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Development
Paradise lost is just not cricket for burnt beachfront investors
Paul’s Warehouse owner Paul Dwyer brought in Steve Waugh to help promote a luxury hotel development in Sri Lanka. Seven years later it’s unfinished and mired in controversy.
The suburbs where you should have bought a house
Dozens of suburbs that were affordable to the average buyer are no longer within reach. Here’s what slipped away, and where to look instead.
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Education
Parents push back after school’s decision to ditch books for screens
An inner west public primary school has told parents that students will use an e-library rather than physical books for their home reading program.
Bikes vs rail: Multimillion-dollar cycle tourism plan divides locals
A regional council wants to attract high-spending tourists to town by turning an old railway line into one of the highest cycling tracks in Australia. But not everyone is happy.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Court case shines light on Paul Kent’s demons
The Fox Sports NRL host’s well-publicised fall warrants compassion. This is why he won’t get much.
‘You wrote the rules you idiots’: Inside Australia’s reaction to bizarre stumping
Australia’s immediate debrief in the aftermath of the controversial Jonny Bairstow stumping and a flurry of abuse in the Lord’s Long Room, is revealed in a new documentary.
Israeli war cabinet fractures as Gantz gives Netanyahu June 8 ultimatum
The popular centrist member of Israel’s three-member war cabinet threatened to resign from the government if it doesn’t adopt a new plan for the war in Gaza.
Opinion
Opinion
Why Israel is losing the PR war
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Explainer
Healthcare
‘Disorders of consciousness’: The million-dollar question and the mysteries of coma
An ‘acute brain failure’ jettisons a patient, their doctors and families into an anxious twilight zone. How aware is a person in a coma? And how are decisions made in the face of uncertainty?
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Title Deeds
Oroton heir Tom Lane flips ‘paint and paper’ reno in Bowral for $14.5m
The Lanes, who bought a Byron hinterland project for $3.8 million and sold it for $33.6 million, have had success further south. But not everyone is having such a good time.
Opinion
Ask an expert
We’re running low on super, can we use our house equity to help?
Downsizing and contributing the proceeds into your super has minimal limitations, but it might affect your age pension.
Paul Benson
Money contributor
Conflict whisperer: This man knows when you’re angry and how to stop it ruining a night out
Security expert Scott Taylor said pride and ego as well as alcohol and drugs drive the aggression that night-time venue operators want to stamp out.
Tuvalu is being swallowed by the ocean. Its people face a difficult choice
Climate change is devastating this island nation. Has Australia thrown it a lifeline?
In the midst of the grief of losing my mother, this is how I learned to cope
Even though motivation, energy levels and clear thinking take a huge hit, and the thought of simply making a decision can be exhausting, getting going helps.
Opinion
Wellness
Just keep chugging: this water bottle fixation is a generation’s security blanket
Are there risks from this obsessive water-carting beyond constant trips to the loo? Just ask Novak Djokovic, who recently copped one in the head.
Claire Heaney
Writer
‘It can be tricky’: Celeste Barber on mocking celebrities now that she is one
To make it even weirder, some of the people she ridiculed in the past have become good friends.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
The childhood secret that has driven Julie Goodwin, and the recipe everyone should have
The 2009 MasterChef winner has just released a memoir, and there’s a generous serving of real life and ripper recipes.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
WEEKEND READS
‘For all the other non-grandparents out there: you are not alone’
The pain of childlessness is well documented. But it can hit all over again when friends gush about their grandchildren.
‘After losing Mum, I also went through a terrible time’: Musician Troy Cassar-Daley
“It was like being in a car crash, hit from both the front and back,” says the multi-award winning country music artist.
Sydney
In her day job, Rachel works with koalas. One call changes that
When they get the call, Rachel and Luke brave cold weather and choppy seas in an inflatable vessel to free unlucky humpback whales stuck in fishing lines.
Boardwalk to nowhere: Council bungles upgrade of coastal path
Waverley Council has been forced to revise its coastal walk upgrade after residents said it would let tourists look into their bedrooms.
‘Impossible to sleep or work’: How roadworks made Noel’s life a misery
Noel Painton Smith and her neighbours say a major highway upgrade is damaging their homes and health.
