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Crime
Terror suspect, 14, had IS beheading videos, court told
The boy, who stopped attending school two years ago, was granted bail by the magistrate. Then the prosecutor appealed.
A plea for help after the heartbreak of Bondi Junction
There’s one thing missing from Westfield Bondi Junction that is making it difficult for tenants to move on.
Stabbed bishop takes swipe at those using attack ‘to serve political purposes’
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has uploaded an 11-minute statement to YouTube saying he is not opposed to the video of his stabbing remaining on social media.
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Anzac Day
Ben Roberts-Smith attends Anzac Day dawn service
Australians have gathered on Anzac Day to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation. Follow live.
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Loading‘Sydney has had a broken heart ... It’s good to see the community come together’
New RSL NSW president Mick Bainbridge, a former special forces commando, has hailed the “great turnout” on Anzac Day.
At dawn on the Kokoda Track, Albanese pays tribute to our Diggers
After two days climbing the muddy path through the mountains of PNG, Anthony Albanese and James Marape marked the dawn service at the Isurava battlefield memorial.
‘Massive surveillance failure’: Fire ant infestation sparks fear of undetected spread
More than 100 nests of potentially deadly fire ants have been discovered on Defence land in the Murray Darling river system.
Opinion
Company mergers
BHP’s clever plan for dealing with Anglo’s poison pills
BHP has approached the embattled Anglo American mining house with an all-scrip offer that would see the group’s most troublesome assets spun off.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Emma Bates received an ominous letter about her new neighbour. Then she was found dead
A devastated Louise Haynes revealed that her kindhearted sister received an ominous letter after John Torney moved to her street in Cobram.
Live
NRL 2024
Roosters running away with the game, Dragons out on their feet
There was early drama at Allianz Stadium as Dragons centre Moses Suli was heavily concussed in the first play of the game.
Latest live posts
LoadingAnthony Kim walked off a golf course 12 years ago a broken man. Now he’s back
In 2012, Kim left a PGA Tour event after the first round and vanished from public life. He faced the battle of his life as the golfing world wondered what had happened.
Shute Shield racist abuse proven but Easts cleared of code of conduct breach
A Sydney Rugby Union hearing has determined West Harbour players were subject to racial abuse at Woollahra Oval in February.
Baby Reindeer’s victims pile up as internet sleuths hunt for ‘truth’
Despite creator and star Richard Gadd’s pleas, viewers of the hit Netflix series continue to try to identify the “real” people involved.
Review
Parramatta
This iconic laksa shop is moving. You should visit the OG spot while you still can
After more than three decades in business, Temasek still offers value with a capital V, selling 500 to 600 bowls of laksa every week.
Two of Us
Good Weekend
After flipping his car, F1’s Mark Webber called Jackie Stewart
The pair met when Webber was just 20, with Stewart becoming a mentor, grandfather figure - and literal lifesaver.
Opinion
US politics
Trump lets loose, and it’s the smell of defeat
Just when you thought the most buffoonish member of the US right could not get any sillier, he managed to pull it off – and it stinks.
Bill Wyman
Columnist
Heartbreak High is a global hit. So why aren’t there more Aussie shows like it?
Despite the series’ global runaway success, the future of rich Australian content remains on a knife edge.
Analysis
Aged care
Why are people inflating their wealth for better aged care?
Retirees are artificially inflating the value of their assets, in numerous instances borrowing money to get the accommodation of their choice.
NRL 2024
Updated
Turuva to join Wests Tigers in 2025
The Panthers winger has knocked back an offer from St George Illawarra and has agreed to terms with the Tigers.
Opinion
Dragons gone from bunnies to bullies in Flanagan’s new era
Even if the Roosters beat St George Illawarra on Anzac Day, they will wake up sore on Friday morning.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Sydney
Why swimming in Sydney just became more dangerous
Swimmers may no longer be able to find out whether a swim site has faecal contamination because of a funding row.
The cruel twist of fate that let an accused killer walk free
Daniel Billings was charged with stalking, rape and animal cruelty. Police said he’d threatened his former partner. There was no magistrate, so a registrar gave him bail.
