74 m. ago ‘Cockroach’ warning by America’s top banker sparks fears about the financial system

A recent spate of corporate failures has raised concerns of a financial bubble created by non-bank lenders.

Events

2 h. ago WA news LIVE: Major shakeup to WA councils as election results stream in; Family offers $100,000 reward to help find missing Perth mum

Follow our live coverage here.

Events

66 h. ago ‘South Bank 2.0’ was called a white elephant. The new plan has its critics too

The once-popular proposal to transform the former glass manufacturing site into South Bank 2.0 appears to be dead in the water.

Events

69 h. ago Call this a geriatric rant if you wish, but at 90, I’ve decided enough is enough

I’m fond of King Charles but, on my significant birthday, I must declare: I am not his subject. I owe him no allegiance.

Politics

3 d. ago Does the new EU entry system affect how long I can spend there?

Will the new EU entry/exit system affect people like me who wish to spend more than 90 days in the Schengen zone?

Economics

3 d. ago Mum who faked son's cancer diagnosis admits to $11k deception

A mother who faked her six-year-old son's cancer diagnosis has pleaded guilty to charges linked to the deception.

Science

3 d. ago Australia’s richest genre literary prize a tie between Tasma Walton and Robbie Arnott

For the first time, the $100,000 ARA Historical Novel award has been given to two authors whose work overlapped on a particular theme.

Events

3 d. ago ‘Money is not an issue’: Why this Everest owner couldn’t care less about $7million prize

Leung Shek-kong, the Hong Kong-based owner of favourite Ka Ying Rising, has plenty of motivation to win The Everest. But it has nothing to do with money.

Economics

3 d. ago ASX resets record on rate cut bets; Macquarie surges on $61.4b AI deal

The Australian sharemarket has shot back up to record territory after a rise in unemployment fuelled bets the Reserve Bank may cut interest rates.

Economics

4 d. ago Neighbours heard screams before mum, son and friend died in Gladstone house fire

Jordana Johnson and her son Jordan Norris, along with his friend Chazz Mather, are believed to be the victims of the blaze. 

Events

4 d. ago ASX hits record on rate cut bets; Macquarie surges after $61.4b AI deal

The Australian sharemarket has shot up after a rise in unemployment fuelled bets the Reserve Bank may cut interest rates.

Economics

4 d. ago Bullsbrook families ‘devastated’ as air base daycare to close over noise concerns

Eilis Spence is a single mum of a two-year-old girl who attends the centre and she said she was shocked to have been told of the impending closure, attributed partly to an “anticipated increase in aircraft noise levels”.

Politics

4 d. ago Australia’s biggest banker is staying put – but how long is too long?

Commonwealth Bank’s chairman has raised the spectre of Matt Comyn’s rule at the largest bank in the country coming to an end. But he’s not going anywhere until at least 2028.

Politics

5 d. ago Matt Comyn to serve out a decade as the boss of Australia’s biggest bank

The boss of Australia’s largest bank is likely to remain in the job until at least 2028, Commonwealth Bank shareholders have been told.

Politics

5 d. ago Mum’s terror at gunpoint during pursuit that led to dramatic CBD arrest

A mother has described the moment a gun was pointed at her during an attempted carjacking that triggered a police pursuit from Hoppers Crossing to Melbourne CBD.

Events

5 d. ago A top literary prize? Great. But his mum still wishes he worked at a bank

Jean-Baptiste Andrea ignored his parents’ advice to avoid writing – now’s he one of France’s most famous novelists.

Politics

5 d. ago Aguia grabs finance deal for Brazilian phosphate plant upgrade

Aguia Resources’ Board has given the nod to bank finance of A$1.7M to upgrade its processing plant, before opening its Brazilian phosphate mine next year.

Politics

5 d. ago Released hostage, Bar Kupershtein, reunited with his family in Israel

Bar Kupershtein is finally reunited with his family in Israel, including his wheelchair-bound father whose only wish was to stand to embrace his son.

Politics

6 d. ago The complete list of winners at the SMH Good Food Guide 2026 Awards

From the coveted major prize categories to the return of the Pub of the Year award, meet the best the NSW and ACT hospitality industry has to offer right now.

Events

6 d. ago Partner’s eleventh hour plea after Perth mum bashed with towel rail

Peter Damjanovic, 39, was charged with murder after his girlfriend Tiffany Woodley was found with ‘horrific and confronting’ injuries.

Politics