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Woman who had a stroke days after giving birth hits out at doctors
Cassidi-Rae Amosa has told an inquiry her stroke – suffered nine days after giving birth – could have been prevented if doctors had taken her concerns seriously.
‘Drop the phone, drop the laptop now’: Inside a dark web drug bust
Three friends in their 20s sat in a BMW on a Bella Vista suburban street. Then the police moved in.
Not the retiring type: Australians are working well into their 60s
Australian men and women are now expecting to retire at ages not seen since the early 1970s. And this could pose a problem for employers.
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Public transport
Sydney Metro: New stations hidden beneath our city streets
As the new Metro comes to life, we examine the engineering and design feat that will transform our city.
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Courts
‘It had nothing to do with Nazis’: Man denies making salute at Sydney soccer match
The 24-year-old said he was holding a beer in one hand and cheering on his team with the other and TV footage “twisted” what happened, as he and two others were charged under new laws.
Editorial
Defamation
The squalor of buying a scoop undermines good journalism
The ever-growing cluster of self-immolation surrounding the Lehrmann case has now remorselessly spread to journalism.
The Herald's View
Editorial
Parents’ fight to save toddler from a broken health system
Noah loved cuddles, the swings and music, but his parents say a chaotic and under-resourced regional health system took the 19-month-old from them.
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Horse racing
‘It’s the perfect story’: Winx’s part-owner buys her foal for record price
Debbie Kepitis broke down in tears after paying $10 million to buy the only living foal of Australia’s greatest racehorse.
Opinion
Loyalty programs
Qantas revamp the right flight path to healing one ‘pain point’
Vanessa Hudson has taken on the Herculean task of trying to restore the relationship with Qantas customers and staff – and reweight the division of the spoils.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Albanese government is finally awakening to the bleak nature of Israel’s fighting
In appointing a special adviser to review the investigation of seven aid workers, Australia is telegraphing its lack of confidence in the Israeli military justice system.
Ben Saul
Challis Chair of International Law at Sydney University
Dutton pushes back on PM appointing special adviser to Israel investigation
Anthony Albanese has tasked a top air force figure with testing the veracity of Israel’s claims about the death of an Australian aid worker, but Peter Dutton has chastised the government’s approach.
Trump will see nuclear subs as a ‘win-win’, US foreign policy guru predicts
A former adviser to George W Bush says Kevin Rudd shouldn’t be too worried about Donald Trump either.
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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.
Opinion
Wellbeing
I’ve started giving compliments to strangers. And you should too
It wasn’t until I left Australia for the US that I discovered the joy of public compliments.
Cameron Bayley
Why this beautiful Greek island comes with unsolicited health advice
The birthplace of “the father of modern medicine” sticks to its roots – and there’s much for travellers to learn (and potentially ignore).
The Italian dish Australians love but get completely wrong
In Italy, there is no spaghetti bolognese. Instead, this dish is beloved by everyone from toddlers being tricked into eating vegetables to full-grown foodie adults.
Nothing tests my loyalty more than a shop’s loyalty scheme
Why do I join all these loyalty clubs when the “rewards” are so laughable?
NRL 2024
Opinion
‘I miss you blokes’: It’s time for Crowe to pick up the phone to Bennett
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
‘I’m proud of what we can do for players’: Why the Roosters brought Jennings back
Trent Robinson says the premiership-heavyweights understand why the NRL won’t acknowledge their veteran centre’s 300th game due to his off-field history.
Updated
Why Latrell was lucky to avoid longer ban; Tigers great Barnes dies aged 89
Nicknamed “Golden Boots” for his famously accurate goal kicking, Barnes played 194 games for the Tigers between 1955 and 1968 and is regarded as one of the greatest players to ever wear the black and gold.
Sydney
This school hall burnt down. Then parents had to pay
Principals are grappling with smaller budgets, with parents asked to pay for basics such as textbooks.
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Courts
Man set fire to sister in front of their mother, jury told
Jason Raymond Patterson has admitted to killing his half-sibling Jody James, but has pleaded not guilty to murder, arguing he was mentally impaired at the time.
Tziporah Malkah says she’s ‘the victim of revenge porn’ after alleged photo leak
The former model confirmed she has complained to NSW Police over last month’s alleged distribution of photographs.
‘Underground skyscraper’ at Martin Place to be new heart of city transit
The sheer scale of the new Metro station beneath Martin Place is evident the moment you walk into its northern entrance.
Want to hear from Bruce Lehrmann about the justice system? That will be $100 a ticket, please
The former Liberal Party staffer is top billing for an event being organised by controversial #MenToo advocate Bettina Arndt.
Politics
All women go through menopause. So why is treatment so expensive?
Women are relying on menopause treatments that can cost $50 a month because many therapies aren’t subsidised in Australia.
Business
ABC and triple j revive One Night Stand music festival
The ABC’s youth broadcaster is supporting an industry blighted by the cancellation of high-profile multi-day outings.
World
After six months of war, is Israel any closer to defeating Hamas?
When Israel declared war against Hamas, it enjoyed broad backing at home and abroad. Six months later, Israel finds itself in a far different place.
Opinion
This is how cancel culture ends. Thank you, JK Rowling
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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.
How a designer duo transformed 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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Should you really eat your vegies before your carbs? Health experts weigh in
The order in which we eat what’s on our plate can have an impact on our blood sugar levels.
Culture
She bagged a prized interview with Prince Andrew. Now it’s a Netflix movie
Sam McAlister, the Newsnight booker played by Billie Piper in Scoop, has a theory on why the prince agreed to do it.
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Sport
‘I’m proud of what we can do for players’: Why the Roosters brought Jennings back
Trent Robinson says the premiership-heavyweights understand why the NRL won’t acknowledge their veteran centre’s 300th game due to his off-field history.
Secret vets, private security and a US tycoon on the end of the phone: Inside filly’s $10m sale
It’s the most amount of money ever paid for a filly in the world, but does it guarantee she will be any good as a racehorse?
Opinion
NRL 2024
‘I miss you blokes’: It’s time for Russell Crowe to pick up the phone to Wayne Bennett
There is only one man who can pull South Sydney out of the mire while Bennett has unfinished business - with himself and Souths.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Updated
Horse racing
‘It’s the perfect story’: Winx’s part-owner buys her foal for record $10 million
Debbie Kepitis outbid American tycoon John Stewart to secure the only surviving foal from Australia’s champion racehorse, which will now be prepared for racing by Winx’s trainer Chris Waller.
Analysis
Australian rugby
The moment Michael Hooper showed he was up to the challenge of sevens
The former Wallabies captain’s bid to represent Australia at the Paris Olympics is up and running after 19 minutes of rugby over the weekend in Hong Kong. Here’s how he went.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Inside South Sydney’s implosion: Bellamy, Bennett targeted as players challenge Latrell
The coach is in the firing line while club bosses are questioning their star player’s desire to keep playing rugby league. What’s really going on at the Rabbitohs?
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Around the clubs
Why Latrell was lucky to avoid longer ban; Tigers great Barnes dies aged 89
NZ Warriors hooker has been cited over the tackle that left South Sydney halfback Lachie Ilias with a broken leg.
Have Your Say
Blues-print for success: Rugby Australia must look to Auckland to rescue Waratahs
NSW’s malaise would appear to be terminal. But the example of the Blues – for so long New Zealand rugby’s great underachievers – shows a turnaround is possible.
