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Courts
‘Each victim was in dreadful fear’: Terror of the ‘inner-west rapist’
Seventeen years after he sexually attacked four women across Sydney, Darren Kennedy was caught by DNA. He has now met his fate.
Marles to call out China’s ‘unsafe’ encounters with Australian navy
The defence minister’s remarks are likely to hit a sour note for Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun, attending the conference for the first time.
Breaking
Cybersecurity
Customer data exposed after Ticketek ‘cyber incident’
The ticketing company wrote to Australian customers saying personal details had been compromised.
Matildas escape with draw after late Heyman goal, Foord off injured
A scrappy Matildas stole a late draw in the first of two China friendlies in the lead-up to Paris 2024 – and it left as many questions as answers.
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Super Rugby
Waratahs lose to Reds by one point in Sydney thriller
It’s been a miserable campaign for the Waratahs and departing coach Darren Coleman – and the Reds gave them no relief.
Opinion
Donald Trump
Trump convictions should be a tombstone for his career
Donald Trump’s conviction should have been the end of his political career. But these are not normal times.
The Herald's View
Editorial
Decoding Donald Trump’s reaction to his guilty verdict
“Rigged”, “conflicted”, “disgraceful” but also “mental institutions” – the former president issued a tale of woe for himself and the US after a New York jury found him guilty in the hush-money case.
Prison is rare for Trump’s false records crime - but people have been jailed for it before
The maximum sentence for falsification of business records is four years’ imprisonment.
Opinion
Inside China
The West is completely unprepared for Xi Jinping’s next masterstroke
The US and its allies face a grim choice if China escalates tensions with Taiwan. It could lead to an economic catastrophe.
Philip Pilkington
Bulldogs surge into top eight with win over woeful Knights
The Knights were terrible, but the Bulldogs proved they can win games without their star players as they triumphed in Newcastle.
Opinion
State of Origin
Purist, obsessive, intense: The Maguire I know is an extraordinary competitor
A year after he won the premiership with Souths, I worked on a book with Michael Maguire. I don’t think I’ve met anyone who wants to win so badly.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Opinion
Flexible working
Who’s going to win the return-to-office tug of war?
There’s a colossal battle happening right now in many workplaces across the country, pitting WFH employees against their office-obsessed bosses.
Tim Duggan
Careers contributor
Room to raise heights again if Sydney’s building targets are not met
New height limits and other planning controls could be intensified if they fail to deliver enough new homes, the state’s planning boss says.
Man who murdered girlfriend after prolonged ‘nang’ use jailed for decades
Liqun Pan,19, was fatally stabbed by her partner in an apartment littered with empty nitrous oxide canisters. He fell four floors and spent months in a coma before his arrest.
Updated
Australia votes
Labor faces battle for key seats under boundary redraw
Labor faces losing the seat of Higgins in Melbourne’s inner east and a tough battle to fend off the Greens in two other electorates under a proposed revamp of electoral boundaries.
Neil Perry says ‘enough is enough’ as he bids to save $64b industry
The prominent chef joins high-profile restaurants in an effort to rescue the industry from unprecedented challenges.
Opinion
Executive pay
$85 billion battle: The drummer who started the fight to block the biggest payday in history
Richard Tornetta is an unlikely campaigner against one of the world’s richest men.
James Titcomb
The portrait Gina Rinehart does actually want you to see
Australia’s richest person is the subject of another portrait in Canberra. This time she’s so happy to have it displayed she’s setting the rules.
TRUMP GUILTY
Trump’s run of luck with the law was ended by the ‘zombie case’
The conventional wisdom among Trump’s lawyers was that the New York hush-money case would never see daylight, and they spent relatively little time thinking about it.
Trump backers call for retribution for verdict; Cohen brands lawyer ‘stupidest of all time’
Donald Trump became the first US president to be convicted of a crime when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. Follow our live coverage.
Sydney
‘Largest coal mining proposal’ in state’s history floated for NSW
The EPA has warned that the rest of the NSW economy would have to make steeper cuts to greenhouse gas emissions to compensate if the proposal goes ahead in its current form.
Exclusive
Renewables
‘We are running out of time’: How wind farms in NSW are taking years to build
Renewable energy proponents say it is taking too long for projects to be approved a week after the Minns government extended the lifeline of the Eraring coal power station.
Racist street name set to be wiped off the map over locals’ objections
When an Uber driver came across the tiny cul-de-sac in the Byron hinterland, it set off a chain of events that has now reached the state’s Geographical Names Board.
