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Bondi Junction attack
Victims of Westfield attack remembered at Bondi Beach candlelight vigil
Hero NSW Police Inspector Amy Scott, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and a host of political leaders and local residents are paying respect to those lost in last week’s fatal knife attack.
Reynolds to continue defamation action despite Higgins apology
Liberal MP Linda Reynolds vows to continue action against Brittany Higgins if she continues to claim there was a political cover-up after the senator’s former staffer was raped in Parliament House.
Exclusive
State Parliament
Woman dies after available paramedic was covering horse races instead
NSW Ambulance has launched investigation into the death of 80-year-old woman from cardiac arrest.
Exclusive
Resolve Political Monitor
Labor vote hits new low as Australians buckle under cost-of-living pressure
Australians have cut support for the federal government as they feel the financial damage from rising prices and higher interest rates, according to the Resolve Political Monitor.
Opinion
Childcare
Axing this Catch-22 could add 40,000 workers to the economy. What are we waiting for?
At a time when Australia is experiencing a critical skills shortages, keeping tens of thousands of women out of the workforce seems beyond counter-intuitive.
Terese Edwards
CEO, Single Mother Families Australia
How a simple message on a T-shirt changed dementia sufferer Maureen’s world
Living with dementia, Maureen went largely unnoticed in her wheelchair on Manly seafront until her husband created a touching message T-shirt that changed everything.
Can a member of parliament job-share? These childhood friends want to find out
Lucy Bradlow and Bronwen Bock plan to run as job-sharing MPs in federal parliament, working one week on and one week off and alternating trips to Canberra.
Schools have been ordered to use this teaching method. Will staff comply?
After decades of the reading wars, another ideological culture battle is set to ignite when teachers return from their holidays.
Updated
NRL 2024
Hetherington and Mahoney clash in tunnel as Ponga suffers ‘rare’ injury
An altercation in the players’ tunnel will be looked at by the NRL.
The termination pay-out that will see Manly and Schuster part ways
The Sea Eagles have been in negotiations with Schuster’s agent and held a meeting with the NRL as they prepare to officially part ways.
‘A hidden, beautiful area’: The Sydney suburbs people never want to leave
Cathy’s neighbours have all happily lived in their homes for 25 years or more, and she plans to stay for the long run.
Why Scottish wine will one day taste better than Australian
Rising temperatures are set to make traditional wine regions unsuitable for production and places not known for wine could take the lead.
Exclusive
Title Deeds
High-end buyers break records in red-hot inner west
The inner west used to be a first-timers’ haven, but not when a homewares queen paid $4.65m and a fixer-upper fetched double-digit millions.
Few thought he’d survive past his 20s. Now his band’s got a hot new album
Regrets, they’ve had a few. But Pete Doherty and the Libertines are (somehow) still standing.
‘Baggy jeans, a classic shirt and an oversized jacket’: Pallavi Sharda’s daily style
The actor, who supports up-and-coming Indian designers, enjoys playing with styles from different eras.
Drive My Car won him an Oscar. Now he’s tackling the battle of nature vs capitalism
The enemy may or may not be glamping in director Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s stirring new eco-parable.
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Opinion
Crime
The grand moral of the Lehrmann fable is yet to unfold
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Just in
Bondi Junction attack
Shoppers pay tribute to victims as Westfield slowly returns to life
A week on from the massacre, messages of sorrow and floral tributes pour in for those killed and injured at Bondi Junction.
Security guards wear new protective vests as Bondi Westfield reopens
Shoppers felt an overwhelming sense of loss as they returned to the eastern suburbs mall on Friday.
Sydney
Cocaine, porn, plastic bottles: What’s left behind on Sydney’s shoreline
Roland Davies spent his life savings trying to clean up Sydney’s beaches with free coffees and a fire truck called Trish.
Updated
Crime
‘Scammers ... to stir dissension’: Wakeley church warns of impersonators
Warning given as intellectually disabled Horningsea Park man Issa Haddad, 28, becomes the third alleged rioter freed on bail.
