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Take down order ‘unlawful and dangerous’: X rejects Australian law
Social media giant X has rejected demands from Australia’s eSafety commissioner to take down images of this week’s Sydney knife attacks.
Bus driver hailed for saving lives in fatal head-on crash
A man is dead and multiple people injured after a car that police had been pursuing moments earlier collided with a bus on a highway in central western NSW.
Thomas Kelly’s father says family ‘blindsided’ by parole process as son’s killer released
Kieran Loveridge walked out of Broken Hill prison on Friday. An angry Ralph Kelly says the family were kept in the dark about his behaviour in jail during a final parole hearing.
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High school
Parent’s anger over child joining school prayer group without consent
A Muslim community leader has questioned whether public high schools are doing enough to guard against extremism among students.
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Crime
Hernias and hubris delay Jean Nassif’s return to Australia
The international fugitive recently paid $50,000 to keep alive his long-running defamation battle against broadcaster Ray Hadley, who called him a “shoddy developer.”
Revesby auction makes sellers a gain of $235,000 in one year
Does this house earn more than you? Not a single family registered to bid as it drew the attention of several builders.
Two high-profile restaurant closures hit the harbour city
A hatted modern-Indian newcomer and a niche Japanese izakaya announce their final services.
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Parenting
This simple baby and parenting class is making babies smarter
The babies of the 669 mothers who were part of the 20-session program recorded IQ scores five points higher than the babies in a control group when measured at two years.
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NRL 2024
Turuva at the double to put Panthers in box seat in Bathurst
Benji Marshall faces his toughest test yet as a head coach as the Tigers take on the defending champions in Bathurst. Follow all the action.
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LoadingHow a beer over lunch killed an Olympic dream
Astin Darcy took a dispute with Archery Australia to the National Sports Tribunal after being sanctioned for consuming alcohol during a break in a competition.
Largest wave ever surfed? German’s claim to break his own world record
Sebastian Steudtner has partnered with Porsche and taken on the monster swells at Nazare, potentially emerging with a new world record.
Greece puts nearly 200 beaches under lock and key
Disgruntled locals complain of being pushed off their own beaches by a tourist boom that brought more than 32 million foreign visitors to Greece last year.
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Title Deeds
Billionaire’s heiress triples her money on $18 million weekender
Paris Neilson, daughter of Judith Neilson and Kerr Neilson, sold her estate. Now there could be a consolidation in the works with the home next door.
Beware this trap – don’t trust your boarding pass
“The printed boarding pass of our connecting flight showed both the wrong gate and flight number.”
US state of mind: Prince Harry now officially an American resident
Although he and Meghan have put down roots in Montecito, Harry was facing scrutiny about his US visa because of an admission of drug use made in his book Spare.
These brides broke one of the last wedding dress taboos. And so did I
Being part of the ‘anti-bride’ movement can have its drawbacks, as I learnt.
Review
Lidcombe
This Korean ‘hangover soup’ is one of the most soothing liquids in Sydney
No matter what night of the week you visit, a line for Yeodongsik is inevitable. Callan Boys joins the queue.
Bondi Junction attack
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‘God help us’: Minister’s fury at attack footage
Stephen Jones will force social media firms to answer to government after the spread of misinformation had turned a “horrific week into something diabolical”.
Bouquets, moments of sorrow: Inside Westfield Bondi Junction
Silence befell Westfield Bondi Junction on Thursday as its doors opened to the public for the first time since Saturday’s knife attack.
Sydney
The Moby Dick manoeuvre: How charity organisers harpoon Sydney’s wealthy ‘whales’
Linda and Joshua Penn, who organise Sydney’s Gold Dinner fundraiser, are at the coal face of prising donations from Australia’s super rich.
Liberal MP expelled after investigation into abuse complaint
The NSW Liberal Party has expelled upper house MP Taylor Martin after an investigation into a complaint from a former federal MP.
Former nightclub boss jailed for 20 years over $1.5b cocaine plot
Tristan Waters was arrested at a meeting with undercover police in a Serbian hotel to which a fellow Australian had brought a suitcase containing $1 million.
‘Extremely weak case’: Beale argues he should have never been charged
Lawyers for rugby star Kurtley Beale are seeking to have his legal costs paid for by the state after he was cleared of sexual assault charges in a Bondi pub.
Teen charged with Wakeley attack travelled 90 minutes to church: police
The teenager charged with stabbing a bishop in a church in Sydney’s west has a “long history of behaviour” consistent with mental health issues, court hears.
WEEKEND READS
The artificial heart set to transform medicine – and the Aussie who invented it
Biomedical engineer Daniel Timms lost his father to heart disease, but their kitchen-top tests helped him hone a radical idea.
‘Dirty wellness’: a trend for the perfection-fatigued
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
Politics
Chalmers lists the five threats to the federal budget
The first threat, the treasurer will say, is rising global tensions, as he looks to repair the nation’s finances and reform the economy.
Business
Analysis
Media & marketing
ABC local radio just hit rock bottom. What’s next?
The national broadcaster peaked during bushfires and COVID-19 and it has been downhill for a long time.
World
Australia will work with Trump if that’s the card we’re dealt: Treasurer
Jim Chalmers has held high-level meetings in Washington ahead of unveiling this year’s budget, which he says will target “economic security”.
Opinion
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Property
Should you wait for interest rate cuts to buy a house?
Once interest rates fall, property prices would likely go up, but buyers could borrow more money, and new analysis shows whether it would be enough.
Where property prices picked up, and where they’ve slowed
Since mid-last year, local economic conditions, plus the affordability and lifestyle factors, have sparked a turnaround in property in regional Australia.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Our little jellyfish has become a bride and her dad is lost for words
There are no words to capture what a father feels for his daughter.
Culture
Fabulous, darling! Priscilla to ride again in film sequel
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – an Australian classic – is getting a sequel, according to director Stephan Elliott.
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NRL 2024
TV hides the blemishes, but NRL living large thanks to halo effect
The schedulers of the NRL’s draw deserve much credit for an exhilarating start to the season by successfully building on the Las Vegas showcase.
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NRL 2024
NRL round 7 LIVE: Penrith Panthers v Wests Tigers, Gold Coast Titans v Manly Sea Eagles
Benji Marshall faces his toughest test yet as a head coach as the Tigers take on the defending champions in Bathurst. Follow all the action at Carrington Park.
‘When things scare me, I just run at them’: Uncaged Pedro shapes up for fight of his life
Fresh from completing a week of tough sparring, former UFC fighter Tyson Pedro reflects on what it takes mentally and physically to compete as a boxer.
Dolphins tape over medicinal cannabis sponsor on legal advice
The Dolphins have taped over their front-of-jersey sponsor – a medicine clinic that prescribes medicinal cannabis – following concerns raised for the club, NRL and broadcasters.
McKeon ‘confident’ and ready for fresh challenges ahead of final Olympics in Paris
Australia’s most decorated Olympian, Emma McKeon, confirmed this week that Paris will be her final Olympics.
Booze and arrows: How a beer over lunch killed an Olympic dream
Astin Darcy took a dispute with Archery Australia to the National Sports Tribunal after being sanctioned for consuming alcohol during a break in a competition.
Largest wave ever surfed? 28.57m claim to break German’s own world record
Sebastian Steudtner has partnered with engineering giant Porsche and taken on the monster swells at Nazare, potentially emerging with a new world record in the process.
Have Your Say
Coach Joe Schmidt will pick fewer overseas Wallabies, not more
The future of the Giteau Law may be of little consequence for the new Australian coach.
