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Teen charged with Wakeley terror attack travelled 90 minutes to church: police
The teenager charged with stabbing a bishop in a church in Sydney’s west has a “long history of behaviour” consistent with mental health issues, a court heard.
‘Be compassionate’: Plea to care for Westfield staff as Bondi Junction reopens
As the Bondi Junction community attempts to regain a sense of normality following the attacks, the local mayor has also revealed new details of plans for a memorial.
Healthcare workers ‘performed miracles’ to save Bondi victims: Park
NSW Health Minister Ryan Park said six people injured in the Bondi Junction stabbing rampage remained in hospital on Friday.
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Crime
Six missed calls, mystery bank records and CCTV
Justice Michael Lee “trudged unyieldingly” through CCTV footage, phone logs, bank records, receipts – and hours of testimony. This is how he arrived at his ruling that Lehrmann raped Higgins.
Lisa Wilkinson won in court, but is this the end of her TV career?
The Lehrmann defamation trial is finally behind her, so what can one of TV’s highest-paid presenters have to look forward to now?
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Defamation
There was no conspiracy, so why pursue Brittany Higgins over her payout?
The court decision has made essential findings about what took place, but it is already being used to justify yet another hunt for targets.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Ram shot by New Zealand police after killing elderly couple
The pair were found dead in a paddock by a relative who had gone to check on them.
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Domestic violence
‘We have a crisis of male violence in Australia,’ attorney-general says
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus demands men “step up” and educate themselves, as the number of women killed in violent incidents across the nation this year reached 24.
Fake snakes, bricks, sneakers: How Sydneysiders are fighting the cockatoo bin war
A world-renowned cockatoo foraging behaviour has spread to the northern beaches. And it’s getting messy.
The most anticipated restaurant opening of 2024 is also Justin Hemmes’ most intriguing
Live seafood tanks, a four-metre grill and a Japanese-leaning menu with a touch of Totti’s. Get ready for Merivale’s Good Luck, opening next week.
Inside the stunt that saw Ryan Gosling shut down the Harbour Bridge
Director David Leitch started his career as Brad Pitt’s stunt double, then Matt Damon’s. So who better to tell Ryan Gosling how to ride a broken bin across Sydney Harbour Bridge at 50km/h?
‘Everybody is freezing!’ Trump, irate about hush money case, lashes trial
A full jury has now been selected for Donald Trump’s hush money trial, despite the case suffering an initial setback.
Arrest marks latest fall for Scotland’s once high-flying power couple
Nicola Sturgeon, who dramatically quit public life in March last year after eight years as first minister of Scotland, was detained in June. Now her husband has been arrested.
Analysis
World elections
Modi-mania is on the march - but India’s democratic standards are on the ropes
Close to a billion Indians are eligible to vote in a 44-day national election beginning today. It will be the largest democratic exercise in history.
Olyroos’ Paris hopes in peril after shocking defeat to Indonesia
The result will invite fresh scrutiny of coach Tony Vidmar’s methods and selection decisions.
Robinson fumes as controversial try proves the difference for Storm
High-flying winger Xavier Coates came up with another late match-winning try as Melbourne edged past the Roosters 18-12 at Allianz Stadium.
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Good Weekend
‘She had dreadlocks and a ghostly white face’: Meeting a childhood bestie again
In the 1970s, their writer dads brought them together. Now they’ve forged a friendship their kids also share.
Bondi Junction attack
Bouquets, moments of sorrow: Inside Westfield Bondi Junction
Silence befell Westfield Bondi Junction on Thursday as its doors opened to the public for the first time since Saturday’s knife attack.
Opinion
The problem isn’t the definition of terrorism, it’s that the label determines our response
What happened at Bondi Junction isn’t any less horrific if we conclude it isn’t terrorism.
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
Sydney
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Crime
Teen suspect in alleged stabbing of bishop charged with terrorism offence
The 16-year-old boy was refused bail and will appear before a bedside court hearing on Friday, police said.
Pay cheque: Craig McLachlan finally settles legal bill
Nearly two years after the actor abruptly dropped a defamation case against this masthead over allegations of sexual harassment, he has paid $1.2 million in legal costs.
