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Investigations
How much money the Exclusive Brethren’s ‘ecosystem’ really makes
Recently released financial records show how cash circulates around the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church and its Sydney-based “royal family”.
Sydney sports fans warned to expect travel delays due to industrial action
Fans travelling to Moore Park for the AFL and NRL double-header tonight have been warned to expect major disruption to some train lines due to industrial action by rail workers.
‘A Labor Party hit job’: Fury at move to outlaw private companies running council elections
Chris Minns says he’s inclined to ban private election companies. One mayor says he’s trying to deflect from Labor’s poor showing with voters.
Opinion
Murdoch family case
Anna Murdoch told me succession would bring heartbreak. How right she was
I interviewed Anna Murdoch after her marriage to Rupert ended. Now, 23 years later, her fears about succession tearing the family apart look remarkably prescient.
David Leser
Senior freelance writer
US judge shot and killed in his chambers, local sheriff charged with murder
Governor Andy Beshear said after the shooting: “There is far too much violence in this world, and I pray there is a path to a better tomorrow.”
‘We will see some disruptions’: Nurses to strike for 24 hours
The state’s health system will be brought to a standstill for the second time this month after nurses voted to return to the picket line.
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Australian soccer
Muscat out of the running as Socceroos begin hunt for Arnold’s replacement
Football Australia chief executive James Johnson says the search has already begun, but the federation’s presumed number one candidate has ruled himself out.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Manly or Easts? Welcome to the NRL’s insoluble moral quandary
League needs hatred like Dracula needs blood, and Saturday night’s semi-final has something for everyone.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
The Good Food guide to Sydney’s best 20 bars, right now
Cin, cin. It’s our annual list of the best gin joints, cantinas and cocktail lounges across town.
Why Hayley tells some of Australia’s most distinguished legal minds to go back to school
As Federal Circuit and Family Court director, Hayley Foster’s job is to make people “uncomfortable” as she helps the court respond to family violence cases.
Opinion
Australian economy
This is the key to happiness and economic prosperity
Since the industrial revolution, we’ve fattened up our economy by pumping out products and consuming more. But there’s a way to grow outside the box.
Millie Muroi
Economics Writer
Analysis
Naked City
The cop, the sovereign citizen and the arrest that ruined a life
“I stood up, completely spent, utterly out of breath but relieved that I had survived the scariest and most dangerous arrest of my career.”
Myer shares savaged, CEO Olivia Wirth doubles down on exclusive fashion labels
Myer shares have tumbled after the company unveiled its full-year results, but its CEO has vowed to invest in its languishing sass & bide, Marcs and David Lawrence brands.
Opinion
Real life
An isolated beach shack finally made me feel like myself again
After being on call 24/7 for decades – kids, ageing parents, dogs – I feel like I’m exhaling after holding my breath for far too long.
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
Ten major world cities with glorious central green spaces
When city sightseeing gets a bit too intense, it’s time to head to the world’s great breathing spaces.
‘I make people nervous’: The veteran villain who hides in plain sight
Giancarlo Esposito, best known for playing Gus Fring on Breaking Bad, loves being the bad guy.
Twenty scams (plus five new ones) every traveller must know
As the number of tourists travelling the world has boomed, so has the number of scammers and the schemes they have devised.
NRL 2024
From Dally M to finals failure: Does Nicho Hynes deserve all the criticism?
He has been given the keys to Cronulla. But how do the Sharks get the best out of their $1 million-a-year man?
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Addo-Carr maintains innocence at NRL integrity unit grilling
The lawyer supporting Josh Addo-Carr during his meeting with the NRL says the star winger maintains he didn’t knowingly take drugs.
Sydney
Jacqui paid $3100 for a school trip. Then an email set off alarm bells
Children from more than 100 schools thought they were going on a trip to NASA in Texas. That was until Charles Chung’s company collapsed, owing millions. Here’s how it unravelled.
