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An investigation into an unsolved suspicious death and a missing person in the Australian outback.
Sunday Life
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Leanne fled the country to escape domestic abuse. Now she could face jail
Leanne fled Australia with her two children as she says it was the only way she knew how to protect herself from her violent husband.
Weapons conviction piles pressure on Dutton over released detainee
The opposition leader would not comment on a decision made when he was home affairs minister.
Exclusive
Immigration
Student visa applications soar
Immigration and homeownership loom as being central to Peter Dutton’s budget-in-reply speech as he develops an anti-“Big Australia” election narrative.
Exclusive
Recycling
Cycling’s dirty secret: 300,000 bikes a year dumped
The frenzy of bicycle purchases during the early COVID-19 pandemic is about to make the problem even worse. But one Sydney group has rescued almost 11,000 bikes from landfill.
Stunning images of Aurora Australis lights up night sky
The southern lights – which are usually only visible in Tasmania – were seen across a large swathe of southern Australia.
‘Banned’ school heaters still in use across thousands of classrooms
Unflued gas heaters have been banned in other states for their asthma risks, but are still found in more than 1400 NSW schools.
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Planning
Families lose out in Sydney’s new housing push, say planners
Domain sales data shows fewer than one in 10 units recently sold in the city’s inner west and Canterbury-Bankstown had more than two bedrooms.
Exclusive
Indigenous
CEO’s plan for personal millions from mine deal exposed
The land council’s mine was expected to produce $1 billion in revenue and the chief executive asked for his own cut.
Exclusive
Title Deeds
Elton John has long left the Kings Cross building that scored an $18m sale
The landmark once best known for visiting rock gods including Bowie and Bono is making a new impression after the hotelier Green family’s sale.
Explainer
Quantum Computing
Chandeliers, ‘qubits’ and Schrödinger’s cat: Inside the bizarre world of quantum computing
In the quantum realm, the laws of physics are different. Now its mind-bending tech could soon transform our lives. How does it work?
Opinion
Literature
Scared of same-sex parents? Wait until you meet this caterpillar with an eating disorder
No book should ever be banned, but if you’re really worried about kids’ safety, maybe we should start censoring some of the classics.
Thomas Mitchell
Culture reporter
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
David Marr on Dutton, Waleed … and being an outsider on Insiders
Is there still space in the mainstream media for the public intellectual?
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
‘We did not reward Hamas’: Penny Wong defends UN vote backing Palestinian statehood
In a rare public display of disunity on foreign affairs, Labor MP Josh Burns said Jewish Australians would feel more isolated as a result of the vote.
‘You’ll bankrupt the business’: Pregnant workers forced out
Workers’ legal centres have recorded a rise in discrimination complaints by pregnant and parent workers as those carers are targeted in the cost of living crunch.
Analysis
NRL 2024
De Belin family’s fury after perjury charge
The Dragons star’s parents and sister have lashed out at the police who investigated his case.
She’s never had a job interview or a CV, but Indy Clinton’s career is soaring
She was already “Instagram famous” by age 16, but it was becoming a mother almost four years ago that propelled the social media creator to star status.
Dutch artist Joost Klein kicked out of Eurovision
Just hours before the final, the Dutch artist was expelled from Eurovision following a complaint by a female member of the production crew.
Opinion
Harassment
What happens if a sexbot is your first intimate encounter? Nothing good
Artificial intelligence, particularly its intersection with pornography, could have a huge impact on gender relations offline.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
NRL 2024
Sharks send warning to title rivals with rousing win
Cronulla shook off the absence of superstar Nicho Hynes to beat the Storm in Melbourne and cement their spot at the top of the ladder.
How Reece Walsh mania is driving support for Broncos in heart of Sydney
Once booed everywhere they went south of the border, Brisbane are winning over Sydneysiders – and one man is at the centre of the surge in support.
Sydney
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Weather
Warragamba Dam set to spill as persistent rain sparks flood warning
The Warragamba Dam, which supplies the bulk of Sydney’s drinking water, is close to capacity after days of persistent rain and is likely to spill.
Why petrol prices are rising – and risk keeping rates high
Petrol has hit new highs in Sydney and Melbourne recently and the NRMA says oil prices aren’t to blame.
