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Who’s paying Sydney’s private school fees? The bank of nan and pop
More parents are missing school payments as they struggle with huge mortgage payments. Cashed-up baby boomers are here to help.
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NRL off-field behaviour
Former NRL player George Burgess found not guilty of groping woman
Burgess had admitted to telling the woman “be naughty with me” when he visited her Sydney apartment, but denied repeatedly grabbing her bottom.
Investigation
Scams
Fast cars, forgery and a bogus Banksy deal: Australians caught in collapse lose millions
A suspected international scam has dissolved into acrimony and recriminations all played out on social media.
Trump promised a ‘deal’ to Big Oil as he asked for $US1 billion for campaign
With his eye on securing a second term in the White House propelled by donor funds, Donald Trump told the oil CEOs at dinner at Mar-a-Lago: You are all wealthy enough.
Opinion
Donald Trump
Can Trump survive a Stormy sex scandal? Sure he can – just ask Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton accustomed the American people to political scandal. Donald Trump may benefit from their consequent ambivalence to politicians behaving badly.
Nick Bryant
Journalist and author
Opinion
Domestic violence
Without Molly’s Law, more women like my friend Molly Ticehurst will die
Please do not let Molly’s death be just another statistic. Let her name be heard. And remembered. For the good she brought and will bring.
Aidan Clarke
Friend of Molly Ticehurst
High Court dismisses immigration detention claim in win for Albanese
The High Court dismissed the claim by the bisexual Iranian man who launched a bid for release from immigration detention, claiming he is being unlawfully held.
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Federal budget
Australia, let’s have more babies, says Jim Chalmers
Australians are having fewer children with the fertility rate tumbling. The treasurer says people should think about having more kids.
Sydney has much more to offer Hollywood than the Opera House and Harbour
Hollywood blockbusters Anyone But You and The Fall Guy have focused global attention on the city’s most famous landmarks, but are they missing the real city?
Fifteen of Australia’s best places to stay in the wild
From the wild and rugged to comfortable safari-style stays and architectural cabins that cling to cliffs and shorelines.
Australia’s unlikely ‘enforcer’ is making enemies
ACCC chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb is working harder than she ever has in her career, and the results are showing on the scoreboard, with wins including tougher merger laws, and a $120 million penalty against Qantas this past week.
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Courts
‘Eunuch maker’ who broadcast mutilations of men jailed for life
A Norwegian national made more than $500,000 from the website’s 22,841 members who paid to watch videos of his “barbaric” underworld surgeries.
Trbojevic expected to be sidelined for up to eight weeks
Tom Trbojevic is poised to be ruled out of the entire State of Origin series, with Manly officials expecting the star fullback to be sidelined for up to two months.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Why Wayne Bennett loves the game, but doesn’t chase the game
He’s into his fifth decade as an elite coach, but Wayne Bennett’s traits suit the way the modern game is played.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
Review
Chippendale
Good Food Guide editor reveals his go-to spot for a slap-up meal (and it’s Nigella approved)
There’s nothing quite like this caviar-topped dish in Sydney, and there isn’t a restaurant quite like Ester either.
‘An expensive lesson to learn’: How Stuart lived up to the world’s high expectations
A lover of cocktails, cigars and conservative politics, Stuart Skelton isn’t your typical opera star.
NRL 2024
Opinion
‘It’s not personal’: V’landys dismisses talk of Gould fallout after NRL breach notice
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Analysis
‘You know I barrack for Queensland?’ How Roosters won race for Fifita
Fed up with waiting, Roosters supremo Nick Politis was contemplating pulling the four-year, $3.3 million offer on the table to David Fifita. Then his phone rang.
Exclusive
Fifita signs with Sydney Roosters, turns down Panthers
The Roosters have pulled off a major signing coup, beating Penrith to the services of David Fifita on a deal worth $3.3m over four years.
Sydney
Exclusive
State Parliament
Paradise lost: Homeless spike in tourism hotspots prompts Airbnb crackdown warning
The latest NSW homelessness street count has seen the number of people sleeping rough in some coastal areas soar by several hundred per cent.
