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‘I’ll stay where she’s staying’: Insiders give their top Paris tips
It took some arm twisting, but these four leading Australian hoteliers have revealed where they love to bed down when in the city of light.
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- Fiona Carruthers
Location, location: Discover the most coveted hotel suites in Paris
They all have round-the-clock butlers, only the freshest of geraniums, and champagne on tap. Welcome to the city of love’s six-star offerings.
- 6 mins ago
- Fiona Carruthers
The secrets of France’s other Olympic city
Less than four hours by train from the main event in Paris, Marseille will host the sailing and plenty of soccer – all with a relaxed beachside vibe.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Going to France for the Games? Here’s your restaurant guide
Three of France’s top chefs are designing the menus for the Athletes Village at the Olympics. But spectators can also win by visiting their buzzy, innovative restaurants.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Why the Paris Olympics will be a modest showcase of wood architecture
Every host city tries to use the Olympics to power a transformative project. Paris 2024 wants to make sustainability, not monumental construction, its legacy.
- Feargus O'Sullivan and Jenny Che
March
Kerr backed by Matildas star and Chelsea coach as ‘race slur’ revealed
The Matildas captain has the “full support” of the national squad and English team after new details emerged over her alleged clash with a police officer.
- Zoe Samios
February
Matildas crush Uzbekistan 10-0 to cruise into Olympics
Michelle Heyman scored four times as Australia trounced Uzbekistan in the second leg of their Olympic qualifier, going through 13-0 on aggregate.
- Anna Harrington
Will Olympic surfing damage a remote Tahitian village?
In five months the world’s biggest sporting contest will come to a one-cafe village in the South Pacific. Will it survive undamaged?
- David Cole
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- Climate policy
Parisians take aim at SUVs in latest green drive before Olympics
The French capital’s Socialist mayor says the time has come to break the trend to “cars that are always bigger, taller, wider”.
- Helena Alves and John Leicester
January
Swimmer who won gold and called Chinese star a drug cheat retires
Mack Horton, who had an intense rivalry with Sun Yang, says he has lost his hunger for the sport and he won’t be competing at the Paris Olympic Games.
August 2023
‘Give Gold Coast the money’: Katie Page backs joint Commonwealth Games
Harvey Norman CEO Katie Page, a major backer of Australian sport, said governments needed to consider major sporting events as ‘an investment in their people’.
- Zoe Samios