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Hunter Valley bus driver addicted to drugs, took pills before fatal crash

Brett Button arrives at Newcastle Court on Wednesday

The bus driver, who killed 10 people in a crash last year, had a long history of opioid abuse that concerned doctors and employers.

Councillor has not read same-sex parenting book he led charge to ban

Councillor Steve Christou says he has not read the book he wants to ban from council libraries.

Conservative independent Steve Christou made the admission as the NSW government accused the western Sydney council of breaking state-enforced guidelines.

PM’s response to China jet incident will do little to deter aggression

Since the Albanese government came to power two years ago, its approach to China relations has been summed up by one word.

The vast Moorebank intermodal terminal in Sydney’s southwest.

‘Sydney’s best-kept secret’: Inside the hub that is flying beneath the radar

Covering a site the size of Sydney’s CBD, a vast hub in the city’s south-west is the most important piece of infrastructure that few know about.

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Aviation

Sorry, not sorry: Qantas perfects the art of the non-apology

Qantas chief executive Vanessa Hudson.

To suggest that the airline’s settlement over the ghost flights matter makes Qantas a trustworthy company is to be wilfully blind to its recent history.

Joe Aston
Joe Aston

Columnist

Woman stabbed outside Sydney gym

A woman has been rushed to Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a stable condition after she was allegedly stabbed outside a gym in Sydney’s south.

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Crime

‘Cleaning cars’: How an alleged murder syndicate was blown open

Toufik, 64, and Salim Hamze, 18, were shot dead in 2021.

Toufik Hamze, 64, and his son Salim, 18, were gunned down outside their Sydney home. This is how police tracked down the organised crime figures they say ordered the teen’s death.

Stormy Daniels’ testimony and an astonishing moment in US political history

Stormy Daniels’ testimony and an astonishing moment in US political history

After about a half-hour of giving evidence, Stormy Daniels started disclosing intimate details about the former president, so much so that the judge baulked at some of the testimony.

Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman, Michael Rothfeld and Jonathan Swan

Lehrmann’s no-win, no-fee agreement with lawyers revealed in court

Network Ten sought access to documents revealing whether the former Liberal staffer had financial assistance in bringing his multimillion-dollar defamation case.

Jayne Malone learned to drive on the Bathurst track and has always loved driving.

I’m about to turn 90, and I didn’t want to give up my licence. One moment changed my mind

I learned to drive on the Bathurst track and back in the day I owned a Ford GT. I know how to handle a car. Yet, I’ve made the heartbreaking decision to give up driving, and to sell my car.

Jayne Malone
Jayne Malone

Contributor

Review
Enmore

Can a food truck really turn into a fine diner? This smoky skewer spot gives it a red-hot go

Firepop

It’s quite the switch, but Firepop manages to keep the thrill of the grill.

Opinion
Japan

Tourism is booming in Japan and the country is not handling it well

Japan needs to find better solutions to overtourism than simply blocking things off.

Gearoid Reidy

‘It was lovely when I landed into Sydney Airport; it felt like home’

Anya Taylor-Joy attends the Australian premiere of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga in Sydney.

Anya Taylor-Joy spent more than six-and-a-half months in Sydney ensconced in George Miller’s dystopian Mad Max universe, and lived to tell the tale.

Opinion
Russia

The world’s biggest country is off-limits. Here’s where to go instead

Samarkand is stunning.

You want vast and unknowable? Try the ninth-largest country in the world or one of its neighbours.

Ben Groundwater
Ben Groundwater

Travel writer

TikTok makes a stand against forced sale or ban in the US

Joe Biden and the US Congress gave China’s social media giant ByteDance choices: surrender its TikTok business in the US, flee or fight. It’s chosen the latter.

Stephen Bartholomeusz
Stephen Bartholomeusz

Senior business columnist

St George Stadium, Pele, Johnny Warren and Johnny Warren with Manfred Schaefer

From Socceroos and Pele to a drug den. Now this stadium has been reborn

The condemned grandstand at the old St George Stadium, or Barton Park, was a magnet for anti-social behaviour. But a new redevelopment has ensured a broken piece of Sydney’s proud sporting history has been restored.

Analysis
NRL 2024

The ex factor: Will Bennett’s return to the Rabbitohs work?

Wayne Bennett.

