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Political leadership
Bill Shorten, the man who wanted to be PM, to retire
The former Labor leader and minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme called time on his parliamentary career on Thursday.
Shorten announces new job as university vice-chancellor
Bill Shorten, who led the Labor Party between 2013-19, announced his retirement from politics in a joint press conference with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Aspiring MP shared post celebrating Hamas attacks
A doctor running for Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s seat angered Jewish leaders by sharing posts celebrating the October 7 attacks.
Carolyn was shot dead by her husband. He was then allowed to raise their three small children
Allan Stuckey spent 22 months in jail for killing his wife, then raised their children. Now one of them wants to know why – and help give a voice to other child survivors of family violence.
The elusive family and the secrets behind The Star’s new casino owners
The family that took legal action to suppress a report into The Star’s suitability to hold a casino licence has a long history of escaping scrutiny.
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Mass shooting
Multiple deaths in US high school shooting, teen suspect held in custody
“What you see behind us is an evil thing,” sheriff Jud Smith said outside the school.
Opinion
Political leadership
The worst thing about Dutton’s tactics? They’re paying off
How lucky was the opposition leader that hours before the NSW Liberal Party publicly imploded, he had reignited debate on immigration.
Niki Savva
Award-winning political commentator and author
Where home owners are trying to sell their homes - and failing
Picky home buyers are passing over properties for sale that don’t tick all their boxes, leaving listings lingering on the market.
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Diet
Fad diet linked to an increasing risk of chronic disease
Carb cutting has become a global trend. But a new Australian study raises concerns about type 2 diabetes.
Why Sydney’s 24-hour airport won’t have a 24-hour metro
An $11 billion metro rail link is due to open at the same time as the curfew-free Western Sydney International Airport in late 2026.
The curious case of ‘Doctor’ Gina Rinehart
Has Australia’s richest person gone and done a secret PhD?
The public could soon get access to The King’s School’s grounds
Pedestrians and cyclists would be able to traverse the northern edge of The King’s School grounds under a proposal by a Sydney council.
‘It’s a miracle that I’m living’: Leary breaks world record, dances on medal dais
Three years after being told she’d never walk or talk again, Alexa Leary stormed to victory in the pool and broke a world record. Then came a great surprise.
Demon’s body fails him again in US Open quarter-final exit to powerful Brit
The hip injury that ruined Alex de Minaur’s career-best Wimbledon run came back to haunt him in New York as impressive Brit Jack Draper ended his title chances. And now he’s in doubt for next week’s Davis Cup finals.
Opinion
Air travel
The 10 things plane passengers do that drive us crazy
Sometimes we have to grit our teeth and shake our heads at the antics of our fellow travellers.
Brian Johnston
Travel writer
Rich, white and dead: Has TV’s favourite formula gone stale?
A Nicole Kidman series about affluent suburbanites involved in a murder? No, it’s not Big Little Lies, but it might as well be.
PARIS PARALYMPICS 2024
What you may have missed halfway through the Paralympics, and what’s to come
With more than 500 gold medals to be won at the Paralympics, it’s tough keeping up with all the action. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
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.
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Courts
‘He got me when I was young’: The brave evidence of Dick Caine’s victims
From June to August, while the identity of their former swimming coach could not be reported, six people told a court of the trauma he inflicted decades ago.
‘People are fed up with scandals’: The teal candidate taking on the Liberals on the northern beaches
Independent Jacqui Scruby is hoping to win the blue-ribbon seat of Pittwater, which she lost by 606 votes last year, in next month’s byelection.
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Sydney councils
How local councillors would be made to pay for bad behaviour
The “fundamentally broken” code of conduct system for councils is facing a shake-up. Misbehaving councillors could pay the price.
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Crime
How this man swindled bank customers out of tens of thousands of dollars
Romanian Alexandru Vasile Badaric and his partner landed in Australia aiming to steal card details from ATMs. But US authorities had tipped off local police.
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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.
NRL 2024
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Roosters recruit Nawaqanitawase goes from Games to grudge match
The one-time Wallabies outside back will debut in the 13-a-side game a week out from the finals.
NRL rejects Latrell Mitchell’s bid to serve ban this weekend
The Rabbitohs’ star player will now wait until round one of next year to sit out a match, but his club still believe he’s fit enough to take on the Roosters this week.
Politics
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Nuclear energy
Cash splash for nuclear towns under Coalition plan
Energy Minister Chris Bowen was invited to speak at a conference, but opposition spokesman Ted O’Brien claims he was blocked from speaking. Here is what he wanted to say.
Business
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
New billionaire behind one of the biggest deals in Australian history
Robin Khuda’s story ticks every immigrant-made-good box, but the real attention-grabbing element is the time taken for the company he founded to reach $23 billion in value – nine years.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
US charges Russians over 2024 election interference
With two months until election day, the US Justice Department has also warned of “increasingly aggressive Iranian activity” - including a recent attempt to hack into Donald Trump’s presidential campaign.
Opinion
Greying country towns are the canary in the coal mine for the aged-care crisis
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
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Property
Our eight favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a sunny island escape to a sandstone villa and Insta-worthy architectural curves, we’ve rounded up our top picks.
‘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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Here’s what experts think about Elle Macpherson’s cancer treatment
Australian breast cancer experts have weighed in on the model’s decision to pursue alternative, “holistic” treatments after her breast cancer surgery.
Culture
Sydney Theatre Company leans on TV star power in big season reveal
Logies Hall of Fame inductee, Rebecca Gibney, headlines a list of “national treasures” Kip Williams has recruited to lead the flagship company’s 2025 season.
Opinion
WordPlay
The slurs you’ve been using without even knowing it
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
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NRL 2024
Can’t win the NRL title outside the top four? If it’s ever going to happen, Manly is the team
I’ve put the red pen through the Roosters after their horror injury run and the Panthers don’t seem quite right. This might be the year when NRL history gets turned on its head.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
6,6,4,6,4,4,4,6,4,4,4,4: Marsh and Head feast to break records against Scotland
Australia launched their white-ball UK tour by thrashing Scotland with more than half their overs to spare.
Demon’s body fails him again in US Open quarter-final exit to powerful Brit
The hip injury that ruined Alex de Minaur’s career-best Wimbledon run came back to haunt him in New York as impressive Brit Jack Draper ended his title chances. And now he’s in doubt for next week’s Davis Cup finals.
Opinion
Paris 2024
‘This kind of sick feeling started coming out’: Raygun details post-Olympics hate
Paris Olympian Rachael Gunn took on some hard questions in a most likeable - and Australian - way.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
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NRL 2024
Roosters recruit Nawaqanitawase goes from Games to grudge match
The one-time Wallabies outside back will debut in the 13-a-side game a week out from the finals.
Double trouble: Dragons twin to leave club in Flanagan clean out
St George Illawarra signed one brother recently, but the other is on his way out as he tries to land a deal at an NRL rival.
This is what Errol Gulden does with his All-Australian blazers
He’s got two of them, but only one is in his wardrobe – and, occasionally, the Sydney Swans star likes to wear it to stir up his parents.
Have Your Say
Rabbitohs make audacious bid for Mitchell to play against Roosters
The Rabbitohs’ star player will now wait until round one of next year to sit out a match, but his club still believe he’s fit enough to take on the Roosters this week.
