned doctor says working in Blacktown Hospital’s emergency department as COVID-19 took hold proved a different kind of obstacle.
Sydney
‘Massive overdevelopment’: Fight over Coogee Bay Hotel redevelopment heads to court
Famed live music venue Selina’s will be bulldozed as part of a $112 million redevelopment of the Coogee Bay Hotel.
‘Heathcliff, it’s me, I’ve come home’: Sydney Kate Bush fans perform tribute
Hundreds of music fans danced on the wily, windy moors of Sydney Park on Saturday to celebrate Kate Bush’s iconic 1978 song Wuthering Heights.
Week of warm weather and storms a taste of spring forecast
Sydney is in for a run of 20-degree days next week as the bureau predicts spring will bring more rain to a drenched eastern seaboard.
Falling enrolments, high fees threaten viability of Sydney’s Jewish schools
“Growth in independent school fees has outstripped general inflation over the past few years,” said David Gonski, who led a review into NSW’s Jewish schools.
Firearms, $4.5 million worth of drugs seized in 11-day police operation
Seven firearms, more than $4.5 million worth of drugs and $150,000 in cash have been seized by police during an 11-day operation.
WEEKEND READS
Opinion
When a woman says, ‘I’m fine’, she most certainly is not
“I’m sooo tired. You stay up and watch a movie” means that sex with George Clooney is only the flick of a light switch away.
Kathy Lette
Writer
‘I left my $200k a year job to become a cleaner’: Why people quit office work
Tony Beaumont gave up his $200,000 a year office job to run a one-man operation as a cleaner. The pandemic has only accelerated the exodus from office jobs.
Politics
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Abortion
‘Free and unfettered access’: Abortion pioneers say more work to be done
Former senators Lyn Allison and Judith Troeth, who crossed party lines to secure access to the abortion pill RU486, say more needs to be done to ensure women can access terminations.
Business
Opinion
Inflation
Ditch lettuce, buy avocados: five inflation-busting strategies to try
With some extreme hesitation, I now seek to offer some tangentially avocado-related money savings advice for everyone seeking to tackle the fresh affordability challenge of, well, everything.
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
World
Prince Charles ‘accepted millions’ from family of Osama bin Laden
The Prince of Wales’ Charitable Fund received the donation in 2013 from the half brothers of Osama bin Laden, founder of al-Qaeda and architect of 9/11.
Opinion
Respect to all involved, but I wouldn’t wear Manly’s rainbow jersey either
Stephen Brook
Deputy Editor, Sunday Age
COVID, an unwanted cure for the Oscar-winning sickie
Daisy Turnbull
Teacher and author
A broken Voice is no option. This is Australia’s moment to unite or fail
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Techie Khuda buys house next door, creates $30 million Mosman compound
Tech entrepreneur Robin Khuda has got in the swing of things in Mosman, buying the house next door to his $20 million forever home to create a larger family estate.
Nervous buyers drop out of auction race for $2.41 million Dulwich Hill house
Two potential buyers dropped out at the last minute, ahead of next week’s interest rate decision, but it still sold for more than 13 times the price it last traded for.
Lifestyle
Fashion first: Ranking the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony uniforms
The dress code for sporting heroes meshed tradition with athleticism with varying degrees of success in Birmingham. Here are the standouts.
Culture
Ash Barty marries long-time partner Garry Kissick
One of Australia’s best-known athletes has married her long-time partner, Garry Kissick, in a private ceremony.
Opinion
Private Sydney
For 37 years, Neighbours was almost impossible to ignore. But I did, with no regrets
Andrew Hornery
Private Sydney Columnist
Sport
Straight Outta Brumpton
Commonwealth Games
Why it’s always drama with ‘No Dramas’ Chalmers
Chalmers wants more “positive” coverage of swimming but what he really wants is more coverage of himself.
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Commonwealth Games
‘False news:’ Chalmers unloads on reports of rift with McKeon, Simpson
Kyle Chalmers unleashed an all-time press conference as he took the flamethrower to reports of team division and an icy relationship with Emma McKeon and Cody Simpson.
McKeon on cusp of golden Games record
Australia’s swim ace Emma McKeon is on the cusp of becoming the most successful athlete in Commonwealth Games history after joining Susie O’Neill, Ian Thorpe and Leisel Jones with 10 career Commonwealth golds.
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NRL 2022
Hasler can stay ‘as long as he wants’ as Manly players meet to thrash out jersey divide
Players gathered for clear-the-air talks as Sea Eagles owner Scott Penn backed Des Hasler to stay at the club, despite the coach needing a finals berth to be guaranteed a job in 2024.
Fears for Hastings as Carrigan is referred to judiciary for hip-drop
Wests Tigers star Jackson Hastings may have suffered a season-ending ankle injury in a tackle that saw Broncos forward Pat Carrigan referred directly to the judiciary.
‘Keep moving forward’: Godwin’s miracle month inspires Australian gymnasts to silver
Four weeks ago Georgia Godwin was resigned to missing the Commonwealth Games with injury. Now she’s setting the floor alight.
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Match report
Burgess sent off in golden-point thriller as Hynes boots Sharks back into top four
The NRL’s last golden-point game came during Magic Round. And there might not be another one as dramatic for years as a send-off preceded Cronulla’s winning play against Souths.
Have Your Say
Why rainbow jersey could cost Hasler his job
The Sea Eagles coach has five games to save his career at the club, despite receiving praise for the way he responded to the jersey boycott controversy.
