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In-depth conversations with the people fascinating Australians right now, from sport to politics to the arts.
Trial by Water podcast
A new investigative podcast about one of Australia’s most controversial cases.
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Indigenous
‘I will not give in on this’: The mining bonanza and the mystery millions
Lucrative uranium mines are at the centre of a furore about where tens of millions of dollars in royalties have gone.
Updated
Roads
NSW drivers to be tracked by point-to-point speed cameras
The trial has triggered an angry response from regional MPs who have called it a cash grab.
Exclusive
Domestic violence
‘You have lost my trust’: Rosie Batty’s angry text
Anne Summers’ role in the government’s domestic violence strategy has been questioned by Rosie Batty, whose son Luke was murdered by his father in 2014.
How a home reno stopped Charlie’s asthma attacks
Charlie used to wheeze through the night and was sometimes raced to hospital. Now the family has been able to throw away his puffer.
‘My heart is broken’: Nicole Kidman confirms mum Janelle’s death
She carved her own path and wanted her daughters to have the same opportunity, Nicole once said of beloved Kidman family matriarch Janelle.
Analysis
Phones
Google’s folding phone perfects the design Samsung innovated
The Galaxy Z Fold has improved every generation, but Google just leapfrogged it with the Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Harris’ trickiest debate nemesis won’t be Trump
Harris’ most complicated antagonist in the much-anticipated presidential debate will be one that she can’t criticise, question or contradict
Carlos Lozada
Columnist
Why Trump and Harris are ‘two bowls of poison for Beijing’
The future of the US relationship with Beijing has been a backseat issue in the presidential campaign, but neither result bodes well for Xi Jinping.
Donald Trump’s new photo book is a fantastical highlight reel
Over more than 350 lavish pages, Trump presents a breathless gallery of himself during and after his reign as the 45th president.
Exclusive
Paris Paralympics 2024
‘Incompetent, disrespectful, catastrophic’: Aussie slams Paralympic organisers after horror crash
Australian Paralympic cyclist Emily Petricola has accused officials of discriminatory treatment she believes would never have happened in the Olympic Games.
‘I just sort of leapt at it’: Heeney on the mark plucked from high in Sydney sky
Swans midfielder Isaac Heeney took the mark of the year in a sensational all round performance in the qualifying final victory against the Giants.
Opinion
Wallabies
Up Schmidt creek: If that’s what Pumas can do, how bad will a Lions mauling get?
The Wallabies have just conceded their biggest ever score – and the British and Irish Lions are touring here in less than a year.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
AFL investigates McCartney-Papley Battle of the Bridge bump
A classic final had emotions running high at half-time as Jason McCartney and Tom Papley crossed paths.
How a kid called John Howard is helping fix a weed infestation
When it comes to weed removal, they’re literally the GOAT. Now scientists hope they may spread native vegetation too.
Opinion
Home loans
Rise of the mortgage broker: Battle brews over loan spoils
Banks are engaged in a rearguard action to retain relationships with home loan customers, after the transformative rise of mortgage brokers.
Clancy Yeates
Deputy business editor
The secret to grilling the perfect steak from the chef who really knows his meat
Luke Powell from Sydney’s LP’s Quality Meats shares his simple steps to cooking a better, tastier steak.
Shrinking ships and ultra-luxury: The 15 next big things in cruising
Glimpse the future of cruising, from game-changing expedition ships to the hottest new cruise frontiers.
Opinion
The Empty Plate
When it comes to coffee, make mine a double and keep it simple
Terry Durack
Chief restaurant critic for The Sydney Morning Herald
PARIS PARALYMPICS 2024
Opinion
She’s our most successful female Paralympian, but even bigger dreams came true when she quit
Ellie Cole, an amputee since the age of three, has won 17 Paralympic medals. But her post-swimming life and career has delivered additional joy.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Why Australia have fallen behind on the Paralympics medal table
With two full days of competition to go, Australia had 16 gold medals and sat behind nations such as the Netherlands, Brazil and Ukraine on the official table.
Sydney
Dover Heights high-flier stabbed friend’s wife in drug-fuelled delirium
The woman who was stabbed has now broken her silence.
Exclusive
Education
‘Teachers don’t feel safe’: One in 12 high school students suspended amid behavioural crisis
Figures released by the NSW Education Department show 59,814 suspensions were issued to public school students in 2023.
School nurses to weigh and identify kids at risk of obesity under contentious plan
The Australian College of Nursing is also calling for the “normalisation of collection and discussion of height and weight data of all children” as part of it contentious plan to curb rising obesity rates.
