On election night I was swapping messages with a good friend, a passionate, smart, generous advocate for Indigenous people who was now despondent. She said she feared for the future of the First Peoples under three more years of a conservative government that had already said no to the hopes and aspirations in the Uluru…
It’s the rail line that even some of the Premier’s colleagues and advisers did not want her to build. When the Sydney Metro Northwest line opened on Sunday, to the delight of tens of thousands who queued for a free ride, it delivered rail services for the first time to the burgeoning suburbs of Cherrybrook,…
The chief executive of Suncorp, Michael Cameron, is stepping down after nearly four years in the role, with the board declaring now is the "right time for change." Chairman Christine McLoughlin said in an announcement to investors that a change in leadership would give the financial services group an opportunity to lift its performance. Click…
Track good 4 and rail true so fairly even early before gradually trend away from the fence. RACE 1 – 11.40AM: McDONALDS DUBBO & WELLINGTON MAIDEN PLATE (1100m) Debutant gelding 2. Cyclone Clyde (Rockface x Tembissa by Johannesburg) is bred for speed and bolted in his only trial under a hold all the way. Looks…
The son of former federal politician Bob Baldwin has been reported missing to police. Robert Baldwin, 28, lives in Adelaide with his wife. Bob Baldwin told the Newcastle Herald on Friday morning that his son had not been seen by his wife, and that he had not contacted her or his family, since leaving home…
President Donald Trump's trade war against China has so far focused on attacking imports. His new front: Weaponising American exports. The Trump administration is seeking to choke off Beijing's access to key technologies by limiting the sale of vital US components to China's Huawei Technologies. The US is considering putting at least five Chinese surveillance…
Australian of the Year organisers have severed a 38-year partnership with the Commonwealth Bank over fears the scandal-plagued finance industry was damaging the reputation of the national awards. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age understand the National Australia Day Council and the bank reached the decision before Saturday's election. Labor last November seized on…
Michael Maguire not only won an historic premiership at South Sydney, he handed NRL debuts to no fewer than six Rabbitohs who will start against his side on Saturday night. Maguire was in no mood to reflect on his time at Souths this week – "I'm all about the Wests Tigers now'' – as he…
The Reserve Bank will go further than previously thought by cutting the cash rate not two, but three times before 2019 is over, according to a leading economist. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans , who in February became the first top economist from the big four banks to predict two rate cuts this year, said…
At one point in his sneaker collecting "career", DJ Jerome Salele’a owned 400 pairs. These days, the 34-year-old has considerably fewer – he keeps about 50 at his home in Sydney's south-west, with the remainder in storage – but his passion for "kickz" is as strong as ever. New Zealand-born Salele'a is part of the…