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Planning
A planter box fell. That was just the start of this Sydney building’s issues
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
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.
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China relations
‘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.
Opinion
Political leadership
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.
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
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
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.
Opinion
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
Columnist and author
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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?
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?
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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Education
School wants to go four days a week. Parents are furious
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
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
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.
ISRAEL-HAMAS CONFLICT
Opinion
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
Professor of Law, University of Wollongong
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
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
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
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’
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
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.
SEE & DO
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.
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.
Politics
Analysis
Extremism
An ugly fight we do not need in anxious times
Dutton’s inflammatory attack tried to whip up domestic panic at the very time that the head of our peak security agency warns about the need for calm language.
Business
ASIC puts big superannuation on notice with crackdown warning
The commission has reinforced its pledge to hone in on the superannuation industry after finding that most super funds ignored rules to help customers prepare for retirement.
World
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Extremism
Police rescue hostages after gang storms Haiti hospital
Jose Ulysse, director of the Fontaine Hospital Centre in Port-au-Prince, said police responded to his call for help and arrived with three armoured trucks to evacuate 40 children and 70 patients.
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Property
Accused mushroom cook sells townhouse in pre-auction deal
Alleged triple murderer Erin Patterson listed her three-bedroom house for about $1 million, but it sold before auction.
Mortgage prisoners were supposed to get an escape plan. What happened?
An average wage earner who took out a large home loan and wants to switch banks might struggle now. Is there any relief?
Good Food
Recipe collection
Stir-fry
10 sizzling new weeknight stir-fries to try right now
Lifestyle
Like the Logies’ naughty younger cousin: Best dressed at the ARIAs
Musicians have a reputation for taking risks - and, thankfully, that also extends to fashion.
Opinion
Trends
Why the pluck are people shaving their eyebrows?
Antoinette Lattouf
Broadcaster, columnist and author
Culture
This book inspired Jagger, terrifies Putin and may be cursed
Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita has a reputation for being “unstageable” – but that’s not stopping Sydney’s Belvoir.
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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.
Opinion
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
Columnist and author
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.
‘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.
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Cricket World Cup
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.
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?
‘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.
Have Your Say
Waugh and peace: RA boss not interested in poaching any more NRL stars
As the NRL considers raids on rugby stars, Phil Waugh says the 15-man game won’t be cutting any more Joseph Suaalii-sized cheques.
