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When the link from Sydney Airport to WestConnex will open
When the $2.6 billion Sydney Gateway is opened, it will have capacity for 100,000 vehicles a day.
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International students
Student crackdown will lead to lasting economic pain: business council
Capping foreign student numbers could “irreparably damage” the higher education sector and even hit supermarkets, the Australian Business Council argues.
Minister defends de-radicalisation programs after Sydney uni stabbing
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil says the government is seeing some concerning trends in extremism.
Lisa Millar announces exit from ABC Breakfast
Millar has been the co-host of the broadcaster’s breakfast show for about five years.
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Naked City
Greg Lynn and the mystery of the double fatality at Zig Zag Rd
A coroner found it was a murder-suicide, but those who knew the dead couple – who were neighbours of convicted murderer Greg Lynn – aren’t so certain.
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Income tax
Tax cuts, despite what we’re led to believe, are no free lunch
Politicians like to peddle illusions when it comes to tax and tax cuts. Meanwhile, we play our role by deluding ourselves.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Flogged by Wales nine months ago, Wallabies are now strong favourites ... to beat Wales
The bin fire of Australian rugby in 2023 has been largely forgotten, it seems, with the Wallabies tipped to down the touring Welsh this week.
A split lip triggered Steph Hancock’s first comeback. Now she’s 42 and still can’t retire
The Dragons’ latest NRLW signing is back for her 21st season of rugby league, having tried, and failed to retire every year since 2017.
Forced to tiebreakers in every set, de Minaur trumps fellow Aussie at wet Wimbledon
Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin and Adam Walton were the Australian winners on an interrupted day at Wimbledon. But the results late in the day were not so good.
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Electric vehicles
The one thing that made Eddy hold off on buying an electric vehicle
Eddy Blaxell and his partner wanted to buy an EV two years ago. The problem was that they lived in the inner city with no off-street parking and had nowhere to charge it.
The platypus ‘hoax’ that tricked the world, but illuminated a different animal wonder
One viral specimen had platypus experts snatching up UV torches. They were sorely disappointed – but many other animals glow brilliantly after dark.
Does gas-rich Australia really need to start importing it?
Experts say time has run out to develop new sources of supply to avert crippling shortages.
My boss hired two of us for the same job and then fired me. Is this ethical?
Putting two people through a Hunger Games scenario without telling them beforehand is very bizarre, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
Opinion
Pension
We won the lottery, but lost our pension. Could we have prevented this?
Once you start spending your windfall, you may start to regain some of your lost pension.
Noel Whittaker
Money columnist
Analysis
Health insurance
Why you could be wasting a lot of money on basic health insurance
Those on basic hospital policies may not realise they could be getting a lot more cover by paying a few more dollars a month.
Family-friendly recipes for your winter flu-fighting toolkit
Turbocharge your immune system with these cold-weather recipes to warm you from the inside.
Ten great books we’re excited to read in July
From a highly anticipated poetry collection to a mind-bending debut, here are the books we’re looking forward to this month.
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Japan
Businesses charging foreigners more than locals? So they should
Some Japanese businesses are controversially charging tourists more than locals. Here’s why I have no problem with that.
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
Sydney
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Education
Top-band HSC, NAPLAN targets for schools have been scrapped. Now, principals will set new ones
Some principals say removing clear and ambitious targets based on NAPLAN results risks improvement measures becoming too ambiguous.
Gina Rinehart receives Cambodia’s highest honour
The billionaire mining magnate has won a new foreign admirer in the South-East Asian nation’s monarch, Norodom Sihamoni.
Boy accused of Sydney Uni stabbing allegedly planned previous terror attack
A teenager who allegedly stabbed a 22-year-old student in the neck on Sydney University grounds on Tuesday was previously charged with planning a “Christchurch-style” terrorist attack.
Northern beaches suburbs cut off by massive ‘tropical’ downpour
Roads were closed for a time after a slow-moving storm dumped more than 50 millimetres of rain on the area.
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Factional politics
Perrottet-brokered deal saves NSW Coalition from split
A 96-hour civil war between the NSW Liberals and Nationals was resolved late on Monday night with negotiations brokered by former premier Dominic Perrottet.
NRL 2024
Why the Bulldogs have holstered the NRL’s most stunning attacking weapon
Matt Burton’s soaring torpedo bombs are the stuff of NRL legend and nightmares for opposition fullbacks. Which makes Canterbury’s call to hold fire on them all the more impressive.
A split lip triggered Steph Hancock’s first comeback. Now she’s 42 and still can’t retire
The Dragons’ latest NRLW signing is back for her 21st season of rugby league, having tried, and failed to retire every year since 2017.
Politics
Dutton to supermarkets: Rein in prices, or we’ll force you to sell stores
Grocery prices have played a key role in the cost-of-living debate, prompting the Coalition to adopt an interventionist policy opposed by business lobby groups.
Business
Office values crumble as city towers sell for big discounts
Office property valuations have collapsed by more than 10 per cent and alarm bells are ringing that they could fall even further.
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Inside China
Xi will be desperate not to repeat his mistake from a decade ago
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Donald Trump has second significant legal victory in as many days
Judge Juan Merchan put off next week’s highly anticipated sentencing to September – less than two months before the US election.
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Property
How home offices are keeping housing unaffordable
The government wants 1.2 million homes built over the next five years. But what about the 3.5 million spare bedrooms across the country?
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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
What running extreme distances does to a person’s body
Extreme charity challenges have become increasingly popular, but there is a price to pay.
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Sunday Life
I’m a writer, so how does my statistician partner beat me at word games?
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Culture
Nicole Kidman deserves more than an insipid Netflix romcom
The Oscar winner co-stars with Zac Efron in the sort of formulaic romance that is fast becoming a streaming staple.
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Sport
Nine months ago, the Wallabies were flogged by Wales. This week, they’re strong favourites ... to beat Wales
The bin fire of Australian rugby in 2023 has been largely forgotten, it seems, with the Wallabies tipped to down the touring Welsh on Saturday.
Forced to tiebreakers in every set, de Minaur trumps fellow Aussie at wet Wimbledon
Alex de Minaur, Alexei Popyrin and Adam Walton were the Australian winners on an interrupted day at Wimbledon. But the results late in the day were not so good.
New-look Wallabies want to make Sydney a Test fortress. There’s one problem ...
Wallabies fans in Sydney have endured a miserable time over the past two World Cup cycles. Could Saturday’s opening Test of the year against Wales turn a corner?
Still the No.1: Why Souths have parked plans for Latrell to play centre
He was a standout there for NSW, but Latrell Mitchell will remain at fullback for Souths – and for good reason.
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Paris 2024
Hoy falls at final hurdle in bid for ninth Olympics
The Australian rider, who has won six Olympic medals since his Games debut at Los Angeles in 1984, has missed out on a ticket to Paris.
‘Better spending time in the sun at Henson’: Singo, Jets quit Perth NRL bid
John Singleton has withdrawn from a business case linking the Newtown Jets with a WA government-backed bid to become the NRL’s 18th team.
Why the Bulldogs have holstered the NRL’s most breathtaking attacking weapon
Matt Burton’s soaring torpedo bombs are the stuff of NRL legend and nightmares for opposition fullbacks. Which makes Canterbury’s call to hold fire on them all the more impressive.
Have Your Say
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
Chief Sports Writer
