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‘We try to be frugal’: What Sydney families are cutting as rates rise
Repayments have jumped by $1000 per month on a home loan of half a million dollars, leaving many households further behind.
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Interest rates
Lowe to meet peak mental health body as rate rise sees stress skyrocket
The RBA governor will meet representatives of Suicide Prevention Australia after making clear the bank was still some way from halting interest rate rises.
Analysis
RBA
The RBA almost has inflation dragon by the tail - but at what cost?
While the bank is signalling a higher cash rate ahead, the rationale for it is being eroded.
‘Political bully boys’ are harming Perrottet’s poll hopes, top Liberal warns
Federal deputy Liberal leader Sussan Ley says party operative Christian Ellis should be expelled from the Liberals.
Leagues clubs’ radical plan to stop criminals playing pokies
Clubs want extra powers to stop billions of dollars in dirty money flowing through their poker machines.
Xi urges officials ‘to fight’, accuses US of encircling China
“In the coming period of time, the risks and challenges that we face will only increase and intensify ever more,” the Chinese president said.
Three found guilty of $105 million ATO fraud scheme
The son of a former high-ranking Tax Office official is among three people found guilty of taking part in a tax fraud scheme in which participants spent millions on luxury properties, cars and boats.
Exclusive
John Barilaro
Barilaro, Ayres hit with lawsuit over New York trade commissioner job
Jennifer West alleges she was removed from the $500,000-a-year position to avoid embarrassment to government ministers John Barilaro and Stuart Ayres.
Hipster outrage as McDonald’s plans 24-hour restaurant in Marrickville
The proposal has caused a wave of indignation from locals intent on keeping the fast-food giant out of the rapidly gentrifying suburb.
Penrith ignore Mitchell jibe, defend ‘scapegoat’ Luai
Penrith have dismissed Latrell Mitchell’s “cracks in the windscreen” jibe while defending Jarome Luai over his on-field blow-up.
‘So grateful’: Dragons star opens up on shock path back to NRL
Suspended Talatau Amone was lifting weights when his coach approached him. What happened next was a weight off his shoulders.
Breaking
Cronulla Sharks
‘Don’t aim low anymore’: Graham suspended four weeks
The Cronulla player was found guilty of a reckless high tackle on Davvy Moale, while revealing concussion fears stopped him from aiming low.
Opinion
Jobs
The 15 minutes that had Atlassian workers sweating on their future
Less than six months ago, Atlassian was in a recruiting drive that included a promotional camper van. Now it has joined the conga line of tech firms cutting staff.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Opinion
Gender equality
You can stick your cupcake: Backlash to IWD is here
International Women’s Day has become an exercise in corporate tokenism.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
How the Stella Prize has changed our reading habits
“There are few literary prizes in Australia that actually convert into book sales. I’m delighted that the Stella is one,” says Jaclyn Booton.
Exclusive
Sleep
Weight of evidence against shift work is getting hefty
New research out of Monash University has added to the evidence suggesting shift work can harm your health. So, should we stop non-essential shift work altogether?
NSW election
The beachside electorate the Libs must hold against teal contender
The contest is taking place in the shadow of the federal election when the seat received the highest proportion of teal votes in Australia.
Coalition fast-tracks free pre-kindergarten in big pitch
The Coalition will bring forward the start date on its free pre-kindergarten program, promising to spend $1 billion this year to build 500 preschools.
Sydney
Emergency warning for NSW fire as Sydney swelters
Sydney sweltered through its warmest March night in six years on Monday, while more than a dozen fires continued to burn out of control across the state.
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ICAC
Ex-public servants netted $7.5 million in benefits, ICAC finds
As well as cash payments, extra benefits included luxury sports cars and payments for school fees, birthday parties and overseas travel, ICAC found.
Exclusive
Abortion
Women still denied abortions at NSW hospitals despite law change
Just two public NSW hospitals run abortion services, forcing women and their GPs to make dozens of calls to private providers.
CCTV shows how Sefton shooter lay in wait for target outside gym
Dramatic CCTV footage has emerged showing the final moments of slain Greenacre father Taha Sabbagh.
Elderly man fighting for life after suspected hit-and-run
An Epping resident heard a loud noise and came outside to find a 78-year-old man lying unconscious on the road on Monday evening.
