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Online gambling
The private chat messages from inside a billionaire’s ‘money machine’
At 28, Sydney-born Edward Craven has built Stake.com into one of the world’s biggest gambling enterprises. But there is another side to its hot streak.
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Industrial relations
Work-from-home battle begins – and the decision could affect millions
The Fair Work Commission is investigating whether it needs to change the basic rights for award workers just a week after the right to disconnect was made law.
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Crime
‘Murderous intent’: Crafted image of an alleged triple killer
Kwang Kyung Yoo carefully honed a public image as a gentle family man and a success in business. Now the taekwondo instructor has been charged with murder.
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Crime
Hundreds of men snared as global paedophile video ring unearthed in Sydney
An international paedophile ring in which hundreds of men around the world filmed each other watching child abuse material has been unearthed by NSW Police.
Even a far-flung house that needs work is unaffordable now
An average first-home buyer couple can no longer comfortably afford the repayments on an entry-level house in the capital cities.
Opinion
Casinos
Should we catch this falling Star or is it time for it to fold?
Adverse findings from a new inquiry could mean the end of The Star casino’s operations in Sydney. But would that be so bad?
Alexandra Smith
State Political Editor
Part of me hoped, many times, that my mum would die. Last week, she did
Abusive, loving, cruel, warm … when an unpredictable mother suddenly departs, she leaves her daughter in a tangle of emotions.
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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.
Assange ‘indiscriminately’ named sources and encouraged hacking, US lawyers tell court
Judges are considering whether to grant the WikiLeaks founder permission to appeal against his removal from the United Kingdom.
Once-banished Antoinette Lattouf returns to the ABC
The presenter, suing the broadcaster for unlawful termination after being sacked from her radio gig last year, makes her TV debut.
Online dump of Chinese hacking documents offers rare window into pervasive state surveillance
The documents catalogue apparent hacking activity and tools to spy on both Chinese and foreigners.
Opinion
Byelection
Next week’s byelection will reveal more about us than the politicians
Federal politics has changed over the past 20 years. It’s been a dog’s breakfast. It’s now conducted in a permanently febrile atmosphere.
Shaun Carney
Columnist
Opinion
Tripologist
Can you still get round-the-world tickets? Yes, and they’re a bargain
Round-the-world tickets aren’t just for jet-setters who want the trip of a lifetime. The price alone makes them attractive if you have time to spare.
Michael Gebicki
The Tripologist
‘She is the modern woman’: Modelling’s new face is 85 years old
The latest fashion campaign featuring a woman in her eighties shows that mature models are here to stay.
Butler brings a rock star sensibility to highly anticipated Dune sequel
From Elvis Presley to the treacherous princeling Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, the 32-year-old actor reflects on his new blockbuster role.
Opinion
NRL 2024
NRL flavour of the month in Las Vegas? Don’t believe the hype
If you think rugby league is going to conquer America then can I interest you in this bridge I have for sale?
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Australia defeat New Zealand in final-ball thriller
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.
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.
Teenagers the biggest losers of COVID-era school closures
In the third and final part of this series, experts say the impact of COVID-era school closures on a generation of students is still unclear.
Sydney
Safety regulator criticised for ‘light touch’ investigations
Minister Sophie Cotsis commits to never allowing SafeWork to become so badly compromised again after highly critical review.
‘Irreconcilable differences’: Minns concedes Rosehill city may not proceed
Chris Minns 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 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.
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?
Politics
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.
Business
Foxtel hopes new Hubbl bundle will lure back customers
Foxtel is launching a new streaming bundle product, bringing free-to-air television and streaming services under one roof.
World
King Charles says well-wishers left him ‘in tears’
Charles’ meeting with PM Rishi Sunak was the first sight of him in a formal setting since his cancer diagnosis was announced more than two weeks ago.
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Property
Priced up to $28 million, these are our favourite luxury homes for sale
We’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch from across the country’s most luxurious properties.
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Title Deeds
This Sydney house once sold for $1m. 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.
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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
The new Mr and Mrs Smith are no Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt – and that’s a good thing
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are a new kind of pairing for a new generation. One that doesn’t need their heroes to be slick.
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NRL 2024
Best of the best: Which three NRL superstars have missed the top 10?
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 20 to 11.
Opinion
NRL 2024
NRL flavour of the month in Las Vegas? Don’t believe the hype
If you think rugby league is going to conquer America then can I interest you in this bridge I have for sale?
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
His dad wanted to kick him out of home if he didn’t support the Roosters – now he’s Penrith’s future
The man to replace Jarome Luai beyond this year has become a little clearer. But he still needs to convince his dad to support the Panthers.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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NRL top 50: 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.
