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Teen terror suspects had IS beheading and bomb-making videos,court told

Family members of one of the juveniles outside the Parramatta Children’s Court.

One of the videos allegedly showed a person in military fatigues providing instructions for making explosive devices.

Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court in Los Angeles in October 2022.

The ruling,the second major #MeToo setback in the last two years,reopens a painful chapter in America’s reckoning with sexual misconduct by powerful figures.

Australians flattened by biggest tax increase in developed world

Bracket creep and the end of the low- and middle-income offset delivered the biggest tax hike in the developed world as inflation surged,OECD data shows.

A plea for help after the heartbreak of Bondi Junction

A plea for help after the heartbreak of Bondi Junction

There’s one thing missing from Westfield Bondi Junction that is making it difficult for tenants to move on.

Ex-soap actor arrested after he didn’t show up to court to face assault charges

Former Home and Away actor Orpheus Pledger.

Former Home and Away actor Orpheus Pledger – who allegedly absconded from a Melbourne hospital during a court-ordered medical assessment – is back in custody.

Stabbed bishop takes swipe at those using attack ‘to serve political purposes’

Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel has uploaded an 11-minute statement to YouTube saying he is not opposed to the video of his stabbing remaining on social media.

‘Massive surveillance failure’:Fire ant infestation sparks fear of undetected spread

Fire ant colony has been found on Defence land west of Toowoomba,Queensland.

More than 100 nests of potentially deadly fire ants have been discovered on Defence land in the Murray Darling river system.

Boeing burns through cash as crash victims’ families want it prosecuted

CEO David Calhoun says Boeing is in “a tough moment” as it lost more than half a billion dollars in the first quarter,another sign of the crisis gripping the aircraft manufacturer

Emma Bates died in Cobram on Tuesday.

Emma Bates received an ominous letter about her new neighbour. Then she was found dead

After dedicating her life to helping others,Emma Bates ended up in the orbit of a man who wished her harm,her devastated sister says.

Tyran Wishart of the Storm celebrates with team mates after scoring a try during the round eight NRL match between Melbourne Storm and South Sydney Rabbitohs at AAMI Park.
Storm 54 Rabbitohs 20
NRL 2024

Storm’s 54-20 demolition job piles misery on Souths

Three tries for Xavier Coates inspired Melbourne to a thumping Anzac Day win and dropped Souths back to the bottom of the NRL ladder,adding to the pressure on coach Jason Demetriou.

Roosters and Robinson rediscover their Zen and give tepid Dragons a bath

Roosters coach Trent Robinson is back standing behind the waterfall.

In recent weeks,Trent Robinson’s usually unflappable demeanour seemed to be slipping,but during his side’s thumping win on Anzac Day,he was,in meditation parlance,back behind the waterfall.

Insolvent since 2018:Melbourne Rebels’ rescue plan hinges on legal fight

Rugby Australia has accused the Melbourne Rebels directors of misusing tax funds forwarded by the national body amid revelations the Super Rugby club had been trading while insolvent from at least 2018.

Baby Reindeer’s victims pile up as internet sleuths hunt for ‘truth’

Richard Gadd’s commitment to telling the truth of his experience is having some unfortunate repercussions.

Despite creator and star Richard Gadd’s pleas,viewers of the hit Netflix series continue to try to identify the “real” people involved.

Iran’s show of force has demonstrated that Israel is not invincible

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This month’s military exchanges between Israel and Iran may have largely been a show of force,but they have sent a number of clear messages about any future conflict.

Amin Saikal
Amin Saikal

Professor of Middle Eastern,Central Asian and Islamic Studies

Trump lets loose,and it’s the smell of defeat

Just when you thought the most buffoonish member of the US right could not get any sillier,he managed to pull it off – and it stinks.

Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman

Columnist

According to the stereotypes,firstborn children are reliable and high-achieving,while youngest children are charming and manipulative.

Is ‘eldest daughter syndrome’ the reason your sister resents you?

A social media trend has reignited a discussion about how birth order affects our relationships,but are these theories true?

Are wine drinkers too snobbish to drink wine from cans instead of glass?

Charles Sturt University winemaker Johnny Clarke said cans broaden the places where wine can be consumed.

