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Education
Thousands of NSW’s teacher positions are lying vacant
Retired educators are being enticed to return as even top schools are struggling to attract teachers. Here’s where all the vacancies are.
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Medicare
Mind the gap: At 40, Medicare feels the pain of age as patients pay more
Universal health care was a proud Labor achievement. At 40, Medicare is in better shape than its American and British peers, but there are cracks in the ageing edifice.
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Healthcare
Long consults and free children’s health checks: GPs’ budget wish list
GPs want to relieve the burden on those with chronic and complex illnesses, and to provide yearly checks for children.
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Antiques
Mummified body parts to be removed from museum amid intense global debate
Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing museum will remove fragments of mummified bodies from display as an intense global debate rages over the ethics of displaying human remains in museums.
Ebikes, scooters keep catching fire. What can be done about it?
Submissions to a parliamentary inquiry warn of the dangers of an unregulated market of bikes and untested safety equipment.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
UN to look at allegations staff were involved in October 7 attacks as Australia pauses aid
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Australia was deeply concerned about the allegations as she welcomed the UNRWA’s immediate response to launch an investigation.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
Why I and so many others needed to apologise to Dokic
The former tennis star and commentator has found her happy place, but she refuses to be silent about abuse and domestic violence.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Super Sabalenka’s sheer relief after winning back-to-back Australian Open titles
Aryna Sabalenka has become the first Open women’s defending champion in more than a decade, overpowering Zheng Qinwen with a clinical straight-sets victory.
Analysis
For subscribers
Will the street fighter or the ice man prevail?
It’s hard not to drift back to Daniil Medvedev’s post-Open final defeat two years ago – and everything that was said afterwards – when assessing his path this time around.
Smith, Green chase Gabba Test victory for Australia
Steve Smith and Cameron Green are perfectly placed to take Australia to victory against the West Indies and a summer clean sweep.
The Islas have it: NSW’s top baby names revealed
A rise in popularity has seen Isla become the joint-most popular baby name for girls, as parents move away from nods to royals.
Opinion
Ask an expert
Should I redraw money from my mortgage to buy a new car?
It can be a delicate balance working out where your money will be best put to use.
Paul Benson
Money contributor
Opinion
Hospitals
Want to see humanity at its worst? Spend six hours in the ED
I blame pop culture, specifically film and TV, for giving me an unrealistic idea of how things in the real world actually operate.
Thomas Mitchell
Culture reporter
‘I got this email out of the blue...’: McKenzie on The Dry and her enduring success
The Sydney-born actor is based in LA but her latest project sees her back on Aussie soil, this time in the Victorian bush alongside Eric Bana.
Beaches and bar crawls: Nine Newcastle highlights
While its beautiful beaches beckon, you’ll also find fusion ramen, a burgeoning food and wine scene, historical architecture and a bar hop by light rail.
Pandora’s lunchbox: pressure to create the perfect school lunch
Even as my eldest enters her final year of primary school, the thought of lunchboxes makes me want to crawl into a hole.
A non-exhaustive list of horror’s most spine-chilling scenes
Looking for a good scare to spice up your summer? We’ve rounded up the most disturbing scenes sure to give you goosebumps.
You don’t need to be a diver to explore Australia’s incredible ship graveyard
One of Queensland’s best snorkelling sites is nowhere near the Great Barrier Reef – it’s just a short ferry ride from Brisbane.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Analysis
Short and sweet: Why Sinner holds all the aces in Australian Open final
Medvedev is an ideal opponent for Sinner to attack first and ask questions later. The Italian will bend his rival to his own strategic intentions and push him to all corners of Rod Laver Arena.
There are 180 cameras covering the Open. Here’s what they won’t show you
Broadcasting a grand slam tennis event is a monumental project. Here’s how it comes together.
Sydney
Waste rules in focus after asbestos found in mulch
Greens MLC Sue Higginson said NSW needed to improve its testing and tracking requirements after asbestos was found in mulch around the city.
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Charity
Cloud hangs over children’s cancer charity donations
A charitable foundation set up to help children with cancer has directly passed on less than 25 cents in every dollar. In 2021, the figure fell to just nine cents.
