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Demolition plan for ’60s block to build luxury units sparks mass protest
More than 50 residents and neighbours have protested the block’s proposed demolition in a curbside battle against developers they say could be a watershed moment for the eastern suburbs.
Qantas acquires Byron Bay travel business in $211 million deal
The airline expects the acquisition to generate $50 million in additional earnings across the business every year.
Dutton’s stance sets up crucial test in former blue-ribbon Liberal electorates
Climate change groups are scaling up campaigns against Liberal candidates in key federal seats after the opposition leader refused to commit to a 2030 target.
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Roads
Fixing NSW roads will cost $2.8 billion. See how much your council needs
Sydney metropolitan councils need almost $500 million to repair local roads. The bill for one council leapt by nearly 200 per cent.
Hollie Hughes complained of treachery by Angus Taylor. But there’s a problem
The dumped and wounded senator is herself no stranger to rough and tumble preselection games.
Opinion
ADF
Want Gen Z to sign up to the army? Give them $50,000 for a house deposit
The ADF is facing a major shortfall as it tries to boost staff numbers. Could generous housing policies unlock a flood of new recruits?
Matthew Knott
National correspondent
Mystery surrounds death of well known northern beaches surfer
Homicide squad detectives are appealing for information after a surfer was found with serious head injuries in a Manly unit, later dying in hospital.
Street art vandalism leaves Sydney community reeling
A Pride Month display in central Camden was hit by vandals – whose actions were celebrated on social media.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
One thing everyone is missing about 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 spotlight that never dims.
Patti Davis
O’Callaghan broke her own world record but ended up in tears: Inside a fierce 200m freestyle rivalry
This is how Dean Boxall manages two stars of the sport vying for the same Olympic gold medal.
Genuine icon: The inspiration for NBA’s famous logo dies at 86
The Los Angeles Clippers, where he worked as an executive, confirmed Jerry West’s death, saying the 14-time All-Star died peacefully with his wife Karen by his side.
‘Do you vacuum your lampshades?’ It was an idyllic town. Now it’s cursed by coal dust
A former local returns to the small NSW town of Muswellbrook, where he finds an expanded open-cut mining sector, a hollowed-out community and dust – everywhere.
Opinion
Pop culture
Timothée Chalamet isn’t a ‘rat boy’ and neither am I
Hot rodent boyfriends are social media’s latest questionable crush.
Damien Woolnough
Style Editor
Opinion
Media & marketing
Hayne, 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
‘My romantic life had been stolen by pain’: How this writer tapped into her trauma
Sexual assault shattered a decade of my life when I should have been forming healthy attachments.
How a hate-fuelled killing sparked a revolution in Australia
A new operatic work marks the death of George Duncan and the legacy of the terrible event.
Opinion
WordPlay
Umm-ahh! Whatever happened to this popular childhood taunt?
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
NRL 2024
Exclusive
‘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.
Updated
‘He’ll be a good buy’: Wallabies star 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.
Sydney
NSW gets a new budget next week. Here’s what we already know
Amid an unfortunate accounting error and a huge blow to revenue, the budget is set to be one of restraint. But before it is released, there’s a lot we already know.
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.
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Courts
Jarryd Hayne walks out of jail after sexual assault convictions quashed
The state’s top court quashed Hayne’s sexual assault convictions but left the door open to the former footballer standing trial for a fourth time.
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.
SEE & DO
★★★★
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.
Bangarra prepares to cross the ditch with bold new project
The celebrated dance group is about to embark on its first main-stage international collaboration.
Politics
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.
Business
Get on with orderly energy transition, says Origin boss
Origin chief says switch from coal power to renewable energy should be done in the most cost-efficient way for customers.
World
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CCP influence
Australian judges vow to stay in Hong Kong despite mass resignations
Former High Court chief justice Robert French has defended the role of Australians serving on Hong Kong’s top court.
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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
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.
Culture
How a hate-fuelled killing sparked a revolution in Australia
A new operatic work marks the death of George Duncan and the legacy of the terrible event.
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Sport
Genuine icon: Jerry West, the inspiration for NBA’s famous logo, dies at 86
The Los Angeles Clippers, where he worked as an executive, confirmed West’s death, saying the 14-time All-Star died peacefully with his wife Karen by his side.
Opinion
NRL 2024
One way to make sure Origin is not ruined again - stop hitting people in the head
The Origin contest might have been ruined, but the NRL can’t go soft on acts of foul play.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Tears and mind games: Inside the Titmus and O’Callaghan 200m freestyle rivalry
Mollie O’Callaghan went under her own world record on Wednesday night but ended up in tears. This is how Dean Boxall manages two stars of the sport vying for the same Olympic gold medal.
Opinion
ATP Tour
‘Grit greater than gift’: How Federer made hard work look easy
Roger Federer was always cool on court, but no one saw the hard work he put in to look that way.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
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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.
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.
Have Your Say
The English View: Australia have opportunity to start redeeming themselves for Ashes ‘moral failure’
Mitchell Marsh’s side should atone for unscrupulous stumping of Jonny Bairstow at Lord’s by playing their strongest XI against Scotland.
