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Middle East at war
‘They’re free’: Five Iranian women soccer players make daring escape from hotel, seek asylum in Australia
At least five Iranian female soccer players have made a daring escape from their team’s handlers to avoid being sent back to likely persecution.
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Middle East
Trump urges Australia to grant Iranian team asylum; NATO shoots down second missile ‘heading to Turkey’
Iran named the son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as its new supreme leader as the US and Israel continue to bombard targets in the Middle East. Follow our rolling coverage.
Australia weighs sending ‘world-class’ surveillance aircraft to defend against Iran drones
The country’s most sophisticated military surveillance plane could be deployed to help Gulf nations defend against Iranian attacks.
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Education
NAPLAN boss issues warning to parents on ‘horrendous misuse’ of student results
Some schools are using the exam results in assessing a student’s suitability for enrolment.
Snatched in Bali, Igor pleaded for his ransom. Then police found his head
A foreign enterprise had again sent operatives to Bali, Australia’s most popular overseas holiday destination, to carry out its dirty work.
US Tomahawk hit naval base beside Iranian school, video shows
US President Donald Trump has claimed Iran was responsible for a strike that killed 175 people, most of them children.
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World markets
Day of panic as war in Iran wipes $80 billion off the market
G7 calls emergency meeting as global oil supply faces Ukraine-level crisis, while Australia’s inflation rate is tipped to reach 5 per cent by the middle of the year.
Opinion
Iran soccer
Australia can offer Iranian players something they can’t get back home
Both Australia and the AFC are being tested on whether they will protect the basic rights of athletes who have already shown huge courage.
Opinion
NRL 2026
‘I hope it’s the last we see of him’: Lomax’s parting shot that’s enraged rugby league
Zac Lomax is finally off to rugby. Three words in his statement have left rugby league figures – including the coach who gave him his Kangaroos debut – furious.
Christian Nicolussi
Sports reporter
Souths, NRL double down against pitch invasion threat as Johnston try record looms
The Rabbitohs have joined the NRL in urging fans to stay in the stands if Alex Johnston makes history on Friday night.
Some regional servos run dry as petrol set for yet another price spike
The government has sought to reassure motorists of the nation’s fuel supplies amid reports of panic buying and some bush service stations running empty.
Opinion
Australian culture
Margot Robbie and I started out with ‘bogan’ accents. I’ve still got mine
I’ve been taunted about my ocker twang ever since Pauline Hanson emerged, but I’m getting the last laugh.
Amy Fallon
Journalist
Most people do this NZ trip for the views. I had another motive
I’m looking forward to mountains and valleys, lakes and rivers, but I’m hoping this slow exploration will help me get to know the people and places better too.
I used to deliver Rupert’s newspaper. Even I had more access than this latest Murdoch doco
The warring media family were never going to appear in this Netflix documentary, which promises an inside look at the succession battle.
The new status symbol for Gen Z is not what you’d expect
Stationery and crafts are booming as part of Gen Z and Millennials’ broader embrace of analogue culture, in which being offline is the latest flex.
A teacher in rural Russia took a stand against Putin. He could now win an Oscar
The documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin started out as “really weird footage” of one man eating cabbage soup.
Eastern suburbs family pays $14.5m for architectural Queens Park house
The renovated home with pool and ample natural light broke the suburb record by $2 million in a hotly contested auction.
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MIDDLE EAST IN CRISIS
‘Everywhere is full’: Families sleep on Beirut’s streets as war spreads
Lebanon is caught in the crossfire between Hezbollah and Israel and more than 454,000 people have been forced from their homes, writes David Crowe in Beirut.
In Beirut’s waterfront district, the war arrives at 3.30am
The strike shows Israeli forces will intensify their campaign in any part of Lebanon to hunt down Hezbollah militants and their allies from Iran, even if that risks civilian casualties.
Opinion
We are watching state-sponsored control play out live on the Gold Coast
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Opinion
My cell guard’s tears put my jaw on the floor. Why ‘good’ Australians mourn a torturer
Kylie Moore-Gilbert
Political scientist and writer
Sydney
Bondi terror accused seeks gag order to protect family
Naveed Akram allegedly opened fire on Jewish families in Australia’s worst terror attack – but he now fears for the safety of his mother, brother and sister.
Former MP cleared of most child rape charges, jury deadlocked on others
Rory Amon could face a retrial on two charges relating to the alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old boy in a Sydney car park toilet.
