Wallabies Head Coach Joe Schmidt.

Rugby Australia looks to have cured its coaching succession problem

Rugby Australia faces many challenges. But settling the coaching succession is a giant step into a brighter future.

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Clive Palmer at the official launch of the Trumpet of Patriots.

Trumpet of Patriots rush to preselection is proving a big risk

The Trumpet of Patriots choice of candidates in this federal election is leaving a lot to be desired.

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Botany Aquatic Centre in 2008. The mid-century pool will close on April 27 for renovations,reopening in 2027.

With no pool,Sydney councils must ensure generation of swimmers do not miss out

The closures coming across Sydney over the next year will leave some parts of Sydney with no local pool.

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We should be proud of Welcome to Country ceremonies

The Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has inexplicably turned on something truly significant to Indigenous Australians.

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Eddie Obeid arrives at Darlinghurst court in 2016.

Obeid does time but his family benefits from the proceeds of his crime

The NSW Crime Commission cannot find the $30 million the former NSW Labor MP made from a corrupt coal licence deal.

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Why parents vote with their wallets to get kids into selective school

The state has created a two-tier public education system. But at what cost?

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Courts have to prioritise protecting women rather than their attackers

The death in jail of a man with a history of violence who was allowed back into the community to kill highlights failures in the law enforcement and justice systems.

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ANZAC Day March,Sydney CBD,Thursday 25th of April 2024. Photo:Dion Georgopoulos/ The Sydney Morning Herald

In our troubled times,Anzac Day has a profound meaning

This year’s Anzac Day takes place in a world that seems to be suffering collective amnesia about war after 80 years of relative peace.

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Trump shift on China tariffs only adds to the confusion he creates

US President Donald Trump’s ill-thought tariff polices look even sillier now he has floated lowering his 145 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods.

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The NSW government is forging ahead with revised plans for an $11 billion redevelopment of Central Station.

Grand Sydney Central Station plans may not be so grand

Rezoning proposals to curb development at Central Station create more planning confusion.

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