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Medicare
Medical union’s extraordinary veto power over watchdog
The regulator responsible for policing Medicare is chronically understaffed, underfunded and is led by bureaucrats with strong links to the Australian Medical Association.
Editorial
Editorial
The case for fixing Medicare can no longer be ignored
The system that monitors Medicare payments is inadequate and only detects a tiny fraction of the billions of dollars lost each year.
The Herald's View
Editorial
Minister accuses Uber of having ‘no sense of obligation’ over rider’s death
Bijoy Paul joined a spate of delivery rider fatalities in 2020 when he died in hospital after he was hit while completing an order for Uber Eats.
Breaking
State Parliament
Health Minister Brad Hazzard to quit politics
The Liberal elder has announced his retirement, saying his time as health minister was the best and worst time of his career.
Hackers hit cybersecurity conference
The AIDC’s launch of its new “cybersecurity governance principles” was left with a bit of a PR problem.
Prosecutors to consider third trial for Kyle Daniels’ charges
The Director of Public Prosecutions will decide whether the Mosman swimming instructor will face court again after a jury acquitted him of 10 out of 21 charges.
Battered and bruised, NSW endures more floods and heavy rainfall
Miner Broady Logan says he and his family are staying put in their hometown of Gunnedah, despite enduring ‘seven or eight floods in the past 12 months’.
Opinion
School funding
Cranbrook’s pool was no good for water polo, so the taxpayer dived in
Hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars flowing from government coffers to wealthy, high-fee independent schools must be urgently redirected to those with genuine educational need.
Ken Boston
Former director-general of education and training in NSW.
Sydney council puts 27 hotels on heritage list to protect ‘famous pub culture’
The heritage listings are intended to act as a bulwark against potential redevelopment of much-loved watering holes.
Australia sends antidote to Indonesia amid surge of ‘cough syrup’ child deaths
More than 130 children in Indonesia have died from acute kidney damage linked to tainted paracetamol syrup and others are gravely ill.
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Entrepreneur
Business Chicks heads to Gold Coast amid redundancy chaos
Senior staff will leave the company in coming weeks, but whether Business Chicks is being “shut down” or “downsized” is unclear.
Turbulence for 18 months as planes remain grounded: Joyce
Qantas chief Alan Joyce says plane manufacturers Airbus and Boeing cannot provide spare parts to airlines quick enough.
‘If these places are lost, all people lose’
Indigenous knowledge and practices are believed key to environmental management. In tropical North Queensland, we see them at work.
How a restaurant meal made James Corden an online villain
The English actor-singer-talkshow host is suddenly a byword for the blurst. So what happened?
The best Doctor Who is on our phones, not on TVs
As the epic 13th Doctor finale draws closer, an audio drama has been finding favour with fans.
Opinion
Art
One sad and beautiful sculpture by the sea will remain when others go
Each year, Sculpture by the Sea artworks come and then go. But among them this year is a memorial to victims of gay-hate violence, and it will be a permanent fixture.
Rick Feneley
Deputy opinion editor
BARANGAROO, 10 YEARS ON
The precinct plans for Barangaroo that never saw the light of day
More than 130 architects entered the 2005 design competition, with ideas that included canals, green roofs and waterside pools. Not one proceeded. Not even the winner.
Opinion
What are you all smoking? Barangaroo is fine - it might even be great
It was never going to please everybody, and it’s important to have a healthy debate - but Sydney, please, must we complain so much?
Michael Koziol
Sydney editor
Sydney
Corrective services officer appeared distressed after fatal shooting, court told
The officer, known by the pseudonym Officer A, is on trial for murder in the NSW Supreme Court, after he shot a prisoner attempting to escape custody.
Shots fired during armed robbery at shopping centre
A man has been arrested and an investigation is under way into the robbery which took place at a store inside Carnes Hill Marketplace.
Battered and bruised, NSW endures more floods and heavy rainfall
Miner Broady Logan says he and his family are staying put in their hometown of Gunnedah, despite enduring “seven or eight floods in the past 12 months”.
