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Analysis
Courts
Why Hayne’s convictions were quashed - and why he might not face a retrial
A series of messages on social media were at the heart of Jarryd Hayne’s successful appeal against his sexual assault convictions.
PwC facing 10 tax scandal investigations after revelation of global scheme
A Senate committee’s final report has found that use of confidential government plans had gone further than initially thought.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
One thing has been missed in Hunter Biden’s case
As the daughter of first a governor and then a president, I know what it’s like to live under a glaring, unforgiving spotlight that never dims.
Patti Davis
Exclusive
Organised crime
Criminals order murders, drive-bys, firebombings on secret app
Criminals are using an app resembling the system in John Wick films, anonymously commissioning and paying for violent crimes on an encrypted platform.
Exclusive
Arts
Inside the radical property plan to bring artists back to Sydney
A new government scheme aimed at writers and artists will seek to stem an exodus of creatives from Sydney.
Opinion
Media & marketing
Jarryd Hayne and Peter Costello brought back my PTSD as a photographer
There is little sympathy for a photojournalist with PTSD. I suppose people think it’s all part of an “interesting” day’s work.
Sam Mooy
Photojournalist
Live
Paris 2024
Titmus breaks world record; McEvoy qualifies for fourth Games
In an impressive swim at the Olympic trials, Ariarne Titmus has smashed the world record in the 200-metre freestyle. Follow the live updates.
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Loading‘We wanted it so badly’: Just like mum, Kai Taylor is now an Olympian
A fourth-place finish at Australia’s swimming trials secured a place at Paris 2024, and a piece of history, for Kai Taylor.
Exclusive
NRL 2024
‘I was naive’: Why AFL, rugby greats are backing Barrett as Eels coach
The interim coach insists he’s ready for a third chance in the NRL - and he has some coaching firepower in his corner.
Exclusive
CCP influence
Australian judges vow to stay despite mass resignations from Hong Kong’s top court
Former High Court chief justice Robert French has defended the role of Australians serving on Hong Kong’s top court.
$10-a-day childcare should be ‘right there’ with Medicare, public schools
A think tank says the estimated $7 billion cost of providing free or low-fee early childhood education and care would be “more than offset” by other benefits.
Tigers hold emergency meeting as duo given permission to leave
Wests Tigers have told one of their halves that he is free to leave, while another has been told there is no chance of him being cut loose.
‘I made it all up’: Shocking questions over evidence in case against Seven contestants
Two people involved in the case against two Channel Seven TV contestants who face charges of torture and rape have claimed they made up evidence.
Dutton’s political football lands wide of the posts
How dare Peter Dutton and others turn climate change into a political football to kick around, trying to score points and sway voters.
No snow, but queues form as Australia’s first ‘alpine coaster’ opens
The sight of a new $9 million alpine coaster was a welcome distraction from otherwise bare and drizzly ski slopes over Thredbo’s opening weekend.
It’s never too late to strengthen your bones with exercise. Here’s how
Experts share the best exercises to add to your routine to help reduce your risk of osteoporosis and other bone problems.
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NRL 2024
Perth bid hoping Bears talks and Roosters supremo will help gazump PNG push for licence
The NRL’s expansion road map has taken a turn, with a Perth consortium hoping to leapfrog Papua New Guinea’s bid – and it’s got Nick Politis in its corner.
Maguire, Mitchell to meet 24 hours before coach picks Origin side
Latrell Mitchell can stake his claim for a NSW recall on the field against Brisbane on Friday night, before coming face to face with the Blues coach on Saturday afternoon.
Sydney
Bruce Lehrmann caused $13,000 in property damage, landlord alleges
The luxury home on Sydney’s northern beaches was rented to the former political staffer, with the Seven Network picking up the $100,000 bill.
Islamic State widow weeps in court as she avoids jail
Mariam Raad married a terrorist while she was still a Sydney schoolgirl. She has now learned her fate for travelling to a “hostile” part of Syria during the reign of the Islamic Caliphate.
