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The voters affected by the NSW Liberal council fiasco
Over 130 Liberal candidates in 16 councils have not been nominated for next month’s election. See whether your local council has been affected.
Sydney school teacher charged over alleged sex with second student
Tayla Brailey has been charged over the alleged sexual abuse of a second student after being bailed less than two weeks ago.
Investigation
Health
‘$600 on sandwiches’: Health council in ‘chaos’
A taxpayer-funded medical council faces allegations of tracking its staff, nepotism and reneging on sponsorship commitments.
Exclusive
Political leadership
To vote or not: Fatima Payman warns Labor she needs more staff to do her job
In her first week as an independent senator, Payman says she will have to abstain from voting if she feels insufficiently briefed. It’s not an idle warning.
Australia will keep deporting Kiwi criminals: Albanese
The PM says he won’t reverse a directive that lowers the threshold for deporting foreign-born criminals even if they have little connection to their home country.
Breaking
Courts
Developer jailed over arson of $24 million Sydney mansion
As he sentenced Steve Nassif on Friday, the judge said there was little doubt neighbours “would have been terrified”.
How near impossible plan for mega-metro line under Sydney Harbour became reality
Decades in the making, a rail line under central Sydney and the harbour will finally open on Monday. It has been a long journey.
Trump says he’s ‘entitled to make personal attacks’ against Harris
Toward the end of a news conference, Donald Trump said he was allowed to continue his barrage of personal attacks even as Republicans push him to shift his tone.
The trouble with Trell: Will Bennett and the Bunnies save Mitchell?
South Sydney’s high-powered board is increasingly fed up with the headlines generated by their highest paid and most influential player. This time, their response will be fascinating.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Bellamy took out Penrith’s biggest weapon – before Cleary went down injured
Imagine the Panthers psychological advantage if they had somehow snuck away with another win on Thursday night. Melbourne might now have one of their own.
Exclusive
Valentine Holmes
‘I’m going to a club that wants me’: Holmes breaks silence on Dragons move
Valentine Holmes had no intention of ever returning to Sydney. And then everything changed.
Exclusive
Appliances
James built a $28b fortune after inventing Dyson vacuums. Here is his next radical idea
Britain’s fifth-richest man says there’s a good reason he’s been growing out his hair.
Opinion
Olympics
The verdict on Raygun’s Olympics performance is in: Craptastic to the max
Before we start, remember your trash could be my treasure, which is the whole point.
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
Exclusive
Title Deeds
Insta-glam: Millennial rag trader buys $22.7m Bellevue Hill home
Shadi Kord and her university mate Natalie Khoei both chipped in $200 each to create their own online fashion brand. It now has an annual turnover of $69 million.
Exclusive
Performing arts
The choir helping school boys find their voice, and their tribe
A music program for boys brings together unlikely and often reluctant singers, with heart-warming results.
Review
Newtown
New modern Mexican brings the fiesta to the inner west, and gets a hat straight off the bat
Comedor nails warehouse party vibes, with a buzzy open kitchen, and a summer-friendly snack deck still to come.
Sydney metro
Analysis
How new metro line links Sydneysiders to the rest of the globe
The new metro is overlaid along what’s known as Sydney’s global economic corridor and will help power more than 41 per cent of the state’s economic output.
All aboard: Sydney’s mega-metro rail line cleared for opening on Monday
After a false start early this month, the $21 billion rail line under the harbour is about to open to passengers after receiving regulator approval.
Sydney
Updated
NSW councils
Replacement courted after Richard Shields sacked as NSW Liberal Party state director
The NSW Liberals resolved to sack Shields after a catastrophic blunder left the party without 140 candidates in 16 councils for next month’s local government elections.
Updated
NSW councils
‘Shocked, gutted’: Liberal blame game erupts over council catastrophe
State director Richard Shields has dismissed calls for his resignation as “premature” after the party failed to register many candidates for local government elections next month.
Husband arrested after quarter of a century of suspicion
Something about Aaron Govendir’s story didn’t quite add up for police investigating his wife’s murder in their Dover Heights home.
