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Why young workers are fleeing Sydney’s wealthy suburbs
The housing crisis is triggering an exodus in the eastern suburbs, inner west and lower north shore.
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Negative gearing
MPs back path to negative gearing change
A new report shows more than 120,000 voters in marginal seats are negatively geared – and reveals where the most people are using the property tax concession.
Opinion
Negative gearing
Negative gearing has not caused the housing crisis. Curbing it isn’t the answer
Widely perceived as a tax rort that has blown up our housing market, the objective truth is it is nothing of the sort.
Steven Hamilton
Economist
Revealed: The number of students each university will lose under crackdown
NSW will lose almost 13,000 students, representing a hit of hundreds of millions of dollars in direct revenue. See the full list.
MP denies being drunk and in underwear outside parliament at 4am
Gareth Ward said he had gone to the NSW Parliament House in the early hours of July 21 after locking himself out of his apartment.
The $143m sitting idle on ‘forgotten’ Opal cards
Despite the rising cost of living, a huge amount of credit is sitting on nearly 18 million Opal cards that have not been used in more than a year.
Israel preparing for possible ground invasion of Lebanon, says army chief
The chief of Israel’s army has told troops that the latest airstrikes were designed to pave the way for a possible ground attack.
Who is behind Kamala Harris’ rise? Silicon Valley’s wealthiest woman, for starters
The alliance between Kamala Harris and Laurene Powell Jobs is a genuine friendship that has thrust the press-shy billionaire into the political spotlight.
Succession-style Murdoch family case the best-kept secret in Reno
Depending on the legal outcome, the ruling could fundamentally shift the direction of an expansive media network and reshape the US political landscape for years to come.
He told his wife they’d visit family. Now he’s accused of leaving her overseas
A Sydney tiler has been charged with human trafficking after allegedly tricking his wife into travelling to Pakistan and leaving her there without her passport.
Back to Camelot: Caroline Kennedy to leave Australia within months
After a long stint surfing, racing cars and hosting power brokers, the US ambassador is wrapping up and getting ready to head home.
Opinion
Political leadership
Dutton has an obsession with details. Perhaps he could offer some of his own
We know Peter Dutton likes calling for details, but when it comes to his plan for a nuclear revolution? Well ...
Shaun Carney
Columnist
Opinion
AFL grand final
Why a Swans win will just be part of the natural order
Sydney won’t be shocked when the Swans win the AFL grand final. We’re just better at Aussie rules than anyone, especially Victorians.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Opinion
NRL 2024
However you slice it, it’s inevitable which teams are going to make the grand final
The Roosters and Sharks have to throw convention out the door if they’re to trouble the two premiership heavyweights.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
‘Disappointed’ Meninga weighs into Ponga, Kangaroos standoff
Australian coach Mal Meninga has taken Kalyn Ponga to task after the Knights star prioritised pre-season training over an Australian jersey.
Opinion
Tips & advice
Spare me: 20 of the most annoying trends in travel
Whether it’s “forest bathing”, “glamping” or pillow menus, here are 20 ridiculous holiday trends that no real person should ever take seriously.
Ed Grenby
‘No internet, no intruders, no clothes’: Nude Baby Boomers take centre stage
Actors getting their kit off is old news, but a play in which the entire cast is starkers for much of it poses a particular set of challenges.
NRL 2024
Injury dramas for Sharks with Ramien set to be ruled out, Iro in doubt
Cronulla could be without their two starting centres for this week’s grand final qualifier against the Panthers.
Five years ago, Billy and his boot were the toast of Newtown. On Sunday, he wants to remind people why
Five years after he orchestrated back-to-back finals victories for the Newtown Jets, Billy Magoulias is back to take down the Bears.
Sydney
Man arrested over Marrickville stabbing death
Detectives have arrested a 31-year-old man at the end of a two-day manhunt following the stabbing death of a gifted rugby league player in front of his family.
Exclusive
Education
Double or nothing: Why NSW rejected billions for public school children
The funding stand-off comes as total number of permanent and temporary teachers has gone backwards in NSW.
