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Immigration
Voters call for migration intake to be cut
Only 16 per cent of voters believe the government is running the migration program in a carefully, as Labor prepares to unveil its plan to overhaul the visa system next week.
New housing rules ‘only way to stop Sydney becoming a ghetto for the rich’
The City of Sydney will vote on new planning rules to stop property developers bulldozing residential blocks in inner-city suburbs to create luxury developments.
Investors to be hit with higher fees for vacant homes
Overseas buyers will face a tripling in fees to buy an established home in Australia and will be further penalised if their property is left vacant, under a government plan to tighten foreign investment laws.
Opinion
Courts
Lehrmann case brings home the risks of suing for a court victory
The similarity between the stakes of two high-profile defamation cases doesn’t end with the fact that they share the same lawyers.
Nick McKenzie
Investigative reporter
Sydney swelters through extreme heat before southerly brings relief
Sydney Airport recorded the hottest December day since records began in 1929, beating the 1994 mark.
Opinion
Populism
Left-wing populism: Come for the rent caps, stay for the conspiracy theories
When most people think about populism, they think about right-wing policies. But left-wing populism is on the rise around the world and in Australia.
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Beyond Ozempic: How weight loss drugs could change the world
Imagine a world in the near future where safe, effective weight loss drugs are widespread and larger bodies have become unusual. Is this a vision to be cheered or feared?
‘I’m very selective these days’: Elyse Knowles on motherhood and embracing the imperfect
The model sits down to talk about her life in Byron Bay, being mum to two boys under three and why she’s returning to Melbourne for the holidays.
Opinion
Christmas
Not-so-secret Santa: One man’s quest to impress
Every year, I get my father-in-law in Secret Santa, and every year, the experience is the same: a crushing reminder that he will never love me (or at least love my gifts).
Thomas Mitchell
Culture reporter
The Sydney suburbs where it’s becoming easier to buy a home
House hunters may have a glimmer of hope that Sydney’s property market has begun to show some signs of swinging in their favour after a tough year.
Prepare for ‘significant change’ with rezoning in inner west, north shore
The NSW government’s plan to rezone land around train stations for more housing will override local heritage protections.
Rundown Paddington terrace sells for $3,385,000 to media mogul’s son
The son of media mogul Bruce McWilliam walked away with the keys after his father outbid five others for the terrace in need of a major renovation.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
The best bits of Fitz: The chats that most moved me in 2023
Having come to this Q&A format reluctantly, it has become a labour of love.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
‘It messed me up’: Why Jasmin joined the McDonald’s class action
Employers have been put on notice as a bill criminalising wage theft passes parliament in the same week McDonald’s and KFC were hit with class action lawsuits.
Analysis
NRL player movements
‘I’m not doing this to have a crack at rugby’: Wallabies star couldn’t say no to Roosters
Speaking publicly for the first time since his shock move, Mark Nawaqanitawase says he is not part of a code war.
All the single ladies: Why more women over 50 are going solo and loving it
As divorce stigma abates, even among long-term married people, more women than men in the ranks of Australian divorcees aged 50-plus say they are satisfied with partner-free life.
Opinion
Taylor Swift
The world is falling apart. Over to you Tay-Tay.
Artists like Taylor Swift have the right to express their political opinions as they like. But that right should never become an obligation.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Fancy ice pushes cocktail prices ‘up by as much as $5’, bar director says
Wonder why your cocktail costs $25? A big hunk of that is frozen water. Welcome to the new ice age.
WEEKEND READS
‘Rather than Elf on the Shelf, we have Mary and Joseph at our house’
Faith, food, family: December 25 looks different in every household. Three women speak about the joys – and challenges – that underpin their Christmas celebrations.
Sophie Shaw: ‘People have judged me for having many partners since my marriage split’
The 33-year-old broke up with her husband, Jaryd Cachia, after she began falling in love with women.
Sydney
As fast as a mako shark: Sydney windsurfer set sights on Olympic glory
Australia already has a spot secured in the iQFOIL event at the Olympics next year, and Grae Morris wants it to be his.
How a secret deal to build a mini-city of 25,000 new Sydney homes was done
For some in the industry, this week’s landmark housing announcement appeared to join the dots with another event on Macquarie Street.
