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Trial by Water podcast
A new investigative podcast about one of Australia’s most controversial cases.
Sunday Life
Indulge in the best ‘me time’ reading with our new digital magazine edition.
The Sydney suburbs that are home to thousands of guns
About 10,000 more people in NSW now have a gun licence compared to 2020. But it’s the handful of licences police fail to stop being granted which is alarming public policy experts.
Deal or no deal: What Trump 2.0 could mean for our nuclear submarines
Donald Trump is known for scrapping international partnerships as president. Experts say the AUKUS defence pact appeals to the volatile dealmaker, but he may try to squeeze more cash out of Australia.
Exclusive
Protests
What do we want? Peaceful protests
Australians are in favour of peaceful protests about the war in Gaza – not the blockading and wrecking of electorate offices.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
‘I’m not anti-nuclear, I’m anti-bulls---’: Why this energy expert says Dutton’s plan ignores reality
One of Australia’s foremost voices on energy futures says doing anything other than pursuing renewables with enthusiasm right now is not paying attention to what’s going on.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Dutton’s claim nuclear waste would be size of Coke can ‘hard to swallow’
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is spruiking the benefits of nuclear energy, but one of his claims has left a bad taste in experts’ mouths.
Opinion
Opinion
If Dutton’s given up on the teal seats, how about a reactor in Vaucluse?
The Coalition’s embrace of nuclear power may be a sign of surrender in teal-town. Pity the moderate candidates suffering the progressive fallout.
Daisy Turnbull
Teacher and author
Toby gas-lit his wife and manipulated her. Then he crossed a sacred line
It might be a night in a cell or the threat of losing their family, but sometimes violent and controlling men want to change. Unfortunately, help is hard to find.
How drought and disease in Brazil threaten Sunday brunch
Australian consumers have been warned to expect shortages of oranges and price hikes because of ongoing poor harvests in Brazil.
Exclusive
Drug reform
‘Early warning sign’ as police shun drug diversion scheme
Just one in 12 people found in possession of a small quantity of drugs have been diverted away from the courts during the first three months of a harm-reduction scheme.
‘Bad for the whole of NSW’: Inside the north shore’s NIMBY crusade
Ku-ring-gai Council is taking the state government to court to block its planning reforms. But even in NIMBY central, attitudes about housing policy are starting to shift.
Exclusive
Title Deeds
Woollahra’s $8m designer digs fit for fashion’s high priestess Edwina McCann
As Vogue Australia’s Edwina McCann prepares to move into her new digs, private equity boss Mark Chiba has paid $22 million cash for his landmark Darling Point residence.
Harbour views and pokies not enough to save RSL club from cash woes
The Kirribilli Club has been placed in voluntary administration months after it sought $2000 from members following a hike in rental costs.
‘I was pregnant when I decided to aim for the Olympics. I wasn’t done yet’
It’s Keesja Gofers’s third time competing at the Olympics, but her first as a mother. She’s not alone in her belief that parenthood has made her a better athlete.
Analysis
NRL 2024
‘I don’t know how he doesn’t collapse’: Lani awed by Payne’s strength in adversity
Origin star Payne Haas is carrying the hopes of his state – and the future of his daughter and younger brothers – on his broad shoulders with a heavy sadness in his heart.
3D-printed clubs and salty balls: Will golf’s Mad Scientist change the game?
Bryson DeChambeau is an eccentric golfer who uses his career like one big science experiment. And after winning another US Open, it’s working.
How to spend a perfect weekend in Paris according to six tastemakers
From homeware stores to old-fashioned bistros, we asked some high-profile Australians to share their Parisian haunts.
Opinion
Air travel
The unexpected downside of finally experiencing business class
How am I supposed to go from proper cutlery and a flatbed to arguing over an armrest?
Thomas Mitchell
Culture reporter
Opinion
Ask an expert
I’m successful and well-off. Can I access my super early?
There’s no way to exclude yourself from the age pension to access super early. But there are ways to plan, so your finances don’t rely on your super.
Paul Benson
Money contributor
NRL 2024
The ‘super power’ that helped Connor Watson overcome 12 serious injuries
The Roosters utility will make his NSW debut on Wednesday. It’s a remarkable achievement for a player who considered retirement after a cursed run of injuries.
Roosters manage conditions to run out comfortable 26-8 winners over Bulldogs
Despite finishing the game with 11 men, the Roosters put on a clinical performance in driving rain to keep the Bulldogs at arms length.
