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Australia’s $22.7b bet on the trillion-dollar fight with China

A Future Made in Australia is really about a global battle,led by the United States,against a rising China and a destabilising Russia.

Five things Chalmers didn’t tell you in budget speech

We pick apart an abridged version of Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ third budget speech – and explain five key points.

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NRL 2024

Police arrest former Tigers and Bulldogs halfback

Brandon Wakeham playing for Blacktown in 2024.

Former Canterbury and Wests Tigers playmaker Brandon Wakeham has been arrested after he was picked up by police on Wednesday.

Watch live:Sydney council meeting descends into chaos as man expelled from gallery amid heated debate

Watch live:Sydney council meeting descends into chaos as man expelled from gallery amid heated debate

Cumberland councillors are meeting to debate overturning a ban on same-sex parenting books from some western Sydney libraries. Follow our coverage.

Rinehart’s battle with gallery over a portrait she doesn’t want anyone to see

Rinehart’s battle with gallery over a portrait she doesn’t want anyone to see

Australia’s richest person wants the gallery to remove a portrait of her from an exhibition by Archibald Prize-winning Indigenous artist Vincent Namatjira.

Carol Clay reunited with her first boyfriend. They died together on a camping trip

When Russell Hill and Carol Clay went missing in the remote alpine region it raised an unusual problem for her family.

Ausgrid is penalising solar panel owners who export energy to the grid during daylight hours.

Solar panel owners slugged by Ausgrid for generating too much power

Hundreds of thousands of Sydney households with solar panels but no home batteries will be penalised for exporting electricity to the network during the day.

Everything you need to know about the $300 energy rebate

Budget power bill relief.

Here’s how the government will deliver the money,and what it could mean for inflation.

‘Struggle takes time’:NSW treasurer invokes spirit of Gandhi over GST stoush

Daniel Mookhey blasted the “absurd” GST carve-up which will see taxpayers pay billions to prop up a 2018 deal that has allowed resource-rich Western Australia to deliver six consecutive surpluses.

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NRL 2024

Crichton becomes NRL’s hottest property after Fifita’s

The Roosters have withdrawn their offer for the million dollar Titans forward.

A raft of clubs,including those who missed out on the signature of David Fifita,are expected to jockey for the services of form forward Angus Crichton.

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Courts

‘I’ve got my guns,I’m going to kill you’:Justin Stein’s alleged threat to Charlise’s mother

A jury has heard voicemail messages left by the accused killer to his fiancee,Kallista Mutten,after he allegedly murdered her nine-year-old daughter.

Jake Gordon training ahead of his return to action.

Rugby Australia refuse early release request from Waratahs skipper

In the midst of another disappointing Waratahs season,captain Jake Gordon has been linked with an early move to France.

Three dead as riots rage in New Caledonia after Paris approves voting change

Riots broke out in the French territory in the Pacific and a curfew imposed after the controversial reform passed France’s parliament.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the federal government was closely monitoring the situation and urged Australians to stay safe.

Aaron staged a protest in Australia,then Chinese police visited his parents

Chinese international student Aaron dressed as Winnie the Pooh as part of his protest against Chinese president Xi Jinping at a bus stop outside the entrance to the University of Sydney in February 2023.

Aaron,an international student studying in Sydney,knows all too well that the industrial-scale surveillance deployed by the Chinese government doesn’t stop at the border.

A rare changing of the guard in Singapore as the ‘miracle’ hits turbulence

Lawrence Wong inherits an overachieving middle power famed for its prosperity;a beacon of stability and open trade. But the nation has problems too.

Greek lemon chicken and potatoes.

This $10 lemony chicken one-tray wonder is your new go-to family dinner

The Greek-style drumstick tray bake with potatoes pairs perfectly with a bowl of spanakorizo (AKA spinach rice).

Got somewhere to be? Never try to arrive the same day

People walk along an flooded highway on April 18 in Dubai.

The recent deluge that soaked Dubai left some passengers stranded for several days.

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Michael Gebicki

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This perfect Asian resort is heaven,if you can afford it

We’ve arrived at Heaven. No,I’m not being hyperbolic. This dreamy resort is broken up into Heaven,Sky,Earth and Sea.

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Federal Budget 2024

Opinion

This budget will make us better off now,worse off later

It seems the top priority of Anthony Albanese’s government is not to have any priorities.

