The S&P 500 rallied to finish its first winning week in the last four.

ASX to open higher after Alphabet and Microsoft help Wall St rally

Stocks have broadly been under pressure this month after hopes withered for multiple cuts to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve.

  • bySTAN CHOE
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese attends a rally to a call for action to end violence against women,in Canberra on Sunday

Australia news LIVE:Albanese admits domestic violence a national crisis;Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese admits domestic violence is a national crisis,while US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speak as pressure grows on Israel over Rafah invasion and cease-fire talks.

  • byJosefine Ganko
Dozens of people raise their arms to honour Italian dictator Benito Mussolini on the 79th anniversary of his execution.

Dozens honour Benito Mussolini at site of Italian fascist leader’s arrest,execution

The anniversary fell on the same day that PM Giorgia Meloni led her far-right Brothers of Italy party in an election rally in the city of Pescara.

  • byNicole Winfield
Mr Squiggle and Blackboard.

It’s a TV legend! See the Mr Squiggle drawings chosen for the National Museum

Before Bluey,Australian kids loved a pencil-nosed,moon-dwelling marionette. Now he and his cast of characters have found a new home.

  • byLinda Morris
Amana Haydar has joined calls for a royal commission into domestic violence.

Amani’s dad murdered her mum. Now she says leaders must listen

Women cannot be left with a choice of poverty or evil,advocates argue,as data reveals which parts of Sydney are most afflicted by domestic assault.

  • byMax Maddison andJames Massola
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The median house deposit required has jumped over the past decade.

Priced out:Home buying hurdle nearly doubles in half a generation

Potential home buyers are facing sky-high savings goals unimaginable even a decade ago,and looking for solutions to bridge the gap.

  • byJemimah Clegg
Two skyscrapers,in red,planned for above the two entrances for the Metro West train station will be 58 and 51 storeys high.

Plans for massive towers above Sydney CBD metro station revealed

Pub baron Justin Hemmes is part of a consortium competing against a global investment giant to build a massive precinct at the CBD’s northern end.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan
Airbus’s ZeroE MAVERIC blended wing designs.

This could be the future of air travel:Here’s what it will be like on board

Airbus,Boeing and others are working to develop blended wing aircraft,which cut fuel and emissions drastically. Just don’t expect a window seat.

  • byMichael Gebicki
Patricia Ilhan among the scaffolding of her new home.
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Rich lister’s mansion downsize takes shape on Brighton foreshore

It’s dominating the skyline near the Middle Brighton Pier,but the new build by philanthropist and Brighton fixture Patricia Ilhan is no longer a traditional family home.

  • byStephen Brook
A 50,000-year-old fossil - discovered by a recreational caver in Victoria - is one of the most complete ever found.

In an undiscovered cave,Josh came face-to-face with a human-sized skull

One of Australia’s most complete fossils to date has emerged from a labyrinth in regional Victoria.

  • byAngus Dalton
The big four banks are expected to report lower margins in the upcoming half-year results.

Banks expected to report more than $15b in half-year profits

Despite continued pressure on bank profit margins,analysts expect the big four to post relatively resilient earnings over the next two weeks.

  • byMillie Muroi
Author Michelle de Kretser.
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Literature

Top writers boycott State Library Victoria over accusations of censorship

Some of Australia’s highest profile writers,including a dual Miles Franklin winner,have announced they will no longer work with the library.

  • byKerrie O'Brien
Traditional Owner Uncle Paul Kabai and singer-songwriter Chistine Anu on Saibai Island,in the Torres Strait.

Legal fight to save their island homes from the rising sea

Singer Christine Anu has thrown her support behind a legal bid to save her ancestral island home in the Torres Strait from the effects of climate change.

  • byBianca Hall
Megan is one of two NSW mothers who have filed proceedings against the state.
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Police visited Megan’s home 153 times in less than two years. Now she is fighting back

Two NSW mothers are challenging police powers to enter their homes,often late at night,to check whether their children are complying with bail conditions.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
Arsenal teammates celebrate their win over Tottenham.

