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Jarryd Hayne outside the NSW District Court last year,and a mockup of messages between the complainant and a friend.
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Why Hayne’s convictions were quashed - and why he might not face a retrial

A series of messages on social media were at the heart of Jarryd Hayne’s successful appeal against his sexual assault convictions.

MPs earned $200,000 working for disgraced super fund

Penrith MP Karen McKeown and Leppington MP Nathan Hagarty.

The superannuation fund deceived investors about its exposure to coal,gambling and Russian companies,a landmark court case found.

‘He is not incompetent’:Dutton backs Taylor in spiteful feud with Hughes

Hollie Hughes unloaded on Angus Taylor,exposing internal divisions in the opposition’s frontbench team as an election nears.

‘I made it all up’:Shocking questions over evidence in case against Channel Seven contestants

The accused pair,who cannot be named for legal reasons,appeared on a Channel Seven show.

Two people involved in the case against two TV contestants,who face charges of torture and rape,have claimed they made up evidence.

News Corp to cut 40 per cent of sales staff

The cuts come during an advertising downturn affecting the media industry and the company’s bid to find up to $65 million in savings.

Gaenor Meakes outside the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Thursday,and Bruce Lehrmann in a file photo.

Lehrmann caused $13,000 property damage:landlord

The luxury home on Sydney’s northern beaches was rented to Bruce Lehrmann,with the Seven Network picking up the $100,000 bill.

Influenza spread increasing 20 per cent every week

Chief Health Officer John Gerrard says both the influenza and Omicron viruses will be prevalent this winter.

The state is grappling with high circulation of COVID-19,influenza,pneumonia,RSV and whooping cough.

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Healthcare

Chiropractors to resume cracking babies’ backs after four-year ban

Baby receives manual therapy at home.

In a move slammed by doctors as irresponsible,chiropractors have quietly given themselves the green light to manipulate babies’ spines.

Universities under pressure from MPs to adopt antisemitism definition

Jewish MPs want all Australian universities to adopt a politically contested definition of antisemitism.

Trent Barrett has some big supporters in Paul Roos and Steve Hansen as his audition continues for the Parramatta job.
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NRL 2024

‘I was naive’:Why AFL,rugby greats are backing Barrett as Eels coach

The interim coach insists he’s ready for a third chance in the NRL - and he has some coaching firepower in his corner.

Wallabies star Carter Gordon makes stunning NRL switch

Carter Gordon will start at No.10 against the All Blacks.

The 23-year-old has turned his back on rugby union to join the Des Hasler revolution on the Gold Coast.

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ICC Men’s World Cup

Australia have opportunity for redemption for Ashes ‘moral failure’

Mitchell Marsh’s side should atone for unscrupulous stumping of Jonny Bairstow at Lord’s by playing their strongest XI against Scotland.

Thirteen is too young to be on social media. We have an idea to fix that

Girls are more likely to look at social media online,which is directly correlated with their increasing anxiety levels.

At present,there is no minimum age requirement under Australian law to access social media. That needs to change.

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Sunak blames his late arrival to controversial TV interview on D-Day event that ‘ran over’

The British prime minister apologised after cutting away from last week’s event with world leaders that marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing at Normandy.

Billionaire John Paulson and fiancee Alina de Almeida with Melania and Donald Trump at a fundraiser in April.

The billionaires backing Trump have selective memories

Billionaires tend to get very creative with history when they explain their reasons for backing Trump’s bid to return to the White House.

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Resort life,Vietnam style … the Melia Ho Tram Beach Resort Vietnam.

This once-sleepy coastal pocket is Asia’s next big thing

Ho Tram is an undiscovered gem that’s ripe to play a big part in Vietnam’s plans to grown tourist numbers.

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Taylan May (centre) walks into the board meeting with his army of lawyers on Tuesday

Taylan May fronts Panthers board to answer show-cause notice

The Penrith winger arrived at a board meeting with a posse of lawyers to explain why he shouldn’t be sacked for a string of alleged behavioral breaches.

