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Inside ‘Project Wattle’: The plan for a 25,000 home mini-city in Sydney
In a two-week period late last year, the Australian Turf Club went from insisting there was “definitely no plan” to relinquish Rosehill Racecourse to approaching the government with a plan to build 25,000 new homes.
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Crime
Joint counter-terrorism police execute search warrants in Sydney
The raids are part of an ongoing investigation, a statement from federal and state police said.
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Inflation
Inflation falls to 3.6 per cent, but rents, education costs soar
Housing, food and non-alcoholic beverages and alcohol and tobacco were the biggest contributors to inflation in the first months of the year.
Teacher who pleaded guilty to sex with boy expected to be cleared
Gaye Grant admitted to repeated acts of sexual intercourse with the boy and coaching him “about what he would say if her husband caught them together”.
Student HECS debt set to increase 4.8 per cent
“Hundreds of thousands of Australians with a HECS debt are either treading water or seeing their HECS debts increase,” said Independent MP Monique Ryan.
Opinion
Crime
Don’t let Molly Ticehurst die in vain. I don’t care if we restrict civil liberties
Sometimes the most terrible things provide the opportunity for us to change things for the better.
Geoffrey Watson
Barrister
‘A rape happened in this building’: Minister for women flags need for new powers
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Commission could punish MPs, senators, staffers and others in the building for serious breaches such as sexual assault.
Opinion
Electric vehicles
Tesla’s profits are being sunk by a tide of electric cars
Elon Musk’s electric car giant has seen its first-quarter profit more than halve.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Judge tells Trump lawyer he is ‘losing all credibility’ in hush money trial
“You’ve presented nothing,” the judge told Trump’s lawyer, who sought to argue the ex-president was responding to online criticism.
A brewery worker’s drink-driving defence: his stomach made the alcohol
A number of drink-driving acquittals have resulted from a rare condition known as auto-brewery syndrome, in which a person’s gut effectively brews alcohol inside the body.
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Chicken
50 of the best chicken recipes for every occasion
When you want something easy yet impressive and guaranteed to please, chicken always delivers. Here are 50 great chicken recipes, all ready in an hour or less.
Why this actor found adapting a wildly popular novel to TV ‘extremely upsetting’
The TV adaptation of Heather Morris’ bestselling book is extraordinary. For its 28-year-old star, it was also the toughest role he has ever undertaken.
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How To Poison a Planet
How toxic chemicals crept into every part of your daily life, from your coffee cup to your smartphone
They are on your phones and make your frying pans non-stick. But forever chemicals are linked to cancer, lurking in your blood and nearly every corner of your home.
Restaurant takes on Merivale in surprise counterclaim over name
The dispute is the latest development in a series of court cases involving Justin Hemmes’ company.
The forgotten island where an Australian legend was killed
Damien Parer shot footage that won Australia’s first Academy Award, but few visit the site of the bloody battle where he was killed.
Former Home and Away star wanted by police after failing to appear in court on assault charges
Actor Orpheus Pledger absconded from hospital during a court-ordered medical assessment. He had been charged with assaulting a woman.
NRL 2024
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Rabbitohs face toughest hoodoo in bid to break losing run
South Sydney are off the bottom of the ladder after the bye last week, but they’re hunting a win in Melbourne, where they’ve never won before.
Trindall left a teammate’s house party at midnight. Ten hours later he was charged by police
The Sharks star celebrated the win over the Cowboys on Sunday night by partying with teammates. The next morning he recorded a mid-range alcohol reading and a positive test to an illicit substance.
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State Parliament
New Sydney housing targets rattle advocates and developers
Details about NSW’s transport development zones have developers and peak community housing groups in agreement.
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Crime
Court decisions under fire after brutal death of Molly Ticehurst
Molly Ticehurst’s death has prompted an outpouring of grief and anger following revelations the alleged murderer had been released on bail just weeks ago after being accused of sexually assaulting her.
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Pay
‘It was never about the money’: NSW’s junior doctors win $230 million payout
At the end of a 100-hour week, Dr Fakhouri was too exhausted to drive home. Now she has helped win record backpay for 20,000 colleagues.
Analysis
Population
Rise of the tombstone suburb: Wealthy Sydney areas where deaths outnumber births
Sydney’s population is booming thanks to migration, but deaths are outnumbering births in a growing share of mainly wealthy suburbs.
Rozelle interchange ‘hotspots’ were known 16 months before opening
Senior managers from toll road operator Transurban have told an inquiry that the analysis was shared with the previous Coalition government.
Politics
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Social media
Coalition pushes age limits for social media
As Musk provoked worldwide attention for his fight against the Australian take-down order, the Coalition revealed it was in favour of barring young children from digital platforms.
Business
ASX pulls back gains after inflation figures
The Australian sharemarket pared back some of its early gains as investors mulled inflation figures that may complicate the Reserve Bank’s next interest rate moves.
World
‘Infiltrators’: Indian PM accused of using hate speech against Muslims
Critics of Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, say India’s tradition of secularism has come under attack since his party won power a decade ago.
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Property
Median house price hits record high of $1.6 million
Sydney house prices are now more than twice that of units, a record gap that pointed to well-heeled buyers driving demand in a tight market.
Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a custom wine room to an 18-hole golf course and onyx verde surfaces, we’ve rounded up our pick of the prestige property on the market.
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Chicken
50 of the best chicken recipes for every occasion
Lifestyle
After six years, I still love my job. But people keep telling me it’s time to move on
If you stay in the one place, there’s always a chance you’ll look back and wonder what might have been.
Culture
Singer Martha on what it’s like to be a Wainwright: ‘we talk, yell, cry it out or whatever’
After her revealing memoir about her famous musical family, singer Martha Wainwright brings her disarming candour to Australian stages in May.
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NRL 2024
Former Bulldogs forward commences $4m legal action against club
Jackson Topine hasn’t played in the NRL since claiming he was forced to wrestle up to 35 players back to back. Now the matter is before the Supreme Court.
‘I’d swim in anything’: Stinky Seine won’t stop this triathlete from swimming
Matthew Hauser is Australia’s top-ranked triathlete, and if the Seine is safe to swim in, nothing will stop him from getting to the start line.
Why Parramatta’s woes run deeper than just a drubbing in Darwin
All the focus is on Brad Arthur and the Eels’ position on the NRL ladder, but things aren’t looking rosy under the surface either.
‘It’s easy to throw stones’: Herbert fires back at agitators calling for RA board revolt
Rugby Australia chairman Daniel Herbert has responded to a group who has publicly called for the RA board to be sacked.
A-League player Angel Torres charged with rape, stalking and assault
The Colombian player was arrested in Terrigal over the alleged sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman.
‘Fear and embarrassment’: Wally Lewis opens up on CTE experience
The rugby league Immortal has spoken about his diagnosis and called on the government to invest more in research into the neurodegenerative condition.
‘No decision to be made’: Finucane finally puts himself first and quits the game he loves
After 13 seasons with the Bulldogs, the Storm and the Sharks, Dale Finucane announced his medical retirement at 32 after suffering repeated concussions.
Have Your Say
TV hides the blemishes, but NRL living large thanks to halo effect
The schedulers of the NRL’s draw deserve much credit for an exhilarating start to the season by successfully building on the Las Vegas showcase.
