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There are 1000 spots at this Sydney metro car park. By 7.13am, they’re all gone
Sydney Metro’s extension to the city has been life-changing for people living in the north-west. But that’s only if they can make it to the station.
Childcare rapist pleads guilty to hundreds of charges, families in tears
A former childcare worker accused of sexually assaulting children in Brisbane has pleaded guilty to more than 300 charges.
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Animal attacks
Dreamworld tiger attack leaves woman in hospital
A Gold Coast tiger handler has been mauled by one of the animals at the theme park.
Father buys $6.95m North Bondi house at auction for daughter
The buyer had to fend off another family relocating from overseas to nab the home. The agent remarked that it was “not a bad present” for the woman and her family.
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Extreme weather
Bushfire closes highway, woman killed by falling tree as winds batter NSW
Authorities are fighting a bushfire that has closed part of the Princes Motorway near Wollongong.
Opinion
US election
Gold is soaring on fears Kamala Harris is about to unleash an economic catastrophe
The US dollar may be about to be debased, and gold has always been the only real protection against that.
Matthew Lynn
Opinion
NRL 2024
Four games, eight ACLs. What have the Chooks done to upset rugby league gods?
Unbelievably, this was the fourth time since 2020 that two Roosters players have suffered torn ACLs in the same match.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
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US Open
Australia’s Popyrin goes down in fourth round to US challenger
American Frances Tiafoe, with the home crowd behind him, ended the Australian’s tournament with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 6-3 win.
Hot desert air in Sydney, cold fronts down south: What happens when jet streams combine
Australia’s two jet streams – the sub-tropical jet and the polar jet – have combined over the south-east of the continent.
Households play the electricity spot market to cut power bills
Customers are reaping rewards for riding the volatile wholesale market for electricity, but it comes with a bill shock warning.
Opinion
Development
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the burbs are our great green hope
Tone Wheeler
Australian Architecture Association president
Opinion
Social media
The free speech billionaires are losing the war
Elon Musk and Pavel Durov have been asking for trouble. It has found them.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Opinion
Building insurance
How I cut my home insurance premium by $879 in 48 minutes
Insurance premiums are rising, and while getting on the phone to your insurer can be a drag, the savings are worth it.
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Money contributor
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Just open
The Grounds opens new Wonka-esque locomotive-inspired coffee factory in Sydney
A colourful coffee transportation system decorates the sprawling space, with former Otto Ristorante chef James Kidman bringing “an Australian fleck” to the menu.
Don’t call it a town: Queensland’s underrated tropical city
It’s one of Australia’s largest cities, in a beautiful location, but it remains in the shadow of its more high-profile neighbours.
SpongeBob has been around for 25 years, but it’s not just kids keeping it afloat
It’s meant to be a kids’ franchise, but young adults are still lapping it up. What is it about this yellow sponge that has Gen Z in a chokehold?
Opinion
Real life
Please, stop condemning my nickname as ‘extremely derogatory’ on my behalf
As good as the intentions of the complainant may have been, I don’t need someone to take offence for me. And yet, this demand for censorship is creeping into our lives more and more.
Gary Nunn
Contributor
PARIS PARALYMPICS 2024
‘Biggest mistake of my career’: Late blunders cost Australia chance at wheelchair rugby gold
Australia’s wheelchair rugby team turned down a try with 15 seconds remaining in their Paralympic semi-final that would have put them ahead by one. Here’s why.
Head and shoulders above his opponents ... but there’s no bed in Paris for volleyball star
He is dubbed the “Fatal Weapon” by Iranian media. But Morteza Mehrzadselakjani, the world’s second-tallest man, has had to sleep on the floor at the Paralympics.
Sydney
NSW’s new intercity train fleet set to miss opening date
The long-delayed $4 billion rail project is set to miss an internal deadline for the first passenger service on September 16.
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Education
Nearly half of all high school students feel like they don’t belong. Here’s why
Surveys of hundreds of thousands of NSW public school students reveal a declining sense of belonging since 2016.