‘Orwellian’: Racing NSW under fire over culture and conduct
The powerful regulator has been accused of acting as a “lawless organisation” as it faces claims it tried to identify whistleblowers to a parliamentary inquiry.
A rail line used by 60,000 people a day is about to close. Now its shuttle trains are delayed
The state government has blamed the delay to the T6 shuttle trains on recent industrial action by rail workers.
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Crime
Paedophile swim coach Dick Caine dies in hospital
The 78-year-old’s death comes a month after a court found he raped and sexually abused six of his teenage students in the 1970s and ’80s.
See & Do
Monsters, torture and a week of sex – this 3000-year-old tale has got the lot
The ancient Epic of Gilgamesh was scratched into clay tablets long before paper was invented. Now it’s getting the operatic treatment.
The guitar legend who built his career on not playing solos
Andy Summers’ playing was a key part of the Police’s revolutionary sound.
Politics
Inflation falls as power subsidies and cheap petrol cut price pressure
A key measure of inflation has fallen to its lowest level in almost three years, with prices falling during winter.
Business
‘Why don’t you pay me?’ Katies, Noni B operator accused of being a ‘predator’
Mosaic Brands, which employs 4000 staff in its stores, is struggling. To secure its own survival, it appears willing to sacrifice its global suppliers.
World
Succession-style Murdoch family case the best-kept secret in Reno
Depending on the legal outcome, the ruling could fundamentally shift the direction of an expansive media network and reshape the US political landscape for years to come.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Why my small town in the US will decide the election
Sarah Smiles Persinger
Editor at the United States Studies Centre
Opinion
Inside China
Xi Jinping is MIA as China’s central bank tries to save its economy
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Opinion
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Entrepreneur’s Point Piper trophy home hits market for $100 million
Sydney’s most expensive housing market isn’t generally swayed by higher interest rates and recessionary fears. Alexandra Jakob is banking on that.
The homeowners most likely to fall behind on their mortgage
Interest rates are putting pressure on home borrowers, but some are feeling the pinch more deeply and have fewer options to manage.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Style
This old thing? It’s from that golden time before life got real
We all romanticise the past. Clearing out the wardrobe brings rose-coloured memories – and the occasional jolt.
Genevieve Novak
Spectrum columnist
Culture
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How Australia’s most expensive TV show almost sank without trace
Made on the Gold Coast for $300 million, Nautilus appeared doomed when Disney dropped it. But now, the submarine adventure has resurfaced.
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NRL 2024
However you slice it, it’s inevitable which teams are going to make the grand final
The Roosters and Sharks have to throw convention out the door if they’re to trouble the two premiership heavyweights.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Opinion
AFL grand final
Why a Swans win on Saturday will just be part of the natural order
Sydney won’t be shocked when the Swans win the AFL grand final. We’re just better at Aussie rules than anyone, especially Victorians.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
‘Disappointed’ Meninga weighs into Ponga, Kangaroos standoff
Australian coach Mal Meninga has taken Kalyn Ponga to task after the Knights star prioritised pre-season training over an Australian jersey.
AFL grand final could be the highest rating of all time: Dillon hits back at V’landys
With contestants from Queensland and NSW, and the traditional AFL states all watching, this could be the most-watched grand final ever.
Injury dramas for Sharks with Ramien set to be ruled out, Iro in doubt
Cronulla could be without their two starting centres for this week’s grand final qualifier against the Panthers.
Swans skipper Callum Mills ruled out of grand final
The Sydney captain did everything asked of him at Wednesday’s closed training session at the SCG, but the club announced in the afternoon that Mills would not play in the season decider.
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Super Rugby
‘He is chasing his dream’: Son of rugby league legend signs with Waratahs
Carrying one of the most famous names in league, Zach Fittler is striking out on his own journey after signing a two-year deal to play rugby for NSW.
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‘Disappointed’ Meninga weighs into Ponga, Kangaroos standoff
Australian coach Mal Meninga has taken Kalyn Ponga to task after the Knights star prioritised pre-season training over an Australian jersey.
