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Building Bad
Warning on CFMEU intimidation sent to Albanese in 2022
A construction company battling CFMEU standover tactics wrote to top Labor politicians detailing their trouble and offering proof.
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Sydney Metro
‘Absolute failure’: Sydney metro operator slammed for emergency disarray
The litany of failures during a system-wide outage included “zero appreciation” by station staff of the extreme dangers to life from high-voltage power.
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Property development
The next three areas in line for greater density revealed
The NSW government is pushing ahead with sweeping planning reforms, with thousands of new homes to be built around soon-to-open metro stations.
Classified documents case against Trump thrown out by judge he appointed
Former US president Donald Trump will no longer face trial for mishandling classified documents after a federal judge threw out the case.
Opinion
US politics
Assassination in the USA: Why does America take aim at its leaders?
Access to guns does not fully explain the intensity of American political violence. There must be something more.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Wild conspiracies crop up accusing Trump of faking shooting
Donald Trump used a theatrical gel pack to fake being shot. No, the Secret Service colluded with Trump to get a great photo. These are just some of the “BlueAnon” theories.
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Political leadership
Voters swing to Dutton in sign of angst over economy
With households suffering from rising prices and higher interest rates, 53 per cent of voters name the cost of living as the most important issue in deciding their votes.
Analysis
China relations
Allies are sanctioning China. Why isn’t Australia?
The UK, US and the EU are among those sanctioning Chinese companies accused of helping Russia wreak havoc in Ukraine. The Albanese government is an outlier.
Lehrmann-Ten evidence probed for Higgins-Reynolds case
Lawyers for Linda Reynolds are poring over tens of thousands of pages of evidence taken from Brittany Higgins’ phone.
Manly rookie won his mates thousands, and may never play for Sea Eagles again
Jamie Humphreys’ Manly debut is every chance of being his only game for the club. His mates loaded up, and won big betting on the NRL first-gamer.
Blacks and Blues: Why one of the best-paid rugby players in the world has joined NSW
Richie Mo’unga is one of the biggest stars in rugby – and one of the best paid at nearly $2 million a season.
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Baseball
Ku-ring-gai to Cleveland: Bazzana becomes millionaire Australian MLB success
Sydney’s Travis Bazzana has been selected by the Cleveland Guardians with the top pick in Major League Baseball’s draft.
Newington College does not like being asked about corporate governance
The $40,000-a-year private school, facing an Old Boy revolt over a plan to admit girls, is very sensitive about how its school council is run.
Spanish police say body found in area where Briton Jay Slater went missing
Local police said that evidence strongly suggested the remains were those of the teenager last seen a month ago in Tenerife.
‘Best thing I’ve ever done’: How a chance diagnosis transformed a life
Tristan did not just get his own desk at Fortescue when he shared his diagnosis. He got a ticket to be himself.
The stunning photos that captured theatre royalty Down Under
The best thing about this account of the tour of Australia and New Zealand by Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh is the photographs.
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Airline reviews
The premium economy experience that’s nothing short of outstanding
Plenty of airlines offer good service, but I’ve never flown with a crew who seemed to enjoy their job this much.
The challenge of bringing Chekhov to new audiences
Adapting Uncle Vanya, Joanna Murray-Smith was desperate to stay true to the playwright’s intentions.
Paris 2024
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Paris 2024
Headaches mounting for Matildas as Foord joins growing injury list
The Matildas have fallen 2-1 to Canada in their last warm-up match before the Paris Olympics, with coach Tony Gustavsson left sweating over the fitness of Caitlin Foord.
Analysis
Paris 2024
Homegrown hopes: The French stars carrying the weight of a nation
Around 10,500 athletes and 15 million tourists are expected in the French capital for the Olympics, where much of the attention will be on those hoping to make their home advantage count.
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Opinion
Trump’s radical policy agenda looms larger after the shooting
A second Trump presidency could lead to a new breakout of inflation in the US, even as the Federal Reserve board’s independence would be under threat.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Visual Story
The shooting in 160 seconds: Inside the assassination attempt
Before any shots were fired, people in the crowd knew something was amiss. What happened next was chaotic, deadly and over in seconds.
Sydney
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Hospitals
Why these parents didn’t sue the hospital that killed their baby
What does justice look like when your child dies due to catastrophic medical errors?
