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Philippines’ new president makes secret Australia trip
Days after winning the presidential election, Ferdinand Marcos jnr has quietly flown to Australia, where his youngest son is said to be enrolling to study.
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Spender rejects Coalition’s super for housing policy
The independent candidate said the policy would inflate house prices when increased supply was needed.
Liberal candidate called upon to reveal relationship with big tobacco
Lung Foundation Australia chief executive Mark Brooke said Kristy McSweeney needed to be honest about her work with the industry.
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‘The government co-owning your house? I don’t like that at all’: Howard
Former PM John Howard was referring to Labor’s plan for the government to take a 40 per cent stake in a first home buyer’s house as a way of helping them onto the property ladder.
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LoadingOngoing deficits and $1 trillion in debt: Coalition release formal costings
The Coalition will rely on downsized government departments and fewer public servants to offset a lift in health spending if it’s re-elected.
Can I vote early? What if I have COVID? What to know before heading to the polls
Things can get a bit confusing during an election campaign, so here are the answers to your FAQs.
Women who accused Craig McLachlan of harassment are liars, partner believes
Vanessa Scammell has told the NSW Supreme Court she does not believe her partner did what several women have accused him of.
‘I feel like I’m 40’: Kyle Chalmers and the brutal cost of success
Kyle Chalmers knows the price of greatness means not being able to lift his arms above his head, or even drink a coffee, without debilitating shoulder pain.
Coalition’s only IR reform defeated in test case as uni tutor loses right to go permanent
Toby Priest, who has worked as a casual tutor for almost 16 years, lost his right to convert to a permanent employee in a test case for the industrial relations change.
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Aviation
Jetstar Dreamliner grounded after significant lightning damage
A Jetstar Boeing 787 will be out of service for up to two months after a lightning strike inflicted significant damage on the jet during a flight from Melbourne to the Gold Coast earlier this month.
NRL identity Bryan Fletcher cashes in with $10m sale of Surry Hills pub
Former NRL player Bryan Fletcher has capitalised on the current demand for inner-city Sydney pubs with the sale of the craft beer mecca that he part-owns, the Royal Albert in Surry Hills.
The Dry 2: Eric Bana filming sequel to Aussie smash hit
Production on Force of Nature, the second film of a planned trilogy featuring detective Aaron Falk, has begun in the Victorian bush.
Disney gives family a whole new meaning with new TV series on Australian cult
Disney has announced a long-awaited slate of Australian-made content, including a series about infamous cult, The Family.
Analysis
Logies
Who will win the Gold Logie? And why will it be Hamish?
Voting for the 62nd TV Week Gold Logie Awards is open, but Australia’s favourite amateur cake-maker, will be hard to beat.
Opinion
NRL 2022
Why Paul Vaughan is the type of footballer Bulldogs don’t need
The Bulldogs prop needs to take some responsibility for his on-field performance.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
He bought the house 18 months ago. Then the ocean swept it away
The gradual nature of sea-level rise means that for many coastal communities, it can feel like a distant threat. That is not the case on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
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‘If you’re not playing the long game, you’re not getting my vote’: What young people want politicians to know
We asked voters aged 18 to 30 to show us what they want the next government to know about them so that it can steer the country in the right direction. This is what they said.
Frydenberg swears ‘hand on heart’ super for housing policy won’t drive prices up
The Coalition’s policy would allow first home buyers to use up to $50,000 of their superannuation and has sparked a fight with Labor over housing policy ahead of the election.
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Sydney
Ita Buttrose, Michael Kirby back plans for Sydney’s first queer museum
The City of Sydney council on Monday night approved nearly $300,000 in start-up funding for Qtopia Sydney, the non-profit organisation supported by Buttrose and Kirby that has been advocating for an LGBTQI+ museum at the historic former Darlinghurst police station.
