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Kean fires parting shot at Mookhey as he quits parliament
NSW Liberal MP Matt Kean announced his retirement from politics, after NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey earlier took a swipe at his predecessor while delivering Labor’s budget.
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NSW budget
The NSW budget explained in five charts
Five key data points on the state’s economy and finances show it is not all gloom.
All the winners and losers in the NSW budget revealed
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has splashed the cash, but not everyone will be smiling.
Analysis
NSW budget
Our experts give their verdicts on the NSW budget
From the gravity of the housing crisis to the weight of tolls, schools and housing, we break down the economic and political implications of Daniel Mookhey’s no-frills second budget.
The people’s verdict: What you made of the budget
From builders and electricians to health workers and concerned parents, here’s what the people made of Daniel Mookhey’s second budget.
Five-minute budget: The key details you need to know
The government is spending billions in some areas, but is relatively restrained in others.
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Interest rates
‘Uncertain’ times: Why the RBA’s interest rate decisions are getting even harder
The RBA has found itself in uncertain times, as it tries to bring inflation down without driving the country into a recession.
‘Rude, inappropriate’: Albanese toughens language on Cheng Lei as Chinese premier departs
The PM insisted his government has improved relations with China without giving ground on core values.
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Nuclear energy
Coal companies rebuke Dutton as Coalition pushes on with nuclear plans
The opposition leader will announce the sites of proposed nuclear plants on Wednesday even as power companies warn against the economic impact of ditching the 2030 climate target.
From mush to monsters: Why finals move could deliver an Australian world title
Professional surfing’s winner-takes-all, one-day finals event will shift from the crowded beaches of California to one of the world’s most iconic waves next year.
Opinion
State of Origin
Mind games and sledging: Madge has drunk the sky-blue Kool-Aid
You’d have more luck getting Michael Maguire into a headlock than getting a headline out of him. That is, until he embraced State of Origin’s oldest rule.
Dan Walsh
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Former PM prepared to take witness stand in Reynolds, Higgins row
Scott Morrison has been named among the high-profile witnesses to enter the witness box for the WA senator’s high-stakes defamation trial against her former staffer.
‘Doting father’ murdered by wife’s lover, police allege
Jason Palmer was allegedly stabbed multiple times and his body dumped in the Nepean River before it was discovered by a group of children.
500,000 immigrants offered path to US citizenship in Biden election-year gambit
Joe Biden’s plans could reinforce his campaign message that he supports a more humane immigration system.
What most visitors miss on Kyoto’s bucket-list trail
Kyoto could easily entrap you in bucket-list busyness. Rush and you’ll wonder what the fuss is about.
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Death
Please do this before you die. I just did and it nearly killed me
We shouldn’t be fearful about making a will. We should be terrified about what happens when we don’t make one.
Jenna Price
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NSW BUDGET
Treasurer unveils biggest investment in public housing in the state’s history
Making a doctor’s visit more affordable and a $5.1 billion investment in new public housing are at the centre of NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey’s second budget.
Editorial
Sydney’s housing misery underwrites Labor’s second budget
Treasurer Daniel Mookhey and Premier Chris Minns are cursed by Sydney’s absurd property market yet blessed by it.
The Herald's View
Editorial
Sydney
Former council contractor admits he took kickbacks for Sydney projects
Pietro Cossu’s company was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some of it was reward for helping his friend win council work, a corruption inquiry heard.
Parents given special privilege for Beau Lamarre-Condon court hearing
The parents of slain men Luke Davies and Jesse Baird, who live interstate, were not in Sydney for a court hearing for their sons’ alleged murderer.
Parents thousands of dollars out of pocket after NASA trips cancelled
Up to 700 students have been affected nationally including pupils from Reddam House, The King’s School and The Forest High.
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University
Elite universities attack plan as ‘unjustifiable risk to the nation’
Group of Eight universities have accused the federal government of creating a lasting legacy of political interference in higher education.
There’s good news for commuters on Parramatta Road – as long as you’re in the right vehicle
Travel times for city-bound motorists on a stretch of Parramatta Road in the peak have fallen since the final part of WestConnex opened, government figures show.
NRL 2024
Simply The Best: It’s taken a few years, but Talau is finally delivering on the hype
A cameo in an NRL TV campaign in 2020 put a lot of expectation on Tommy Talau at the Tigers before he was ready. Now he’s flying at the Sea Eagles.
Opinion
Queensland’s amnesia about grubby tactics is breathtaking
Suaalii deserved to be sent off for knocking out Walsh in game one, but the stream of conspiracy theories from the Maroons are wearing thin.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Politics
Labor senator Payman breaks ranks again on Palestine
Labor’s WA senator Fatima Payman has demanded the Albanese government recognise Palestine.
Business
Opinion
World markets
The AI bubble might blow up in our face
All AI bubbles to date have ended in a “winter”, and the next one may be the chilliest of all.
Andrew Orlowski
World
Tories look to a million Brits in Australia to try to save them from oblivion
British expats have until 10am on Wednesday to register to vote, and Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are counting on them to do so and back him.
Opinion
The oil mystery that has the world on edge
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Beijing is not on our side. Let’s not fall for a pair of therapy pandas
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
I stuck up for students even teachers called ‘satanic’. It cost me my job
Elise Christian
Former primary school teacher
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Title Deeds
Who’s who of downsizers put a high price on designer blocks
While shoppers value labels like Gucci, for the high-end downsizer it’s all about the designer names of inner-city buildings.
How much faster rents have risen than 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.
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Lifestyle
My exchange in Paris was hardly a fairytale. I’d do it all again in a heartbeat
Here are five things I learnt from the six months I spent studying abroad.
Culture
Lee ‘Once Were Warriors’ Tamahori wraps trilogy with The Convert
The figure of the Maori warrior was central to Lee Tamahori’s first film, and his latest. But is he at peace with it at last?
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The first person Latrell Mitchell sought out when he entered Blues camp was Roosters forward Spencer Leniu.
Opinion
State of Origin
Mind games and sledging: Madge has drunk the sky-blue Kool-Aid
You’d have more luck getting Michael Maguire into a headlock than getting a headline out of him. That is, until he embraced State of Origin’s oldest rule.
Dan Walsh
Sports Reporter
From mush to monsters: Why finals move could deliver an Australian world title
Professional surfing’s winner-takes-all, one-day finals event will shift from the crowded beaches of California to one of the world’s most iconic waves next year.
He was diagnosed with a rare heart condition in pre-season. On Saturday, Liam Le Blanc makes his Souths debut
The Rabbitohs rookie had heart surgery this year, but has been impressive in his NSW Cup return and was named in the NRL side to face Manly.
‘You have to go after him’: NSW gunning for Walsh – again, says Martin
NSW tackle machine Liam Martin confirmed the Blues targeted Queensland fullback Reece Walsh in game one, and will do so again in Melbourne.
‘We want to kill each other’: Phelps, US stars react to ‘sore losers’ barb
Cate Campbell’s comments from a television interview last year have made their way onto NBC’s prime-time coverage of the USA swimming trials.
‘I’ve always copped it’: Warner admits he’ll never escape shadow of sandpaper
With his international career nearing an end, David Warner will be relieved not to have to face so much abuse about his role in the 2018 Newlands ball-tampering scandal, but he also knows he’ll never fully escape the stain it left on his reputation.
Have Your Say
Queensland’s amnesia about grubby tactics is breathtaking
Joseph Suaalii deserved to be sent off for knocking out Reece Walsh in game one, but the stream of conspiracy theories from the Maroons ever since are wearing thin.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
