25 h. ago Hoop dreams: Kingsley Just achieves a record for the most aerial hoop somersaults in one minute

Kingsley Just earns a listing in the new Guinness Book of Records for the most aerial hoop somersaults in one minute (male) with 57 somersaults. Achieved in June 2024 at Circus Nexus in Preston, Melbourne.

Politics

31 h. ago ‘This is what I dreamt of as a kid’: the Brightside of a traumatic week in racing

Mr Brightside’s record-breaking third straight group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes came at a time that the racing community continued to hold its breath for injured jockey Tom Prebble.

Events

58 h. ago Rock star players, margaritas, a blossoming romance: This footy team is the hottest ticket in town

Other clubs can only dream of their crowds. There is a lot for other clubs, including big Victorian ones, to learn from what the Swans have done right.

Sport

61 h. ago Ange’s Aussie rules: Forest to play without fear is the Postecoglou promise

Three months ago, Ange Postecoglou’s dream of coaching in the EPL was taken away from him. Now, he’s back, with a pledge to keep doing things his own unique way.

Politics

64 h. ago A man has been arrested in Queensland over allegedly stealing a hearse

A man has been arrested after allegedly stealing hearse from a Queensland funeral home and crashing it.

Events

68 h. ago Sydney is obsessed with cinnamon scrolls. Here’s where you’ll find 10 of the best

A taste test of bakeries from Peakhurst to Potts Point (and beyond) reveals the softest, dreamiest cinnamon scrolls.

Politics

68 h. ago When dream holidays turn into nightmares, without ever taking off

Third-party booking websites may offer cheaper fares or the convenience of various legs on one itinerary – but when things go awry, customers are left with few rights.

Politics

3 d. ago This ghost story starts with a funeral. Then the questions begin to pile up

One of Went Up the Hill’s producers calls this genre “the cinema of unease”, which is pretty close to the mark.

Politics

4 d. ago Andrew Vine is the jockey that racing forgot. He died before his day in court

A small funeral service has remembered Andrew Vine as a kind dad and loyal friend who was forever changed by his time as an apprentice jockey.

Events

4 d. ago Why Savala is kicking goals at Roosters rather than for the Swans

Hugo Savala is living his dream a stone’s throw from the SCG, where good judges predicted he could have enjoyed a big career in a rival code.

Politics

5 d. ago The hunt for Osama bin Laden and a vaccine disaster. Why polio remains a risk to our health

A prominent Australian dreamed of ridding the world from polio, but a vaccine-derived strain of the virus festers on our doorstep.

Science

5 d. ago Gerry Ryan’s Saints lost the 2010 premiership. The Melbourne Cup

The sport-loving businessman talks about his love of the Melbourne Cup, a small country town and the dream of an elusive flag for his beloved AFL club.

Politics

5 d. ago Gerry Ryan’s Saints lost the 2010 premiership. The Melbourne Cup – and dinner with Eddie – eased the pain

The sport-loving businessman talks about his love of the Melbourne Cup, a small country town and the dream of an elusive flag for his beloved AFL club.

Politics

6 d. ago Slain police officer's partner speaks of unimaginable loss during funeral

The devastated partner of a knockabout policeman gunned down at Porepunkah today promised to finish their dreams on her own.

Events

6 d. ago Outside noise, media and haters: Why it’s what’s inside that counts in NRL finals

To say the NRL finals series launch was akin to Shakespeare’s soliloquies would be to liken toilet humour to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, but it did demonstrate we are the “outside noise”.

Politics

8 d. ago Clifton Hill renters beat investor to buy $1.4m house in their neighbourhood

The buyers were happy to find a home in their dream suburb where they’d rented since selling their Fitzroy North home years ago.

Economics

8 d. ago Clifton Hill renters beat investor to buy $1.5m house in their neighbourhood

The buyers were happy to find a home in their dream suburb, where they had rented since selling their Fitzroy North home years ago.

Economics

9 d. ago ‘It’s too much pressure’: Why Veera won’t give up on her school dreams

It was excitement for some and disappointment for many as the results came out for opportunity class exams marred by technical issues and crowd chaos.

Politics

9 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Rudd praises Albanese’s ‘warm’ call with Trump; Hundreds gather for funeral of slain Victorian police officer

Follow live as we bring you the news from Australia and beyond.

Events

9 d. ago Remembering Giorgio Armani: The king is dead, long live the king

With a sprawling empire, Giorgio Armani sold a dream that travelled as far as the Australian suburbs.

Events