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Trial by Water podcast
A new investigative podcast about one of Australia’s most controversial cases.
The Traveller Quiz
Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with our weekly travel quiz.
Liberals, Nationals split over support for big wind and solar
Liberals insist they want more renewables, while leading Nationals are calling for tougher rules on wind and solar projects.
Exclusive
Crime
Rapist involved in Balding murder back behind bars just days after his release
Serial sex offender Wayne Wilmot who was part of the gang that abducted, raped and murdered bank teller Janine Balding, is accused of breaching his supervision order.
‘Radio silence’: Pressure on Giles grows with Labor’s deportation bill lost at sea
The Coalition is accusing the immigration minister of “gross incompetence” as the government quietly backs away from a bill it tried to ram through parliament earlier this year.
Russia v the Olympics: How hacks, bedbug scares and a fake Tom Cruise could disrupt the Games
Total meltdown or death by a thousand hacks? Paris 2024 faces the biggest cyber threat so far.
Driver charged after Sydney landscaper killed in alleged road rage incident
Rhyce Harding was on his way to work when police believe he was involved in an argument with another motorist. A man has now been charged with manslaughter.
Navy pulls rank as repairs to defective warship add to Manly ferry woes
The return of one of Sydney’s largest ferries has been delayed by a year due to a Spanish-built warship jumping the queue for a dry docking at Garden Island.
Opinion
Inside China
China’s inexorable rise to supremacy over US has hit a wall
The 21st century was meant to be China’s time to dethrone the US as the world’s leading economy. Not so fast.
Daniel Moss
Woman takes boyfriend to tribunal after he fails to take her to airport
The woman involved had arranged to be picked up by the man, who she was in a relationship with, but he never arrived to collect her.
Adding an owl to this painting was a wise move, it just won a $75,000 prize
A portrait rejected by the Archibald Prize judges has scooped this year’s Darling Prize.
‘Never seen anything like it’: The rise of cricket in the US
It was once the most popular sport in America, but can the T20 World Cup push cricket to the forefront of US sport?
Opinion
Drugs in sport
Chinese doping scandal has muddied the waters for clean athletes in Paris
Athletes lining up at next month’s Olympics, with no known doping skeletons in the closet, face a harsh reality of the unknown unknowns.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
Opinion
Parenting
It’s not selfish to not want kids. It’s selfish to have them
I’ve had three babies and none were born of an act of altruism. Every time I had a child I did so for me.
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Opinion
Royal family
Catherine gets it – being honest doesn’t always feel terrific, but it gets the job done
The princess’s glossy My Fair Lady return was a masterclass in not just doing what you do best to keep the masses happy, but in controlling the narrative.
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
Modern Guru
Good Weekend
After 42 years of teaching, I’ve grown to dislike people and want me-time. OK?
You’ve earned the right to dislike humanity for the rest of your life, writes our Modern Guru.
Tripologist: What should we do on a Dubai stopover if we don’t like malls?
With a few days stopover in Dubai, one of the best things to do is to leave Dubai.
How to get into trail running, whether you’re already a runner or not
Maybe you’re new to running, or maybe you’ve been pounding the pavement for years. Here’s what you need to know before taking off on the trails.
NRL 2024
Analysis
Is Connor Watson, pound-for-pound, the NRL’s most valuable player?
Salary cap management is all about value. So what price do you put on players who can change a game in 20 minutes?
‘Speed, size, power and aggression’: Why Maroons should fear Mitchell and Crichton
Gene Miles and Mal Meninga. Justin Hodges and Greg Inglis. Now NSW have rolled out their most physically imposing centre pairing yet.
Sydney
‘Always on my mind’: Officer who stopped Bondi Junction attacker pays tribute to victims
Inspector Amy Scott, who received a bravery award on Friday, says the six stabbing victims and other first responders should be at the forefront of our thinking.
Couple accused of NSW teen’s murder wanted custody of baby, court told
Amber Haigh, 19, had been living with Robert and Anne Geeves when she disappeared in June 2002 from Kingsvale.
‘Why can’t they put them off Sydney Heads?’ Inside a community divided
Wollongong locals are wary about plans to build a wind farm off their beaches, but are open to persuasion.
