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Panicked missed calls and ‘silly’ seat demands: New texts expose Lehrmann interview tensions
Spotlight producers thought their interview with Bruce Lehrmann would be “the most amazing thing on Australian TV ever”. But new texts show a different story.
Updated
NSW floods
Minns says ‘funds will flow’ after thousands escape, dam keeps spilling
Despite the sunny Saturday, emergency services issued 20 evacuation orders overnight, mainly for areas north-west of Sydney.
Could planned burns be making our forests more flammable?
Hazard-reduction burns are designed to clear undergrowth and reduce the risk of large-scale bushfires. But the science is far from settled.
Released from prison to fight Ukraine, they return to Russia to kill again
Russian convicts have been the backbone of its success in Ukraine but the strategy is backfiring at home. Those pardoned include murderers, rapists and even a cannibal.
How and why the US gives billions of dollars of weapons to Israel every year
It was uncontroversial when the Obama administration signed a deal with Israel to provide weapons for a decade. Little thought was paid to how they might one day be used.
Opinion
UK election
Tories may throw Sunak overboard, but rearranging deckchairs can’t save this ship
Are the Tories mad enough to roll another leader? My spies inside the Conservative Party tell me this is a real possibility.
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
Rugby chiefs investigate allegation Fijian star was racially abused by Rebels fan
Fijian Drua star Frank Lomani was left visibly shaken after allegedly being the target of a racial slur by a fan during Friday night’s match against the Rebels in Melbourne.
Exclusive
NRL 2024
‘The game does not take the safety of women seriously’: Jennings’ ex-wife slams NRL
Kirra Wilden, the former wife of the controversial Roosters star, is up in arms over the NRL’s decision to allow him to resume his career.
Updated
NRL match review
‘He’s very lucky’: Latrell facing ban for elbow but stars say it could have been worse
The NRL match review committee has hit Mitchell hard over an ugly elbow on Shaun Johnson.
How a designer duo turned a historic block from three homes to one
They needed a place that would house a family of seven comfortably. Finding few options, they created their own dream home.
Exclusive
Tax disputes
ATO in stand-off with US tech giants over software tax grab
The Tax Office is caught up in a battle with the US government and tech giants like Microsoft over plans to tax billions of dollars’ worth of software transactions for the first time.
Afterpay lifts credit limit while bracing for looming buy now, pay later laws
Afterpay is preparing for proposed government legislation that would require buy now, pay later operators to perform credit checks on new customers.
Opinion
JK Rowling
This is how cancel culture ends. Thank you, JK Rowling
When the author dared police to arrest her – if they believed she’d broken new hate-speech laws – she struck a blow for freedom.
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
The retail concept that could save our shopping centres
Shopping centres seem no longer just a place for us to buy things, they’re supposedly an ‘opportunity for improvement and personal development’.
‘I married my first crush when I was 22’: Matt Shirvington on finding love so young
The Sunrise host and former athlete met his now-wife, Jessie, when they were both in year 12.
Before a girls’ night out, this is the cheat sheet I left for my husband
Although he has always been a hands-on dad, he works long hours and doesn’t get home until after the kids are in bed during the week. So, he needed help.
Eight books: A novel of apartheid’s legacy, and the question of death
Our reviewers consider recent fiction and non-fiction.
‘Like the Day of the Triffids’: How a researcher saved her friend’s life from the ‘monster’ among us
When Troy complained on Facebook about something weird in his shoulder, one of his friends who took notice was pandemic-famous epidemiologist Catherine Bennett.
NRL 2024
Cherry-Evans puts on a masterclass as the Sea Eagles beat the Panthers
It was a milestone game for the Manly skipper, and after a slow start, he stole the show. When the full-time whistle blew in Brookvale, he had 16 points to his name.
Dolphins 26 Wests Tigers 16
Dolphins’ injury crisis: Four things learnt from triumph over Tigers
The Dolphins’ third win of the season came at a cost with injuries to star trio Herbie Farnworth, Thomas Flegler and Felise Kaufusi.
Sydney
Virgin cancelled Elif’s flight, then refused to refund her out-of-pocket expenses
Transport Minister Catherine King say it is clear Australia’s airlines are not delivering what passengers expect, as pressure mounts for greater consumer protections.
The parenting decision that has left Vaucluse Public with more funding than schools in Penrith
Numerous schools in Sydney’s east are bringing in more taxpayer cash per student than some of Sydney’s most disadvantaged pockets, a Sun-Herald analysis can reveal.
