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Investigation
Good Weekend
‘I’ve just killed me kids’: His story never changed. But the science has
He was jailed for an unthinkable crime. Now there are questions about Robert Farquharson’s guilt.
Podcast
Trial by Water
‘I want to believe he’s guilty ... but I can’t’: Listen to the podcast
Why a growing number of experts believe the case against convicted child killer Robert Farquharson is “fundamentally flawed”.
‘Messy’: How Nine’s #MeToo moment arrived
It was only a matter of time before tensions over sexual harassment inside Australia’s largest media organisation boiled over.
Marles to call out China’s ‘unsafe’ encounters with Australian navy
The minister’s remarks are likely to hit a sour note for Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun, attending the conference for the first time.
Customer data exposed after Ticketek ‘cyber incident’
The ticketing company wrote to Australian customers saying personal details had been compromised.
Trump says he’s ‘honoured’ to run for president as a convicted felon
In his first remarks since a jury found him guilty of a hush money conspiracy, the 77-year-old framed the election as a fight to save America.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Why a guilty verdict won’t dethrone King Donald
The election is now guaranteed to be a vote not only on Trump and Biden, but on the entire US system.
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Terror plot to attack Olympics foiled by security services
The Chechen teenager was suspected of plotting an “Islamist-inspired” attack on a football game during this summer’s Olympics, authorities said.
The Sydney suburbs where house prices have risen the least in five years
Sydney house prices have risen 57 per cent over the past five years, but some pockets of the city have increased much less.
Opinion
Property development
New housing targets may change Sydney. Failure to hit them will change it more
One mayor has branded the housing plan a ‘catastrophe’ for his area. But the real catastrophe would be if Sydney was unable to grow.
Michael Koziol
Sydney editor
Opinion
Domestic violence
His comments made the men stare at their shoes. Good men must do better
We have a culture that’s impotent to the power that certain men wield in creating a narrative of women.
Jacinta Parsons
Writer and broadcaster
Analysis
AI
Australian at the centre of the battle over AI has a warning for the world
There’s a war raging about the future of artificial intelligence - and Melbourne-born Helen Toner is in the thick of it.
Opinion
Taxis
How’s your Uber rating? Mine came as a shock
Four drivers gave me one star. Four! When it comes to tiny metrics of anonymous condemnation, that’s a caning.
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
Modern Guru
Good Weekend
Can I stop my friend’s husband from making snide comments?
Love is mysterious, writes our Modern Guru, with the finest people often attracted to … others.
Opinion
State of Origin
Why Queensland gets Origin, and NSW does not
Why is there an indifference to Origin in this state as opposed to Queensland, whose entire identity is defined by what happens in three interstate matches each year?
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
‘I’m a bit concerned’: Gustavsson takes blame as Matildas rocked by Foord injury scare
Caitlin Foord’s preparation for the Paris Olympics could be disrupted after she went down with a hamstring injury in Friday night’s scratchy 1-1 draw with China.
Opinion
For subscribers
NRL to take back seat, for now, as Origin behemoth emerges again
There is a solution to the mundane nature of the NRL regular season – bring back the “final five”.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Recipe collection
Baking
Eat cake for breakfast: Five healthy-ish bakes to wake up to
A healthy breakfast masquerading as cake? That’s certainly the case of Helen Goh’s revamped recipe.
Why can’t Jetstar transfer my bags on connecting flights?
“Apart from the inconvenience, it is highly inefficient, with travellers dragging their bags around and creating further congestion in the check-in area.”
Sky Ferreira emerges after 10 years of ‘being erased’ by record label drama
The cult pop enigma returns to Australian stages for Vivid Live in Sydney and Rising in Melbourne.
WEEKEND READS
Private jets, Ibiza villas and $9000 wines: An epic art fraudster tells all
Inigo Philbrick went to jail for the largest art swindle in US history. But he isn’t losing too much sleep over what he did.
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Dicey Topics
‘Patty’s not allowed to remarry’: Dyer’s imaginary from-the-grave command
The 35-year-old actor and screenwriter on unusual sex ed, how she’d like to die – and Taylor Swift.
Sydney
Graphic content
Courts
‘Each victim was in dreadful fear’: Terror of the ‘inner-west rapist’
Seventeen years after he sexually attacked four women across Sydney, Darren Kennedy was caught by DNA. He has now met his fate.
