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Political leadership
Former PMs racked up $1.6m in expenses. We’re paying for it
Our former leaders are entitled to taxpayer-funded air travel expenses, an office, staff, as well as ground travel – and it’s costing taxpayers.
Penny Wong ties knot with long-time partner
The foreign affairs minister’s winery wedding to Sophie Allouache in the Adelaide Hills is the first of four ministerial weddings this year.
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Drugs
NSW crime chief takes aim at cocaine-consuming upper middle class
NSW Crime Commissioner Michael Barnes has taken aim at the upper middle class who he says are glamorising illicit drug use.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
I couldn’t solve this maths whiz’s problem. Without HSC maths, could you?
Lily Serna, “one of the faces of mathematics in Australia”, says maths not being a compulsory subject in the HSC doesn’t add up.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
The public school charging students to receive a report card
A Sydney selective school has been asked to be mindful of language after it sent letters asking parents to pay $2500 a year for their child’s public education.
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International students
Unis bar tourist visa-holding applicants
International student applications from people already in Australia on tourist, temporary work or bridging visas are being knocked back, as the sector considers calling for a reprieve from the overhaul.
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Title Deeds
RecipeTin Eats’ Nagi Maehashi cooks up $7m home purchase
She opted out of corporate life and focused on her love of cooking, in a city where success so often translates to high-end real estate.
Has the Byron Bay bubble burst? I have some news for you
A long-time local reveals how the NSW Northern Rivers town is faring after the coronavirus pandemic.
First-home buyers nab Petersham home for $1.765m
Buyers priced out of the housing market are competing fiercely for next-best options, agents say, on another red-hot Saturday.
In the Northern Rivers, planes have been criss-crossing the sky to recreate a disaster
Improbable as it sounds, Jai Vaze is bringing the February 2022 disaster back to life in his Canberra lab.
Opinion
Ask an expert
I want to retire early. How do I plan for this financially?
It’s important to get your priorities straight when planning an early retirement.
Paul Benson
Money contributor
Opinion
Retirement living
How much a year of semi-fun retirement now costs
Think about what you want and how you spend, so you can have a wholesome retirement, not just a “modest” one.
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Money contributor
Is this the greatest try ever? Coates produces a put-down for the ages
There have been some athletic put-downs from wingers over the years, but this may be the greatest of them all.
Opinion
Royal family
Give Kate a break. Family photos are always built on lies
Believe me, I need to Photoshop out a lot more than a sleeve.
Thomas Mitchell
Culture reporter
See them while you still can: 19 bucket-list wildlife experiences
At a time when the world’s wildlife is under more pressure than ever, many of today’s wildlife experiences also help with conservation.
Opinion
Weight loss
Ozempic brought a different dimension to the Oscars red carpet this year
Weight-loss drugs can be critical for people who need them, but the Oscars surely prompt us to ask: Do we all want to be thin?
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
NRL 2024
Opinion
Mitchell, Walker embarrass weak NRL in Mam case
The NRL has been left looking limp with Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker seen to be pressuring decision makers during the Spencer Leniu-Ezra Mam racial abuse case.
Danny Weidler
Sport columnist
‘We can shake up the comp’: Why Leilua had to come home to the Dragons
After five years away, Luciano Leilua returns to St George Illawarra as a changed man – and he believes he can help the Red V change their fortunes in 2024.
Sydney
Man killed on quiet street in Sydney’s east
The man in his 20s was found bleeding heavily on Fletcher Street in Waverley. He could not be revived.
Shoppers injured as display EV car crashes inside Westfield
Police are investigating how an electric car on promotion inside a Sydney shopping centre suddenly accelerated forward, smashing glass and injuring two men.
Libs mull gay conversion therapy ban ‘in good faith’
NSW’s bill to ban gay conversion therapy will be back in parliament this week with eyes on the Liberals after a similar debate in Victoria created chaos within the party.
