The Sydney Morning Herald

@smh

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · 10 h

Accused killers of Australian brothers on Mexico surf trip seek plea deal smh.com.au/world/north-am…

smh's tweet card. Three of the four people charged over the deaths of Callum and Jake Robinson in a robbery that turned deadly are seeking to strike a deal with Mexican prosecutors and avoid trial.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · 10 h

Ropes cut, holes drilled: Mystery vandals target Sydney boat club smh.com.au/national/nsw/r…

smh's tweet card. Canoe and dragon boat paddlers have been forced to either store their boats for two years or leave them open for vandals while their harbour park base is redeveloped.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · 10 h

‘Ridiculous’: Hong Kong places bounty on Australian professor smh.com.au/world/asia/rid…

smh's tweet card. An arrest warrant has been issued for the academic as authorities in Hong Kong pursue 19 overseas-based members of an unofficial pro-democracy group.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · 18 h

‘I wanted to have a fallback option’: Cleary’s back-up career if footy didn’t work out smh.com.au/sport/nrl/i-wa…

smh's tweet card. Nathan Cleary is a four-time premiership winning halfback, but he went to university before he got his start in first grade.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · 18 h

Ahmad’s wife and three kids all have Australian visas. They still can’t come in smh.com.au/national/nsw/a…

smh's tweet card. The federal government has a special visa pathway for Palestinians arriving from Gaza, but the flow of refugees has slowed.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · 18 h

A megaflood devastated early Sydney. An even worse catastrophe is hidden in the city’s ‘bathtub’ smh.com.au/national/nsw/a…

smh's tweet card. If the disaster happened today, it would spark 100,000 evacuations and inflict $7.5 billion in damage.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · 18 h

Power, charm and fear: Why Ward’s victims took years to come forward smh.com.au/politics/nsw/p…

smh's tweet card. The NSW MP sexually assaulted two men he met through his position of power. For years, they were too afraid to speak out.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · 18 h

The cancer drug, the faked data and the superstar scientist smh.com.au/national/the-c…

smh's tweet card. An investigation can reveal the secret history of one of Australia’s top scientists, whose faked data underpins a drug now being given to patients.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · Jul 25

‘Children are starving’: Albanese criticises Israel over aid distribution in Gaza smh.com.au/politics/feder…

smh's tweet card. The prime minister stopped short of following France and moving to recognise a Palestinian state as Gaza faces a “humanitarian catastrophe”.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · Jul 25

Ray White and star agent in high-stakes talks over possible split amid conduct probe smh.com.au/national/nsw/r…

smh's tweet card. Josh Tesolin has for years been celebrated as Ray White’s highest earning agent, but for how much longer is up for negotiation.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · Jul 25

NSW MP Gareth Ward found guilty of sexual assaults smh.com.au/national/nsw/n…

smh's tweet card. The independent Kiama MP was found guilty of sexual intercourse without consent with a 24-year-old political staffer and indecently assaulting an 18-year-old man.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · Jul 24

‘It’s a big win’: Long-awaited first stage of Oxford Street cycleway opens smh.com.au/national/nsw/i…

smh's tweet card. A crucial 1.7km link in Sydney’s inner-city cycleway network is finally ready to roll. But not everyone is happy.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · Jul 24

Trump denies wanting to destroy Elon Musk’s companies as Tesla shares plunge smh.com.au/business/compa…

smh's tweet card. Donald Trump offered support to his one-time ally Elon Musk in a surprising post as shares in the electric vehicle company crumbled on Wall Street.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · Jul 24

Britain pledges 50-year AUKUS support in message to Trump smh.com.au/world/europe/b…

smh's tweet card. The UK government will sign a 50-year treaty with Australia to cement the AUKUS defence pact in a massive strategic and financial deal.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · Jul 24

A feared crime family ruled Sydney’s underworld. Now it’s at war with itself smh.com.au/national/nsw/a…

smh's tweet card. A split within the notorious network sparked a gangland war when a senior member defected to form his own criminal syndicate.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · Jul 24

Exclusive: Maradona played there. Now Sydney’s iconic stadium may lose its World Cup qualifiers smh.com.au/national/nsw/m…

smh's tweet card. Newly released documents reveal Football Australia has threatened not to play high-stakes Socceroos and Matildas internationals at Sydney’s Allianz Stadium.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · Jul 23

Australia lifts US beef ban after Trump demands smh.com.au/politics/feder…

smh's tweet card. The government insists the move is the result of a lengthy biosecurity review rather than negotiations with the Trump administration, which demanded access for US cattle.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · Jul 23

‘It’s challenging’: Sydney’s median house price hits record high $1.7m smh.com.au/property/news/…

smh's tweet card. Interest rate cuts have increased borrowing capacity and demand, and sellers can sense competition is back.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · Jul 23

Secretive Albanese government goes backward on transparency smh.com.au/politics/feder…

smh's tweet card. Labor refused freedom of information requests in its first term more often than the Morrison government despite campaigning on a platform of integrity.

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The Sydney Morning Herald@smh · Jul 23

$110,000 payment for union peace: Developer’s deal in spotlight amid fresh calls to clean up industry smh.com.au/national/110-0…

smh's tweet card. A deal between a gangland associate and a Gold Coast developer has been revealed amid a call for action on ‘crime and corruption’ in the construction industry.

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