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City life
Revealed: The developer supersizing tactic rewriting Sydney’s skyline
At Concord West, 698 units have turned into 1300. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
New $2 billion motorway to Sydney’s second international airport opening
The ribbon-cutting comes almost eight months before the first passenger flights are due to take off from Western Sydney Airport.
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NSW State Parliament
The premier, his brother and the prison policy backflip
The premier says his brother tells him “exactly what’s going on” about corrective services. Jim Minns says the pair never talk about work.
NRL 2026
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‘Something that really excites me’: Wallabies door opens as Lomax signs on with Force
A week after his immediate NRL future was decided, the ex-Eels winger has signed to play in the 15-man game.
Opinion
Broncos scored zero points against Penrith. They were lucky to get that many
It was all doom and gloom in the Sunshine State as all three of its teams lost in the opening round, including the bumbling Broncos, who were lucky to score zero.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Politics
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Electric vehicles
‘Labor can’t have it both ways’: How the EV industry will fight any plan to wind back tax breaks
The tax breaks are helping Australia hit its climate goals and can save motorists thousands a year. But they are costing the government billions more than forecast.
Opinion
Political leadership
To remain one and free, Australia must confront three key systemic challenges
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Business
Apple and Google could be forced to remove sexualised apps
The eSafety Commissioner won’t just chase offshore porn companies – she’ll go after the platforms that distribute apps that can expose children to sexually explicit content.
World
Whales go to Antarctica to get fat. Humans are taking their food
First it was Whale Wars, now it’s krill wars. The groups that took on Japanese whaling in Antarctica now have a new industry in their sights.
Opinion
Trump is the wildcard that could blow up AI
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
The Aussie dollar is behaving very strangely
Clancy Yeates
Deputy business editor
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Property
Eastern suburbs family pays $14.5m for architectural Queens Park house
The renovated home with pool and ample natural light broke the suburb record by $2 million in a hotly contested auction.
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Title Deeds
She bought Sonia Kruger’s Mosman mansion. Now she’s selling her own place for $18m
Maria Hunt of the Primo Smallgoods clan is selling up, after buying Sonia Kruger’s five-bedroom Mosman home for $19 million.
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Lifestyle
How to overcome the mind trap that throws exercise goals off track
A new study into exercise motivation has uncovered the common mindset that sets us back.
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Sunday Life
I thought about the type of women I admire and came to this surprising realisation
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Culture
What to stream this week: Rachel Weisz’s sizzling satire, plus five more picks
A professor sexually hungering for a younger colleague is the starting point for the terrific Vladimir. Plus, Sherlock gets the Guy Ritchie treatment (again) and another Yellowstone spin-off.
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NRL 2026
‘I hope it’s the last we see of him’: The parting shot from Lomax that has enraged rugby league
Zac Lomax is finally off to rugby. Three words in his statement have left rugby league figures – including the coach who gave him his Kangaroos debut – furious.
Christian Nicolussi
Sports reporter
The Warriors turned DCE’s Roosters debut into a nightmare. It could get even worse
The Kiwis attacked Daly Cherry-Evans and the Roosters’ right edge all night, winning 42-18. Next up is South Sydney, who have one of the best left-edge attacks in the NRL.
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Super Rugby
Lomax to chase Wallabies ‘dream’ after signing two-year deal with Force
A week after his immediate NRL future was decided, the ex-Eels winger has signed to play in the 15-man game.
Analysis
Women’s Asian Cup
Matildas ‘make things harder for ourselves’ at Asian Cup. What’s new?
The Matildas could have had it easy and stayed in Sydney for their quarter-final. So, of course, they are travelling back to Perth for a more difficult match.
Opinion
NRL 2026
Queensland, beautiful one day, winless in the NRL the next
It was all doom and gloom in the Sunshine State as all three of its teams lost in the opening round, including the bumbling Broncos, who were lucky to score zero.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Opinion
Super Rugby
Rugby’s conundrum: Get the right decision, or let the game flow?
The guidelines that keep the television match official out of the game hurt the Brumbies on Saturday night.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
When will their dominance end? India’s batters monster Kiwis in World Cup final
With the spur of 2023 to help them, India are now making the very most of their unrivalled talent pipeline, and hoovering up global trophies as quickly as the ICC can put them up
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Another NRL opening week of rule changes and confusion. Here’s hoping history doesn’t repeat
Lopsided scores – even by record margins – in round one aren’t exactly new in the NRL. But a fresh batch of rules and interpretations is enough to make everyone nervous.
