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Paris 2024
Australian hockey player arrested allegedly trying to buy cocaine in Paris
Tom Craig, 28, was taken into custody after French police alleged .an Australian was attempting to obtain the drug in a trendy Paris neighbourhood
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International students
Labor’s international student caps ignite recession fears
Australia could be pushed into a recession if universities are forced to slash their international student numbers under Labor’s migration crackdown.
Mark Latham launches extraordinary attack on Peter V’landys
Racing NSW supremo Peter V’landys has hit back, challenging the upper house MP to repeat the claims outside the “coward’s castle” of parliament.
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Paris 2024
Deja vu as Opals dominate Serbia; McSweyn in athletics carnage
A win for the Opals would see them advance to a likely semi-final match-up against Team USA, and Australia has won a bronze medal in relay walking. Follow our rolling coverage of day 12 events.
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LoadingThis Subway worker has sights set on breaking a 24-year medal drought
Nobody has stood on the taekwondo podium since Sydney 2000, but a post-Tokyo program overhaul has raised hopes the team can make it rain in Paris this week.
Opinion
Opinion
Five-ring circus: A radical plan to modernise the Olympics
Stand still and the Games lose relevance. Stray too far from its ideals, and it loses meaning. I have an idea that can set it free.
Vince Rugari
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Karen Webb
NSW police commissioner failed to declare link to gin supplier
The NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb bought bottles of gin as gifts to visiting dignitaries.
Sydney University’s sexual assault, harassment reports more than double in a year
There were close to 250 sexual assault and harassment reports at the University of Sydney, but most victims didn’t want their cases investigated.
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Courts
O’Keefe told to ‘control himself’ after being re-arrested for bail breach
Troubled former TV host Andrew O’Keefe says calling triple zero about his ex-partner’s “repeated” suicide threats is what led him to being arrested just hours after fronting court.
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Tim Walz is primed to help Harris go after ‘weird’ Trump and Vance
Kamala Harris has made a direct play to the Democratic base in betting that Walz’s small-town grit and straight-shooting style will appeal to working-class voters.
Opinion
US election
Harris’ VP pick was once my high school teacher
When I was 15 years old, Mr Walz was my favourite teacher. Watching him speak before an audience of millions this week, I can see he has not changed one bit.
Kayley Lyons
Senior Lecturer
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From an elegant home with soaring double-height ceilings, to a designer residence with kitchens inside and out, here are our top picks.
Dolce & Gabbana has a perfume for dogs. Vets aren’t happy
Vets say there will be unintended consequences from the fragrance as dogs negotiate the world through their sense of smell.
Feel like the ‘less successful’ sibling? Here’s how to cope
Having a sibling who is widely regarded as a big success can make you feel like you’re living in their shadow. But there are ways out of it.
Naughty Sandro! Walking his dog just cost artist Vincent Fantauzzo $7000
A dog-eat-dog melee on the streets of St Kilda has cost Fantauzzo a pretty penny – and a peek behind the curtain of his private life with wife Asher Keddie.
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We’re all just trying to get through our days. Exclamation marks make it nicer!
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Perth
Hotel at Australian university is a far cry from student dorm rooms
The Wonil Hotel Perth taps into an under-catered market on Western Australia’s premier university campus grounds.
‘They’re having a ball’: Teens aplenty at the Olympics, but is 11 too young?
The first era of tween medallists ended in 1936. The second began three years ago in Tokyo with skateboarding, which is now celebrating a 14-year-old champion.
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Paris 2024
‘I feel sad for these boxers’: Australian caught up in Olympics gender row
In 2018, Kristy Harris fought against one of the two boxers at the centre of controversy in Paris. Last year, she sat on the board that ruled on their sex tests.
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
Anna Meares’ emotional reunion with bitter rival Victoria Pendleton
The Australian cycling legend beat Pendleton at her home Olympics in London in 2012. At the velodrome in Paris on Tuesday night, years of rivalry melted away.
They’re hidden from the world by a brutal regime. In Paris, they’re swapping pins
While North Korea sends balloons of putrid rubbish to the south, it is trying to portray a friendly face at the Paris Olympics.
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Crime
Sydney teacher accused of sex with student released from custody
Police are scouring CCTV and phone footage, and also investigating Tayla Brailey’s interactions with two other students, a court has heard.