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Sydney councils
Meet the millionaire mayor bidding to succeed Morrison
Sutherland Shire Mayor Carmelo Pesce is seeking preselection for the federal seat of Cook, and that means his luxury car collection will stay locked up in a warehouse.
‘Risky, unnecessary and expensive’: Powerhouse Museum set for shutdown
After more than 100 years in Harris Street, the hoarding will go up on the Powerhouse Museum at Ultimo.
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Arts
Leadership shake-up at the Sydney Opera House
The landmark venue will be helmed by its first Indigenous chair, marking a likely year of leadership change.
WEEKEND READS
From latte to espresso, how to wear the colour of the season
It’s a hue that can be divisive, and also intimidating, to wear. But, with the colour gaining serious style cred, it needn’t be – if you have the right tools.
Opinion
New year’s resolutions already broken? Try these rules to live by instead
Stop torturing yourself with regrets. It’s done and dusted, and you’ll never get the chance to put it right.
Kathy Lette
Writer
Politics
Albanese seeks to supercharge the Dunkley byelection
While the Albanese government needs to rebuild faith with struggling voters who feel ignored, the Coalition sees the Dunkley byelection as a test of its path back to national power.
Business
Opinion
Interest rates
How new tax and rate cuts could save you $224,788 on your mortgage
The suite of sweet savings in the works this year means a massive opportunity to save on your home loan.
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Money contributor
World
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US Votes 2024
Trump ordered to pay $127 million in defamation case
The civil jury in Manhattan has ordered the former US president to pay damages to E. Jean Carroll who claims he attacked her in a dressing room in the mid-1990s.
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Property
The Sydney suburbs where house prices rose most last year
Property prices in a handful of suburbs jumped more than 20 per cent last year, as Sydney’s property market rebounded.
From sea-change to city, our favourite homes for sale in NSW right now
Looking for your next home in NSW? We’ve rounded up the best ones on the market, from coastal abodes to country escapes.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Death
There’s a new word for the fear of dying alone. It won’t apply to me
Monatophobia means our terror of confronting the thing we dread most without the support of loved ones – the kind of death I wouldn’t mind for myself.
Susan Francis
Culture
Golden oldies: Wendy Harmer brings The Grandparents Club to the stage
The comedian and broadcaster has turned her hand, and her wit, to a musical about the bond between grandparents and their children’s children.
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Sport
Super Sabalenka: Star Belarusian’s sheer relief after back-to-back Australian Open titles
Aryna Sabalenka has become the first Australian Open women’s defending champion in more than a decade, the world No.2 overpowering China’s Zheng Qinwen with a clinical straight sets victory.
Analysis
Australian Open
Short and sweet: Why Sinner holds all the aces in Australian Open final
Daniil Medvedev is an ideal opponent for Jannik Sinner to attack first and ask questions later. The Italian will bend his rival to his own strategic intentions and push him to all corners of Rod Laver Arena.
Updated
Test cricket
Captain Cummins rescues Australia after Smith fails again as opener
Pat Cummins made his highest score to rebalance the second Test after Steve Smith’s voluntary move to the top of the order led a dreadful batting collapse.
Analysis
Australian Open
In a new Australian Open era, will the street fighter or the ice man prevail?
Russian street fighter Daniil Medvedev became the first player in almost 30 years to mount multiple comebacks from two-set deficits en route to the Melbourne Park final. Cool-as-ice Italian Jannik Sinner stands between him and the title.
Watch: Teenager Torrie Lewis becomes Australia’s fastest-ever woman
Teen sprint sensation Torrie Lewis claimed the title of Australia’s fastest-ever woman after bettering the national 100-metre record with a flying run in Canberra.
‘I’ve got something to prove’: Ex-Storm star Olam embracing the challenge at Wests Tigers
It’s not quite as far as his journey from PNG to Melbourne to chase his NRL dream, but Justin Olam has taken another leap of faith in joining Wests Tigers.
Concerns? What concerns? Why your NRL club will want to be in Vegas in 2025
ARL Commission boss Peter V’landys is confident the issues that keep arising ahead of the historic Las Vegas double-header will not be enough to stop clubs putting their hand up for next year’s event.
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Batting struggles finally catch up with hot and bothered quicks
This was the long, hot afternoon Australia’s bowlers were always likely to face if the batting lineup continued to misfire.