Exclusive
Prisons
‘Once-in-a-generation’ overhaul to program will help ‘missed’ inmates
Prisoners across the state will now have access to treatment for drug and alcohol issues immediately after arrest under a new $2.5 million intervention pilot.
Sydneysiders are being paid to convert their properties to national parks
Landowners can earn up to $420 per hectare every year for land placed under a conservation agreement in NSW as Australia grapples with an extinction crisis.
Why Carrie Fellner spent a decade chasing the story of ‘forever chemicals’
From NSW to the US, the award-winning journalist has tracked the toxic trail of destruction left by a corporate giant.
WEEKEND READS
They came of age in a pandemic. Now Gen Z needs help to pick up the phone
As employers continue to return staff to the office, the generation who started work in the pandemic is struggling at the water cooler. And on the phone.
This ‘Pearl of southern Italy’ is having a definite moment
Food is the beating heart of this part of the world, so to know Puglia is to know its cuisine.
Politics
Husic accuses Israeli government of ‘systemic failure’ over aid worker deaths
The Albanese government’s most senior minister of Muslim faith has delivered a stinging rebuke to the Israeli government after the deaths of seven aid workers, including Australian Zomi Frankcom.
Business
Opinion
Hip pocket
The overlooked tool that can guarantee your retirement income
Retirees are often wary of annuities, also known as a lifetime or fixed-term pension. Here’s what you need to know.
Dominic Powell
Money Editor
World
Opinion
Inside China
China blocked my visa. I spent three years getting as close as I could
In the end, its actions amplified voices it had hoped to suppress.
Eryk Bagshaw
North Asia correspondent
Opinion
So much litigation, so little clarity: The Lehrmann case is a sordid labyrinth
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
The sick joke that insults our new GG – and Beyonce
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
Forget siblings, the best family relationship is cousins
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and columnist
Please, Teddy, after 10 concussions you need to call it a day
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
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Property
Exclusive
Title Deeds
Liam Hemsworth plots $14.6 million designer digs in Byron Bay hinterland
The house won’t be nearly visible from space like his big brother Chris’s place, but including land cost it will set him back more than $20 million.
Young couple with parents in tow nab pint-sized $1.66m Newtown house
After a fierce battle of the first home buyers, the winners picked up a quaint two-bedroom home with period features.
Good Food
Lifestyle
From rock stars to royals, skinny jeans are squeezing back in fashion
The favourite denim style of Princess Kate and style queen Kate Moss is returning to fashion’s frontline.
Culture
Indie icons Vampire Weekend abandon all hope on their new album
Where Ezra Koenig might’ve once skewered the world’s absurdity, he’s now clearly affected by it.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
I’ve sent Bob Dylan love letters for years, and I just got a reply!
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
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Sport
Updated
NRL match review
‘He’s very lucky’: Latrell facing ban for elbow but stars say it could have been worse
The NRL match review committee has hit Mitchell hard over an ugly elbow on Shaun Johnson.
Rugby chiefs investigate allegation Fijian star was racially abused by Rebels fan
Fijian Drua star Frank Lomani was left visibly shaken after allegedly being the target of a racial slur by a fan during Friday night’s match against the Rebels in Melbourne.
‘Hugging and crying’: Waratahs star devastated as injury threatens another season
Waratahs and Wallabies prop Angus Bell was dejected as he left the field on Saturday night against the Brumbies.
Exclusive
NRL 2024
‘The game does not take the safety of women seriously’: Jennings’ ex-wife slams NRL
Kirra Wilden, the former wife of the controversial Roosters star, is up in arms over the NRL’s decision to allow him to resume his career.
Analysis
EPL
Why Ange’s Spurs still have a role to play in Premier League ‘title race’
Spurs are in a unique position: they have the chance to severely dent Arsenal’s title hopes, but also need their fiercest rivals to go as deep as possible in Europe for their own sake.
Opinion
NRL 2024
The moment Latrell Mitchell stopped the NSW premier in his tracks
A moment of maturity from the Souths star in Moree during the week gave Chris Minns an insight into his passion for First Nations people and Indigenous rights.
Danny Weidler
Sport columnist
Daly Cherry-Evans orchestrates stunning win for Sea Eagles, Warriors put South Sydney to the sword
The Sea Eagles dealt the Panthers just their second loss of the season, while the Warriors win over South Sydney sees the Rabbitohs sink to the bottom of the ladder.
Have Your Say
Please, Teddy, after 10 concussions you need to call it a day
James Tedesco was knocked out again on Friday night. I fear it leaves him in the early stages of what fellow Roosters Jake Friend and Boyd Cordner went through.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