Driver, 18, dead and four passengers injured in Sydney car crash
A car carrying four young passengers ran off a road in Wetherill Park and crashed into a tree overnight, killing the 18-year-old driver.
Exclusive
NSW budget
‘Tough times’: How cost of living pain is hurting this Sydney chocolate maker
Economic headwinds across the city and state are adding to pressures on the NSW budget.
NRL 2024
Exclusive
You’ll never guess which NRL club is doing best – and worst – off the field
An NRL document has ranked the financial performance of every club. There are some big surprises – at the top and bottom of the ladder.
How this Blues ‘brotherhood’ got their Christmas present six months later
When Jarome Luai, Stephen Crichton, Brian To’o and Spencer Leniu said their goodbyes at a Christmas party, they didn’t dream they’d be re-uniting so soon.
Politics
Red paint, smashed windows: Wong condemns ‘violent’ protests over Gaza
Police have warned that security threats to parliamentarians are on the rise after Labor ministers’ offices were vandalised by antiwar protesters.
Business
Updated
IPO
The $2.2b takeaway deal: Guzman y Gomez to float on ASX
The burrito chain, which has been eyeing an IPO for years, has had to pull forward its plans on the back of investor demand.
World
Can Trump be president despite his criminal conviction?
Donald Trump’s criminal conviction for illegally covering up a hush money payment to a porn star will not prevent the Republican candidate from pursuing his campaign to retake the White House.
Opinion
Trump’s the guilty one, but it’s Biden who needs a ‘get out of jail’ card
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
When you force a million people into a ‘safe zone’ then bomb it, ‘whoops’ doesn’t quite cut it
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
Australians are the world’s keenest nudists. I want in
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
The Rebels are victims of a long-overdue austerity drive in Australian rugby
Iain Payten
Senior Sports Reporter
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Property
Suburbs where home owners can’t afford their mortgages
As many as one in 30 households in hard-hit pockets have fallen behind on repayments, buckling under high rates and inflation.
‘A pretty magic spot’: Where you can sea-change for under $750,000 in NSW
Byron might be out of reach, but Sydneysiders are ditching the commute for coastal hotspots that cost half the price of the capital.
Good Food
Lifestyle
How gardening can improve your mental wellbeing and friendships
Gardening may not only help connect us to nature, but with other humans.
Culture
Why romcoms are the only thing we’re going to be watching this year
From Anne Hathaway to Nicole Kidman and Ryan Gosling: your favourite long-suffering genre is getting a big injection of star power.
Opinion
WordPlay
Why the Streisand effect could be morphing into the Gina effect
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
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Sport
Canterbury defended for 20 minutes with 12 men – but still put Knights to sword
The Bulldogs overcame the absence of NSW stars Stephen Crichton and Matt Burton, as well as the injured Viliame Kikau, to storm the Knights’ fortress.
Matildas escape at the death to draw with China in Adelaide - as it happened
It took a set piece and a 95th-minute Michelle Heyman goal for a flat Australian side to claim a 1-1 draw in the first of their final two pre-Olympic friendlies.
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Super Rugby
Waratahs end season to forget with cruel one-point loss to Reds
Down 19-0 at halftime in their final game of a horror season, the Waratahs dug deep to fight back and briefly take the lead. But, ultimately, it ended in more heartbreak.
The screw standing between Mitchell Moses and a NSW Blues recall
The Parramatta halfback says Nicho Hynes “will do the jersey proud”. But if NSW don’t win game one, does Moses get rushed back into the side?
‘Bitterly disappointed’: Tim Tszyu bout cancelled due to head cut
The Australian’s anticipated fight against undefeated knockout specialist Vergil Ortiz has been axed.
Meet the rookies hoping to keep the Penrith Panthers juggernaut going
Mass changes during the State of Origin period are now an annual exercise for the all-conquering Panthers.
Analysis
ICC Men’s World Cup
‘Fearless’ Warner chasing grand slam of world titles with Australia at T20 cup
Australia are aiming to add the world Twenty20 trophy to go alongside their Test championship and one-day cup triumphs over the past 12 months.
Have Your Say
Purist, obsessive, intense: Why the Michael Maguire I know is an extraordinary competitor
A year after he won the premiership with Souths, I worked on a book with Michael Maguire. I don’t think I’ve met anyone who wants to win so badly.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