Exclusive
Housing crisis
How an owl and a flying fox may stop the government’s housing reforms
Ku-ring-gai Council is claiming the Minns government has broken the law with its plan for development in special transport hubs.
Exclusive
LGBTQ
Dark side of the rainbow: Drugged, shocked and jailed for being gay
Almost 40 years after homosexuality was decriminalised in NSW, the Minns government has agreed to apologise to a generation of men who were treated appallingly.
Exclusive
Crime
Man accused of ‘escalating’ sexual attacks on strangers repeatedly bailed
Facing allegations of public masturbation, threatening sexual comments, stalking of women and girls, Geoffrey Postle has repeatedly been released despite police warnings.
WEEKEND READS
Just because she’s gone, doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate our mother today
When we were faced with our first Mother’s Day without Mom’s physical presence, we started a new tradition: my dad, brothers and I went to the cemetery to visit her.
‘Dad kicked me out and sent me back to my mother’: Martha Wainwright
The Canadian musician opens up about the men in her life, including her father Loudon and brother Rufus.
Politics
So what is Albonomics, and what will it mean for Australia?
When he came to power, the prime minister’s economic priorities were hard to discern. Two years on, his vision is clear.
Business
Opinion
Home loans
Downsizing the Australian dream: What to consider when buying an apartment
Apartments offer a more achievable alternative for those looking for a way into the property market, but there are a few factors to consider before signing on the dotted line.
Dominic Powell
Money Editor
World
‘He liked to use the Oxford comma’: Trump aide reveals how he crafted his tweets
Donald Trump’s New York hush trial has heard the former president delivered precise instructions about the use of punctuation marks for his tweets.
Opinion
Jim Chalmers, the budget and the art of make-believe
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Time for an Australian sporting superstar to be roasted
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Chalmers has navigated a steady course. But can he nail a tricky landing?
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Property
Young couple beats parents buying ‘tough as nails’ home for kids
First home buyers paid $790,000 for the oversized 1990s brick one-bedroom unit, beating 11 others to the quiet, walkable location.
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Title Deeds
Mike Cannon-Brookes buys three houses next door for $12.25m
As investment strategies go, you could do a lot worse than to buy next door to the billionaire tech entrepreneur.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Don’t like cabbage? This sweet, buttery and beautiful variety might change your mind
How does a simple fruit or vegetable emerge from nowhere to build its own niche brand, asks Terry Durack.
Culture
Why is controversy-prone Jeremy Clarkson still on TV?
He comes across as an anti-government, right-wing, petrolhead blowhard, but Jeremy Clarkson’s Farm reveals the presenter has a more complicated X-factor.
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Sport
The untold story of how Tuivasa-Sheck accidentally delivered Manu to Roosters
All eyes were on RTS at a junior league carnival in 2011 – until Joey Manu wandered off the bench and stopped the Roosters’ recruiter in his tracks. The rest, as they say, is history.
Sharks send warning to title rivals with rousing win in Melbourne
Cronulla shook off the absence of superstar Nicho Hynes to beat one of the premiership heavyweights and cement their spot at the top of the NRL ladder.
Analysis
NRL 2024
De Belin family’s fury after perjury charge
The Dragons star’s parents and sister have lashed out at the police who investigated his case.
Waratahs’ injury crisis deepens in wet and wild loss to Brumbies
The Brumbies have cemented their place in the top four and left the Tahs sitting second-last after their 13th consecutive win over the NSW side.
Even Latrell can’t lift Souths out of slump as Dragons pile on misery
All eyes were on Latrell Mitchell for his return from suspension, but in the end St George Illawarra ran out comfortable 28-14 winners at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium.
No end date for Bennett as Souths prepare to trumpet homecoming during Magic Round
There was an end date placed on Wayne Bennett’s first stint at South Sydney. That won’t be the case for his expected return.
Panthers to look overseas to fix Cleary’s hamstring as club fears eight-week stint on sidelines
Given this is Nathan Cleary’s second injury to the same hamstring in as many months, and third such injury in a little more than a year, Penrith are open to exploring options abroad.
Have Your Say
World Rugby ushers in law changes to speed up game, but have they opened a new loophole?
With the goal of reducing stoppages and making rugby more appealing to fans, new laws and law trials have been announced. But some people aren’t happy.