Arsenal hang on to beat Postecoglou’s Spurs but Man City keep pace in title race

Ange Postecoglou’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League took a blow after Tottenham’s loss in the North London derby.

  • byKen Ferris
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Australia can fine tech companies $782,500. In other countries,penalties can reach $35 million

Australia is looking at overseas examples as it weighs up increasing the penalties it can issue to major companies,under a review of its online safety regime.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Police have established two crime scenes in the area.

Man charged with murder after stabbing in Sydney’s north-west

The fatal incident at a home in Quakers Hill was one of three serious stabbings in NSW within 24 hours.

  • byAngus Dalton
Coal

Payments for coal plants and urgent reform needed for renewables switch

Energy policy is a mess and governments will have little option but to prop up ageing coal plants until more clean energy comes online,the Grattan Institute warns.

  • byMike Foley andNick Toscano
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Column 8

Submarines get a battering

While rah-rahs get a bargain.

Wearing a white medical eye patch,Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel delivered an almost hour-long Palm Sunday sermon.

Stabbed bishop returns to pulpit two weeks after alleged terrorist attack

Wearing an eye patch,Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel delivers his sermon and sends words of comfort to his alleged attacker.

  • byAngus Dalton
Dangerfield left the ground with a hamstring injury in the third quarter. It is his second hamstring injury this season

The Danger of rushing a star:Cats won’t hurry their skipper back despite a tough month ahead

With a challenging month of football to come,the unbeaten Cats will meet this week to determine the best course of action for Patrick Dangerfield after his second hamstring injury for the year.

  • byPeter Ryan
The Sharks were relentless in the nation’s capital against Canberra.

Sharks ruin Ricky’s 500th as they wreak havoc in Canberra

Ricky Stuart celebrated his 500th match as coach but Cronulla spoiled the party with a Nicho Hynes-inspired 40-0 romp.

  • byBillie Eder
Staff employed by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions have struck out another pay deal offered by the Turnbull government.

How a domestic violence bail application plays out in court in 15 minutes

A man accused of assaulting his son was granted bail to sleep inside his Sydney barber shop,while a young man who allegedly threatened his ex-partner with a knife was refused bail.

  • byClare Sibthorpe
Defence Minister Richard Marles (left) and Chief of Army Lieutenant General Simon Stuart at a ceremony for fallen Ukrainian soliders at the National Army Academy in Lviv on Saturday.

Australia vows to support Ukraine until war ends – and only on Kyiv’s terms

A visit by Deputy Prime Minister Richard Males – the first by a member of the Albanese government for almost two years – coincided with another fierce round of Russian airstrikes.

  • byRob Harris
Crocodile Dundee and The Dry 2:Forces of Nature
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Cinema

Aussie movies used to be fun. A teen hit proves we still have it in us

A recent smash hit Australian film has shown how we can rekindle the successful 1980s and ’90s era of Crocodile Dundee,Mad Max 2 and Muriel’s Wedding.

  • byRoby D’Ottavi
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Zac Lomax will move to the centres.

Lomax asked for coaching clause in his new Eels contract

Zac Lomax wanted to play under Brad Arthur and requested a clause in his deal to join Parramatta. The Eels were emphatic in their response.

  • byMichael Chammas andBillie Eder
NSW Premier Chris Minns and minister Rose Jackson join the march on Saturday.

Reform laws and amend attitudes to staunch violence

The causal factors of violence against women and children are well known. Little is new other than cyberstalking and surveillance as tools of abuse. The long-standing problem of agencies competing for inadequate resources does not assist victims or aid in violence reduction. Executive government needs to undertake effective law reform and provide adequate funding for first-class services.

A police helicopter,the dog unit and the Tactical Operations Unit were called in to arrest the man.

Man charged with 20 offences after alleged Central Coast rampage

Police officers,dogs,a helicopter and the tactical operations unit were mobilised to find and arrest the man.

  • byAngus Dalton
THomas Hazelton celebrates with Blayke Brailey after scoring.

Sharks thrash Raiders in Ricky’s milestone game,Knights get win over Dolphins

The Sharks were textbook against the Raiders,while he Knights withstood a late flurry to record their third win of the season.