Exclusive
Education
Record gender gap for gifted children revealed
The number of girls enrolled in NSW’s opportunity classes has tumbled, with female students less likely to accept or apply for a place in the primary school gifted streams.
Exclusive
Healthcare
‘Unprecedented demand’: Psych service for city’s vulnerable in funding crisis
A mental health service for the vulnerable in the city and eastern suburbs no longer accepts adult patients not at risk of suicide.
Stink over funding threatens pollution tests at Sydney beaches
Swimmers may no longer be able to find out whether a swim site has faecal contamination because of a funding row between local councils and the NSW government.
WEEKEND READS
At 19, I was constantly told that I would be putting my baby up for adoption
As a pregnant teenager in the ’70s, I was sent away to give birth. Once my baby arrived, I would have done anything to keep him with me.
‘Two-minute noodles, then a chocolate-chip cookie’: A drag queen’s diet
Art Simone shares her day on a plate and dietitian Dr Joanna McMillan has some stern advice.
Politics
‘Deep disappointment’: Inside Plibersek’s delay in fixing environment laws
Within two years, the environment minister has gone from long-awaited reformer to a “deep disappointment” for green groups.
Business
ASX-listed Russian coal miner’s proposed $76m fire sale under scrutiny
Australian authorities are examining a proposed deal that would benefit a fund that has been described as a “slush fund” for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
World
Long-awaited Ukraine aid bill passes US House after Speaker puts job on the line
The House swiftly approved $150 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other US allies after months of hard-right resistance to helping Ukraine.
Opinion
The grand moral of the Lehrmann fable is yet to unfold
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
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Property
Exclusive
Title Deeds
High-end buyers break records in red-hot inner west
The inner west used to be a first-timers’ haven, but not when a homewares queen paid $4.65m and a fixer-upper fetched double-digit millions.
Investor beats first home buyers, upgraders for $2.26m North Strathfield house
Within metres of the home runs the WestConnex tunnel, the existing train line and the future Metro West Project, which buyers saw as a drawcard.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Resort decor and chalet style define this home on Sydney’s northern beaches
The luxurious family home is set on two acres of tropical landscaping.
Opinion
Comedy
The everyday debates guaranteed to start an argument
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and columnist
Culture
‘Invocation of a shared loss’: Indigenous artist wins top prize at Venice Biennale
The Australian Pavilion received top honours as Archie Moore became the first Australian to ever accept the coveted Golden Lion award.
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Sport
The termination pay-out that will see Manly and Schuster part ways
The Sea Eagles have been in negotiations with Schuster’s agent and held a meeting with the NRL as they prepare to officially part ways.
Updated
NRL 2024
Hetherington and Mahoney clash in tunnel as Ponga suffers ‘rare’ foot injury
An altercation in the players’ tunnel will be looked at by the NRL.
No place like home for Swans in huge victory at SCG
The Swans delighted 35,000 fans with a significant victory against the Gold Coast at the SCG.
Live
NRL 2024
NRL 2024 LIVE: Sharks rout Cowboys as winger enjoys dream debut, Ponga injured in big Bulldogs’ win
Sam Stonestreet scored a first NRL try in front of his family and friends in a thumping Cronulla win as Kalyn Ponga was injured for the Knights in a big loss to the Bulldogs.
Aussie swimmers respond as US doping boss blasts ‘egregious’ China drugs scandal
Australian breaststroker Zac Stubblety-Cook lost his world record last year to a Chinese swimmer who tested positive to a banned substance before the Tokyo Olympics.
Australian teen sensation beats world’s fastest woman in Diamond League triumph
Torrie Lewis has made another stunning sprint breakthrough by beating the world 100-metre champ and powering to victory in the 200 metres at the season’s opening Diamond League meeting.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Personal attacks over support for Jennings rock Robinson
The Roosters coach has learnt the hard way that he’ll get nothing but hate for backing Michael Jennings.
Have Your Say
Going up? The Aussies on cusp of cracking the big leagues
As the European season reaches its conclusion, a number of Socceroos are vying for a spot in the top tiers of England, Italy, Germany, Spain and France.
