Teenage chess champion ‘probably cheated’ in more than 100 online games

Teenage chess champion ‘probably cheated’ in more than 100 online games

A report by Chess.com accuses teenage grandmaster Hans Niemann of “blatant” and “rampant” cheating in a bid to improve his rating in the latest twist in the saga.

  • byRozina Sabur

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World chess champion alleges teenage rival has cheated more than he admits

World chess champion alleges teenage rival has cheated more than he admits

World champion Magnus Carlsen has broken his silence about why he resigned after just one move in his game last week against 19-year-old American Hans Niemann.

  • bySilvia Recchimuzzi
Local councils ‘hotbeds of bullying,sexism,harassment’:Women lift the lid

Local councils ‘hotbeds of bullying,sexism,harassment’:Women lift the lid

Ten years ago,Julia Gillard called out the misogyny in politics. A year ago,Brittany Higgins told us it was still there. Now,female councillors tell their stories.

  • bySarah Brookes
Only a truly independent investigation into Brian Houston’s behaviour will get to the truth at Hillsong
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Only a truly independent investigation into Brian Houston’s behaviour will get to the truth at Hillsong

Hillsong’s inhouse effort falls way short of what is required.

  • byJohn Sandeman
Australia’s long history of forgiving celebrities

Australia’s long history of forgiving celebrities

Australians have a long history of forgiving celebrities,but such absolution is not always guaranteed,as former game show host Andrew O’Keefe is discovering.

  • byAndrew Hornery
Woman in Tim Paine sexting scandal harassed by other colleagues,court told

Woman in Tim Paine sexting scandal harassed by other colleagues,court told

The former Cricket Tasmania staffer who was sent lewd text messages by Test cricketer Tim Paine alleges she raised complaints of sexual harassment by colleagues with five managers at the organisation but nothing was done.

  • byAdam Cooper
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The British MP who faked his own death and fled to Melbourne

The British MP who faked his own death and fled to Melbourne

John Stonehouse was a cabinet minister with a great career ahead of him. But then it all came crashing down.

  • bySimon Caterson
Fiscal dishonesty a hallmark of politics
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Fiscal dishonesty a hallmark of politics

Governments need to wake up and stop with the fiscal dishonesty and lack of transparency that has become endemic in state and federal politics.

  • byAdele Ferguson
At the top,brazenness pays off
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At the top,brazenness pays off

Recent history suggests that little will come of the federal government’s car park funding scandal.

  • byShaun Carney
CNN legal analyst returns to TV after exposing himself on Zoom meeting

CNN legal analyst returns to TV after exposing himself on Zoom meeting

“Nothing is really in my defence,” Toobin said. “This was deeply moronic and indefensible. . . . It was wrong,it was stupid,and I’m trying to be a better person.”

  • byJeremy Barr
The many sorry states of the sporting apology

The many sorry states of the sporting apology

Training in apologising is becoming as essential to the sportsperson’s kit as a good diet and stretching.

  • byMalcolm Knox