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Executive shake-up
Nine boss Mike Sneesby steps down after ‘challenging’ year
Nine chief executive Mike Sneesby will depart the company at the end of this month after 3½ years in the role.
Home values declined in a third of suburbs. Here’s where they fell most
Thanks to higher interest rates and more homes on the market, buyers have increased choice this spring – and it’s showing.
Exclusive
Gambling
Why veterans want pokies clubs to remove ‘RSL’ from their names
RSL boss Mick Bainbridge says licensed clubs should stop using the letters in their names.
Exclusive
Courts
‘We were racing’: The six minutes of madness that left two kids dead
An eight-kilometre street race around the shores of Botany Bay ended in a horrific fireball that killed a nine-year-old boy and his 10-year-old brother.
Fight over ownership of Paddington bowlo goes to High Court
Plans to return the abandoned Paddington site to Indigenous owners were challenged by a secretive millionaire. Now, the High Court will decide its fate.
Protesters vow to continue anti-war demonstration after day of chaos in Melbourne
It follows a day of violent clashes in which members of the group pelted police with horse poo, rocks, eggs, beer bottles, tomatoes, canned food and a mild acid.
Kamala Harris wants a second debate. Donald Trump isn’t sure
As the dust settled on the debate, Trump and his allies went into damage control amid widespread dismay that the former president was repeatedly baited by Harris.
Exclusive
Media & marketing
ABC staff vent frustration, anger after being told to move to Sydney’s west
![[L-R] The ABC’s Geraldine Doogue; Craig Reucassel; David Anderson. The Parramatta move continues to be a point of tension internally at the ABC.](http://web.archive.org./web/20240911235329im_/https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.73828125%2C$multiply_0.4339%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/4936a55d55fcf58ff021ab80b17ce8cbaf177e07)
An incorrectly built studio, staff division and union warnings about safety are some of the issues plaguing the ABC over its ongoing Parramatta relocation.
‘Evidence not ideology’: Major overhaul of high school syllabus
High school students will be taught about Indigenous Australians’ experience of colonisation under the biggest overhaul of NSW’s history curriculum in a decade.
Live
Music awards
Stars arrive as VMAs red carpet kicks off
Follow our live coverage of the MTV Video Music Awards, with Taylor, Sabrina, Chappell and Katy all due.
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LoadingGallery: All the looks from the red carpet at the VMAs
The 2024 award show promises star-studded performances — including an opening set by Eminem, and Taylor Swift.
Inspired by Pamela Anderson, I went to a glamorous event not wearing any makeup
What rocked my world was realising how out of date my attitudes were around how women should look in high-stakes social environments.
Four, four, six, six, six, four: Head carnage destroys England in T20 opener
Travis Head was in a belligerent mood, taking 30 runs from one over as Australia won the first T20 match against England in emphatic style.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Bulldogs have had a great season – but this is why the party is about to end
This is one of the best weekends of the year – and the biggest winner will be one few are expecting.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Opinion
American Football
Why the NFL should not bring a game to Sydney
Hey, Mr Goodell, follow the ... ahem ... great success of rugby league and use Las Vegas to attract new fans.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
What’s in and out for new ferry wharves along busy Sydney route
The state government is facing renewed calls to put on more services, stops and larger ferries to cater for growing populations along the Parramatta River.
Opinion
Social media
The PM is sigma, but his ban plan belongs in the skibidi toilet
Of course Albanese was right when he declared “parents are worried sick” about social media, but we cannot return to the golden days.
Alexandra Smith
State Political Editor
Seeds are the most underrated superfood. Here’s how to add them to your diet
From sesame and pumpkin to hemp and chia, seeds are often overlooked. Here are the health benefits for each type, and how to eat more of them.
NRL 2024
‘No needles’: Coach Cleary says son Nathan ready for Crichton challenge
Ivan Cleary says minor-premiers Melbourne deserve the tag of premiership favourites heading into the finals.
‘Fireball’ Leniu keeping cool with reggae music before return to Penrith
The Roosters prop expects his old Panthers crew will know exactly how to get under his skin.
Sydney
Northern Beaches deputy mayor to take on teal in Pittwater
Georgia Ryburn’s preselection paves the way for a tough contest with Jacqui Scruby, who narrowly missed out on claiming the seat in 2023.
‘You’re just a bully’: Magistrate scolds man who dumped ex-girlfriend’s snakes in Coogee
Justin Downs destroyed two python enclosures before releasing the pets in Sydney’s east.
