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The map that shows the winners and losers from Sydney’s road toll shake-up
Toll road giant Transurban has released internal modelling that is contested by the man leading a sweeping review of Sydney’s motorway network.
Breaking
NRL 2024
Panthers star charged over alleged DV incident
Taylan May has been charged over a domestic violence incident in which he allegedly punched a woman in the face.
‘Love or lust’: Parent backlash over chastity preacher’s visit to schools
The virtues of modesty and virginity will be discussed at the talks, which parents have criticised as outdated.
Opinion
Gina Rinehart
By resisting exposure, Gina Rinehart painted a portrait of the ‘Streisand effect’
Supporters of Australia’s richest woman wanted the National Gallery to remove portraits of her. Now both have received much more exposure than Gina Rinehart bargained for.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Opinion
Federal budget
The prime minister has a vision splendid. Can Dutton the wrecker spoil it?
The opposition leader’s catchy “billions for billionaires” has the potential to destroy the PM’s Future Made in Australia before it’s had a chance to begin.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Investigation
Domestic violence
Tears, abuse and remorse: Inside Sydney’s domestic violence court
NSW established the Specialist Family Violence court list in September last year. So how is it working?
Nic and Peter have both gone solar. In the new order, one of them is likely to lose out
Australia has the highest rooftop solar penetration in the world, which brings both opportunities for decarbonisation and challenges for the grid.
Children’s author charged with online grooming
The 41-year-old was arrested in Sydney’s west. Police allege he used his position to “engage inappropriately with children”.
Video appears to show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs beating singer Cassie in hotel hallway
The video from 2016 is the latest in a months-long series of public allegations and revelations of physical and sexual violence from the hip-hop mogul.
‘You’re not going to believe what I’ve found’: Inside the fight to free Folbigg
When Kathleen Folbigg had her long-standing convictions for the deaths of her four infant children quashed last year, lawyer Rhanee Rego was right by her side.
Updated
PGA Championship
‘I was shaking for an hour’: World No.1 golfer Scheffler detained at championship
Louisville police have charged the Masters champion with a variety of offences, which required the golfer to start his warm-up in a jail cell before the second round.
‘Part of this conspiracy’: Australian journalist at the centre of the Trump trial
The criminal trial of former President Donald Trump has heard much about Australian journalist Dylan Howard’s role in perfecting the dark art of “catch and kill”.
Exclusive
Crime
Bronco star’s father could face death penalty after drug arrest
The father of rugby league player Payne Haas has been arrested in the Philippines and is accused of running enough drugs in Indonesia to qualify for the death penalty.
Exclusive
HIV
Revealed: The new front in Sydney’s 40-year HIV battle
Australia’s oldest AIDS charity is taking the battle against HIV, homophobia and discrimination to western Sydney as the virus affects a new generation.
The Fashion Week moments that made the front row look up from their phones
After 30 runways, countless lace catsuits and random sea life, here are the moments that defined Australian Fashion Week 2024.
Exclusive
Title Deeds
Views for days: Star stock picker buys his neighbour’s $11.3m oceanfront pad
Australian investment legend David Paradice showed form when he bought into North Bondi’s oceanfront in 2007. Values have come a long way since.
WEEKEND READS
‘Do you really need $150 billion?’ Bernie Sanders on taxing the uber-rich
The American senator on the “so-called” American Dream, the influence of his working-class upbringing – and making money from books.
Two of Us
For decades, Vince remembered what one teacher told him. Then they met again
Butcher and philanthropist Vince Garreffa has never forgotten what his former teacher, Irene Froyland, said to him when he told her he was leaving school.
Sydney
Opinion
Planning
Three great cities, one big lesson on Sydney’s peculiar relationship with space
I’ve just returned from Hong Kong, London and Paris – three cities notable for what they lack when compared with Sydney: space. And yet they’re the richer for it.
Michael Koziol
Sydney editor
Billion-dollar casino backer takes legal action to kill story
A wealthy family company based in Hong Kong was cleared to operate a casino in Australia. But it does not want media coverage of a report into its suitability.
Lecturer sacked over Nazi swastika incident loses bid to get reinstated
Controversial academic Tim Anderson’s job was terminated after he showed students slides featuring the symbol imposed over the Israeli flag.
