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‘I’ve just killed me kids’:His story never changed. But the science has

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He was jailed for an unthinkable crime. Now there are questions about Robert Farquharson’s guilt.

Marles to call out China’s ‘unsafe’ encounters with Australian navy

The minister’s remarks are likely to hit a sour note for Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun,attending the conference for the first time.

The bad thing about the Trump verdict? That people celebrated it

Trump’s business model is tribalism,and the guilty verdict will further entrench it. So,for his political opponents,there is little cause for celebration.

Jacqueline Maley
Jacqueline Maley

Columnist and senior journalist

Nine is having a #MeToo reckoning.

‘Messy’:How Nine’s #MeToo moment arrived

It was only a matter of time before tensions over sexual harassment inside Australia’s largest media organisation boiled over.

Universities in crisis

Australian universities are under siege from all sides. Are they powerless in the face of political attacks?

The federal government’s use of international student numbers to slash migration puts universities’ business models at risk. Here’s why.

Why a guilty verdict won’t dethrone King Donald

Illustration by John Shakespeare

The election is now guaranteed to be a vote not only on Trump and Biden,but on the entire US system.

Peter Hartcher
Peter Hartcher

Political and international editor

Opinion
Taxis

How’s your Uber rating? Mine came as a shock

Four drivers gave me one star. Four! When it comes to tiny metrics of anonymous condemnation,that’s a caning.

Julia Baird
Julia Baird

Journalist,broadcaster,historian and author

Six financial foundations you need in place (long) before retiring

When you look at people retiring comfortably today,it’s easy to see what the most important foundations of a happy retirement are.

Bec Wilson
Bec Wilson

Money contributor

Phil Gould rallies his troops as NSW coach in 2004.

Why Queensland gets Origin,and NSW does not

Why is there an indifference to Origin in this state as opposed to Queensland,whose entire identity is defined by what happens in three interstate matches each year?

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster

Chief Sports Writer

Can you turn the nicest guy in rugby league into an Origin captain?

Jake Trbojevic will captain his first Blues side in game one on June 5.

Jake Trbojevic is known for his relentless work ethic,extreme likeability,and signature thumbs up. But does he have what it takes to be the Blues captain?

‘Blood was spurting out the top of his head’:The art of the boxing cutman

Over the space of 60 seconds,a boxing cutman has the ability to not only save their fighter’s night,but potentially their career. How do they live with the pressure?

Bridgerton star tipped for Aussie shark film from Succession producers

Dynevor played Daphne Bridgerton in the Netflix series.

English actress Phoebe Dynevor,one of the stars of season one of Bridgerton,is set to star in a Hollywood thriller to be filmed in Melbourne.

Why can’t Jetstar transfer my bags on connecting flights?

Jetstar passengers have to collect their bags and check-in again for most connecting flights.

“Apart from the inconvenience,it is highly inefficient,with travellers dragging their bags around and creating further congestion in the check-in area.”

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How fat hidden inside our muscles is ‘critical’ to health outcomes

According to new research,a specific kind of fat plays an important role in our health and the way we age.

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Modern Guru

Can I stop my friend’s husband from making snide comments?

Love is mysterious,writes our Modern Guru,with the finest people often attracted to … others.

“Patty’s just so confident … He’s[never] gotten jealous,and that’s sexy.”
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‘Patty’s not allowed to remarry’:Dyer’s imaginary from-the-grave command

The 35-year-old actor and screenwriter on unusual sex ed,how she’d like to die – and Taylor Swift.

Sydney

Chris Minns has declared he wants to turbocharge development to address housing shortages.

New housing targets may change Sydney. Failure to hit them will change it more

One mayor has branded the housing plan a ‘catastrophe’ for his area. But the real catastrophe would be if Sydney was unable to grow.

Michael Koziol
Michael Koziol

Sydney editor

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Courts

‘Each victim was in dreadful fear’:Terror of the ‘inner-west rapist’

Darren Kennedy inner west rapist

Seventeen years after he sexually attacked four women across Sydney,Darren Kennedy was caught by DNA. He has now met his fate.

Man who murdered 19-year-old partner after prolonged ‘nang’ use jailed

Liqun Pan,19,was stabbed to death by her boyfriend in her Wolli Creek apartment.

Liqun Pan was fatally stabbed in an apartment littered with empty nitrous oxide canisters. He fell four floors and spent months in a coma before his arrest.

Room to raise heights again if Sydney’s building targets are not met

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New height limits and other planning controls could be intensified if they fail to deliver enough new homes,the state’s planning boss says.

‘Largest coal mining proposal’ in state’s history floated for NSW

‘Largest coal mining proposal’ in state’s history floated for NSW

The EPA has warned that the rest of the NSW economy would have to make steeper cuts to greenhouse gas emissions to compensate if the proposal goes ahead in its current form.

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NRL 2024

Bulldogs surge into top eight with win over woeful Knights
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Bulldogs surge into top eight with win over woeful Knights

The Knights were terrible,but the Bulldogs proved they can win games without their star players as they triumphed in Newcastle.

Parramatta Eels halfback Mitchell Moses.

The screw standing between Moses and a NSW Blues recall

The Parramatta halfback says Nicho Hynes “will do the jersey proud”. But if NSW don’t win game one,does Moses get rushed back into the side?

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Opinion

Trump’s the guilty one,but it’s Biden who needs a ‘get out of jail’ card

Bruce Wolpe
Bruce Wolpe

Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer

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Sport

Phil Gould rallies his troops as NSW coach in 2004.

‘We’d be open to Gus being involved’:Why Queensland gets Origin,and NSW does not

Why is there an indifference to Origin in this state as opposed to Queensland,whose entire identity is defined by what happens in three interstate matches each year?

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster

Chief Sports Writer

NRL to take back seat,for now,as Origin behemoth emerges again

There is a solution to the mundane nature of the NRL regular season – bring back the “final five”.

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

Columnist and author

Wallabies and Melbourne Rebels prop Taniela Tupou could be on his way to the Waratahs.

Waratahs ready to swoop on Rebels’ Wallabies stars after axing

Wallabies stars Taniela Tupou and Carter Gordon could be heading to NSW.

Jacob Preston
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NRL 2024

Canterbury defended for 20 minutes with 12 men – but still put Knights to sword

The Bulldogs overcame the absence of NSW stars Stephen Crichton and Matt Burton,as well as the injured Viliame Kikau,to storm the Knights’ fortress.

ADELAIDE,AUSTRALIA - MAY 31:Caitlin Foord of Australia reacts after an injury during the international friendly match between Australia Matildas and China PR at Adelaide Oval on May 31,2024 in Adelaide,Australia. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Gustavsson takes blame as Matildas rocked by Foord injury scare

Caitlin Foord’s preparation for Paris could be disrupted after she went down with an injury in Friday night’s scratchy 1-1 draw with China.

Izaia Perese makes a break for the Waratahs against the Reds on Friday night.
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Super Rugby

Waratahs end season to forget with cruel one-point loss to Reds

Down 19-0 at halftime in their final game of a horror season,the Waratahs dug deep to fight back and briefly take the lead. But,ultimately,it ended in more heartbreak.

Parramatta Eels halfback Mitchell Moses.

The screw standing between Mitchell Moses and a NSW Blues recall

The Parramatta halfback says Nicho Hynes “will do the jersey proud”. But if NSW don’t win game one,does Moses get rushed back into the side?

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