‘Fat bikes’ sparking fear in Sydney’s beachside suburbs
Locals are fed up with overpowered e-bikes ruling the footpaths as councils struggle to stamp out young people speeding and riding dangerously.
A singer withdrew $700. Next, her body washed up in a local dam
A three-kilometre journey holds the key to the 2018 death of Cecilia Devine in the Blue Mountains. The case has left police mystified.
WEEKEND READS
Opinion
Just like Kris Jenner, I’ve become my daughter’s ‘momager’
My eldest is pursuing her fashion dreams and recently signed with a modelling agency.
Jessica Rowe
Writer
When I let my hair go grey, I didn’t expect to become invisible
In a youth-worshipping culture, my hair was associated with physical and mental decline.
Politics
Albanese urges calm over critical new court challenge on immigration detainees
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says promoting fear in the community is not appropriate as the government braces for the possible release of more detainees.
Business
Opinion
Hip pocket
These schemes could help you buy a house, but caveat emptor
Shared equity schemes allow home buyers to purchase with much smaller deposits, but come with restrictions and conditions.
Dominic Powell
Money Editor
World
Pope Francis so ‘dazzled’ by woman he almost gave up on priesthood
The Pope’s infatuation with the young woman almost deprived the Catholic Church of its first pontiff from the Americas and the first Jesuit pope.
Opinion
Our cocaine sewers tell a story of affluence not effluence
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Why you now must plan for aged care during retirement
Bec Wilson
Money contributor
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Title Deeds
Parramatta MP Andrew Charlton buys $12m Palm Beach holiday house
It’s a 50-kilometre hike from Parramatta to Palm Beach, and a multimillion dollar leap in house values.
Real estate agency charged after auction sale smashes price guide
The townhouse in Melbourne’s north-east was listed for $900,000 to $950,000, then raised to $1 million to $1.1 million. It sold for much more.
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Style
Lee Lin Chin has one of Australia’s most enviable wardrobes. Now, it’s for sale
If you’ve ever wanted to dress like the former SBS newsreader, here’s your chance.
Culture
It’s the ‘I’m Just Ken’ effect: Jack Black says every good movie needs a viral song
Jack Black returns to the billion-dollar Kung Fu Panda franchise – and this time he’s brought Britney Spears with him.
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NRL 2024
‘I took Trent Robinson astral travelling’: Inside the mind of mysterious ‘Coach Whisperer’
In a tell-all new book, Bradley Charles Stubbs reveals never-before-told stories, like why he barred Russell Crowe from the Rabbitohs dressing rooms.
Is this the greatest try ever? Coates steals miracle win for Storm; Benji era at Wests Tigers starts with a loss
Melbourne star Xavier Coates has produced arguably the greatest try ever, a moment that will be shown on highlight reels for years to come.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Mitchell, Walker embarrass weak NRL in Mam racism case
The NRL has been left looking limp with Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker seen to be pressuring decision makers during the Spencer Leniu-Ezra Mam racial abuse case.
Danny Weidler
Sport columnist
Luai backs Panthers fans to show respect to Mam after racism scandal
Penrith has been the scene of two racial abuse incidents in recent seasons, but five-eighth Jarome Luai is confident there won’t be any repeat during the grand final rematch on Thursday night.
As it happened: Another week, another heartbreaking loss for Tahs
The Waratahs have lost by two points for the second week in a row to New Zealand opposition, this time the Blues in Sydney.
Beale honours late brother in rugby return for Randwick
After a year out of the game, Kurtley Beale played for Randwick in the Australian Club Championship on Saturday after his brother William passed away on Thursday night.
McKeown sends ominous warning ahead of Olympics after almost breaking her world record
Four months before the Paris Olympics, backstroker Kaylee McKeown is already in red-hot form.
Have Your Say
Rabbitohs are reeling, now for the recriminations
South Sydney have one win to crow about since the middle of last year - that’s a long time footy fans.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
