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Bullying, assault claims at Sydney school, girls arrested ‘unlawfully’
The “violent and shocking” assault of a year 9 girl was caught on CCTV. The police log recorded that “up to 30 students” were attacking staff and students.
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Crime
John Ibrahim revealed as alleged target of assassination attempt in Sydney’s east
Two gunmen were arrested near Ibrahim’s home in one of the city’s most affluent neighbourhoods.
Infamous Sydney child killer stabbed to death in jail
Aymen Terkmani was serving a lengthy sentence for an attack deemed “brutal and horrific” by the judge, with injuries “too gruesome to describe”.
Breaking
State Parliament
‘It’s a workplace’: Premier demands answers over MP’s 4am visit to parliament in boxer shorts
Chris Minns said Gareth Ward’s early morning decision to come to parliament in a state of undress was a workplace safety issue.
Opinion
Negative gearing
There are 7 billion positive reasons why negative gearing needs to change
Negative gearing and capital gains tax concessions, as they stand, cost taxpayers billions and do little to support home building or the rental market.
Trump claims Ukraine is ‘absolutely obliterated’
The former president says Ukraine should have made concessions to Vladimir Putin in the months before Russia’s 2022 attack.
New York mayor indicted following corruption probe
The charges come after the FBI searched Eric Adams’ electronic devices, and in the wake of a slew of resignations by top city officials.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Hey, big spenders: The most profligate election campaign in US history
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are announcing new big-ticket election promises almost daily. Harris’ agenda appears less unaffordable than Trump’s.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Two of Us
Good Weekend
These mates dreamt about retiring to Mexico – but found a little Aussie town instead
Peter Manwaring and Robert Carroll used to talk about retiring to a hacienda, but then they discovered Australian country town Molong.
Let the good times roll: Where to find 10 of Sydney’s best sausage rolls
From a pork and crayfish number worth shelling out for to flaky croissant-dough shells, these sausage rolls will save you from sad servo alternatives.
White dropped for second Bledisloe clash, Koroibete future clouded
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has made just one unforced change to his side for the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Wellington.
Craig Bellamy’s life in the belly of the beast of rugby league
From bush premierships as a teenager to NRL titles and a salary cap scandal, the Storm coach has experienced everything the greatest game of all has to offer.
‘We’ve stuffed it’: Kokoda Track shut indefinitely, leaving tourists high and dry
Local authorities are scrambling to find a solution to reopen the popular trail, which would usually be enjoying one of its busiest periods of the year.
‘There’s nothing like it’: Sydney’s strangest stage show turns 60
Believed to be the longest-running theatrical production in Australia, the annual St Paul’s College production of Victoriana has finally let the cameras inside.
For a whole year, I didn’t write a single sentence: Matt Haig
The author of the phenomenally successful 2020 novel The Midnight Library had intended to give up writing - until he faced up to his past.
France’s most successful film bromance finds the funny side of debt
After striking gold with The Intouchables, Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano return with A Difficult Year – and it’s not as dark as you think.
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NRL 2024
Opinion
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
Dillon hits back at V’landys amid AFL incursion into NRL heartland
With contestants from Queensland and NSW, and the traditional AFL states all watching, this could be the most-watched grand final ever.
Sydney
People aged 20 to 64 are leaving Sydney’s affluent suburbs. Here’s why
The housing crisis is triggering an exodus in the eastern suburbs, inner west and lower north shore.
Revealed: The number of students each uni is set to 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.
Man charged over Marrickville stabbing death
Detectives have charged 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.
MP denies being drunk and in underwear outside parliament at 4am
Gareth Ward said he had gone to NSW Parliament House in the early hours of July 21 after locking himself out of his apartment.
The staggering amount of money sitting on commuters’ unused Opal cards
Despite a cost-of-living crisis, a huge amount is sitting idle on nearly 18 million Opal cards that have not been used in more than a year.
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
Exclusive
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.
Business
The Star prepares to unveil mammoth loss after securing multimillion-dollar lifeline
The ailing casino operator is a step closer to finally releasing its financial results.
World
Updated
Middle East tensions
‘Prepare yourselves’: Israel threatens ground invasion
It comes as the US, Australia and other allies call for an “immediate” 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
Opinion
Why my small town in the US will decide the election
Sarah Smiles Persinger
Editor at the United States Studies Centre
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Property
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Title Deeds
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
Sunday Life
I cannot believe the number of fashion faux pas I’ve committed over the years
What was I thinking? Did I even have a mirror? Was I simply being sartorially satirical? Tongue-in-chic?
Kathy Lette
Writer
Opinion
Style
This old thing? It’s from that golden time before life got real
Genevieve Novak
Spectrum columnist
Culture
‘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.
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Sport
Craig Bellamy’s life in the belly of the beast of rugby league
From bush premierships as a teenager to NRL titles and a salary cap scandal, the Storm coach has experienced everything the greatest game of all has to offer.
White dropped for second Bledisloe clash, Koroibete future clouded
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has made just one unforced change to his side for the second Bledisloe Cup Test in Wellington.
New Zealand’s secret bid to poach Ponga before Kangaroos snubbing
The Kiwis made an audacious attempt for the Knights superstar to play for them.
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
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
Updated
Around the clubs
No Ponga, but Australia name surprises in Kangaroos squad
This masthead spoke to almost every club to ascertain which players had been included in the Kangaroos squad for this year’s end of season Test series against New Zealand and Tonga.
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.
Have Your Say
If Ponga is serious about winning a title at the Knights, it’s time to wear the green and gold
Kalyn Ponga’s stated ambition is to prioritise a premiership with Newcastle. His best chance of doing that is playing for Australia.