History offers mixed results regarding coaches who return to their former clubs, and nostalgia has a tendency to distort the reality of past break-ups.

Bad talk, take a walk: NRL warns clubs over ref abuse

Referees won’t tolerate players pushing the envelope in round 10 after the ugly scenes that marred the spiteful Tigers-Bulldogs encounter.

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NRL 2024

Latrell Mitchell is back from suspension for Souths.
Updated

Timely return for Latrell as injury-hit Rabbitohs bring in rookies

The star fullback is back from a three-week ban as interim head coach Ben Hornby patches together the wounded Bunnies.

Penrith player Taylan May

‘Tough upbringing’: Why Taylan May has ‘pain’ inked on his face

The young Panthers centre opens up about his tattoos, a controversial Instagram post, and trying to stop Stephen Crichton.

Sydney

Artist impression of the new Coogee Bay Hotel development, submitted by architects Fender Katsalidis.

Goodbye Selina’s: The new plan for Coogee Bay Hotel approved

The famed Selina’s nightclub at the Coogee Bay Hotel will be demolished, while a new 11-cafe laneway will appear in its place. But some locals say it’s still “too big”.

‘Not Marrickville or Newtown’: Sydney council bans same-sex parenting books

Same-Sex Parents by Holly Durig.

Books that include same-sex parenting content have been banned from eight western Sydney libraries, prompting threats from an angry state government to review the council’s funding.

What our obsession with eating red meat is doing to our state

Cattle on a farm in NSW. Beef production is one of the contributors to land clearing in the state.

The NSW biodiversity outlook suggests the state is set lose nearly a quarter of all known plant and animal species in the next 100 years.

How Emily took advantage of one of the ‘good things’ to come out of COVID

How Emily took advantage of one of the ‘good things’ to come out of COVID

When Emily West moved to northern NSW eight years ago, medical receptionists were regularly bamboozled when she tried to book a video appointment with her specialists back in Sydney.

‘They’d be so proud’: The 10-year-olds accepting challenge laid for them 40 years ago

Darruy Briggs, Elsie Peckham, Jayalaani Webb, all 10, from  Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School Coffs Harbour

Sitting in his school library, Darruy Briggs begins to tell a story. It’s an act that has been decades in the making.

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St George Stadium, Pele, Johnny Warren and Johnny Warren with Manfred Schaefer

From Socceroos and Pele to a drug den. Now this stadium has been reborn

The condemned grandstand at the old St George Stadium, or Barton Park, was a magnet for anti-social behaviour. But a new redevelopment has ensured a broken piece of Sydney’s proud sporting history has been restored.

Pone Fa’amausili in Waratahs training kit.

Wallabies prop sent to Waratahs in historic deal as Jorgensen suffers another serious injury

A World Cup player has flown from Melbourne to help the injury-plagued Waratahs, but there is more trouble for Max Jorgensen.

Tigers prop David Klemmer was sin-binned for dissent involving referee Kasey Badger.

Bad talk, take a walk: NRL warns clubs over ref abuse

Referees won’t tolerate players pushing the envelope in round 10 after the ugly scenes that marred the spiteful Tigers-Bulldogs encounter.

Jake Fraser McGurk blasts his way to another 50 for Delhi Capitals in the IPL.

In 19 balls, Fraser-McGurk heaps more pressure on Australian selectors

He wasn’t deemed good enough for Australia’s T20 World Cup squad, but Jake Fraser-McGurk’s responded in the best possible way with another IPL batting blitz.

Wayne Bennett, Jose Mourinho, Ivan Cleary and Eddie Jones.
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NRL 2024

The ex factor: Will Bennett’s return to the Rabbitohs work?

History offers mixed results regarding coaches who return to their former clubs, and nostalgia has a tendency to distort the reality of past break-ups.

Look who is back: Spencer Leniu at training on Tuesday

‘He’ll want to make up for lost time’: Roosters back returning Leniu to keep cool

The Roosters have rushed Spencer Leniu straight back into the side for Sunday’s clash against the Warriors after serving an eight-match ban for the Ezra Mam “monkey’” slur.

Penrith player Taylan May

‘It was a tough upbringing’: Why Taylan May has ‘pain’ inked on his face

The young Panthers centre opens up about his tattoos, a controversial Instagram post, and trying to stop Stephen Crichton.

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