Updated
Missing person
Abducted toddler found 300km away, police say
A man and woman will face court charged with abducting a two-year-old boy on a NSW street.
Alan Jones steps aside from school talent program after indecent assault claims
The broadcaster, who denies any wrongdoing, has stepped down from the board of the Talent Development Project Foundation.
The moment a wannabe serial killer was caught on a Sydney-bound bus
Kevin James Pettiford was nonchalant as detectives approached him on the bus.
SEE AND DO
★★★
Even with the fake nose, this is Bradley Cooper’s virtuoso performance
The actor directs himself in this biopic of legendary American composer Leonard Bernstein, which almost functions as a retro luxury item.
Best reads of the year: The books that writers loved in 2023
We asked writers from Australia and overseas to tell us which books had knocked their socks off in the past year.
Politics
Sixth ex-immigration detainee appears in court after High Court ruling
The man is the sixth former prisoner to allegedly break the law since the political furore erupted.
Business
Opinion
Australian economy
Why the Reserve Bank’s wishes might land it on the naughty list
One quarter of weaker growth won’t worry the Reserve Bank, but consumers are weakening, and waking up to the start of a recession would be an unwelcome gift.
Millie Muroi
Business Reporter
World
Feet chained and dressed in rags, these Pompeii residents lived in a ‘bakery-prison’
The newly excavated bakery was a cramped space where donkeys and enslaved people lived, slept and worked together, milling flour to make bread.
Opinion
‘Cossie livs’ is the word of the year. I can think of a much better one
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Hot air: The COP climate conference is a fossilised racket
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Have our Bushmasters helped the Ukrainians? I asked Hannah Hurava
Chris Uhlmann
Former Nine News political editor
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Hold the tent: Summer’s real estate of choice for Sydney’s ultra-rich
As yachtie Jim Cooney and ex-Seven presenter Samantha Armytage opt out of Hyams Beach, a WiseTech veteran buys in, and a Savage Garden star takes to Byron Bay.
Seven of our favourite homes on the market in Sydney right now
Looking for your next home in Greater Sydney? We’ve rounded up some of the best, from a coastal retreat to an inner-city cottage.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Best of
Five no-bake cheesecakes to make this weekend
Lifestyle
This summer, everyone wants to dress like Stanley Tucci
The ‘Devil Wears Prada’ actor has become a trendsetter with his restrained style.
Culture
Talk to Me, The New Boy and The Newsreader lead AACTA Award nominations
The AACTA Awards, the annual celebration of Australia film and TV, have announced the nominees for February’s event, including Colin from Accounts and Deadloch.
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NRL player movements
‘I’m not doing this to have a crack at rugby’: Why Wallabies star couldn’t say no to Roosters
Speaking publicly for the first time since his shock move, Mark Nawaqanitawase says he is not part of a code war and that some of the things being said about him are laughable.
‘Hit your first ball for six’: How Cummins helped revive Marsh’s career after fan hate
Mitchell Marsh says the confidence and faith captain Pat Cummins and coach Andrew McDonald showed in him led to his Test rebirth.
How 50 eggs a week and cold showers have Mark Geyer’s son set for Panthers debut
A protein-rich diet of eggs, Weet-Bix, toast, steak, rice and shakes is helping one Panthers player with a famous surname close in on his NRL dream.
Flaw of averages: Comparing Warner’s late-career decline to other Australian greats
How does David Warner compare to other great Australian openers before they sailed off into the sunset? Does he still deserve his spot at the top of the order?
James Maloney was returning to the Roosters – then he bumped into Isaac Moses at a chicken shop
James Maloney had a part-time coaching role lined up with the Sydney Roosters, but is now an assistant coach with the Cowboys.
Analysis
Australian cricket
Warner set his own path, does he deserve to go out on his own terms?
Based on the numbers, David Warner deserves the accolades. But the Australian cricket team is not his property or play thing and his form has been declining at Test level for some years.
Updated
Australian Open
‘Heartbreaking’: Australian Open blow as Kyrgios pulls out
Nick Kyrgios has made official the Australian Open’s worst fears, announcing he will not play in next month’s grand slam as he recovers from a serious wrist injury.
Have Your Say
Say what you want about Mitchell Johnson, at least it was interesting
The one thing this week’s cricket imbroglio achieved was to remind us there’s a home Test next week.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
