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‘Serious allegations’: School that dictated underwear colour to face inquiry
Six members of the Redeemer Baptist school and church community bravely told us their stories. Now parliament will hold the school to account.
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NRLW 2026
Cashed-up and cock-a-hoop, there’s one big winner from the NRL deal (and it’s not Kayo subscribers)
The mammoth $5.3 billion, seven-year agreement has serious ramifications for the code, its players and fans.
Liberals have created an ungodly mess
The separation of church and state is a fundamental principle of Australian democracy – maybe someone should remind the hard-right Liberals.
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Courts
‘Stitch-up’: A-G blasts damning report that found top prosecutor gave false evidence
A NSW upper house committee has released a damaging report about Director of Public Prosecutions Sally Dowling, SC. But MPs are divided.
Australia’s teen social media ban fails to clear first age-check hurdle
A team of software testers found that platforms did not ask for age proof on any of the 50 accounts they opened after the ban was in force.
‘Trigger some alarm bells?’ The draft, the legal advice and the $1m job
A corruption inquiry has heard more evidence from former University of Wollongong chancellor Michael Still.
Opinion
FIFA World Cup
Why FIFA was the perfect target for Trump’s intervention
Drawing on his years of soccer expertise, US President Donald Trump declared Folarin Balogun’s red card for stomping completely invalid, insisting it be overturned.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Toddler Vincent was declared dead after falling into a pool. He was later found alive – in the morgue
Eighteen-month-old Vincent Fiordilino was found breathing hours after being declared dead by a doctor in Phoenix, Arizona.
How a businessman blew $60 million in just days at a casino
A civil suit between Crown’s former VP of marketing and a wealthy Singaporean businessman reveals $60 million was gambled away at Crown Perth in a matter of days.
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Science
We’re extremely rich, so why are we so unhappy? Here’s what the science says
The paradox is clear: Australia is an extraordinarily rich country, but its residents are increasingly pessimistic.
‘Still at war with their bodies’: How the anti-ageing obsession is hurting older women
As the multibillion-dollar longevity, menopause and anti-ageing industries boom, Australian women are feeling the effects of a lifetime’s exposure to diet culture and shifting beauty standards.
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Real life
If there’s a heaven, Uncle John, your last 8000 steps were its stairway
When my uncle, John Egan, was well into his 90s, I had a challenging phone call with him.
Rick Feneley
Deputy opinion editor
‘Despicable’: Macron backs Mbappé after French football captain condemns racism
France and Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé has accused a Paraguayan senator of “brazen racism” over remarks she made after her country’s World Cup loss to France.
Madonna, the true queen of pop, returns with her best record in decades
The master of reinvention embraces her dance roots on the stunning Confessions II.
Opinion
Wimbledon
The time for talk is over. Will Demon make a drastic call?
Alex de Minaur cut a forlorn figure after his Wimbledon defeat on Monday. It feels like a fork-in-the-road moment for his career.
Marc McGowan
Sports reporter
Meet the pilot with the best views in the world
Pascale Fischer travels the world on a yacht, flying helicopters. But nowhere, he says, compares to the flying we’ll do today.
Supergirl is tanking at the box office ... but it isn’t the heroine’s fault
From Catwoman to Supergirl, female-led superhero movies have struggled to take off – so what’s going on behind the camera?
I tried to recover from my burnout with three days here. It worked
Neuroscientists talk about the “three-day effect”, where three days in nature can reset your mind. Three minutes here, and I’m already feeling the shift.
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FIFA World Cup 2026
US knocked out of World Cup on home soil after goalie blunder in 4-1 rout
The American dream is over: Belgium have thrashed the co-hosts to progress to the quarter-finals to play Spain.
Trump didn’t know what a red card meant, wanted FIFA review
The US president said he told Gianni Infantino it would be a “big stain” on the World Cup if the US lost one of its best players for the round of 16.
Sydney
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City life
Inside the painstaking restoration of North Sydney pool’s prized heritage wall
Workers are adding the finishing touches to the pool before the long-awaited reopening in August. One detail might surprise visitors.
NSW police officer found guilty of sexually assaulting, choking ex-wife
The officer stood trial on 19 domestic violence-related charges in Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court.
