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Paris 2024
Four gold medals in five hours: Australian athletes go off to seal best ever Olympics
Matt Wearn (sailing), Keegan Palmer (park skateboarding) and the team pursuit cyclists all won gold in under two hours. And there’s one big chance ahead. Follow the action.
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Olympics
Pole vault gold propels Australia to record Games performance
Reigning world champion Nina Kennedy has won gold in the women’s pole vault on a record day for Australia in Paris.
Perspective
Brisbane 2032 Olympics
The Brisbane Olympics are eight years away. Time for a reality check
Progress has been thwarted by decisions and (healthy) debate, but has it meant we’ve lost our way? Can we still leverage the Games for the city’s wellbeing?
Courtney Kruk
City Reporter
Exclusive
Courts
Andrew O’Keefe rearrested hours after court appearance on Wednesday
The troubled former TV host says calling triple zero about his ex-partner’s “repeated” suicide threats led to his arrest just hours after he faced court.
Paul Kent targets News Corp over dismissal after street brawl
The high-profile rugby league columnist and TV host has launched proceedings against News Corp.
Updated
Defamation
Reynolds accuses Higgins, Sharaz of calculated attack
Linda Reynolds has defended her decision to leak a top-secret letter about the compensation claim levelled by former staffer Brittany Higgins, insisting she never agreed to being “locked down” by the Commonwealth.
Opinion
Political leadership
Albanese has finally woken up to the reality that he needs to change – and fast
Labor is in trouble as voters turn away from a blithe PM who seems removed from their cost-of-living concerns. But there are encouraging signs for the party’s supporters.
Shaun Carney
Columnist
When it comes to cost-of-living pressures, one group is being hit the hardest
The real cost of living is growing at almost double the inflation rate for millions of working families.
The billion-dollar pay rise for childcare workers that comes with a catch
Childcare workers will get a substantial pay rise from the Albanese government in time for Christmas – if their employers play ball.
Insolvency help soars as economy struggles
An “astonishing” increase in the number of administrators appointed to struggling firms is another sign the economy is floundering.
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. There are ways out of it.
Dolce & Gabbana has a $165 perfume for dogs – and vets aren’t happy
Vets say the fragrance will cause unintended consequences.
Opinion
Air travel
At last, an airline that lets women avoid sitting next to men
Why not go further? Let me choose to sit away from families with small children and people who whinge about reclined seats.
Annabel Fenwick Elliott
When good guys turn nasty, drama is the winner
In Fake, David Wenham joins the ranks of leading actors turning to the dark side.
Updated
Paris 2024
‘I’ve embarrassed you all’: Hockey star released as photo emerges of arrest
Tom Craig, 28, was taken into custody after French police alleged an Australian was attempting to obtain the drug in a trendy Paris neighbourhood.
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.
Exclusive
Paris 2024
‘I feel sad for these boxers’: The Australian caught up in Olympic gender row
In 2018, Kristy Harris fought against one of the two boxers at the centre of the controversy in Paris. Last year, she sat on the board that ruled on their gender tests.
A teenager was shot dead by police. The man who fired the gun performed at the Olympics
The victim’s aunt saw the police officer performing BMX stunts during a television broadcast of the Paris opening ceremony.
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Opinion
Olympics
Taxpayers will come dead last at the Brisbane Olympics
We haven’t even seen the closing ceremony in the City of Light yet, and research has revealed seriously dire budget realities for the upcoming host city of Brisbane.
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Fuel companies could incur $100,000 fines under Qld price regulation plan
With some details lacking, the Miles government is defending its promise to limit fuel price rises.
Man guilty of murder over stabbing at Brisbane station
The man has been sentenced to life in prison after a late-night Fortitude Valley altercation turned deadly.
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Queensland votes
Premier promises to cap petrol price hikes, alter public transport
Premier Steven Miles will formally unveil two major transport policies on Tuesday, less than three months out from the state election.
Why this patch of south-east Queensland is a micro-business hotspot
Tempted to swap the skyscrapers for the sound of wind in the trees? These entrepreneurs say there’s a reason their homes are micro-business hotspots.
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
The $220 million ‘double-edged sword’ that’s bothering Nine
Not everyone agrees that buybacks are an efficient use of a company’s capital.
World
Ukraine pierces Russian border in one of largest incursions of war
Russian military bloggers depicted the situation in Kursk region as more serious than the official accounts, with some suggesting that Ukraine had opened a new front.
Opinion
Why Kamala Harris chose Tim Walz over Josh Shapiro
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
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Property
Years of higher rates helped affordable properties outpace the top end
While rates remain on hold, the prospects of cuts may add fuel to the fire.
‘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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Why humans are such good long-distance runners
A horse can run three times faster than the fastest human, but a human can beat horses in a marathon. Here’s why.
Culture
The true story of this Brisbane bookstore won’t be found in print
Not all chapters in Archives Fine Books’ history make for easy reading. But Dawn and Hamish have no regrets having “followed their bliss”.
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Sport
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 offer a glimmer of hope.
He’s made a Wallabies comeback but former cricket prodigy is still a hit with the bat
Harry Wilson was on the cusp of cricket stardom. So how did he fare against one of our top batsmen?
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, years of rivalry melted away.
Perspective
NRL 2024
‘Learn from it’: Why Cleary masterclass could define young Dolphin’s career
Three narrow losses have driven the Dolphins out of the top eight. But one brutal reality check could be a young star’s making.
Nick Wright
Sport reporter
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.
Can bikes keep getting better in track cycling arms race?
The gap between well-funded Olympic nations appears to have closed in time for Paris.
‘It wasn’t the wisest decision’: Why Olakau’atu regrets Origin fight night
The Manly back-rower said he was simply “helping a brother out”.
Have Your Say
As Wallabies greats are immortalised, two unveil their revival vision
Two of the code’s legends list the steps the game must take to re-emerge from the doldrums.
