This Month
De Minaur’s gritty Paris bid ends in quarters
Alex De Minaur’s golden run at the French Open has come to an end, with the Australian losing in straight sets to German world no.4 Alexander Zverev.
- Ian Chadband
Security fears may force Paris Games to scrap Seine opening ceremony
France is at its highest terror alert as the Olympic Games near; Australian organisers say Brisbane 2032 will learn from the Paris experience.
- Michael Bleby
Gorry, Foord named in Matildas Olympics squad
Coach Tony Gustavsson named his 18-strong Matilda’s Olympic squad in Sydney on Tuesday. Injured Foord and Gorry are selected in the team.
- George Clarke
May
Macron urges calm in high-stakes New Caledonia visit
The French president has met political and business leaders in an attempt to ease tensions following days of deadly unrest over electoral reforms.
- Claire Rush and John Leicester
Sizzling Schauffele grabs early PGA Championship lead
Not even the two hottest golfers on the planet, world number one Scottie Scheffler and number two Rory McIlroy, could muster a challenge to Xander Schauffele.
- Steve Keating
Showtime! Media CEOs’ last stand with Foxtel over future of TV
Years of lobbying by free-to-air networks and Foxtel have come down to this week, when two crucial pieces of legislation are set to go before the Senate.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones
Xi urges Macron to help avoid a ‘new cold war’
The Chinese leader told his French counterpart that the two nations should uphold mutual benefits, and jointly oppose decoupling and the disruption of supply chains.
- William Horobin, Samy Adghirni and Li Liu
Why this Sydney investor bought property in Brisbane
Investors from Sydney and Melbourne are increasingly looking further afield in the hunt for value. But how do you go about buying in an unfamiliar market?
- Michelle Bowes
April
Taxpayer review into 2032 Games venues ‘blindsided’
An independent review into 2032 Games venues was supposed to deliver the ‘right’ infrastructure. But Queensland bureaucrats were working on rival plans.
- Liam Walsh and Michael Bleby
Olympics turns pro with $77,000 cash for track gold
World Athletics has set aside $US2.4 million to pay track and field gold medallists in Paris this year, as Olympic amateurism continues to fade away.
- James Ellingworth
March
Why a glass box in Sydney’s CBD is sending sports nerds wild
It’s got a reputation for being an “old man’s sport”, but squash is having a moment in the sun – and in Sydney’s Martin Place.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Kerr backed by Matildas star and Chelsea coach as ‘race slur’ revealed
The Matildas captain has the “full support” of the national squad and English team after new details emerged over her alleged clash with a police officer.
- Zoe Samios
February
Matildas crush Uzbekistan 10-0 to cruise into Olympics
Michelle Heyman scored four times as Australia trounced Uzbekistan in the second leg of their Olympic qualifier, going through 13-0 on aggregate.
- Anna Harrington
Peter Bol doesn’t want revenge for false drug test. He wants to win
“I figured out, the angrier that I got, the more destruction it did to me,” Bol says. “So I found I just let it go.”
- Euan Black
Aussies at the Super Bowl. Just don’t ask about the prices
Former AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan made the pilgrimage to Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium alongside Eddie McGuire and broadcaster Craig Hutchison.
- Samantha Hutchinson
January
How Brisbane Olympics can get ‘better bang for a buck’
Olympic Games planners should not be scared of “flying in the face” of beautiful architecture and using infrastructure, says the incoming chairman of Arup.
- Jenny Wiggins
How your kids can succeed – when they have no natural talent
Not every sub-par drawing or tuneless recital is a potential masterpiece, but if your child is the next Van Gogh, you’re worst placed to spot it anyway.
- Charlotte Lytton
November 2023
Nine retains English Ashes contests until 2031 in new deal
The 2027 and 2031 contests between England and Australia will remain on Nine, which will pay north of $40 million for the rights.
- Sam Buckingham-Jones and Zoe Samios
Treasury’s Tim Ford strikes the $1.6b deal of his life
It took six months to buy Daou Vineyards. Shareholders will judge the wine CEO’s tenure by how well he can turn the business into a brand like Penfolds.
- Simon Evans
Saudi Arabia to host 2034 World Cup after Australia pulls out
FIFA is set to rubber stamp the move which will accelerate the kingdom’s push into soccer and broader its expansion into global sport.
- Graham Dunbar