Manly forward Haumole Olakau’atu.

Olakau’atu prognosis eases Blues headache,Aloiai accepts tripping ban

The Manly back-rower has been cleared of any significant injury as his teammates plead guilty to tripping and hair-pulling charges.

Sydney

Ski patrol attends to the injured snowboarders after their chair fell last year.
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Skiing

How a gust of wind made a chairlift fall,seriously injuring three snowboarders

An investigation into how a chair fell from a cable at Thredbo has revealed what went wrong and raised concerns about the safety of lifts at all Australian snow resorts.

Jarryd Hayne wins appeal over sexual assault convictions

Jarryd Hayne leaves court in April 2023 after being convicted of sexual assault for a second time.

The former Parramatta Eels player was convicted last year of two counts of sexually assaulting a 26-year-old woman in her Newcastle home.

Secret warnings were given about traffic chaos years ago. They were ignored

Rozelle interchange.

Internal documents show the previous Coalition government was warned of the need for measures including a motorway widening to avoid delays and rat running.

The best water filters to protect your home from PFAS forever chemicals

Filling up your tap.

The chemicals,which the US has found are likely to cause cancer,have been found in the drinking water of up to 1.8 million Australians. So how do you strain them out?

Masked men on the run after Sydney home invasion,shooting

Masked men on the run after Sydney home invasion,shooting

CCTV footage shows eight men wielding pistols,a shotgun and a machete enter a house where a man was shot in the leg.

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Asking rents for houses and units far outpaced wages growth in an ongoing deterioration of affordability for renters.

Rents increase more than six times the rate of wages

Experts say other interim measures,such as rent caps and slowing immigration,are needed to ease the pressure on renters until 1.2 million needed homes are built.

Paula Kensington is selling her house in Marrickville.

Sydney’s market just slipped. Here’s which areas are strongest and weakest

Sydney’s property market has slowly come off the boil since the start of the year,but do the softer neighbourhoods spell what’s coming for the rest?

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Trent Barrett has some big supporters in Paul Roos and Steve Hansen as his audition continues for the Parramatta job.
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NRL 2024

‘I was naive’:Why AFL and rugby greats are backing Barrett as Eels coach

The interim coach insists he’s ready for a third chance in the NRL - and he has some coaching firepower in his corner.

Travis Head smashes a six in Australia’s 36-run win against England in Barbados on Sunday.
The English View
ICC Men’s World Cup

Australia have opportunity to start redeeming themselves for Ashes ‘moral failure’

Mitchell Marsh’s side should atone for unscrupulous stumping of Jonny Bairstow at Lord’s by playing their strongest XI against Scotland.

Carter Gordon will start at No.10 against the All Blacks.

Wallabies star Carter Gordon makes stunning NRL switch

The 23-year-old has turned his back on rugby union to join the Des Hasler revolution on the Gold Coast.

Peter Norman,Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the dias at the Mexico Olympics. Inset,Norman.

‘One of the greatest persons I’ve ever met’:Five decades on,Smith salutes Norman in Paris

Former 200m Olympic champion Tommie Smith has paid tribute to Australia’s Peter Norman,almost 60 years after their iconic Mexico City podium protest.

Joey Chestnut.

‘Like a gut punch’:Chestnut banned from hot dog contest over vegan deal

Joey Chestnut,the 16-time champion of Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest who once ate 62 hot dogs in 10 minutes,won’t be at Coney Island this July 4.

Noah Lolesio at Brumbies training

How Eddie snub and a French mega-club reignited Noah’s Wallabies dream

Noah Lolesio’s Test future seemed clouded after he was overlooked for the World Cup. It ended up providing clarity.

Latrell Mitchell will have two chances to make an impression on Michael Maguire this weekend.

Maguire,Mitchell to meet 24 hours before coach picks Origin side

Latrell Mitchell can stake his claim for a NSW recall on the field against Brisbane on Friday night,before coming face to face with the Blues coach on Saturday afternoon.

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