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Co-ordinated shoplifters target vulnerable retailers
Groups of thieves are using encrypted messaging to scope out stores, then use distractions to occupy staff as they strip shelves, Crime Stoppers NSW says.
Bruce Lehrmann and the Toowoomba rape case that puts him back in court
“Can you call urgently??? Lehrmann has been charged with rape in Qld.” As rival TV networks battled over the Brittany Higgins story, another case was building.
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Education
Parents ‘blindsided’ after principal and deputies leave north shore school
Families say they are “bewildered” by the sudden change in the public school’s leadership. The NSW Education Department says there is an internal investigation under way.
Opinion
World politics
Dutton needs to emulate a former president named Donald. No, not that one
At first glance, making the Liberal Party more illiberal aligns with the global rise of hard-right parties. Delve deeper and an alternative narrative emerges.
Nick Bryant
Journalist and author
Massive offshore wind zone for Illawarra coast gets green light
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will announce the creation of the zone on Saturday, but has made changes in response to a polarised community consultation.
Exclusive
NSW budget
Trump is the ‘biggest threat’ to NSW jobs and economy
As Daniel Mookhey prepares to hand down his second budget, the treasurer said NSW would not be immune should Trump follow through on a campaign pledge.
How much it costs to live in the top NSW tree-change towns for wellbeing
The wellbeing factor of regional suburbs has been measured on indicators such as health, environment, jobs and income. But it comes at a price.
Doing more with less: Mookhey’s battle to bring the budget into the black
Domestic violence, the GST saga and a COVID hangover – the NSW treasurer is presiding over a complicated budget picture.
Opinion
Ageing
Mosley’s death reminded me of what an ER doctor once told me
The modern truism that 60 is the new 40 ignores the fact that not everyone’s body is going to get the memo.
Deborah Snow
Senior writer
Analysis
Gadgets
We tried the $2000 baby tech dividing parents
We road-test the controversial Snoo smart bassinet: how much tech is too much for your baby?
‘Not out of the woods’: Kate gives update on cancer treatment
The Princess of Wales said she is making good progress ahead of her first public appearance since surgery revealed the presence of cancer.
Breaking
Paris 2024
Jack breaks silence on China drugs scandal as positive cases emerge
Shayna Jack, whose two-year drugs ban deprived her of a place at the Olympics in 2021, has responded to the news three Chinese gold medallists from Tokyo tested positive to Clenbuterol in 2016-17.
‘Fun? Is it fun?’ Dean Boxall, the walking paradox coaching Australia’s golden swimmers
The man behind Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan is notoriously media-shy, which only adds to the mystique and makes him even more in demand at the Olympic trials.
Is Brodie Grundy the key to unlocking a Swans’ premiership?
He has been hailed as the shrewdest piece of business the Swans have done for years, but can ruck Brodie Grundy deliver a premiership?
‘Russell being Russell’: Brand’s behaviour was ‘tolerated’ by TV bosses, report finds
The disgraced comedian and actor reportedly walked around naked in front of colleagues and asking runners to get the phone numbers of women in the audience.
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Title Deeds
Mogul secretly lists Rose Bay trophy home for $75m, buys something better
What could be better than this? This trophy homeowner knows, which is why he opened the doors to his digs this week.
Opinion
Film & TV production
What makes Bridgerton so bingeable? It holds men to women’s beauty standards
The one thing we’ve learned over decades of watching actors arrive on the world stage is that the burden of attractiveness rests much more easily on men than it does women.
Zoya Patel
Writer
GOOD WEEKEND
Modern Guru
Will colour-coded bookshelves help sell my home?
Grouping books according to their colour is a step too far, writes our Modern Guru – but let’s not overrate the “lived-in” charm factor, either.
Dicey Topics
Em Rusciano on her late ADHD, autism diagnoses: ‘I finally make sense to myself’
The stand-up comedian and broadcaster on why she loves “bed-rotting” – and her personal version of hell.
Sydney
Exclusive
Planning
NSW’s version of ‘bank of mum and dad’ to help build more homes
The NSW government says a key sticking point in building new homes is finance, and is prepared to step in and help.
