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Planning
Housing backtrack: Councils swoop on wiggle room in development plan
New planning controls are due to be imposed in April, but documents reveal the government is prepared to allow councils another six months to devise their own plans around some train stations.
Opinion
Political leadership
Just when Dutton is winning, he sounds like a sore loser
Dutton calls Albanese weak. Albanese calls Dutton angry. Each tries to pin a label on the other. But the strange thing is Dutton makes it so easy for his label to stick.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
‘Waiting with bated breath’: Factories sweat on Albanese’s $1b solar splash
Multiple companies said they have been approached by US government officials about their interest in relocating under Biden’s green technology push.
‘Kids deserve to be able to play safely’: Eddie Betts shares footage of racial abuse hurled at children
The AFL great shared horrific footage of four children being racially abused while playing basketball in what appears to be his front yard.
How much it costs to live near Australia’s best beaches
A patch of paradise won’t break the bank in some of the most beautiful and isolated locations in the country.
Opinion
Digital transformation
The digital revolution may be returning us to hi-tech serfdom
Led by a few big tech companies – Meta, Alphabet, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft – the digital revolution is turning capitalism into “technofeudalism”.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Battle of the bunnies: 14 classic Easter eggs ranked from sickly to sensational
Lindt Gold Bunny and Red Tulip Elegant Rabbit go head-to-head in an epic chocolate tasting battle. Find out who comes out on top.
The best new shows to stream in April
Our guide to the best of what’s on the streamers and free-to-air this month.
Here’s how to eat for a day at the Easter Show on a $50 budget
The Good Food Guide editor tracks down everything worth eating and drinking, and shares his picks for a full day’s snacking on a $50 budget.
Three presidents, a queen and a talk show host: Biden enlists big guns against Trump
With seven months until the US election, Democrats hope a single, star-studded event will add a record $US25 million to their war chest.
Sam Bankman-Fried jailed for 25 years for multibillion-dollar crypto fraud
The judge said Bankman-Fried had lied during his testimony and had shown no remorse for the financial devastation to victims who invested their life savings in his firm.
Opinion
Drugs
Drugs aren’t just for tradies and ravers. Middle-aged, middle-class women do them too
All drugs can destroy lives, finances, relationships. But in the spirit of openness, let’s not lie. They’re fun, and therein lies the rub.
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
Good Friday ushers in perfect Easter weather in Sydney – but a warning to campers
Warm and sunny conditions are forecast across much of the state this Easter long weekend.
In an age where we’ve discovered it all, this paradise shouldn’t exist
Papatura Retreat in the Solomon Islands isn’t for everyone. But for 82-year-old Pete Blanche and his wife Marg, it was love at first sight.
Analysis
NRL 2024
Penrith are marching to a fourth straight title. Is their dominance killing the NRL?
The Penrith Panthers have become a relentless, insatiable winning machine. But is this necessarily a good thing?
Analysis
Sydney stadiums
‘We take extra pride in it’: Inside the stadium that Sydney forgot
Leichhardt Oval faces a funding crisis after the government refused to pay for upgrades and the Wests Tigers threatened to leave. But why, exactly, is it so bad?
Opinion
World Boxing
Pitbull v praying mantis: The danger man Tszyu must beat en route to boxing immortality
On Sunday in Las Vegas, Tim Tszyu will face an opponent eerily similar to the one his father, Kostya, fought at Parramatta Stadium in 1996.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
NRL 2024
Panthers triumph over Roosters despite missing playmaker Cleary
The three-time defending premiers have held off a late rally from the Roosters to come out on top 22-16 at Allianz Stadium.
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NRL rookie of the year Turuva could be on the move as negotiations stall
The agent of the NRL’s 2023 rookie of the year recently met with the Panthers to inform them that he would now seek offers from rival clubs after negotiations stalled.
Sydney
Sydney’s Shore school mourns death of year 11 boy
The year 11 boy died after apparently suffering an anaphylactic reaction to food while travelling home from a school sports function with his family.
‘No confidence’: Newington College old boys revolt at council meeting
Former Newington College students have passed votes of no confidence in its old boys union, school council and headmaster at a major alumni meeting.
