Around the clubs: Terrell May agrees to new two-year deal to remain a Rooster
The Dragons and Bulldogs were keen on his services, but rising prop Terrell May won’t be leaving Bondi Junction.
- by Adrian Proszenko and Dan Walsh
Systemic mental health failures are on repeat
The only 100 per cent “safe” strategy is to keep people in hospital forever, but, apart from forensic psychiatry, that is unfair to the person and requires resources we do not have.
There’s no more fitting location for a navy-strength gin (and other magical drinks)
A whisky’s being aged using the sea’s motion to help impart barrel flavours; a navy strength gin by Four Pillars and a Lord Nelson beer called Smooth Sailing.
- by Sarah Norris
Cleary suffers setback in hamstring recovery, Bellamy dismisses Souths speculation
Penrith superstar Nathan Cleary’s recovery hasn’t progressed at the rate the club would have hoped and may still be a couple of weeks away from returning to the paddock.
- by Michael Chammas, Danny Weidler and Adrian Proszenko
Tripologist: Where should I base myself for a month in Italy?
Italy has 20 regions, in effect “states”, and you could find at least one town in each of these regions that you could use as a base.
How will the stage 3 tax cuts cost us all?
We need to acknowledge that, with less tax, there will be fewer community needs provided by the government.
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Money & relationships
Mark Carnegie wanted a $13 million tax break, so he sued his ex-wife
Venture capitalist and philanthropist Mark Carnegie has successfully sued his former wife to release $35.4 million from their family trust in order to take advantage of a $13 million tax exemption available to him.
- by Anne Hyland
What links Boris Johnson and Taylor Swift? They sold out in Sydney
The former British PM’s visit down under aroused such excitement that the organisers had to boost the event’s capacity.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Labor needs to fight back against bully-boy Dutton
If the PM continues to allow himself to be a punching bag, Labor’s political fortunes will decline further.
‘Everybody, whether black, white or coloured, they are behind the Boks’
Some South Africans once loudly cheered the All Blacks against their own country. On the eve of the Rugby World Cup final, do the Springboks finally represent the entire Rainbow Nation?
- by Jonathan Drennan
NRL won’t close loophole as JWH firms for sensational round one return
Should suspended players be allowed to include Test matches to shorten their NRL bans? The rule won’t change, which is good news for Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Opinion
Rugby World Cup
Follow Eddie’s advice and get on the All Blacks
The choice of referee will have a large say in how the final in Paris is played.
- by Peter FitzSimons
Canada removes dozens of diplomats from India as dispute escalates
India has threatened to remove the envoys’ diplomatic immunity which Canada says is not only unprecedented but contrary to international law.
- by Rob Gilles
Updated
NRL 2023
Kangaroos sweating over Cleary knee injury
The Panthers star, who suffered a knock early in the grand final, will learn the extent of the injury when he has scans this week.
- by Christian Nicolussi and Michael Chammas
‘I copped some flak’, but Tedesco says holiday saved his job as Kangaroos captain
The star fullback credits a post-Origin trip to Byron Bay for the resurgence in form that helped lift the Roosters into the finals.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Last throw of the dice: Move that could stamp Waerea-Hargreaves’ Vegas ticket
Veteran Kiwi prop was set to miss the Roosters’ season opener in the USA next year after being banned for seven games - but a new development may yet see him board the plane.
- by Adam Pengilly
‘I’ll put my hand up’: Fisher-Harris set to become next Kiwis captain
Already a leader of the Penrith pack, James Fisher-Harris has revealed his ambition to captain the New Zealand national team.
- by Adrian Proszenko
Australia’s 15 most beautiful coastal drives
Australia’s magnificent shoreline has some of the most scenic coastal driving routes in the world. Here are 10 of them.
- by Lee Atkinson
‘We got taught a lesson’: How pain of 2020 grand final galvanised Penrith hard men
James Fisher-Harris and company know from bitter experience the importance of winning the opening exchanges up front in a grand final.
- by Adrian Proszenko