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Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Chalmers goes black to black with $9.3 billion surplus

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will forecast a second successive surplus in Tuesday’s budget,which will promise nationwide cost-of-living relief without fuelling inflation.

Cut reliance on Chinese and Indian students,government tells universities

Uni chiefs are being told to channel international students into courses that fill Australian skills shortages,deepening a dispute over federal plans to cap their annual intake.

Labor to unveil university racism review

The budget is expected to include new funding for an investigation of racism in higher education as two teals back Coalition calls for an antisemitism inquiry.

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Jordon wanted to be a GP - until she did her prac

Jordon wanted to be a GP - until she did her prac

Doctors are worried there will not be enough GPs to staff dozens of new urgent care clinics amid declining interest in general practice.

Minns to announce tough new bail laws after Ticehurst’s death

NSW Premier Chris Minns will announce major changes to the state’s bail laws designed to make it harder for alleged offenders to be released from prison.

Under the major shake-up,men accused of serious domestic violence offences will either be denied bail or be forced to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.

Opera Australia posts $4.9m loss,as shift to musicals draws audiences

Rising costs and a twice-cancelled production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle have all added up for the nation’s biggest arts company.

Jenny Connah and her husband Dave with children Penny and Tim at Collaroy Beach on Sydney’s Northern Beaches where they have owned a house for 25 years.

What it costs to live in the Sydney suburbs with the highest wellbeing

A suburb’s wellbeing was measured on several indicators such as health,environment,jobs and income – but it comes at a price.

‘Fat bike’ riders are plaguing Manly. Police and the mayor are determined to stop it

Dawn in Manly saw hundreds of residents on the promenade exercising and walking dogs. Coronavirus Photo Nick Moir 27 March 2020

More than 200 people have been booked for “fat bike” offences in the past year in one council area alone. In Manly,they’ve had enough.

Drugs allegedly mailed to Australian in Bali were gift in toothpaste tube,says lawyer

Troy Smith was holidaying with his wife in Bali when he was allegedly caught with meth.

Netanyahu and Hamas know this war is unwinnable. So how does it end?

With impossible war aims,neither side credibly can claim victory. So the conflict grinds on.

Peter Hartcher
Peter Hartcher

Political and international editor

Robert F Kennedy jnr sues Meta,claiming election interference

The lawsuit said Meta began censoring the video about Kennedy “within minutes” of it going live on May 5 before restoring it.

FILE - Co-chair of the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation Melinda French Gates smiles as she leaves the Elysee Palace,June 23,2023,in Paris. Melinda French Gates will step down as co-chair of the Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation,the nonprofit shone of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world that she helped her ex-husband Bill Gates found more than 20 years ago. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena,File)

Melinda Gates to exit Gates Foundation with $18.9b for own charity work

With her departure as co-chair,the foundation will change its name and Bill Gates will be its sole chairperson,said CEO Mark Suzman.

Ed Halmagyi at Avner’s.

Bagels,babka and matzo balls star at Ed Halmagyi’s new Sydney bakery

The former Better Homes and Gardens presenter returns to his baking roots in Surry Hills.

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Bravo to this Virgin crew. Boo to the same old food

The cabin on board a Virgin Australia Boeing 737.

The crew starts things off well by reorganising seating to give passengers some extra room.

Who’s mad enough to reinvent a brand in a downturn? Only Pip Edwards

The fashion and social media personality is set to launch a new image for P.E Nation that goes beyond activewear at Australian Fashion Week.

Why Nathan Cleary’s hamstring injury isn’t the end of the world for NSW

Nathan Cleary comes from the field on Friday.

Michael Maguire is trying to cultivate a next-man-up ethos for the Blues. He’ll have to start straight away.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster

Chief Sports Writer

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NRL 2024

Salary cap probe:NRL investigates Ponga deal

King of the Hunter:Kalyn Ponga before kick-off

The NRL is looking into a potential salary cap breach at Newcastle in relation to a third-party deal involving the superstar fullback.

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Phones

Google’s latest Pixel pops with AI tricks at budget price

Whether you want powerful AI image editing or not,the Pixel 8a is a very impressive smartphone for $850.

