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Missing person
Police officer in custody in connection with missing Sydney couple
Beau Lamarre walked into Bondi police station as police continue their search for missing Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
Hunt for white van seen in Paddington street before men vanished
CCTV appears to show the missing couple walking around a corner near Baird’s Paddington terrace on Monday night, the last day friends or family reported seeing the pair.
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Police
Who is the celebrity blog cop sought over Sydney couple’s disappearance?
Beau Lamarre had a fascination with posing for pictures with celebrities including Taylor Swift.
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Live music
Taylor Swift set to kick off first of four sold-out Sydney shows
Swift’s love affair with Sydney steps up a notch tonight with her first of four sold-out shows at Accor Stadium. Follow our live coverage.
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LoadingWhy did Taylor Swift go to Sydney’s second-best zoo twice? An investigation
Did Taylor Swift Google “Sydney Zoo” and accidentally ended up in Blacktown instead of Taronga?
Bad blood: How the Eras Tour is making and breaking friendships
While Taylor Swift’s shows are bringing some Swifties together, they’re pulling others apart.
‘Odysseus has a new home’: Australia helps guide private moon landing
The US has achieved a historic lunar milestone with the touchdown of the Odysseus spacecraft, which marks the return of the US to the moon since the Apollo missions.
Jan’s building has concrete cancer and harbour views. Developers want her to sell
Residents in crumbling apartment blocks on the north shore are being targeted with warnings of disaster unless they sell - so the buildings can be redeveloped.
PM says working-from-home can be a ‘win-win’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has backed an examination of the productivity benefits of working from home.
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State Parliament
Transport executive denies corrupting hiring process despite ‘substantial evidence’
Tim Parker, a former Sydney Metro senior executive, has denied allegations he breached government procurement and competition policies.
Police doubt missing mum Samantha Murphy is alive, probe possible body removal
Specialist police are using intelligence gathered from phone data in a renewed search for Murphy.
These five private schools spent more on capital works than 3300 public schools
A handful of NSW and Victorian private schools together outspent 3300 of the nation’s public schools on new facilities in just one year, analysis of the financial data shows.
Surprisingly beautiful to just cheesy: 10 US hotspots Aussies have never heard of
There’s the US where we go, and the US where Americans go – and it turns out they’re very different.
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
William’s Gaza intervention raises eyebrows
Members of the British royal family are expected to keep well out of politics, so why did Prince William enter the fray with a controversial statement on the war in Gaza?
Navalny’s mother says she’s being blackmailed over remains
The mother of Alexei Navalny says Russian officials are putting pressure on her to secretly bury the body of her son, Vladimir Putin’s top political rival.
Chicken parmi cocktails and roaming puppets: Is this Sydney’s weirdest late-night bar?
Expect the unexpected at Odd Culture Group’s Pleasure Club – the first Newtown bar in a century to be granted a 4am liquor licence.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Best of the best: Who is the No.1 player in the NRL?
Expert judges from the Herald and Nine have produced the definitive list of the league’s top 50 players. Today, we crown our champion.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Did NRL rule tweaks help Nathan Cleary put on grand final masterclass?
The six-again rule has changed the NRL for the better, but great players would have been great in any era.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
TAYLOR SWIFT IN SYDNEY
Everything you need to know to navigate Sydney’s Taylor Swift chaos
With a helping hand from AI, state authorities say they are ready for tens of thousands of people to descend on Olympic Park. But what if it rains?
It really is over now: Lucky fans nab final Sydney Swift tickets
The final batch of tickets for Taylor Swift’s Sydney shows sold out within two hours on Thursday, leaving some elated.
Sydney
Former Labor ministers to stand trial over alleged misconduct in public office
Charges stem from an inquiry which alleged Joe Tripodi and Tony Kelly were involved in doctoring a cabinet submission that could have provided a windfall to Eddie Obeid’s family.
Second stage of Parramatta light rail gets green light
Seven years after the Coalition government first announced it, the 10 km tram line route between the Parramatta CBD and Olympic Park has been given the tick.
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Courts
‘She ended up dead’: Woman accused of ‘boob job’ killing
A 35-year-old woman died two days after an allegedly botched breast augmentation procedure at her own inner-city beauty clinic.
Mascot Towers nightmare set to end as owners sell for knockdown prices
A rescue package will allow apartment owners to get out of the block and get on with their lives, although some are still missing out.
Killer’s bid to reclaim property where ex-wife shot dead
After being released from jail, Barry David Goebel-McGregor battled with his eldest son for ownership of the apartment block where he committed murder.
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.
Politics
Do China and the US need a ‘red telephone’ to prevent a war? A new report says yes
Australian politicians are being urged to play a more active role in preventing conflict between the world’s two main superpowers.
Business
Analysis
AI
Ready or not, Google’s Gemini AI wants to be your new Assistant
You can’t yet take Gemini’s responses at face value. You’d be better off searching the web and clicking a link from somewhere trustworthy.
World
Updates
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel opening road through Gaza Strip to the sea: reports
The reported gravel road stretches some eight kilometres from the Israeli border to the coast and divides Gaza in two.
Opinion
Enemies they may be, Swift and Trump have a lot in common
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Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
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This Sydney house once sold for $1m. Now it’s worth about $80m
This vintage Hollywood-style mansion has kicked off this year’s Sydney trophy home market thanks to a buyer with $80 million or more.
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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
The fast-growing, climbing plants for gardeners who can’t wait
Some plants will transform the mood of your entire garden in a matter of months.
Culture
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The Zone of Interest lays bare the banality of pure evil
Jonathan Glazer’s drama about the Auschwitz camp commandant and his wife takes a meticulously forensic approach, allowing them to incriminate themselves.
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NRL 2024
Did NRL rule tweaks help Nathan Cleary put on grand final masterclass?
The six-again rule has changed rugby league for the better, but great players would have been great in any era.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Analysis
NRL 2024
Best of the best: Who is the No.1 player in the NRL?
Expert judges from the Herald and Nine have combined to produce the definitive list of the top 50 players in the NRL. Today, we count down the top 10 and crown our champion.
Waratahs centre set to miss season-opener against Reds with neck injury
NSW and Wallabies midfielder Lalakai Foketi was taken to hospital on Thursday after a training mishap.
McDonald steps up to give tantalising glimpse of Swans’ post-Buddy era
How will Sydney’s forward line cope after the retirement of Lance Franklin? Pretty well, judging by Thursday’s “match simulation” against the Giants.
Analysis
Wallabies
‘We’ve got no hardness about us’: Jones’ Wallabies verdict revealed in new doco
A new Wallabies documentary catches the moment an exasperated Eddie Jones bemoans his side’s lack of toughness after their record defeat to Wales at the Rugby World Cup.
How pen, paper and intricate planning make Penrith champions in the clutch
Behind-the-scenes footage shows how history’s greatest grand final comeback came at the end of a season which began with Penrith humbled in the World Club Challenge.
Sin Bin in Sin City
NRL 2024
Souths take steps to make Bunnies the happiest players on Earth
South Sydney Rabbitohs players including star hooker Damien Cook will be rolling around Disneyland over the next few days … on mobility scooters.
Have Your Say
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.
