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Births have fallen to a 17-year low while the nation’s fertility rate has never been lower. High-priced housing is not putting people in the mood for children.
Police have warned the CFMEU administrator of an imminent death threat,as the labour movement ruptures over the federal government’s efforts to stamp out criminality in the building industry.
North Shore MP Felicity Wilson has crossed the floor to support independent MP Alex Greenwich’s omnibus equality bill.
A stolen Mercedes,cloned plates,a bikie stabbing and two arson attacks – a police file released to the Herald outlines the alleged underworld attack.
Nick Gibb led an ambitious suite of education reforms during his more than 10 years as England’s schools minister.
Advanced English students were met with a surprise on Wednesday when the final question asked them to ponder a world without the amenity of modern technology.
Preliminary testing by Randwick City Council has identified the black balls that have washed up on Coogee,Maroubra and Gordons Bay beaches as “tar balls”,made from oil and debris.
Paula Hitchcock is trying to prove she is legally entitled to a slice of the multibillion-dollar Pratt family trust.
3D-printed and privately made guns are becoming the weapon of choice for criminals with some weapons now able to fire dozens of rounds within a few seconds.
The chief of MI6,Britain’s foreign-intelligence agency,says Russian intelligence services “have gone a bit feral”.
The Labour Party government says the decision will complete a long-stalled reform of parliament’s upper chamber and remove an “outdated and indefensible” relic.
Over the past few weeks,former US president Donald Trump has become a lot richer.
Comedian Felicity Ward nails it as an incompetent,zany “girlboss” in the much-discussed Australian version of the hit comedy.
If you’re playing small,there’s a good chance you’re not dreaming big enough. Why stop yourself at getting excited over saving $50,when you could be saving $500 or $5000?
While retirement may increasingly seem a far-off illusion,spend a few minutes daydreaming and then do some fact-finding.
Researchers found at least 12 skeletal remains and artefacts – including a ceramic vessel that “looked nearly identical to the Holy Grail” in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
Could this show be Australia’s answer to Yellowstone? Its makers certainly hope so.
This Spanish Mission-style boutique hotel on NSW’s South Coast has undergone a renovation while respecting its 1970s roots.
Business columnist
Writer
The Israeli government claims its bombing is targeted,but the collateral damage is undermining its cause.
Editorial
Two years ago,Ihab Matar was running a successful construction company and living in western Sydney. Now he’s a member of Lebanon’s parliament.
“We had a joke in the office that wouldn’t it be amazing if the first[one] was in Ku-ring-gai LGA,and it was,” Planning Department deputy secretary Monica Gibson told a developers’ conference last week.
A nine-year-old girl clung to a seat as her grandmother grappled with the woman. Now,the would-be kidnapper’s shocking past can be revealed.
More than half of the proposed 140-kilometre link would need to comprise twin tunnels because of the challenging terrain north of Sydney.
The man,who allegedly abused children over a number of years,is the second daycare worker charged in unrelated child abuse cases in Sydney in two days.
An external consultant found the RSL NSW board was so dysfunctional it would be difficult for the organisation to support veterans and their families.
Dodgy practices aimed at parting shoppers from their money will soon be banned under a government plan to bolster consumer protections.
A ground-breaking international research team casts a fresh light on the US giant’s aims and activities in Western Australia,and exposes some sobering truths.
With three weeks until election day,Trump raised eyebrows when he swapped a Q&A session for his favourite playlist and dancing.
Senior economics writer
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While different components of housing constructions costs have eased since the pandemic,experts have tipped higher prices are here to stay.
A six-bedroom,seven-bathroom trophy home in Seaforth has defied a softer Sydney auction market,while a couple landed their first property in Annandale.
After a six-year hiatus,the VS Fashion Show is officially back. Here’s what you missed.
Contributor
NSW’s new screen strategy ducks the question on everyone’s lips:is Sydney to get a second film studio?
The Dragons are considering making a play for Adam Doueihi after informing Ben Hunt he could test the market. It comes as Lachlan Ilias ended any chance of a Jackson Hastings swap deal.
The Everest’s group 1 status has been confirmed as Randwick sells out for Saturday.
You get a jersey. You get a jersey. And you get a jersey. Mal Meninga is “extremely mindful” not to cheapen Australian representation as debutants rise to 25 and counting.
Five things we learned from Tony Popovic’s first two fixtures in charge of Australia.
A “controversial couples” themed end-of-season gathering is set to cost the Giants.
A match has been put to the racing wars as a dispute arises over NSW’s The Everest and its bid for group 1 status.
I expected the former Wallaby to be tense. Instead,he calmly explained his version of events.
Columnist and author
Cameron Green’s injury is a setback for him,but an opportunity for selectors to freshen up the Test team.
Sports columnist