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Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall (second from left) on the bench in Tamworth.
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This play sums up why Benji Marshall has a huge problem

The best teams constantly talk about attention to detail. One moment in Tamworth on Saturday sums up how far the Tigers are still off the pace after six straight losses.

Angus Crichton scored a double for the Roosters on Sunday.
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‘I don’t want to sit behind anyone’:Crichton weighs up future after Fifita deal

The Roosters star said the club hadn’t spoken to him about the signing of Titans back-rower David Fifita.

Sydney

Two homes in St Helens Park,on Briggs Place,were targeted by suspected arson attacks and a shooting since May 1.

A drive-by shooting and two flaming cars:The Sydney street under siege

A shooting and two suspected arson attacks have a suburban Sydney street on edge as police investigate suspected outlaw motorcycle gang links.

Accused of using AI to cheat,it took Rushi weeks to clear his name

Rushi Vyas,a student who was falsely accused of AI cheating at UNSW

Students are being falsely accused of plagiarism as universities turn to imperfect tools to detect the unauthorised use of AI.

‘Terrifying’ clifftop sinkhole leaves residents on edge

A sinkhole opened up on Oceanview Avenue in Dover Heights outside the home of Colin Scotts.

Home owners watched with horror as the road gave way,opening a sinkhole just steps from Colin Scotts’ front garage.

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Aviation

‘Everything was thrown at us’:How hero pilot landed plane safely

Hero pilot

Peter Schott circled the airport in his small passenger plane for hours,burning fuel after a landing gear failure.

Dawson ‘not wise’ to move babysitter into marital bed,court told

Northbridge Baths,Chris and Lynette Dawson,and Chris Dawson outside the Supreme Court.

The convicted killer claimed his wife called him at Northbridge Baths and told him that she needed “time away”. Within days,his daughters’ babysitter moved in.

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Stormy Daniels and Donald Trump.

In the president v the porn star,Stormy Daniels is a legal dominatrix

The compelling part of this case is not whether Trump did something wrong with business papers,but how it shows – in a vivid way – that he’s the wrong man for the job.

Maureen Dowd
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Nathan Cleary comes from the field on Friday.

Why Nathan Cleary’s hamstring injury isn’t the end of the world for NSW

Michael Maguire is trying to cultivate a next-man-up ethos for the Blues. He’ll have to start straight away.

Andrew Webster
Andrew Webster

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Knights coach Adam O’Brien,Kalyn and Andre Ponga at the 2022 press conference announcing the star’s extension with the club.
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NRL 2024

Salary cap probe:NRL investigates Ponga third-party deal

The NRL has confirmed it is looking into an issue involving one of the game’s biggest stars,which could have salary cap implications for the Newcastle Knights.

Referee Grant Atkins sends Harry Grant to the sin bin.

His lawyer will cost more than his fine. But Harry Grant wants to ‘make a stand’ at judiciary

The Storm hooker was stunned to have been charged for dangerous contact on Cronulla’s Daniel Atkinson. Now he risks an increased fine to clear his name.

A man appears to give a Nazi salute at the Sydney A-League derby last monht.

Nazi-saluting soccer fan slapped with two-year ban as police investigate

The man has been identified as a well-known member of the Western Sydney Wanderers’ main active support group,the Red and Black Bloc.

Callum Brown apologises to Tom McCartin after his head-high bump in the derby.

‘We’re looking after Tommy’:Swans not ‘overly concerned’ for McCartin’s future

Tom McCartin is still suffering the lingering effects of a head-high bump in the Sydney derby and won’t play against Carlton on Friday night.

Eels fullback Blaize Talagi.

NRL investigating bottle-throwing incident at Eels-Broncos clash

Video footage has emerged of a fan hurling a bottle at a touch judge at CommBank Stadium – the second incident in less than a month.

Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall (second from left) on the bench in Tamworth.
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NRL 2024

The Tigers are sliding to the bottom again. This play sums up a big problem for Benji

The best teams constantly talk about attention to detail. One moment in Tamworth on Saturday sums up how far the Tigers are still off the pace after six straight losses.

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