Sport newsletter: Olympics edition
News, results and expert analysis from the Paris Olympics sent daily during the Games.
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澳洲的幸运10结果开奖澳洲记录开奖结果- 澳洲幸运10 John Setka quits role as head of CFMEU
The powerful construction union boss resigned on Friday, facing a raft of explosive allegations about misconduct involving him and the CFMEU.
Fortescue accused of keeping meeting secret in intellectual property case
Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue has been accused of failing to disclose “material” information when it secured a warrant to raid the homes and offices of ex-Fortescue staff.
Soldier, labourer, gold diggers: Just who are the married couple accused of spying for Russia?
It was gold Kira Korolev was obsessed with, filling her YouTube channel with footage of her never-ending search for a few glimmering flecks.
Analysis
Greyhound racing
Urine samples, soft-serves and an empty grandstand: A night at the greyhounds
A horror week of headlines for the greyhound racing industry didn’t deter regular punters from watching the dogs on Thursday. We thought we’d go along.
Exclusive
Naked City
Inside the campers’ murder trial: Viewed from daughter’s perspective
Debbie Hill witnessed the trial of Gregory Lynn, charged with murdering her father, Russell – and was shocked by what the jury did not get to hear.
‘Living a nightmare’: Family speaks after Sydney couple killed in the Philippines
The family of the Australian couple killed in their hotel room have spoken out as police hunt for a man captured on CCTV.
Mills primed to repay Swans with SCG captain’s knock
Isaac Heeney is unavailable to face North Melbourne on Saturday and the man replacing him, captain Callum Mills, will be motivated to repay Sydney’s faith in him.
‘Close to retiring’: How Barnett battled back from spinal surgery for a Blues debut
Playing State of Origin was the last thing on the mind of Mitchell Barnett after two serious neck operations.
Analysis
State of Origin
The Blues game plan produced Origin carnage. Here’s how Queensland combat it
NSW nailed 40 perfect minutes of Origin football in Melbourne. Can they reproduce it for an entire 80 minutes in Brisbane?
Bleeding knees, burning abs: I spent a week living like David Pocock. It nearly killed me
How does Canberra’s most shredded politician stay fit? Angus Thompson underwent five days of pain involving heavy weights, burning abs – and a winter dip in frigid waters.
Exclusive
Construction
The Sydney apartment building found to have serious defects
The builder being prosecuted by the EPA over 10 tonnes of asbestos-riddled construction waste on his wife’s Southern Highlands property has been dealt a new blow.
Opinion
Housing crisis
Why out-of-the-box solutions can’t fix our housing crisis
Creating templated homes will degrade the suburbs further and leave councils and communities furious.
Tone Wheeler
Australian Architecture Association president
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History
Family makes shock discovery of unknown Captain Flinders portrait
The painting, worth more than $1 million, has gone on public display for the first time this week ahead of a reburial service for the explorer, the first person to circumnavigate Australia.
Opinion
Royal family
Breakdancing Charles cooler than Prince William will ever be
Sure, William dances to Shake It Off and rides an electric scooter around Windsor Castle, but nothing will rival his father’s valiant attempt to breakdance in 1985.
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
Why so many of Bali’s foreign visitors don’t – or won’t – pay its modest tourist levy
Scepticism of scams, tightness and a sense of entitlement play their part, but that’s not the main problem.
Adam Liaw’s fish pakoras - plus his must-read guide to the art of deep-frying
Adam Liaw takes the fear out of frying with these Indian-inspired fritters and spiced yoghurt.
Modern Guru
Good Weekend
She wants to roam the planet. He wants to stay where he is and save it. Which argument flies?
Let her scratch that travel itch, writes our Modern Guru.
Paris 2024
Balancing whacked: Wright must overcome head illness to chase gold at Teahupo’o
Seven screws in the champion surfer’s head from an off-season surgery have hampered her 2024 season. But she has no hesitation in taking on the heaviest wave in competitive surfing.
Three tonnes of tuna and 2400 pies: Australia’s Olympic team by the numbers
The Australian Olympic Committee has released a breakdown of quirky statistics about the team heading to France.
SEE & DO
A pig, an alien and a staircase: The meaning of Aaron Chen’s tattoos
The comedian and actor on how he chooses work (and his tatts), being intimidated in a Korean spa – and eating 40 cheeseburgers with a mate.
Opinion
When was the last time a soap ad gave you spiritual pleasure?
