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Vapes will be sold behind the counter in watered-down ban
The last-minute changes have provoked the fury of pharmacists, who said they were healthcare professionals and not tobacconists.
Analysis
Nuclear energy
Going nuclear: Facts and fictions of Dutton’s claims on Australia’s energy future
Will the government’s renewables plan cost $1 trillion? Is nuclear energy cheaper? Can a reactor be up and running by 2037? We answer the nuclear debate’s biggest questions.
New governor-general to receive massive salary increase
Sam Mostyn’s salary was calculated to “moderately exceed” the five-year average salary of High Court Chief Justice Stephen Gageler.
Footage captures teen stumbling in Tenerife nightclub before vanishing
Jay Slater, 19, has been missing on a Spanish island for a week. He was last heard from during a phone call in which he told a friend he was injured and thirsty.
This Sydney GP inherited $24 million from a patient. Now, he’s been reprimanded
Dr Peter Alexakis can continue practising under restrictions after a tribunal found him guilty of professional misconduct.
Opinion
Trains
High-speed trains are no silver bullet, but they could help shift house prices
A business case cannot be made for bullet trains in Australia, but faster rail connections in and around Sydney and Melbourne would be a winner for decentralisation.
Millie Muroi
Business Reporter
Opinion
Regulation
The multitrillion-dollar threat that could spark another financial crisis
A fast-growing part of the financial system is setting off alarm bells.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Opinion
Solomon Lew
Lew is a retail supremo. His latest strategy is a masterclass
He has taken his sweet time, but Solomon Lew is putting the pieces in place to cash out parts of the retail empire he has spent decades building.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
‘I thought it was a horse’: Rogue pigs run amok across NSW
Oscar Pearse was sitting on his tractor planting a crop of chickpeas when he looked over his shoulder and saw his nemeses approaching.
Analysis
Paris 2024
The USA’s Olympic swimming trials have finished. Australia’s stars have work to do
Five weeks out from the Olympics, we crunch the numbers to see just how Australia’s swimmers are faring against their US rivals.
‘Ready to rock’: Luai promises Mitchell will rip into Queenslanders
NSW’s five-eighth needed just three words to sum up the mood of his teammate before his return to State of Origin on Wednesday.
‘It’s the pinnacle’: Beale on his return to Wallabies fold
During his exile from the game, the veteran fullback had plenty of time to reflect on his career. It was then that he truly realised how much the national team meant to him.
New direct flight just made this paradise easily accessible
With more than 300 islands and a pristine reef system, Palau has been touted as a Maldives right on our doorstep.
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Media & marketing
Axe swings at Seven West Media with 150 jobs to go
Redundancies come as the Kerry Stokes-controlled media company braces for the end of a lucrative commercial deal with Facebook and Instagram’s owner Meta.
Surprisingly hard to find, this Italian dish is daggy but glorious
To understand the glory of fettuccine alfredo, you only need to hear about the ingredients.
NRL 2024
Analysis
On AFL grounds, rugby league’s best kickers can get ‘lost’ in Origin
Since the NRL started taking a match to non-traditional states each year, the game’s best kickers have grappled with playing on AFL grounds. Does an oval field make a difference?
Exclusive
Taylan May hit with second show-cause notice following DV charges
The career of the Penrith premiership winner remains up in the air as the issue is set to escalate again on Wednesday.
Sydney
Man arrested after ride-share driver allegedly assaulted, car stolen
Two men ordered the driver to taxi them around for an hour before assaulting him and stealing his car in an early morning ordeal, police allege.
Exclusive
Education
Private school teachers push for pay rises above public sector colleagues
The Independent Education Union is calling for an increase to private school teacher salaries to “maintain the traditional premium” above public schools.
John Howard and a patriotic dessert menu: The Liberal Party turns 80
Ahead of Peter Dutton’s savage speech at the Liberals’ 80th federal council, the party’s top figures gathered in Sydney for an evening of factional festivities.
Six months ago these HSC students picked their degrees. Do they think they made the right choice?
Passion or practicality? These students reflect on one of the biggest decisions in their young lives.
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.
Politics
Former NSW treasurer Matt Kean to chair climate change body
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Kean, who was also an energy minister for the state’s former Coalition government, was uniquely qualified to lead the independent authority.
Business
Myer in talks to merge with Just Jeans and other Solomon Lew brands
The merger would give veteran rag trader Solomon Lew his long-awaited seat on Myer’s board.
World
Four members of UK’s richest family given jail sentences for exploiting servants
The members of the billionaire Hinduja family were accused of spending more on their pet dog than one of their employees.
Opinion
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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.
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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Do we need digital detox to save our skins?
Is blue light skin damage something we should be concerned about or just another industry ploy to sell skincare? Experts weigh in.
Culture
Travis Kelce joins Taylor Swift on stage as fans go wild in London
The NFL player has been to many of the pop star’s shows before, but never on the actual stage.
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Sport
‘Ready to rock’: Luai promises Mitchell will rip into Queenslanders
NSW’s five-eighth needed just three words to sum up the mood of his teammate before his return to State of Origin on Wednesday.
Analysis
Paris 2024
The USA’s Olympic swimming trials have finished. Australia’s stars have work to do
Five weeks out from the Olympics, we crunch the numbers to see just how Australia’s swimmers are faring against their US rivals.
‘It’s the pinnacle of the game’: Beale relishing return to Wallabies fold
During his year-long exile from the game, the veteran fullback had plenty of time to reflect on his career. It was then that he truly realised how much the national team meant to him.
Analysis
ICC Men’s World Cup
Five things Australia must do to save their T20 World Cup campaign
An historic loss to Afghanistan has left Australia in serious danger of missing the T20 World Cup finals just seven months after claiming the one-day World Cup.
‘A bit of OCD’ and tears as Doueihi’s superstition caps comeback from third ACL tear
The Wests Tigers fan favourite raced 80 metres for a fairytale try on Sunday. And every time the Tigers scored, Adam Doueihi put himself at ease with his own personal post-try ritual.
Analysis
State of Origin
On AFL grounds, rugby league’s best kickers can get ‘lost’ in Origin
Since the NRL started taking a match to non-traditional states each year, the game’s best kickers have grappled with playing on AFL grounds. Does an oval field make a difference?
McKellar in the frame for Waratahs job after sudden Tigers departure
Former Brumbies coach Dan McKellar is a late addition in the mix for the Waratahs’ head coach job after his English club parted ways with him in a shock move.
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