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Bandt ducks Cox questions, cuts short press conference
Greens leader Adam Bandt was repeatedly asked what steps he and his office had taken to investigate the allegations against WA senator Dorinda Cox raised with his office.
Locals put blame on Metro extension for rise in crime
Police and locals in Sydney’s north west have expressed concern over groups of aggressive teenagers, some with knives, gathering at a shopping mall near the metro station since the line’s extension in August.
Court fight abandoned after protesters, police come to agreement
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Madhuri chose her land, paid a deposit and planned her dream home. Now her block is being sold again
More than 150 families bought into a north-western Sydney estate. Now they are heartbroken after a court ruled the land could be put back on the market.
Opinion
Casinos
Bargain basement: Could Star’s Sydney casino be worth only $8 million?
The Sydney casino is worth less than its chief executive Steve McCann’s first-year pay cheque of $10 million, based on the report authored by Barrenjoey’s Matt Ryan.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Opinion
Middle East tensions
Iran’s critical blunder has only further deepened its strategic miscalculation
Khamenei and his IRGC lackies have invited retaliatory attacks on Iran, and risk getting drawn into a regional war.
Night-vision footage shows Iran’s ballistic missile barrage raining down on Israel
Israeli and Hezbollah troops clashed on the ground in Lebanon, as video emerged showing the barrage of ballistic missiles Iran fired into Israel this week. Follow our live coverage.
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Israel
‘Body parts everywhere’: Lebanon rescuers struggle under Israeli fire
Israel’s intensified air campaign against Hezbollah has upended a country already grappling with multiple crises and personal losses.
GRAND FINAL DIARY
NRL 2024
Munster’s mother orders her son to kiss and make up with Liam Martin
Cameron Munster and Liam Martin have made up after Munster’s mother did not like what her son had to say about the Panthers star.
Choose your fighter: Which of the grand final players would you pick in your team?
Nathan Cleary or Jahrome Hughes? Dylan Edwards or Ryan Papenhuyzen? Have your say on who’s the best of the best this NRL grand final.
Is this Australian paceman about to become England’s Ashes bolter?
Swing bowler Dan Worrall has earned comparisons to Jimmy Anderson as a pair of England legends push for him to be selected by Brendon McCullum ahead of next year’s Ashes tour.
Sunrises, doughnuts and beer: One man’s big Australian cycling record push
The Australian professional cyclist is a day from Sydney – and is on track to smash the record for riding around Australia.
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Hotel reviews
This no-frills bush retreat just got a luxe upgrade
Eco wellness stay Billabong Retreat just got a flush $1.5 million revamp – but there are a few telling signs it’s stayed true to its modest roots.
Opinion
Careers
Higher pay, better title – but do promotions actually help your career?
Getting a promotion – more responsibility, more pay – is often sought after in our workplaces. But they might be doing us more harm than good.
Tim Duggan
Careers contributor
The woman who fell in love with a ghost town
The remarkable conservationist, photographer and writer described herself as “a little old woman living in the middle of nowhere”.
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Review
At first, Joker: Folie a Deux is entertaining. Then it quickly isn’t
Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, the sequel is wildly misconceived – a small story inflated by grandiose intentions.
‘Spring isn’t just the perfect time to eat asparagus, it’s the only time’: Adam Liaw’s simple star tart
Spring isn’t just the perfect time to eat asparagus, it’s the only time.
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Opinion
Political leadership
If Albanese repeats his performance over negative gearing, he can kiss election goodbye
Niki Savva
Award-winning political commentator and author
Just in
NRL 2024
Road to greatness: Hughes finds home, Dally M Medal and a starring role
Initially not seen as a halfback, the Melbourne Storm’s No.7 has made the position his own with one of the most dominant seasons in the NRL.
Opinion
Cleary set to become all-time great, but even he can’t save Panthers
Despite the Nelson Asofa-Solomona suspension, Melbourne look primed to end Penrith’s remarkable run.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Sydney
Sydney ferry suffers steering failure, veers off course in Sydney Harbour
In the most serious incident, a steering failure suddenly sent an Emerald-class ferry hard to starboard near Shark Island.
