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Planning
The Sydney policy flip that has housing advocates alarmed
A “policy refinement paper” reveals several land zones will be excluded from the forthcoming low- and mid-rise housing policy, among other concessions to local councils.
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Property market
Two weeks after the budget, I’ve realised I missed its most surprising revelation
The budget papers include a long statement spelling out what’s wrong with housing with a candour I’ve not seen before.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Want schools? Build housing: Premier dangles carrot to Sydney councils
Hundreds of millions in funding for key local infrastructure will be tied to councils which meet and beat new five-year housing targets.
Emergency departments are busier than ever. Here’s how your hospital stacks up
Emergency waiting times at two of the state’s biggest hospitals have skyrocketed as the system buckles under “unprecedented pressure”.
Nine boss Mike Sneesby faces more claims of his executives’ bad behaviour
Former Stan executive Adrian Foo attended this year’s Australian Open as a guest of Nine less than a year after leaving the company amid inappropriate conduct claims.
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Opinion
The end of men like Darren Wick is finally coming. Here’s how I know
The end of such men is coming through legislation. And it’s accelerating because of the alleged behaviour of men like Wick.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
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Courts
Acid bath killer murdered pregnant wife who had wanted to leave him
Arnima Hayat told her friends Meraj Zafar was violent and she regretted marrying him. He now admits he killed the 19-year-old.
Pope ‘sorry’ for homophobic slur use in private meeting
Francis was said to have made the remark when the subject of admitting gay men to seminaries was raised.
Israel’s Rafah offensive expands, fresh strikes kill at least 37 Palestinians
Israel pummelled the same area where strikes triggered a deadly fire days earlier in a camp for displaced Palestinians.
Australian students are failing science. Can you answer these year 6 questions?
The latest National Assessment Program report found about a third of year 6 students say they do not have science lessons every week.
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Live music
From a brush with death to live on stage near you: Cold Chisel is back
Australian rock royalty Cold Chisel will reunite and tour Australia later this year, just months after frontman Jimmy Barnes recovered from open-heart surgery.
The Australians who have at least 50 per cent of their wealth tied up in property
Research into the makeup of Australians’ wealth has revealed whose home is the highest proportion of their net worth.
Nine tries in four starts: Will Wallabies unleash the ‘Junkyard Dog’?
Reds rookie Tim Ryan has become a cult hero with a series of sizzling tries that have to be seen to be believed.
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French Open
No-fuss Demon exacts revenge to breeze into second round
After a five-hour rain delay, the world No.11 put on a claycourt clinic to demolish of Alex Michelsen.
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Environmental protection
Dutton’s mining pledge ‘straight from the Rinehart playbook’
The opposition leader is promising to slash green tape for resources projects, which has prompted Tanya Plibersek to accuse him of writing policies for mining magnates.
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Australia
Seven big myths we tell tourists about Australia, busted
Melbourne has the best coffee and Sydney has the best weather? We’re giving visitors to this country the wrong information.
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
Byron Bay to Barcelona: Chris Hemsworth’s private chef shares his favourite dining spots
Michelin-trained Spanish chef Sergio Perera shares how he helped change the eating habits of his A-list employer.
NRL 2024
‘If anyone thinks I’m a racist, I can’t control that’: Leniu opens up on Vegas fallout
NSW debutant says he isn’t expecting retaliation from Brisbane teammates of Ezra Mam in the Origin opener, but won’t back down from the confrontation against the Maroons.
One stat and six charts show why Edwards replaced Tedesco as No.1
There’s one area where Blues coach Michael Maguire believes the Penrith fullback can revolutionise his attack.
Sydney
Student campers reject Sydney University’s pledge to review defence ties
The university said its offer to review its defence ties was more comprehensive than ones accepted by other encampments across Australia.
Man stabbed to death in Matraville, woman arrested
Police have arrested a woman after a man was fatally stabbed at a property in Matraville in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
Analysis
Endangered species
Why can’t Forestry find any gliders, when everyone else can?
It has all the ingredients of a Monty Python sketch: bureaucrats shuffling around a forest looking for nocturnal animals in the middle of the day.
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Private schools
Exclusive NSW girls’ school embroiled in ugly dispute
The fate of Australia’s oldest and most respected “creative community” looks uncertain, with long-term staff set to lose their jobs.
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Missing person
Mystery deepens over woman believed to have given birth by river, police leave site
Police have urged the mother to visit a hospital, as detectives found nothing in their initial search for the woman and her newborn baby.
Politics
‘This cannot continue’: Wong demands Israel halt Rafah offensive
As Australia called for Israel to stop its military campaign in Rafah, a global medical charity urged it to implement sanctions on Israel.
Business
Shareholders approve fire sale of Russian mines to tycoon with former links to sanctioned oligarchs
Tigers Realm will sell its operations after the Federal Court ruled last month the company was in breach of sanctions against Russian interests.
World
Could NRL star’s father be deported home to Australia? Indonesia says ‘no’
The father of NRL star Payne Haas is accused of being at the “centre” of a failed drug smuggling attempt in Indonesia.
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Wall Street is changing its trade clocks. Here’s how it could cost you
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
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Property
The type of home that’s only getting more expensive
Two key statistics indicate that Australia’s housing affordability crisis will continue to worsen, even as governments scramble to ease supply constraints.
No parking, no worries: Lilyfield house sells for $4.68m at auction
Listing agent Jack Parry said the sale price rivalled nearby homes with on-site parking. Domain Group recorded a preliminary auction clearance rate of 69.7 per cent at the weekend.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Feeling tense? The best ways to loosen up pesky muscle knots
Those painful bumps can be tough to ignore. Experts recommend the best way to soothe and prevent knots.
Culture
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Comedy
The Cleaner turns gruesome tragedy into hilarity in this cameo-filled comedy
UK funnyman Greg Davies plays a crime-scene cleaner who can’t help getting involved with the oddballs he encounters on the job.
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Sport
‘I’m trying to look after my family’: Payne Haas breaks silence over dad’s drugs arrest
The NSW Blues star has spoken for the first time since his father, Gregor, was arrested over alleged links to a Mexican cartel and plans to smuggle methamphetamines into Indonesia.
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French Open
No-fuss Demon exacts revenge to breeze into second round at Roland-Garros
After a five-hour rain delay, the world No.11 put on a claycourt clinic to demolish of Alex Michelsen.
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State of Origin
Inside the Blues campaign: Why Maguire wants the spirit of ’85
The NSW coach has called on past glories to inspire his team for the 2024 State of Origin series.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
Nine tries in four starts: Will Wallabies unleash the ‘Junkyard Dog’?
Reds rookie Tim Ryan has become a cult hero with a series of sizzling tries that have to be seen to be believed. And he is NSW’s problem this week.
‘If anyone thinks I’m a racist, I can’t control that’: Leniu opens up on Vegas fallout
NSW debutant says he isn’t expecting retaliation from Brisbane teammates of Ezra Mam in the Origin opener, but won’t back down from the confrontation against the Maroons.
‘I’m really blessed’: Marsh’s return as World Cup captain after 14 years
Mitchell Marsh lifted a World Cup trophy as under-19s captain in 2010. After almost disappearing as an international player, he has the chance to do it again.
$4 million in four days: Why the ‘Matildas effect’ isn’t slowing down
The two friendlies against China have been sold out for weeks, and an average crowd of 50,000 has watched their last 12 matches on home soil.
Have Your Say
Queensland picked Israel Folau. Why wouldn’t NSW pick Joseph Suaalii?
The relevant question about Suaalii isn’t about whether he should contest the Origin opener but on which side of the field he will play.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
