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Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting demanded Olympic Champion be sounded out to become Swimming Australia president.

What Rinehart wanted in return for Olympic-sized sponsorship

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.

Former Nine News chief’s behaviour an ‘open secret’

Nine executives face questions over their handling of complaints against the former news chief.

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.

World Court orders Israel to halt assault on Rafah

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.

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UK election

Sunak sitcom continues as British prime minister visits Titanic shipyard

Britain’s Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak,right,and Britain’s Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris wait on board an Artemis Technologies boat before a tour during a visit to the maritime technology centre at a dockyard in Belfast,on Friday.

As Rishi Sunak stood in the shipyard,his colleagues – acting as if it were every man and woman for themselves – jumped overboard en masse.

Filmmaker known for Super Size Me dies at 53

Morgan Spurlock has died at the age of 53.

Morgan Spurlock’s film chronicled the detrimental physical and psychological effects of him eating only McDonald’s for 30 days.

How Donald Trump’s financial future became tied to his ‘worthless’ company

Trump has treated it as a sideshow,but a big portion of his wealth depends on its success.

A man dressed in a ghillie suit hides in the bushes at the Bay Run on Friday.

‘A sick joke’:The leaf-covered man scaring joggers on a popular Sydney running loop

Amid heightened debate about women’s safety in Australia,the prank has prompted outrage from local runners and the mayor,who has reported the man to NSW Police.

The friends coming up with a novel solution to the housing crisis

Kelly (front) and his group of friends,who bought a block of units together in Sydney.

As rent and house prices rise,living close to friends and maintaining a sense of community is becoming harder than ever.

The truth about immigration and Sydney’s housing crisis

Inflation and house prices are on the rise.

How have fluctuations in population affected housing costs in Sydney? And are migration cuts the solution to Sydney’s accommodation crisis?

For the past year,Tony hasn’t paid a power bill. Here’s how he did it

Virtual power plant programs,and the retail offers being built around them,are coming at a critical moment in the energy transition.

Five prime ministers in five years was dismal. But a new reality is unfolding

Tax cuts and integrity will dominate debate between Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese when Parliament resumes today

We’ve progressed from the era of disposable political leaders to a new era of relatively indispensable ones.

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How Coles is changing self-serve checkouts to stop shoplifting

Supermarkets and other retailers are stepping up efforts to use new technology to prevent rising levels of shoplifting.

Revellers flock to Bronte pool for a Christmas Day bash.

A crowd of expats descended on the pool,as one local looked on

Whether it’s an image of the most famous person on the planet,or a little-known victim of tragedy,a good photo has the power to stop you in your tracks.

The stories are timeless,even if the authors are of another time.
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Racism

I’m not cancelling my favourite books,despite my dark skin troubling their authors

I can’t cancel the stories of my childhood. Great stories can survive the sins of their writers.

Satara Uthayakumaran
Satara Uthayakumaran

Writer,ANU student

‘I don’t know if I would be here if it weren’t for the pool’

Bondi Icebergs is the belle of Sydney’s ocean baths – and will soon be the star of its own documentary.

Swimming is about more than exercise. It’s about solace,meditation,emotional sustenance – and,at this Sydney ocean pool,community.

Two casinos,may always have been a stretch for Sydney. The profitability of both is now in doubt

One casino has been approved to operate,but is laying off staff. The other has just emerged red-faced from an inquiry that may result in losing its licence.

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How a spicy midlife crisis launched The Unsatisfactory Spouses Club

When marriage trouble hit a group of Melbourne friends,they sought solace in each other.

‘You’re from the in-flight magazine’:How Tim Rogers and Alice Topp fell in love
Two of Us

‘You’re from the in-flight magazine’:How Tim Rogers and Alice Topp fell in love

After two failed attempts at a relationship,musician Tim Rogers and choreographer Alice Topp have made a home among the kangaroos in rural Victoria.

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Solar panels in Jordan Springs

Solar households handed payment incentive to boost battery uptake

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.

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Courts

‘He didn’t have a chance’:Luke went to his new job in the morning. He never came home

Luke Bray and his mother Diane Bray.

Luke Bray,24,wasn’t even supposed to be at work that day. His mother wants answers.

Bruce Lehrmann pursued by former landlord over alleged property damage

Gaenor Meakes outside the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Thursday.

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.

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Defamation

Vile voice messages to Alex Greenwich played in defamation case

Alex Greenwich outside the Federal Court in Sydney on Friday.

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.

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Crime

Marrickville stabbing was premeditated,police allege

Marrickville stabbing was premeditated,police allege

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.

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NRL 2024

Maguire’s super Saturday:Three games and 20 players who could make or break the Blues

Maguire’s super Saturday:Three games and 20 players who could make or break the Blues

The NSW coach will watch three matches involving no fewer than 20 NSW hopefuls in what amounts to their final Origin audition.

Jack de Belin arriving at court in April 2021.
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No-fault stand-down policy isn’t perfect,but NRL has little alternative

You can argue the stand-down rules are neither an effective deterrent nor a fair punishment – but that’s not the point of them.

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The Point Piper property Rockleigh has sold on the quiet for more than $80 million.
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Title Deeds

House bought for $325,000 in 1978 resold for more than $80m

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.

Nox in the Talofa hinterland near Byron Bay sold for $12 million to animation pioneer Zareh Nalbandian.

He sold his studio to Netflix for $700m. Then he went on a $120m property spree

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.

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New NSW Blues coach Michael Maguire will have a busy Saturday night.

Maguire’s super Saturday:Three games and 20 players who could make or break the Blues

The NSW coach will watch three matches involving no fewer than 20 NSW hopefuls in what amounts to their final Origin audition.

Ellie Carpenter celebrating her birthday and the Champions League semi-final victory over PSG.

Matildas star has won two Champions Leagues but still hopes third time’s a charm

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.

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NRL 2024

Young star shines on debut as Sea Eagles snap three-match losing streak

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.

No country loves rugby league more than PNG.

PNG league team is a great idea – but why should we pay for it?

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.

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

Columnist and author

Joe Schmidt

This is the hardest Wallabies squad to pick in a decade,but there is a core to build around

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.

Jack de Belin arriving at court in April 2021.
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NRL 2024

No-fault stand-down policy isn’t perfect,but NRL has little alternative

You can argue the stand-down rules are neither an effective deterrent nor a fair punishment – but that’s not the point of them.

Origin.

We asked data nerds to pick the NSW Origin team. Here is who they selected

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.

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