‘Like a dog with a firecracker in its mouth’: NSW politics ponders life without David Elliott
Elliott has courted controversy through most of his seven years on the frontbench, with many portfolios he held marred by corresponding misadventures.
NSW jobless rate falls to historic monthly lows
The unemployment rate was especially low in Sutherland, central Sydney and inner south, and the northern beaches.
Politics
Property prices to fall up to 20 per cent: RBA
The fall in inflation-adjusted terms could be the largest to hit the Australian property market since the early 1980s.
Business
Opinion
Property prices
Why Lowe doesn’t want to spill the bad news on houses
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is oversharing the negative, while RBA boss Philip Lowe has kept the worst-case scenarios on the down-low.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
China’s economy rebounds but risks loom for Xi Jinping
Strict COVID curbs, a prolonged property slump and global recession risks are challenging Beijing’s efforts to foster a robust revival over the next year.
Opinion
Did the pandemic change your personality? Possibly
Christine Chung
Xi’s economic vision for China is riddled with contradictions
Eryk Bagshaw
North Asia correspondent
Taking liberties with Menzies’ politics betrays his life and legacy
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
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Title Deeds
China’s Yunnan Tin cans $11 million Wahroonga trophy estate, doubles money on way out
One of the world’s largest tin producers has struck gold in Wahroonga this week, actor Sophie Lee lists her Palm Beach getaway, and Mike Baird buys a $5 million downsizer.
Auctions are in a downward cycle, pushing property prices lower
Sellers who need to get a deal done on a deadline are increasingly flexible on price, but as prices fall, who else would risk listing their home for sale?
Lifestyle
The black power suit is out: Women want orange or cerulean blue now
The power suit has moved out of the office and onto the street in a variety of colours with the celebrity support of Julia Roberts and Cate Blanchett.
Culture
The best Doctor Who is on our phones, not on TVs
As the epic 13th Doctor finale draws closer, an audio drama has been finding favour with fans.
Sport
Angry Aussie quicks looking for T20 World Cup redemption
Humiliated by New Zealand, Australia’s fast bowlers are primed to ignite their country’s T20 World Cup campaign on a fast and bouncy Perth pitch.
Opinion
Constellation Cup
Why there are no winners off the court in netball saga
The Diamonds learned a hard lesson in the realpolitik of sport sponsorship.
Georgina Robinson
Chief Rugby Reporter
Dramatic late field size increase for Golden Eagle as Dettori sweats on visa
Australia’s second-richest race has always been run with 18 runners. But a sensational call to add an extra two starters has been made just five days out from the race.
Analysis
ICC Men’s World Cup
India, Pakistan and a bonkers final over: How Kohli inspired a victory for the ages
The last over encapsulated the mess and noise of the all-too-rare meetings between India and Pakistan on the cricket field. How did it get to that point? And when did Virat Kohli turn a battling, halting stay into the best performance of his Twenty20 career?
Samoa, forgive us: How ‘cut-throat’ talks put Cup campaign back on track
Members of Samoa’s star-studded side first apologised to the nation, and then turned the microscope on themselves after rebounding from a disastrous tournament opener.
Key sponsors stand by Netball Australia amidst sponsorship controversy
Four key sponsors of Netball Australia are standing by their respective deals and partnerships after Hancock Prospecting pulled its four-year $15 million sponsorship deal amid a uniform boycott controversy.
Updated
ICC Men’s World Cup
‘No idea how that happened’: Kohli stars in last-gasp thriller against Pakistan
Needing 48 off the final three overs, Virat Kohli hammered the lion’s share, accelerating like the most finely tuned of sports cars.
Have Your Say
How New Zealand can keep Australia’s World Cup dream alive
Australia needs an unbeaten New Zealand and four straight wins to bank a spot in the Twenty20 World Cup finals. On current form that looks like a pipe dream.
