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Albanese to voters: I feel your cost-of-living pain
The prime minister will tell voters hit hard by the rising cost of living that he feels their pain and has not forgotten what it is like to “struggle and strive”.
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Population
Working smarter will make up for deep migration cuts, shadow treasurer says
As the Coalition struggles to explain its planned migration cuts, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor argues that industrial relations changes will help boost the economy.
PM points finger at Coalition over release of ex-detainee
Anthony Albanese has sought to shield his government from further backlash over a former immigration detainee now charged with murder.
‘People feel cheated’: Cut to home buyer budgets leaves households reeling
Workers are feeling ‘pretty distressed’ to realise the basics of life have slipped further out of reach than even in the recent past.
Opinion
Housing crisis
Treasury tells all: How the housing market is so stuffed up
Our housing industry has been too slow to respond to increased demand. What’s the Albanese government doing about this mess?
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Updated
Aviation
Bangkok officials block Australian patient from voicing airline criticism
Staff surrounded an injured Australian from flight 321 in a hospital cafe when it became apparent he was about to talk to the media.
Opinion
International affairs
I won’t mourn the death of the man who oversaw my sham trial
Iranians have been dancing, setting off fireworks and posting an endless stream of helicopter memes.
Kylie Moore-Gilbert
Political scientist and writer
Birkin hell! Rebekah Brooks has Murdoch’s News Corp in the bag
A controversial star of the global Murdoch empire is turning heads in Australia with her regal style.
Burton dazzles as Flanagan says Dragons ‘so bad you’ve got to laugh’
Matt Burton impressed as the Bulldogs embarrassed a woeful Dragons with a near point-a-minute second-half blitz.
Opinion
State of Origin
Why Michael Maguire simply cannot pick Latrell Mitchell for Origin I
The South Sydney fullback doesn’t deserve the jumper, nor can he be trusted to perform in it.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Analysis
Australia
Are Manly, Seibold and Moses still on the same page?
The Sea Eagles have told their coach that contract talks are on hold after three straight losses.
Review
Surry Hills
The new-look White Horse is the pub’s most delicious iteration yet
You can roll up and order a beer, but I’m not quite sure you can still call it a pub. Whatever White Horse has become, I like it a lot.
How a spicy midlife crisis led to the Unsatisfactory Spouses Club
When marriage trouble hit a group of friends, they sought solace in each other.
Opinion
Sunday Life
I used to love being told a secret, but now I don’t really care
I’ve been told of some pretty significant secrets in my time – from affairs, to secret children, to gambling problems, to bankruptcies – so the bar for titillation has been significantly raised.
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Ten tourist traps that are actually worth visiting (and 10 others to avoid)
Don’t be a Grinch. Sometimes you should simply give in and enjoy the entertainment and outrageous kitsch of tourist traps.
Two of Us
Good Weekend
‘You’re from the in-flight magazine’: How Tim Rogers and Alice Topp fell in love
After two failed attempts at a relationship, musician Tim Rogers and choreographer Alice Topp have made a home among the kangaroos.
NRL 2024
Updated
‘His emotions were intense’: Why Warriors star skipped team song
The manager of Addin Fonua-Blake has explained the bizarre walk-out that has cost the Warriors star the chance to play this weekend.
Updated
Roosters ramp up Crichton bid after Panthers raid Tigers for marquee man Papali’i
The reigning premiers have landed a $750,000 star from the wooden spooners as the Roosters look to keep their own resurgent back-rower away from interested NRL rivals.
Sydney
Broadway comes to Parramatta: New $188m theatre for western Sydney
After years of planning, a new theatre has been announced for Parramatta and it’s comparable to Sydney and Melbourne’s best.
Analysis
Electricity
Eraring bill will max out at $450m. It’ll be much worse if the lights go out
The deal struck with Origin Energy is far more palatable than most expected. But it is not without risk.
Updated
Energy
Minns steps in to save country’s largest coal-fired power station
The government will extend the operating life of Eraring, Australia’s largest coal-fired power station, until August 2027.
