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Crime
NRLW player allegedly assaulted teenage girl
A rising star of the NRLW allegedly assaulted a 17-year-old girl who lived in a neighbouring apartment after a disagreement over a food delivery order.
‘Biggest change’: New syllabuses in NSW schools
A radical overhaul of the state’s school syllabuses marks a dramatic shift away from inquiry and student-led learning to a knowledge-rich curriculum.
He ran Europe’s second-busiest rail line. Now he’ll oversee one of Sydney’s
As Australians flock to the Olympics, Paris has opened a new driverless rail extension just weeks before Sydney cuts the ribbon on its own.
Nine’s Olympic staff attacked during attempted robbery, police investigate alleged gang rape
The assault came after Australian athletes were warned not to wear their uniforms while out in Paris following the alleged rape of a 25-year-old Australian woman over the weekend.
Opinion
Cost of living
Cost-of-living crisis? Why only some of us are feeling the pinch
A fascinating study into how our standards of living have changed since before COVID helps to explain why some Australians feel no pain.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
US Secret Service head resigns following Trump rally shooting
Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation came after a scathing hearing in which she was excoriated by both sides of politics.
The gold-star system driving dodgy developers out
New home buyers are shunning unit blocks by developers who have been refused a quality rating – and they’ve found out where to look instead.
‘A baby recession’: The Sydney suburbs where births have plunged most
This map reveals the suburbs with Sydney’s lowest fertility rates.
The world has just recorded its hottest day ever
The global average surface air temperature on Sunday reached 17.09 degrees as heatwaves scorched large swathes of the United States, Europe and Russia.
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Crime
Fresh charges for alleged Paddington double killer
Former police officer Beau Lamarre-Condon has recently been hit with three new charges, one of which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years behind bars.
‘Wilful blindness’: Big fines for tech giants that ignore abuse material
Apple, Microsoft, Google and Meta face fines of almost $800,000 a day if they don’t front up over efforts to combat online abuse.
Drug testers promised to heavily target Chinese swimmers. They kept their word
China’s 31 swimmers in Paris are the world’s most frequently drug tested athletes – at a rate five times higher than their Australian counterparts.
The unheralded ex-Wallaby who could soon become most powerful man in global rugby
Former Brumbies captain Brett Robinson is considering a run for the chairmanship of World Rugby later this year.
These are the athletes tipped to fuel Australia’s record Olympic medal haul
If the latest predictions prove accurate, Australia’s team in Paris will set a new high watermark for medals won at the Games.
Opinion
Food and wine
I ate at ‘the world’s worst restaurant’ and now it’s worse
It’s world-famous and notoriously expensive, but don’t spend your money like this.
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
Exercising every day? You may need to stop
Choosing when not to work out can be as important as the exercise itself.
Five foodie Francophiles share their dining, bakery and fromagerie favourites
How to skip the queue for Instagrammable pastries, taste the world’s best bread, and eat at the restaurant that fed Brad Pitt. Plus the Australian restaurants that offer a Paris match.
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Paris 2024
Olympic champion banned after video emerges showing ‘error of judgment’
Equestrian champion Charlotte Dujardin has been banned from Paris 2024 over a video showing her whipping a horse repeatedly on the legs.
The Australian athlete who sacrificed a slice of his finger for his Olympic dream
The hockey player suffered a gruesome injury just weeks before the Olympics. He made a surprising decision.
NRL 2024
England calling: Bateman bales on Tigers … but he’ll be back next year
Wests Tigers have granted John Bateman an immediate release to finish the year in Super League – but the edge forward will return to Concord for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.
Opinion
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
Chief Sports Writer
Sydney
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State Parliament
NSW Labor Party engages unprecedented security contingent for conference
The party has been forced to cancel a series of fringe events and employ the “largest security contingent” in the division’s history.
Dog leash used to save the life of ‘courageous’ surfer bitten by a shark
An off-duty police officer has been credited with saving the life of a surfer who lost his right leg after being bitten by a shark at Port Macquarie.
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Human trafficking
Syndicate trafficked teen to work in Sydney brothels, police say
The alleged head of a syndicate has been arrested in Sydney after women were found sleeping three to a single room in a suburban home in Banksia.
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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.
Why the game has changed for Sydney’s new mega 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.
Politics
Households feel optimistic about finances - that may be short-lived
Tax cuts have boosted sentiment but inflation data due next week will be key to the Reserve Bank board’s next interest rate move.
Business
Electricity prices rise as cold spell and wind drought bite
Costs are climbing again after a stretch of cold weather coincided with a wind power drought, forcing expensive gas plants to fill the gap.
World
Death toll from Ethiopian landslides soars, official says
Following heavy rain a landslide buried people, then a second one engulfed others who had gathered to help on Monday morning.
Opinion
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Property
The Sydney suburbs where landlords haven’t been able to raise the rent
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.
Five families bid for $4.6m Turramurra home to be near private schools
The four-bedroom house was highly sought after at auction by upsizing families, soaring $650,000 above its vendor’s reserve price.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Exercising every day? You may need to stop
Choosing when not to work out can be as important as the exercise itself.
Opinion
Workplace culture
There are two different types of workers. Which one are you?
Tim Duggan
Careers contributor
Culture
Bosch remains one of the most rewarding crime shows of the past decade
Bosch: Legacy sees the former LA homicide detective played by Titus Welliver become a private eye, a move that has sharpened this already successful series.
Opinion
WordPlay
You might not know it, but you’re probably a ‘citizen scientist’
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
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Sport
The unheralded ex-Wallaby who could soon become most powerful man in global rugby
Former Brumbies captain Brett Robinson is considering a run for the chairmanship of World Rugby later this year after colleagues urged him to stand.
‘That surprised her’: How Jess Hull plotted to take on the greatest 1500m runner of all time
Two extraordinary runs, six days apart, have made the world believe the Australian could be the one to bridge the gap on the imperious Faith Kipyegon.
Drug testers promised to heavily target Chinese swimmers. They kept their word
China’s 31 swimmers in Paris are the world’s most frequently drug tested athletes – at a rate five times higher than their Australian counterparts.
England calling: Bateman bales on Tigers … but he’ll be back next year
Wests Tigers have granted John Bateman an immediate release to finish the year in Super League – but the edge forward will return to Concord for the 2025 and 2026 seasons.
Shute Shield teams consider awards boycott after powerhouse club escapes penalty for breach
Just how many Test matches a Tongan prop has played became a central issue in a heated Shute Shield rules controversy.
No sixes, please: English club bans maximums due to neighbour complaints
Players at one of England’s oldest cricket clubs have been banned from hitting sixes after neighbours complained of damage to their property.
Swans searching for answers to cover injured Papley’s goal kicking
Swans coach John Longmire admits there are no easy solutions to covering the loss of injured Tom Papley’s impact around goal.
Have Your Say
Why Matilda Michelle Heyman is Australia’s best comeback story in Paris
After being forced into international retirement in 2019, the veteran striker wants to make the most of her Paris campaign.
