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Bondi Junction attack
Eighteen minutes of terror: Tracking the erratic movements of the Bondi Junction killer
Joel Cauchi was just another face in the crowd. Without warning, he pulled a knife from his bag and lunged at his first victim. Chilling security vision captured his deadly path through Westfield.
Analysis
Australia votes
Sliding to a crisis: These numbers show Labor cannot win on the vibe
The old assumption about a Labor victory at the next election is well and truly out of date. The government is clearly losing the fight to hold wavering voters.
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Courts
Man who set sister alight not criminally responsible for death
Jason Raymond Patterson argued he was suffering from a mental health impairment when he killed Jody James, who he believed was possessed by a demon.
Opinion
Elon Musk
The market is losing patience with Elon Musk. So is Australia
The Musk fan club is being sorely tested, as the company ricochets between issues including slowing sales, increased competition and falling vehicle deliveries.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Rogue e-bike rider fled Eastern Distributor after crashing and forcing lane closure
A man without a helmet has been spotted riding in the tunnel before crashing into a lane divider and falling onto the busy motorway.
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University
Unis ban Indian student applications as visa rejections hit record high
Some universities, including at least one prestigious Group of Eight institution, have taken the step of banning or limiting applications from students from countries deemed at high risk of visa refusal.
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Doping
‘Infuriating’: Mack Horton unloads on ‘failed system’ after China doping scandal
The Australian swimmer spent his career championing clean sport. He believes the integrity of “all sport” is under threat following revelations of positive Chinese drug tests.
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NRL 2024
What Kalyn Ponga’s 12-week injury means for Newcastle … and State of Origin
The Knights have won just 14 of their 37 games without the superstar fullback since he joined the club from the Cowboys in 2018.
Analysis
Asian Cup
Winless, scoreless and out: Football Australia needs deep rethink after Olyroos disaster
Australia’s under-23 men have failed to reach the Paris Olympics. An undermanned squad in qualifying is one reason – but issues run deeper.
Opinion
Parenting
Arj Barker’s biggest joke was evicting a breastfeeding mum from his show
An expectation there be no noise is a high bar when applied to children if you consider the intoxicated heckles and liveliness at some comedy festival crowds.
Brigid Meney
Contributor
How Speaker was convinced to defy Republicans and deliver aid to Ukraine
The US House Speaker’s personal dilemma likely explains months of delay that undoubtedly cost Ukrainian lives and has helped Russia make battlefield gains.
Opinion
Donald Trump
Why Melania will stand by Trump despite porn details
The former first lady is, by all accounts, angry that she has to be dragged through this circus again, especially while she is still mourning the death of her mother.
Maureen Dowd
Light Brigade pub for sale in frothy venues market
The popular eastern suburbs wateringhole is on the market as its owners focus on its Sydney northern beaches portfolio.
I’m a pizza snob. But I still loved this city’s notorious deep-dish
Are you guilty of hating Chicago’s infamous deep-dish pizza before you’ve even tried a slice? Then read on, fellow pizza snobs.
Egypt welcomes return of stolen 3400-year-old King Ramses statue found in London
Egyptian authorities spotted the artefact - stolen decades before - when it was offered for sale in an exhibition in the English capital in 2013.
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Opinion
Sharemarket
What the Magnificent Seven’s $1.7 trillion meltdown tells us about the economy
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
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Sydney
After scouring 600 hours of Wakeley riot footage, police set sights on tattooed man
Police have released images of 12 men they believe can help with their investigation into the riot that erupted after a bishop was stabbed in an alleged terrorist attack.
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Sydney councils
The Labor HQ email that panicked local council candidates
A NSW Labor Party email has prompted a flurry of panicked correspondence from local officials ahead of September’s local government elections.
Record 18,500 students to sit selective school test on paper for the very last time
Selective school and opportunity class testing will move online for the first time in 2025.
‘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.
Will staff comply with method schools now ordered to teach?
After decades of the reading wars, another ideological culture battle is set to ignite when teachers return from their holidays.
NRL 2024
Breaking
What Kalyn Ponga’s 12-week injury means for Newcastle … and Queensland
The Knights have won just 14 of their 37 games without the superstar fullback since he joined the club from the Cowboys in 2018.
Is David Furner the man to help save the South Sydney Rabbitohs?
One of the NRL’s most popular figures is back at Redfern. How quickly can he help Jason Demetriou save a season in freefall?
Politics
Albanese to trek the Kokoda Track with PNG prime minister
Walking two days from Kokoda Village to the Isurava War Memorial Albanese will be the first sitting Australian prime minister to walk part of the famously gruelling trail.
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
US-led war games to sail into Chinese-claimed waters
Australia will take part in an annual military exercise beginning this week that will send thousands of Philippine and American military personnel into contested waters.
Opinion
It’s what Penny Wong didn’t say in her two-state solution speech that’s most alarming
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
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Property
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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.
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Lifestyle
RM Williams co-owner Nicola Forrest is sticking the boot in for women
In her first official media appearance since her separation from Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest, the billionaire has placed women’s boots front and centre of an $8 million factory expansion.
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Comedy
The everyday debates guaranteed to start an argument
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and columnist
Culture
Caring for the carers - walking the streets for unsung heroes
A new art project asks Sydneysiders to walk the streets of Randwick to honour healthcare workers and help make them feel safer.
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NRL 2024
What Kalyn Ponga’s 12-week injury means for Newcastle … and Queensland
The Knights have won just 14 of their 37 games without the superstar fullback since he joined the club from the Cowboys in 2018.
Exclusive
Doping
‘Infuriating’: Mack Horton unloads on ‘failed system’ after Chinese doping scandal
The Australian swimmer spent his career championing clean sport. He believes the integrity of “all sport” is under threat following revelations of positive Chinese drug tests.
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Around the clubs
Storm open negotiations to keep Hughes until 2028, Cook returns after NRL axing
The Storm have opened negotiations with Hughes’ management about a new deal until the end of 2028 that will see Hughes finish his career at Melbourne.
‘They’ve listened’: Wallaroos hail sweetened investment in women’s rugby
A six-year sponsorship deal with Cadbury will take the Wallaroos to the home World Cup in 2029 and provide crucial investment on the road to professionalism.
Analysis
Asian Cup
Winless, scoreless and out: Football Australia needs deep rethink after Olyroos disaster
Australia’s under-23 men have failed to reach the Paris Olympics. An undermanned squad at the qualifying tournament is one reason – but there are deeper issues.
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Olympics
Australian swimming coach caught up in China drugs scandal
Veteran Australian swimming coach Denis Cotterell has vehemently rejected claims of systemic doping in Chinese swimming after a drug scandal rocked the sport.
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NRL 2024
Bulldogs want answers from NRL after Mahoney charged for tunnel clash with Hetherington
The Knights forward is facing a one-match ban for the incident, and Canterbury want to know why their player was charged.
Have Your Say
Is David Furner the man to help save the South Sydney Rabbitohs?
One of the NRL’s most popular figures is back at Redfern. How quickly can he help Jason Demetriou save a season in freefall?
