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Breaking
Nuclear energy
Dutton reveals locations for seven nuclear power plants under Coalition plan
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has unveiled long-awaited detail of his pledge to build nuclear reactors in Australia, confirming he would build two nuclear plants by the middle of next decade.
Watch live: Dutton says Coalition has ‘vision for our country’
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has pledged to build nuclear plants in seven locations that he says will underpin a century of economic growth.
Opinion
Paris Agreement
By dumping 2030 targets, Dutton reveals a worrying truth about the Coalition
From businesses to teachers and local footy teams, targets are how we measure performance. But still, the Coalition won’t come to the party.
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Breaking
Crime
Killer’s elaborate web of lies about murder of nine-year-old Charlise
The jury returned their guilty verdict after two weeks of deliberations, finding the 33-year-old killed his partner’s daughter then mounted an elaborate cover-up.
Final price tag for long-delayed intercity passenger trains to top $4 billion
The Korean-built trains require upgrades to equipment including station platforms and signalling, but will start carrying passengers on selected lines in coming months.
Sydney student uncovered a ‘shocking’ problem with global cancer research
Undergraduate Danielle Oste found something thousands of scientists had overlooked.
Exclusive
Disability
States asked to hand over lists of criminals getting NDIS money
NDIS is scrambling to get the names of sex predators, violent offenders and other criminals receiving financial support.
Analysis
Superannuation
Think your super fund is investing ethically? It pays to double-check
The claims of super funds that they invest ethically are not always what they seem, and workers are encouraged to delve into their fund’s disclosures.
Updated
Courts
‘His eyes were bloodshot and glassy’: Justin Timberlake arrested in New York
The Grammy-award winner allegedly ran a stop sign and veered out of his lane in the Hamptons, police say.
Updated
World markets
The $5 trillion monster: Nvidia just became the world’s most valuable company
The AI giant jumped over rivals Microsoft and Apple for the top spot after another share price surge.
Updated
US Votes 2024
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 and show how he differs from Donald Trump.
Exclusive
Fishing
Lucky to be alive: a family’s harrowing story of survival at sea
A monster wave turned a fishing holiday into a disaster for a Perth family, who have lost a $170,000 boat – but not their lives, thanks to a lucky break.
Lehrmann defamation case judge to headline women’s media conference
Justice Michael Lee is neither a woman nor in media. But we’re looking forward to his customary wit and wisdom when he takes the stage with Ita Buttrose.
Noam Chomsky’s wife denies reports the leftist icon has died
Chomsky, 95, had been hospitalised in Brazil while recovering from a stroke. Some outlets have published obituaries.
The ‘ambitious’ $14m artwork surviving accidents and angry drivers to arrive safely
An immersive, public sculpture by Australian artist Lindy Lee has arrived at the National Gallery of Australia, after its epic journey from Brisbane on the back of a truck.
Opinion
USA
Ten things Australia should adopt from the US
Despite the negative aspects of American culture, we can absolutely still learn from the Land of the Free.
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
NSW BUDGET
Analysis
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.
All the winners and losers in the budget revealed
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has splashed the cash, but not everyone will be smiling.
Sydney
Exclusive
Heritage
Two photos, taken from same spot – but 120 years between them
The first image, taken from a balloon, is believed to be the first elevated panorama of Sydney.
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.
‘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.
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.
NRL 2024
Opinion
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
Diagnosed with rare heart condition in pre-season, on Saturday, Liam Le Blanc will debut for Souths
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.
Politics
Albanese toughens language on Cheng Lei as Chinese premier departs
The prime minister insisted his government has improved relations with China without giving ground on core values.
Business
Exclusive
Telecommunications
AI not eating jobs at Telstra, says technology boss
Kim Krogh Andersen says there’s a fundamental misunderstanding about the telco’s use of AI, as the company joins a UN working group.
World
China renames hundreds of villages in Xinjiang to scrub away Uyghur identity: Human Rights Watch
Villages once known by religious, historical or cultural terms of the Muslim minority group now carry names like “Red flag” or “Unity”.
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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Property
Rates on hold, but these home owners are doing it the toughest
Households are stretched to their limits and some are already behind on mortgage repayments.
Exclusive
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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
How can I protect my employees from transphobic customers?
The customer is not always right, especially when they’re discriminating against trans people, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
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?
Traveller
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Sport
Pole position: Historic gold hat-trick the ‘perfect result’ for Fox before Olympics
The Australian paddler made history by winning three gold medals at the Canoe Slalom World Cup in Poland over the weekend.
King and I: How filming with a Blues great 18 years ago sparked Connor Watson’s Origin dream
A 10-year-old Connor Watson shot a commercial for NRL footy cards with Blues pair Matt King and Nathan Hindmarsh in 2006. Now he’s set to follow in their footsteps.
Portugal 2 Czech Republic 1
European Championships
Ronaldo, Pepe break records as Portugal break Czech hearts
The Czechs managed to keep Cristiano Ronaldo, who became the first man to play at six European Championships, under wraps but ultimately paid for their cautious approach.
‘I’ve got your back’: The moment Latrell buried race feud with Leniu
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
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.
Grounded Bird takes up option to stay with Dragons
The St George Illawarra utility had until the end of the month to make a call on his future, but has decided to pull the trigger early.
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
