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Defamation

Sharaz retreats as bid to delay Reynolds’ defamation row fails

Senator Linda Reynolds says she will continue with her defamation lawsuit against Brittany Higgins and her fiance David Sharaz unless they  accept findings there was no cover-up.

Lawyers for Brittany Higgins’ fiancé David Sharaz have declared he can no longer fight WA Liberal senator Linda Reynolds’ defamation action, as the court rejected Higgins’ bid to delay the looming trial.

China investors in the cold as Chalmers makes security a test for budget largesse

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will reveal key parts of the government’s multi-billion dollar Future Made in Australia policy on Wednesday.

Anthony Albanese’s Future Made in Australia will be the centrepiece of the May budget. The treasurer will reveal the five key tests for how it will work.

Leaders consider plan to track DV offenders

The PM has also warned about the way boys and men are gaining access to violent and misogynistic content online, raising the prospect of new measures.

Elizabeth Young holding a photo of her daughter Jade, who was killed in the Bondi Junction attack.

My daughter was killed in the Bondi Junction attack. How my family found out is shameful

Seeing the vision of Jade’s last moments and knowing it has been broadcast to millions of people is an appalling breach of privacy and an insult to human dignity.

Elizabeth Young

Russian missile hits law school, kills several in Ukraine’s Odesa

A building of the Odessa Law Academy is on fire after a Russian missile attack in Odessa, Ukraine.

“Monsters. Beasts. Savages. Scum. I don’t know what else to say,” Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov said in a video posted on Telegram.

Pauline Hanson grilled over views on Islam during heated court hearing

The One Nation leader came under pressure over her public statements criticising Islam during her court battle with Senator Mehreen Faruqi.

Influential but also more desperate: Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The West is about to make a major error in its economic war against Putin

Lack of attention to the “Global South” has come back to haunt now that Western interests are threatened by an axis of Russian, Chinese and Iranian authoritarianism.

Jeremy Warner

Lynda stayed with her abuser so he wouldn’t kill her. It ended tragically

Lynda Greenwood stayed with her abuser Jason Lloyd so he wouldn’t kill her. It ended tragically.

She was living in a nightmare. But those closest to the Sydney woman knew nothing of her terror until it was too late.

‘If I get busted, I get done for fraud’: ICAC finds council worker corrupt

Former Leichhardt Council project engineer Tony Nguyen appeared before ICAC last year.

Tony Nguyen used fake email addresses, aliases and “dummy bids” to manipulate tender processes for council projects, the corruption watchdog has found.

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Insolvency

The global turbulence behind Bonza’s backers

Bonza airlines was tipped into voluntary administration. But its problems are just part of wider questions being asked about the financial health of its backer, US investment firm 777 Partners.

Jason Demetriou.

‘I have been sacked’: Souths part ways with Demetriou

The Rabbitohs board has terminated coach Jason Demetriou’s contract, effective immediately, following the side’s disastrous start to the season.

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Nine years after Luke Keary stared down Russell Crowe, others at Souths are doing the same

South Sydney co-owner Russell Crowe.

The departure of coach Jason Demetriou is merely a subplot in a bigger power play at the Rabbitohs.

Andrew Webster
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How a scam artist who conned hundreds in Hollywood was exposed

Documentary maker Chris Smith spent four years trying to track down the Hollywood Con Queen and found it wasn’t the money they were after.

‘I do, but don’t tell anybody’: Why Gen Z are keeping marriages secret

Anya Taylor-Joy recently revealed she has married Malcom McRae.

Marriage rates in young people have never been lower. But even those who are getting engaged or wed are choosing to keep their news private.

Y2K was a flop. But Q-Day could really screw us over

Y2K was all bang, no bite. Could Q-Day deliver on the promise of chaos?

Quantum computing accelerated on Tuesday with a $1 billion injection of government funding. But the rise of the tech poses a key threat to the way we live.

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Emotions charged as Maroons rise: Why halves will decide Broncos’ fate

A star returns for what is set to be an emotionally charged rematch, as the two halves pairings brace for one of the season’s biggest battles.

Clint Gutherson will be sidelined for up to five weeks after under-going minor knee surgery
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‘We just have to fight’: Arthur stoic after losing Gutherson for five weeks

First, they lost their halfback. Now, Parramatta coach Brad Arthur will be without his skipper for at least a month after he had surgery to repair his injured knee.

