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Political leadership
Frustrated Albanese vents in cabinet over census fiasco
The prime minister told his ministers he had to step in to “clean it up” after he saw the complicated questions the census planned to ask about gender identity.
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Courts
Star secret: The bombshell casino report we can’t print
A leaked probity report into Star Entertainment’s new casino will stay secret after the company’s partner took legal action to prevent it being published.
Opinion
Federal budget
Albanese’s lack of courage doesn’t tell the full story of his government
People often don’t realise how obsessed governments become with how their opponents will react to anything they do or say.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Wall Street darling suffers record $416 billion meltdown in one day
The value of AI powerhouse Nvidia just fell by the equivalent of the total value of energy giant Chevron in a single session.
Iran summons Australian ambassador over social media post that ‘promoted homosexuality’
The post on the Australian embassy’s official Instagram account celebrated “Wear it Purple Day”.
French man who ‘drugged wife, invited dozens of men to rape her’ goes on trial
A husband is accused of drugging his wife and orchestrating her rape and sexual abuse for a decade in a case which has appalled France.
Top teacher program axed under planned Education Department restructure
More than 240 teaching positions will be cut under a major department reorganisation, including the “best in class” program.
Why Lehrmann’s high-profile lawyer dropped out of men’s rights conference
Colourful barrister Zali Burrows, who says Bruce Lehrmann is “arguably the most hated man in Australia”, skipped a conference hosted by Bettina Arndt.
‘Cost of living is so much cheaper’: Regional towns with the smallest house price increases
Buyers looking for falls in prices will be disappointed, but a full and rewarding lifestyle is on offer in the areas where rises in house price weren’t extreme.
Metro or heavy rail? The options on the line for Sydney train extensions
The opening of the mega rail line under Sydney Harbour has triggered renewed interest in metro rail extensions elsewhere in the city.
Opinion
NRL 2024
What really happened between Bennett and the Newcastle Knights
As the master coach brings his Dolphins to Newcastle for a last-eight shoot-out against his former club, there remains lingering resentment in the Hunter over his three years at the helm.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Paralympian rebounds from glandular fever to break record
Australian athletics star James Turner was down and out a few months ago. On Tuesday, he smashed the world record.
Opinion
Interest rates
How Australians can take advantage of rising interest rates
Some investments benefit from higher interest rates and offer more flexibility than just term deposits.
Tim Keith
Opinion
WordPlay
The slurs you’ve been using without even knowing it
Most rude words are obvious, but some are hiding in plain sight.
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
Opinion
Holidays
Australians will give up a lot in a cost-of-living crisis, but not this
We are giving up on barista flat whites and fancy restaurants, on new furniture and designer clothing. And yet… we’re all still travelling?
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
Long after Xena, Lucy Lawless directs a film about another warrior princess
The documentary Never Look Away is about “a wild woman in terms of sex, drugs and punk music” – maverick photojournalist Margaret Moth.
PARIS PARALYMPICS 2024
‘Everyone is in disbelief’: Stunning final leg spearheads Australia to relay gold
Three years after almost dying in a horror training accident, Alexa Leary dived in for her final relay leg six seconds behind the Netherlands. Then came a magic Australian Paralympic moment.
Double silver for Michel and Leeson on historic day for Australian boccia
Dan Michel and Jamieson Leeson might not have won gold medal matches but both wrote their names into the record books.
Sydney
Analysis
Education
Public schools ‘killing off sport’ as private school facilities grow
As inner west primary schools cancel inter-school sports, some private schools are promoting state-of-the-art equipment.
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Liberal Party
NSW Liberals forced into 10-month federal takeover after council fiasco
Party president Don Harwin will lose his position, as a federal committee which includes former NSW minister Rob Stokes takes charge of the NSW Liberals.
Updated
Emergency services
‘I like dry land now’: Sailors return to shore after almost 24 hours stranded at sea
The rescued pair said they were tired and seasick when they decided to lodge a distress call that resulted in a multi-agency rescue mission.
‘I’m destroyed’: Families scream as men found guilty of Tinder gang rape
Mothers, fathers and supporters erupted in tears and screams as four young men were found guilty of gang raping a woman in her unit after an NRL match in Sydney.
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Courts
Man accused of father’s death allegedly sent texts about wanting to kill him
Jaiken Fitzpatrick has been charged with the manslaughter of his father Kenneth Fitzpatrick, who died at his home in Sydney’s north last year.
NRL 2024
Four torn hamstrings in a year: Why Sam Hughes’ story is stranger than fiction
Bulldogs prop says Phil Gould was barking up the wrong tree when he suggested he’d injured himself at a rock concert. But he did fear a rare condition could end his career before it started.
‘Worst two minutes of my life’: Walker reveals agony of season-ending injury
The Roosters halfback has spoken about the moment he knew his season was over after a serious knee injury. And why there is also a silver lining.
Politics
Railway lines and government pay rises keeping economy afloat
Government spending on everything from major infrastructure to aged care workers has probably stopped the economy from contracting over the past three months.
Business
Private health insurance premiums tipped to jump
Australia’s largest private health insurers say premiums need to rise significantly, but not their own payments to private hospitals.
Opinion
Scams
Carol ‘completely trusted these people’, then her life savings disappeared
Nina Hendy
Business and finance journalist
World
New Zealand to slug tourists nearly $100 per visit
The government – which announced a $NZ13.4 billion budget deficit in May – expects to raise up to an extra $NZ173 million each year.
Opinion
Netanyahu’s disregard for hostage deaths is turning Israel against him
Rodger Shanahan
Middle East and security analyst
Why Kamala Harris has said the c-word only twice on the campaign trail
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Property
Father buys $6.95 million North Bondi house at auction for his 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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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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Public and permanent: The women honouring their miscarriages with tattoos
While it was once taboo to discuss pregnancy loss, people are now choosing to commemorate their grief openly.
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
Line, space, repeat: The divine madness in this artist’s abstract patterns
At 82, Australian abstract artist Lesley Dumbrell’s retrospective, Thrum, is long overdue.
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Opinion
NRL 2024
What really happened between Wayne Bennett and the Newcastle Knights
As the master coach brings his Dolphins to Newcastle for a last-eight shoot-out against his former club, there remains lingering resentment in the Hunter over his three years at the helm.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
‘Worst two minutes of my life’: Walker reveals agony of season-ending injury
The Roosters halfback has spoken about the moment he knew his season was over after a serious knee injury. And why there is also a silver lining.
How this Paralympian rebounded from glandular fever to break a world record
Australian athletics star James Turner was down and out a few months ago. On Tuesday, he smashed the world record.
Royce Hunt called Corey Horsburgh a ‘weak-gutted dog’. Now he hopes they become teammates
Cronulla prop Hunt has signed a three-year deal with Wests Tigers from 2025. And he hopes to be joined at Concord next season by his former nemesis.
‘I know I’ll prove you wrong’: The shortest Socceroo is ready to make new doubters look silly
Josh Nisbet is used to being overlooked because of his 160cm stature, so he knew what to expect when his agent began floating his name to European clubs.
Four torn hamstrings in a year: Why Sam Hughes’ story is stranger than fiction
Bulldogs prop says Phil Gould was barking up the wrong tree when he suggested he’d injured himself at a rock concert. But he did fear a rare condition could end his career before it started.
On your bike: Souths reject criticism as three doctors declare Latrell fit
Latrell Mitchell was restricted to riding an exercise bike at training but Souths say he should be able to serve his one-game suspension this week.
Have Your Say
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