Exclusive
Housing crisis
The housing crisis has split Sydney. This is where the voters have landed
The Minns government’s push to increase housing density around train stations has divided the opposition in parliament and the Liberal Party’s supporters.
How Ornella’s ‘very expensive education’ in Sydney pushed her to build a school across the Timor Sea
At the age of 14, Ornella Byak had an encounter that shaped the course of her life.
WEEKEND READS
Two of Us
‘It’s borderline crazy’: The feat that leaves this coach in awe of his athlete wife
They both lost limbs through tragic accidents – now, former gold-medal sprinter Scott Reardon coaches his Paralympian wife, long-jumper Vanessa Low.
Good Weekend Superquiz and Saturday Target Time, June 22
Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today's interactive superquiz and target.
Politics
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Australian economy
Fuel and power costs stopping businesses from profit-boosting changes
The retail sector has been struggling for almost two years, as high inflation and interest rates hit the spending plans of consumers.
Opinion
Nuclear energy
Dutton’s nuclear plan contains a fib, but there’s also a fact in its favour
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Business
Analysis
Food & drink
The Aussie burrito-maker that makes Nvidia look dirt cheap
The Guzman y Gomez float was an astounding success, which makes justifying the jaw-dropping valuation on the stock much harder for investors.
World
When the only escape from war is to buy a way out
For many Palestinians, securing approval to leave is possible only after raising thousands of dollars to pay middlemen or an Egyptian company.
Opinion
UK election
I mentored the next British PM. Here’s what Australians need to know about him
Geoffrey Robertson
Human rights barrister and author
Opinion
Frighten kids from social media? That would be a free ad to lure them
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
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Property
The regional property markets tipped to hit fresh records
The COVID-era tree- and sea-change boom is over, but some states can expect to see their regional house price markets improve in the next year.
The Australian cities that are tipped to crack house price records next year
Despite higher rates, property prices are tipped to grow to new highs, but not all capitals will keep up.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Furiosa star declares war on red carpet ‘waste’ by selling her looks
Model turned actress Charlee Fraser has teamed with one of Australia’s top designers to launch a new charitable initiative by giving her gowns a second life.
Opinion
Motherhood
Is my biological clock faulty, or is motherhood just not for me?
Genevieve Novak
Spectrum columnist
Culture
Donald Sutherland, star of M*A*S*H and Hunger Games, dies aged 88
The towering actor, whose lengthy career spanned from the 1960s into the 2020s, managed to switch effortlessly from character roles to romantic leads.
Traveller
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Sport
Opinion
Drugs in sport
Chinese doping scandal has muddied the waters for clean athletes in Paris
Athletes lining up at next month’s Olympics, with no known doping skeletons in the closet, face a harsh reality of the unknown unknowns.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
‘Speed, size, power and aggression’: Why Maroons should fear Mitchell and Crichton
Gene Miles and Mal Meninga. Justin Hodges and Greg Inglis. Now NSW have rolled out their most physically imposing centre pairing yet.
Analysis
AFL 2024
Five burning questions ahead of the second Sydney derby of the AFL season
The Swans are flying without a care in the world, while the Giants would love another win to help get their season back on track. We take a closer look at Saturday’s huge clash.
What makes Cameron Murray an instant Origin selection?
The Rabbitohs captain spent six weeks on the sidelines injured, but all NSW coach Michael Maguire needed was to watch his first game back last week to pick him for Origin II.
Analysis
State of Origin
Is Connor Watson, pound-for-pound, the NRL’s most valuable player?
Salary cap management is all about value. So what price do you put on players who can change a game in 20 minutes?
Pat-trick: Australia’s engine humming after Cummins’ purple patch
How laser focused is Australia’s World Cup campaign? Pat Cummins forgot he was on a hat-trick against Bangladesh
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Wallabies
‘Investing in the future’: Schmidt confirms snub for NRL-bound stars in Wallabies shake-up
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has named his first national squad for Tests against Wales and Georgia. There is no shortage of talking points.
Have Your Say
‘I was going to throw red wine in his face’: Boomers coach Goorjian’s staunch defence of Giddey
The national men’s basketball coach insists the point-guard has come out the other side of the scandal that has shadowed him this NBA season.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