Police speak to man after body found on Sydney’s northern beaches
The man’s body was discovered in a Dee Why car park, with neighbours telling police they saw someone being carried from a unit block before the grim discovery.
Does the building site across the road sound too loud? It probably is
The residents across the road from the Sydney Fish Market have learnt the hard way that the noise assessment process for construction work is deeply flawed.
The NSW workers who should be searched for drugs
While prison visitors are now routinely scanned for drugs, guards may be the weak link in the system, the NSW inspector of Custodial Services says.
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NSW residential property
Revealed: How Sydney mayor survived city’s housing crisis
He’s never talked about it before, but when he was a student in an unaffordable neighbourhood, he didn’t have a lot of money or options.
NRL 2024
‘It’s an accident, but not OK’: NRL defend Kennedy ban for colliding with referee
Will Kennedy was hit with an “absolutely insane” charge for colliding with a match official. On Monday, he accepted his fate and the NRL defended the sanction.
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‘This is bigger than me’: One tackle changed Ethan Lowe’s life. Now he’s suing for $1m
He has a spinal injury which means he can’t recognise he’s burning his hand in the kitchen and sometimes falls over uncontrollably.
Politics
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Building Bad
Labor executive set to ban donations from Victorian CFMEU
The move is an attempt to cauterise the political damage over revelations of underworld infiltration into the scandal-plagued construction union.
Business
Opinion
Bank fees
Australian banks are behaving badly – again
Six years after the royal commission, there are signs of a re-emergence of poor behaviour. At the very least this looks like conduct slippage.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
Tunnels, tricks and tactics: Hamas’ strategy in Gaza revealed
Hamas’ ghost army appears only fleetingly, emerging suddenly from underground to attack, then returning to their subterranean fortress.
Opinion
True history of the Black Hand, the Liberals who have kept Menzies’ flame alive
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
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Property
What does $3.5m buy in Sydney’s east? Two bedrooms, and it’s ‘liveable’
The vendor had lived in the 1920s home for 42 years and collected $500,000 more than their asking price.
Joe Hockey’s childhood home with harbour views sells for about $7.5m
The Northbridge house moments from the local sailing club last traded for $27,200 and had been in the family since 1969.
Good Food
Lifestyle
By 15, one in four teens has quit sport. What can parents do?
While the Olympics inspire many people to take up a new sport, research shows it’s tough to get teenagers to stick with it.
Culture
These music festivals defied the trend and sold out. What’s the trick?
Defying the gloomy trend of cancellations, Strawberry Fields, Mundi Mundi Bash and Harbourlife have all sold out. Is there a pattern here for festivals to emulate?
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Sport
Blacks and Blues: Why one of the best-paid rugby players in the world has joined NSW
One of the best-paid rugby players in the world has joined the NSW Blues as the team attempts to plug into the success of the All Blacks.
When the police brought out the water cannons, the Georgians packed down a scrum
The Georgian ability to scrum can be partly explained by history, cultural expression and a natural athletic gifts in a country of under four million people.
Manly rookie won his mates thousands … and may never play for Sea Eagles again
Jamie Humphreys’ long-awaited Manly debut is every chance of being his one and only game for the club. So his mates loaded up and won big by betting on the NRL first-gamer.
‘It’s an accident, but not OK’: NRL defend Kennedy ban for colliding with referee
Will Kennedy was hit with an “absolutely insane” charge for colliding with a match official.
Analysis
Wimbledon
Out-served, outgunned, outplayed: Is this the end of the Djokovic era?
Doubting Djokovic is a dangerous game, but even he is starting to do it.
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NRL injury ward
One tackle changed Ethan Lowe’s life. Now he’s suing for $1m
Lowe has a spinal injury which means he can’t recognise he’s burning his hand in the kitchen and sometimes falls over uncontrollably.
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Baseball
Australia’s Bazzana makes history – and more than $15m – as No.1 pick in MLB
Sydney’s Travis Bazzana has been selected by the Cleveland Guardians with the top pick in Major League Baseball’s draft.
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Who is Cooper Connolly? The story behind Australian cricket’s newest wildcard
Cooper Connolly has vaulted into Australian colours after some eye-catching displays for WA
