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New Seven expenses affair rocks Sunrise, top network executives
On October 5, 2022, one of the Seven Network’s most powerful executives sent an extraordinary email to a young media reporter.
Breaking
icare investigation
State’s highest paid public servant quits troubled insurer
The public servant who earns more than $1 million a year has resigned from his role.
Wong speech draws backlash from pro-Israel groups
Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s comments on Palestinian statehood infuriated pro-Israel groups and the opposition.
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Crime
Caravan of horror at centre of international web of depravity
From his secluded NSW base, Timothy Lane showered women and children with gifts while committing “distressing” crimes.
Videos show Chicago police fired 96 shots in 41 seconds at fatal traffic stop
The gunshots continued even after driver Dexter Reed, 26, “exited his vehicle and fell to the ground,” officials said in releasing the footage, 911 calls and police reports.
‘A tunnel to a traffic jam’: Residents vent fury at Rozelle traffic chaos
Surveyed residents give Transport for NSW a one-out-of-10 rating for its response to the traffic problems created by the opening of the interchange.
Opinion
Trade wars
China has spooked the West in the war that may never end
The West is splashing out hundreds of billions of dollars to maintain its edge in the fight over the world’s most critical technology. But China is playing the long game.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Bridget Jones is back, but widowed. And with a hot new love interest
In the fourth instalment of the franchise, Hugh Grant’s Daniel Cleaver is back from the dead. But there’s bad news for fans of Colin Firth’s Mr Darcy.
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Around the clubs
Manly give Schuster permission to leave club immediately
Enigmatic playmaker Josh Schuster is free to leave the Sea Eagles immediately after a troubled start to the season.
This is world football’s best fairytale since Leicester City
Bayer Leverkusen have never won Germany’s Bundesliga title before – but under Xabi Alonso, they’re unbeaten in 41 games and in contention for a remarkable treble.
Bell the back-rower? Wallaby says prop could make radical positional switch
Star prop Angus Bell won’t feature for the Waratahs again this season, but could he play elsewhere in the forward pack down the track? A teammate says yes.
Kristy worked on flood rescue all night. When she got home her town was covered in coal
Coal mines in the Illawarra struggled with last weekend’s deluge, sending coal deposits into residential areas and the Royal National Park where platypus live.
Analysis
Climate crisis
What does the Swiss climate decision mean for Australia?
In a landmark ruling, Europe’s top human rights court has ruled the Swiss government violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change. What happens next?
Amazon builds new mega warehouse as shoppers seek out larger items
Amazon Australia is developing two new super-scale robotics-led centres amid strong growth in online purchases of bulky goods such as furniture and flat screen TVs.
Opinion
Tips & advice
Are tourists ruining Japan? Cracks form in world’s most polite nation
I’m not sure if you’ve ever seen a sushi chef have an existential crisis in real time, but I have, and it’s not pretty.
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
Sandoitchi’s pillowy prawn sando still deserves its cult status
The opening of a second cafe by the OG katsu sando stockist prompted Sandwich Watch to revisit this Sydney classic.
Will Anderson is worried he has wasted his life
The stand-up veteran thinks he might have wasted time doing things that were good for his career, “but not good for my creative self”.
NRL 2024
Eels prepare to argue Lomax’s true value while tying down ‘future of the club’ Talagi
Parramatta rookie Blaize Talagi has been dropped this week but the club is working on a multi-year extension as negotiations with Zac Lomax continue.
Fallen star tipped to make NRL comeback with Dolphins
One of rugby league’s modern enigmas will make his return, leading a teammate to declare him ready to prove he was no spent force.
Sydney
School budgets slashed by $148m as deputies forced back to classroom
Thousands of deputy and assistant principals will be forced back into teaching roles to help deal with chronic staffing shortages in NSW public schools.
Sydney mayor fears there are ‘no plans’ to fix Rozelle interchange chaos
Inner west residents and mayors are set to voice their frustrations about ongoing congestion around Rozelle at an upper house inquiry on Wednesday.
