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The conservative judges on the US Supreme Court have granted Donald Trump substantial immunity from prosecution for official acts taken as president

Trump granted substantial immunity from prosecution

The stunning Supreme Court ruling is a victory for Donald Trump, at a time when Joe Biden’s bid for re-election has been thrown into doubt after his dismal debate form.

Don’t shut down families of Aussies in trouble overseas, former prisoners warn

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Cheng Lei and Sean Turnell are pushing for a rethink of the government’s insistence on secrecy when negotiating the freedom of wrongfully held Australians.

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PM scraps Washington visit amid cost-of-living pressures

A diplomatic source in Brussels confirmed Australian officials had informed organisers that Anthony Albanese had declined NATO’s invitation to attend the summit.

The forecast says one thing. But some mornings have literally felt freezing

The forecast says one thing. But some mornings have literally felt freezing

There’s a problem with relying on the forecast if you’re using it to decide whether to wear a puffer jacket or not.

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Medicine

Surgeon suspended for using patient ‘as a prop’ now operating under a new name

The surgeon was suspended for three months in 2022.

Colorectal surgeon Gary McKay legally changed his name to Barry McCabe this year, but a record of previous findings against him did not appear until the Herald inquired.

Coming to a hospital near you: People to be filmed in bodycam trial

Health Minister Ryan Park, announcing the plan to give security guards body-worn cameras, said the upwards trend in physical attacks was unacceptable.

Point Piper millionaire loses fee battle against her own lawyers

Di Maloney pulled out all the stops to get Justin Bieber along to her lavish party - but he was a no show.

Diane Maloney has been ordered to pay $350,000 to her lawyers after already forking out $15 million in legal fees.

Hemmes takes over Sydney’s most exclusive sports club

The Merivale magnate has skipped the $20,000 membership fee and set up shop inside the exclusive Sporting Club of Sydney.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and RBA governor Michele Bullock.

While the RBA nudges the brake, a reckless Labor pumps the accelerator

And we shouldn’t be so naive as to think the two simply cancel out. Pushed to the limit, either the brakes burn out or the engine explodes.

GOSFORD, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 22:  Fetalaiga Pauga of the Roosters is sent of by Referee Grant Atkins during the round 16 NRL match between Sydney Roosters and Canterbury Bulldogs at Industree Group Stadium, on June 22, 2024, in Gosford, Australia. (Photo by Scott Gardiner/Getty Images)
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NRL 2024

The NRL wants the Top Gun of video refs in the bunker. It can’t come quick enough

Wayne Bennett spoke for many when he criticised the NRL over its matchday officiating. Changes are coming, but will they satisfy coaches, players and fans?

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster

Chief Sports Writer

Jordan Thompson lost the first two sets, smirked and launched an epic comeback

Australian Jordan Thompson serves and wins his first round match at Wimbledon 2024 against Russian Pavel Kotov.

Jordan Thompson and Aleks Vukic won epic five-set battles on the opening day, while Daria Saville cruised through, but it was not all good news for Australian tennis.

Stinky Seine: Where fish go to die and Olympics poo protests are born

How has a river carrying so much harmful bacteria that swimming in it has been illegal for a century become an official venue at the Olympics?

Allure of remote Greek islands proves deadly for tourists

Alonnisos island, Sporades, Greece. Greek islands are stunning, but the terrain can be deadly.

With difficult-to-reach coves and stunning headlands, they have it all – but at the height of European summer, it’s not all bliss.

Marketplace and burgers: What a marketer on $114,000 spends

On Money Diaries this week, a media manager on $114,000 sells her belongings on Facebook Marketplace and saves for an ‘adult gap year’.

On Money Diaries this week, a media manager on $114,000 sells her belongings on Facebook Marketplace and saves for an “adult gap year”.

Sexual strangulation can mean ‘minutes to death’, yet half of young people do it

Pressure not to be vanilla in sex, and porn influencers, are among reasons more than half of young people have participated in the act.

Manu Feildel with Laundy Hotel’s group executive chef Jamie Gannon.

TV chef Manu Feildel back in the restaurant game with new bistro at inner west pub

The 196-year-old Red Lion Hotel on Darling Street in Rozelle is the new home of the My Kitchen Rules presenter’s latest venue.

