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PM announces $5000 grants to help women leave violence; deepfake porn banned
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has also announced a suite of online measures to help combat toxic male extremist views about women online. Follow our live coverage.
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LoadingAlbanese promises $1b ‘leaving violence’ payment program, online safety measures
Speaking after a snap national cabinet meeting on Wednesday morning, Anthony Albanese said state and territory leaders had agreed to strengthen action on domestic violence.
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Crime
Ankle monitor removed on government experts’ advice before alleged assault
A former immigration detainee accused of a violent assault during a home invasion had his ankle monitor removed following advice from a board of experts.
Hanson told second senator to go back to where they came from, court told
Mehreen Faruqi’s racial discrimination case against Pauline Hanson heard that the One Nation leader had also told a white male politician to “pack your bags”.
Mystery over 19-year-old North Bondi woman’s death as police charge two men
The body of teenager Yolonda Mumbulla was found in a unit on Tuesday.
Opinion
Small business
Work is a way to make money. Please, stop calling it your ‘baby’
For as long as I can recall, I’ve squirmed when women refer to their careers or businesses “my baby”. As a business owner about to become a parent, I now know why.
Michelle Battersby
Company executive
New name revealed for Sydney’s metro line beneath harbour and CBD
The opening date for the driverless train line is at least eight weeks away, and will depend on a range of factors including final software upgrades.
‘We want to talk to Wayne’: South Sydney up ante in Bennett chase
Rabbitohs chief executive Blake Solly has confirmed they will speak to the club’s former coach after the dramatic axing of Jason Demetriou.
‘Aussie’ John Symond lists Point Piper trophy home. It’s yours for $200m-plus
The last time the Aussie Home Loans founder listed the waterfront mega-mansion he knocked back an offer of $110 million because he didn’t want to part with it.
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
BHP’s $60b bid forces Anglo American to confront its own shortcomings
BHP’s near-$60 billion bid for Anglo American means that for the target’s board and management, there’s no return to the pre-bid status quo.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
‘The Lehrmann imbroglio’: The wry observations of Justice Michael Lee
Lee’s 324-page decision on Bruce Lehrmann’s high-stakes defamation case was replete with sharp observations. He will be back in the chair on Wednesday for the latest legal tussle.
How Hollywood stars helped make Mauricio’s real estate agency $19 billion in one year
Mauricio Umansky’s agency made $19 billion in 2022. He’s just one of the exclusive group who have earned fame on TV and millions selling homes to the likes of Beyoncé and Daniel Craig.
‘Monsters in wall’ in girl’s bedroom turn out to be 65,000 hidden bees
At one point, the three-year-old’s parents sent her to bed with a bottle of water they said was “monster spray”, the BBC reported.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Riot police storm pro-Palestine encampment at prestigious New York university
Police in riot gear have stormed the epicentre of America’s student uprising over the war in Gaza, arresting people who had hijacked a historic building at Columbia University.
If you love roast pork, this is the best place in the world
Its aroma fills an entire neighbourhood. People come from far away, battling notorious traffic, for a whiff. Or a bite. Or a whole pig.
We have entered the golden age of Mid TV
TV was great for so long that we were frogs in boiling water, but in reverse. It became lukewarm so gradually that you might not even have noticed.
NRL 2024
‘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.
Updated
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.
Sydney
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Crime
NSW Police charge ‘Beast Boy’, one of state’s worst alleged bestiality offenders
Hidden away in a rural NSW property, police allege the man became one of the most prolific creators of bestiality content before he was arrested.
‘If I get busted, I get done for fraud’: ICAC finds council worker corrupt
Tony Nguyen used fake email addresses, aliases and “dummy bids” to manipulate tender processes for council projects, watchdog found.
We like councils, but ‘hardly anyone wants more of them’
Despite complaints about bin collection and potholes, most NSW voters say their local council is doing a good job - more so than either the state or federal government.
‘We’re gonna kill’: Teens allegedly discussed bombs, guns in group chats
A court heard a 16-year-old discussed a fear of getting caught over their “conspiracy for a terror attack”.
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Domestic violence
NSW government’s new coercive control advertisement slammed
A video campaign ahead of new legislation does not have support from all quarters.
Politics
China investors in the cold as Chalmers makes security a test for budget largesse
Labor’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.
Business
Updated
Information security
Qantas investigates app issue, fears customer data exposed
The software issue gave customers access to the personal information and accounts of other people.
World
Two men charged with cutting down famous 150-year-old tree
The nighttime felling caused widespread outrage as police tried to find the culprits behind what they called a deliberate act of vandalism.
Opinion
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Property
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.
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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
My employer keeps ‘losing’ my private documents. What if I get scammed?
Being concerned about identify theft and fraud is a valid concern, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
Culture
Pet Shop Boys on Taylor, Beyonce and making their own ‘queer album’
More than four decades on, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe are still making pop’s most transcendent music.
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NRL 2024
Two meetings, five candidates, one sacked coach: How a day of chaos unfolded at Souths
Russell Crowe wanted his representatives to fight against the coach’s firing. Five hours later, Jason Demetriou’s exit was unanimous. This is their coaching hit-list.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Demetriou the latest coach to succumb to the Bennett curse
Ivan Henjak, Steve Price, Rick Stone and Anthony Seibold have all had the unenviable task of succeeding Wayne Bennett. As sacked Souths coach Jason Demetriou has discovered, it usually doesn’t end well.
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ICC Men’s World Cup
Fraser-McGurk misses T20 World Cup squad as Marsh named captain
Exciting white-ball tyro Jake Fraser-McGurk has missed Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup squad after the selectors stuck with experience for next month’s tournament.
‘We want to talk to Wayne’: South Sydney up ante in Bennett chase
Rabbitohs chief executive Blake Solly has confirmed they will speak to the club’s former coach after the dramatic axing of Jason Demetriou.
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.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Why Gutherson’s absence will hurt Eels more than that of Moses
When captain Clint Gutherson doesn’t play, Parramatta win only one in three games. That statistic spells trouble for his team – and his coach.
Updated
Around the clubs
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.
Have Your Say
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.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
