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Investigations
Laughing, smiling, hating and right at home at university encampment
Investigation shows how fringe pan-Islamist organisation Hizb ut-Tahrir uses front groups to exploit wider concerns about war in the Middle East.
Breaking
Crime
Man charged with murder over Northern Beaches surfer’s death
Three months after surfer Guy Haymes died from his head injuries, a Greenacre man has been charged with his murder.
Opinion
Violence
We have a problem with sexual assault convictions, but it’s not what you think
There is a still widespread misconception that “real” rape involves an attack by a stranger in a darkened park.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
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Courts
Sydney podiatrist sues over ex-partner’s $20m eastern suburbs estate
Businessman Andrew Findlay was killed by a freak wave in Sydney Harbour. Now a battle has erupted over his multimillion-dollar fortune and a trophy Centennial Park home.
Dominic Ryan, Sydney’s modern-day milkman, has a plan to end plastic
It looks like a scene from decades ago: a man delivering glass bottles filled with milk to the doorsteps of Sydney homes early in the morning.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Jarryd Hayne’s millions gone but woman’s family broken
The former Parramatta star has spent a sum estimated to be well over $3 million on legal fees to win his freedom. It may lead to him selling his story to the media.
‘I did what I could’: Popstar’s Olympic quest falls just short
The story of a pop star wanting to become an Olympian was often met with sniggers but Cody Simpson certainly gave it a red-hot crack.
Respect from rivals caps golden career as Campbell’s Paris dream is dashed
The four-time Olympian could not overcome a crack field in the 50m freestyle at the Australian trials, but it led to an “incredibly special” moment immediately after the race.
Princess of Wales makes first appearance since cancer diagnosis
Catherine, who is still undergoing chemotherapy, rode in a covered carriage with her three children before watching the annual military parade that marks the official birthday of King Charles.
Trump-era Pentagon ran secret anti-vax social media campaign aimed at the Philippines
Hundreds of US-backed social media posts decried the quality of face masks, test kits and China’s Sinovac inoculation, the first vaccine that would become available in the Philippines.
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Title Deeds
A $17.4m garden unit? High end downsizers put a high price on designer blocks
While fashion-minded shoppers talk of labels like Gucci, Fendi and Hermes, for the high-end downsizer it’s all about the designer names of inner-city buildings like Pomeroy, Manar and now Billyard Ave.
Opinion
Ask an expert
We can barely afford the mortgage, should we sell our investment property?
Knowing when to sell up from an investment property that’s costing you too much can be a difficult decision.
Paul Benson
Money contributor
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘I was the youngest Australian to have an ASIO file’: Why Phillip Adams is proud of that fact
Few Australians have a resume like Phillip Adams AO, who has been conspicuous in the worlds of politics, advertising, media, public policy, film and the arts over 60 years.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
True romance: Snezana Wood’s real life love story still defies the reality dating show odds
She was a 34-year-old single mother when she went on The Bachelor and captured the heart of Sam Wood. Nine years on, the couple is still going strong.
Opinion
Opinion
When a woman tells you she’s got a new stud, she’s not referring to her boyfriend
Forget hipster jeans or high-heeled Birkenstocks – apparently the new look at the office party or school reunion is a midlife piercing.
Kathy Lette
Writer
NRL 2024
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Roosters triumph after thwarting Eels fightback in thriller
James Tedesco has fired one last salvo in his bid to keep his NSW State of Origin jersey, leading the Sydney Roosters to a 28-18 win over Parramatta.
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?
Sydney
You know about electric cars. Now Sydney Harbour is about to be carpeted with electric boats
Fast charging stations will be installed across Australia’s eastern coast as demand for electric boats booms.
Co-ordinated shoplifters target vulnerable retailers
Groups of thieves are using encrypted messaging to scope out stores, and then create 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
As rival TV networks battled over the Brittany Higgins story, another case was building.
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.
Exclusive
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.
WEEKEND READS
Men need to be better at helping men. Their lives depend on it
As a society, we have made progress in talking about men’s mental health. But not nearly enough.
Exclusive
Trump is the ‘biggest threat’ to NSW economy and jobs, treasurer warns
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey warns the trade policies of a second Trump presidency would “have a huge effect”.
Politics
The return of the climate war has entrenched old fault lines
Peter Dutton has revved up Australia’s climate war – and scientists and business are in despair.
Business
Opinion
Health insurance
How to instantly claim an extra $400 if you have private health
Would an instant extra $400 help right now? Because if you have private health, that may be on offer.
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Money contributor
World
‘Close to out of control’: Boeing 737 plunged within 120m of ocean near Hawaii
The previously unreported mishap adds to a spate of safety incidents that have caught the public’s attention.
Opinion
How to retire sooner with less (and still be comfortable)
Bec Wilson
Money contributor
Dutton needs to emulate a former president named Donald. No, not that one
Nick Bryant
Journalist and author
Why Scottie, and God, never miss tricky two-foot downhill putts
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
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Property
First home buyer nabs three-bedroom semi for less than sellers’ asking price
The young woman outbid six other registered buyers on the Rockdale home.
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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Why is it so hard to find unbiased beauty advice online?
Cosmetic chemist Dr Michelle Wong is using science to tackle beauty misinformation on social media, one claim at a time.
Opinion
Chicken
I’m fed up with food labels that come with a side-serve of guilt
Jo Stubbings
Writer and reviewer
Culture
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
Traveller
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Analysis
NRL 2024
Jarryd Hayne’s millions gone but woman’s family broken
The former Parramatta star has spent a sum estimated to be well over $3 million on legal fees to win his freedom. It may lead to him selling his story to the media.
Exclusive
NRL 2024
How Andrew Johns convinced Lachlan Galvin to commit to Tigers
A week after requesting a release, the rising star has told Tigers officials he wants to play a key role in turning the side around. Comments from league’s eighth Immortal proved to be a catalyst.
Exclusive
NRL 2024
‘I’m ready to give it to some Queenslanders’: Latrell’s Origin call to arms
The in-form Souths fullback admits a fear of being made a scapegoat led to his indecision about a Blues return – but now he’s itching to represent his state again.
‘I had an incredible journey’: Cody Simpson’s Olympic dream is over
Cody Simpson says he can hold his head high after falling short of his quest to become an Olympian.
Touching moment from rivals caps golden career as Cate Campbell’s Paris dream dashed
The four-time Olympian could not overcome a crack field in the 50m freestyle at the Australian trials, but it led to an “incredibly special” moment immediately after the race.
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NRL 2024
‘He’s our best option’: Barrett backs Moses for Blues after star shines in defeat
Mitchell Moses’ gallant performance against the Roosters won’t be lost on Michael Maguire when the coach names his second NSW team.
When Madge met Trell: Mitchell and Maguire break bread at Souths do
This is the photo that proves Latrell Mitchell’s love affair with the NSW Blues is back on track.
Have Your Say
Twist in Chinese doping scandal hangs over Australian Olympic trials
News that three of the Chinese swimmers who tested positive to TMZ before the Tokyo Games had also returned positive tests for clenbuterol years earlier made for an uneasy backdrop in Brisbane.