Exclusive
Domestic violence
‘I’m devastated’: Funding row threatens kids’ places at renowned family and domestic violence centre
Up to 100 children a year face being blocked from accessing one of the state’s most recognised family and domestic violence intervention centres. Parents say the government is abandoning them.
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Crime
Man who allegedly stabbed woman at gym had twice breached AVOs
Police have charged the alleged attacker, Anthony Monteleone, with wounding with intent to murder and contravening an AVO.
New taxes impeding delivery of 50,000 new homes in Sydney, developers claim
A new Property Council report says two new taxes and long planning approval times are making housing construction unfeasible.
Ordinary weather is now extraordinary, as Sydney braces for more rain
Australia has always experienced swings between hot, dry weather and heavy rain, but this is now amplified.
SEE & DO
Blast off for stories that will move you to laughter, tears, and fear
Ceridwen Dovey’s latest speculative stories, all set in space, unfold with fierce clarity and breezy wit.
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.
Politics
Musk widens legal fight with Australia as Labor pushes social media probe
Elon Musk’s company has launched a case in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal to test the merits of the eSafety Commissioner’s order to remove church stabbing videos.
Business
Opinion
GDP
The economy’s just the means to an end. So, are we getting our money’s worth?
Our materialism puts us on a “hedonic treadmill”. We think buying a bit more stuff will make us happier and, at first, it does. But pretty soon the thrill wears off.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
World
Stormy Daniels clashes with Trump’s lawyer over her account of sex with former president
In a combative few hours of cross-examination in the hush money trial, Trump’s lawyers sought to portray the former porn star as a promiscuous extortionist.
Opinion
Thanks for everything Mum, even the booze boot camp
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
If Chalmers gets the budget wrong, it could kill his government
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
When uni students endorse terror, it’s time for political intervention
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Five ways to kick off the concussion debate without stopping the game
Michael Morgan and Anthony Boyd
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Property
How Sydney households could have saved $2741 without doing anything
The amount of money saved could have been life-changing for some households in the cost of living crisis.
Moving from a Sydney unit to a house gets three times harder in a generation
The conventional wisdom is to start with a modest apartment and buy a house later, but financing the move has never been so challenging.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Sunday Life
Mums, learn to put yourself first for once in your life
“Motherhood is as easy as climbing Everest in high heels and hotpants, carrying a disco ball.”
Kathy Lette
Writer
Culture
Let’s call time on famous actors making travel shows, unless it’s Stanley Tucci
It was said of US troops in Britain during WWII that they were overpaid, overfed, oversexed and over here. Same goes for most celebrities on the tourist trail.
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Opinion
NRL 2024
Why Wayne Bennett loves the game, but doesn’t chase the game
He’s into his fifth decade as an elite coach, but Wayne Bennett’s traits suit the way the modern game is played.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
‘It’s full-on’: Waratahs boss answers the tough questions after another underwhelming year
Paul Doorn has overseen the Waratahs and NSW Rugby for four years during a turbulent period. Ahead of a must-win clash with the Brumbies, the CEO sits down for a Q&A.
Analysis
NRL 2024
‘You know I barrack for Queensland?’ How Roosters won race for Fifita
Fed up with waiting, Roosters supremo Nick Politis was contemplating pulling the four-year, $3.3 million offer on the table to David Fifita. Then his phone rang.
Trbojevic expected to be sidelined for up to eight weeks
Tom Trbojevic is poised to be ruled out of the entire State of Origin series, with Manly officials expecting the star fullback to be sidelined for up to two months.
Opinion
NRL 2024
‘It’s not personal’: V’landys dismisses talk of Gould fallout after NRL breach notice
But the ARL Commission chairman has promised greater scrutiny on club officials who slam the game in their media roles.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Waratahs lose playmaker to Japan as Rebels saga causes chaos
The prospect of the Rebels closing and Wallabies No.10 Carter Gordon moving to NSW was a factor in Will Harrison electing to move offshore.
‘I’ve sacrificed everything’: Lydia Williams to retire from Matildas
After two decades, 103 caps, five World Cups and six Asian Cups, the 35-year-old goalkeeper will bid farewell to the national team - after her third Olympics this year in Paris.
Have Your Say
‘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.