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A front-row seat over Sydney: Inside a $30m-plus ‘King Penthouse’

The penthouse in the Greenland Centre offers views over Sydney.

It’s been years in the making after a push to make the building higher, and the finished home offers the bespoke luxury you’d expect.

The five key pressures on the budget – and how they’ve blown out over time

Metros only: How have Jim Chalmers and Labor addressed the five key budget pressures?

Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher promised to address the five fiscal horsemen of the budget apocalypse. But have they?

Man arrested after body found at train station

Staff discovered the body of a 68-year-old man in a car park stairwell at Wollongong station. Police say the man arrested was known to the deceased.

Quantum computing explained

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?

Roosters’ first-half blitz sees them romp to victory over Warriors

Dom Young scores for the Roosters on Sunday.

The Warriors salvaged some pride with an improved second-half showing, but the damage was already done as the in-form Roosters piled on the points again.

NSW has a halfback problem. Here are six contenders to fill Cleary’s boots

NSW halfback options Nicho Hynes and Mitchell Moses after Nathan Cleary’s injury.

Nathan Cleary will miss the entire State of Origin series and two other main contenders to replace him are injured. Has the halves curse struck the Blues again?

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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.

“I always sign my cheques, so I know where my money’s going,” Donald Trump wrote in one of his books, in a passage that was read aloud in court.

Donald Trump is a micromanager. Prosecutors doubt he’d have let lawyers handle Stormy Daniels without him

Prosecutors say Donald Trump would simply be unable to leave hush-money payments to other people. They even called an unusual witness: a book written by Trump himself.

Dozens of politicians killed ahead of Mexican election. Hundreds more quit

Senatorial candidate Willy Ochoa walks with other PRI candidates before beginning his rally in San Juan Chamula, Mexico.

Enter the world of a political hopeful in a country dominated by cartel violence. An armed convoy transports Willy Ochoa; one of his guards watches the sky for drone strikes.

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I love my mum, but I try to be the mother she wasn’t

Cheng Lei (aged 17) with Hua in Brisbane in 1992.

I did not recognise my mum from the maternal stereotypes I saw in laundry detergent and chicken dinner commercials.

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Twenty years since Play School met Brenna’s mums, book ban highlights lack of progress

Brenna Harding is president of queer youth charity Wear It Purple.

Brenna Harding, who at age eight introduced Australia to her two mums, says Cumberland Council’s ban of a same-sex parenting book shows how little has changed.

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.

Aurora australis stuns Australian stargazers – and you can still watch it

Aurora australis stuns Australian stargazers – and you can still watch it

Don’t fret if you missed out on seeing the southern lights that dazzled Australians on Saturday night – you’ll have another chance.

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Freezer friendly

16 freezer-friendly soups and stews to cook (and stash away) next week

Creamy cauliflower and potato soup topped with mini cheese toastie bites.

These hearty and comforting recipes all freeze like a dream, just skip the yoghurt or cream, fresh herbs and sprinklings before you put them on ice.

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Joey Manu (far left) and the Tokoroa High School team of 2011 at the tournament that changed everything.

The untold story of how Tuivasa-Sheck accidentally delivered Manu to Roosters

All eyes were on RTS at a junior 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.

Siosifa Talakai celebrates his try against the Storm.

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.

Sydney

Paramedic Anna Esposito and midwife Kerry Tosswill in the birthing unit at Nepean Hospital.

When Anna is called to deliver a baby, the birth plan has not gone to plan

More than 600 babies are born before their arrival at hospital each year. A new program pairs midwives with paramedics to better manage.

Overdeveloped or overdue? How Westfield wants to transform this pocket of Sydney

An artist impression of the proposed redevelopment of Westfield Eastgardens.

The redevelopment of Westfield Eastgardens has prompted fears it will decimate local shopping strips, create traffic congestion and be an eyesore.

One-hour challenge: Council to vote on speedy removal of hate-speech graffiti

Glebe resident Ash Wood and City of Sydney councillor Linda Scott inspect a wall that had been daubed with hate speech graffiti.

Jewish and LGBTQ groups are backing a push for speedier removal of offensive graffiti, following a number of slogans appearing in Sydney playgrounds.

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Families lose out in Sydney’s new housing push, say planners

Three-bedroom unit availability in Sydney.

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.

‘Banned’ school heaters still in use across thousands of classrooms

An older-style unflued gas heater, photographed at Katoomba High School in 2009.

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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I lost my mother at age four, but these women were always there for me

Whenever somebody said, “Ya mum,” I’d always smile to myself. “Which one are you talking about? I have many incredible mothers.”

Indy Clinton wears Camilla and Marc “Shaw” dress. Navy, Soul and Bambi wear Nature Baby.

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.

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NSW halfback options Nicho Hynes and Mitchell Moses after Nathan Cleary’s injury.

NSW has a halfback problem. Here are 6 contenders to replace Cleary

Nathan Cleary will miss the entire State of Origin series and two other main contenders to replace him are injured. Has the halves curse struck the Blues again?

Dom Young scores for the Roosters on Sunday.

Doubles from Young, Crichton help Roosters dominate Warriors

The Roosters celebrated Jared Waerea-Hargreaves’ 300th game for the club with a game that was all but decided after the first 20 minutes.

Nathan Cleary heading for scans on his injured hamstring on Saturday evening.

Cleary set to miss eight weeks after scans confirm grade two hamstring tear

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.

Referee Grant Atkins sends Harry Grant to the sin bin.

NRL doubles down on controversial Grant kick-pressure sanction

The NRL has fined the Melbourne hooker for clipping the leg of Daniel Atkinson in Melbourne’s loss to the Sharks on Saturday.

Lightning keeper Ashleigh Ervin expresses her frustration during Saturday night’s controversial Super Netball match against the Giants.

‘Farcical scenes’: Lightning lose netball match after thinking they’d won, but the result will stand

Sunshine Coast Lightning played keeping-off in the final 30 seconds of ordinary time, thinking they had a 70-71 lead. But replays later showed the scoreboard was wrong, and they were forced to play extra time.

Joey Manu (far left) and the Tokoroa High School team of 2011 at the tournament that changed everything.

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.

Jack de Belin on the charge for the Dragons.
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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.

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