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Albanese accused of trying to ‘split the queer community down middle’
The prime minister has hit back at suggestions he is limiting the scope of the census’ data collection on LGBT Australians to just one question.
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US Open
‘Third time lucky’: Young Australian Popyrin dumps Djokovic out of US Open
Emerging Australian star Alexei Popyrin has claimed the biggest win of his career, dismantling Novak Djokovic to head into the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time.
Analysis
Political leadership
Dutton is landing punches on a rattled Labor, and voters are noticing
Labor is ramping up its attack on the opposition leader as too divisive to lead Australia, but the signs are that voters aren’t buying the government’s message.
Money, status or fame? 15-year-olds’ dream jobs ranked
More than 10,000 Australian teens were asked for the first time since the pandemic what they wanted to be. The answers have changed a bit.
Exclusive
Veteran suicide royal commission
Seven photos were propped up in Martin Place. They all had one thing in common
Julie-Ann Finney travelled around Australia to hear the traumatic stories of people just like her. She doesn’t want it to have been done in vain.
Opinion
US election
Can I get a vote in the US election? I’m more informed than most Americans
I even know Tim Walz’s son’s name. But Albo’s? No clue.
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and columnist
Local family pays $20m for Darling Point house with wine room and lift
Two local families competed for the keys for the designer residence that boasts a pool, butler’s pantry and top-floor master suite.
Teen sensation Gout breaks record in podium finish
The future stars of Australian athletics stepped up at the world under-20 championships in Lima.
Mel’s long and costly battle to restore her breasts
After a mastectomy, breast cancer patients face years-long waits for reconstructive surgery – or crippling costs in the private system.
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Club rugby
Easts smash 55-year Shute Shield hoodoo with one-point victory
Norths were left heartbroken for a second straight year despite a second-half fightback against the star-studded Easts in the Shute Shield grand final.
Updated
Match report
Dragons’ finals chances take huge hit after bizarre 44-40 loss to Eels
St George Illawarra almost pulled off the unlikeliest comeback in the NRL era, but now find themselves at huge risk of missing the finals.
After surviving a machete attack, Jessy fell in love with table tennis
Everyone at the Paralympics has a story to tell, but Jessy Chen’s recovery from a brutal injury that saw him spend a year in hospital is particularly remarkable.
Idealism or exploitation? The online ‘tradwives’ doing everything to please their husbands
A wave of young women portray a marriage ideal that includes submitting to and serving their husbands. But the movement has prompted warnings from former “traditional wives” that the lifestyle puts women at risk of poverty.
Rebel billionaire: The 39-year-old who sparked a global firestorm
Pavel Durov’s laissez-faire attitude to regulation made messaging app Telegram into a giant. Now it has landed him in hot water.
Opinion
Royalty
‘She’s my queen and I’m her pharaoh’: Welcome to a royal wedding like no other
The marriage between Norway’s fourth in line to the throne and a self-styled shaman has ruffled more than a few feathers.
Marianka Swain
A woman, her stepson and the film that shocked France
Female sexual taboos have offered rich pickings for filmmakers. But this time around, a familiar tale caused outrage in Cannes.
Recipe collection
Father's Day
Make dad’s day: 30 of the best (and crackliest) Father’s Day recipes
It’s Father’s Day on Sunday. Here are the pick of the pies, cakes, steaks, and puds that will keep the whole crowd happy – especially dad.
Editor's Picks
Opinion
Climate crisis
Why Australia may no longer be ‘God’s country’, according to the World Bank’s new boss
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Just in
PARIS PARALYMPICS 2024
He’s our newest gold medal champion, and he eats nothing but burritos
The medals have rained on Team Australia at the velodrome, with Paralympic debutant Korey Boddington winning gold barely a year after he first took up cycling.
People, bags, dogs, cats – the train ride that saved Artem’s life
Ukraine’s Artem Kolinko opens up ahead of his Paralympics debut on a terrifying long-haul train ride that might have saved his life.
Sydney
Paint can ban for man accused of defacing luxury cars across Sydney
Alex Mucibacic has been charged with 23 counts of destroying or damaging property after allegedly spraying graffiti on the badges of vehicles on public streets.
Exclusive
Hospitals
The Sydney doctors forced to choose who lives and dies
Senior clinicians at Sydney’s busiest hospitals have warned they could be forced to ration a life-saving treatment for patients with kidney failure amid an escalating crisis.