His good looks made him a Hollywood poster boy. Still, he was shunned
The colour of their skin counted for nothing when it came to the bonds forged between Australia’s 14,000 “rats” of Tobruk, until they came home.
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Defamation
Police were told Higgins ‘may have been drugged’: Bombshell submissions
Brittany Higgins has for the first time made submissions in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case, ahead of the decision on Monday.
Man dead, several in hospital after car and bus crash in Sydney’s north
A 60-year-old man is dead and several people injured, include a four-year-old child, after a collision in Rouse Hill.
Politics
Beefed-up competition watchdog to sink teeth into big mergers
The largest changes to the laws governing business mergers will be unveiled on Wednesday as the government seeks to make the economy more competitive.
Business
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AI
‘Super powerful’: Australian hotshot takes on the big guns with AI image creator
Leonardo.ai is rolling out a product that will let teams collaborate on custom AI images, as OpenAI and others also look to the workplace.
World
Mass school shooter’s parents given 10 years in jail for failing to stop ‘runaway train’
The judge said the convictions were not about “poor parenting” but their lack of action in stopping their son from possessing a gun and killing four students.
Opinion
Space
A divided America comes together for a moment that won’t return for 20 years
Farrah Tomazin
North America correspondent
Opinion
Why we shouldn’t put the Spotlight on sex work
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
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Property
How to compete at auction against a downsizing Boomer or the bank of mum and dad
More than a quarter of home buyers now pay cash, no mortgage needed, so efforts to outbid them require clever tactics.
Eight of our favourite luxury homes, priced up to $82.5 million
They include a palatial architect-designed residence, a private estate with helipad and a farming oasis with vineyard.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Autumn
Eat and repeat: 10 warming new recipes to put on high rotation
Lifestyle
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Fitness
The best time of day to exercise? It depends on your health
Plenty of studies have shown the merits of moving in the morning, but for certain groups, after-dinner exercise can be very beneficial.
Culture
Even Martin Scorsese can make a bad film, and this one’s his worst
The filmmaker’s 2002 epic is the cinematic equivalent of a tabloid paper.
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Around the clubs
Manly give Schuster permission to leave club immediately
NZ Warriors hooker has been cited over the tackle that left South Sydney halfback Lachie Ilias with a broken leg.
Bell the back-rower? Wallaby says prop could make radical positional switch if toe doesn’t get better
Star prop Angus Bell won’t feature for the Waratahs again this season, but could he play elsewhere in the forward pack down the track? A teammate says yes.
‘Neverkusen’ no more: This is world football’s best fairytale since Leicester City
Bayer Leverkusen have never won Germany’s Bundesliga title before – but under Xabi Alonso, they’re unbeaten in 41 games and in contention for a remarkable treble.
Prominent Shute Shield club hit with breach notice over alleged racial abuse
Sydney Rugby Union is investigating allegations of a western Sydney club that its players were subject to racial vilification during a day of trials in Sydney’s east.
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NRL 2024
I’m all in: Inside the crunch meeting where Latrell vowed to do Souths proud
Those close to the Rabbitohs superstar feared he may have lost his love for the game. They told him if he didn’t want to play any more, it was time to quit. He then met with Souths.
Eels prepare to argue Lomax’s true value while tying down ‘future of the club’ Talagi
Parramatta rookie Blaize Talagi has been dropped this week but the club is working on a multi-year extension as negotiations with Zac Lomax continue.
As it happened: Raso, Foord goals set up strong 2-0 win for Matildas over Mexico
The injury-addled Matildas turned in a professional performance in San Antonio on Wednesday morning (AEST) in one of their final pre-Olympics outings.
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‘We could not swim’: Paris triathlon could be set for momentous change
A French water charity has warned of the “alarming” state of the Seine just over 100 days from the Olympic Games in Paris, threatening the swimming leg of the triathlon events.
