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A planter box fell. That was just the start of this Sydney building’s issues

Planter boxes are being held up by ropes at the famous One Central Park building on Broadway.

One Central Park was once crowned the world’s best tall building, but a decade after it was built, problems are beginning to emerge.

Labor rushes through emergency legislation on detainees

Minister for Immigration Andrew Giles in parliament.

Immigration Minister Andrew Giles had introduced legislation to parliament to amend the Migration Act.

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Immigration

Ankle bracelets, curfews proposed after court ruling

The government will rush legislation into parliament to deal with the High Court’s decision on immigration detention.

President Joe Biden greets China’s President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, California.

‘Unbearable consequences’: Xi’s warning to Biden at high-stakes meeting

After years of escalating tensions, the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies met in the US in a bid to stabilise their relationship.

Labor knows it faces trouble. Strap in for a very bumpy ride

Labor knows it faces trouble. Strap in for a very bumpy ride

NSW Labor has left itself little time to ensure it can finish its first year in power with the wins it promised.

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Alexandra Smith

State Political Editor

Projects axed as government makes space for pricey bridges and roads

A review of the federal government’s infrastructure pipeline says up to one in 10 needs to be axed in favour of more important projects.

Record-breaking Kohli drives India past New Zealand and into final

MUMBAI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 15: Virat Kohli of India celebrates after scoring a century, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar for the all time most ODI centuries during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup India 2023 Semi Final match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium on November 15, 2023 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

The unbeaten hosts overpowered New Zealand by 70 runs in a high-scoring match overnight to march into the World Cup final.

Major League Maxi: The baseball tools that helped Maxwell transform batting

There are similarities in the hitting style of Glenn Maxwell and former Red Sox player Dustin Pedroia.

Glenn Maxwell hit sixes at will against Afghanistan without being able to move his cramped up legs at all. This is the secret to his success.

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NRL 2024

Did you hear the one about Hamish and PVL in business class?

Beyond the punchline, there’s a serious side to the talent poaching wars between the rival rugby codes.

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

Columnist and author

A supernova event, animated here, unleashes a massive amount of energy. The “Tasmanian devil” explosions are 100 times more intense.
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Astronomy

‘A galactic war of aliens’? The colossal ‘Tassie devil’ exploding in space

A series of giant detonations flared 14 times over 120 days and left scientists baffled. They’ve named it after an Australian marsupial.

Forget exercise snacks, what about swapping behaviours?

Stand up, pick up the pace: different behaviours require different doses to benefit us.

Researchers have increasingly turned their attention to the least amount of stimulus our bodies need to have an effect.

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Extremism

Labor rejects Coalition push to outlaw Nazi salute

Labor has rejected a Coalition proposal to ban the salute, calling it a state matter.

Is right now the worst time to buy a house?

Strong demand for housing and rental properties has been a sign of the surge in population growth over the past two years.

Australians have the most pessimistic outlook on their prospect of buying a home almost since the 1980s as house prices and interest rates keep rising.

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School wants to go four days a week. Parents are furious

chevalier college

The principal of Chevalier College said the change would “set students up for success in the modern world”. Their parents are not so convinced.

So much talent, nowhere to perform: Sydney’s ‘major missed opportunity’

The government has enacted a trial scheme to end what it has identified as an “antagonistic and confrontational atmosphere” caused by overzealous Sydney bouncers.

20 extraordinary Australian holidays that beat travelling overseas

20 extraordinary Australian holidays that beat travelling overseas

Domestic travel can help us widen our aperture for awe, leaving us better able to take in the magic in our own backyard.

Trinny Woodall on eating to help menopause and her favourite Australian menus

Trinny Woodall, British beauty entrepreneur, businesswoman, fashion and makeover expert, visited Australia in October 2023.

The British beauty entrepreneur has reduced sugar to combat changes in her body as she ages.

Sometimes mothers need a holiday on their own

Travelling with kids is like dragging a suitcase with a squeaky wheel.

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ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT

The Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
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Hamas has changed the state of war as we know it

The law comes from the previous war, not the next one. But the landscape of war and the ways in which conflicts are fought have shifted dramatically.