Exclusive
Pollution
Minns won’t ask for please explain from Sydney Water on ‘forever chemicals’
Sydney Water’s handling of the PFAS issues has been called into serious question after authorities were belatedly pressured into testing by a Herald investigation.
Updated
Weather
‘Astonishing intensity of heat’: Australia just recorded its hottest ever winter’s day
A freakishly hot end to winter has sent national climate records tumbling, sparked wildfires around NSW, and led to early closures and patchy snow at many ski resorts.
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Crime
NSW MP charged with child sex offences, quits parliament
Rory Amon, the former Liberal member for Pittwater, has been charged over the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy.
WEEKEND READS
Magazine
The August 31 Edition: Stories on the people, places and issues that matter
Missy Higgins on music, marriage and midlife | The magic of mongrels | The Australian sculptor carving his way to Italy
‘Why can’t we talk about the part between the knees and the belly button?’
Karl Kruszelnicki on bodily functions, the relationship between religion and science, the poorest he’s been – and what awes him.
Politics
Inside story
Political leadership
How the PM’s captain’s call to stop a culture war blew up in his face
An early Sunday morning message to Labor MPs about a gender and sexuality question in the 2026 census opened up a disastrous political week for the government.
Business
Perspective
Gadgets
Inside Australia’s love affair with the iPhone
The handheld marvel was perhaps the world’s first ‘smartphone’ and it’s more popular here than nearly anywhere else.
World
‘Gotta be fun, gotta be cool, gotta be sexy’: The candidates vying to be Japan’s next PM
Up to 11 candidates could contest the election to become head of Japan’s ruling party and the country’s prime minister.
Opinion
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Property
Exclusive
Title Deeds
Hollywood couple’s former Sydney mansion could be yours for $40m
The landmark mansion was a hospital for decades and later owned by a Hollywood couple, and retains its original grandeur plus distinctive decoration.
Ten of the best homes for sale in New South Wales
Looking for your next home within NSW? We’ve found 10 great options from around the state.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Recipes
A dozen cracking cafe-style egg recipes to cook this weekend
Lifestyle
Opinion
Feminism
I’ve never sent a naked selfie – and why there’s no shame in a little shame
That we use “prude” as a derogatory term should show us the implicit pressure we put on others to embrace nudity and sexuality.
Cherie Gilmour
Freelance writer
Opinion
Phones
I’m hearing the call, it’s time to switch back to landline phones
Simon Taylor
Comedian and author
Culture
How the death of his brother left this writer unmoored
When Gideon Haigh’s brother died he was utterly bereft. Now he has written about how the tragedy changed his life.
Opinion
WordPlay
What’s the most versatile word we have? Mate, that’s easy
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
Traveller
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Sport
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Match report
Dragons’ finals chances take huge hit after bizarre 44-40 loss to Eels
St George Illawarra almost pulled off the unlikeliest comeback in the NRL era, but now find themselves at huge risk of missing the finals.
Updated
US Open
‘Third time lucky’: Two tough losses spur Popyrin to ‘unbelievable’ win over Djokovic
Emerging Australian star Alexei Popyrin has claimed the biggest win of his career, dismantling Novak Djokovic to head into the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time.
New NRL crowd record looms as fans flock to the footy
In a pointer to the popularity of the game, the NRL is poised to set a crowd attendance record for the second season in a row.
‘I know I’ll be back’: Trbojevic vows to return for NRL finals after shoulder injury
The Manly ace has been getting jabs in his left shoulder all season, now he will need painkillers in his right to return to the field.
After surviving a racially motivated machete attack, this Paralympian fell in love with table tennis
Jessy Chen was almost murdered in 2006 and subsequently forced to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. Keep an eye out for him next week playing table tennis in Paris.
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Latrell is no longer worth the money – and that’s the bottom line
He is a special player capable of doing things on the field others can’t, but he is not providing value for money for Souths.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Gout breaks record in podium finish as Aussies collect four silvers
The future stars of Australian athletics stepped up at the world under-20 championships in Lima.
Have Your Say
Kyrgios has (sort of) got it right about Sinner’s doping offence
Nick Kyrgios is right about Jannik Sinner escaping a ban, but not because the Italian is a drug cheat.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