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Paul Kent in hospital with suspected collapsed lung and broken ribs
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Crime

Paul Kent in hospital with suspected collapsed lung and broken ribs

The man who clashed with the rugby league personality outside a Rozelle nightspot also suffered a head injury after a bystander intervened in the melee. 

Town grieves after teen allegedly murders 10-year-old sister

The crime scene at Boolaroo on Tuesday morning.

The 17-year-old girl allegedly stabbed her sister at a home, south of Newcastle, on Monday afternoon. She has been remanded in custody charged with murder.

Man slashed across neck with box cutter during soccer match

A 24-year-old man was detained by members of the public after allegedly chasing people with a knife in Heber Park at Hebersham, including slashing a man across the neck.

Members of the public disarmed a 24-year-old man who was allegedly chasing men and women around a Sydney park, police say.

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Molly Ticehurst’s puppy beaten to death before her murder, police allege

Molly Ticehurst’s alleged murderer, Daniel Billings, was released on bail just weeks ago after being accused of sexually assaulting her.

Daniel Billings allegedly killed Molly Ticehurst’s 12-week-old dachshund in the weeks before allegedly murdering the young mother. Experts say harming animals is a “high-risk” red flag.

‘The cough that keeps on giving’: Why your child keeps getting pneumonia

Collection of radiographs show the effects of mycoplasma pneumoniae on the lungs of children. Source: Cho et al (2019)

Doctors are urging families to revert to pandemic measures such as wearing face masks and using hand sanitiser to halt a pneumonia outbreak.

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Coles has been expanding its private label range.

Coles expands home brands to compete with Aldi

As the price of some fruit and meat comes down, Coles is betting on lower-priced home-brand products to stop customers from switching to the German discount supermarket.

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Regional centres such as Ballarat offer cheaper house prices.

Geography hacking: How home buyers can (almost) afford a house on their current salary

Plans to move out of the city and buy a home in the regions come very close to stacking up - if workers can pull it off.

Renters face a competitive market, but a handful of suburbs are barely higher than five years ago.

Suburbs where landlords haven’t been able to increase the rent for five years

Despite Australia’s widespread rental crisis, a handful of suburbs have had near-negligible rent increases in the past five years, with some even recording price drops.

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Jason Demetriou.

‘I have been sacked’: Souths part ways with Demetriou after board meetings

The Rabbitohs board has terminated coach Jason Demetriou’s contract, effective immediately, following the side’s disastrous start to the season.

South Sydney co-owner Russell Crowe.
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NRL 2024

Nine years after Luke Keary stared down Russell Crowe, others at Souths are doing the same

The departure of coach Jason Demetriou is merely a subplot in a bigger power play at the Rabbitohs.

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Andrew Webster

Chief Sports Writer

Carter Gordon looks to pass at the MCG.

Another Wallabies star eyes code switch after NRL talks

Carter Gordon is considering a move to rugby league as uncertainty swirls around the future of the Melbourne Rebels.

Daly Cherry-Evans.

DCE avoids first ban of career after charge downgrade

The Manly halfback will be free to face the Raiders on Friday after successfully arguing he was not the main player involved in a dangerous tackle on Shaun Lane.

Dan Worrall played three one-dayers for Australia in 2016 but will be eligible for England this time next year.

Aussie bowler infamous for crude graffiti declares interest in England defection

Daniel Worrall, a former Sheffield Shield quick best known for a crude sketch in 2014, could become the first player in 125 years to represent both Australia and England.

Meg Harris will push for a spot as an individual prospect on the Australian swim team come the Paris Olympics.

The science behind Aussie swimmers’ quest for Paris gold

Australian swimmers will need to hit historic heights to make an impression come the Paris Olympics. These findings have confirmed it for a Brisbane hopeful.

Clint Gutherson will be sidelined for up to five weeks after under-going minor knee surgery
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NRL 2024

‘We just have to fight’: Arthur stoic after losing Gutherson for five weeks

First, they lost their halfback. Now, Parramatta coach Brad Arthur will be without his skipper for at least a month after he had surgery to repair his injured knee.

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