Exclusive
Pharmaceuticals
Class action looms for these popular over-the-counter medicines
After a landmark $US425 million settlement in the United States, the drugs are being investigated in Australia over alleged links to stomach cancer and kidney damage.
Stars steal the show at Australia’s first urban dark sky place
Advances in lighting technology means light pollution in cities can be reduced without compromising safety.
WEEKEND READS
‘My chronological age is 44, but my biological age is 34’: How Tristan is fighting to stay forever young
Want to live 20, 30, 50 years beyond the norm? Some with wealth and ambition are eagerly pursuing that dream to the extreme.
Exclusive
Scientists dissolved a boulder in acid – a thylacine jumped out
The bone-crushing fossilised jaws were one of three Tasmanian tiger ancestors uncovered by palaeontologists, amid a contentious effort to resurrect the marsupial carnivore.
Politics
Census to ask about gender identity after second government backdown
The next census will count transgender Australians for the first time, following weeks of LGBT community backlash and an internal Labor revolt.
Business
Exclusive
Franchising
Greg Norman settles legal brawl with Mark Wahlberg-backed F45
The struggling Aussie fitness franchise has finally ended the acrimony over its multimillion-dollar celebrity endorsements.
World
Explainer
US Votes 2024
‘A summer romance’: How the US fell in love with Kamala Harris
Previously written off, Kamala Harris has energised the Democratic Party and reshaped the race to the White House. But how was she shaped by her early life, what does she stand for now – and can she defeat Donald Trump?
Opinion
How a Q&A appearance revealed why some of my school teachers hated my guts
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
What surprises about the Middle East culture wars? The left and right have swapped sides
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Critical supply chains rely on China. This man at the White House has a Plan B
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
‘Inbox zero’ is a lie we should all give up on
Tim Duggan
Careers contributor
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Property
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Title Deeds
Ex-Domain boss Antony Catalano hatches plans for $55m Byron Bay trophy home
Who built it best? Chris Hemsworth and media mogul Antony Catalano go head-to-head in the Byron Bay trophy home stakes.
Auctions
Auctions
Many homes are getting passed in, but not this $1.72m Sydney two-bedder
An investor beat first home buyers, as well as a couple who want to downsize, to a Darlington terrace.
Good Food
Lifestyle
My mother told me she’d bumped herself on the door. I wanted to believe her
I knew something was very wrong, but I could not ask for the truth.
Opinion
Cancer
I don’t want to pile on Elle, but if I’d ignored the doctors I’d be dead
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
Culture
Opinion
Religion
Does Nick Cave now believe in an ‘interventionist God’? It’s not beyond belief
Nick Cave has spoken of moving towards a “religious life”. His new album with The Bad Seeds, Wild God, gives credence to his divine captivation.
Danielle Terceiro
Research fellow, Centre for Public Christianity
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Sport
‘I just sort of leapt at it’: Heeney on the mark plucked from high in Sydney sky
Swans midfielder Isaac Heeney took the mark of the year in a sensational all round performance in the qualifying final victory against the Giants.
Exclusive
Paris Paralympics 2024
‘Incompetent, disrespectful, catastrophic’: Aussie slams Paralympic organisers after horror crash
Australian Paralympic cyclist Emily Petricola has accused officials of discriminatory treatment she believes would never have happened in the Olympic Games.
Opinion
Wallabies
Up Schmidt creek: If that’s what Pumas can do, how bad will a Lions mauling get?
The Wallabies have just conceded their biggest ever score – and the British and Irish Lions are touring here in less than a year.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
Argentina 67 Wallabies 27
Wallabies
‘Fell off a cliff’: Wallabies humiliated by Pumas in biggest ever defeat
The ‘Elephants Graveyard’ became the Wallabies’ graveyard in Santa Fe, as the team gave up a 17-point lead and conceded their biggest ever score.
Why Fittler put Blues betrayal aside to present medal named in his honour
Forgotten in this year’s State of Origin series glory was the shabby way the NSWRL treated Brad Fittler at the end of his tenure as coach.
Green stars as Australia limber up for England with Scottish clean sweep
Australia made it a clean sweep in Scotland by winning their third T20 international in Edinburgh comfortably before heading south to face England.
‘Wayne probably felt like he failed. What could he do?’ Inside Bennett’s tumultuous reign in Newcastle
More than a decade has passed since Wayne Bennett walked out on Newcastle. Was it his lowest ebb or his finest coaching performance?
Have Your Say
‘Time to make it happen’: Sydney jockeying for historic NFL clash
The NFL has just played a historic season-opening match in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Could Sydney be one of the game’s next international stops?
