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Forty-nine students got 99.95 ATARs. These are the HSC subjects they chose
Aside from compulsory English, there was one common subject among the elite group.
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Defence
Australian Navy helicopter involved in near miss with Chinese fighter jet
A Chinese jet fighter dropped flares in front of the helicopter in international waters, an incident Defence Minister Richard Marles condemned as “unacceptable”.
Sex crimes detective raped woman whose complaint he was assigned to, court told
The NSW police officer allegedly raped the 19-year-old woman at a police station and sexually touched her without consent.
Updated
Australians abroad
‘I will love you forever’: Girlfriend leads tributes to brothers slain on Mexican surf trip
The partner of one of the Australians brothers killed in Mexico has led online tributes after authorities confirmed the identities of three bodies found last week.
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel begins evacuation of Rafah, warns ‘powerful’ operation near
The Israeli army has told Palestinians to begin evacuating eastern Rafah, according to an Israel Defence Forces statement, sparking fears a ground invasion is imminent
Body found after man went overboard on Elvis cruise
Police have retrieved the body of a man in water off Sydney Heads after he went overboard while on an Elvis-themed P&O cruise.
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Immigration
Minister claims ‘immunity’ to keep deportation blacklist nations a mystery
The minister’s office also revealed he outsourced decisions over the visa conditions of former immigration detainees to departmental officials earlier this year.
Reynolds launches new bid for damages against Higgins
WA Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds is taking to the court seeking details of a trust she fears may prevent her from gaining a financial remedy.
Editorial
Domestic violence
‘All options’ were on the table to tackle DV, but now the most obvious one is off
The Herald agrees with the premier that immediate action is needed, but he and cabinet have missed a moment to do something with generational consequences.
Unliveable Mosman unit that last sold for $86,000 fetches $1.1m at auction
Twenty-six buyers registered to bid on the two-bedroom unit, which is in an unliveable condition
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Tax avoidance
Tax-dodging directors with luxury homes and boats in the firing line
Directors who have amassed large assets, such as trophy homes and flash boats, while not passing on collected taxes to the government, are some of the first in the firing line.
Opinion
Property market
Coalition’s super-for-housing policy would only help wealthier homebuyers
The Coalition’s plan to allow Australians to use their super for housing would disproportionately help wealthier people buy more expensive homes.
Breaking
NRL 2024
Sydney Roosters enter the race for Fifita with a four-year, $3.3 million deal
The Sydney Roosters have been in private discussions with Fifita and have now offered him a deal to join the club on $800,000 a season.
Sky News host Stefanovic apologises for ‘ambush’ interview with NT teenager
Stefanovic apologised on air after facing heavy criticism for his interview with Northern Territory fishing competition winner Keegan Payne.
Opinion
Aviation
How Qantas secured a soft landing on phantom flights
While the airline faces $120m in compensation and fines, Qantas could have ended up paying a far heavier price for its so-called “ghost flights”.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
38,000 pastries a week: Lune croissanterie to open ‘world-class’ Sydney flagship in Rosebery
Two Lune locations will open in Sydney by Christmas, including Kate Reid’s biggest bakery yet.
Call this a biscuit? This US breakfast dish will confound Australians
Biscuits and gravy? Australians could be forgiven for being confused when they hear about this dish. But biscuits ain’t biscuits in the US.
The teen YouTuber who grew into a fully qualified comic
Mawaan Rizwan cast members of his own family in his sitcom Juice, a joyous celebration of a neurotic Pakistani-British man navigating love, family and work stresses.
NRL 2024
‘Small ball’ and a rugby league revolution: Are the Bulldogs back?
Many thought they were mad for recruiting a bunch of small, multi-skilled players. But were Phil Gould and Cameron Ciraldo ahead of the game?
Breaking
Sydney Roosters enter race for Fifita with four-year, $3.3 million deal
The Sydney Roosters have been in private discussions with Fifita and have now offered him a deal to join the club on $800,000 a season.
