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Australian drug trafficking suspect hails from rich list family

The father is the epitome of the migrant success story; the son is one of the nation’s most wanted suspected criminals.

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‘He didn’t have a chance’: Luke went to his new job in the morning. He never came home

Luke Bray and his mother Diane Bray.

Luke Bray, 24, wasn’t even supposed to be at work that day. His mother wants answers.

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Defamation

Vile voice messages to Alex Greenwich played in defamation case

The Sydney MP is suing ex-NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham for defamation over a tweet he says unleashed a wave of vitriol, including explicit voice messages.

Bruce Lehrmann pursued by former landlord over alleged property damage

Gaenor Meakes outside the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Thursday, and Bruce Lehrmann in a file photo.

The owner of a luxury Sydney pad where Bruce Lehrmann lived rent-free under a deal with the Seven Network has appeared for the first time in a NSW tribunal.

Powerball winner went to work after claiming $150m prize

The $150 million Powerball jackpot has been won by a lottery ticket bought in South Australia.

“I know it may sound crazy, but I’m going to continue working. I’m at work today,” Australia’s newest multimillionaire said.

Australian voters back plans to keep gas on tap

The poll found that 75 per cent of voters supported a domestic gas reservation policy to ensure a steady supply of gas to households and businesses.

Attila Yilmaz runs a tight ship at Pazar Food Collective.

‘Kind of scary’: The real reason so many restaurants are closing

The predictions are devastating: one in 13 hospitality businesses could close in the next 12 months. So what’s gone wrong, and what can be done to help?

Why the brands Australians have loved and eaten for decades are up for sale

Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell.

One of the nation’s largest dairy processors is pulling the plug on Australia. But it’s just the latest domino to fall in a sector that has been dwindling for decades.

He sold his studio to Netflix for $700m. Then he went on a $120m property spree

Nox in the Talofa hinterland near Byron Bay sold for $12 million to animation pioneer Zareh Nalbandian.

The Animal Logic co-founder has taken to real estate in a big way in recent years, and his $12 million Byron Bay cash buy is just his latest acquisition.

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Marrickville stabbing was premeditated, police allege

Marrickville stabbing was premeditated, police allege

Police say a man planned the stabbing of his brother and mother in their inner-west Sydney home, the attack unfolding while their father was in the shower.

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Religion

Confessions of a disabled parking sticker offender

Last Sunday, I took my mother to church and committed many sins.

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Jake Trbojevic, Isaah Yeo and James Tedesco

Maguire’s call on Tedesco will decide NSW’s Origin fate

He’s not only the fullback but also the incumbent captain, so the decision Maguire makes about the Roosters No.1 will have major implications for the Blues.

Roy Masters
Roy Masters

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‘Lucky to be alive’: How Souths legend learned to walk again after a coma

Nathan Merritt.

Nathan Merritt will take a simple stroll in Indigenous Round this weekend that represents a significant milestone in his recovery.

Two decades on, the Central Coast Mariners are a miracle of Australian sport

The A-League’s smallest club has survived a series of near-death experiences over nearly 20 years to become an underappreciated gem of the national sporting scene.

‘Brilliant’ but ‘basically repugnant’: How we reviewed the first Mad Max

Mel Gibson and Steve Bisley starred in the original Mad Max film in 1979.

With the fifth instalment in the franchise hitting screens this week, we took a look at how The Sydney Morning Herald reviewed the first, now iconic, film.

After heart surgery, Nick Hudson quit his job to become a push-up evangelist

Nick Hudson, founder of the Push-Up Challenge, wants to take the challenge global.

The former engineer wants to improve mental health around the globe, one push-up at a time.

More than just lights - here’s our pick of Vivid Ideas

From meeting strangers to spying on strangers, there is plenty of variety in the Vivid Ideas program.

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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.
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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

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.

Sydney’s undercover wartime lookout post reopens after ‘labour of love’

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

Sydney pro-Palestinian students suspended after classes ‘disrupted’

The pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Sydney.

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

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Man critical, woman injured after stabbing in Marrickville

Two people have been rushed to hospital.

Two people are in hospital after a stabbing in Sydney’s inner west on Thursday evening.

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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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Aussie psychological thriller examines death penalty with a horrific twist

Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction releases, including an engaging account of the seven Cleopatras and Geoffrey Robertson’s crisply argued case for prosecuting Putin.

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 ever 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.

Politics

Albanese to voters: I feel your cost-of-living pain

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

‘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.

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.

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Nathan Merritt.

‘Lucky to be alive’: How Souths legend learned to walk again after a coma

Nathan Merritt will take a simple stroll in Indigenous Round this weekend that represents a significant milestone in his recovery from a debilitating bout of double pneumonia.

Danny Vukovic, the captain of the Central Coast Mariners, played in their first A-League season back in 2005-06 - and is the last active player left from the old NSL.

Two decades on, the Central Coast Mariners are a miracle of Australian sport

The A-League’s smallest club has survived a series of near-death experiences over nearly 20 years to become an underappreciated gem of the national sporting scene.

Jake Trbojevic, Isaah Yeo and James Tedesco

Maguire’s call on Tedesco will decide NSW’s Origin fate

He’s not only the fullback but also the incumbent captain, so the decision Maguire makes about the Roosters No.1 will have major implications for the Blues’ campaign.

Roy Masters
Roy Masters

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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.

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.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster

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