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Coaching colleges target selective students and ‘undermine’ HSC

Some Sydney coaching colleges are giving cash prizes for HSC students that achieve a state ranking.

Up to 95 per cent of students at some of the state’s best selective schools are being privately coached, getting a jump on their peers.

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Coalition cooks up tax write-offs for ditching gas

Households shifting off gas appliances could claim income tax deductions under a proposal from Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg.

Mortgage market growth to defy high rates, prices in 2024

Banks will continue competing on home loan pricing, although they are likely to remain measured in their approach, experts say.

David Warner will play his final Test when he takes the field for Australia against Pakistan at the SCG.

How Warner learned importance of playing his way

Throughout his career, David Warner’s batting was a manifestation of his personality – except during the 2019 Ashes, where, he has revealed, Justin Langer and Steve Waugh tried to curb his natural enthusiasm.

Warner’s hundreds made headlines, but Australia will miss intangibles more

David Warner’s classic Ashes catch in 2017.

Warner’s all-round contribution to the team will be nearly impossible to replace. But there are two candidates who hold a big advantage.

Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor

Former Australian cricket captain

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
Malcolm Conn

Chief Cricket Writer

Five dead after coast guard plane, passenger jet collide at Haneda airport

A Japan Airlines plane is on fire on the runway of Haneda airport on Tuesday evening.

All 379 passengers and crew of a Japan Airlines plane miraculously escaped from a fire following the collision, but five of the six crew of the coast guard aircraft were killed.

Japan quake toll rises as many still trapped under homes

A firefighter looks up the rubble and wreckage of a burnt-out marketplace following an earthquake in Wajima.

Authorities have confirmed 55 deaths, all in Ishikawa prefecture, making it Japan’s deadliest earthquake since 2016.

Senior Hamas official killed in Beirut by Israeli drone: sources

Saleh Arouri was a senior official in Hamas’s politburo and was also one of the founders of its military wing.

Popular sea-change towns where property buyers splashed the most cash

Popular sea-change towns where home buyers splashed the most cash

Billions were spent on coastal property in a handful of key suburbs last year, while another inland tree-change spot was a standout.

Wine bars, parks and Sydney’s best bookstore: Newtown has it all

People walk past a mural of the Aboriginal flag in Newtown.

After three years in New York City, Sydney no longer felt like home – until I moved to this inner west suburb.

Loyalty or laziness? Whatever you call it, banks are cashing in

Collingwood’s Jamie Elliott and Darcy Moore celebrate their premiership victory. Fans want loyalty among their sporting stars but it’s no good as a consumer.

Loyalty is prized in footballers. But as a consumer, let’s be straight: Don’t be a mug by being loyal to a business.

Shane Wright
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Senior economics correspondent

Now, what was I looking for? How to improve your memory

Next time you need to commit something to memory try these tips and tricks.

What will be discussing and debating this year? Let’s look to our cards.

What will we be talking about this year? Here are our predictions

One thing’s for sure: breakdancing, this is your year.

From local lobster to long lunches: The Good Food guide to Merimbula and Narooma

Local Narooma lobster at Merivale’s Queen Chow inside The Whale Inn.

From meat pies to steamed lobster and oysters straight off the lease, we’ve compiled the best places to eat and drink in the Sapphire Coast’s tastiest food towns.

The 19 most overrated (and 22 underrated) things about travel

The everyday things you come across in travel can be astoundingly helpful or extremely irritating.

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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?

SCG grounds crew remove the covers from the wicket area after a rain delay last year.

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 blaze broke out on New Year’s Day.

The 45-year-old suffered severe burns after a blaze broke out following reports of an explosion in a Meadowbank unit.

The statistic that illustrates Sydney’s housing crisis

Despite a housing supply crisis Sydney added far fewer new dwellings in 2023 that it did five years earlier

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

The defensive structures were built late in 1800s.

There are hopes that a labyrinth tucked into the cliffs at Balmoral – now home to microbats – could once again be open to the public.

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High Street, Penrith.

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.

A day in Cabramatta.

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.

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Home buyers can still nab something in Ballina for six figures if they have missed the boat on getting into Byron Bay.

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.

Alkira, or the stamp house, in Cape Tribulation.

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David Warner will play his final Test when he takes the field for Australia against Pakistan at the SCG.

‘I want to leave a legacy’: How Warner learned importance of playing his way

Throughout his career, David Warner’s batting was a manifestation of his personality – except during the 2019 Ashes, where, he has revealed, Justin Langer and Steve Waugh tried to curb his natural enthusiasm.

David Warner’s classic Ashes catch in 2017.

Warner’s hundreds made headlines, but Australia will miss intangibles more

David Warner’s all-round contribution to the Australian team will be nearly impossible to replace. But there are two candidates who hold a big advantage – and here’s why.

Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor

Former Australian cricket captain

David Warner touches a tribute to Phillip Hughes at the SCG in 2015.

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
Malcolm Conn

Chief Cricket Writer

Three-time premiership-winning player Jarome Luai.

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.

David Warner waves goodbye to the MCG crowd on what will be his last Test inning at the ground.

‘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 junior Charlie Camus, pictured left with Alex de Minaur, has defected to France.

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.

Pat Cummins

‘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.

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