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US Votes 2024

Democrats ‘evenly divided’ on Biden as US announces new deal with Australia

Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), from left, US President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, and Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, during an arrival ceremony at the South Portico of the White House.

With Joe Biden refusing to quit, the Democrats have been left searching for an “executable, pragmatic pathway” to win the November 5 election, says a top Democrat.

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Sydney businessman charged with sex crimes in case ‘unlike any other’

Sydney businessman Mark Sarian is accused of 37 sexual crimes against 10 women after he allegedly failed to pay for sex work.

A venture capitalist from Sydney has been charged with dozens of counts of rape and abuse against 10 women in a major test of new consent laws.

International students’ asylum ‘rort’ needs action

The boom in students has seen coteries of undergraduates enter the country on visas, only to then seek asylum.

Described as a vacuum cleaner to suck carbon from the sky, the machine named Mammoth was launched in May.

Should Australia house a giant vacuum cleaner to suck carbon from the sky?

Removing carbon from the atmosphere to save us from climate change is a controversial notion, but faith is growing in new technologies.

‘Selling your soul to the devil’: Tensions rising as Wall Street grapples with 100-hour work weeks

Bank of America’s Leo Lukenas died in May from a heart attack, a few days after completing a $3 billion transaction.

The death of Bank of America associate Leo Lukenas from a heart attack just days after completing a $3 billion deal has put an unwelcome spotlight on Wall Street.

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Thousands of jobs at risk as BHP moves to shut down nickel operations

Resources giant BHP will shut its Nickel West operations in WA, putting more than 3000 jobs at risk.

‘Absolutely incorrect’: The evidence is in on whales and offshore wind farms

Rare footage of two adult Pygmy whales engaging in intimate courtship.

Those who hold doubts about offshore wind farms may not be aware that their misgivings have been deliberately planted.

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Osteoporosis drugs and abuse claims: Review into greyhound racing scandal

Despite allegations of animal welfare abuses, the premier says the sport will continue in NSW.

Greyhounds are fed osteoporosis drugs illegally, says a former vet for Greyhound Racing NSW.

PM’s race around Australia to lock in crucial candidates

The prime minister is going to Dutton’s own seat of Dickson on Friday to unveil the Labor candidate in the battle for Queensland.

Rabbitohs hit back with Gray try to level scores

Rabbitohs hit back with Gray try to level scores

The Rabbitohs are averaging almost 30 points a game on their five-match winning run but will face a tough test in Brisbane if they are to make it six.

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AFL 2024

Heeney out of Brownlow race, appeal thrown out by AFL

Isaac Heeney and the Swans have learned his fate at the AFL tribunal.

Isaac Heeney won’t face North Melbourne on Saturday and is now ineligible to win the Brownlow Medal.

Eddie Jones backs Ryles’ Eels appointment

The former Wallabies coach believes Parramatta are onto a winner with their new mentor.

Four Stephanie Alexander veg recipes that kids love to eat (and cook)

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These simple dishes have been trialled, eaten and approved by kids, making them perfect for less experienced cooks.

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On an early date, Sammy introduced Rachael to his sport. Now, he’s her Olympic coach

Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn needs Samuel Free to be her husband some days, her coach others. The two aren’t always the same.

How can Australians be so wealthy yet still be poor?

The average Australian’s wealth grew by about 10 per cent last year but the gap between the “haves” and the “have-nots” is growing.

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Board some of Europe’s most scenic railways with a Eurail pass, including Jungfrau.

Six perks of a Eurail pass most travellers overlook

Think a Eurail pass is just about trains? Think again: six money-saving perks to bookmark for a Euro summer.

The 20 bucket-list restaurants you must try in Bali

Koji pudding at Lovacore NXT, Ubud.

Who needs a Michelin guide? There are plenty of star-worthy places in Bali that don’t need approval from France.

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Dating apps are sheer hell. But I’m not ready to go ‘boy sober’, either

It takes every ounce of mental strength to not believe I am destined to end up with a man who thinks “doing” countries is a personality trait.

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Emily Carey and Liam Woodrum in Geek Girl.

