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Sydney’s most divisive office block is heritage listed
It’s an icon for some and a blot on the landscape to others, but Sydney’s landmark MLC building is safe from demolition after a tangled legal battle.
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NRL 2024
Panthers clear the way for Luai to take up Tigers deal
Conjecture over Jarome Luai’s future - and an outside bid to lure him to Belmore - is set to be put to bed after Penrith’s move.
Analysis
Cybersecurity
It takes 1 second to crack 70 per cent of our passwords
Cyberattacks and data breaches are a fact of everyday life, but there are ways to make sure your passwords – and your most sensitive information – isn’t caught up.
Opinion
Australian cricket
The moment I realised I was wrong about David Warner
We went to war on Twitter in 2013. But during the worst week of my life, David Warner showed me he was a fundamentally decent human being.
Malcolm Conn
Chief Cricket Writer
He was once one of Australia’s brightest tennis prospects. Then he got a better offer
Charlie Camus, who is likened to Australia’s Alex de Minaur, joins a long list of players who switch allegiances in their tennis careers.
‘Earned a lot of respect’: Former CA chair opens up on Warner’s legacy
David Warner regained respect by taking his punishment “on the chin” according to one of the directors who singled him out for the Sandpapergate penalty.
COVID inquiry warning to plug Australia’s health gaps before next pandemic
People from the least advantaged fifth of the population were six times more likely to die of COVID at the pandemic’s 2021 Australian peak than those in the most advantaged group.
Cocaine in dead Sea World pilot’s body ‘unlikely’ to have affected flying
Ash Jenkinson and three passengers died at the Gold Coast theme park a year ago after his helicopter crashed into another.
Woman dead in Coffs Harbour as drowning toll rises
A woman has died after she was caught in a rip with a child at a Coffs Harbour beach. The child was pulled to safety.
Plane catches fire on runway at Japan’s Haneda airport
The passenger plane burst into flames when it hit another plane after landing, but it was reported that all those on board were safe. The Japanese Coast Guard confirmed the collision and said five crew members were missing.
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Earthquakes
‘It was so violent’: Australians feared for their lives as quake rattled Japan
As the death toll rises, Australian travellers in Japan have described the terrifying moment the powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck.
Opinion
Corporate ethics
Woke corporatism has started to implode
If companies can get back to making decent products at a fair price, and paying their staff and customers on time, the system will be a lot stronger.
Matthew Lynn
‘Sleep divorce’ isn’t the only option if your partner is a restless sleeper
Dreaming of a better night sleep? Experts weigh in on how to manage bedtime as a couple.
When did going to the shops become so awful?
I used to love the shops. The shops were the great equaliser.
Towel, hat, book: 10 best beach reads to pack this summer
Looking for the perfect read while you lounge on the shore? We have a solid, sandy list of potential delights.
The 10 coolest new hotels and resorts to put on your bucket list for 2024
A Thai wellness retreat, family fun at a Pixar-themed hotel and a new offering in Sydney’s Surry Hills are all on offer for 2024.
Opinion
Cinema
Cinema’s great wives club: the role of women in the male biopic
It’s been a season of biopics of men – building things, going to war, writing music - each with a wife to help us understand her husband’s full complexity.
Jessie Tu
Author, journalist and critic
Simple dinners: Katrina Meynink’s sticky chicken and edamame cups
Make this in double batches. It works like a dream for work and school lunches for the days that follow.
Sydney
Sydney’s leafy suburbs are no longer where you think
Sydney’s north has lost significant amounts of tree canopy, while the west’s has skyrocketed. See how your region rates.
Why does Sydney have a rainy Test cricket curse?
The third Test of the three-match series against Pakistan begins on Wednesday, but rain and thunderstorms are forecast.
‘Our community is shaken’: Man dies after apartment fire
The 45-year-old suffered severe burns after a blaze broke out following reports of an explosion in a Meadowbank unit.
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Housing crisis
The statistic that illustrates Sydney’s housing crisis
Despite all the talk of increasing supply, Sydney built fewer homes in 2023 than five years ago, new estimates show.
What an abandoned tunnel reveals about Sydney’s past
There are hopes that a labyrinth tucked into the cliffs at Balmoral – now home to microbats – could once again be open to the public.
SUMMER IN SYDNEY
How the Panthers and chicken sandwiches taught me to love Penrith
Penrith at times feels like living on the sun, but it’s a hard-working place filled with hard-working people.
How a childhood train trip opened my eyes to new possibilities
The melting pot of Cabramatta is much more than the vast array of exotic eating options.
Politics
Two ex-detainees arrested for breaching curfew
Seven of the approximately 150 non-citizens, including some sex offenders and other violent crimes, have now been arrested.
Business
Energy stocks drive markets close to record high as trading resumes in 2024
The Australian sharemarket starts the New Year on a positive note, shrugging off a negative lead from Wall Street last week.
World
Netanyahu’s move to weaken judicial oversight overturned, in huge blow at home
The court decision, which comes after months of nationwide protests, could test the cohesion of the emergency government formed to manage the war against Hamas.
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Property
The best beach towns if you can’t afford Byron Bay
House prices are sky-high in Byron, but a handful of towns nearby offer a laid-back coastal life for a fraction of the price.
Cash to spare? Five dream beach homes that you could own
These are five of Australia’s most breathtaking beach houses – but they might be out of reach unless you have very deep pockets.
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Lifestyle
The healthy habits these experts are taking into 2024
Each year we ask three high-profile Australians to share a habit they want to cultivate in the coming year and how they plan to do it.
Culture
Punk angels and spiders with hands: Welcome to the New Weird
Weird fiction may have been around for a long while, but it’s making its presence felt in new and different ways.
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Australian cricket
The moment of tragedy that made me realise I was wrong about David Warner
We went to war on Twitter in 2013 when he was at the IPL. But during the worst week of my life, David Warner showed me he was a fundamentally decent human being.
Malcolm Conn
Chief Cricket Writer
Breaking
NRL 2024
Panthers clear the way for Luai to take up lucrative Tigers deal
Conjecture over Jarome Luai’s future - and an outside bid to lure him to Belmore - is set to be put to bed after Penrith’s move.
‘Earned a lot of respect’: Former CA chair opens up on Warner’s legacy
David Warner regained respect by taking his Newlands punishment “on the chin” and returning to the national team, according to one of the Cricket Australia directors who singled him out for the heaviest penalty levied during Sandpapergate.
Top Australian tennis junior Charlie Camus defects to France
Charlie Camus was once one of Australia’s brightest tennis prospects, but he will now represent France after receiving a better offer from the rival federation.
‘A hundred and a match-winning wicket’: What Cummins wants from Warner
David Warner hasn’t taken a Test wicket in more than 11 years, but his captain may throw him the ball if Australia can get on top of Pakistan at the SCG.
‘Getting paid a truckload more’: Khawaja’s plan to save Test cricket
Usman Khawaja said he would not still be playing Test cricket if paid the inferior wages offered by many of Australia’s opponents, and has implored global chiefs to conduct an audit of where money in the game is going.
‘My last resort’: Warner’s plea for missing baggy greens
The veteran opener’s treasured caps have gone missing from his luggage as he prepares for his final Test at the SCG.
Have Your Say
One code to rule them – why soccer may be the last survivor in world footy
It may take a century, but soccer is on a path to turning league, union and AFL into niche sports in Australia.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
