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Seven producer claims model posted ‘intimate image’ as cops probe leak

Kate Fischer (formerly Tziporah Malkah) arriving at Downing Centre Courts. She is accused of contravening an AVO.  17th March 2021 Photo Louise Kennerley smh

Taylor Auerbach says Tziporah Malkah posted an “intimate image” of him on Facebook on Christmas Day 2019. Police are now probing claims he leaked naked photos of her.

Panicked missed calls, ‘silly’ demands: New texts expose interview tensions

Text messages between Spotlight producers Taylor Auerbach and Steve Jackson concerning Bruce Lehrmann. Illustration by Marija Ercegovac.

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.

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NSW floods

Minns says ‘funds will flow’ after thousands evacuate, dam keeps spilling

Despite the sunny Saturday, emergency services issued 20 evacuation orders overnight, mainly for areas north-west of Sydney.

Wagner Group claimed to have recruited 50,000 prisoners before it was disbanded after a failed uprising.

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.

Tories may throw Sunak overboard, but rearranging deckchairs can’t save this ship

Voters will depose  Prime Minister Rishi Sunak at the oncoming election if his own party doesn’t get in first.

Are the Tories mad enough to roll another leader? My spies inside the Conservative Party tell me this is a real possibility.

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Raiders host Eels after Cowboys sink Titans comeback

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Parramatta travels to the nation’s capital with both the Eels and the Raiders looking to bounce back from disappointing losses and sneak into the top eight. Follow the action live.

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Troy wants to shoot for Australia. But police told him he’s a risk to the public

King practises at the Sydney International Shooting Centre, accompanied by a support worker.

Police say rules restricting access to weapons for some sporting shooters are about protecting the public. Shooters say they’re sick of being treated unfairly.

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.

How a designer duo turned a historic block from three homes to one

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.

Chinese investment in Australia plunges to record lows

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to visit China and meet President Xi Jinping.

A report warned that as Chinese investment in Australia reached record lows, a more worrying threat was emerging.

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ATO in stand-off with US tech giants over software tax grab

The Tax Office is caught up in a battle with the US and tech giants such as Microsoft over plans to tax billions in software transactions for the first time.

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This is how cancel culture ends. Thank you, JK Rowling

“I look forward to being arrested …” JK Rowling’s challenge to Scotland’s authorities.

When the author dared police to arrest her – if they believed she’d broken new hate-speech laws – she struck a blow for freedom.

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Indie icons Vampire Weekend abandon all hope on their new album

Vampire Weekend: (from left) Chris Tomson, Ezra Koenig and Chris Baio.

Where Ezra Koenig might’ve once skewered the world’s absurdity, he’s now clearly affected by it.

Andrew Scott is chilling in Netflix’s noir thriller Ripley

Forget the sunny setting of 1999’s The Talented Mr Ripley – this gritty new version, filmed in black and white, is as noir as it gets.

Before a girls’ night out, this is the cheat sheet I left for my husband

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.

Superbug researcher and epidemiologist Professor Catherine Bennett saved her friend Troy Michael from a superbug when she read something weird about his shoulder in a Facebook conversation.

‘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.

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‘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.

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The moment Latrell Mitchell stopped 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.

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Scentre Group director - customer, community and destinations, Lillian Fadel, said the majority of stores in Westfield shopping centres will be experience-based in five-to-10 years’ time.

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’.

Virgin cancelled Elif’s flight, then refused to refund her out-of-pocket expenses

The Albanese government faces mounting pressure to bolster consumer protections for airline passengers ahead of the release of its Aviation White Paper.

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

On a per-student basis, school funding can vary widely across schools.

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.

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‘Once-in-a-generation’ overhaul to program will help ‘missed’ inmates

Nadia, a drug and alcohol nurse inside Silverwater’s Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre, with a patient on Wednesday

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

Tyrone Townsend entered a partnership with the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust to give his land the same protections as a national park.

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.

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Liam Hemsworth plots $14.6 million designer digs in Byron Bay hinterland

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 06: Latrell Mitchell of the Rabbitohs reacts following the round five NRL match between South Sydney Rabbitohs and New Zealand Warriors at Accor Stadium, on April 06, 2024, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

‘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.

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Live NRL: Raiders host Eels after Cowboys sink Titans comeback

Parramatta travels to the nation’s capital with both the Eels and the Raiders looking to bounce back from disappointing losses and sneak into the top eight. Follow the action live.

Frank Lomani looks towards the crowd as he walks off the field at AAMI Park. The Herald is not suggesting the spectators depicted were involved in the racial slur.

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.

Waratahs prop Angus Bell after picking up a foot injury against the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday evening.

‘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.

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‘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.

Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur might be out of the title race - but they’ll still have a say in who wins it.
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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.

South Sydney Rabbitohs player Latrell Mitchell in Moree on Wednesday.
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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.

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