4 h. ago Scots College built a $60 million library, but where are all the books?

Just five months after the private school unveiled its new student centre modelled on a faux baronial castle, parents are asking questions about the revamped library’s operations.

Economics

13 h. ago Six arrested over child sexual exploitation in South Australia

Six men were arrested for alleged child sexual exploitation in a joint operation between South Australia Police and the AFP.

Events

28 h. ago ‘Live risk of serious injury, death’: SafeWork accused of failing to act at Northern Beaches Hospital

Doctors at Northern Beaches Hospital have raised the alarm over dangerous understaffing, which puts patients at risk of medical errors in the emergency department and wards.

Events

28 h. ago The stress on NSW hospitals is real, and should be taken seriously

While the statewide picture is grim, alarm bells are sounding loudly at one of the most controversial institutions: the Northern Beaches Hospital.

Politics

56 h. ago This Australian ship takes European river cruising to a new level

An almost a century-old hand at international and domestic travel has unquestionably raised the level and quality of design for river ships with this new offering.

Politics

69 h. ago Albanese raises alarm about polarisation in wake of Kirk shooting

The assassination of the conservative activist has sparked a reckoning over political violence in the US and around the world.

Events

69 h. ago Raised in rugby, unmissable in league: Why is Nawaqanitawase so good?

The freedom of rugby has made Marky Mark a human highlight reel in the NRL, and the most watchable man in either code.

Sport

3 d. ago Childcare executive told worried parents to stop being emotional in wake of sex abuse charges

Affinity Education’s chief operating officer was forced to apologise to parents whose children attended a centre where alleged paedophile Joshua Brown worked.

Society

4 d. ago Does Ange Postecoglou still ‘believe in fairies’? We’re about to find out

Ange Postecoglou will be operating in the shadows of Brian Clough, one of England’s greatest managers at Nottingham Forest. In many ways, they are kindred spirits.

Politics

5 d. ago More than 1 million Australians have a family trust. Should you, too?

With more than 1 million trusts operating in Australia, is it time to weigh up whether a family trust is right for you?

Politics

6 d. ago ‘Smaller slices of a smaller pie’: Business chief warns PM against world

Raising the prospect of a stand-off reminiscent of the Rudd-era mining tax, Business Council of Australia chief Bran Black will set red lines for the business community on tax reform.

Events

8 d. ago ‘DM to book’: The secret solariums operating inside suburban homes

More than a decade after solariums were banned in NSW, a fresh crackdown on covert operators is under way.

Culture

8 d. ago No dates for hearings yet, but CFMEU inquiry has ‘considerable work’ under way

The $19.7 million inquiry has spent its first month operating mostly behind the scenes, but signs of movement emerged this week.

Politics

9 d. ago The violin virtuoso remaking classical music for the TikTok generation

As talented with an iPhone as he is with a 300-year-old Stradivarius, Brisbane-raised Ray Chen is redefining classical music for his 1 million Instagram followers.

Politics

9 d. ago WA man killed by his grandson had taken out restraining order before murder

Ky Drew Smith-Marciniak was raised by his grandfather, Victor Marciniak, but in later years ‘terrorised’ the elderly man before “senselessly” stabbing him to death.

Events

1 week ago Office blocks, warehouses considered for school sites in space squeeze

Have you ever looked at a Bunnings and been struck with the thought it’d be perfect as a school building? Some developers have.

Events

1 week ago Dramatic cockpit calls reveal Australian pilots’ alarm over Chinese live

In tense radio transmissions, the pilots warned of Chinese warships conducting an exercise in the Tasman Sea.

Politics

1 week ago ‘Very traumatic’: Inside the schism at Sydney’s Game of Thrones council

Councillors sounded the alarm that thousands of residents and staff were “at the mercy of dysfunctional decision-making” at the embattled local government.

Events

1 week ago Is the Murdoch empire using dirty tricks to crush competition?

A legal filing that details claims of a litany of skulduggery to undermine its competitors is truly eyebrow-raising, even for seasoned Murdoch critics.

Events

1 week ago Google just dodged a bullet, and has new rivals to thank for it

Having been declared a monopolist by a court last year, Google faced having to sell its Chrome browser and Android operating system. Instead, it emerged virtually unscathed.

Technology