The $15m roundabout that ended a popular local brewery
The craft brewer is closing down after losing almost $1 million in trade during roadworks after failing to secure compensation from the state government.
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Public transport
Free train travel in Sydney this weekend in bid to break standoff with union
NSW has made the offer of free train travel in a bid to pressure the rail union to drop work bans.
Single power pole on ‘zombie’ block paves way for waterfront development
A prime block near Byron Bay may now be developed after its owner made a surprise discovery amid some old papers.
Cocaine ‘top dogs’ hit, $1.8b Sydney crime gang busted, police say
“The Commission” is alleged to have controlled the price and supply of drugs feeding Sydney’s booming cocaine market.
SEE & DO
How one American film caused a political battle about the Nazis
The 1940 film The Mortal Storm was the only film at the time to tackle the treatment of the Jews in Nazi Germany.
The banned play making a rare return to the stage
Bell Shakespeare will mark 35 years with a performance of a political epic that inspired The Hunger Games.
Politics
Minister concedes immigration too high as students compete for city rentals
New government analysis reveals international students make up 7 per cent of the private rental market, and more than 20 per cent in inner Sydney and Melbourne.
Business
Opinion
World markets
Wall Street is primed to crumble if the Fed got it wrong
The start of a Fed rate-cutting cycle is a huge moment for the international financial system. Whether it has come too late remains to be seen.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
World
Deadlocked: Harris, Trump tied in race for the White House
Less than seven weeks before the US presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are neck and neck.
Opinion
Why this is the housing fight Albanese had to have
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
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Property
The risky loan type on the rise as homeowners try to stay afloat
After years of high-interest rates and inflation, struggling homeowners are taking this hardship measure in the hopes of riding out the storm.
Landlords could lose negative gearing perks in new plan
The pathway could improve the standard of rentals and increase the value for money the government gets from housing tax concessions.
Good Food
Lifestyle
‘Not inappropriate’: Why adults with dementia are often shamed for sex
Baby Boomers are set to dominate aged care in the next decade. As the generation of free love, their expectations around sex means providers need to change.
Culture
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Cinema
Is Megalopolis even worth watching? We asked Francis Ford Coppola
The epic cost the venerated director 40 years, a personal fortune and a critical backlash.
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Australian soccer
Muscat out of the running as Socceroos begin hunt for Arnold’s replacement
Football Australia chief executive James Johnson says the search has already begun, but the federation’s presumed number one candidate has ruled himself out.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Manly or Easts? Welcome to the NRL’s insoluble moral quandary
League needs hatred like Dracula needs blood, and Saturday night’s semi-final has something for everyone.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
James Tedesco’s first NRL game could have been his last. On Saturday, he plays his 250th
After overcoming a slew of injuries and losses in his early years, James Tedesco will mark a significant milestone on Saturday.
Opinion
Horse racing
Four Corners sets sights on V’landys as inquiry fallout continues
You can judge a man by his enemies. The Racing NSW and ARLC boss has some influential ones circling him at the moment.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Radley to make Cronk-like return for Roosters, three weeks after breaking shoulder
The bruising back-rower is set to channel Cooper Cronk in the 2018 decider and play against Manly on Saturday night.
How ‘little Tarzan’ Heeney transformed himself into the AFL’s golden boy
He might look like a polished specimen now, but his penchant for “tree parachuting” and self-set time trials on the farm reveal there’s more to the star Swan.
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Australian cricket
Head shot: Why Trav’s latest blast adds to selectors’ Test opening headache
Travis Head pillaged England at Trent Bridge to add further momentum to his case for accompanying Usman Khawaja.
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‘It’s one of the great stories’: Rampe’s journey from last-chance saloon to 250 Swans games
Dane Rampe will have friends and family on hand at the SCG to watch his 250th game, but the Clovelly boy’s personal milestone takes a back seat to the Swans’ premiership tilt.