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Lynette Dawson case
‘Black eyes flashing’: Lynette Dawson spoke of Chris’ rage, sister says
Lynette Dawson told her sister in the weeks before she disappeared that her husband Chris was always angry with her, a court has heard.
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Education
High school students hit hardest by COVID closures, new data shows
Data for students in year 6 and above was “worrying”, one expert said, with some appearing to be many months behind where they should have been.
Man charged over alleged importation of 320kg of cocaine
Police allege the NSW man and a German hired a 6.5-metre boat to collect the cocaine, worth about $128m, from the ocean off Port Hedland.
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Euthanasia
Assisted dying bill should pass unchanged, Deputy Nats leader says
Bronnie Taylor says the community has spoken and the state’s voluntary assisted dying laws should now pass unchanged.
Politics
Appeal court overturns Dutton’s $35,000 defamation win over tweet
Peter Dutton launched defamation proceedings in April last year against refugee advocate Shane Bazzi over a six-word tweet accusing him of being a “rape apologist”.
Business
The Wrap: Miners, energy stocks and banks lift ASX despite Wall St wobbles
The ASX 200’s three pillars fired up to help the sharemarket post its third positive session in a row, despite the RBA’s notes flagging a possible 0.4 per cent rate rise.
Opinion
Cryptocurrencies
War on Terra: The nets are set to close in on parts of crypto system
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Buffalo shooter sought to kill others before rampage was halted: police
News that the shooter had been scoping out the supermarket in advance added to the anger and heartbreak of local residents.
Opinion
Labor’s ‘missing middle’ strategy avoids asking region to take sides on China
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Property
What first home buyers think of raiding their super to buy a home
First home buyers will be able to withdraw up to $50,000 of their superannuation to buy a property under a new Coalition policy. It has divided experts, but how do buyers feel?
The other housing tax no one’s talking about this election
Negative gearing and capital gains tax arrangements are off the table, but there’s another tax reform that could improve housing affordability over time.
Lifestyle
Lady Gaga says he saved her life: what Dr Paul Conti knows about trauma
In a new book, the US-based psychiatrist explores what he calls an invisible epidemic that many of us are suffering from in silence: trauma.
Culture
Elisabeth Moss offered this Aussie a plum Shining Girls gig, then apologised
Australian director Daina Reid and the star of The Handmaid’s Tale star Elisabeth Moss are getting used to working together.
Sport
Opinion
NRL 2022
Why Paul Vaughan is the type of footballer the Bulldogs don’t need
The Bulldogs prop needs to take some responsibility for his on-field performance.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
‘No regrets at all’: Kikau remains committed to Canterbury
Viliame Kikau has no second thoughts about his move next year, with the Bulldogs confirming there were no Trent Barrett clauses in his nor Reed Mahoney’s deals.
Japan-based trio gets green light for Wallabies gold against England
Australia look set to avoid a repeat of last year’s selection fiasco with star backs Quade Cooper, Samu Kerevi and Marika Koroibete.
‘I wish we had one more day’: Symonds’ impact measured by tributes
Andrew Symonds’ sister has made a heartfelt tribute to her brother, who died after a single-vehicle car accident in North Queensland.
‘I feel like I’m 40’: Kyle Chalmers and the brutal cost of success
Kyle Chalmers knows the price of greatness means not being able to lift his arms above his head, or even drink a coffee, without debilitating shoulder pain.
Opinion
Super Rugby
Home fires spark as Bledisloe gap begins to narrow
The recent history of the trans-Tasman rivalry has had the Orwellian feel of a boot forever stamping on a human face. Lately, however, has the heel lifted, just a tad?
Wayne Smith
Inspired by young Socceroo, rising English star comes out as gay
Jake Daniels, who plays for Blackpool in England’s Championship - one tier below the Premier League - said he was empowered by the story of Josh Cavallo.
Have Your Say
Trent Barrett is gone - who should coach the Bulldogs?
It would require a supercoach to turn the broken Bulldogs around.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