Texts to high-profile journalist about Lehrmann trial revealed
Janet Albrechtsen asked former judge Walter Sofronoff, KC, for a copy of potential adverse findings weeks before he delivered his report on Lehrmann’s prosecution.
Bus driver to spend decades in prison for crash that killed 10
A judge told Brett Button that he would serve 32 years in prison, 24 years of those without parole, for the “case of such extraordinary devastation”.
Updated
Crime
Police await doctors’ clearance to interview mother over death of two sons
The woman who police believe stabbed her two young sons at their Blue Mountains home has written extensively about her own mental health.
See & Do
★★★★
Inspired, witty and full of warmth, June Squibb’s Thelma steals the show
Writer-director Josh Margolin has a deft and tender touch when it comes to the tricky relationship between farce and poignancy.
Speak No Evil star says film is ‘social more than conventional horror’
For someone who has played a super soldier in Terminator: Dark Fate and a replicant in Blade Runner 2049, Mackenzie Davis has never been more human than in her new film.
Politics
Political lies to be captured in Labor misinformation regime
The plan will give federal authorities the power to force tech giants to act on alerts about damaging falsehoods.
Business
‘Lived in dread’: Caroline was the star witness in one of the biggest fraud cases in US history
Caroline Ellison is the former girlfriend of crypto wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried who helped prosecutors unearth crimes they didn’t know about at FTX. Now she is pleading to be spared from spending a single day in prison.
![[L-R] The ABC’s Geraldine Doogue; Craig Reucassel; David Anderson. The Parramatta move continues to be a point of tension internally at the ABC.](http://web.archive.org./web/20240911235329im_/https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.5534%2C$multiply_0.5079%2C$ratio_1%2C$width_378%2C$x_101%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/4936a55d55fcf58ff021ab80b17ce8cbaf177e07)
World
Sarcastic and defiant: Meet Russia’s queen of information war on the West
Alexey Navalny lampooned Margarita Simonyan for years with the nickname “beaver-eater” after a 2012 social media post where she outlined her plans to boil up a beaver head for broth.
Opinion
Kamala sliced Trump like sashimi, when he wasn’t doing it himself
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
Bleeding billions: The oil cartel is losing control of the market
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
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Property
Our eight favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a farm with organic fruit orchards to an elegant home in a prized waterfront reserve position, we’ve rounded up our top picks.
Anthony Albanese lists $1.9m Sydney investment property
When the tenant was issued with an eviction notice, he hoped to use it as a chance to spark debate about tenants’ rights. What followed was a media maelstrom.
Good Food
Lifestyle
My boss is catfishing me online. What can I do?
Pretending to be someone else online is absolutely not OK, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
Culture
Listen to the sounds of the suburbs as you’ve never heard before
Multicultural music producer Richard Petkovic is embarking on his most ambitious project yet.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
You need to calm down: Why Taylor’s endorsement hasn’t won Harris the election
Katy Hall
Age deputy opinion editor
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Sport
Terrell May’s complicated relationship with rugby league
Rising Rooster Terrell May has an ambivalent attitude towards rugby league. There’s only one reason why he keeps playing it.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Bulldogs have had a great season – but this is why the party is about to end
This is one of the best weekends of the year – and I think the biggest winner will be one few are expecting.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Opinion
American Football
Why the NFL should not bring a game to Sydney
Hey, Mr Goodell, follow the ... ahem ... great success of rugby league and use Las Vegas to attract new fans.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
‘No needles’: Coach Cleary says son Nathan ready for Crichton challenge
Ivan Cleary says minor-premiers Melbourne deserve the tag of premiership favourites heading into the finals.
Four, four, six, six, six, four: Head carnage destroys England in T20 opener
Travis Head was in a belligerent mood, taking 30 runs from one over as Australia won the first T20 match against England in emphatic style.
‘Fireball’ Leniu keeping cool with reggae music before return to Penrith
The Roosters prop expects his old Panthers crew will know exactly how to get under his skin.
‘Do you still want this?’ How Xerri fought back from the brink
The Bulldogs offered Bronson Xerri an out during pre-season. Now they want to extend his time in Belmore.
Have Your Say
Socceroos doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results
As unpleasant as it is to say, Australia’s struggles in possession against anything resembling an organised defence are starting to look like a Graham Arnold problem.
