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The plan to save our drinking water without flooding Sydney
Premier Chris Minns was Labor’s shadow water minister when he first proposed lowering the capacity of Warragamba Dam.
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Sydney councils
Councils were stripped of planning powers. This mayor wants to go further
Parramatta’s lord mayor says the state government was right to take away some planning powers – and councils need more reforms.
Minns orders review of senior bureaucrats paid for ‘not doing a job’
The revolving door of police media minders under Karen Webb has cost taxpayers almost $700,000, new documents have revealed.
Opinion
Interest rates
The chief of America’s biggest bank is worried. That’s bad news for all of us
Jamie Dimon is one of the most powerful people in the world. His annual letter to shareholders contains an alarming scenario. Australia would not be immune.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Albanese announces new head of Australian Defence Force
David Johnston, a naval officer who has been the nation’s second most senior military figure since 2018, will replace long-serving Defence Chief Angus Campbell.
Accused killer of 23-year-old woman faces her family in court
Hannah McGuire’s alleged killer, 21-year-old Lachlan Young, appeared in court as her devastated family watched on from the gallery.
Remember Seinfeld’s controversial finale? Curb Your Enthusiasm just fixed it
Did Larry David engineer the perfect finale? Not quite. But it was pretty, pretty, pretty good.
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Sydney
This mix 𝄒n𝄒 match menu is a taste of Sydney on a plate, but is it too much of a good thing?
Flavours from all over the city make unusual friends on Penelope’s adventurous menu.
Australia takes on the world in an Olympic-year Lego challenge
Master builders from Germany, France, Denmark and the US will face off against Australian teams in the new season of Lego Masters.
Latrell apologises for brain snap as Bunnies bank on speed and youth
Latrell Mitchell will not walk away from the Rabbitohs after fronting his teammates at training having copped a three-week ban from the disastrous loss to the Warriors.
Gorry, Hunt in doubt for Olympics as Matildas’ casualties near double figures
Tony Gustavsson is preparing to roll out a new-look, experimental team for one of the Matildas’ final outings before Paris 2024.
Troll fined for ‘vile’ online referee abuse during World Cup
A 22-year-old Australian man sent “vile and toxic” online abuse in a drunken rage to a Rugby World Cup match official and his family.
Trump’s abortion statement angers conservatives and gives Biden campaign a new target
In releasing his video, Trump tried to put to rest an issue seen as a general election liability.
‘A pencil is not a weapon, but it can be’: What does Australia send to Israel?
The government says Australia does not supply weaponry to Israel. Meanwhile, some groups are campaigning to immediately stop military exports. Who is telling the truth?
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Space
Nation, split by Trump v Biden, comes together for moment that won’t return for 40 years
For almost four minutes there’s nothing but ethereal serenity. All I can see in the distance is the black silhouette of the moon surrounded by the pearly glow of the sun’s corona.
Farrah Tomazin
North America correspondent
Stunning exhibition hints at what Sydney’s most famous building might have been
A new exhibition traces Sydney Opera House’s evolution from architect Jorn Utzon’s earliest, fledgling ideas to its famously complex construction.
Opinion
Web culture
Google may be about to make the biggest strategy change in its history
Google is weighing up charging customers to use its AI products. We should be begging it to.
Matthew Lynn
At its heart, Bruce Pascoe’s Black Duck is a love story of both people and Country
Author Tony Birch reviews a deeply philosophical book by Pascoe and his partner Lyn Harwood about their personal growth and the need to live humbly with the land.
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Opinion
‘I miss you blokes’: It’s time for Crowe to pick up the phone to 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
‘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.
Sydney
Craig McLachlan gets a fresh start thanks to Seven and Max Markson
The actor, who dropped a defamation case against this masthead over allegations of sexual harassment, is trying for a career comeback.
‘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.
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.
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State Parliament
‘Branch stacking’ and blood-letting: Inside Labor’s factional war games
The spectre of an anti-corruption inquiry hanging over Tim Crakanthorp has led to jostling between rival left-wing factions over his prized NSW seat.
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Courts
‘It had nothing to do with Nazis’: Man denies making salute at 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.
Politics
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.
Business
The green elephant in the room hanging over Australian companies
Directors at companies failing to meet any climate commitment criteria received higher support in 2023 than those that met them, research shows.
World
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Russia-Ukraine war
$9 billion in ‘dirty money’ held on our shores
An elite group, including former prime ministers, business, union and military leaders, wants Australia to divert the billions it has confiscated from Russia since the invasion.
Opinion
Japan set to join AUKUS – it won’t be the last country
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Australia is finally awakening to the bleak nature of Israel’s fighting
Ben Saul
Challis Chair of International Law at Sydney University
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Property
The hinterland town home to the most cashed up buyers in all of NSW
Mortgage-free home buyers purchased more than six out of 10 homes, drawn to its lifestyle and its relatively affordable real estate.
This Sydney house is ‘shocking inside, you need a bulldozer’. It sold for $5m
The home in Five Dock attracted fierce competition and a huge crowd, some of whom planned to take a bulldozer to the home.
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Lifestyle
Exercise doesn’t just benefit your body, it also strengthens your brain
Physical activity improves cognitive and mental health in many ways. Here’s how to reap the benefits.
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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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Latrell apologises for brain snap as Bunnies bank on speed and youth
Latrell Mitchell will not walk away from the Rabbitohs after fronting his teammates at training having copped a three-week ban from the disastrous loss to the Warriors.
Gorry, Hunt in doubt for Olympics as Matildas prepare for ‘experimental’ friendly
Tony Gustavsson’s casualty ward is nearing double figures, and it remains unclear whether some first-choice starters will recover in time for Paris 2024.
Brisbane troll fined for ‘vile’ online ref abuse during Rugby World Cup
A Brisbane man has been fined $1000 and given a 12-month good behaviour bond for abusing a Rugby World Cup match official and his family.
Irankunda declines approach to join Olyroos for Paris 2024 qualifiers
He was left out of the squad due to concerns for his “wellbeing” last week. Now the most exciting talent in the Australian game has turned down a last-minute opportunity to wear the green and gold.
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?
‘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.
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
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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.
