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August 1, 2025
World leaders risk a Trump backlash to turn on Israel
Anthony Albanese will have to decide if Australia stands with Trump and Netanyahu or with the long list of other leaders.
The Sydney Morning Herald
August 1, 2025
How a $155 billion ‘eco-paradise’ fell short of its promise
Forest City stands as a testament to rapacious ambition, cheap credit and blind faith in the appeal of “build it and they will come”. It did...
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August 1, 2025
Summer bummer: McIntosh to skip Commonwealth Games
Summer McIntosh’s star power is undeniable, but a scheduling clash appears set to rob the 2026 Commonwealth Games of one of its biggest draw...
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August 1, 2025
Forget the debates, the Hottest 100 revealed a truth about Australians
The plan was not to spend Saturday listening to a music countdown, but I found myself making orange cake to These Days and hanging washing t...
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August 1, 2025
Endure the traffic nightmare or risk a broken down train? The great Sydney Olympic Park debate
As the Wallabies face off against the Lions, 80,000 fans will be asking themselves how to get there. Our reporters ask which is better, road...
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August 1, 2025
‘Whatever you need to do’: Are kids on screens in cafes OK?
Everyone agrees that children’s exposure to screen time should be limited, but what about while you’re dining out?
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August 1, 2025
Mick Jagger, NRL stars and North Korea: Inside the making of Australia’s ‘most hated’ ad
They’re Oscar-nominated artists, but their most unforgettable work may be a short clip that, thanks to vitriol and irony, has taken on a lif...
The Sydney Morning Herald
August 1, 2025
You can’t quit America: It’s too big to fail as the global leviathan
Even under Trump’s protectionism, America keeps growing – and there’s no country on Earth to match it for trade or political power.
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August 1, 2025
This Netflix drama is up for seven Logies, but mystery surrounds its second season
Territory is the second most nominated show. But even if it goes home empty-handed, its director says it’s still a winner.
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August 1, 2025
‘Relentlessly debilitating’: Justin Timberlake reveals health battle
The star has been criticised for his performances and cancelled or postponed various shows during his recent tour – now an explanation has e...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Australia dodges tariff increase as Trump keeps rate at 10 per cent
Despite earlier threats to hike the “baseline” levy to 15 or 20 per cent, Donald Trump kept many countries including Australia at existing l...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
He’s done a Harmy: Ashes omens and injuries mount for England bowlers
Australia has real issues at the top of the order. But England’s bowlers with their wides, injuries and selection queries have problems of t...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Theme park ride snaps midair, sending riders tumbling
Footage captured the moment the ride in Saudi Arabia broke apart and swung violently towards the ground, injuring at least 23 people.
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
‘Scaring off poor students’: HECS relief welcome, but high fees have become a barrier
Graduates with a $50,000 HECS debt will soon have $10,000 wiped off, but current first-year students will not see the same financial windfal...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Logies 2025: Full list of winners and nominees
One Gold Logie nominee is practically begging fans to not vote for them. But there’s more than one statuette up for grabs.
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July 31, 2025
New Sydney crime gang emerges with alleged links to city’s underworld feud
Police allege the gang, dubbed “G7”, has aided warring organised crime groups and is responsible for a string of serious offences.
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July 31, 2025
‘Foreign freeloading nations’: Trump takes aim at drug companies in latest threat to PBS
As the world awaits new US tariffs, the president has ordered American pharmaceutical firms to “negotiate harder” with other countries and r...
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July 31, 2025
Travel quiz: Crete is the largest island of which country?
Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with this week’s quiz.
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July 31, 2025
Ciraldo crafted rugby league’s best defence. Now, can he pull it apart?
Canterbury’s evolution with Lachlan Galvin has taken another important stride towards September and finals football.
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July 31, 2025
The best new TV shows to stream in August
Jenna Ortega is back for one of Netflix’s biggest shows, the Alien franchise expands its universe and a teenage séance goes wrong in a new A...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Their last show was a kinky dinner party. Naturally, they’re taking on Chekhov next
When Pony Cam performed in Edinburgh, Neil Patrick Harris volunteered to wax a performer’s leg during the show. So what chaos will they brin...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Eastern suburbs moguls call time on north shore
The Neutral Bay site has approval for a luxury apartment and retail suite development.
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
It’s hard not to hate investors when the property game we play is unfair
It shouldn’t take luck – having the right parents (and grandparents) – to buy a house.
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
I’ve answered your travel questions for 15 years. Times have changed
The first question I ever received was “where is the best place to sit on a plane?“. My answer to that, and many other questions, have chang...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
What your hands can tell you about your health
You might look at them every day, but do you know what your hands are telling you about your health? Here are nine problems to look out for...
