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The day’s breaking news, entertainment ideas and a long read to enjoy.
The Confession podcast
Murder was just the beginning in this astonishing new podcast.
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Hospitals
These hospital beds could have saved Josh. They were never built
Plans to build a specialist unit on Sydney’s northern beaches have been abandoned despite the state government committing $7.5 million to the project.
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Crime
‘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. Now the taekwondo instructor has been 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 Palestinian terrorists may have received fast-tracked visas to Australia.
‘They’re stealing our people’: Worries worker shortages could derail $11b navy overhaul
A lack of skilled workers could derail the federal government’s ambitious plan to modernise the navy by building a fleet of frigates and drone boats in Perth.
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.
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Cybersecurity
Medibank cyberattacker reportedly detained in Russia
An Australian Federal Police spokesperson said it was “aware of reports” Aleksandr Ermakov had been detained for alleged cyber crimes.
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.
Opinion
ABC
How ABC greed is killing Australian stories
The ABC was once the home of documentaries. Now the national broadcaster favours formulaic, presenter-led factual entertainment made by large production enterprises.
Gary Newman
Filmmaker
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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.
Can’t sleep on planes? Next time, try using one of these
Few things are more tedious than sitting bolt upright in an airline seat feeling overwhelmingly tired, yet just not being able to sleep.
Internet provider Tangerine suffers cyberattack
“No one is more disappointed than me,” Tangerine’s CEO said after more than 200,000 customers are caught up in a data breach.
Australia beat New Zealand with final ball of nail-biter
Australia have won the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy opener in dramatic fashion, with Tim David hitting four off the final delivery for a six-wicket victory.
‘An April Fools’ joke’: The long jump proposal Carl Lewis isn’t laughing about
World Athletics is considering the most radical overhaul of the long jump since it became an inaugural event of the modern Olympics in 1896.
Why headlines and contract dramas are never far away for the Roosters
One of the NRL’s glamour clubs will be better served for a difficult 2023 campaign, but similar issues loom if they start slow again in 2024.
Opinion
Inheritance
Why do we feel so ashamed about inheriting money?
So many of us aspire to have more money and wealth. But when it comes in the form of a gift or inheritance, it suddenly feels different.
Paridhi Jain
Money contributor
‘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.
Tahitians worry about hosting Olympic surfing in ‘Land of God’
“We hear a lot about the infrastructure and heritage that will be left by the Olympic Games, but we already have an ancestral heritage.”
THE COVID GENERATION
‘We made the wrong decisions’: COVID-era mass school closures condemned
Closing Sydney’s schools was one of the biggest – and most controversial – calls made during the pandemic. But was it really necessary?
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.
Sydney
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?
‘Irreconcilable differences’: Minns concedes Rosehill city may not proceed
The premier insists he was clear that plans for a Rosehill mini-city were not a done deal.
‘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.
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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.
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
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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
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.
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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.
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Lifestyle
Do your joints hurt more in rain or cold weather? New research says no
Two out of three people with chronic pain say weather changes trigger flare-ups, but new research says that isn’t so.
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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Sport
Why headlines and contract dramas are never far away for the Roosters
One of the NRL’s glamour clubs will be better served for a difficult 2023 campaign. But similar issues loom if they start slow again in 2024.
Final-ball boundary seals stunning T20 triumph for Australia
Australia have won the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy opener in dramatic fashion, with Tim David hitting four off the final delivery for a six-wicket victory.
Harawira-Naera’s personal defibrillator shows progress, but NRL return still in limbo
The Canberra back-rower has had positive news in his recovery from an on-field seizure but any return to rugby league is still a long way off.
Sin Bin in Sin City
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’ 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.
‘An April Fools’ joke’: The long jump proposal Carl Lewis isn’t laughing about
World Athletics is considering the most radical overhaul of the long jump since it became an inaugural event of the modern Olympics in 1896.
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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.
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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.