  • byNick Wright andBillie Eder
Women rally in Sydney’s CBD on Saturday.

Cheers,tears and heckles as PM admits domestic violence a national crisis

Anthony Albanese joined thousands of people at a rally in Canberra on Sunday,one of several held around the country.

  • byJames Massola andNatassia Chrysanthos
Premier Jacinta Allan listened to Wurundjeri leaders and commissioners at an ‘On Country’ Yoorrook Justice Commision hearing near the old Coranderrk mission last week.

Allan to front truth-telling inquiry to affirm Victoria’s commitment to treaty with First Peoples

The premier will say a different approach is needed to tackle the injustices and entrenched disadvantage faced by Indigenous Victorians.

  • byJack Latimore
Latrell Mitchell is considering his immediate future for NSW.
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Mitchell considers withdrawing from Origin to focus on Rabbitohs

In a sign of Latrell Mitchell’s frame of mind and his commitment to South Sydney,the 26-year-old is weighing up his immediate representative future.

  • byMichael Chammas andAdrian Proszenko
Swimmers leap off Giles Baths in Coogee on Sunday.

Groundhog Day:a stubborn bout of rain is coming to Sydney

Monday will cap off a glorious run of sunny weather before a week of rain sets in,with the potential for heavy downpours by the weekend.

  • byAngus Dalton
University of Sydney’s pro-Palestinian encampment.

Young children chant anti-Israel slogans at Sydney university protest

A “kids’ excursion” to the pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Sydney saw young children led to chant calls for “intifada”.

  • byJosefine Ganko
Honoree Nicole Kidman at the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award.

Nicole Kidman receives historic Hollywood honour

The first Australian to be honoured by the American Film Institute,Kidman paid tribute to her parents Janelle and Tony and their unwavering faith in her.

  • byMichael Idato
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Omri Miran,47,and Keith Siegel,64,appeared in a Hamas “proof of life” video this weekend.

Hamas releases new ‘proof of life’ video featuring Israeli hostages

Hamas has released a new video that appeared to show two Israeli hostages who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the October 7 assault on southern Israel.

  • bySamy Magdy andDavid Rising
Trade with China’s has been tougher than Darren Rathbone initially anticipated when the country dropped tariffs on Australian wine.

A month on,Chinese buyers still cautious after wine tariffs dropped

Rathbone Wine Group has returned to exporting its vintages to mainland China,but the road to international export recovery remains rocky.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
A V-set train travels through the Blue Mountains in winter.

Spike in ‘wheel wear’ forces old passenger trains to be pulled from service

The problems besetting some of NSW’s oldest passenger trains illustrate the pressure on the state’s ageing fleet.

  • byMatt O'Sullivan

Influencer shot dead in the street after six months’ prison for dancing videos

Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer,who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front of her home in central Baghdad.

  • byAbdulrahman Zeyad andQassim Abdul-Zahra
Jake Fraser-McGurk was on fire with the bat again for Delhi.

‘T20 batting at a new level’:The Australian youngster pushing for World Cup selection

Just days before Australia name their T20 World Cup squad,Jake Fraser-McGurk pulverised the Mumbai Indians attack to the tune of 84 off just 27 balls,including a half-century off 15 deliveries.

  • byIan Chadband
Paul Kent appeared in social media videos of a street fight in Rozelle.

Paul Kent stood down from Fox,Daily Telegraph pending street fight investigation

The senior columnist and television host was captured in social media video in a scuffle on the streets of Sydney’s inner west.

  • byJosefine Ganko
Heather Mitchell shines as Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A rare act of impersonation:Heather Mitchell’s enthralling RBG

Inhabiting someone as illustrious as US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg is no mean feat,but Mitchell doesn’t just capture her likeness – she captures her spirit.

  • byCameron Woodhead,Vyshnavee Wijekumar andNadia Bailey
A Lawson convenience store with Mount Fuji in the background.

Giant structure will block ‘world’s prettiest store’ photo after dangerous crowds

A 26-year-old tourist was hit by a car last week and is reported to be in a coma,as locals decry the swarms of tourists attempting to get the viral shot.

  • byJulian Ryall