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The uni rich list: Vice chancellors on $1m salaries revealed
Australia’s highest-paid vice chancellors are now earning six times their university’s senior professors as the union calls for an inquiry into wage theft.
Opinion
Assange saga
The freedom messiah is free, but a few women won’t join the cheer squad
Julian Assange is a notable supporter of revolutions, but perhaps he draws the line at ones inspired by feminism.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Renewable future will demand gas: energy chief
Many new gas power plants will be needed to back up renewables, despite warnings that gas supplies are running out on the east coast.
‘Despicable’: Stadium stoush sparks threat from Chinese developer
Plans to rebuild Penrith Stadium have angered a major landholder next door which claims it was not consulted, and its 2000-apartment project is now under threat.
Paying to play the field: Why singles like Carly are deleting dating apps
They have redefined romance, but the honeymoon is over for dating apps as users reject swiping and small talk.
Medicare for pets? Government urged to consider subsidising vet fees
The state government should consider subsidising pet care to address burnout, stress and suicide among vets, an inquiry recommends.
Unable to afford a home in Australia, this couple bought in Italy instead
Jaclyn Lofts and Joshua Beagley have embraced La Dolce Vita, purchasing a “lock and leave” holiday apartment in a small Italian village.
Paris pong: River Seine awash with sewage ahead of Olympic swimming event
For the third consecutive week, water in the Paris river has exhibited unsafe levels of E.coli.
Exclusive
Charity
Admin costs soar as wildlife charity yet to spend $70m bushfire money
The biggest wildlife rescue organisation in Australia, WIRES, has yet to spend more than $100 million during the black summer bushfires.
Opinion
Coffee
You can’t order hot chocolate as an adult, and other unspoken coffee rules
Your daily beverage sends a message about who you are as a person, and it can’t be: “I want a cute sweet treat in a cup.”
Thomas Mitchell
Culture reporter
Opinion
Hip pocket
Netflix, handbags and sunnies: The surprising tax deductions you might be entitled to
Without the help of a tax agent, it can be difficult to keep track of all the things you might be able to claim.
Dominic Powell
Money Editor
Moving on up: Bankstown dentist splashes $38m on Rose Bay mansion
The happy buyers’ trophy home purchase in the eastern suburbs follows their recent, record-setting sale in Chiswick for $13.3 million.
Opinion
Five Minutes with Fitz
How my godson blessed De Minaur’s game, just in time for Wimbledon
Australia’s young tennis superstar grew up watching Rafa and Federer and Novak. But a new era is dawning for men’s tennis and the 25-year-old is well placed to smash it.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Analysis
State of Origin
‘I bleed blue and always have’: How NSW unlocked Latrell
Latrell Mitchell’s critics have been forced to eat their words after his triumphant return to State of Origin.
I thought my husband was dead. Then 30 years later, a letter arrived in the mail
Amid the chaos of the Red Army advance in Latvia in 1944, Milda and Rudis Masens were separated. After five years, the young mother settled in Newcastle, NSW, and eventually remarried.
She was the most talked-about star at the Oscars. What is Lily Gladstone doing now?
The break-out star from Killers of the Flower Moon has two fast follow-ups from her award-nominated performance.
‘Smartphones are like pokies in their pockets’: Keeping kids phone-free
Parents are uniting to keep their kids phone-free – at least until high school – as child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg calls for a licence to use a smartphone.
Weekend reads
Paranoid and polarising: The contradiction that is Julian Assange
The messier parts of his story are inconvenient for some of Assange’s supporters. It shows how hard it is, in the modern world, to advocate for a flawed man.
Drama, pain, food porn: The Bear is back... Funny how it’s called a comedy
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
Sydney
Man in critical condition after near-drowning at remote beach
Rescuers had to use a boat to retrieve the man from the beach, which could only be accessed by a steep bushland track.
Updated
Crime
Police took nearly an hour to respond to triple-zero call while woman lay dying
Police arrived at a home in Casino to find a woman in a serious condition. She later died at the scene.
Exclusive
Property development
This popular style of house was banished from Sydney. Now it’s making a return
Duplexes and semis used to feature heavily in the suburbs, but many councils across the city banned them.