Investigation
Domestic violence
Tears, abuse and remorse: Inside Sydney’s domestic violence court
NSW established the Specialist Family Violence court list in September last year. So how is it working?
The map that shows the winners and losers from Sydney’s road toll shake-up
Transurban has released internal modelling that is contested by the man leading a sweeping review of Sydney’s motorway network.
NRL 2024
Sharks 38 Roosters 30
Sharks show top dog mentality to edge thriller with Roosters
Cronulla proved they belong at the top of the table after defeating another genuine premiership contender in the Roosters.
Rabbitohs 22 Cowboys 28
Cowboys hold on to heap more pain on spirited but flawed Rabbitohs
The Cowboys ended a five-match losing streak, but were made to work for their competition points against a South Sydney side still winless since round four.
Politics
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Bills
One click to save hundreds as new power price ruling set for release
Chris Bowen wants to stop energy companies slugging households and businesses with a loyalty tax on their power bills.
Business
Opinion
Hip pocket
Contemplating an EV? Here’s the buzz on the pros and cons
Electric vehicles are soaring in popularity, but “range anxiety” and fears over costs are preventing many drivers from making the switch.
Dominic Powell
Money Editor
World
Australians stranded in New Caledonia ‘running out of food’ amid civil unrest
Penny Wong said the government was working with authorities in France and New Caledonia, to find a way for Australians to safely leave the island.
Opinion
Could grandparents be our biggest financial influencers?
Bec Wilson
Money contributor
Only in Oz: Breaking serve – and bread – with Albo
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Decline of 138-year-old icon shows bigger isn’t always better
Clancy Yeates
Deputy business editor
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Property
Finally his day: Buyer who lost nine auctions wins $3.8m Newtown stunner
The home’s artistically designed interior with exposed brick, timber and metal detailing drew seven bidders despite its modest land size.
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Title Deeds
Views for days: Star stock picker buys his neighbour’s $11.3m oceanfront pad
Australian investment legend David Paradice showed form when he bought into North Bondi’s oceanfront in 2007. Values have come a long way since.
Good Food
Lifestyle
The insidious effect of the fabric in your stretchy jeans
Do you think your clothing quality is declining? Fossil fuel fashion is on the rise, while climate change is impacting the quality of natural fibres.
Culture
Making ‘clouds’ onstage and other strange challenges solved by this design supremo
Designer Elizabeth Gadsby loves to push boundaries in her work.
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Sport
‘It’s not about money … I felt a weight off my shoulders’: Schuster opens up on Manly departure
Josh Schuster has spoken for the first time about his Manly exit, the demons he has overcome and his plans to become the pivotal figure at his next club.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Court case shines light on Paul Kent’s demons
The Fox Sports NRL host’s well-publicised fall warrants compassion. This is why he won’t get much.
Updated
World Boxing
Aussie wins back belt in Saudi slugfest as Usyk beats Fury
Jai Opetaia has hung tough to restore Australian boxing order and reclaim his world title in a bloody rematch with Mairis Briedis.
Sharks 38 Roosters 30
NRL 2024
Sharks rubber-stamp title credentials ahead of Panthers blockbuster
Cronulla proved they belong at the top of the table after defeating another genuine premiership contender in the Roosters.
Flailing Waratahs desperate to avoid wooden spoon after tenth loss
With only two wins for the season, NSW are parked in last place after crashing to the Western Force in Perth.
In the running: Is marathon man Edwards finally on track to crack Origin?
It’s been a long road from the bush town of Dorrigo to the top of the NRL for Dylan Edwards. But the friends, family and former teammates who were there at the start have enjoyed every step.
Calf injury has Bronte Campbell racing clock for a fourth Olympic campaign
After 18 months out of the pool, Bronte Campbell promised herself she would have one more crack at making an Olympic team. Then came an injury from left field.
Have Your Say
‘You wrote the rules you idiots’: Inside Australia’s dressing-room reaction to Bairstow stumping
Australia’s immediate debrief in the aftermath of the controversial Jonny Bairstow stumping and a flurry of abuse in the Lord’s Long Room, is revealed by the latest season of the Amazon Prime documentary.