Man who murdered 19-year-old partner after prolonged ‘nang’ use jailed
Liqun Pan was fatally stabbed in an apartment littered with empty nitrous oxide canisters. He fell four floors and spent months in a coma before his arrest.
Room to raise heights again if Sydney’s building targets are not met
New height limits and other planning controls could be intensified if they fail to deliver enough new homes, the state’s planning boss says.
‘Largest coal mining proposal’ in state’s history floated for NSW
The EPA has warned that the rest of the NSW economy would have to make steeper cuts to greenhouse gas emissions to compensate if the proposal goes ahead in its current form.
Phone taps, diaries and a personals ad: Inside Chris Dawson’s tangled web
On March 27, 1982, a 15-word ad appeared in a Sydney newspaper, urging “Lyn” to call “Chris”. The author had already murdered her, a judge found.
NRL 2024
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Bulldogs surge into top eight with win over woeful Knights
The screw standing between Moses and a NSW Blues recall
The Parramatta halfback says Nicho Hynes “will do the jersey proud”. But if NSW don’t win game one, does Moses get rushed back into the side?
Exclusive
You’ll never guess which NRL club is doing best – and worst – off the field
An NRL document has ranked the financial performance of every club. There are some big surprises – at the top and bottom of the ladder.
Politics
Red paint, smashed windows: Wong condemns ‘violent’ protests over Gaza
Police have warned that security threats to parliamentarians are on the rise after Labor ministers’ offices were vandalised by antiwar protesters.
Business
Opinion
Executive pay
The drummer who started the fight to block the biggest payday in history
Richard Tornetta is an unlikely campaigner against one of the world’s richest men.
James Titcomb
World
Updated
US Votes 2024
‘The jury has spoken’: Trump convicted of all 34 charges
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the jury did their job. Their decision could reshape the 2024 election and further divide the nation.
Opinion
Trump’s the guilty one, but it’s Biden who needs a ‘get out of jail’ card
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
When you force a million people into a ‘safe zone’ then bomb it, ‘whoops’ doesn’t quite cut it
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
Australians are the world’s keenest nudists. I want in
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
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Property
Suburbs where home owners can’t afford their mortgages
As many as one in 30 households in hard-hit pockets have fallen behind on repayments, buckling under high rates and inflation.
‘A pretty magic spot’: Where you can sea-change for under $750,000 in NSW
Byron might be out of reach, but Sydneysiders are ditching the commute for coastal hotspots that cost half the price of the capital.
Good Food
Lifestyle
How gardening can improve your mental wellbeing and friendships
Gardening may not only help connect us to nature, but with other humans.
Culture
The portrait Gina Rinehart does actually want you to see
Australia’s richest person is the subject of another portrait in Canberra. This time she’s so happy to have it displayed she’s setting the rules.
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Sport
Opinion
State of Origin
‘We’d be open to Gus being involved’: Why Queensland gets Origin, and NSW does not
Why is there an indifference to Origin in this state as opposed to Queensland, whose entire identity is defined by what happens in three interstate matches each year?
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Opinion
State of Origin
NRL to take back seat, for now, as Origin behemoth emerges again
There is a solution to the mundane nature of the NRL regular season – bring back the “final five”.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Waratahs ready to swoop on Rebels’ Wallabies stars after axing
Wallabies stars Taniela Tupou and Carter Gordon could be heading to NSW.
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NRL 2024
Canterbury defended for 20 minutes with 12 men – but still put Knights to sword
The Bulldogs overcame the absence of NSW stars Stephen Crichton and Matt Burton, as well as the injured Viliame Kikau, to storm the Knights’ fortress.
Gustavsson takes blame as Matildas rocked by Foord injury scare
Caitlin Foord’s preparation for Paris could be disrupted after she went down with an injury in Friday night’s scratchy 1-1 draw with China.
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Super Rugby
Waratahs end season to forget with cruel one-point loss to Reds
Down 19-0 at halftime in their final game of a horror season, the Waratahs dug deep to fight back and briefly take the lead. But, ultimately, it ended in more heartbreak.
The screw standing between Mitchell Moses and a NSW Blues recall
The Parramatta halfback says Nicho Hynes “will do the jersey proud”. But if NSW don’t win game one, does Moses get rushed back into the side?
Have Your Say
Purist, obsessive, intense: Why the Michael Maguire I know is an extraordinary competitor
A year after he won the premiership with Souths, I worked on a book with Michael Maguire. I don’t think I’ve met anyone who wants to win so badly.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
