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‘You don’t go to get on the turps’: Nats defend staff drinks amid MP, Joyce furore
Perin Davey says she didn’t think she was drunk after stumbling in her speech during a parliamentary hearing, days after Barnaby Joyce was filmed lying on a Canberra footpath.
Albanese slaps back criticism, defends Operation Sovereign Borders
The prime minister insists Operation Sovereign Borders is being implemented, despite the arrival of a boatload of asylum seekers in remote Western Australia last week.
Spiritual retreat’s leaders ill-equipped for psychedelics emergency, inquest told
Jarrad Antonovich, 46, died at a week-long retreat after consuming an illicit substance.
The Sydneysiders hoping not to ‘die’ - and spending a fortune in the process
Tech billionaire Bryan Johnson is convinced he’ll be able to cheat death. His “Don’t Die” movement has hit Australia, and Sydneysiders are signing up to his regime.
Bizarre conflict polarises Sydney’s historic 18-foot skiff sailing world
Veteran sailor Sean Langman has been banned from contesting the upcoming JJ Giltinan International Trophy series - because he owns the boat he wishes to sail.
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Sydney asbestos crisis
Mulch processing site previously contaminated with asbestos
The site at the centre of the EPA’s asbestos mulch investigation was repeatedly contaminated with asbestos before the current company took over the facility.
Trump heavily booed as he hawks $600 branded shoes at Sneaker Con
The unannounced launch of Trump-branded sneakers came a day after a judge ordered Trump and his company to pay $US355 million in a lawsuit.
Navalny was struck down with ‘sudden death syndrome’, his mother told at Russian prison
Alexei Navalny’s mother was told his body would not be handed over to the family until an investigation was completed.
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
I’m a doctor who wants peace in Gaza. I was reported to the medical watchdog
I am one of a number of doctors being doxxed after advocating for Palestinians. I am called a racist, a Nazi, an antisemite.
Kate Ahmad
Neurologist
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Tigers beat Warriors 18-16 after controversial send-off
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Joe Root’s latest Bazball shot is the stupidest in English Test cricket history
Joe Root’s reverse-scoop at India’s most dangerous bowler, Jasprit Bumrah, wrecked England’s chances of winning the Test and this series.
‘I’ve raised the bar’: De Minaur’s giant-slaying run
Alex de Minaur’s superb start to the year has continued in Rotterdam this week.
Opinion
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I’m a single mum on $300k a year. Will I have enough in retirement?
As a high-income earner with significant assets, a comfortable retirement is attainable. However, there are a few things to keep in mind.
Paul Benson
Money contributor
One minute you’re happily married, then one of you asks whether snakes have eyelids
The weekend ritual that brings couples and families together (and then tears them apart).
This rustic home looks centuries old, but was built seven years ago
The French-inspired three-bedroom farmhouse is packed with old-world charm.
The ‘essential’ accessory Swifties are raving about – and it’s not a friendship bracelet
Many Taylor Swift fans are donning a tiny accessory to the pop star’s long-awaited Australian leg of the Eras Tour in an effort to protect their hearing.
WEEKEND READS
This rustic home looks centuries old, but it was built seven years ago
The French-inspired three-bedroom farmhouse is packed with old-world charm.
With five big sisters leading the way, I learnt how to keep up with the crowd
I was always running up behind the pack of siblings singing out, “Wait for me!” I was scared of missing out.
Sydney
Render v reality: Do Sydney buildings live up to what architects promise?
Should an artist’s impression provide a precise and exact indicator of what a finished project will look?
Swiftie killed on ‘road trip of a lifetime’
A teenager has died and her 10-year-old sister has been critically injured in a crash in regional NSW as they were driving from the Gold Coast.
Hundreds of apartments get green light but without affordable housing
Meriton has been given the green light to build more than 800 homes on an inner-city development site despite dumping plans to build affordable housing.
Forty-four years on, this Sydney icon is getting recognised
The gates, which stand at the northern and southern ends of the Dixon Street precinct, were built in 1980.