For years, Michael Robotham was advised not to set novels in Australia

Ghost-writer turned crime author Michael Robotham

The celebrated crime writer’s new Storm Child is the fourth in a series featuring forensic psychologist Cyrus Haven.

I ruined one of the world’s greatest drives with an embarrassing mistake

It took a good 10 minutes before I realised those relentlessly flashing lights were for my attention, and that I’d been a bit of a naughty boy.

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Sydney

An operator in the expanded control centre at Tallawong.

Inside the high-tech nerve centre bracing for Sydney’s new metro line

Unpredictable passenger behaviour is at the forefront of controllers’ minds as they prepare for the opening of the second stage of the city’s metro rail network.

Speakman’s hold on top job  faces test amid internal war

Nationals MP Wes Fang is at the centre of a row between the Coalition partners

NSW Liberal Party MPs will consider the future of the Coalition at a party room meeting on Tuesday.

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Mystery surrounding treasures from Sydney shipwreck may finally be solved

Conservator Jordan Aarsen at the Australian National Maritime Museum with small bronze animals from the wreck of The Dunbar, which sank off Sydney’s headland in 1857.

Items recovered from the wreck including figurines of baby birds have survived the plundering of treasure hunters.

These are the best new houses in NSW. Which would you choose?

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Housing plan unveiled for Carriageworks precinct

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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.

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NRL 2024

Matt Burton celebrates his match-winning field goal.
Analysis

The shocks and shake-ups of a faster, younger, tougher NRL

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.

The Dragons celebrate a Jack de Belin try.
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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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13 Birnam Grove, Strathfield

Buyer beats nine others for luxe $6m inner west home ‘worth fighting for’

The stylish home with a swimming pool, and within walking distance of everything, attracted interest from doctors and local business owners.

Why downlights are making you colder and your split system less effective

Ever felt like the air-conditioner only pushes around cold air in winter? It may take climbing up into the attic and having a look around to find out why that is.

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GOSFORD, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 22:  Fetalaiga Pauga of the Roosters is sent of by Referee Grant Atkins during the round 16 NRL match between Sydney Roosters and Canterbury Bulldogs at Industree Group Stadium, on June 22, 2024, in Gosford, Australia. (Photo by Scott Gardiner/Getty Images)
Opinion
NRL 2024

The NRL wants the Top Gun of video refs in the bunker. It can’t come quick enough

Wayne Bennett spoke for many when he criticised the NRL over its matchday officiating. Changes are coming, but will they satisfy coaches, players and fans?

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster

Chief Sports Writer

River Seine

Stinky Seine: Where fish go to die and Olympics poo protests are born

How has a river carrying so much harmful bacteria that swimming in it has been illegal for a century become an official swimming venue at the 2024 Olympics?

Australian Jordan Thompson serves and wins his first round match at Wimbledon 2024 against Russian Pavel Kotov.

Jordan Thompson lost the first two sets, smirked and launched an epic comeback

Jordan Thompson and Aleks Vukic won epic five-set battles on Wimbledon’s opening day, while Daria Saville cruised through, but it was not all good news for Australian tennis.

Jess and Noemie Fox in front of the Eiffel Twoer after Noemie qualified for her first Olympic Games.

Noemie completes Fox hunt as all four family members become Olympians

Noemie Fox, younger sister of Olympic gold medallist Jess Fox, has qualified for her first Olympics in the kayak cross event at Paris 2024.

Wallaby Fraser McReight speaking in Coogee on Monday ahead of Saturday’s Test against Wales.

‘One of the best to do it’: McReight’s praise for Wallabies mentor Hooper

It was a hard weekend for Wallabies veterans Michael Hooper and Kurtley Beale.

The NRl are investigating this tackle and why Reuben Cotter came from  the field for a HIA.

NRL seek answers from Maroons about HIA interchange

The NRL have written to the QRL seeking clarification over Reuben Cotter’s HIA substitution in Origin II, and is reviewing a potential interchange card bungle by the Maroons.

The Roosters are poised to land Mark Nawaqanitawase after his Olympic Sevens bid.

RA clears ex-Wallabies for NRL switch, Bulldogs sign Tupouniua for four years

Canterbury have swooped on an unwanted Roosters forward as Rugby Australia release two former stars to take up their NRL contracts early.

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