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For 50 minutes, this did not resemble a normal game of rugby league
If there is a replay to define the State of Origin series that defied history, it is of Mitchell Moses turning a straightforward set into a series-winning try.
Opinion
NSW Blues
The best. Anywhere. I’ll tell a man it was
Intensity is a word oft overused. But when reminiscing on the Origin decider, it almost doesn’t do the match justice.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Opinion
For subscribers
Brutal and beautiful, this was an Origin odyssey of epic proportions
The decider showcased the qualities that make Origin different from the rest of rugby league.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Analysis
State of Origin
Origin player ratings: How the Blues and Maroons fared in the decider
NSW were too good at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night. Which of the 34 players who stepped onto the field shone brightest?
Olakau’atu dismissed from Origin sideline for fighting as Blues’ 19th man
The Manly enforcer was dismissed from the Suncorp Stadium sideline after getting himself involved in a melee despite not playing in Origin III.
Chammas at Origin
NRL 2024
‘I am an enemy of Fox’: Weidler stands firm in face of News Corp attack
Nine News reporter Danny Weidler has hit back at criticism from Maroons coach Billy Slater and several members of Fox Sports’ NRL 360 magazine show.
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Crime
‘Why was my poor father caught up in this?’ Grieving daughters speak of DFAT frustration
David Fisk’s children have spoken publicly for the first time of their love for their father and their frustration at not being told key details.
Move over Crown: First look at plans for Sydney’s tallest-ever buildings
Two proposed skyscrapers next to each other would transform the CBD skyline and effectively match the Sydney Tower Eye as the city’s tallest structure.
Opinion
Andrew Forrest
Billionaire Forrest’s green crusade cops a reality check
Fortescue is about to turn 21, and with age seemingly comes wisdom, as the company puts it enormously expensive green hydrogen plans on the backburner.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Analysis
Building Bad
This is not the time to flinch on union corruption
Will Labor look after households or protect its friends in the union movement? One way to tell will be whether it forces tainted officials out the door.
Corruption, crooks, kickback offers: What we know about the CFMEU scandal so far
The fallout from our investigation into the powerful construction union began on Friday, when long-time union boss John Setka resigned, before the first story had even been published.
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Federal
Union to go to war over bid to stamp out corruption
Union officials have vowed to fight “to the ends of the earth” against federal government moves to appoint an administrator to oversee the scandal-plagued CFMEU.
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Domestic violence
The Sydney suburbs with the most alcohol-related domestic violence
The Herald has built an interactive map, pinpointing domestic violence incidents across the state’s local government areas over the past decade.
NRL star’s dad will be spared death penalty if convicted in Indonesia
Gregor Haas has been in a Manila prison since May after police alleged he was connected to the infamous Sinaloa drug cartel and had tried to import drugs into Indonesia.
Opinion
Marriage
Steven said no to the strip club on a buck’s night. Then his mates shunned him
Should the buck’s stop here? Yes, and so should the hen night. They belonged to another century.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Opinion
Protests
Tenacious D thrive on black humour. So why gag themselves now?
Jack Black and his musical partner, Kyle Gass, called off their Australian tour after an “improvised” joke about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Too soon?
Bill Wyman
Columnist
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Republican Party’s transformation is complete. It is united behind Trump
If there was ever any doubt that this is Donald J. Trump’s party, it has ended. Friends and former enemies alike have realigned behind the MAGA platform.
Shocked woman buys hoarder house, but it’s not full of junk
A first home buyer who bought a condemned hoarder’s house has shared her surprise at what she discovered inside.
Paris 2024
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Paris 2024
Bogut calls for ex-teammate Mills to be benched as Boomers give stacked Team USA a fright
The powerful US team began with the quintet of Steph Curry, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, LeBron James and Anthony Edwards, but Australia were still within four points with just minutes to play.
Opinion
Paris 2024
LVMH has already won gold at the Paris Olympics
Whichever sporting heroes bring home the medals at the Paris Olympics, there will only be one true winner.
Andrea Felsted
Sydney
‘I’ll cross that bridge if we come to it’: Fairness test key to two-way toll decision
Premier Chris Minns insists he will only slap two-way tolls on the Harbour Bridge and tunnel if motorway charges are lowered for other road users.
