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Aviation

After ‘absolute carnage’ on Singapore Airlines flight, Australian has no sensation in legs

Keith Davis, centre, is whisked away, prevented from talking to reporters at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday.

Australian man Keith Davis said his wife suffered a severe spinal injury on the ill-fated Singapore Airlines flight 321 and was in intensive care in a Bangkok hospital.

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 migration cuts’

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor argues that industrial relations changes will help boost the economy.

Property prices have soared out of reach for many households.

‘It’s stupid, the system is broken’: The housing crisis gets worse

Workers are feeling “pretty distressed” to realise the basics of life have slipped further out of reach than even in the recent past.

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CBD

Birkin hell! Rebekah Brooks has Murdoch’s News Corp in the bag

Birkin hell! Rebekah Brooks has Murdoch’s News Corp in the bag

The controversial star of the global Murdoch empire is turning heads in Australia with her regal style.

David Marr to replace ABC’s Phillip Adams at Late Night Live

Taking over Late Night Live: David Marr.

The celebrated journalist and author is replacing Adams, who has been in the role for more than three decades.

Mystery single entry scoops $150 million Powerball jackpot

The ticket holder or holders were not registered to a card or online account, so their identity remains a mystery.

Medal-winning machines ... Kaylee Mckeown, Chelsea Hodges, Emma Mckeon and Cate Campbell after winning the 4x100m medley relay.
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Swimming

‘I just wanted the pain to end’: Olympic gold medallist announces sudden retirement

A member of Australia’s Olympic gold medal-winning women’s 4x100m medley team has called time on her swimming career just months before Paris.

It’s called the ‘place of skulls’, and fills even pro surfers with dread

Teahupo’o wipeout,

Five surfers have died at the iconic and infamous Tahitian break, venue for the Olympic competition in July, which translates as “place of skulls” in the local Polynesian dialect.

NBA closes investigation into Josh Giddey’s alleged relationship with girl

The NBA has ended its investigation into Australian basketball star Josh Giddey for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a teenager, ESPN reported on Thursday.

How a spicy midlife crisis led to The Unsatisfactory Spouses Club

All members of the club met when they were young - early marriage is a risk factor for divorce.

When marriage trouble hit a group of Australian friends, they sought solace in each other.

Sydney’s undercover wartime lookout post opens to the public

Before: The Battery Observation Post in operation in an Australian War Memorial photograph, 1944. After: The Harbour Trust with help from volunteers have refurbished the North Fort Battery.

An abandoned, empty and crumbling military base will be opened to the public after a two-year restoration project.

Cassie Ventura speaks after Diddy assault video

Ventura said domestic violence had broken her down “to someone I never thought I would become”.

Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall (with Colin the dog) in Colin From Accounts.

‘It’s not about our love’: Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall on separating fact from fiction

When Colin from Accounts became an international hit, the couple were faced with sudden celebrity – and the challenge of writing season two.

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NRL 2024

Burton dazzles as Flanagan says Dragons ‘so bad you’ve got to laugh’

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.

Manly coach Anthony Seibold.
Analysis

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.

Sydney

The pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Sydney.

Sydney pro-Palestinian students suspended after classes ‘disrupted’

The university says some students have gone beyond the bounds of acceptable behaviour in protesting against the Israel-Gaza war.

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Crime

On the run for months, builder of collapsed home convicted of fraud

George Khouzame, the director of Hemisphere Constructions, was responsible for the Condell Park house collapse. But he hasn’t been charged over it.

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”.

Broadway comes to Parramatta: New $188m theatre for western Sydney

Winning design of the new $188 million Riverside Theatres.

After years of planning, a new theatre has been announced for Parramatta and it’s comparable to Sydney and Melbourne’s best.

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Energy

Minns steps in to save country’s largest coal-fired power station

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.

Mark Latham tweet ‘offensive, crass, vulgar’ but not defamatory, court told

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.

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Crime fiction author Michael Connelly is one of the international names featured in the Sydney Writers Festival 2024 program.

He’s written 38 novels - but there’s one big reason you hardly even see his name on a movie script

The former LA Times crime writer turned bestselling author has written 38 novels, some of which are now movies and TV series. He’s in Australia this month.

Ben O’Toole, Anthony LaPaglia and Josh Helman in Death of a Salesman
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Anthony LaPaglia’s Willy Loman rips apart the American Dream

Seventy-five years on, Death of a Salesman retains its power and relevance, and in this version, Anthony LaPaglia gives an extraordinary performance.

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Property

Energy-efficient homes sell for more money.

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.

Some households under pressure have decided to sell.

‘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.

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Sport

Teahupo’o wipeout,

‘Eight-storey building onto a four-foot reef’: Why Teahupo’o is so perfect ... and terrifying

Five surfers have died at the iconic and infamous Tahitian break, venue for the Olympic competition in July, which translates as “place of skulls” in the local Polynesian dialect.

Too many rocks, not enough diamonds this season for Latrell Mitchell to be picked for NSW for Origin I.

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.

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Medal-winning machines ... Kaylee Mckeown, Chelsea Hodges, Emma Mckeon and Cate Campbell after winning the 4x100m medley relay.
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Swimming

‘I just wanted the pain to end’: Olympic gold medallist announces sudden retirement

A member of Australia’s Olympic gold medal-winning women’s 4x100m medley team has called time on her swimming career just months before Paris.

Stephen Crichton

Burton dazzles in 11th-hour Origin audition as Flanagan says Dragons ‘so bad you’ve got to laugh’

The Bulldogs 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.

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Swans cling on as brave Bulldogs suffer heavy injury toll

The Western Bulldogs’ gallant 14-point defeat to Sydney at Marvel Stadium has been compounded by injuries to stars Aaron Naughton and Ed Richards.

Manly coach Anthony Seibold.
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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.

Taylan May’s career is clouded.

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.

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