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Pharmacy scare campaign warns changes will ‘threaten your safety’
The doctors’ lobby has ramped up its attack on plans to give pharmacists more prescribing powers.
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Vocational training
The secret shame stopping 3 million people from doing their jobs properly
The federal government wants training for millions of Australians who lack the basic literacy and numeracy skills required to gain better jobs and increase their wages.
Updated
China relations
Beijing to close airspace north of Taiwan next week
Taiwan said that it had urged China to drastically cut its plan to close airspace north of the island, averting wider travel disruption.
Breaking
Royal family
Prince Harry to attend father’s coronation - without Meghan
The pair’s attendance had been subject to weeks of speculation following explosive interviews and the release of Harry’s memoir Spare.
Government worker accused of sharing private data for alleged kidnapping
A 21-year-old woman was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly accessing personal data and sharing it with others for criminal activity.
Husband tells of finding wife dead in Merrylands unit
Nic Gilbert said he wished he had been there to save his wife, Erin Gilbert, after she died from severe injuries on Sunday.
So long, old girl: Rabbitohs train at Redfern Oval for the last time
It was a bittersweet day as South Sydney players, past and present, gathered for the final training session at historic Redfern Oval.
Opinion
Concussion crisis
Concussion discussion involves two people. Everyone else should stay on the sideline
When it comes to head injuries in sport, it should remain the private remit of the player together with their independent doctor to determine the best path.
Rowena Mobbs
Clinical Neurologist
Sixteen players stood down since NRL’s new concussion rules introduced
Concussions in the NRL are up 60 per cent from the same time last year, despite new measures brought in by the NRL to mitigate risk and improve recovery.
‘Game will never recover’: Australia’s red card warning to World Rugby
An overturned red card in a Six Nations match last month was the catalyst for World Rugby to look at adopting a Super Rugby innovation for this year’s World Cup.
‘Vibrations’ were noted before flight that claimed Amber’s life
A report found the helicopter’s pilot had a “high-risk appetite” and may have ignored reports of vibrations before the fatal flight.
Musk dodges questions, fires salvos in two-hour ramble
A Twitter Spaces interview with Elon Musk at times became combative as the billionaire turned the tables on his interviewer while millions of Twitter users tuned in.
Opinion
Gig economy
Milkrun failed to deliver, but I can tell you it was a wild ride
In an economy that so rarely benefits young people, Milkrun was willing to lose money head over handlebars and pay cyclists a living wage.
Jayce Carrano
Former Milkrun rider
Airline competition monitoring ends as fares stay high
The competition regulator chairman Gina Cass-Gottlieb also said Australia’s merger laws needed an overhaul and were no longer fit for purpose.
More looking into bankruptcy as financial stress rises
The rising cost of living and wider economic uncertainty are expected to increase personal insolvencies from current historic lows.
Why is TV obsessed with the malevolent potential of teen girls?
From Wednesday to The Power, these shows overturn the unequal power balance and play out a fantasy of female autonomy.
Sydney
Men charged with murder in alleged home invasion
Two men have been charged with murder after a three-year investigation into an alleged attack on an elderly couple in Sydney’s north-west.
Crikey alleges Lachlan Murdoch morally culpable for Capitol riots
The online news publication has added a new defence in the defamation lawsuit brought against it by the Fox Corporation chief executive.
Prosecutors seek to revoke Jarryd Hayne’s bail ahead of rape sentencing
A judge allowed Hayne to stay on bail before he is sentenced. Prosecutors are seeking to reverse this in the Supreme Court.
Exclusive
Courts
Accused serial rapist gathered dozens of sleeping pills, court hears
Wine found in the fridge of Balesh Dhankhar contained “seven or eight” zolpidem sleeping pills, according to tests, the court heard.
Has your bus been cancelled recently? Here’s one hidden reason why
Bus companies are incentivised to cancel bus services under their contracts, says the new transport minister, who is seeking urgent advice about what can legally be done about it.
GOOD FOOD
Recipe collection
10 of the ooziest, cheesiest toasties (featuring RecipeTin’s easy classic)
Celebrate National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day on April 12 (and beyond) with our tasty toasties.
Adam Liaw’s quick chicken curry: One master recipe, infinite spins
Master this basic method, and you can make any curry you like. Adam Liaw breaks it down.
Politics
Christopher Pyne’s lobby shop funds parliamentary AUKUS delegation
Liberal Senator James Paterson and Labor’s Meryl Swanson joined the minister-turned lobbyist’s defence industry junket to the United States last week
Business
‘Urgent’: Collapsed cosmetics empire BWX lists two more brands for sale
The number of brands in BWX’s stable is rapidly dwindling as it elicits expressions of interest for online marketplaces Nourished Life and Flora & Fauna.
Opinion
Cryptocurrencies
Central bank digital currencies are the latest front in the culture wars
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Taiwan’s ruling party selects candidate to replace Tsai
Former mayor William Lai has been thrown into the centre of a race that will be watched closely in Beijing, Washington and Canberra.
Opinion
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Property
No ordinary skylight: This award-winning home aims for the stars
The soaring ceiling features a wide elliptical skylight designed as the residents’ own portal to gaze at the galaxy.
Who pays for mould and can your landlord actually increase the rent?
From rent increases to minimum standards, maintenance and evictions, many tenants don’t know the rules.
Good Food
Lifestyle
My colleague stinks. How do we tell them they smell?
It’s an awkward one but they deserve to know they are being talked about and avoided, Dr Kirstin Ferguson writes.
Culture
‘A public farewell to the nation’: Why the art of John Olsen will endure
The lighting of the Sydney Opera House sails next month will act as a posthumous tribute to John Olsen – a rare artist who straddled commercial and fine art.
Opinion
Careers
Spoiler alert: Succession debunks everything you thought was true about ambition
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Sport
‘The game will never recover’: Australia’s red card warning to World Rugby
An overturned red card in a Six Nations match last month was the catalyst for World Rugby to look at adopting a Super Rugby innovation for this year’s World Cup.
Sixteen players stood down since NRL’s new concussion rules introduced
Concussions in the NRL are up 60 per cent from the same time last year, despite new measures brought in by the NRL to mitigate risk and improve recovery.
So long, old girl: Rabbitohs train at Redfern for last time
It was a bittersweet day as South Sydney players, past and present, gathered for the final training session at historic Redfern Oval.
The comeback plan keeping Bell’s World Cup dream alive
It would have been easy for worst-case scenarios to swirl through Angus Bell’s mind as he trudged off the turf at Allianz Stadium in round one with another toe injury.
Speculation on McCartin’s career unhealthy for his recovery: Longmire
The Swans aren’t putting a timeframe on Paddy McCartin’s return to football, as coach John Longmire asks for the speculation to end on whether the key position player will ever play again.
Kikau’s season in jeopardy as Bulldogs sweat on surgery
Viliame Kikau is the latest Bulldog to enter the club’s already bulging casualty ward after suffering a serious injury that threatens his season.
Analysis
FIFA Women's World Cup
They did it on a cold, rainy night in Brentford – now Matildas can dream big at World Cup
Can the Matildas win the Women’s World Cup? That question now sounds slightly less hopeful after a famous win over England, which has strongly vindicated coach Tony Gustavsson’s approach during the past two and a half years.
Have Your Say
Are you sick of sporting cliches and tired tropes? Nah, yeah
Some phrases in sport are repeated so often, we only have to hear or gaze upon them for a moment for our eyes to glaze over.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
