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‘This was a loving family’: How police say triple killing unfolded
Martial arts instructor Kwang Kyung Yoo allegedly strangled Min Cho and a young boy at his North Parramatta studio. He then confronted the dead woman’s husband at their Baulkham Hills home.
We need our own tax cops to chase cheats: ATO chief
The retiring head of the tax office, Chris Jordan, says the organisation needs more powers as criminals attempt to fleece taxpayers and steal their identities.
Opinion
Inside China
The clock is ticking as China spirals
China’s problems are mounting. And it is ramping up efforts to fix its biggest one.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
‘Irreconcilable differences’: Minns concedes Rosehill city may not proceed
Premier Chris Minns insists he was clear that plans for a Rosehill mini-city were not a done deal.
Opinion
Executive shake-up
Executive hunting season: Qantas, Woolworths and Virgin snared
It seems we have entered the corporate twilight zone when a chief executive says they are “focused on helping our customers spend less each time they shop with us”.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Opinion
Sydney asbestos crisis
Why asbestos mulch crisis is just the tip of a lethal iceberg
If we are to be free of this health scourge, all asbestos must be removed from our built environment and safely disposed of.
Matt Peacock
Writer and journalist
Cruel Summer: Sydney Swifties should prepare for a hot and stormy show on Friday
The city is expecting thunderstorms, but Swift is no stranger to wild weather during her shows.
Thousands of Sydney fans queue for Taylor Swift merchandise
Thousands of Taylor Swift fans have queued to purchase concert merchandise at Sydney Olympic Park ahead of the Sydney leg of her Eras Tour.
300,000 people are about to descend on Olympic Park. Here’s what you need to know
With a helping hand from AI, state authorities say they are ready for crowds to descend on Olympic Park. But what if it rains?
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Title Deeds
Has Sydney’s premier trophy home Boomerang sold? Lindsay Fox won’t say
The vintage Hollywood-style mansion Boomerang has kicked off this year’s Sydney trophy home market thanks to a buyer of more than $80 million.
Woolworths CEO’s resignation ‘a decision for him’, says treasurer
“I try and maintain a good relationship with CEOs of the major employers in this country. That has been the case with Brad Banducci as well,” Jim Chalmers said.
YouTube parenting blogger Ruby Franke jailed for up to 30 years for child abuse
The American mother-of-six issued a tearful apology to her children, who were not at the hearing, for physically and emotionally abusing them.
Analysis
Property market
As houses get more expensive, first home buyers are getting older
The average age of first homebuyers has increased rapidly, adding to concerns that more people will be locked out of the housing market.
‘New MO?’ Indonesians want Australia to share information on people smugglers
Successful people smuggling runs to Australia’s north-west coast have raised concerns about more advanced boats and techniques.
Analysis
NRL 2024
‘Just sin, baby!’ Why NRL officials should be wary of the NFL in Las Vegas
The ‘Welcome, mate’ from American sports teams can turn nasty very quickly – as several NSWRL coaches discovered back in the 1980s.
Analysis
For subscribers
Best of the best: Origin stars, a grand final No.7 and a Dally M winner miss top 20
Expert judges from the Herald and Nine have combined to produce the definitive list of the top 50 players in the NRL. Today, we continue with numbers 30 to 21.
THE COVID GENERATION
Violence, anxiety in students as young as 5: Marks of the COVID generation
Experts discuss reports of students struggling and teachers being physically attacked in the aftermath of school closures during the pandemic.
Editorial
Asking the hard questions about COVID school closures
Of the many responses to the pandemic, few had a greater impact than the mass closure of schools.
The Herald's View
Editorial
Sydney
Sydney’s dirty little secret: the train stations with the worst air quality
The Herald conducted air quality tests at 16 train stations – and the results are alarming.
Exclusive
Education
‘Cease and desist’: The top Sydney school taking on private coaching colleges
The principal of James Ruse Agricultural High School, with the support of North Sydney Boys and Girls, has written to 500 principals and asked the Department of Education to intervene.
Exclusive
Pollution
‘We are flying blind’: No air quality rules for polluted underground stations
There are no regulations, limits, controls or monitoring of air pollution levels on Sydney’s underground train platforms.
The plan to stop Sydney commuters falling between train platform gaps
About 450 people fell through gaps between station platforms and trains last year, many of them kids and elderly passengers.
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.
Politics
Exclusive
Property development
‘We need to break that cycle’: Ambitious call to boost housing supply
Labor has offered the states $3 billion to build 1.2 million homes. The Property Council says the amount needs to be double that.
Business
Updated
Earnings season
NAB earnings tumble amid warning arrears are growing
The country’s second-largest bank saw its earnings fall by almost 17 per cent in the December quarter.
World
Updated
Assange saga
Assange ‘too ill’ to appear at final extradition hearing, court told
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is too unwell to appear at a two-day hearing to fight his extradition to the US, a court has heard.
Opinion
Why asbestos mulch crisis is just the tip of a lethal iceberg
Matt Peacock
Writer and journalist
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Property
Even high-income earners can no longer afford to buy a house
Higher income earners that might have been able to buy a home a few decades ago are renting as prices soar.
‘Ongoing love affair’: The type of property that buyers blow their budgets for
A house with a backyard or an apartment within walking distance to everything? Buyers are defying expectations.
Good Food
Lifestyle
I just got a pay rise, but it doesn’t feel like enough. What can I do?
When your salary increase doesn’t match inflation, it’s worth having a conversation with your manager, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
Culture
Thousands of Sydney fans queue for Taylor Swift merchandise
Thousands of Taylor Swift fans have queued to purchase concert merchandise at Sydney Olympic Park ahead of the Sydney leg of her Eras Tour.
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NRL 2024
The NRL players who can’t party with their teammates in Las Vegas
When the rest of their teammates let their hair down in Las Vegas next weekend, three players will be stuck in their hotel rooms because they are under 21.
The biggest since Skelton: Waratahs hand debut to giant second-rower for Reds clash
The Waratahs have named their first team of the year for what is expected to be a fiery clash in Brisbane.
Updated
NRL 2024
Give them tax-free status: V’landys’ bold plan to make PNG franchise viable
Having dreamt up the Everest and the NRL’s Vegas venture, ideas man Peter V’landys has come up with another plan that is sure to stir debate.
Analysis
NRL 2024
‘Just sin, baby!’ Why NRL officials should be wary of the NFL in Las Vegas
The ‘Welcome, mate’ from American sports teams can turn nasty very quickly – as several NSWRL coaches discovered back in the 1980s.
Bennett keeps rivals nervous for 2025 after Kiwis opt for local legend
Wayne Bennett remains without a head coaching role in 2025 for now after New Zealand opted to install Stacey Jones, their first Kiwi coach since 2017.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Best of the best: Origin stars, a grand final No.7 and a Dally M winner miss top 20
Expert judges from the Herald and Nine have combined to produce the definitive list of the top 50 players in the NRL. Today, we continue with numbers 30 to 21.
How Matildas turned their shaky defence into a solid foundation
Defence wins you titles, and Australia can count on Steph Catley, Alanna Kennedy, Clare Hunt and Ellie Carpenter in the Olympic qualifiers against Uzbekistan.
Have Your Say
Best of the best: The top 50 players in the NRL – numbers 40 to 31
Expert judges from the Herald and Nine have combined to produce the definitive list of the top 50 players in the NRL. Today, we continue with numbers 40 to 31.