Exclusive
Skiing
How a gust of wind made a chairlift fall, seriously injuring three snowboarders
An investigation into how a chair fell from a cable at Thredbo has revealed what went wrong and raised concerns about the safety of lifts at all Australian snow resorts.
Secret warnings were given about traffic chaos years ago. They were ignored
Internal documents show the previous Coalition government was warned of the need for measures including a motorway widening to avoid delays and rat running.
Analysis
How To Poison a Planet
The best water filters to protect your home from PFAS forever chemicals
The chemicals, which the US has found are likely to cause cancer, have been found in the drinking water of up to 1.8 million Australians. So how do you strain them out?
Politics
‘He is not incompetent’: Dutton backs Taylor, hopes dumped senator finds new seat
Hollie Hughes unloaded on Angus Taylor, exposing internal divisions in the opposition’s frontbench as an election nears.
Business
Exclusive
Social media
Elon Musk chases ‘overpayments’ from Australia’s sacked Twitter staff
Social media platform X says a currency conversion error resulted in former Twitter staff being overpaid their entitlements.
World
Opinion
US Votes 2024
The billionaires backing Trump have selective memories
Billionaires tend to get very creative with history when they explain their reasons for backing Trump’s bid to return to the White House.
Robert Burgess
Opinion
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Property
Rents increase more than six times the rate of wages
Experts say other interim measures, such as rent caps and slowing immigration, are needed to ease the pressure on renters until 1.2 million needed homes are built.
Sydney’s market just slipped. Here’s which areas are strongest and weakest
Sydney’s property market has slowly come off the boil since the start of the year, but do the softer neighbourhoods spell what’s coming for the rest?
Good Food
Lifestyle
What to consider before you track your kids’ location
More parents are using technology to track their children’s whereabouts, but this raises questions around ethics, privacy and development.
Culture
We’re used to horror in movies and on TV – but this is truly terrifying
Ian Michael’s production takes us deep into the nightmare of Jane Harrison’s acclaimed play, Stolen.
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Live
Paris 2024
Australian swimming trials LIVE: Ariarne Titmus breaks 200m freestyle world record, Hodge breaks IM record
More Aussies are trying to book their ticket to Paris on night three of the Australian swimming trials in Brisbane. Follow all the action.
Exclusive
NRL 2024
‘I was naive’: Why AFL and rugby greats are backing Barrett as Eels coach
The interim coach insists he’s ready for a third chance in the NRL - and he has some coaching firepower in his corner.
Tigers hold emergency meeting with Galvin as Sullivan, Naden given permission to leave
Wests Tigers have told one of their halves that he is free to leave, while another has been told there is no chance of him being cut loose.
Updated
ICC Men’s World Cup
‘In our interest to get England out’: Hazlewood raises prospect of tactic switch for Scotland clash
Australia have already qualified for the next stage of the T20 World Cup after thrashing Namibia, but their final group game could still decide the fate of one of their main rivals.
‘We wanted it so badly’: Just like mum Hayley Lewis, Kai Taylor is now an Olympian
A fourth-place finish at Australia’s swimming trials secured a place at Paris 2024, and a piece of history, for Kai Taylor.
Perth bid hoping Bears talks and Roosters supremo will help gazump PNG push for licence
The NRL’s expansion road map has taken a turn, with a Perth consortium hoping to leapfrog Papua New Guinea’s bid – and it’s got Nick Politis in its corner.
Updated
NRL player movements
‘He’ll be a good buy’: Wallabies star Carter Gordon makes stunning NRL switch
Dual international Mat Rogers backs Carter Gordon to be a success in rugby league after the 23-year-old joined the Des Hasler revolution on the Gold Coast.
Have Your Say
‘One of the greatest persons I’ve ever met’: Five decades on, Smith salutes Norman in Paris
Former 200m Olympic champion Tommie Smith has paid tribute to Australia’s Peter Norman, almost 60 years after their iconic Mexico City podium protest.
