Domain: smh.com.au

Daily compact newspaper in Australia

The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Sydney, Australia, and owned by Nine Entertainment. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the Herald is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and claims to be the most widely read masthead in the country. The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as The Sydney Morning Herald and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, The Sun-Herald and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of The Sydney Morning Herald is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland.

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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Wests Tigers Face Fan Revolt Over Potential Magpies Replacement

Wests Tigers legend Ben Elias threatened a 100,000-strong fan protest if the club's majority owner, Holman Barnes Group, replaces the Wests Tigers with Wests Magpies, citing an undemocratic debenture system and disrespect for fans; the HBG denies these claims.

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64% Bias Score

Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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CEO Murder Highlights Growing Societal Unrest

Luigi Mangione's murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson reflects a growing sense of unrest among those feeling abandoned by the system, highlighting declining trust in institutions and the belief that the system is rigged against ordinary citizens, a sentiment shared across the political spec...

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64% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
smh.com.au
🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Triple Cricket Defeat for India; Siraj-Head Incident Highlights On-Field Tensions

India's men's, women's, and under-19 cricket teams suffered defeats against Australia and Bangladesh on a single day, prompting calls for a swift turnaround in their fortunes and raising questions about on-field conduct following an incident between Mohammed Siraj and Travis Head.

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68% Bias Score

No Poverty
smh.com.au
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Brisbane Test Washed Out by Unexpected Downpour

The third Test match between Australia and India in Brisbane was severely impacted by unexpected heavy rainfall exceeding 70mm, resulting in only 80 legal deliveries being bowled and full refunds for 30,145 fans.

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24% Bias Score

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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Coastal NSW Suburbs See Massive House Price Increases

Northern NSW coastal suburbs experienced massive house price increases over the past decade, with Byron Bay's median soaring 280.6% to $2.28 million, driven by lifestyle factors, remote work trends, and a spillover effect from high demand areas.

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40% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
smh.com.au
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Dutton's \$Tens of Billions Nuclear Plan Contradicts Coalition's Free Market Stance

On Friday the 13th, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced a plan to spend tens of billions of dollars on nuclear energy, halting \$40 billion in private renewable energy investment, despite lacking evidence it will lower power bills; this contradicts the Coalition's traditional free-market stance...

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56% Bias Score

Affordable and Clean Energy
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Fiji Pilot Project Recycles Beach Plastic into Power Poles

Talon, a Sydney firm, launched a Fiji pilot project recycling beach plastic into power poles and Frisbees; overcoming the financial hurdles of traditional sorting methods, the project, supported by the British government and universities, aims to significantly reduce Pacific plastic pollution.

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44% Bias Score

Life Below Water
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🌐 85% Global Worthiness
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Australia's Declining Melanoma Risk in Youth Threatened by Social Media

Australia's melanoma rates, while high, show a decreased risk in younger people since the 1990s, countered by a new social media trend promoting tanning, prompting a new sun safety campaign.

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40% Bias Score

Good Health and Well-being
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Albanese's Support for Salmon Farming Creates Conflict with Environment Minister

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese publicly supported the Tasmanian salmon farming industry in Macquarie Harbour, despite Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek's ongoing review considering the impact on the endangered Maugean skate and potential license revocations, creating political frictio...

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60% Bias Score

Life Below Water
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🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Victorian Budget: \$40 Billion Spending Blowout Raises Fiscal Sustainability Concerns

Victoria's mid-year budget reveals a \$40 billion spending blowout over four years, despite claims of fiscal repair, raising concerns among economists about the state's financial sustainability due to uncontrolled expenditure, particularly in healthcare and public sector wages.

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60% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
smh.com.au
🌐 75% Global Worthiness
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Surf Coast House Prices Soar, Then Correct

Fueled by pandemic lockdowns, Australian Surf Coast and Bellarine Peninsula house prices soared over five years; Anglesea's median rose 67.4% to $1,467,500, while others exceeded $1 million, but have since seen a market correction due to higher interest rates and taxes.

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48% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality
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🌐 90% Global Worthiness
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North Korean Cyberattacks Target Australian Businesses

North Korean IT workers, posing as remote employees, infiltrated Australian businesses, stealing data and extorting payments totaling $88 million to fund weapons programs, according to a Google executive, echoing US indictments of 14 North Korean nationals for a similar operation.

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40% Bias Score

Reduced Inequality