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Hospitals
A clinic was set up to ease stress on a busy Sydney hospital. It’s not always open
The GP clinic is meant to cut wait times at Northern Beaches Hospital. Instead, it’s struggling to stay open.
Minns labels ban on same-sex parenting book a ‘joke’
The NSW premier has called on a western Sydney council to immediately repeal its decision.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Uni chiefs seek federal advice on ‘intifada’ calls
The universities have written to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to gain formal advice on whether the pro-Palestinian demand is a breach of federal law.
Man arrested after alleged domestic violence stabbing outside Sydney gym
A man has handed himself in to police after a woman was stabbed outside a gym in Sydney’s south.
Analysis
Tax deductions
Sorting your tax early this year is more important than ever
You need to look for every tax deduction and defer any income you can. This is why.
Julia Hartman
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Immigration
Laws for detainees only drafted after landmark High Court ruling
A freedom-of-information request has revealed Home Affairs officials did not draft legislation until after the November High Court ruling on immigration detention.
‘It took 10 years to become an overnight success’: How Penrith built the ultimate footy factory
The Panthers spend $3 million every year to nurture junior talent. The result is a production line of superstars, although the premiers can’t keep them all.
Updated
NRL player movements
Fifita turns down Titans option, undecided between Roosters and Panthers
David Fifita spent Wednesday night with his manager Michael Hudson mulling over his future but has opted not to trigger an option in his Gold Coast deal.
Updated
AFL 2024
AFL player banned for five matches over ‘highly offensive’ homophobic slur
Gold Coast’s Wil Powell has been given a five-match ban for using the same homophobic slur as previously suspended Port Adelaide player Jeremy Finlayson.
Lowanna Grant stayed living with mum Karla into her 30s. Here’s why
The journalists work together, watch TV together – and there are the tattoos...
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Funding
Music mogul Matt Gudinski joins investors sinking $10m into start-up
Gudinski is bringing his record label - which just turned 50 - firmly into the 21st century.
‘Beyond comprehension’: Why Finland is planning 100,000 years into the future
It reads like a science fiction book: On a tiny island off Finland’s coast, robot tractors work deep underground to move the nation’s nuclear waste.
Biden vows to cut off weapons to Israel if it goes into Rafah
The comments represent the most direct threat the president has made to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the war began on October 7.
The Baby Reindeer aftermath shows we’ve lost the plot on armchair sleuthing
Viewers, it’s time for a reality check. This is a powerfully executed piece of work, but also exposes some truth about us as an audience and our loosening grip on the boundaries of entertainment, storytelling and fact over fiction.
Opinion
Private schools
What are the consequences of being a ‘wifey’ or ‘unrapable’? I hope those girls never find out
When my own high school rating list came out, that ranking stayed with me forever. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.
Katy Hall
Age deputy opinion editor
Opinion
Air travel
This is one of the saddest parts of travel
This year I picked up a new passport, after spending 10 years – and many adventures – in the company of my old one.
Tim Richards
Travel writer
NRL 2024
Opinion
This is the most important three weeks of Hynes’ career
Over the next month, the Sharks star can prove he belongs at Origin level.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Updated
Crichton ready for To’o, Turuva and test of Bulldogs’ finals credentials
Triple premiership winner Stephen Crichton will feel the full force of the Panthers for the first time on Friday night.
Sydney
Minns flags tougher bail laws for high-risk domestic violence orders
The move comes after yet another high-profile alleged domestic violence incident which saw a woman stabbed outside an Alexandria gym on Wednesday.
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Hunter Valley tragedy
Hunter Valley bus driver addicted to drugs, took pills before fatal crash
The bus driver, who killed 10 people in a crash last year, had a long history of opioid abuse that concerned doctors and employers.
Rambo-style hunting knives sold at Westfield shopping centre
Long-bladed knives, swords and axes are being sold at a kiosk in Westfield Hornsby just weeks after a knife attack claimed the lives of six people at Westfield Bondi Junction.
‘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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State Parliament
Buying a home? The building commissioner has a message for you
The state’s departing construction tsar David Chandler says buyers now have unprecedented powers at their disposal before purchasing a property.
SEE & DO
From the footy field to the stage for this Indigenous dancer
Indigenous dancer Thomas ES Kelly says his work SILENCE has a message for all Australians.
This breakthrough Australian director is back with a safe house for misfits
Goran Stolevski changed his behaviour while filming in his homophobic home country. His partner almost paid the ultimate price.
Politics
Labor’s promise to Australians: cheap gas for decades to come
New gas projects will gain stronger federal support in a Labor pledge to deliver affordable gas to customers for decades to come.
Business
CBA boss says rates to stay on hold after another profit drop
The country’s biggest bank has reported its net profit slid by 3 per cent as CEO Matt Comyn said the strong immigration rate was helping the Australian economy remain resilient.
World
Australian brothers’ accused kidnapper confessed to killing them, girlfriend says
Jesus Gerardo faced kidnapping charges in Mexico over the disappearance of Callum and Jake Robinson.
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Stormy Daniels tells a story of sex with Trump as he listens in disgust
Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman, Michael Rothfeld and Jonathan Swan
Opinion
Book ban uncovers uncomfortable truths for Labor in Sydney’s west
Alexandra Smith
State Political Editor
PM’s response to China jet incident will do little to deter aggression
Matthew Knott
National correspondent
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Property
Renters would be nearly $4b better off under a rent freeze
Tenants would have saved as much as $3000 over the 12 months to March, and proponents say the cash would be life-changing.
Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a private sandy beach to equestrian facilities for horse lovers and a 15-metre pool, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.
Good Food
Lifestyle
The best outfit transformations at the Met Gala after-parties
Competing after-parties were a chance for guests Janelle Monáe, Usher and Kendall Jenner to undress to impress again.
Culture
There was one major difference between Pink’s and Taylor Swift’s tours. The music industry wants to get rid of it
The Australian music industry has united in a campaign to help boost the struggling live scene.
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Sport
‘It took 10 years to become an overnight success’: How Penrith built the ultimate footy factory
The Panthers spend $3 million every year to nurture junior talent. The result is a production line of superstars, although the premiers can’t keep them all.
Updated
NRL 2024
Fifita turns down Titans option, undecided between Roosters and Panthers
David Fifita spent Wednesday night with his manager Michael Hudson mulling over his future but has opted not to trigger an option in his Gold Coast deal.
Updated
Paris 2024
‘Extremely heartbreaking’: Olympic medal hopeful suffers Achilles injury
Australia’s top gymnastics hope Georgia Godwin has suffered an Achilles injury just months out from Paris 2024.
From Warrington to Wollongong: Kebab-loving darts cult hero heading to Australia
Luke Littler, the 17-year-old who took the world by storm when he became the youngest ever world championship finalist, will contest the Australian Darts Masters in August.
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.
Opinion
Concussion crisis
Why I will continue to argue for concussion victims – past and future
The column written by my colleague last week shocked me, but this issue is far bigger than a difference of opinion.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Opinion
NRL 2024
Why this is the most important three weeks of Nicho Hynes’ career
Over the next month, the Sharks have a golden chance to shake their tag as flat-track bullies – and their star man can prove he belongs at Origin level.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Have Your Say
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.