Exclusive
Public transport
Old trains, delays and timetable risks: The truth about Sydney’s strained rail network
Lifting the performance of the train fleet and rolling out a new timetable are among the challenges identified in a review.
Anzac Day: Just the therapy Sydney needed to heal a ‘broken heart’
New RSL NSW president Mick Bainbridge says the community needed to come back together again for Anzac Day.
Lisa Wilkinson and Ten at loggerheads over Lehrmann defamation costs
The high-profile presenter is locked in a fresh fight with Ten over her million-dollar legal costs of defending the failed defamation suit.
SEE & DO
A gripping and twisty psychological thriller set at a divorce ranch for women
Our reviewers cast their eyes over the eight books you’re about to see everywhere.
Before he died, Freud had a mysterious meeting. Film ‘reveals’ who it was with
Anthony Hopkins is at his sarcastic best in a story that imagines a battle of wills that took place shortly before Freud’s death.
Politics
PM pays tribute on the Kokoda Track, ‘this great artery of mud and suffering and perseverance’
After two days climbing the muddy path through the mountains of PNG, Albanese and Marape marked the dawn service at the Isurava battlefield memorial.
Business
McKinsey faces US criminal investigation over its opioids work
McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in the United States over allegations that the consulting firm played a key role in fuelling America’s opioid epidemic.
World
IDF claims it killed half of Hezbollah commanders in southern Lebanon
The two sides appear to be striking deeper and more effectively inside each other’s borders, while disputing their claims.
Opinion
A $50k bonus, cheap uni, extra healthcare: the 4400 navy jobs no one wants
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
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Property
Property prices defy gravity as average households are being priced out
The average buyer’s budget has been slashed by about 30 per cent over the past two years, but there’s little sign of prices following suit.
Median house price hits record high of $1.6 million
Sydney house prices are now more than twice that of units, a record gap that pointed to well-heeled buyers driving demand in a tight market.
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Chicken
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Lifestyle
Desire gaps are common in relationships. Here’s how to talk about them
The latest season of Heartbreak High is shining a light on asexuality and mismatched libidos.
Culture
Meet the heartthrob playing Anne Hathaway’s 24-year-old love interest
A few years ago he was selling frozen yoghurt, now British actor Nicholas Galitzine is leading the rom-com revival, one hit film at a time.
Opinion
WordPlay
‘Omnishambles’ caught our attention but its origin might surprise you
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
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NRL 2024
NRL Anzac Day LIVE: Roosters v Dragons, Storm v Rabbitohs
Few would have expected the Dragons to head to Allianz Stadium ahead of the Roosters on the ladder, and they can be expected to get up again for the traditional Anzac Day clash.
Opinion
NRL 2024
NRL rule changes are messing with players’ minds
In the high-pressure match environment players are struggling to comprehend and understand “policy tweaks” to how the game is officiated.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
Anthony Kim walked off a golf course 12 years ago a broken man. Now he’s back
In 2012, Kim left a PGA Tour event after the first round and vanished from public life. He faced the battle of his life as the golfing world wondered what had happened to him.
Shute Shield racist abuse proven but Easts cleared of code of conduct breach
A Sydney Rugby Union hearing has determined West Harbour players were subject to racial abuse at Woollahra Oval in February.
Waratahs on cusp of unbeaten season – but they’d rather keep playing
Undefeated NSW play Fiji in the Super Rugby Women’s grand final on Sunday, but a veteran has called for the competition to double in length.
Olympians bumped off Sydney tracks for school carnivals before Paris
Less than 100 days before competing in Paris, Sydney-based Olympians have been forced to move to Japan to get regular track time ahead of Paris.
Updated
Around the clubs
Turuva to join Wests Tigers in 2025
The Panthers winger has knocked back an offer from St George Illawarra and has agreed to terms with the Tigers.
Have Your Say
‘No-brainer’: Rugby Australia wants Bledisloe Cup clash on Anzac Day
RA chairman Daniel Herbert believes a Wallabies-All Blacks game on Anzac Day would be a lucrative “flagship” event for the cash-strapped code.