Exclusive
Courts
‘I hit her four times in the head’: Accused rapist claims he struck woman in retaliation at The Star
Joel Fitzpatrick Burtt has told his trial he had consensual sex with a woman at the hotel before they argued, claiming she hit him before he pushed and hit her.
It’s the only place Rod could afford to live in Sydney. He may have to leave
The Paddington boarding house resident couldn’t imagine living anywhere else – until his home fell under the threat of redevelopment into luxury houses.
NRL 2024
Updated
Mitchell to front Rabbitohs board after NRL issues one-match ban over photo
The South Sydney Rabbitohs superstar has five days to respond after being issued with an infringement notice by the NRL following a week of negative headlines – but it’s unlikely it will be the end of his punishment.
Why rookie Tiger was left spewing – literally – after missing team bus
Lachie Galvin has been one of the few bright spots for Wests Tigers in his debut NRL season, but he learned the hard way that it pays to be punctual.
Politics
Exclusive
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Coalition ramps up rare dispute with spy chief over Gaza visas
The opposition wants a high-powered investigation of whether sympathising with terrorists should be grounds for blocking visas.
Business
This child actor became a crypto billionaire. But a big gamble is starting to unravel
He appeared in the 1990s Mighty Ducks movies before building a billion-dollar fortune through crypto. Then he turned his attention to Puerto Rico.
World
Updated
Crime
The ‘ketamine queen’ and the dose that led to Matthew Perry’s death
Two doctors allegedly supplied the Friends star with a large amount of ketamine and even wondered in a text message how much he would be willing to pay.
Opinion
Despite the FM PM every AM, it’s Dutton who is getting the listeners
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Our kids aren’t failing NAPLAN. NAPLAN is failing our AutoCorrected kids
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
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Property
‘Warning sign’: Where owners are selling their properties now
More home owners are getting ready to sell in areas where it may not be the best time to make a move.
Our seven favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a Mediterranean-inspired beach house to a country retreat complete with stables and a home set within a golf club, these are our top picks.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Here’s what the Danes have decided you’ll be wearing next month
Jorts were just one of the surprises at Copenhagen Fashion Week that are perfect for an Australian spring.
Opinion
Body image
How to overcome the distaste we have for our middle-aged bodies
Sarah Berry
Lifestyle Health Editor
Culture
Political odd couple taking the podcast world by storm
Former British politician Rory Stewart is one half of a hugely successful show that promotes intelligent policy discussion.
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Sport
The trouble with Trell: Will Bennett and the Bunnies save Mitchell?
South Sydney’s high-powered board is increasingly fed up with the headlines generated by their highest paid and most influential player. This time, their response will be fascinating.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Bellamy took out Penrith’s biggest weapon - before Cleary went down injured
Imagine the Panthers psychological advantage if they had somehow snuck away with another win on Thursday night. Melbourne might now have one of their own.
Analysis
Australian soccer
Ange, Nestor and co: These are the Aussies to follow in Europe
Almost everywhere you look across Europe’s most important football leagues, there’s a local storyline worth keeping an eye on this season. Here are the best of them.
Exclusive
NRL 2024
‘I’m going to a club that wants me’: Holmes breaks silence on Dragons move
Valentine Holmes had no intention of ever returning to Sydney. And then everything changed.
Opinion
The Fitz Files
45,000 signed an anti-Raygun petition!? What a bunch of miserable haters you are
Haters gonna hate, but the vitriol launched against Rachael Gunn and an abhorrent petition demanding an inquiry is next level.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Updated
NRL 2024
Cleary avoids surgery, expected back for NRL finals
The Panthers hope their star halfback will be back for finals.
Schmidt calls on Wallabies fans to part Springboks’ sea of green
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has called on home fans to turn out in force after being taken aback by the huge South African contingent at Suncorp Stadium last weekend.
Have Your Say
Great or grub? Should Les Boyd be in the Hall of Fame?
He was one of the most dominant players of his era and played 17 Tests for Australia. But he was also given the equal longest suspension of 15 months for foul play.