Updated
Traffic incident
Man charged after teenage boy injured in inner west hit-and-run
A 13-year-old boy has been left with serious injuries and police have charged a 22-year-old man after a crash in Leichhardt on Friday night.
SEE & DO
The incredible comeback of the ‘Zambian Mick Jagger’
Zambian Emmanuel “Jagari” Chanda and his band WITCH were the country’s most famous musicians, until social unrest and AIDS spelt the end of their reign - but now Chanda is back.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor on the Saltburn effect and her career comeback
Murder on The Dance Floor is the latest song from a bygone era to storm back to the charts off the back of well-crafted viral moments.
Politics
Exclusive
Privacy
Doxxers on notice they will face jail time under new laws
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has indicated new anti-doxxing laws will target the non-consensual release of a broad range of personal and private details, with perpetrators to face jail time.
Business
How China turned its ‘laughing stock’ car into a Tesla killer
The founder of Chinese electric car titan BYD Wang Chuanfu made two risky bets in the company’s infancy. They have paid off.
World
Analysis
Putin's Russia
Australia’s strong and powerful act after Navalny’s death
Once again, in Putin’s Russia, a leading political opponent has paid with his life. Yet none of the news bulletins on local state TV led with the news.
Opinion
Wondering where the women’s March4Justice movement’s gone? Me too
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
The PM recruits a wife, but nobody knows job description
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
There’s only one thing more boring than a heavy drinker
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
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Property
Two sets of parents battle for $3m Glebe home to help their adult children
A bidding contest between two couples hoping to nab the property for their adult children made for a frenetic auction.
The most affordable suburbs within 10km of Sydney’s CBD
Sydney’s median house price is at a record of almost $1.6 million, but some have managed to get into the inner suburbs on that budget.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Sandwich
Five fully loaded sandwiches to make this weekend
Lifestyle
Fashion designer Lee Mathews on her style rules: ‘Nothing skin-tight’
“I wear shirts with pants or skirts and shirt-dresses. Sometimes I’ll wear a big sleeve or something unexpected for fun.”
Culture
A very important date: Australian Ballet’s biggest ever production is back
Prepare yourself for more than 350 costumes and 27 set changes, optical illusions, digital projections and puppetry.
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Equestrian star stood down for jumping in a mankini, Olympics under cloud
Three-time Olympic medallist Shane Rose has apologised after complaints were made about his skimpy costume at a fancy dress equestrian event, triggering a disciplinary review.
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NRL 2024
Wests Tigers v Warriors LIVE: Benji era gets under way
Benji Marshall’s Wests Tigers travel to New Zealand for a difficult assignment against the Warriors in a pre-season hit-out. Follow all the action live.
‘He grew up playing rugby’: Robinson confirms Manu’s likely code switch
Roosters coach Trent Robinson said he is not pressuring Joey Manu on his future, as Dom Young was cleared of a serious neck injury.
‘It wasn’t pretty’: Why Eddie won’t watch new Wallabies documentary
Australia’s nightmare year under embattled coach Eddie Jones will be laid bare in a revealing three-part Stan documentary.
McEvoy misses world championship gold by 0.01 seconds
Cam McEvoy threw down a blistering heat swim in the 50m freestyle at the world swimming championships but had to settle for silver in the final.
Analysis
NRL 2024
‘It’s 50 times the opportunity’: Why the NRL believes its Vegas gamble makes business sense
The NRL has decided to go all-in with its bold Las Vegas gamble, committing to playing games in Sin City for five years. Will it pay off?
‘When things go wrong, it can come thick and fast’: What Souths, Demetriou learnt from 2023 disaster
After last year’s failure to make the finals was compounded by a stream of negative storylines, Jason Demetriou knows his star-studded roster need to be in the premiership hunt in 2024.
Have Your Say
Why T20 cricket could be the thing that saves Test matches
In the early 1980s as coloured uniforms, white balls, prime-time TV slots and results achieved in one day were swamping the cricket topography, the death knell of Test cricket was sounded loudly. They were wrong then, and they’ll be wrong again.
Geoff Lawson
Cricket columnist