RED ALERT
‘Australia’s holiday from history is over’
The most likely flashpoint is a Chinese invasion of Taiwan that draws China into war with the United States and its closest allies.
The one big thing Australians must know about national security
Major powers are getting ready for conflict and a complacent Australia is lagging behind, according to an independent panel of experts in a security review entitled Red Alert.
Politics
‘Pulling a name out of a hat’: Liberals to oppose visa lottery for Pacific workers
The government had hoped the “green card”-style scheme would start on July 1, but the Coalition’s decision means Labor will need support from the Greens and two members of the crossbench.
Business
CBA boss defends big bank profits, says customer hardship still low
Matt Comyn acknowledged the mounting pressure on households, saying “the cost of everything, including banking, is going to be on people’s minds this year”.
World
The mission to clean up Bali’s beaches and end ‘trash season’
The coastline of the Indonesian island is one of its greatest tourist attractions but every year a mass of plastic debris and other rubbish washes up.
Opinion
Political unrest
‘Changed’ Netanyahu’s power grab has Israel at breaking point
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Opinion
The Battle of Bakhmut has come at immense cost to both sides
Mick Ryan
Military leader and strategist
Buying my first home was thrilling. Interest rate reality is now setting in
Caterina Hrysomallis
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Property
‘We try to be pretty frugal’: What households are cutting as rates rise
Mortgage repayments have jumped by $1000 per month on a home loan of half a million dollars, leaving many Sydney households further behind.
Is the auction market causing a false dawn for property prices?
When auction results are this strong, property prices usually stop falling. But after the sharpest rise in interest rates in a generation, is this time different?
Lifestyle
Opinion
Sunday Life
We are among the best-educated in the world. Why are workplaces failing us?
Australia has fallen from 13th to 70th for women’s workplace participation and achievement. Surely such a criminal waste of talent ought to be cause for radical action.
Jane Caro
Novelist, author and commentator
Opinion
Parenting
Why nitpicking is not such a lousy idea ... for me
Antoinette Lattouf
Broadcaster, columnist and author
Culture
Why the Ferrones have endured economic collapse not once, but twice
For most Australians, the Great Depression came as a shock. Not for the family at the heart of the ABC’s Back in Time for the Cornershop.
Sport
Breaking
NRL 2023
‘Don’t aim low anymore’: Graham suspended four weeks
Cronulla’s Wade Graham was found guilty of a reckless high tackle on Davvy Moale, while revealing concussion fears had stopped him from aiming low in defence.
‘So grateful’: Dragons star Amone opens up on shock path back to NRL
Suspended Dragons star Talatau “Junior” Amone was lifting weights when his coach approached him. What happened next was a weight off his shoulders.
‘Bit of Latrell cheek’: Penrith ignore Mitchell jibe, defend ‘scapegoat’ Luai
Penrith have dismissed Latrell Mitchell’s “cracks in the windscreen” jibe while defending Jarome Luai who had been made a “scapegoat” for his on-field blow-up.
Pitch battle: India roll out two strips ahead of Modi’s Ahmedabad pageant
Australia have been confronted with two pitches in different stages of preparation two days out from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pageant, which also happens to be the fourth Test against India.
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NRL 2023
‘Later on, we’ll be thankful for them’: Keary backs NRL docs as Radley eyes return
Luke Keary cannot comprehend the long list of club figures railing against the NRL’s HIA policies as Victor Radley eyes a return to play after his third heavy head knock in a year.
Exclusive
Test cricket
Adelaide set for mid-January day Test after stadium stoush
Adelaide Oval’s Test is set to be played as a day match in mid-January against the West Indies next season, as part of a series of compromises stemming from South Australia’s audacious bid to pinch the New Year’s Test from Sydney.
NRL round 2 teams: Manu boosts injury-hit Roosters
The injury-hit Roosters will welcome back Joey Manu (facial fracture) for Saturday’s clash with the Warriors, while the Dragons have named teenage forward Toby Couchman to make his NRL debut.
Have Your Say
Eddie Jones everywhere all at once: How Wallabies coach became a media master
There has never been a Wallabies coach more media savvy than Eddie Jones, which is why the “leak” of his team notes seems suspicious.
Wayne Smith
Rugby Union columnist
