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Police focus on national park as search for slain couple’s bodies expands

Police focus on national park as search for slain couple’s bodies expands

The Royal National Park in Sydney’s south is now at the centre of a police operation to locate the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.

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Police, Mardi Gras organisers discuss deal for officers to march out of uniform

Police Minister Yasmin Catley emerged from a meeting with police and Mardi Gras organisers on Tuesday, praising the “positive and respectful” conversation.

NSW Police is not the same with a woman at the helm

In this profile of Karen Webb first published last year, Jordan Baker and Sally Rawsthorne reported on how our first woman police commissioner was turning the culture of the NSW police force on its head - in spite of her critics.

Morrison chokes back tears as he thanks staff injured in crash

Morrison chokes back tears as he thanks staff injured in crash

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has delivered his final speech to parliament, nearly 17 years after becoming an MP.

‘This is what makes the Shire and southern Sydney such a great place to live’

Scott Morrison has thanked his constituents in the Sydney seat of Cook, saying it had been a privilege to serve them.

How big is the pay gap at your workplace? 5000 companies revealed

In the race to recruit and keep the best teachers, several of the nation’s independent schools are paying women above the odds.

Taylor Swift’s father investigated for alleged paparazzo assault

Taylor Swift’s father, Scott Kingsley Swift, has been accused of an alleged assault against a paparazzo near a Sydney wharf on Tuesday morning.

The alleged incident occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Sydney, after the pop star had played her final Australian show.

ICAC points to Maguire’s ‘emotional hold’ on Berejiklian

The corruption watchdog concluded Gladys Berejiklian was influenced in her decision-making by her desire to maintain and advance her relationship with Daryl Maguire.

The “particular dynamics” of the relationship between Gladys Berejiklian and Daryl Maguire needed consideration, a NSW court was told.

The case involving Trump that could change the internet forever

It all started when laws were passed in response to decisions by Twitter and Facebook to boot Donald Trump off their platforms.

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After 20 years Icebergs Dining Room and Bar in Bondi still feels fresh.

‘We’re at a pivotal point’: Australia’s restaurant industry on the brink

For many restaurants today, just breaking even is cause for celebration. Will 2024 be remembered as a year of closures?

Sydney’s ‘oldest wine bar’ unveils fancy new look (including one vital detail that’s easy to miss)

The Market Street venue has undergone a makeover, while serving up house-made pappardelle and prawn and Balmain bug risotto.

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10 healthy, simple midweek fish dishes (that aren’t salmon)

Don’t be afraid of cooking fish. It’s healthy, economical and as these recipes show, easier to cook than you may think.

Mary Poppins film rating raised over ‘discriminatory language’

Julie Andrews as Mary Poppins in the 1964 film.

The film, starring Julie Andrews as the nanny who transforms the lives of two children, is being re-released in the UK. Classifiers picked up a dated and racially offensive term.

‘Ange, I’m in’: Why Postecoglou’s powers of persuasion work on so many signings

Ange Postecoglou and James Maddison.

Many players have spoken about getting “the call” from the Australian coach. At Celtic, there was a running joke he could have a career in recruitment.

The reason Sydney schools are axing weekly sport

At least 15 schools have been forced into abandoning sport after the bus transport bill for students doubled in a year.

It’s the simple things ...

When I was a child, we never dreamed of an overseas holiday

Even motels were too expensive, except on very hot days when Dad didn’t want to drive in the heat.

Lee Tulloch
Lee Tulloch

Travel columnist

Australians are willing to shop around – and Coles is taking note

Coles boss Leah Weckert is seeing customers more willing to shop around to get a better price on groceries.

The supermarket giant intends to prove it provides good value for money and keep shoppers as they travel further to get a better deal on groceries.

Comedian, clown or agony aunt, this rising star is in demand

Big-name comedians flocked to Julia Masli’s packed Edinburgh Festival shows but even she doesn’t know what might happen in Melbourne next month.

