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Analysis
Australia votes
Albanese or Dutton? Our experts deliver verdicts on second debate
For most of our panellists, the debate was a close-run thing as leaders ducked and weaved under tough questioning.
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Teals
Teals called slanted polls ‘an affront to democracy’. Climate 200 uses them
Listen to a call obtained by this masthead that delivers praise of Zoe Daniel and tarnishes her opponents under the banner of a survey.
As both leaders fought it out, these were the questions they couldn’t answer
Are we seeing the impact of climate change? What will you cut? The leaders skirted around many questions, or ignored them altogether, in the second debate.
The fourth service: How AUKUS is consuming the defence budget
Army. Air force. Navy … AUKUS? The nuclear sub program could soon cost as much, or more, than other branches of our military, experts say.
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Investigation
ASIC to investigate billionaire Richard White’s share trading
The corporate watchdog has already examined current and former directors at the logistics software giant as it probes disclosures made about share trading.
Teen ‘facilitated murder plots’ for European gangsters
A Scandinavian teenager has been arrested in Sydney for allegedly helping European gangsters organise murders.
Analysis
NRL 2025
Behind the bad blood and tension that fractured the Wests Tigers playing group
There has been a growing sense of frustration in the Lachlan Galvin camp since Jarome Luai’s arrival in Tiger Town over the summer.
Opinion
For subscribers
This week has made me sick. The mid-season contract circus has to change
The Lachlan Galvin saga is the third time this season we’ve seen a farcical contract drama hijack the game.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Matildas star Mary Fowler floored by ACL injury, Asian Cup availability in doubt
Mary Fowler is facing a race against time to be fit for the Matildas’ home Asian Cup campaign.
‘It’s challenging’: Sydney house prices hit record high of $1.69 million
The typical Sydney house costs $28,200 more than three months ago as rates started to fall, but some areas rose more than others.
Opinion
Public transport
Dear Transport: you don’t need to ruin every beautiful thing
We just spent $1.3b making Central Station beautiful. But now, out of apparent safety concerns, we appear intent on defacing it.
Anthony Segaert
Reporter
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University
‘Quite full on’: UNSW to dump controversial changes
The university will dump its trimester system and revert to a traditional calendar in a bid to give students a better on-campus experience.
Trad trades gangster life for acai berry business
Ex-con Bill “Underworld” Trad is riding the crest of Sydney’s açai wave thanks in part to his wildly popular social media videos. But with the business booming, competition is fierce.
The best heckles, riskiest jokes and strangest moments from this year’s comedy festival
After a month packed with shows, our reviewers have come together to pick out the best (and most memorable) moments from this year’s comedy festival.
Opinion
Sunday Life
Standing in queues can be annoying. This is how I’ve learned to embrace it
There is no greater proof that you’ve found your tribe than lining up in an orderly fashion for a common goal.
Jo Stanley
Columnist
Beloved 60-year-old family-run restaurant The Malaya opens at new location
The move to Grosvenor Place is a new chapter for the Malaysian institution, but old favourites will still entice regulars.
Opinion
Travel tips
More White Lotus? Nah, I’m tired of the rich behaving badly
It seems we can’t get enough of The White Lotus and its entitled tourists. But the characters are all-too recognisable.
Lee Tulloch
Travel columnist
Most beauty brands have removed talc, but are the replacements any good?
As regulators raise concerns about this once-popular ingredient, alternatives have taken their place. But they don’t all look, feel or cost the same.
Federal Election 2025
Leaders clash on negative gearing; Dutton says he was wrong on Russian military base
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have faced off in their second debate of the campaign. Follow our rolling coverage.
Man who ambushed PM has an obsession with powerful weapons
One of the men said people should train “to be able to kill” and posted footage of himself wielding machineguns and rocket launchers.
Sydney
Sydney author charged over alleged child abuse material back in court
The 33-year-old has learnt the outcome of her bid to have her identity suppressed.
