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Workplace safety
Cardiologist sent thousands of texts to young employee he is accused of sexually harassing
Professor Chris Semsarian is defending a sexual harassment claim by a young woman who says he touched her on the bottom.
‘If Australia is listening, you need to be worried’
The government’s bill to dramatically increase its deportation powers has passed the House of Representatives, backed by the Coalition and opposed by members of the crossbench.
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Religious freedom
Faith groups reject hard-line stance on discrimination law
Key faith leaders back a compromise in the debate as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hints at a deal with the Greens to break the impasse on protections for LGBTQ children.
Derek’s home was worth $900,000. He’ll walk away with nothing
The owner of an apartment in the troubled Mascot Towers has accused the NSW government of the “ultimate betrayal”.
Opinion
Property prices
Smiling but lying – if real estate agents won’t tell the truth, I will
The only thing that’s real about the real estate industry is the apparent dishonesty.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Which Sydney area has the highest median household incomes? Hint: It’s not the east or north shore
There is an unheralded part of the city that is booming, largely underpinned by the construction of the M2/M7.
Opinion
Russia-Ukraine war
Russia’s $350b treasure chest is about to be smashed open
After intense debate, the West has taken a big step towards a move that will upset Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
UN vote shows Biden has finally had enough of Netanyahu
Even fierce Israel defender Donald Trump is fed up with the conflict: “You have to finish up your war ... you’re losing a lot of support.”
How this rock star artist makes whitefellas laugh at themselves
Royals, prime ministers and Donald Trump are all brought down to earth in the humorous but searing works of Vincent Namatjira.
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Airline reviews
Sixteen-hour Qantas economy long haul flight leaves bad taste
Top marks Qantas for a fast and convenient flight, but economy passengers deserve more than this.
Gordon Ramsay is impatient and opinionated. He’s also dynamite TV talent
In his latest show, Ramsay and entrepreneur Janine Allis compete against each other to find Australia’s best food-business talent – and neither host is a shrinking violet.
Son of Panthers legend to debut, Eels dealt Cartwright blow
News of Mitchell Moses’ broken foot has been compounded by revelations that Bryce Cartwright may now join him in the Eels injury ward.
Kelly Slater is 52 with a baby on the way and a dead man holding his hip together
The greatest surfer of all time concedes he is likely competing in Australia for the final time.
The $10b man: Trump just made the most money he ever has in a single day
Donald Trump’s business empire was supposed to be in peril. Instead, it turned into the single-greatest day on record for the former president’s wealth.
Police search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ properties as part of sex-trafficking inquiry
Officials have said the searches were connected to a sex-trafficking investigation in New York.
Opinion
Air travel
I was stranded in a wheelchair at the airport. Something’s finally being done
Eighteen months ago, I was almost left stuck on the kerb in a wheelchair at Sydney Airport.
Tracey Spicer
Journalist
Sacha Baron Cohen denies Rebel Wilson’s claims about his behaviour on set
The Australian actor claims Baron Cohen has hired a public relations crisis team and is trying to stop her from publishing a chapter of her memoir.
NRL 2024
‘Like being stabbed in the heart’: Pain before rise of Eels rookie
Blaize Talagi had a dream NRL debut with a win and try for the Eels. But as an under-age star, a serious health issue stifled his development.
Opinion
Is it too early in the season to be bagging the Bunker? Even when it’s right?
The Bunker made the right call in pulling up Manly centre Tolutau Koula’s try against Parramatta on Sunday.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Sydney
Why a heritage listing for this Seidler-designed Bondi synagogue has been rejected
Waverley Council is vowing to fight any redevelopment proposal by the site’s owner, Harry Triguboff, who says he has no plan to build apartments there “at this stage”.
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Live music
The unexpected places where Sydney’s live music scene is surging back to life
The number of NSW venues taking advantage of incentives to program live music has nearly doubled across the state in the past year.
Former Seven producer takes swipe at Lehrmann
Taylor Auerbach has complained about featuring in stories about the appointment of former colleague Steve Jackson to run media affairs for NSW Police.
Two Sydney Swans AFLW players caught with cocaine
The two women were sentenced to a good behaviour bond in a Sydney court in January.
How long it will take to stabilise the sinkhole above Sydney motorway tunnels
The sinkhole has forced authorities to review the budget and delivery time for the underground motorway project in southern Sydney.
Politics
The catch-22 preventing mothers from returning to work
The federal government is being urged to scrap income reporting requirements for access to childcare subsidies to help get more families more work.
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Casinos
Win for Crown Resorts as its Melbourne casino keeps state licence
The Victorian gambling regulator said on Tuesday that it was in the public interest for Crown to keep its Melbourne casino licence.
World
‘Trump Tower remains mine!’ Asset seizure paused as appeals court cuts bond to $US175 million
A New York appeals court more than halved the $US454 million penalty Donald Trump faced, halting the seizure of his assets and handing the former president another election-year lifeline.
Opinion
China’s economy is in a terrible funk – just how Xi likes it
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Islamic State is active again. How did that happen?
Rodger Shanahan
Middle East and security analyst
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Local family beats developers for $8.29m waterfront Sydney home in hot auction
The four-storey residence last traded for $650,000 and featured chandeliers from a bygone era
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Title Deeds
Mosman’s surge in high-end house sales draws Sonia Kruger into its slipstream
Mosman has clocked up at least 13 sales of $10m-plus this year, which wasn’t lost on MasterChef’s Jimmy Seervai and TV presenter Sonia Kruger.
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Easter
20 of the best Easter feasting ideas from RecipeTin Eats
Lifestyle
Can you really ‘fix’ damaged hair and split ends?
Bond repair products have become one of the hottest trends in the haircare industry, but what do they actually do?
Culture
Louise Milligan’s pivot from investigative journalist to fiction writer
The investigative reporter pulls back the curtain on crime, the media and policing in her compelling first novel, Pheasants Nest.
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Sport
Kelly Slater is 52 with a baby on the way and a dead man holding his hip together
The greatest surfer of all time concedes he is likely competing in Australia for the final time as a new chapter looms in his personal and professional life.
Minns rejects Tigers’ plea for Leichhardt Oval funding
Premier Chris Minns says the government doesn’t have the money to upgrade the suburban venue.
Rugby Australia to help decide Coleman’s future at Waratahs
Rugby Australia will play a key role in deciding the future of Waratahs coach Darren Coleman’s future as part of a broader review into the club’s performance.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Is it too early in the season to be bagging the Bunker? Even when it’s right?
The Bunker made the right call in pulling up Manly centre Tolutau Koula’s try against Parramatta on Sunday.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Pinned and pretzeled: Underwater wrestling regime behind Picklum’s title tilt
Australia’s brightest surfing star Molly Picklum returns home as world No.1 and in more demand than ever.
Opinion
Vale
Ian Heads, the ‘gentleman journalist’ of rugby league, dies aged 81
Described by ARLC chair Peter V’landys as ‘quite simply a doyen of rugby league journalism’, the former Sun-Herald columnist and author had been battling a long illness.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
NRL concedes May should have been charged for hit on Walsh
The NRL have conceded that they were wrong not to charge Panther Taylan May with dangerous contact for his hit which resulted in a facial fracture for Reece Walsh.
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Sydney’s AFL teams are both 3-0. Now they’re disappearing for a month
The prospect of an all-Sydney grand final or, at the very least, a first non-Victorian premiership winner in six years, is becoming increasingly real.