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‘Murderous intent’: The crafted image of alleged Sydney triple killer
Kwang Kyung Yoo carefully honed a public image as a gentle family man, a success in business and an enlightened student of martial arts. The taekwondo instructor is now expected to be charged with murder.
Labor, Coalition clash over security checks for 2000 Palestinian visas
Labor has accused the Coalition of trying to whip up fear by suggesting that Palestinian terrorists may have received fast-tracked visas to enter Australia.
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 CEO 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
As Swifties lined up to open their wallets, the star’s convoy was spotted arriving at Accor Stadium for a soundcheck ahead of the first of her four shows.
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
This Sydney house once sold for $1 million. Now it’s worth about $80m
The vintage Hollywood-style mansion Boomerang has kicked off this year’s Sydney trophy home market thanks to a buyer with $80 million or more.
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.
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.
‘I wouldn’t want to live this again’: Tourists lost for a week after Google Maps mishap
Two German tourists are lucky to be alive after a week-long ordeal lost in remote Queensland wilderness.
Analysis
Property market
As houses get more expensive, first home buyers are getting older
The average age of first home buyers has increased rapidly, adding to concerns that more people will be locked out of the housing market.
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Twenty20
Australia to chase down 216 after strong New Zealand batting
Wellington plays host to the first match of a trans-Tasman swing consisting of three T20s and two Tests. Join us for all the live action.
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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
‘Bitterly disappointing’: Labor may keep greyhound racing at Wentworth Park
The state government is considering ripping up the Coalition’s plan to close the dog track in Glebe.
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.
Politics
Why the navy is buying a ghost fleet of drone boats for ‘three D’ jobs: Dirty, dull or dangerous
The plan to buy “optionally uncrewed” boats for its navy came as a surprise to many.
Business
Woolworths boss resigns, days after walking out of Four Corners interview
Brad Banducci’s resignation comes after he walked out of a Four Corners interview while being questioned about market concentration.
World
US-based ballerina detained in Russia over $US50 to Ukrainian charity
Ksenia Karelina, 33, has been charged with treason after returning to Russia to visit family.
Opinion
Why do we feel so ashamed about inheriting money?
Paridhi Jain
Money contributor
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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
‘It’s costing me just shy of $10,000’: Meet the Taylor Swift super fans going to all seven shows
Die-hard fans or selfish hoarders? These extreme Swifties say you need to calm down.
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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.
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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.
Live
Twenty20
First T20 LIVE: Australia chase 216 runs
The Kiwi capital plays host to the first match of a trans-Tasman swing consisting of three T20s and two Tests. Join us for all the live action.
The biggest since Skelton: Waratahs’ giant debutant takes on Reds
NSW have named their first team of the year for what is expected to be a fiery clash in Brisbane.
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.
‘I hope people can see a different side of me’: Luai focused after contract turmoil
Freed of the burden of his Tigers contract saga, one of the game’s most polarising stars hopes people will start to see another part of his personality.
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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.