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July 31, 2025
The Sydney suburbs failing to meet housing targets
Sydney is more than 30,000 homes behind its target. Here’s how your suburb fares.
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July 31, 2025
No red flags in one doctor’s 72,000 scripts, cannabis giant insists
Montu says its systems are safe and patient-focused, following revelations one of its doctors wrote more than 72,000 cannabis scripts in two...
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July 31, 2025
‘Say it out loud’: Singer Josh Pyke on tackling vulnerability
The Australian singer-songwriter, author and award-winning film composer on handling anxiety, staring down a panic attack – and the catharti...
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July 31, 2025
Tragedy hit America’s ‘royal couple’ in 1999. Now the tale’s heading to TV
Ryan Murphy’s American Love Story will bring the Kennedy-Bessette romance to the small screen for the first time.
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Trump envoy to witness starvation crisis ‘first-hand’ in Gaza visit
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and US ambassador to Israel Mike Mickabee will visit food distribution sites and speak to Gazans, the White Hous...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
O’Callaghan matches Thorpe as Australia wins more relay gold over USA
Without Ariarne Titmus, the Australians didn’t believe they could defeat the USA in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay. How wrong they were.
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
The coastal towns with the most homes listed on Airbnb
Some of Australia’s most sought-after coastal towns have twice as many Airbnbs as average, and one beach hotspot has 10 times as many.
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
NRL 2025 LIVE updates: Papenhuyzen and Munster return as Eels host Storm
The Eels are on a high after beating the Broncos last week. Tonight they host the finals-bound Eels. Follow all the action.
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Big cut in company tax would boost economy – but it comes with a sting
The Productivity Commission has proposed a revolutionary overhaul of the company tax system – something no other nation has implemented.
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
‘No safe location’: 829km lightning bolt breaks record for biggest-ever flash
The megaflash spanned the equivalent distance between Sydney and Melbourne.
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July 31, 2025
Meet the eight-year-old photographer who captured a secret Sydney skate park
Artie Stone was among 21 finalists in the Little Sydney Lives photography completion for kids under 12.
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Why parents are really opting for private schools
As independent schools gain more students than any other sector, some areas of NSW are experiencing significant growth in enrolments.
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
’54Gs of force through his neck’: Online abuse, sore neck see Tizzano left out of third Test
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt has revealed the pressure endured by Wallabies flanker Carlo Tizzano - on and off the field - relating to the MC...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
‘Spying at unprecedented levels’: ASIO boss sounds alarm on espionage threat
More than 35,000 Australians have exposed themselves to danger by boasting on professional networking sites that they have access to sensiti...
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July 31, 2025
Australia recognising Palestine would infuriate Netanyahu - but not the people of Israel
The Albanese government has considered itself a friend of Israel. But Benjamin Netanyahu’s callous mistreatment of Palestinians finally has...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Being a Gen Xer is my affliction. Gen Z’s boundless enthusiasm is curing me
If Gen X suffered from one malady, it was self-consciousness, with a secondary diagnosis of apathy. These are not useful traits to be holdin...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Palestinian state recognition backed in by Treasurer Jim Chalmers, when time is right
As like-minded democracies move towards recognising Palestinian statehood, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke with British Prime Minister...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Contractor denies handing cash to fugitive Transport manager during meetings in car
The head of a Queensland road contractor has told an ICAC inquiry that he “did not pay a cent” to an allegedly corrupt Transport for NSW off...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Canada intends to recognise Palestinian state
Australia is increasingly isolated among its close allies after Canada announced it would recognise Palestine at an upcoming meeting of the...
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July 31, 2025
The six Sydney childcare centres where alleged paedophile abused children
A former police officer allegedly filmed 10 children at six childcare centres in Sydney’s north and CBD.
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Earth to Macquarie Street: How much more evidence is needed on dirty money and pokies?
NSW governments have promised gambling reform for years but only the venues have changed.
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
How Trump, Musk and Murdoch got embroiled in the same tawdry saga
The Epstein Files were meant to bring justice to prominent figures from the left, such as the Clintons. Instead, they’ve engulfed high-profi...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Kim Kardashian’s underwear brand sets its sights on your face
The latest wellness trend from Skims is already sold out, but does it work?
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025
Why ‘dirty gold’ from lane eight meant world to Australian swimming’s new cult hero
Harrison Turner slashed three seconds off his PB in six weeks to pick up a shock bronze medal in the 200m butterfly – Australia’s first in t...
The Sydney Morning Herald
July 31, 2025