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Crime
Multiple child safety reports before child’s alleged murder by mother
A retired judge will investigate if more could have been done to protect the boy, as police conduct forensic tests for signs of cannibalism.
The Sydney council hit with more than 300 complaints in less than two years
As the number of code of conduct complaints continues to grow, this council is considering legal action against the state authority.
‘Too much Kool-Aid’: Inside the struggle for a $389,000 job
An executive went looking for a $50,000 pay rise as 150 of her colleagues were made redundant, despite concerns about optics, the ICAC has heard.
NRL 2026
‘I am in awe of how amazing people are’: Jai Arrow marries partner in secret Sydney ceremony
The former NRL player may be about to be thrown “the world’s biggest birthday party”, but nothing will top his early present.
Potential destination for Leota revealed, but there’s a twist
The Panthers prop has a short window to explore his options, though one leading club’s interest is contingent on an early release for 2027.
Politics
Worst since the 1990s recession: Alarm grows over sluggish economy
One of the nation’s top economic forecasters warns the next two years will be a grind thanks to higher unemployment and poor wage growth.
Business
Ailing Europe declares war on sick leave as lengthy absences soar
Germany’s “big bang” of economic reforms includes requiring workers to get a doctor’s note on the very first day of their illness, and get it in person.
World
‘Are we in the Soviet Union now?’ Inside Russia’s 18-hour petrol lines
As the war on Ukraine bites, Russians are experiencing the kinds of fuel shortages that many haven’t seen in their lifetimes.
Opinion
China’s missile launch is a nuclear threat we’ve never seen before
Clinton Fernandes
Academic and former intelligence officer
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Property
The suburbs property investors shouldn’t buy in
Investors tend to buy where other investors have already purchased, not where the best returns are. Here’s where to look instead.
Sydney home owners who ‘might have got $2m’ sell for less as prices fall
A renovated two-storey home drew five registrations, but the pace of bidding petered out towards the end as buyers hit their limits.
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Lifestyle
Should you invite the ex-best friend? The politics of wedding guest invites
It appears Taylor Swift still has bad blood with former BFF Blake Lively, who was notably absent from the pop star’s wedding over the weekend.
Culture
Lauren Bennett, G.R.L member and singer on LMFAO’s Party Rock Anthem, dies aged 36
G.R.L. featured on Pitbull’s 2014 tune Wild Wild Love, and their song Ugly Heart peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart that year.
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‘Harry is a cheat’: Gould slams Queensland hooker’s referee antics
NSW players hope referee Ashley Klein does not fall for Harry Grant’s on-field antics – now Phil Gould has had his say on the matter.
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Wallabies
‘Devastated for him’: Wallabies handed No.10 blow as Tupou finds joy again in gold
Carter Gordon’s hometown Test dream is over, but Taniela Tupou is back in Brisbane with a renewed love for the Wallabies, having vowed to stay away from French baguettes.
Opinion
FIFA World Cup
FIFA’s history of criminality makes it a perfect receptacle for phone calls from a ‘boss man’
Drawing on his years of soccer expertise, US President Donald Trump declared Folarin Balogun’s previous-round red card for stomping completely invalid, insisting it be immediately overturned.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Jai Arrow marries long-time partner in secret ceremony
Jai Arrow may be about to be thrown “the world’s biggest birthday party”, but nothing will top his early present.
Opinion
NRL 2026
Cleary needs to play five-eighth if Blues are to win decider. It worked in the 2023 grand final
Origin is faster, the gaps close quicker and the defence is more disciplined than in the NRL. Nathan Cleary will have more space and can do more damage outside Mitchell Moses.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
Australia dominated England in the Women’s T20 World Cup final. This is how they celebrated
Family and friends joined the players in the empty ground – owning Lord’s until they had to leave – and then celebrated into the night.
Potential destination for Leota revealed, but there’s a twist
The Panthers prop has a short window to explore his options, though one leading club’s interest is contingent on an early release for 2027.
Have Your Say
To shed the underdog tag, Australian soccer needs to have some tough conversations
Judging by the response to the Socceroos’ shattering World Cup exit against Egypt, fans and players have had a gutful of gallant defeats. So how do they become the team we want them to be?
