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Crime
The ABC reporter, the underworld postman and the ‘sinister threats’
Award-winning ABC reporter Mahmood Fazal passed on menacing messages from an organised crime gang to journalists, one of whom became so fearful he reported it to police. Fazal denies any wrongdoing.
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Courts
‘$$landed’: How a Commonwealth Bank manager took millions in bribes
“I cannot believe we were this stupid,” read the message to Jon Waldron just before Christmas. Within days, he had been sacked from the bank.
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Immigration
Inside Labor’s drastic cap on overseas students
Universities will be forced to stop a surge in overseas students, sparking fears about the impact on the $48 billion industry.
The budget promises good news on inflation and rates – but there’s a flipside
Inflation has not been within the Reserve Bank’s target band for a decade. Tuesday’s budget will forecast it slipping below 3 per cent by year’s end.
Jim Chalmers’ Sunday run began at 3.46am. This is his warm-up for the budget
Two days out from Labor’s third federal budget, we were granted behind-the-scenes access to observe Jim Chalmers preparing to hand down what could be his last before the election.
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Opinion
Both Albanese and Dutton believe they’re on the right track. One must be wrong
The difficulty in politics is that at some point, the risk calculus flips. Tomorrow’s budget might tell us if we’re there yet.
Sean Kelly
Columnist
Where unemployment is highest (and lowest) in Sydney
Unemployment has ratcheted higher in Sydney. Here’s how the city’s regions compare on jobs.
Why this top Sydney school has resisted screens in class
While many students are asked to bring their own devices into schools across the state, some are resisting the trend to have iPads or laptops in lessons.
Big business has a big problem with Sydney’s tolling shake-up
The big end of town is highly critical of one aspect of an independent review into the city’s patchwork of tolled motorways.
One wave every eight seconds: surfing comes to landlocked Sydney suburb
There was a surge of new surfers during the pandemic and a man-made facility at Sydney Olympic Park could draw even more people to the sport.
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State of Origin
Fixing NSW’s a halfback problem: Six contenders to replace Cleary for Origin
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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Super Rugby
Engine gloom: Unprecedented injury carnage at Tahs demands answers
The Waratahs started the season with 10 front rowers in their squad. Five months on, they are all injured.
Iain Payten
Senior Sports Reporter
Jerry Seinfeld’s support for Israel prompts Duke university speech walkout
Figures in robes and caps, some waving Palestinian flags, were seen filing out of crowds of graduates assembled on the grass in the North Carolina University’s football stadium.
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Workplace
Good money, good vibes: Why Gen Z doesn’t care about work perks
Free lunches, gym memberships and gimmicky thrills are no longer important to young professionals, according to a survey.
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Tripologist
Australian airline passengers are being treated like mugs
Compared to the US and Europe, Australian passengers are treated with contempt here. And that’s just the way the airlines like it.
Michael Gebicki
The Tripologist
Eating ultra-processed meat linked to greater risk of early death
A landmark Harvard study has found regular consumption of products such as sausages and ham increases the chance of dying earlier.
A ‘piping hot portion of salmonella’ sends another MasterChef contestant packing
It’s masks on for the blind cube taste test, followed by an elimination that pushes things to the pink chicken brink.
NRL 2024
Roosters’ first-half blitz sees them romp to victory over Warriors
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.
Analysis
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.
Sydney
Almost everyone passes the driving test in Inverell. In Willoughby and Ryde, most people fail
Would-be drivers in parts of Sydney are far more likely to fail tests than counterparts in regional NSW.
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Weather
Warragamba spills over, South Coast flood warning
The dam, four times the size of Sydney Harbour, supplies water to more than 5 million people.
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Political leadership
Liberals look to female candidates to take the fight to teals
The NSW Liberals ran male candidates in seats where a majority of voters are women. Was it surprising that female teals prevailed?
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.
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Recycling
Cycling’s dirty secret: 300,000 bikes a year dumped in landfill
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.
Politics
The five key pressures on the budget and how they’ve blown out over time
Jim Chalmers and Katy Gallagher promised to address the five fiscal horsemen of the budget apocalypse. But have they?
Business
Opinion
JobSeeker
Labor’s persistent refusal to fix the JobSeeker payment is shameful
Australia has the lowest benefits for the short-term unemployed among 34 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
World
Trump is a micromanager. Prosecutors doubt he’d let lawyers handle Stormy
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.
Opinion
Too often, alcohol and family violence go together. We need to separate them
Kym Valentine
Actor, family violence survivor-advocate
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Property
A front row seat over Sydney: Inside a $30 million-plus ‘King Penthouse’
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.
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Title Deeds
Elton John has long left the Kings Cross building that scored an $18m sale
The landmark, once best known for visiting rock legends including Bowie and Bono, is making a new impression after the hotelier Green family’s sale.
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Lifestyle
Skinnier, lighter eyebrows are back, but with a modern twist
Bleaching your brows could be an excellent starting point to avoid the ’90s over-plucked look.
Culture
The brazenly honest Beauty and the Geek pair taking on Travel Guides
Former reality show contestants Karly Fisher and Bri Auty have replaced “outback cowgirl twins” Stacks and Mel on Nine’s race around the world.
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Super Rugby
Engine gloom: Unprecedented injury carnage at Tahs demands answers
The Waratahs started the season with 10 front rowers in their squad. Five months on, they are all injured.
Iain Payten
Senior Sports Reporter
Analysis
State of Origin
NSW have a halfback problem. Here are six 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?
Why Mitchell Moses may have only 80 minutes to prove he can save NSW
The Eels star is not a certain starter for a comeback in Magic Round as Michael Maguire’s headaches deepened with a couple of Roosters stars put on report.
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Australian cricket
Where is our next Uzzie? Why cricket hasn’t yet made the most of its fastest growing migrant group
Reeve is a talented kid who dreams of playing cricket for Australia, and he is part of the growing cohort at grassroots level of south Asian heritage. But at the top level, numbers are dwindling.
‘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 71-70 lead. But replays later showed the scoreboard was wrong, and they were forced to play extra time.
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.
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.
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.