Updated
University
Sydney University orders protest camp to leave
The move to disband the encampment comes almost eight weeks after pro-Palestinian protesters took over the university’s iconic quad lawns.
NSW is about to get a new budget. 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.
The quote that went up $11,000 in just four hours
A corruption probe has heard a Sydney subcontractor’s desire to win more government contracts coincided with an infrastructure boom at the City of Canterbury-Bankstown council.
The MP with four jobs and the multimillion-dollar property development
Karen McKeown has held four jobs simultaneously this year, including her position as a government backbencher, netting an income higher than a minister’s salary.
NRL 2024
Rabbitohs 22 Broncos 12
Mitchell’s sore ribs won’t harm Blues bid after Broncos bash-up
The Rabbitohs have steamrolled the Broncos 22-12 as Latrell Mitchell did his push for an Origin recall no harm at all.
‘Other clubs would say it behind your back’: Why Roosters stars fronted Smith
Trent Robinson insists Brandon Smith has a future at the club - but felt he had no option but to stand him down for a week after missing a mid-season review, copping a stern rebuke from teammates.
Politics
Exclusive
Renewables
The truth about Australia’s race to roll out renewables
New figures heighten the dispute over energy policy amid a growing row about the need for new capacity to avoid future shortages.
Business
NAB shareholder takes bank to court in a bid to secure confidential papers
Diana Beere is fighting the bank in court to ensure it is true to its word on investing in coal mining before she passes her shares on to her descendants.
World
Russia demands Ukraine drop NATO bid, give up four regions for ceasefire deal
Putin’s terms represent the most specific conditions he has set for a possible end to the war since he ordered the full-scale invasion.
Opinion
Why Scottie, and God, never miss tricky two-foot downhill putts
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
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Property
The magic number that tips the rental market in tenants’ favour
Experts say it’s been years since the market has favoured renters, and it would take years of high vacancy rates to reverse the rental crisis.
Rents increase at 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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
How to make the most of the bare root plant season
An affordable and adaptable option, these plants can unfurl into a powerhouse of produce.
Culture
Moviegoers are vanishing. But where are they going?
Cinema revenues are falling, and Australia is no exception. But that doesn’t mean we’ve fallen out of love with the movies.
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Australian rugby
Rugby’s latest clown show is more tragedy than comedy
Gold Coast Titans recruit Carter Gordon has not let rugby down with his impending NRL defection. It’s the other way around.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
The 40 minutes Mitchell Moses needs to repeat, and errors he can’t, to play Origin
Mitchell Moses looms as the Blues No.7 saviour, but what happens if his last Origin audition goes the same way as his most recent one?
Hits and misses of the T20 World Cup
The Twenty20 World Cup in the West Indies and United States has had some great moments, but how many people have noticed?
Is Brodie Grundy the key to unlocking a Swans’ premiership?
He has been hailed as the shrewdest piece of business the Swans have done for years, but can ruck Brodie Grundy deliver a premiership to the Swans?
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Origin Welcome to Country deserves bouquets not brickbats, but as for the anthem ...
Ours is a dud anthem to begin with – but when sung with very nearly a Nashville twang, it was the exemplar of the rising damp of Coca-Colonisation on the Australian national spirit.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Updated
Paris 2024
McKeon, Campbell bomb in 100m freestyle as O’Callaghan seals win in stacked final
Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell won medals in the 100m freestyle final at the Tokyo Olympics. Neither will get the chance in Paris.
Rabbitohs 22 Broncos 12
NRL 2024
Mitchell makes irresistible Origin statement as Rabbitoh revival gathers pace
Latrell Mitchell was larger than life, and there just might be life in the Rabbitohs yet as the Souths star mounted an impressive case for an NSW Origin recall in bashing Brisbane out of the top eight.
Have Your Say
Why Scottie, and God, never miss tricky two-foot downhill putts
Longtime world No.1 Scottie Scheffler and his omnipotent caddie make a formidable team, but I miss the pagan celebrations of Tiger Woods on a Sabbath.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
