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Tax cuts
Value of stage 3 tax cuts will be gone soon after next election
Australians will start to see their pay packets improve from Monday as the stage 3 cuts begin, but more tax cuts are needed to stop tax rates climbing higher.
Analysis
Income tax
Sugar hit from stage 3, but the country needs a tax reform diet
From July, $23 billion will flow to hard-pressed Australians as the stage 3 tax cuts begin. But they’re a long way from solving the nation’s biggest tax issues.
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Abducted in Japan
Penny Wong condemns abduction of Australian children in Japan
Parents warn Tokyo’s two-year delay in implementing new laws could trigger a “dash to the finish line” to abduct more children.
Sydney bus shake-up for opening of major new metro train line
Five bus routes will be axed, 11 altered and frequencies on about two dozen increased when the new metro line opens in August.
Has the state’s housing crisis hit Macquarie Street?
The number of MPs with big property portfolios is declining, with more NSW politicians renting or “rent-vesting.”
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State Parliament
Housing plan unveiled for Carriageworks precinct
The Minns government will deliver 250 social and affordable homes near Redfern station after revealing the first four Sydney sites to use surplus public land.
Opinion
Interest rates
Why interest rate speculators should get back in their box
The future of interest rates needs more brainpower and a lot less idle speculation.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Opinion
Political leadership
Who knew? Governments do better when they actually govern
Rather than talking about policies that may never be, Labor was able to spend the week talking about tax cuts, wage rises and power bill rebates taking effect.
Sean Kelly
Columnist
Opinion
Opinion
I know what it’s like to be a politician’s son in the public eye. I wouldn’t wish it on Tom Dutton
When a photo of the opposition leader’s 18-year-old son made headlines, I felt so sorry for him. Unfortunately, I know exactly what it’s like to go through that.
Nick Bracks
Author
Breaking
World elections
French voters slap Macron, propel far-right to strong lead in first round
French polling agencies indicated that President Emmanuel Macron’s grouping of centrist parties could finish a distant third in the first-round ballot.
Analysis
Social media
Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s court win threatens to expose Facebook’s trillion-dollar secrets
How does Facebook interact with fraudsters who book scam ads on its platform? Billionaire Andrew Forrest is about to find out.
The common but little-known virus causing disability in hundreds of babies
Every year, about 400 babies are born with physical and intellectual disabilities caused by a virus many pregnant women don’t know about.
Downlights are making you colder and your split system less effective
Ever felt like the air-conditioner only pushes around cold air in winter? To find out why, it can take climbing up into the attic and taking a look around.
Is walking the answer to back pain? A new study says yes
Experts have found that walking can be very effective for preventing reoccurring of back pain.
Why it just got harder for Australia to create the next Kylie Minogue or Troye Sivan
Australian musicians are already doing it tough, but a recent US government decision has made it much harder for Aussie acts to showcase their work.
Why that ‘healthy’ supermarket snack with the five-star rating might be bad news
Star symbols on food products are common on supermarket products, from 0.5 to five full stars. And how much should you rely on them?
Sydney
‘She was waiting for an hour on the floor’: Son’s anguish over police response
Sarah Miles was found dying on the floor of a home by NSW Police almost an hour after a neighbour called triple-zero. Her alleged murderer faced court today.
Change is coming to Five Dock, but will it be too much?
Everybody agrees Metro West will change Five Dock, but how much? A proposal by the Anglican Church for 20-storey towers has brought the question into focus.
The uni rich list: Vice chancellors on $1 million 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.
‘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.
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Charity
Admin costs soar as wildlife charity yet to spend bushfire money
The biggest wildlife rescue organisation in Australia, WIRES, raised more than $100 million during the Black Summer bushfires. It wants to reduce oversight of the remaining $69 million.
NRL 2024
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The Dragons are in the top eight. Can their fans dare to dream?
Tougher challenges are ahead but, for now, Shane Flanagan is working minor miracles with a bunch of players of whom little was expected at the start of the year.
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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.
Politics
Analysis
Political leadership
PM had to act on Payman, but doing so creates new headaches for Labor
It was Fatima Payman’s third strike against caucus solidarity but Labor is likely to face blow-back from Muslim Australians.
Business
How the US election result could hurt Australia’s green metals exports
There are fears that a second Trump presidency could slow the rollout of electric cars and renewables, softening demand for Australia’s critical minerals.
World
Rare insight into King and Queen’s private life as Balmoral opens to public for first time
Buckingham Palace has revealed extraordinary details about the King and Queen’s private life at Balmoral as it opens up the royal residence to the public for the first time.
Opinion
The freedom messiah is free, but a few women won’t join the cheer squad
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Why the government might need to start peddling unedited porn
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
How do you add density to a ‘NIMBY’ neighbourhood? Ask a local
Indu Balachandran
Local council candidate
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Property
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.
‘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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Sunday Life
I’m a writer, so how does my statistician partner beat me at word games?
When we do puzzles together, something dark and fierce takes over. I feel a frenzied desire to win.
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Opinion
Greater Good
My street library was just a family project. What happened next, you wouldn’t read about it
Amy Adeney
Children's author and teacher
Culture
Doilies be damned, this ain’t your grandma’s crochet
Textile artist Luise Elsing returned to crochet after nearly 50 years - instantly she was hooked.
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Analysis
NRL 2024
The shocks and shake-ups of a faster, younger, tougher NRL in 2024
As the season moves past the halfway point, attacking football is in vogue, big names have made way for new talents and the off-field wheeling and dealing is as intriguing as ever.
Hooper announces retirement after missing Olympics
Former Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has missed the cut for the men’s Olympic sevens team, bringing down the curtain on a distinguished career for Australia.
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Formula 1
Piastri claims podium place after Russell shocks with F1 win in Austria
The Australian capitalised on a crash involving Max Verstappen and Lando Norris to claim second place for McLaren behind the Mercedes of George Russell.
‘Keep integrity of the game’: Robinson calls for sin-bin summit as Manu breaks hand
The Roosters outside back stocks have taken another hit as Trent Robinson fears 71 sin bins so far in 2024 have gone too far in policing foul play.
Tight Five
Wallabies
NSW’s latest ‘one that got away’ shows why Simon Raiwalui is so badly needed
Waratahs’ new director of performance must take a hard line on retention to prevent players like Under-20s star Ronan Leahy being lost to the state.
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Match report
The Dragons are in the top eight. Can their fans dare to dream?
Tougher challenges are ahead but, for now, Shane Flanagan is working minor miracles with a bunch of players of whom little was expected at the start of the year.
Roosters kick off crucial Walker talks as Tupouniua exit escalates
The Tricolours will look to keep the NRL’s best young half off the market as Sitili Tupouniua weighs up rival interest despite having three years left on his contract.
Have Your Say
‘It won’t happen again’: Trindall breaks silence on drink-driving, drugs charges
Braydon Trindall’s season was in peril after failing a roadside test the morning after a huge Cronulla win. But he’s got one goal on his mind after resuming his NRL career.