Man charged over theft of $600,000 worth of Bluey coins
Detectives with Strike Force Bandit have arrested a Sydney man who allegedly stole 63,000 unreleased coins made by the Australian Mint.
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Sydney Metro
The hidden tunnels and ghost platforms of Sydney’s metro
Working out the alignment and depth of the new metro was a complex balancing act as its tunnels passed within 1.2 metres of existing infrastructure.
Former TV host O’Keefe abuses police officers in dramatic arrest footage
Dramatic footage has emerged of the embattled former TV host verbally abusing police during his 2021 arrest on domestic violence charges.
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Crime
Woman on Tinder date allegedly gang raped after NRL match
One of the four men is standing trial accused of orchestrating the alleged sexual assault in the woman’s Sydney unit.
NRL 2024
‘It wasn’t the wisest decision’: Why Olakau’atu regrets Origin fight night
The Manly back-rower said he was “helping a brother out” in a melee in Origin III – but admits that, in hindsight, it wasn’t the best course of action.
Exclusive
Coach betting scandal rocks rugby league
The career of a coach who allegedly wagered on rugby league games, in contravention of NRL rules, will go on the line on Wednesday night.
Politics
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Political donations
Jail time for donors who breach new political spending rules
The Albanese government’s sweeping reforms to political donations and election spending are imminent, but teal independent MPs are likely to object.
Business
Glencore dumps plan to quit coal as investor demands shift
Australia’s biggest coal exporter says more than two-thirds of its shareholders want the company to hold on to its coal mines.
World
The Nobel Prize winning banker tasked with leading his country out of chaos
Student leaders who organised the protests in Bangladesh have wanted Muhammad Yunus to lead an interim government.
Opinion
Kamala Harris has just one route to power. Donald Trump has two
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Property
How years of higher rates helped the most affordable properties outpace the top end
While rates remain on hold, the prospects of cuts may add fuel to the fire as sheer demand for affordability has pushed prices higher.
‘Parents are kicking in $200,000 or $1 million’: Home deposit gap widens
It can now take a dual-income couple almost a decade to save a deposit for their first home, but many buyers have another way.
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Lifestyle
My boss says right to disconnect laws don’t apply to me. Is this true?
Whether you are salaried or being paid an award wage is irrelevant to whether they need to comply with the new right-to-disconnect laws.
Culture
Ashfield is the pop culture mecca of Sydney. Here’s why
Want a statue for your artistic contribution to Sydney? Come to Ashfield.
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How do you beat the world champion Springboks? Start by getting them to fly to Australia
The under-construction Wallabies will be huge outsiders against the world’s best team. But a sold-out Suncorp Stadium and the Boks’ record in Australia offers a glimmer of hope.
Webster in Paris
Paris 2024
Anna Meares’ emotional reunion with bitter rival Victoria Pendleton
The Australian cycling legend beat Pendleton at her home Olympics in London in 2012. At the velodrome in Paris on Tuesday night, years of rivalry melted away.
The sport of tweens: Is 11 too young to compete at the Olympics?
The first era of tween medallists ended in 1936. The second began three years ago in Tokyo with skateboarding, which on Wednesday celebrated a 14-year-old champion.
Live
Paris 2024
Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE updates: Day 12 - Jemima Montag storms home to claim bronze for Australia in walking relay; Deja vu as Opals dominate Serbia; McSweyn caught up in athletics carnage
Minjee Lee and Hannah Green get Australia’s women’s golf tilt under way from 5pm, while a golden night beckons with Matt Wearn, Nina Kennedy and the men’s pursuit cycling team all highly fancied. Follow live.
Tszyu lands world title shot against undefeated Russian
Tim Tszyu will get the chance to become a two-time world champion against an opponent he has long wanted to meet in the ring.
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NRL 2024
Coach betting scandal rocks rugby league
The career of a coach who allegedly wagered on rugby league games, in contravention of NRL rules, will go on the line on Wednesday night.
Stand-up guys: Swans duo take to the stage in midst of club crisis
As Sydney prepare for Friday night’s blockbuster against Collingwood, star duo Tom Papley and Nick Blakey will be appearing “like you’ve never seen them before” at Norths leagues club on Wednesday night.
Have Your Say
Graham Thorpe was a cricketing great – and a better mate
The former England captain pays tribute to his teammate, who was his batting partner when Vaughan scored his first Test hundred.
Michael Vaughan
Former England cricket captain
