News review
‘I thought I was friends with Nova’: Craig Foster on the spat that rocked the republican movement
The ex-Socceroo goes “all in” on the things he cares about, but it comes at a cost.
- by Ben Cubby
Latest
Trump weaponised the border crisis to get elected. Now he must deliver
A 12-year-old was raped and killed by illegal immigrants. Her mother’s pain served as an illustration for Trump’s signature policy. But will he succeed in deporting 11 million people?
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘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
Development
Inside the schism that has left Sydney’s ‘mini-city’ housing deal on life support
The plan to sell Rosehill Racecourse has been beset by issues from the beginning, but the divide between the opposing sides is only getting wider.
- by Michael McGowan
Hostile environment: The changing climate within the Australian Greens
A party with vaulting ambitions for grabbing hold of the balance of power with a big picture agenda has discovered the script has been hijacked from within.
- by James Massola
Bob Geldof once said he wanted to get ‘rich, famous and laid’. Here’s how that worked out for him
The musician and global activist still has plenty more to say.
- by Nick Galvin
‘So many off-field issues’: Life at one of Saudi Arabia’s richest clubs
Saudi Arabian football has undergone a recent revolution that has attracted stars even as big as Cristiano Ronaldo - as well as some Australian representation.
- by Vince Rugari
Ray Charles, Elvis, Sinatra and Michael Jackson: No matter the genre, Quincy Jones was the man
The musical maestro was born poor, taught himself to play numerous instruments and crafted much of the sound of our times.
- by Neil McCormick
Why the NSW government has inked a $16 million deal with a man in Trump’s inner circle
Among the dozens on stage in Florida as a newly elected Donald Trump gave his victory speech was UFC CEO Dana White.
- by Mary Ward
‘Two tears in a bucket’: Why voters flocked to Trump, and why some might regret it
Working-class Americans have voted with a mixture of fatalist resignation and up-yours defiance for an economic remedy likely to leave them worse off.
- by Chip Le Grand
Tony Wright’s Column
History
The battle over two of the most compelling images of war
A new book tells the remarkable story behind two photographers who fought censors to record the truth of war.
- by Tony Wright
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