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The deluded fantasy world of Beau Lamarre-Condon
NSW Police are facing questions about whether their recruit testing failed to pick up red flags strewn through the senior constable’s celebrity-chasing career.
From jail, alleged killer cop ‘pinpointed on map where bodies were located’
Detectives allege police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon pinpointed on a map where the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies were located, and police rushed to the scene to make the grim discovery.
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Climate crisis
The effects of climate change on your suburb and city revealed
Sustained high temperatures would make parts of Australia essentially uninhabitable for months of the year, according to new analysis. Search the impact on your area.
Gallagher denies Labor colleague was asleep in Senate
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher has denied her colleague Louise Pratt was asleep in the Senate President’s chair last night following an accusation by independent senator Lidia Thorpe.
‘Just broken’: How much you need to earn to buy a house
The average income of people who manage to buy a home has jumped over the past four years. Will interest rate cuts help?
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University
Morrison handed Albo a cowpat sandwich. Now it’s time to pay for it
As part of his efforts to prove he could keep taxes lower than Labor, Scott Morrison avoided fixing anything much. Now everywhere Anthony Albanese and his ministers look, they find problems.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Apple abandons one of its most ambitious projects ever
The company is cancelling a decade-long effort to build an electric car, surprising nearly 2000 employees working on the project.
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Bushfires
Catastrophic fire danger: Thousands told to leave homes in Victoria
Firefighters worked overnight to prepare defences near Ballarat ahead of hot and windy weather on Wednesday.
Lady Gabriella Windsor’s husband dead at 45
A committed Christian who once worked as a hostage negotiator in Baghdad, Thomas Kingston was found on Sunday evening.
How people tweak their income to sneak below the tax rates
Australia is filled with people using quirks to pick their tax rate as wage earners pay full freight, new research reveals.
Analysis
AI
How can we stop these puppies from destroying democracy?
Blood and blinking could aid real humans in sniffing out deepfakes as AI gets cleverer.
Branson’s Virgin Voyages scraps next summer’s Australian cruises
Resilient Lady isn’t so resilient after all, with the cruise line revealing it will not return to Australian waters for its planned second season.
My reports are lazy, disengaged and take too much sick leave
When it comes to leading a team, listening should be your top priority, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
Review
Double Bay
This glam Japanese-inspired spot aims to be Double Bay’s Nobu. Does it succeed?
The team behind Matteo has opened Tanuki, an Expensive Handbag sort of place serving popcorn shrimp, tuna tacos and “new style” sashimi.
Sin Bin in Sin City
NRL 2024
‘It was bizarre’: The day Manly coach Seibold posed for a gay magazine
Coaching a game in Las Vegas isn’t the most bizarre thing that Anthony Seibold has done during his footballing career. Not even close.
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Test cricket
Goodbye bodyline 2.0: The rule change Steve Smith wants for Test cricket
The former captain opened up on his plans to play in the United States, and called for umpires to be given greater powers.
Wallabies’ World Cup review set for release, without budget blow-out figure
Recommendations from an external review into the Wallabies’ disastrous Rugby World Cup campaign are finally due to be published, but one juicy part will be missing.
Sydney
‘Toughest week’ comes to close as Sydney couple’s bodies are discovered
The bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies have been found in two surfboard bags on a property two hours south of Sydney.
Updated
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras organisers, police discuss deal for officers to march out of uniform
Police Minister Yasmin Catley left a meeting with police and Mardi Gras chiefs praising a “positive, respectful” conversation.
Keli Lane back in maximum security after alleged phone breach
The convicted baby killer is back in Silverwater prison after getting in trouble while on day release, potentially impacting her chances at parole.
Colourful racing identity Eddie Hayson arrested over alleged ice supply
NSW police will extradite Eddie Hayson from the Gold Coast to NSW, where he is expected to be charged in relation to the alleged methamphetamine supply.
Taylor Swift’s father investigated for alleged paparazzo assault
The alleged incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Sydney, after the pop star had played her final Australian show.
Politics
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RBA
Reserve Bank overhaul under threat as Liberal warns of treasurer power-grab
It would be the biggest change to the Reserve Bank in a generation, but a leading LNP MP has accused Jim Chalmers of trying to stack a new interest rate board.
Business
Land sales boom in Sydney, crash in Melbourne
Sydney land sales jumped 26 per cent in the last few months, while in Melbourne and Geelong sales plummeted to an 11-year low.
World
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Asylum seekers
Australia accused of using ‘repugnant, unethical’ methods in dramatic ads
Dramatic commercials are using “repugnant” depictions of young men contemplating suicide as part of a campaign to deter people from boarding illegal boats, marketing experts warn.
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Property
Is the price right? Property developer Tim Gurner lists luxury apartment for less
Last year he walked back his remarks about a need for ‘pain in the economy’ – this year he’s listing his bayside apartment at what appears to be a discount.
It just got harder to buy a home, and there could be worse ahead
Buying a home used to be within reach of most workers, but a yawning chasm has opened that will likely continue to grow.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Is 2024 the year of the canola oil comeback?
According to some people, the oil is both dangerous and toxic. To others, it’s one of the healthiest oils to consume.
Culture
Circus, drag and a larrikin striptease … anything goes in this ‘boylesque’ show
The latest Spiegeltent production promises to be good, dirty fun.
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Test cricket
Goodbye bodyline 2.0: The rule change Steve Smith wants for Test cricket
The former captain opened up on his plans to play in the United States, and called for umpires to be given greater powers crack down on barrages of short-pitched bowling down the leg side.
Wallabies’ World Cup review set for release – but without budget blow-out figure
Recommendations from an external review into the Wallabies’ disastrous Rugby World Cup campaign are finally due to be published, but one juicy part will be missing.
Cooke steps up to become first female Racing NSW chair
Racing NSW has its first female chair after deputy Saranne Cooke was chosen to succeed Russell Balding at the racing regulator.
‘I didn’t want to leave’: Why Joey Manu came close to ditching Vegas
The Roosters star was the last player to fly out for the US on Tuesday – but he needed some convincing to get on the plane.
Three matches, two trophies, two bread rolls and a hot shower: Inside Thompson’s epic triumph
Talk about repeat efforts. Thompson crawled out of bed on four hours’ sleep after upsetting Alexander Zverev, then won singles and doubles titles in an incredible seven-hour feat of endurance.
‘Running out of opportunities’: Olympic medal weighs on Matildas’ old guard
The lack of something tangible to show for their historic achievements weighs particularly heavily on a core group of this golden generation now aged 30 and over.
Eddie everywhere: Jones’ role in Manly’s Las Vegas mission
Anthony Seibold worked with Eddie Jones when he was head coach of the England rugby team, and has applied the same preparation to the US trip.
Have Your Say
Fear and mothering in Las Vegas: Why NRL clubs should stop treating players like children
We wonder why rugby league players act like brats. Maybe it’s because we keep treating them as such.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