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Crime
Mother’s body covered in mystery acid burns before death, inquest told
The body of former nurse Monika Chetty was covered in burns, which were untreated for weeks. But no one knows how she got them.
What’s driving a surge in whooping cough cases among NSW children?
Whooping cough diagnoses, which dropped dramatically during the pandemic, have escalated in school-aged children this year.
John Ralston, chair of peak body for independent schools, resigns
John Ralston tendered his resignation after reports the NSW Association of Independent Schools allowed a child sex offender to remain on its board after it was advised of his past crimes.
SEE & DO
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It’s taken four films, but Jack Black’s boisterous panda finally grows up
The ancient Chinese warrior Po returns in Kung Fu Panda 4 and finds even animated characters can have a midlife crisis.
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His ’70s stand-up was so good it inspired Jerry Seinfeld: How Steve Martin became a comedy legend
Morgan Neville’s two-part series traces Steve Martin’s career from 1970s stand-up to his recent collaborations with Martin Short and the popular Only Murders in the Building.
Politics
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Nuclear energy
Liberal MP warns Dutton on nuclear energy as Labor steps up attacks
There is widespread support in the opposition for a conversation on nuclear energy, but several Coalition MPs say they are worried the opposition is moving too quickly.
Business
Opinion
Cash
Billionaire v banks: The fight over the death of cash
Billionaire Lindsay Fox’s ownership of Armaguard makes him the king of cash (of sorts). The trouble is cash is going the way of the dodo.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
Israel is using face recognition to identify, and misidentify, Gazans
A mass surveillance effort is collecting and cataloguing the faces of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent, according to Israeli spies and officials.
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Property
How much you’d need to earn to buy a property of every size
The difference between a typical three-bedroom house and a typical four-bedroom house can be a stretch for a growing family.
Sydney suburbs where property owners are selling at a loss
Even in heavily loss-making suburbs where one in five sales are a bust, there’s one type of home that’s almost a sure thing.
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Lifestyle
Why do I get so bloated (and gassy) on planes?
No, you’re not imagining it. Here’s how to avoid that dreaded bloated feeling while flying.
Culture
‘This could trigger hip-hop’s MeToo’: How Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs may fall from grace
The man best known as Puff Daddy reigned supreme over the world of hip-hop. Now he’s facing allegations of rape, assault and sex trafficking
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NRL 2024
Penrith are marching to a fourth straight title. Is their dominance killing the NRL?
The Penrith Panthers have become a relentless, insatiable winning machine. But is this necessarily a good thing?
Opinion
World Boxing
Pitbull v praying mantis: The danger man Tszyu must beat en route to boxing immortality
On Sunday in Las Vegas, Tim Tszyu will face an opponent eerily similar to the one his father, Kostya, fought at Parramatta Stadium in 1996.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
A Wallabies star heard a ‘pop’ in his neck. He feared he may not run with his kids again
Waratahs centre Lalakai Foketi has spoken about a scary injury that saw him rushed to hospital last month.
Jason Demetriou has won a grand final from 0-3. All is not lost for South Sydney
The South Sydney coach should know what can be achieved after an awful start to a season. He helped pull off the ultimate NRL fairytale.
Smith all but guaranteed to open in India Tests
Australia’s selectors have all but guaranteed Steve Smith will stay at the top of the order for next summer’s Tests against India, leaving a race among the next rank to be called up whenever Smith or Usman Khawaja decide to retire
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NRL 2024
He just scored his first hat-trick … and now Turuva is on the market
The agent of the NRL’s 2023 rookie of the year recently met with the Panthers to inform them that he would now seek offers from rival clubs after negotiations stalled.
Cronulla riots had Connor O’Leary hiding his heritage. Now he’s loud, proud and Olympics-bound
The man with surfing’s most Irish name speaks with the broadest of Australian accents after a childhood spent shying away from his Japanese roots.
Have Your Say
Who’s hot, who’s not, who’s shot and who’s rot in the NRL
Just three rounds into the season, it’s already clear that it’s going to be a long year for some NRL clubs.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author