Greg Rose
Greg Rose

Professor of Law, University of Wollongong

Fake bodies outside Labor MP Peter Khalil’s electorate office in Melbourne.

Seven Labor MPs targeted with fake dead bodies in Gaza protest

A group called No More Bodies in Gaza, which claims to have no political connections, has dumped fake dead bodies outside Labor MPs’ offices in Victoria and Tasmania.

Sydney

Construction of metro rail lines across Sydney continues apace.

What Sydney’s metro projects can learn from London’s new mega line

Nobody will thank you for compromising to save money or time, says the man who ran big rail projects in Sydney and London.

‘I know how the system works’: Alleged threat by cop accused of rape

Bettles’ case will return to court in January.

Senior Constable Jonathan Charles Bettles is charged with 21 offences including sexual assault, violence against a woman and intending to pervert the course of justice.

Senior police deny ‘cover-up’ as inspector charged for alleged drunk crash

Senior NSW Police have denied a cover-up took place around an alleged drink-driving crash involving an inspector.

Police Commissioner Karen Webb was among those who rejected suggestions the officer charged with high range drink-driving was being protected.

Warning as one dead, two hospitalised in overdoses from ‘cocaine’

Three people were hospitalised in Sydney last week.

NSW Health said three people in Sydney were admitted to hospital last week for heroin overdoses after taking what they thought was cocaine.

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Crime

Billion-dollar crime syndicate allegedly helmed by Sydney brothers

A Lamborghini was among the luxury items police allege were linked to the syndicate.

The alleged organised crime syndicate with tentacles spanning from Beirut to Australia has suffered a major blow, as police arrested the Haouchar brothers in Sydney and Lebanon.

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Inside the 1001 Remarkable Objects exhibition.

An irresistible, mind-boggling exhibition awakens sense of wonder

This display speaks to that inner child who can relate to so many diverse objects with freshness and immediacy.

Melissa Lucashenko speaks to a deep-seated violence.

The novel tackling the myth of Australia’s ‘bloodless’ creation

Melissa Lucashenko’s latest novel stresses the importance of truth-telling for contemporary Indigenous Australians.

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There are similarities in the hitting style of Glenn Maxwell and former Red Sox player Dustin Pedroia.

Major League Maxi: The baseball tools that helped Glenn Maxwell transform batting

Glenn Maxwell hit sixes at will against Afghanistan without being able to move his cramped up legs at all. This is the secret to his success.

ARL Commission chairman Peter V’landys and Rugby Australia chairman Hamish McLennan.
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NRL 2024

Did you hear the one about Hamish and PVL in business class ...

Beyond the punchline, there’s a serious side to the poaching wars between the rival rugby codes.

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

Columnist and author

MUMBAI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 15: Virat Kohli of India celebrates after scoring a century, overtaking Sachin Tendulkar for the all time most ODI centuries during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup India 2023 Semi Final match between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium on November 15, 2023 in Mumbai, India. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Kohli’s record ton, Shami’s magnificent seven power India to final

The unbeaten hosts overpowered New Zealand by 70 runs in a high-scoring match on Wednesday to march into the World Cup final.

South Sydney fullback Latrell Mitchell.

‘Faked being happy’: Latrell speaks on Burgess, injury Blues and arrest

Latrell Mitchell has spoken candidly on the most dramatic season of his career in a detail-packed podcast.

Glenn Maxwell wins it.

After Afghan heroics, scans clear Maxwell for semi-final showdown

Australian captain Pat Cummins believes his side’s success in big tournaments will give them an advantage over South Africa.

Gun youngster Nestory Irankunda.

Why Germany is the perfect finishing school for Australian teen soccer sensation

Adelaide United prodigy Nestory Irankunda has been sold to German giants Bayern Munich for an A-League-record transfer fee. Why is Germany the perfect destination?

David Warner says he may play one-day cricket until he’s 40.

‘You had to fight for everything’: After long road to the top, Warner considers batting on

A reflective David Warner says he may play one-day cricket until he is 40 as Australia prepares for Thursday night’s semi-final against South Africa.

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