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Fare’s fair? How a Swiftie surge turned a taxi rank into The Hunger Games

Between middle fingers and near bashings, the taxi rank outside Central’s Grand Concourse was not exactly a love story following Friday’s Taylor Swift concert.

Taylor Swift fans snap a selfie outside Accor Stadium.

How Swifties sucked up 15,000 hours of video data

Telstra says it has been grappling with unprecedented demand from Taylor Swift fans as the telco prepares to announce new network features at Mobile World Congress this week.

Sydney

A Woolworths Metro store in Mosman. There is ongoing debate about whether such stores are large enough to “trigger” new planning controls around them.

The change that could trigger higher density development in Sydney

The presence of restaurants, shops and a supermarket will “trigger” new planning controls across Sydney’s suburbs, but there is ongoing debate about what makes a “town centre”.

Man shot dead on street in Sydney’s west

NSW Police attended the home and found a man unresponsive on the footpath

Paramedics treated the man who was found lying on the footpath, but he died at the scene.

NSW One Nation at risk of losing its sole MP, party looks to recruit Craig Kelly

NSW One Nation at risk of losing its sole MP, party looks to recruit Craig Kelly

Speculation is mounting the former Liberal MP will ditch Clive Palmer’s UAP to join One Nation and force out NSW MP Tania Mihailuk.

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Schools

Sobbing Newington old boys drown out those with real skin in this game

Second-generation graduate of Newington College Tony Retsos participated in the protest.

Inconsolable about the end of male sovereignty at Newington, ageing alumni want to “save” the school. But for “new” parents like me, other considerations spring to mind.

Mardi Gras organisers ask police not to march

Uniformed police march in the Mardi Gras parade in 2004.

The Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Board said having police participate in the march “could intensify the current feelings of sorrow and distress”.

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Macquarie exits BP’s $55 billion WA green energy project

Australia’s biggest renewable energy project in WA’s Pilbara region has lost the backing of “the millionaires factory” Macquarie Group.

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Eddie Jones has had an influence on Manly’s preparations in Las Vegas.

Eddie everywhere: Jones’ role in Manly’s Las Vegas mission

Anthony Seibold worked with Eddie Jones when he was head coach of the England rugby team, and has applied the same preparation to the US trip.

The sights and bright lights of Las Vegas during the NRL’s promotional tour last year.
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NRL 2024

Fear and mothering in Las Vegas: Why NRL clubs should stop treating players like children

We wonder why rugby league players act like brats. Maybe it’s because we keep treating them as such.

Andrew Webster
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Chief Sports Writer

Ange Postecoglou and James Maddison.

‘I’m in’: Why Postecoglou’s powers of persuasion work on so many signings

Many players have spoken about getting “the call” from the Australian coach. At Celtic, there was a running joke he could have a career in recruitment.

Adam Reynolds sent a scare through the Broncos camp.

NRL transfer hub: How LeBron is helping Broncos skipper stay young

Adam Reynolds is entering the final stages of his career, but he says he feels at the top of his game after signing a one-year extension with Brisbane.

Cooney-Cross in action during the Matildas’ 3-0 Olympic-qualifying win over Uzbekistan in Tashkent.

Nomadic childhood prepared Matildas’ Cooney-Cross for life at the top of football

From the Sunshine Coast to Alice Springs and Ballarat, Torquay, Sydney, Melbourne, Sweden and England, Australia’s midfield dynamo is nothing if not adaptable.

The Sydney Roosters players are entertained at super fan Josh Brandon’s LA home.
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Watch how the Sydney Roosters cracked Hollywood … but didn’t know it

A diehard Roosters fan, who is a filmmaker in Los Angeles, has been taking names from the team and using them in movies and TV shows for years.

New Zealand cricketer Daryl Mitchell.

He played with Aussie stars and has All Blacks in his blood. Now he’s out to topple Australia

Daryl Mitchell was a child when his dad lost his job as coach of the All Blacks. But his father’s career provided lessons that have helped him become a big-game player.

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