Alphonse Mucha made the bold claim that his posters turned the street in “open-air art exhibitions”.
John McDonald
Art critic
Sydney
Firefighter ban casts shadow over Sydney metro line opening date
The powerful firefighters’ union has banned members from taking part in evacuation drills and other critical exercises, just three weeks before the planned opening to passengers.
Sydney councils that drag heels on housing DA claim there are good reasons
Councils pinged as the slowest in Sydney at assessing development applications say there are several reasons why they rank poorly on a new league table.
Exclusive
Drug reform
Bob Carr held a drug summit 25 years ago. NSW Labor is repeating history
NSW Labor Premier Chris Minns would have faced a backlash from party members if he had not locked in a date for this election promise.
Exclusive
Crime
Sydney businessman charged with sex crimes in case ‘unlike any other’
A venture capitalist from Sydney has been charged with dozens of counts of rape and abuse against 10 women in a major test of new consent laws.
Why Sydney needs to bring back this abandoned ‘missing train link’
The government has been urged to resuscitate a long-lost railway line from Port Kembla to south-west Sydney or risk wasting the potential of the city’s new airport.
NRL 2024
‘In his saggy undies, ready to flatten me’: The making of Cronulla’s halves saviour
Unheralded utility Daniel Atkinson replaces one Sharks star and old roommate after a night terror and pre-season tangle with another.
Bennett’s Dolphins end Rabbitohs’ run with 36-28 win
The result keeps the Dolphins well in top-four contention, with points differential the only thing keeping them behind fourth place Cronulla and fifth place Canterbury.
Politics
Russian-born Australian soldier and her husband charged with espionage
Kira Korolev, 40, and her 62-year-old husband, Igor Korolev, are accused of using her defence force account to spy for Russia since December 2022.
Business
Power-hungry data centres are booming in Australia. Can the grid cope?
An explosion in the number of data centres in Melbourne and Sydney, which will use vast amounts of electricity, is looming as a new test for the grid.
World
Key takeaways from Biden’s latest tough day in front of the cameras
After introducing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin”, US President Joe Biden tried to prove his mettle against the White House press corps.
Opinion
Renewables v nuclear: the facts point to one clear winner
Rod Sims
Professor, former chair of the ACCC
Brace for impact – we’re about to be Trumped again
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
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Property
‘It’s not good’: How home buying hopefuls got knocked out of the market
Australian home buyers are taking on less debt when compared to their income, despite rising property prices across the country.
The type of home that’s more than twice as profitable as its neighbour
The gap highlights the “haves” and “have nots” even among those fortunate enough to be able to buy their own home.
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I hired a male sex worker for my 70th. It didn’t go to plan
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‘Close to retiring’: How Barnett battled back from spinal surgery for a Blues debut
Playing State of Origin was the last thing on the mind of Mitchell Barnett after two serious neck operations.
Mills primed to repay Swans with a captain’s knock at the SCG
Isaac Heeney is unavailable to face North Melbourne on Saturday and the man replacing him, captain Callum Mills, will be motivated to repay Sydney’s faith in him.
Analysis
State of Origin
The Blues game plan produced Origin carnage. Here’s how Queensland combat it
NSW nailed 40 perfect minutes of Origin football in Melbourne. Can they reproduce it for an entire 80 minutes in Brisbane?
Catley in doubt for Matildas’ Olympic opener with mystery “lower leg” injury
Not for the first time, Tony Gustavsson is being coy about the fitness status of Australia’s captain on the eve of a major tournament.
Double, double toil and trouble: Can England, Blues and Rory shake off their curses?
The fascination is gruesome, morally dubious but endlessly fascinating. You keep watching, but are you cheering for the competitors or for the curse?
‘Absolutely surreal’: Hall and de Rozario to fly Australian flag at Paralympics
Paralympic veterans Brenden Hall and Madison de Rozario have been named as the Australian team’s flag-bearers for Paris.
Opinion
Paris 2024
Forget poos in the Seine. Doping is the biggest concern at the Olympics
Confidence in WADA’s ability stop drug cheats is at rock-bottom after it was cleared of mishandling of a case involving 23 Chinese swimmers.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Have Your Say
Forget poos in the Seine. Doping is the biggest concern at the Olympics
Confidence in WADA’s ability stop drug cheats is at rock-bottom after it was cleared of mishandling of a case involving 23 Chinese swimmers.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
