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The billionaire’s generosity to Olympians means she is adored by athletes. But her company’s demands to install Dawn Fraser to head Olympic swimming reveals a desire for something in return.
Morgan Spurlock was known for his film,which chronicled the detrimental physical and psychological effects of him eating only McDonald’s for 30 days.
While the ICJ has no means to enforce its orders,the case was a stark sign of Israel’s global isolation over its campaign in Gaza.
Darren Wick,the recently departed head of Nine’s news and current affairs division,has been accused of engaging in drunken,lecherous behaviour by current and ex-staff.
Albo’s mob is talking about putting in $60 million annually for 10 years to sustain the Port Moresby team. Something does not add up here.
Columnist and author
The Australian runner’s lawyer labelled the discovery meaningless and its airing by WADA an appalling attempt to shirk responsibility for falsely accusing his client of doping.
How have fluctuations in population affected housing costs in Sydney? And are migration cuts the solution to Sydney’s accommodation crisis?
“Arriving into Sydney recently,I found the familiar passport scanning machines replaced with banks of facial recognition devices.”
We’ve progressed from the era of disposable political leaders to a new era of relatively indispensable ones.
Political and international editor
“Belt and buckles and bits of string”:Why Australia’s single dirtiest machine will stay open
Virtual power plant programs,and the retail offers being built around them,are coming at a critical moment in the energy transition.
Supermarkets and other retailers are stepping up efforts to use new technology to prevent rising levels of shoplifting.
The off-market sale makes it Sydney’s highest house sale this year,to date,and ranks in the city’s top five house deals of all time.
A boring prime minister in Keir Starmer may be the best Britain can hope for if it’s to end the omnishambles era.
Journalist and author
Swimming is about more than exercise. It’s about solace,meditation,emotional sustenance – and,at this Sydney ocean pool,community.
It’s the best-paid coaching job in world cricket,and it’s up for grabs. So why won’t an Australian do it?
After two failed attempts at a relationship,musician Tim Rogers and choreographer Alice Topp have made a home among the kangaroos in rural Victoria.
A support worker on a young man navigating life – in a world that hits him differently to others.
A day after extending the life of the country’s largest coal-fired power plant,the NSW government is offering cash incentives for solar storage.
Luke Bray,24,wasn’t even supposed to be at work that day. His mother wants answers.
The owner of a luxury Sydney pad where Bruce Lehrmann lived rent-free under a deal with the Seven Network has appeared for the first time in a NSW tribunal.
The Sydney MP is suing ex-NSW One Nation leader Mark Latham for defamation over a tweet he says unleashed a wave of vitriol,including explicit voice messages.
Police say a man planned the stabbing of his brother and mother in their inner-west Sydney home,the attack unfolding while their father was in the shower.
Josh Hannay has purposely distanced himself from recent coaching opportunities. However,the top job at Parramatta is a different proposition.
The team have been in the lab crunching the numbers,our experts have their say and we also get AI on board for the NSW campaign.
NSW government is ramping up the removal of feral horses from the alpine environment with a controversial technique.
News Corp is expected to unveil a flatter management structure,with casualties expected in middle management and senior editor ranks.
Two key figures,adored and detested by their respective tribes in equal measure,will make life harder for Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer.
Writer,ANU student
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The Animal Logic co-founder has taken to real estate in a big way in recent years,and his $12 million Byron Bay cash buy is just his latest acquisition.
Workers are feeling “pretty distressed” to realise the basics of life have slipped further out of reach than even in the recent past.
Is a celebrity endorsement enough to drive sales? The recent shuttering of two high-profile fashion brands suggests not.
With the fifth instalment in the franchise hitting screens this week,we took a look at how The Sydney Morning Herald reviewed the first,now iconic,film.
The NSW coach will watch three matches involving no fewer than 20 NSW hopefuls in what amounts to their final Origin audition.
It has been both the shortest and longest four years since Ellie Carpenter signed with Lyon. This weekend,she will play Barcelona for a third Champions League winner’s medal.
Manly’s third-string fullback,teenager Lehi Hopoate,had an NRL debut to remember,lifting his team to a much-needed win against arch rivals Melbourne.
After the World Cup car crash,the Wallabies squad is wide open for July’s Tests. From now on,every game in Super Rugby will be a virtual final,or a real one. There really are Wallabies jerseys up for grabs.
You can argue the stand-down rules are neither an effective deterrent nor a fair punishment – but that’s not the point of them.
He’s not only the fullback but also the incumbent captain,so the decision Maguire makes about the Roosters No.1 will have major implications for the Blues’ campaign.
Sports Columnist