Sydney
Woman allegedly assaulted as ABC Back Roads visits small NSW town
Andrew Thaler, who had claimed to be a spokesman for the family of Taser victim Clare Nowland, was charged with choking a female cafe owner in a spat over the show.
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Planning
Sydney won’t get 170,000 new homes at stations. Here’s why
The state government is using “magical” and unrealistic figures to describe the impact of its key housing policy, planning experts say.
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Brumby cull
‘It’s a beautiful thing’: What happens when you rehome a feral horse?
Brumby advocates remain opposed to culling and argue rehoming should be the future of feral horse management. Environmentalists say it’s “tinkering at the edges”.
Western Sydney University announces new vice chancellor
Professor George Williams AO, a current deputy vice chancellor at the University of NSW, has been announced as the new leader of Western Sydney University.
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Domestic violence
‘Saved my life’: DV increase floods NSW’s crucial legal service
The number of women seeking help from Legal Aid NSW now represents more calls than the service can manage in one day.
Politics
‘We don’t have time’: Minns rules out royal commission on domestic violence
The time and cost of a royal commission were the two pivotal factors that led Premier Chris Minns to decide against a royal commission into domestic violence.
Business
Opinion
Inside China
The $23b brawl that shows how vulnerable China is
The takeover of US Steel is turning into a political nightmare. The effects could be huge.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Analysis
UK politics
Sunak closer to the scrapheap after Tories smashed at local elections
After weeks of speculation of a move against him, it appears even Sunak’s colleagues have lost hope that changing the leader could do anything ahead of the general election in the UK.
Opinion
It’s not corruption, but the Albanese government is guilty of cronyism
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
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Property
Moving from a Sydney unit to a house gets three times harder in a generation
The conventional wisdom is to start with a modest apartment and buy a house later, but financing the move has never been so challenging.
Investor pays $1.7m for Bellevue Hill unit to charge $1000 rent a week
An investor keen to capitalise on Sydney’s soaring rents beat nine other parties for the tidy apartment close to cafes.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Winter is the best time of year to get toenails back into mint condition
Summer’s done, so indulge in a back-to-basics pedicure minus the polish.
Culture
They were the coolest duo in dance music. Does their comeback album live up to that legacy?
New album Hyperdrama from French duo Justice is nowhere near as bold as its title suggests.
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NRL 2024
Sydney Roosters enter race for Fifita with four-year, $3.3 million deal
The Sydney Roosters have been in private discussions with Fifita and have now offered him a deal to join the club on $800,000 a season.
‘Small ball’ and a rugby league revolution: Are the Bulldogs back?
Many thought they were mad for recruiting a bunch of small, multi-skilled players. But were Phil Gould and Cameron Ciraldo ahead of the game?
Gould to challenge $20,000 fine over television rant
The Bulldogs football boss has engaged a lawyer and will fight the NRL’s sanction for comments he made about the game. But why is he in trouble in the first place?
Analysis
EPL
Another horror show from Spurs. Postecoglou will not survive many more
The honeymoon ended some time ago but, after a 4-2 loss to Liverpool, the Australian coach and free-falling Tottenham could be headed for divorce if they don’t improve defensively next season.
Daniel Zeqiri
Analysis
ACL
After Asian triumph, the Mariners are one trophy away from Australia’s GOAT conversation
Ten years after the Wanderers lifted the AFC Champions League trophy, the Gosford-based Mariners have sealed another remarkable achievement. Now an unprecedented treble beckons.
How a fighting loss produced a key gain for Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers’ refusal to give up while staring down defeat in Bathurst last month convinced the Panthers flyer Sunia Turuva to join Benji Marshall’s rebuild.
‘Don’t ban it’: Injured Suli weighs into great kick-off debate
Despite being knocked in the first tackle on Anzac Day, St George Illawarra star Moses Suli believes the contentious kick-off is a highlight of the game.
Have Your Say
Waratahs hit rock bottom as resurgent Reds put hands up for Wallabies
Serious questions must be asked about the Waratahs’ effort in their heavy defeat to the Hurricanes, while Test coach Joe Schmidt will have been delighted at the Reds’ win over the Crusaders in Christchurch.