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Inside the massive terminal at Sydney’s new airport
The terminal’s design is intended to ease “pain points” that passengers frequently experience at airports.
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Air accident
Iranian president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash
Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in the helicopter had been missing for more than 12 hours when rescuers spotted the wreckage.
Man on Sydney-bound flight tried to open plane door mid-air, court told
Federal police said another passenger noticed Rahulreet Singh Mann, 33, trying to force open the exit door and pulled him away.
Opinion
Archibald Prize
In defence of Gina Rinehart: I hate my Archibald portrait too
The vanity in portraiture lies in the conceit of being selected in the first place, swiftly followed by dismay at the outcome.
Antoinette Lattouf
Broadcaster, columnist and author
Father and son, 2, found dead in suspected murder-suicide
The boy’s mother called police after the 38-year-old man failed to return from a custody visit. The father had a history of domestic violence.
Neighbour beats eight others to snap up stately $4.7m Glebe bungalow
Nine registered to bid on the circa-1900 grand four-bedroom residence, but the winner was very local.
‘Domestic violence is not acceptable, and we will not stop’
Police Commissioner Karen Webb confirmed “more than 550 offenders have been charged and arrested and put before the court” during a four-day domestic violence blitz.
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Naked City
As a reporter, my inbox is civil. Then I read what my female colleagues are sent
The internet is modern society’s sewer. It is vital to life but when it breaks, it is a disaster. And for women, it has proved toxic and dangerous.
It’s meat, but not as you know it. It’s even better, claims its Australian producer
Global demand for meat is growing. Without innovation, this will put more pressure on land clearing and greenhouse gas emissions. Could cultured meat be the solution?
Opinion
Inside China
China just unveiled a ‘ground-breaking’ fix for its property crisis. It’s not enough
Three years after China’s property sector started imploding, Xi Jinping is finally doing something meaningful to fix it. He needs to do more.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Analysis
Political leadership
Why Labor’s budget is not enough to flip its two-year slump
It is not unusual for governments to suffer a slump after two years in power – it happened to John Howard in 1998 and he recovered. But there are danger signs for Labor.
Opinion
Federal budget
How the budget was hijacked by a $300 cherry on the top
The energy rebate is a perfectly sensible device to hasten progress in getting inflation down to the target zone.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Opinion
Tripologist
Australian travellers can get free healthcare overseas, but beware this trap
While Australia has healthcare agreements with 11 other countries that mean you can access their health systems for free, there are some issues to be aware of.
Analysis
World Boxing
Who is the greatest? Ranking boxing’s undisputed heavyweight champions
Oleksandr Usyk is the undisputed world heavyweight champion after beating Tyson Fury. But how does he rate against Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and George Foreman?
Gareth A Davies
‘Freezing my tits off on Liverpool St’: The unfiltered history of Kings Cross
From Sydney’s first strip club, to drag cabaret and late night parties – Kings Cross was once the centre of Australia’s after-hours entertainment scene.
Sydney Morning Herald nation’s most read masthead
The Sydney Morning Herald is the country’s most read masthead, with a cross-platform readership of 7.3 million Australians, according to the latest Total News readership figures released by Roy Morgan.
A frantic call from a sinking ship: this novel opens with a coroner’s report
Miles Franklin winner Shankari Chandran has an agenda in her new book Safe Haven, as our desire not to see has only been strengthened.
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Domestic violence
Police stormed in to arrest a violent DV offender. Another five minutes and they may have been too late
Police have completed a sweeping crackdown on domestic and family violence, targeting the state’s most dangerous offenders. This is an inside look at the raids.
Officer’s skull fractured in stabbing, man charged with attempted murder
Constable Elvis Poa suffered two skull fractures when he was stabbed in the head by a man in Sydney’s CBD on Sunday.
Sydney’s new $78m ferry wharves to open, without the ferries
The new public wharves are due to be completed within the next six months, but commuters face a years-long wait for services.
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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 a cycling track. But not everyone is happy.
NRL 2024
Chammas at Magic Round
Tigers refuse to commit to Leichhardt Oval despite government pledge
The Wests Tigers will hold a board meeting on Monday to discuss the club’s stadium strategy and are not in a position to commit to playing any games at Leichhardt Oval.
Hammer’s double sinks Tigers after back-to-back sin bins
The Dolphins claimed a fifth win on the trot as the Tigers - who at least showed some fight despite being down to 11 men at one point - sink to seven straight losses
Politics
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Biodiversity
Environmental offsets scheme riddled with breaches
The federal government’s first national audit of the environmental offsets scheme has found many projects are not fulfilling their commitments.
Business
Banks not doing enough to help struggling borrowers, says ASIC
As the number of customers falling behind on their repayments rises, the watchdog says too many people in hardship are finding it hard to get help.
World
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
What Iranian president’s helicopter crash means for the Middle East
Iran views itself as the chief patron of Palestinian resistance to Israeli rule, and top officials have called for Israel to be wiped off the map.
Joseph Krauss
Opinion
Money can’t buy everything, but Chalmers can buy an inflation reduction
Richard Denniss
Executive director at The Australia Institute
I attended the Sea Power Conference. On behalf of Australia, I was embarrassed
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
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Property
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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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.
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Lifestyle
‘It can be tricky’: Celeste Barber on mocking celebrities now she is one
To make it even weirder, some of the people she ridiculed in the past have become good friends.
Culture
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits beating singer Cassie, says he’s sorry
Security footage emerged over the weekend of the rapper beating his then-girlfriend and protégé in 2016. Combs has now released his own video, saying his actions were inexcusable.
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NRL 2024
Inside the Magic Round meetings that saved PNG’s NRL bid from collapse
If the bid to establish an NRL franchise in PNG is successful next month, discussions inside Suncorp Stadium’s Chairman’s Room will be remembered for saving it.
Analysis
World Boxing
Who is the greatest? Ranking boxing’s undisputed heavyweight champions
Oleksandr Usyk is the undisputed world heavyweight champion after beating Tyson Fury. But how does he rate against Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and George Foreman?
Gareth A Davies
Opinion
Super Rugby
The exiled player whose form proves the Waratahs are in a full-blown crisis
NSW were torched by Ben Donaldson on Saturday in Perth: a playmaker they released last year. And his improvement speaks volumes about the Tahs.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
The nerveless final-hole putt that won the PGA Championship
American Xander Schauffele drained the most important putt of his career to seal the lowest winning score to par at a major championship.
Chammas at Magic Round
NRL 2024
Tigers refuse to commit to Leichhardt Oval despite government pledge
The Wests Tigers will hold a board meeting on Monday to discuss the club’s stadium strategy and are not in a position to commit to playing any games at Leichhardt Oval.
Manchester City win fourth straight EPL title, Spurs seal Europa League place
A 3-1 win over West Ham United sealed another Premier League trophy for Pep Guardiola’s men as they pipped rivals Arsenal on the final day of a thrilling season.
‘There will be people saying I’m not the man for the job’: Can Hynes finally be NSW’s saviour?
The Sharks star admitted he was close to not playing against the Roosters – but another star turn has him steeled to solve NSW’s halfback woes.
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‘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.