Ross Gittins
Ross Gittins

Economics Editor

This budget is a big red light to your next pay rise
Analysis

This budget is a big red light to your next pay rise

Just spending money on handouts to bring down inflation is not Chalmers’ main game.

Sydney

Chris Dawson;and sketches of his daughters commissioned by his wife,Lynette,in 1981.

Chris Dawson’s alleged ‘odd behaviour’ over children’s portraits

A top prosecutor has told Chris Dawson’s murder appeal the convicted wife killer appeared to show a “complete lack of sentiment towards his own children”.

NSW Coalition tries to push through DV bail laws without reading them

Shadow attorney general Alister Henskens said the Coalition wanted to new bail laws to pass parliament by Thursday.

The shadow attorney-general wanted to suspend standing orders to allow new domestic violence laws to pass without consultation.

Four people died when their car ran off the road. Now police believe they were being chased

Sophie-Lee Fullagar and James Doherty died in the Wardell crash in February.

Four victims,aged 24 to 50,were killed when a Mazda Ute hit a tree. Newly released footage shows the car being followed over a bridge.

Vulgar bumper sticker on car allegedly involved in fatal crash

A 17-year-old P-plater is in police custody after a pedestrian was allegedly hit and killed in Bexley as police discovered a vulgar bumper sticker on the teen’s Ford Falcon.

A 17-year-old boy is in police custody after a pedestrian was killed in a crash in Sydney’s south. The car was found parked in a nearby street,sporting an offensive sticker.

Parents of allegedly murdered surfer plead for killer to come forward

Parents of allegedly murdered surfer plead for killer to come forward

The mother of a young surfer allegedly stabbed to death at a NSW beach said she has “lost faith in humanity” as the killer remains on the run.

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NRL 2024

Wayne Bennett is on his way back to the Rabbitohs.

Wayne Bennett agrees to $3 million,three-year deal with South Sydney

South Sydney officials held a meeting with Bennett in Brisbane days out from Magic Round as they prepare to announce his return to the Rabbitohs.

The Roosters have withdrawn their offer for the million dollar Titans forward.
Updated

Roosters pull $3.3 million Fifita offer,Queensland star set to stay put

A raft of clubs,including those who missed out on the signature of David Fifita,are expected to jockey for the services of form forward Angus Crichton.

Politics

Business

Santos chief executive Kevin Gallagher

Santos slashes Perth office:200 positions to go

Oil and gas producer Santos will cut positions at its Perth office by more than a third,from 550 to 350,due to old assets nearing the end of production and delays to stating new projects.

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David Fifita and Nick Politis.
Analysis
NRL 2024

Why the Roosters won’t lose any more sleep over Fifita flip

“No” is a word the Roosters have heard with unusual regularity in recent times. However,the club isn’t overly concerned about the David Fifita knockback.

Wayne Bennett is on his way back to the Rabbitohs.

Wayne Bennett agrees to $3 million,three-year deal with South Sydney

South Sydney officials held a meeting with Bennett in Brisbane days out from Magic Round as they prepare to announce his return to the Rabbitohs.

Ange Postecoglou during Tottenham’s loss.
Analysis
EPL

The Premier League has exposed Postecoglou as a purist in an impure world

The Australian is running Tottenham with principle. But English football is not always good and nourishing,and Postecoglou is not always patient with deviation.

Brandon Wakeham playing for Blacktown in 2024.
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NRL 2024

Police arrest former Tigers and Bulldogs halfback

Former Canterbury and Wests Tigers playmaker Brandon Wakeham has been arrested after he was picked up by police on Wednesday.

Jake Gordon training ahead of his return to action.

Rugby Australia refuse early release request from Waratahs skipper

In the midst of another disappointing Waratahs season,captain Jake Gordon has been linked with an early move to France.

Melbourne Storm skipper Harry Grant.

NRL admits Harry Grant sin-bin ‘may be considered harsh’

Graham Annesley has urged his match officials to use discretion when making contentious calls after finally giving his verdict on the most scrutinised refereeing decision of the year.

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NRL 2024

Knights wary of Roosters raid as third party speaks out over Ponga deal

Knights officials fear an approach to the NRL by Andre Ponga to seek clarity on contractual issues could be the first steps in a plan to extract Kalyn from the club.

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