Chase away the winter chills with these cheerful, uplifting TV series

From Geek Girl to Graham Norton, these television favourites will warm the heart and lift the spirits.

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Wine snobbery driving you to drink? This festival comedy show is for you

In Pour Taste, which is running at Bondi Festival, includes a joke-filled tasting of five wines.

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AFP arrested American national Guang Shi at URBNSURF wave pool at Sydney Olympic Park on Monday.

Dramatic sting at Sydney’s new urban surf pool catches alleged drug importer

The Californian man allegedly thought he was importing millions of dollars worth of drugs into Sydney, before police pounced in front of afternoon wave riders.

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Crime

First responders had to ‘wrestle’ child from accused father

The father and alleged murderer from Lalor Park with one of the children.

The 28-year-old man who allegedly set fire to his home, trapping three children inside, has been charged with their murder.

Revealed: How fast each Sydney council approves homes

Georges River is the slowest council in great Sydney when it comes to determining housing DAs.

According to a new league table, 21 Sydney councils are taking more than an average 115 days to approve development applications. See how yours ranks.

Geo-fence technology to be used in Sydney share bike crackdown

Siblings  Jack 10, and Sophie 12, using lime bikes to explore Sydney, in Oxford st in Paddington,  Wednesday 10th of July 2024. Photo: Dion Georgopoulos / The Sydney Morning Herald

Riders are likely to be forced to park bikes in designated areas under a future regulatory regime being worked on by no less than 13 government agencies.

Collapse of $61m pub deal casts fresh gloom over Oxford Street

The two pub properties on Taylor Square were going to be amalgamated and developed into a hospitality mega-complex.

The two pubs were sold last year with grand plans to create an Ivy-style mega-complex on Taylor Square. Those prospects appear to be dashed.

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NRL 2024

When things finally bubbled over in Origin III.

The last Origin decider in Brisbane featured a brawl. It’s why the Blues won’t back down again

Michael Maguire has preached to his team not to take a backwards step. So, if there’s a repeat of the last major State of Origin brawl, Blues players won’t be slow to react.

Sam Walker and the Roosters celebrate a try.
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Why Sam Walker is the new Alfie Langer, and the next Maroons No.7

His dad played with Alfie Langer and, until now, there hasn’t been a player so similar to the little genius.

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Jack Bostock scores the opening try of the game.

NRL round 19 LIVE: Dolphins and Rabbitohs square after penalty try for Gray

The Rabbitohs are averaging almost 30 points a game on their five-match winning run but will face a tough test in Brisbane if they are to make it six.

Isaac Heeney and the Swans have learned his fate at the AFL tribunal.
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AFL 2024

Heeney out of Brownlow race, appeal thrown out by AFL

Isaac Heeney won’t face North Melbourne on Saturday and is now ineligible to win the Brownlow Medal.

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NRL’s rule change puts Cameron Smith in line to be next rugby league Immortal

Queensland’s generation of Origin champions will be front and centre of voting on the game’s 14th Immortal next month after a change to eligbility rules.

Charlie Cale scores against the Rebels

The wonder try that put Charlie Cale on the path to a Wallabies jersey

The Brumbies No.8 has made a habit of embarrassing backs with his extraordinary pace and now he’ll get the chance in a Wallabies jersey against Wales.

Wright in the thick of a Teahupo’o barrel during this year’s Tahiti Pro.

Balancing whacked: Wright must overcome head illness to chase gold at Teahupo’o

Seven screws in the champion surfer’s head from an off-season surgery have hampered her 2024 season. But she has no hesitation in taking on the heaviest wave in competitive surfing.

Former Canterbury player Jackson Topine.

‘Unheralded civil case’: Text from Topine’s father to Bulldogs

Lawyers for former NRL player Jackson Topine and the Canterbury Bulldogs have appeared together in court for the first time.

For former Socceroo Warren Spink, life hasn’t been the same since his injury against Japan in 1996.

‘My brain was smashed’: Knocked unconscious for nine minutes, this ex-Socceroo is living a nightmare

Almost 30 years later, Warren Spink has still not recovered from the traumatic head injury he suffered playing for Australia against Japan in 1996.

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