‘It haunts me’: A young backpacker set off from Sydney on an adventure. She was never seen again
Barbara Brown, an American tourist, was travelling around Australia when she vanished. Now two women are determined to find out what happened.
The five things making Sydney sick as emergency department visits rise
Influenza and COVID-19 are spreading rapidly in NSW, but they are not our only problem.
NRL 2024
Analysis
Why NRL is still second to Super Rugby in New Zealand
Australian cheerleaders proclaiming league’s “victory” display a lack of understanding about the sporting landscape across the ditch.
Sea Eagles 12 Broncos 13
Broncos overcome Payne Haas injury scare to hold out Manly
The Brisbane and NSW star’s night appeared over when he limped off the field at the hour mark, but he returned to the field to help his side to a one-point win.
Politics
Warning Dutton’s housing, migration plans little more than ‘rounding error’
Economists and property industry figures say Dutton’s pledge to cut migration and ban foreign home buyers could make the nation poorer.
Business
Lendlease sells down Asian asset ahead of investor showdown
The property giant has moved to simplify its business with the sale of life sciences interests in Asia, with chairman Michael Ullmer reportedly on his way out.
Opinion
Inflation
Wall Street finally got the inflation news it has been desperate for
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Israeli army finds bodies of three hostages amid fierce fighting in northern Gaza
Itzik Gelernter, Shani Louk and Amit Buskila were killed by Hamas while fleeing an outdoor dance party near the Gaza border.
Opinion
Sorry for the pile-on, ScoMo and Trump, but you send women a warped view of religion
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
David McBride is not a hero or a whistleblower. He is a man convinced of his own opinion
Rodger Shanahan
Middle East and security analyst
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Property
Seven of our favourite homes for sale in Sydney right now
Looking for your next home? From an elegant cocktail bar to a storybook sandstone facade, we’ve got you covered.
‘As bad as it’s ever been’: Property prices blow out and pay rises lag
Home prices have risen much faster than wages over the long term, and the gap looks set to widen.
Good Food
Lifestyle
After a week in the bubble, here is the Fashion Week wash-up
After 30 runways, countless lace catsuits and random sea life, here are the moments that defined Australian Fashion Week 2024.
Culture
Exclusive
New music
Fame, family and Finneas: Billie Eilish’s astonishing new album
In an exclusive interview, the 22-year-old dual Oscar winner opens up about making her new album and how the process transformed her.
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Breaking
NRL 2024
Panthers star arrested over alleged domestic violence incident
Penrith star Taylan May has been charged over a domestic violence incident in which he allegedly punched a woman in the face.
Analysis
State of Origin
‘He’s got a cranky streak’: Is Nicho Hynes ruthless enough for Origin?
He was scorned by his 12 minutes in Origin I last year. Now, the Sharks halfback looms as Michael Maguire’s most important player.
Updated
PGA Championship
World No.1 Scheffler detained by police at PGA Championship
Louisville police have charged the Masters champion with a variety of offences, which required the golfer to start his warm-up in a jail cell before the second round.
Analysis
Super Rugby
Why NRL is still second to Super Rugby in New Zealand
Australian cheerleaders proclaiming rugby league’s “victory” over the 15-man code across the ditch display a profound lack of understanding about the country’s sporting landscape.
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Only in Oz: Breaking serve – and bread – with Albo
Who is that strangely familiar figure turning out as one of the doubles players for Marrickville in the fourth rubber?
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Sea Eagles 12 Broncos 13
NRL 2024
Broncos overcome Payne Haas injury scare to hold out Manly
The Brisbane and NSW star’s night appeared over when he limped off the field at the hour mark, but he returned to the field to help his side to a one-point win.
‘I had a chuckle and went back to work’: Fifita hasn’t called me after backflip, Robinson reveals
Roosters coach has spoken for the first time about Titans star pulling out of his deal to join the Tricolours, and revealed the door is still open for Angus Crichton to re-sign.
Have Your Say
Why a player with 300 stitches in his head and 81 tackles in a game is the man NSW need
Origin demands a certain type of player and Michael Maguire needs to make the right choices when he selects his first team.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist