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Hundreds of jobs to go at Sydney’s major universities
Intense budget pressures, a drop-off in domestic enrolments and lighter course loads taken by students in a cost of living squeeze have driven the cost-cutting plans.
Opinion
Australia votes
Why little lies are a bigger problem for Dutton than Albanese
We all know politicians gild the lily, but little lies come with a big cost in the throes of a tight election campaign.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Opinion
Trump's White House
‘What’s he doing here?’ Trump-Musk bromance feels the strain
The appearance of cracks in the world’s most famous bromance between Donald Trump and Elon Musk had an inevitability to it.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Live
NRL 2025
Seibold slams NRL draw after third straight loss
St George Illawarra did it the hard way, beating Manly 20-18 despite squandering what appeared to be an early match-winning advantage.
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LoadingMichael bought what he thought was cocaine. Two hours later, four people were dead
A coroner has found the four friends died of an overdose of nitazines, synthetic opioids 100 times stronger than heroin.
Chalmers splits hairs on negative gearing to back up Albanese
The treasurer insisted he had asked for analysis, not modelling, which Peter Dutton used to claim Labor had a secret plan to change negative gearing rules.
Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet
In a potential landmark discovery, scientists have detected the chemical fingerprints of gases that on Earth are produced only by biological processes.
Military occupation or defence? Israel to keep troops in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely
Israel says it needs to hold on to the zones to prevent future attacks, but the takeovers appear to meet the dictionary definition of military occupation.
What is stagflation, and why are we talking about it again?
The US President’s tariff war has brought back fears of stagnation and inflation, but why is it sending gold prices through the roof?
Analysis
NRL 2025
Was this the moment Jarome Luai became a poster boy for maturity?
Jarome Luai was once criticised for showing a lack of humility. He painted a different picture in Wests Tigers training gear on Thursday.
How Wayne Bennett’s cold shoulder put Cameron Ciraldo on his coaching path
Wayne Bennett once cast Cameron Ciraldo on the NRL scrapheap. Revenge, as they say, is a dish best served cold.
Exclusive
Wests Tigers
‘You never know who is watching’: Galvin threats rock Tigers
The Tigers have received anonymous threats against young star Lachlan Galvin since he announced he wanted to leave the club.
Everyone’s favourite Whitsunday island gets a hatted-chef restaurant
Catseye Pool Club in the new The Sundays resort features the distinctive cooking of the country’s pre-eminent seafood chef, Josh Niland.
Opinion
Trends
The new beauty standard is worse than ‘rewinding the clock’ – it’s having no age at all
In the same way Ozempic has obliterated the body positivity movement, new “undetectable” cosmetic interventions are creating unattainable goals for women.
Bunny Banyai
Contributor
‘Grandparents are afraid to say no’: Navigating the politics of caring
The battle lines have been drawn between parents in need of support and grandparents unable to – or uninterested in – caring for their grandchildren.
Two of Us
Good Weekend
‘It gives me goosebumps’: The graduation gift from the woman Yung calls ‘Mum’
In 2000, Vietnamese-born Yung was in Australia alone and living in a refuge. Then she met Sharman.
After 14 years as Vera, Brenda Blethyn finds out why she got the role
As DCI Vera Stanhope hangs up her sludge-coloured hat, her creator, crime writer Ann Cleeves, lets the actor who played her in on a secret.
The six shows everyone is streaming this week
This week’s picks include John Hamm’s first lead since Mad Men, the return of Hacks and a Steven Soderbergh medical drama.
Federal Election 2025
Analysis
Here’s how first home buyer couples would fare under Labor and the Coalition
How would their housing policies affect a high-income couple in Sydney, a median-income couple in Melbourne and a low-income couple in Brisbane?
Exclusive
This electorate is one of Sydney’s most affluent. It is not immune to cost-of-living pressures
Bradfield stayed in Liberal hands when electorates around it went teal in 2022, but can the party hold the once blue-ribbon seat at this election?
Resolve Political Monitor
Stay up to date with the latest polling
Sydney
Government knocked back chance to take over troubled hospital, family demands answers
An audit has put pressure on the Minns government to strike a deal with Healthscope to return the hospital to public hands.
Exclusive
Crime
Teen accused of hiring hitmen revealed as Swede living in Sydney’s west
A teenager accused of recruiting hitmen for the Scandinavian underworld was living with family in Sydney to get him out of the gangster life.
Teen stabbed as group of masked boys allegedly storm inner west home
Six members of the group who allegedly broke into the victim’s home remain on the run, police say.
Sydney teen ‘facilitated murder plots’ for European gangsters
A Scandinavian teenager has been arrested for allegedly helping gangsters organise murders.
Fish market bosses reel in 23 per cent pay rise as company finances sink
The Sydney Fish Market sees so little value in relocating to its new digs that it has written off millions in costs.
NRL 2025
Analysis
What to do with Jye and Trell? Bennett’s number one dilemma at the Rabbitohs
Can Wayne Bennett have his cake and eat it too with two outstanding fullback options and a long-term positional move for Latrell Mitchell?
Analysis
Behind the bad blood and tension that fractured the Wests Tigers playing group
There has been a growing sense of frustration in the Lachlan Galvin camp since Jarome Luai’s arrival in Tiger Town over the summer.
Politics
Australian Gen Z men more conservative than forebears
Those aged 15 to 24 are more likely to embrace traditional gender roles than Millennials or Gen X.
Business
Opinion
Federal Reserve
Jerome Powell says tariffs are a threat to inflation and jobs
The US Federal Reserve Board’s usually cautious chairman says Trump’s tariffs will lead to lower US economic growth. That won’t go down well in the White House.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Berlin doctor charged with serial murder of palliative patients
He is accused of 15 deaths but suspected of dozens more. If convicted, the doctor would be the most prolific serial killer in Europe in two decades.
Opinion
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Property
James has a great job - but this is what it took to buy a house in Sydney
The typical Sydney house costs $28,200 more than three months ago as rates started to fall, but some areas rose more than others.
Here are the best homes on the market right now
Searching for the ultimate in luxury property? From beach views to the Botanic Gardens here are seven of the best homes for sale right now.
Good Food
Lifestyle
What’s the problem with talc? Why beauty brands are dropping this common ingredient
As regulators raise concerns about this once-popular ingredient, alternatives have taken their place. But they don’t all look, feel or cost the same.
Culture
Can Mulaney’s absurdist Netflix masterpiece save late-night TV?
If late-night TV is a sinking ship, this wild show is keeping the party going all the way down.
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NRL 2025
‘You never know who is watching’: Galvin threats rock Tigers
The Tigers have received anonymous threats against young star Lachlan Galvin since he announced he wanted to leave the club.
Live
NRL 2025
Seibold slams NRL draw after third straight loss
Manly’s losing streak now sits at three matches. Tom Trbojevic can’t come back quickly enough.
Analysis
NRL 2025
Was this the moment Jarome Luai became a poster boy for maturity?
Jarome Luai was once criticised for showing a lack of humility. He painted a different picture in Wests Tigers training gear on Thursday.
Analysis
Europa League
A ‘noble death’ seems inevitable for Postecoglou at Tottenham
It speaks to the dark, oppressive cloud of negativity that has settled over Spurs that most people seem to have totally discounted any possibility that they could still win a European trophy.
Updated
NRL 2025
‘We are not bullies’: Benji Marshall on the ‘emotional reaction’ to Galvin’s exit
The Wests Tigers coach said he was “shocked” by the news Lachlan Galvin wanted to leave, but insists there is no bullying at the club.
Bells Beach, a history: Australian Crawl, brawls and a brooding beast
The world’s longest-running surf contest was once sponsored by a rock band and is held at an icy cold break that surfing greats love to hate.
How Wayne Bennett’s cold shoulder put Cameron Ciraldo on his coaching path
Wayne Bennett once cast Cameron Ciraldo on the NRL scrapheap. Revenge, as they say, is a dish best served cold.
Have Your Say
This week has made me sick. The mid-season contract circus has to change
The Lachlan Galvin saga is the third time already this season - and we’re only coming into round seven - we’ve seen a farcical contract drama hijack the game
Andrew Johns
League columnist