Exclusive
Science
A ‘plant-like’ structure in humans could block tumours
Australian scientists have discovered a previously unknown link between plants and humans which could help in the treatment of cancer.
Billionaire’s soured relationship with wellness guru revealed
One of Australia’s richest men is at the centre of a court feud with a former Real Housewives of Sydney contender after their relationship fell apart.
Cameron once ate 18 democracy sausages in one day. Now he’s won an election
Cameron Last is among the Gen Z councillors elected across Sydney for the next four years. Here’s how your council will look.
‘High prospect of conflict’: Rally ban gains support as woman arrested
Police in NSW have “no alternative” other than to challenge two pro-Palestine protests scheduled for the long weekend, the premier said.
Politics
War on supermarkets shifts to shrinkflation scourge
The government is increasing its attention on the nation’s supermarket aisles, promising to make it easier to detect shrinkflation.
Business
Australia suffers major setback in global race to turn water into hydrogen
Australia’s bid for hydrogen ‘superpower’ status has been dealt a new blow as the nation’s top energy utility – Origin Energy – pulls its plans for a large hydrogen hub.
World
Mexican soldiers fire on ute killing would-be migrants from Asia, Middle East
The deaths could prove a major embarrassment for President Claudia Sheinbaum, who took office this week.
Opinion
Iran tried to light a ring of fire around Israel. Now Israel wields the blowtorch
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Vance wasn’t weird in the VP debate – and that will infuriate Trump
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
Australians are mad at the supermarkets, but not mad enough to shop elsewhere
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
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Property
Geeroh pays $370 a week rent in a sharehouse in Sydney. Here’s why he thinks it’s good value
Tenants are forced to make a raft of compromises to afford a roof over their heads, amid a broader cost-of-living crisis. Is any relief in sight?
Our nine favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a waterfront home with two yacht berths to a beach house with award-winning interiors, we’ve rounded up our top picks.
Good Food
Lifestyle
‘Every wrinkle is celebrated’: The women using age to their career advantage
Returning to work after taking years – or even decades – away? For some women, the benefits far outweigh the challenges.
Culture
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ White Parties were A-list affairs. Was there more to them?
Celebrities rubbed shoulders, dancers gyrated inside giant balloons, models lounged in bikinis. The hip hop mogul now in custody had a broad reach into worlds of music, movies, fashion and more.
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Choose your fighter: Which of the grand final players would you pick in your team?
Nathan Cleary or Jahrome Hughes? Dylan Edwards or Ryan Papenhuyzen? Have your say on who’s the best of the best this NRL grand final.
GRAND FINAL DIARY
NRL 2024
Munster’s mother orders her son to kiss and make up with Liam Martin
Cameron Munster and Liam Martin have made up after Munster’s mother did not like what her son had to say about the Panthers star.
‘Close to Jimmy Anderson’: Is this Australian paceman about to become England’s Ashes bolter?
Australian swing bowler Dan Worrall has earned comparisons to Jimmy Anderson as a pair of England legends push for him to be selected by Brendon McCullum ahead of next year’s Ashes tour.
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Around the clubs
Papalii to face court over pub incident
Canberra star Josh Papalii has been issued a court attendance notice to face charges of intimidating police and failing to leave a licensed premises.
Road to greatness: Hughes finds home, Dally M Medal and a starring role
Initially not seen as a halfback, the Melbourne Storm’s No.7 has made the position his own with one of the most dominant seasons in the NRL.
Why Storm assistant coach Aaron Bellamy is yin to his fiery father’s yang
If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a small army to lift an NRL team to a grand final. Craig Bellamy’s son is just one of those unsung soldiers.
Carnivore cats: The all-meat diet powering Cleary and the Panthers
It has been promoted by controversial podcaster Joe Rogan – and now a group of Penrith players are using the carnivore diet to give them an edge chasing a fourth straight title.
Have Your Say
Cleary set to become all-time great, but even he can’t save Panthers
Despite the Nelson Asofa-Solomona suspension, Melbourne look primed to end Penrith’s remarkable run.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