Exclusive
Crime
On the run for months, builder of collapsed home convicted of fraud
George Khouzame, whose company built the Condell Park house that collapsed last year, insists the charges were for “very, very, very, very low-end fraud”.
Mark Latham tweet ‘offensive, crass, vulgar’ but not defamatory, court told
The former NSW One Nation leader is defending a defamation action brought against him by Sydney MP Alex Greenwich over an offensive and graphic tweet.
SEE & DO
‘Clouds’ onstage and other strange challenges solved by this design supremo
Designer Elizabeth Gadsby loves to push boundaries in her work.
These are the 10 events not to miss at Sydney Writers’ Festival
This year’s literary feast offers a tantalising menu for lovers of all sorts of writing.
Politics
States go nuclear on Dutton as Origin boss backs Eraring to stop blackouts
As news of the deal to prolong the life of the Eraring power station broke, state governments lined up to oppose nuclear energy.
Business
Updated
Fashion retail
Australian fashion label Dion Lee collapses
Dion Lee will be run by administrators as a going concern as the hunt for a new buyer begins.
World
Analysis
UK election
Diminished and drenched, Rishi Sunak seems impatient for his own demise
The British PM is attempting to pull off a turnaround that would be unique in modern political history. It’s not off to a convincing start.
Opinion
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Property
How to sell your home for $112,000 more than your neighbour
A new report finds how to fetch a higher price, attract more online listing views and make a home more liveable in the meantime.
‘Early warning sign’: Why property owners are selling their homes now
Owners are selling up in greater numbers this autumn than they were at the same time last year, new figures show.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Trends
In appealing to the rich, has trail running lost its dirtbag spirit?
Have we become so comfortable in our lives we are now seeking – and willing to pay big money for – discomfort?
Sarah Berry
Lifestyle Health Editor
Culture
Opinion
Streaming
Is Netflix killing off the binge model it created? The signs say yes
The latest season of Bridgerton has been split in two, spread out across a month. It’s the latest sign the streaming giant is shifting from the binge model.
Aine Ryan
Culture news editor
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Opinion
State of Origin
Why Michael Maguire simply cannot pick Latrell Mitchell for Origin I
The South Sydney fullback doesn’t deserve the jumper, nor can he be trusted to perform in it.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Burton dazzles in 11th-hour Origin audition as Flanagan says Dragons ‘so bad you’ve got to laugh’
Canterbury piled on 38 unanswered points in the second half to blow away a Dragons side derailed by injuries to Jack Bird and Hame Sele as Canterbury’s star put his hand up for NSW.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Are Manly, Anthony Seibold and Isaac Moses still on the same page?
The Sea Eagles have told their coach that contract talks are on hold after three straight losses. But Seibold insists he didn’t storm out of a meeting on the eve of a season-defining clash.
Updated
NRL 2024
‘The pressure is off now’: Meet the latest Hopoate to crack first grade
Lehi Hopoate will become the sixth member of the footballing clan to play first grade after being named to start at fullback for Manly on Friday night.
NRL suspends Taylan May, Brandon Wakeham under no-fault rule
The footballing careers of Taylan May and Brandon Wakeham are under a cloud after they were officially stood down from playing duties.
Australian great Ponting reveals approach over India coaching job
Australia great Ricky Ponting was sounded out for the India head coach’s role but the 49-year-old said he is not in the race to succeed Rahul Dravid in the high-profile job.
Updated
NRL 2024
Roosters ramp up Crichton bid after Panthers raid Tigers for marquee man Papali’i
The reigning premiers have landed a $750,000 star from the wooden spooners as the Roosters look to keep their own resurgent back-rower away from interested NRL rivals.
Have Your Say
There is one Rabbitoh NSW must pick for Origin … and it’s not Latrell
Origin can bring out the best in players looking to escape the dramas at their club. Michael Maguire can do that with South Sydney’s mercurial star.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
