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G20 summit
Albanese meets with Xi, ending long diplomatic deep freeze
The prime minister has met Xi Jinping in a bid to remove sanctions on $20 billion worth of Australian goods in a breakthrough meeting.
Opinion
China relations
So, this is what capitulation by a great power looks like
After all the rants and insults, the political freeze and the trade bans, Xi Jinping brought his intimidation campaign of Australia to a politely meek end.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Analysis
Xi Jinping
Xi Jinping is re-engineering China’s approach to Australia
Two things have changed since the relationship hit its lowest ebb in that pandemic fuelled Autumn of 2021.
Russia launches wave of missiles across Ukraine, strikes Kyiv
About 100 missiles have hit areas throughout Ukraine, including at least three in Kyiv, which damaged apartment buildings and power infrastructure.
‘The water lifted the house’: Eugowra homes reduced to mud and concrete
Henry Hoswell, 91, was trapped in his home when flash flooding lifted the building off its foundations and carried it down the street.
Eugowra residents faced $40,000 insurance bills. Now they’re counting the cost of floods
Record-breaking floods have devastated central western NSW communities, with hundreds rescued by helicopter and boats after rivers rose.
Exclusive
ICAC
Political pain from ICAC price for accountability: Perrottet
NSW Premier’s strong defence of ICAC will be at odds with some of his colleagues who are still furious it pursued Gladys Berejiklian.
Split between Perrottet and Kean bursts into the open
Internal divisions between the premier and the treasurer have been revealed in parliament over an appointment to the premier’s office.
Second Australian involved in Seoul crush dies
Justina Cho, 28, a social worker who dreamed of starting her own fashion label, died on Sunday night surrounded by her family.
RBA admits rate call ‘proved incorrect’, but says it may have to do it again
An internal review into the RBA’s guidance that rates would stay steady until 2024 shows it hit the bank’s reputation.
‘I’m improvising’: Bankman-Fried speaks out after collapse of crypto empire
In a wide-ranging interview, the fallen cryptocurrency billionaire sounds surprisingly calm after seeing his $48 billion company plunge into bankruptcy.
Opinion
Domestic violence
Men fighting gendered violence are very welcome, but maybe spare the jet-skis
Seeing men face the national crisis and take some responsibility in changing it is positive and there are many ways they can help.
Wendy Tuohy
Senior writer
Weary French mired in ‘exhaustion, laziness epidemic’
A new survey claims two-thirds of people are happy to work less to earn less in post-COVID France.
Bees stung by genetics as lifespan halves, says study
Since the mid-2000s, beekeepers have reported huge numbers of honey bees disappearing from hives.
Matildas beat Thailand in their last game of the year
The final scoreline did not reflect the Matildas’ dominance of a game characterised by missed opportunities, but the team showed positive signs before next year’s World Cup.
Sydney
Exclusive
Domestic violence
A woman fled her abuser. Then Service NSW sent him her new address
The woman who fled escalating domestic abuse from a man with links to organised crime cried with relief when she arrived at a safe location.
Commissioner’s plan to purge lawyers from costly fights over dodgy buildings
Owners’ corporations and trustworthy developers can both report defects to David Chandler’s new team for resolution outside the courts.
Kathleen Folbigg’s daughters likely to have died of natural causes, inquiry told
A rare genetic mutation was likely to have caused the sudden deaths of Kathleen Folbigg’s two daughters, two Danish research scientists have told an inquiry.
Alleged Dover Heights stabber makes mental health bid
A man accused of the attempted murder of a woman in Sydney’s east has applied for separate charges of unlawful entry in Bellevue Hill to be dealt with on mental health grounds.
Exclusive
iCare
Icare chief’s pay tops $1m as embattled insurer boosts salaries
The scandal-ridden state insurer replaced controversial executive bonuses with a fixed increase for 116 top staff.
Politics
Experts rule out third COVID booster shot, approve two new vaccines
ATAGI concluded an extra booster was unlikely to reduce the current wave of COVID-19, as it approved a new Pfizer vaccine for adults and another for young children at risk.
Business
Former CBA boss denies receiving early warning on AUSTRAC action
Ian Narev has denied a board member had warned him the bank was likely to face proceedings over breaches of anti-money laundering laws, two years before the agency took action.
World
Weary French mired in ‘exhaustion and laziness epidemic’
A new survey claims two-thirds of people are happy to work less to earn less in post-COVID France.
Opinion
America’s optimistic youth emerge as the Democrats’ great hope – and the nation’s
Victoria Cooper
Research associate, United States Studies Centre
Relations with China still on edge despite leaders’ meeting
Benjamin Herscovitch
International security researcher
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Property
‘More pain to come’: Most expensive properties record deepest price falls
Homes worth at least $1.54 million have been falling at a faster pace than their more affordable cousins, but what’s around the corner?
‘Very onerous’: The huge hurdle facing first home buyers
It’s not just rising interest rates; there’s another steep challenge for anyone trying to purchase their first home now.
Lifestyle
The eternal battle: Board shorts versus Speedos
First Nations swim briefs and longer styles with European flair have Australian men covered and uncovered this summer.
Culture
‘I wanted to right some wrongs’: Tim Rogers returns after 23 years
The You Am I frontman wants to “be more honest” than the “whiskey-drinking, wannabe, country folk singer” he once was.
Sport
Socceroos tip ‘excitement machine’ Kuol to shock the world in Qatar
Garang Kuol’s A-League exploits have shown his countrymen he has what it takes to be the wildcard the Socceroos will need in a tough World Cup group.
‘They’ve got it wrong’: Thorpe hits out at FINA transgender ban
Australia’s most successful Olympian, Ian Thorpe, says he disagrees with the ban on transgender swimmers competing in women’s events, saying he is “for fairness but also for equality’“.
McKellar disputes Mortlock’s view that Wallabies can’t win World Cup
Following the Wallabies’ loss to Italy, assistant coach Dan McKellar has spoken of ‘letting the country down’ and explained why rotation was necessary.
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Australian cricket
‘The schedule is packed’: Cummins’ IPL call to cost him $1m
Josh Hazlewood will play at least part of the IPL next year, but Australian captain Pat Cummins has withdrawn from the tournament because of the national team’s heavy schedule.
‘The eyes go to another world cup’: Recalled Head targets 50-over crown
Having missed the 2019 World Cup, Travis Head has his eyes set on the premier 50-over event in India next year after returning to the one-day team.
Exclusive
Rugby League World Cup
World Cup investigating alleged Manchester brawl involving Roosters star
Complaints were made to World Cup organisers after a physical altercation involving Victor Radley in Manchester.
Analysis
NRL salary cap
NRL’s undeclared $60m at heart of players’ mistrust in CBA talks
The NRL admitted it did not declare $60m it received from broadcasters, undermining trust between players and administrators.
Have Your Say
Discipline, selection, a flawed system: Why the Wallabies have been so poor
Dave Rennie is under fire after Australia slumped to their eighth loss this season. What has gone wrong for the Wallabies this season?