Sydney GP granted $1 million bail allegedly assaulted third woman
The GP was arrested after female patients, aged 19 and 28, complained to police. Now a third patient has come forward.
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Trade unions
Minns to suspend CFMEU from party after hidden camera footage emerges
NSW Premier Chris Minns said it was “clear the CFMEU Construction & General Division will not and cannot clean itself up”.
Former Greyhound Racing NSW boss fought to keep women from exclusive club
Rob Macaulay was one of the members of the Australian Club who fiercely opposed a push to admit women.
‘People don’t want to talk’: The taboo ‘zombie’ problem in medical science
Bad science is affecting clinical guidelines, but now an Australian professor has a solution.
NRL 2024
In pictures: Origin melee takes heated encounter to new level
A game that had been simmering from the kick-off finally reached boiling point at the half-hour mark at Suncorp Stadium between NSW and Queensland.
Storm clear way for Ryles to start immediately with Eels
The incoming Parramatta coach will have a head start in turning the besieged Eels around after Melbourne agreed to release him by week’s end.
Politics
Big energy investors wary of climate wars, Bowen says
Opposition threats to scrap Australia’s 2030 emissions target and talk up nuclear power have rattled major players behind renewables projects, according to the federal energy minister.
Business
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Hydrogen
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue slashes 700 jobs, tempers green hydrogen ambitions
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue will slash 700 jobs, as the company tempers its ambition to be a major producer of the clean fuel hydrogen.
World
Israel continues to launch airstrikes in Gaza ‘safe zone’, killing dozens
Almost daily strikes have hit the “safe zone” along the Mediterranean coast where Israel told fleeing Palestinians to take refuge to escape ground assaults.
Opinion
What would a second Trump term be like? Check out Project 2025
Paul Krugman
Nobel prize winning economist
Trump’s choice of running mate will only add to China’s concerns about the US
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I’m glad it wasn’t long COVID
Margaret Gordon
Audio Video Producer
I witnessed the rot set in at the CFMEU. Here’s how it happened
John Sutton
Former union official
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Property
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NSW residential property
Revealed: How this mayor survived Sydney’s housing crisis as a young man
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.
‘Housing policy disaster’: Property approaches a tipping point
Housing costs have soared faster than incomes, but could there be any relief on the horizon?
Good Food
Lifestyle
The quality I have embraced that makes me a better parent and partner
Curiosity might be fatal for felines, but I’d argue it’s the opposite for their keepers.
Culture
Most period dramas on TV are tosh. Not this one
My Lady Jane is the latest in a long line of recent prestige dramas that prefer to unpick history and stitch it back together in a fantastical way.
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Analysis
State of Origin
State of Origin player ratings: How the Blues and Maroons fared in the decider
NSW were too good at Suncorp Stadium on Wednesday night. Which of the 34 players who stepped onto the field shone brightest?
Opinion
State of Origin
It’s coming Homer: Brutal and beautiful, this was an epic Origin odyssey
The decider showcased the qualities that make Origin different from the rest of rugby league.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Olakau’atu dismissed from Origin sideline for fighting as Blues’ 19th man
NSW’s 19th man Haumole Olakau’atu was dismissed from the sideline after getting himself involved in a first-half melee despite not playing in Origin III.
Souths. Wigan. New Zealand. NSW: Maguire ends another drought in classic Origin decider
Michael Maguire brought a new approach to NSW, and it paid off in style with a come-from-behind series victory.
Opinion
State of Origin
The best. Anywhere. I’ll tell a man it was
Intensity is a word oft overused. But when reminiscing on the Origin decider, it almost doesn’t do the match justice.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Holy Moses: NSW reclaim Origin shield after injured half stars in wild decider
NSW has reclaimed the Origin shield with just their third Suncorp Stadium win in a decider despite not leading until the 65th minute in a drama-packed contest.
On a painful night for Maroons, this was their biggest disappointment
Reece Walsh was held up as Queensland’s biggest strike weapon before the Origin series. He finished it as one of their biggest flops.
Have Your Say
‘One of the great voices of the game’: Tributes flow for legendary broadcaster David Morrow
The former ABC and 2GB commentator, who has died aged 71, was inducted into the NRL Hall of Fame last week.