Alleged church rioter says joining unrest and posting to Instagram ‘was a mistake’
Dani Mansour was the first person arrested over the violence that erupted in western Sydney after the stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel on Monday night.
NSW weather set for a new normal with mild winter, uncertain snowfall
The El Nino pattern has reverted to neutral while a La Nina could form after July. For now our weather is set to be typical, allowing for the 1.5 degrees of warming already baked in.
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Courts
This $24m mansion burnt to the ground. The arsonists almost backed out
Property developer Steve Nassif has pleaded guilty to his role in the fire that destroyed a Northwood home in 2022, but is remaining tight-lipped on his motive.
NRL 2024
Injury blows pile on pain for Souths, Canberra ramp up Eels raid
Canberra have tied down one half of their scrumbase and are pursuing another playmaker while the news continues to get worse for the Rabbitohs.
Opinion
Why the Roosters are the NRL’s most perplexing team
At the start of the year, I thought they were top-four material. Right now, I wouldn’t be surprised if they stumble into the eight or miss the finals altogether.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
Politics
All eyes on inflation as unemployment edges up
The jobs market remains tight despite continued cost-of-living pressures and lacklustre consumer spending - which may be bad news for interest rate cuts any time soon.
Business
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Supermarket inquiry
‘Explain why Australians are paying more’: Multinationals to face inquiry
The Senate inquiry into supermarket prices was supposed to have wrapped up this week, but it is now gearing up to potentially put the likes of Nestlé and Coca-Cola through their paces.
World
‘Thousands of lives in one shell’: Gaza’s IVF embryos destroyed by Israeli strike
When an Israeli shell struck Gaza’s largest fertility clinic in December, it destroyed more than 4000 embryos, plus 1000 more specimens of sperm and unfertilised eggs.
Opinion
Star shows it has dud hand in bid to keep licence
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
US and China’s mounting debts could hurt us all
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
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Property
Should you wait for interest rate cuts to buy a house?
Once rates fall, property prices would likely go up, but buyers could borrow more money, and new analysis shows whether it would be enough.
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Property market
How a generation of new homes were built to be more like tents
A seven-star energy-efficient home built today is designed based on outdated weather data, and as the climate warms, will only provide the comfort of a tent by 2070.
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Train stations and car parks: The gardens proving beauty can be found anywhere
After decades of photographing the world’s best gardens, Claire Takacs is looking for inspiration in unexpected places.
Culture
Are smartphones damaging our young people? This book says yes
Jonathan Haidt says parents are overprotective in the real world and underprotective in the virtual world.
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‘The last of the great turf writers’: Max Presnell’s time at the Herald comes to an end
For a staggering 67 years, Presnell brought the characters and colour of the track to life. Sadly, he’s written his last column.
‘Very unusual clauses’: Tigers boss vows to keep Utoikamanu
The plans to make Stefano Utoikamanu a ‘Tiger for life’ as James Fisher-Harris dropped a big hint about family and New Zealand at the start of the week.
Olyroos’ Paris hopes in peril after shocking defeat to Indonesia
The result will invite fresh scrutiny of coach Tony Vidmar’s methods and selection decisions after 180 minutes of scoreless football from Australia’s under-23s.
McKeown smashes another Australian record, but she won’t swim the race in Paris
Kaylee McKeown thought she’d won a bet with her coach that meant she didn’t have to compete in an event she holds a “grudge” against. Instead, she stunned the world.
‘We have to beg for permission’: Why there isn’t more African talent in the Matildas
While African talent is tearing up the A-League Men and reaching the Socceroos, only two women from the continent’s diaspora have represented the Matildas. A new tournament aims to address this discrepancy.
Injury blows pile on pain for Souths, Canberra ramp up Eels raid
Canberra have tied down one half of their scrumbase and are pursuing another playmaker while the news continues to get worse for the Rabbitohs.
Robinson fumes as controversial try proves the difference for Storm
High-flying winger Xavier Coates came up with another late match-winning try as Melbourne edged past the Roosters 18-12 at Allianz Stadium.
Have Your Say
Batters or batsman? Aggers, it’s not a hill to die on
Jonathan Agnew is one of the greats, but he’s fighting a losing battle against the term “batter” in modern cricket at a time when authorities want to get more women and girls playing the game.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