Sydney
Road rage victim intentionally held against moving vehicle, police allege
Sydney man Bradley Wilkinson has been charged after Rhyce Harding died in an alleged road rage incident in Sydney’s west.
Mark was charged with graffiti. What happened next surprised him
Historical photographs are a common sight on construction hoardings across the CBD, but one photograph from the 1960s has raised eyebrows.
Man who allegedly used hidden cameras to film women to remain behind bars
Police allege a man set up hidden cameras in a bedroom at a Lithgow home to film women without their consent during intimate acts.
Bird flu hits another farm near Sydney
Avian influenza has been found at a second egg farm in the Hawkesbury district.
Two Westmead security guards stabbed amid spike in hospital assaults
Police were called to Westmead Hospital about 11.30pm last night following reports that a 39-year-old man allegedly stabbed two security guards.
WEEKEND READS
‘A granola bar plus a bagel with peanut butter’: A long-distance runner’s diet
Lauren Ryan gets top marks for eating carbohydrates to fuel her workouts.
Tres chic: how to nail French-girl beauty with little effort
The tousled fringe, barely there make-up and a general “je ne sais quoi” sum up that quintessential gallic look.
Politics
Exclusive
AI
Australia isn’t ready for the first AI-election, electoral commission warns
Australia’s top election official says deepfakes and AI-content pose unprecedented challenges to election integrity.
Business
Opinion
Hip pocket
A stage 3 payday is on the way. Here’s how to maximise it
Take-home pays are set to rise from the end of this month thanks to the stage 3 tax cuts. Don’t let your newfound wealth go to waste.
Dominic Powell
Money Editor
World
Prince William takes the children to watch Taylor Swift on his birthday
The Prince, celebrating his 42nd birthday, is believed to have booked a private Wembley box to mark the occasion with Princes George, 10, Princess Charlotte, nine, and Prince Louis, six.
Opinion
They cast Peter Dutton as a wolf. Here’s why they’re wrong
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
I was a terrible Grace Bros employee, but I hope department stores don’t check out
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
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Property
Vaucluse unit with 48 stairs? That will be $2.915 million
Despite the number of steps up to the home and different wallpaper in every room, 14 buyers still registered to bid.
Exclusive
Title Deeds
The former Wallaby who spent $23m on a Bondi ‘shell’
The two-storey penthouse opposite the beach is yet to be built, but once completed it is expected to be a downsizer for the Manly-based chief executive of Goodman Australia.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Attention gym-bench hogs: Try lifting more than your phones
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
Culture
Olympics warm up: You name the sport, we name the movie
With the Olympics just over a month away, we’ve (almost) found a movie, TV series or documentary to match up with all 28 events.
Traveller
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Sport
He’s been to rugby league hell. This is what Mitchell Moses learnt in ‘rugby league heaven’
Mitchell Moses has had a seat at the table during a rugby league masterclass. Now it’s his time to produce one for NSW.
Analysis
NRL 2024
‘I don’t know how he doesn’t collapse’: Lani awed by Payne’s strength in adversity
Origin star Payne Haas is carrying the hopes of his state – and the future of his daughter and younger brothers – on his broad shoulders with a heavy sadness in his heart.
The ‘super power’ that helped Connor Watson overcome 12 serious injuries
The Roosters utility will make his NSW debut on Wednesday. It’s a remarkable achievement for a player who considered retirement after a cursed run of injuries.
3D-printed clubs and salty balls: Will golf’s Mad Scientist change the game?
Bryson DeChambeau is an eccentric golfer who uses his career like one big science experiment. And after winning another US Open, it’s working.
‘He’s suffering’: Pauga send-off takes shine off polished performance by Roosters
After being on the end of one of the best tackles of the season, Junior Pauga was sent off for producing one of the ugliest in the Roosters’ clinical 26-8 victory over the Bulldogs in Gosford.
Graham set to miss season as Souths shut out Sea Eagles
South Sydney defeated Manly for a fourth consecutive win on Saturday but are set to be without centre Campbell Graham for the rest of 2024.
Setbacks be damned: Aussie Ajla into grasscourt final but Thompson loses
Ajla Tomljanovic’s latest comeback is gathering steam ahead of Wimbledon, advancing to the Rothesay Classic final in Birmingham and within one victory of her maiden WTA title.
Have Your Say
Why the best laid plans of Madge and men go awry in Origin
There are four players who’ll run onto the MCG that will be targeted by their opponents.