Police appealing for help after elderly Sydney woman allegedly sexually assaulted
The woman was allegedly assaulted after a man offered to help with her shopping trolley before forcing his way into her home.
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Investigation
Satellite images reveal damage as billionaire’s lake turns into environmental nightmare
Mike Cannon-Brookes wanted a new lake with a wildlife island sanctuary. Instead, the work left his neighbours’ properties with contaminated water supplies.
Exclusive
Crime
Son of woman shot dead in Sydney drive-by arrested
The son of a Sydney grandmother who was shot dead in an attack on her Ambarvale home has been taken into custody.
Updated
Crime
Eastern suburbs woman dies after running through glass door to flee alleged attacker
Claire Austin was allegedly trying to escape a domestic violence incident in her unit when she was fatally injured.
NRL 2025
Exclusive
Latu Fainu ready to make Galvin’s No.6 jersey his own
Tigers prodigy says coach Benji Marshall can help him become the club’s long-term No.6.
Opinion
Tigers to blame as bullies and hypocrites pile on Galvin
Through gross mismanagement, what should have been a minor affair has blown up, resulting in one of the club’s star players being sidelined and vilified.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Politics
Exclusive
Australia votes
Crossbench MPs in talks with Labor, Coalition over Speaker’s job
In a hung parliament, giving the Speaker’s job to an independent MP would give a major party back a precious vote.
Business
$2.7 billion plan to build Australia’s tallest tower falters
Five years on, after buyers paid deposits for 80 per cent of its planned apartments, the STH BNK project in Melbourne’s Southbank still doesn’t have a builder.
World
‘So much destruction’: Biden returns to spotlight, swinging at ‘this guy’ Trump
The former US president has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House, but came out to deliver a speech full of punches.
Opinion
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Property
Here are the best homes on the market right now
Searching for the ultimate in luxury property? From beach views to the Botanic Gardens here are seven of the best homes for sale right now.
Two women quit their jobs, started a reno company and never looked back
They’d had it with teaching. It was partly chemistry, partly Dorothy the Dinosaur that led Glenda and Jennifer into their new careers.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Most beauty brands have removed talc, but are the replacements any good?
As regulators raise concerns about this once-popular ingredient, alternatives have taken their place. But they don’t all look, feel or cost the same.
Culture
And Just Like That … What we know about season three from trailer tease
The cat has made the cut, but will Aiden go the distance in the new season of The Sex and the City reboot?
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Opinion
NRL 2025
This week has made me sick. The mid-season contract circus has to change
The Lachlan Galvin saga is the third time already this season - and we’re only coming into round seven - we’ve seen a farcical contract drama hijack the game
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Matildas star Mary Fowler floored by ACL injury, Asian Cup availability in doubt
Mary Fowler is facing a race against time to be fit for the Matildas’ home Asian Cup campaign.
Opinion
NRL 2025
Tigers to blame as bullies and hypocrites pile on Galvin
Through gross mismanagement, what should have been a minor affair has blown up, resulting in one of the club’s star players being sidelined and vilified.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Rugby Australia hits out at French clubs over poaching raid
On a day when RA announced a $36.8 million deficit for 2024 at its annual general meeting, chairman Daniel Herbert sent a warning to French rugby clubs.
‘She smells bad’: English tennis player sorry after calling for rival to wear deodorant
Courtside microphones picked up world No.62 Harriet Dart talking to the umpire about the personal hygiene of her French opponent Lois Boisson.
No more monsters: Olympic surfing downsizes after the thrills of Teahupo’o
The 2028 Olympics will host surfing at an often criticised location, but squash will make its debut in a Hollywood film location.
Exclusive
NRL 2025
‘I’m ready’: Latu Fainu ready to make Galvin’s No.6 jersey his own
Tigers prodigy says coach Benji Marshall can help him become the club’s long-term No.6.
Have Your Say
Amnesty clause? Wallabies face a tough decision on overseas-bound stars
The Wallabies are losing key players overseas while Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii is proving box office gold – just not always for the right reasons.
