To stop screen addiction, this school will give out phones. But there’s a catch
As families struggle to manage their children’s screen obsessions, Pymble Ladies’ College has devised a ground-breaking way to help.
- by Jordan Baker
Latest
‘The end of the dinosaur era’: What next for Sydney’s talkback stations as titans bow out
The departure of some big names this year adds to the challenges facing AM radio.
- by Jordan Baker
Exclusive
Greyhound racing
Move over, cavoodles: Meet Sydney’s $27,000 dog
Erika Wadlow-Smith loves her adopted greyhound, but new figures reveal the sky-high costs of rehabilitating the former racing dogs.
- by Jordan Baker
Preventing shark attacks with a clever trick of the light
Australian scientist Laura Ryan thought she could save surfers by fooling sharks. She spent months throwing boards into shark-infested waters to prove it.
- by Jordan Baker
Analysis
Radio
Feared by politicians, loved by listeners: now it’s time for Ray Hadley’s mic-drop
He’s the radio broadcaster who wielded a big stick. Now, Hadley is retiring from 2GB and shifting the power balance of Sydney radio.
- by Jordan Baker
Ray Hadley quits 2GB in bombshell announcement to listeners
His departure comes as a surprise after only recently signing a contract extension.
- by Jordan Baker
Analysis
Bullying
Latest St Paul’s scandal shows how quickly the proverbial car can hurtle out of control
Reforms have fundamentally transformed Australia’s oldest university college. But a serious bullying incident shows those in charge can never take their hands off the steering wheel.
- by Jordan Baker
Revealed: The chilling text Lilie James’ killer sent her father
Paul Thijssen had terrified a previous girlfriend after a break-up and this time, he was determined to take that to the extreme.
- by Jordan Baker
Sausages, sheepdogs and Opera House sails: The royals’ big day out in Sydney
On a nine-stop itinerary, King Charles and Queen Camilla raced from inner Sydney to Parramatta – and finished their day on the sparkling waters of Sydney Harbour.
- by Jordan Baker, Julie Power, Natassia Chrysanthos and Penry Buckley
The girl who spent days practising for the King, and the elephant in the church
Four-year-old ballerina Georgina Box launched their majesties’ royal tour with a perfectly executed curtsy on a day of pomp, distraction and clashing ideology.
- by Jordan Baker and Julie Power
King Charles and Queen Camilla land in Sydney for royal visit
They were supposed to fly over Sydney as giant photographs of their own faces stared back at them from the Opera House sails. Instead, King Charles III and Queen Camilla were met by sporadic rain as they arrived for the king’s first tour as monarch.
- by Jordan Baker, Riley Walter and Sarah McPhee
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