Winemakers spruik the environmental credentials of canned wine,but retail sales suggest drinkers are yet to be convinced to give up the bottle.

This iconic laksa shop is moving. You should visit the OG spot while you still can

After more than three decades in business,Temasek still offers value with a capital V,selling 500 to 600 bowls of laksa every week.

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NRL 2024

Nelson Asofa-Solomona quickly checked himself when he realised what he was doing against the Roosters.
Opinion

NRL rule changes are messing with players’ minds

In the high-pressure match environment players are struggling to comprehend and understand “policy tweaks” to how the game is officiated.

Roy Masters
Roy Masters

Sports Columnist

Sunia Turuva celebrates a try.
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Turuva to join Wests Tigers in 2025

The Panthers winger has knocked back an offer from St George Illawarra and has agreed to terms with the Tigers.

Sydney

Wreaths lay at the cenotaph in Martin Place on ANZAC day. Sydney.

Anzac Day:Just the therapy Sydney needed to heal a ‘broken heart’

New RSL NSW president Mick Bainbridge says the community needed to come back together again for Anzac Day.

Why swimming in Sydney just became more dangerous

A member of the Cronulla Gropers swimming group at Cronulla beach.

Swimmers may no longer be able to find out whether a swim site has faecal contamination because of a funding row.

The cruel twist of fate that let an accused killer walk free

Daniel Billings is now in custody.

Daniel Billings was charged with stalking,rape and animal cruelty. Police said he’d threatened his former partner. There was no magistrate,so a registrar gave him bail.

Old trains,delays and timetable risks:The truth about Sydney’s strained rail network

Sydney Trains.

Lifting the performance of the train fleet and rolling out a new timetable are among the challenges identified in a review.

Lisa Wilkinson and Ten at loggerheads over Lehrmann defamation costs

Sue Chrysanthou,SC,and Lisa Wilkinson outside the Federal Court in Sydney.

The high-profile presenter is locked in a fresh fight with Ten over her million-dollar legal costs of defending the failed defamation suit.

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Before he died,Freud had a mysterious meeting. Film ‘reveals’ who it was with

Anthony Hopkins is at his sarcastic best in a story that imagines a battle of wills that took place shortly before Freud’s death.

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Tyran Wishart of the Storm celebrates with team mates after scoring a try during the round eight NRL match between Melbourne Storm and South Sydney Rabbitohs at AAMI Park.
Storm 54 Rabbitohs 20
NRL 2024

Munster masterclass,Coates hat-trick piles more misery on Rabbitohs

Three tries for Xavier Coates inspired Melbourne to a thumping Anzac Day win and dropped Souths back to the bottom of the NRL ladder,adding to the pressure on coach Jason Demetriou.

Roosters coach Trent Robinson is back standing behind the waterfall.

Roosters and Robinson rediscover their Zen and give tepid Dragons a bath

In recent weeks,Trent Robinson’s usually unflappable demeanour seemed to be slipping,but during his side’s thumping win on Anzac Day,he was,in meditation parlance,back behind the waterfall.

Anthony Kim.

Anthony Kim walked off a golf course 12 years ago a broken man. Now he’s back

In 2012,Kim left a PGA Tour event after the first round and vanished from public life. He faced the battle of his life as the golfing world wondered what had happened to him.

Nat Butcher,Luke Keary and Sam Walker celebrate a try.
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NRL 2024

Walker shines as rugby-bound Rooster makes Origin case in thrashing of Dragons

A superb display by the Roosters’ No.7 set the stage for a thumping Anzac Day win over the Dragons.

The Shute Shield trophy on display.

Shute Shield racist abuse proven but Easts cleared of code of conduct breach

A Sydney Rugby Union hearing has determined West Harbour players were subject to racial abuse at Woollahra Oval in February.

Emily Robinson carting the ball up for the Waratahs.

Waratahs on cusp of unbeaten season – but they’d rather keep playing

Undefeated NSW play Fiji in the Super Rugby Women’s grand final on Sunday,but a veteran has called for the competition to double in length.

Sunia Turuva celebrates a try.

Turuva to join Wests Tigers in 2025

The Panthers winger has knocked back an offer from St George Illawarra and has agreed to terms with the Tigers.

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