Julia Gillard finally sees her own play on closing night
While pollies and political junkies went crazy for the play about our first female prime minister, Gillard herself had yet to attend. Until Saturday.
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Liberal Party
Former Liberal MP seeks to evade media at police station
Rory Amon quit parliament on Friday after being charged with child sex offences, which he denies.
Senior Jesuit at prestigious Sydney school jailed for historical child sex abuse
Laurence Leonard was guilty of “an extremely serious breach of trust” against a 12-year-old student, a judge found.
NRL 2024
Double ACL blows to Smith and Walker leave Roosters reeling
The Roosters’ premiership hopes have been rocked with the two playmaking stars now facing lengthy recoveries that will stretch well into 2025.
Wests Tigers owners set for crunch talks on future of chair O’Farrell
As the former NSW premier considers his future at the club, the Tigers’ majority owners are facing D-Day as political turmoil engulfs the club.
Politics
Bad landlords would be hit with thousands in fines under radical reform
Melbourne property values fell while Sydney’s rose less than inflation, according to fresh data.
Business
‘Astronomical’ rise in mortgage offset accounts since the pandemic: NAB
Australians aged under 55 have been rapidly eating into their savings as they bear the brunt of the Reserve Bank’s fight against inflation.
World
Spy, profiteer, ‘groomed’: US candidates use a growing China as campaign attack line
China’s unpopularity with Americans began growing around 2017 and only worsened during the COVID pandemic, which originated in Wuhan.
Opinion
Crude cap on students is a rotten immigration policy
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Among Glenn A. Baker’s greatest hits? Knocking over Stevie Nicks
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
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Title Deeds
Todd McKenney farewells Sydney, set to sell $5m suburban idyll
Todd McKenney is set to swap Sydney for Melbourne, selling the home where he held his intimate high-tea soirees.
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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
‘It gave me the ick’: When friendly surveillance crosses the line
Location sharing apps are changing the nature of friendships.
Opinion
Family
If you loved me, you wouldn’t leave me, Dad said. But I had no choice
Neil Orford
Intensive care specialist and writer
Culture
‘Tiring as hell, but great fun’: 94-year-old finally has the role of a lifetime
She started as a 19-year-old tap dancer, was nominated for an Oscar when she was 84 and now has her first lead role, but she wouldn’t have it any other way.
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NRL 2024
Four games, eight ACLs. What have the Roosters done to upset rugby league gods?
Unbelievably, this was the fourth time since 2020 that two Roosters players have suffered torn ACLs in the same match.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
‘You’ve done it too many times’: Robinson, Whitehead clash after injuries rock Roosters
Coach Trent Robinson confronted the Canberra skipper after a fiery encounter left two key Roosters stars with potentially season-ending injuries.
Wests Tigers owners set for crunch talks on future of chair O’Farrell
As the former NSW premier considers his future at the club, the Tigers’ majority owners are facing D-Day as political turmoil engulfs the club.
The Godfather IV: Why Wayne’s channelling Michael Corleone in finals shootout
The top eight won’t be decided until the last siren of the NRL season. And Wayne Bennett is settling family business along the way.
Late blunders cost Australia chance at wheelchair rugby gold medal
Australia’s wheelchair rugby team turned down a try with 15 seconds remaining in their Paralympic semi-final that would have put them ahead by one. Here’s why.
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Formula 1
‘Painful’: Tortoise beats the hare as Oscar Piastri rues one that got away at Monza
Australian F1 ace Oscar Piastri admitted just how gutted he was to miss out on winning one of the two races he and his peers want to win most.
An Aussie great coached Alexei Popyrin at age five. He wasn’t shocked to see him beat Novak
The Australian’s giant-killing run continued when he upset Novak Djokovic at the third round of the US Open on Saturday.
Have Your Say
Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold fared against Argentina
The Wallabies secured a vital win in Argentina by one point, winning 20-19 in La Plata.
