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Sydney Metro train.

Why the game has changed for Sydney’s new metro line

A new inter-peak period will be created in the middle of the day for the mega train line which is due to open in less than two weeks.

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CFMEU boss allegedly bragged of corrupt contract connections at $94b super fund

CFMEU NSW secretary Darren Greenfield, who is facing bribery charges, supported Setka remaining at the CFMEU.

Police allege the official boasted to corrupt building firms that he could secure them lucrative jobs on construction projects financed by superannuation giant Cbus.

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Sydney

Light rail on Broadway, start-ups and a green hub: City of Sydney’s vision for 2035

A new economic strategy sets a target of adding 200,000 more jobs to Sydney CBD and its surrounds.

Girls attend the morning mass at Preda.
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Child abuse

The children for sale – and the Australians who exploit them

Anna and her two cousins were repeatedly abused by family members for online customers to see. Warning: This story contains distressing content.

Rethink urged on ‘outdated’ treatment of migrants with disabilities

Melbourne professional Lily Lumintang (left) holds a picture of her disabled son, Jonathan, who is with family in Indonesia.

A controversial exemption from the Disability Discrimination Act allows the government to order the removal of migrants with long-term health conditions and their families.

Mollie versus Arnie: The anatomy of a colossal Olympic showdown

Anatomy swimming index

A deep dive into every tactic, technique and turn that goes into executing the perfect 200m freestyle race.

Nine CEO carries Olympic torch as journalists’ strike looms

Nine CEO Mike Sneesby carries the Olympic torch.

The industrial action threatens to derail Mike Sneesby’s plans to offer cross-platform coverage of Paris 2024.

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NRL 2024

Why a 20-team competition solves NRL’s biggest problems

PNG and the Perth Bears are a lock – but the identity of the third new franchise is anyone’s guess.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster

Chief Sports Writer

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 22, 2024.

Endorsements, donations come rolling in for Kamala Harris

And after warning Biden that he would lose to Trump, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi - one of the most influential Democrats in the country - gave her unequivocal backing to his 59-year-old deputy.

Biden’s exit changes the game, but here’s why Trump’s still on track to win big

Kamala Harris is no less unpopular than Joe Biden. On some measures, she’s even less likely to win against Donald Trump.

Peter Hartcher
Peter Hartcher

Political and international editor

‘I need you and Mike at the house’: Inside the weekend Biden decided to drop out

President Joe Biden didn’t tell most of his staff until a minute before his announcement.

The Sydney suburbs where landlords haven’t been able to raise the rent

Clovelly house rents have fallen over the past year.

A handful of Sydney’s most coveted lifestyle and premium locations are bucking the broader trend of the city’s market over the past year.

Giving it away: Optus’ novel plan to win back customers

Optus’ national network went down on Wednesday.

The telco is letting anyone use its network for a week for free, in a bid to move on from its year from hell.

The cinema was ‘cash-free’ but the eftpos machines were down

The CrowdStrike outage reminded the developed world of how reliant we are on a few big companies to keep the show on the road.

Millie Muroi
Millie Muroi

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An animation showing how a prospective deep-sea mining vehicle could be deployed to harvest vast tracts of metal-rich polymetallic nodules.

The rocks that create ‘dark oxygen’ 4000 metres under the sea

A discovery in the deep sea has challenged scientific consensus of how life on Earth began.

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NRL 2024

Taniela Paseka in his return from thumb surgery.

Lucrative Manly deal poised to make Paseka the NRL’s longest-contract prop

At 197 centimetres and 120 kilos, the Sea Eagles are investing in their man mountain becoming one of the NRL’s elite front-rowers.

Luke Brooks is doing his utmost to end the longest individual finals drought in rugby league history.
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End in sight to Brooks’ 223-game finals drought as he rains on Hasler’s parade

Luke Brooks owns the longest finals drought of any player, but surely not for long after helping shore up Manly’s surge to fifth following the Bulldogs’ later loss.

Sydney

National Parks and Wildlife Service ecologists have carried out the biggest ever survey of flora and fauna in Royal National Park, Heathcote National Park and Garawarra State Conservation Area.

The surprising discovery in the Royal National Park

The biggest ecological survey to date for Australia’s oldest national park and adjoining areas found previously unseen mammal species.

Hero father identified after Sydney train tragedy

Hero father identified after Sydney train tragedy

The family had recently posted photos of their Australian adventures on social media after moving from India to Sydney for work.

Manicured nails are the norm for many. The health implications are soaring

Fungal nail infections are being linked to poor hygiene practices at beauty salons.

Podiatrists estimate there has been an 80 per cent rise in cases of fungal nail infections linked to poor hygiene.

The pre-teen whiz kids tackling the HSC

Josefine Pisano, Jakob Lal and Charles Fawcett, who are the youngest students studying a subject in this year’s HSC.

Jakob Lal, 11, could do algebra when he was four years old. Josefine Pisano and Charles Fawcett are equally gifted. They’re among the youngest candidates in the year 12 exams.

Emma’s husband was a first-time DV offender. Her experience told a different story

Women are assaulted, financially abused and emotionally abused, every day.

When Emma’s husband hit her and dragged her along the floor, she stayed quiet. The next time it happened, she couldn’t be silent.

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NRL 2024

Why a 20-team NRL competition solves rugby league’s biggest problems

PNG and the Perth Bears are a lock – but the identity of the third new franchise is anyone’s guess.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster

Chief Sports Writer

Parramatta Eels.

Eels face wooden spoon battle with $4.5m of talent on sidelines

Interim coach Trent Barrett will hold the fort for old Dragons teammate Jason Ryles with roughly 40 per cent of the Eels’ salary cap sidelined for the rest of the season.

Steph Catley celebrates after scoring from the spot against Ireland, 24 hours after Sam Kerr knocked on her hotel room door.

‘I was just cooked’: The four weeks that shaped Catley’s Matildas captaincy

The team’s mature thinker and eloquent speaker will take some key lessons into Paris 2024, and is adamant that, at this point, she will play in their opening match.

Australian skateboarder Chloe Covell in Paris.

Chloe’s friends have gone back to school. She’s skating along the Champs-Elysees

Chloe Covell is too young to sleep in the athletes’ village, and yet she’s a key part of one of the biggest skateboarding teams in Paris.

Pieter van den Hoogenband and Ian Thorpe after the 2004 200m freestyle race in Athens.

Four world record holders and Ian Thorpe on a revenge mission. This was the race that had it all

The level of hype surrounding the men’s 200m freestyle final in Athens 20 years ago had never been seen before at an Olympic event.

Sport Integrity Australia boss David Sharpe says the Cottier review hasn’t answered his questions.
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Paris 2024

‘Not what the Olympics is about’: Sport integrity chief laments doping cloud over Paris 2024

Outgoing Sport Integrity Australia boss David Sharpe says athletes need clarity about the case of the Chinese swimmers before they trust the anti-doping system.

Oscar Piastri

Why did Piastri’s teammate let him win? The high-speed politics of Formula 1

Oscar Piastri joined an elite group as an Australian F1 race winner, but he had to navigate the choppy world of team orders to do it.

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