Exclusive
NSW councils
One of Sydney’s largest councils implodes amid calls for inquiry
Half of the councillors have complained to the state government about dysfunction under its mayor.
‘Underhanded’: Bitter feud in NSW Coalition as Nats MP sacked
NSW Liberals leader Mark Speakman has removed Wes Fang from the shadow cabinet, sparking a civil war in the Coalition.
NRL 2024
Analysis
Robotinho predicts the result of every round of 16 match at Euro 2024
Robotinho, Mark Stehle and Emma Kemp
Knights 34 Eels 26
Thrilling finish as Knights hit back to snatch win over Eels
The Eels and the Knights were both desperate for points in Newcastle after a run of disappointing results. The home side proved too strong in an entertaining game.
Here’s to you, Mr Robinson: Trent’s coaching rise from French graduate to the 300 club
The Roosters’ veteran coach has come a long way from his days at Toulouse, when players used to ring him early in the morning and sing Simon & Garfunkel’s famous hit.
Politics
Exclusive
Assange saga
Inside the secret talks to bring Julian Assange home
This was an ultramarathon with a final sprint at the end.
Business
How this property giant is waging war on office waste
One property fund and landlord is doing its bit for the environment, and saving money.
World
Nearly half of US firms using AI say goal is to cut staffing costs
Some 45 per cent of firms surveyed said they had added technology since January 2022 to automate what had once been employees’ tasks.
Opinion
How do you add density to a ‘NIMBY’ neighbourhood? Ask a local
Indu Balachandran
Local council candidate
Assange may be out of jail, but in Australia he’s on probation
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Betting on Ozempic? I’ve heard this one before
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and columnist
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Property
‘Outdated’ home fetches $2.52m, last sold for £300 as an empty block
The auctioneer said there were very few cheaper alternatives for a house in the region.
The most liveable Sydney suburbs where you should have bought a home
A string of liveable Sydney suburbs that were affordable for home buyers until recently have since recorded soaring price growth.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Baking
Five old-fashioned biscuit recipes to bake this weekend
Lifestyle
We’re a nation obsessed with puffer jackets. But are they sustainable?
Australia’s unofficial winter uniform is being re-engineered to make it kinder to the planet. But consumers will need an investment mindset.
Culture
Even being hit by a truck didn’t stop this author finishing her novel
Irish author Caoilinn Hughes’ new book explores grief, isolation and sibling love and rivalry.
Opinion
Literature
Australia’s last reader was on my tram, travelling to another world
Anson Cameron
Spectrum columnist, The Age
Traveller
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NRL 2024
Olympic gold and NRL premiership: Nawaqanitawase in line for double in cross-code shock
It was thought Mark Nawaqanitawase would have to choose between Olympic gold and a crack at an NRL premiership this season. Instead, he could do both.
India beat South Africa by seven runs to win T20 World Cup title
India beat South Africa by seven runs in a heart-stopping final to win the Twenty20 World Cup at the Kensington Oval on Saturday.
Analysis
State of Origin
‘I bleed blue and always have’: How NSW unlocked Latrell
Latrell Mitchell’s critics have been forced to eat their words after his triumphant return to State of Origin.
Updated
NRL 2024
‘I was pretty rattled by the last injury’: Trbojevic accepts shift to centres for Manly return
The Sea Eagles star has been running at full speed for the past couple of weeks as he returns from a hamstring injury, and joined teammates at training on Saturday.
From Transylvania to the Wallabies: The wild journey of rugby’s ‘Romanian Rumbler’
David Feliaui always had a dream to play for Australia. He just had to go on a Mormon mission and play in Dracula’s backyard first.
Swans’ pursuit of an 11th straight win decided by kick after the siren
Sydney forward Logan McDonald had the chance to add another chapter to Sydney’s impressive 2024 campaign.
Here’s to you, Mr Robinson: Trent’s coaching rise from French graduate to the 300 club
The Roosters’ veteran coach has come a long way from his days at Toulouse, when players used to ring him early in the morning and sing Simon & Garfunkel’s famous hit.
Have Your Say
State of Origin can work again for the AFL. Here’s how
There’s a way to do it that would contribute to Australian rules football overall, placate those concerned about injuries and still ensure a worthy spectacle.
Vince Rugari
Reporter
