40 h. ago I’m about to get married. Here’s what the movies have taught me about being a bride

From Father of the Bride to Ready or Not, I’ve been interpreting wedding movies very differently since becoming a bride-to-be.

Politics

58 h. ago A working laundromat is now home to a pizza shop with a difference

While you wait for your washing, dig into a toasted pizza sandwich with wood-fired flavour. You’ll also find St Ali coffee, matcha-misu and Tarts Anon tarts.

Politics

3 d. ago Why Bulldogs shook up their playmakers – again – three days before the finals

Coach Cameron Ciraldo has explained the reasoning behind his 11th different playmaking combination of the season on the eve of his side’s biggest match yet.

Politics

3 d. ago The inexpensive works that could fix Melbourne’s least reliable railway line

Duplicating Melbourne’s least-reliable rail line through the booming northern suburbs would make a big difference to many people at a modest cost, a new report shows.

Politics

4 d. ago Behind the counter at old school camera and film shop Sydney Super8

The Kodak-yellow Newtown store is keeping the art of film photography alive among the next generation of shutterbugs.

Culture

5 d. ago Man fighting for life after fire breaks out at Queensland tyre shop

A man is fighting for life after a raging inferno at a tyre shop north of Brisbane.

Politics

5 d. ago Fire tears through business, injuring one and destroying cars

A prized Holden Commodore was one of several vehicles destroyed when an auto shop went up in flames on Tuesday.

Events

5 d. ago First they lost customers. Now these Sydney shop owners are missing out on millions

Shop owners in what remains of the well-known Hunter Connection in Sydney’s CBD are now in legal fight with the state government over compensation.

Economics

6 d. ago Head to industrial Campsie to find Sydney’s most exciting new bakery

Worth the wait? Follow the queue past the smash repair shop to order cinnamon scrolls, fancy carrot cake and mushroom focaccia.

Politics

7 d. ago ‘It’s just unpleasant’: Car share spots drive wedge between cafe and council

A local plant shop and cafe owner wants more space for outdoor dining. Two vans and the City of Sydney stand in his way.

Transport

8 d. ago Trail of destruction before car crashes into alterations shop

A car has left a trail of destruction before finally crashing into an alterations shop

Events

8 d. ago ‘We celebrate both girls’: How Lewis marks Father’s Day after losing his firstborn

Three dads share their very different paths to fatherhood, but they are all united by one thing.

Politics

1 week ago An Immortal’s guide to field goals – get it right and Gus won’t talk to you

One point can make all the difference come NRL finals time.

Politics

1 week ago How private and public schools get the edge for this vital VCE subject

Top performing VCE schools are thinking differently to boost their students’ English exam prospects.

Politics

1 week ago These Labor operatives are back in the thick of it – and have a PM selfie to prove it

Andrew Landeryou and a Victorian minister’s brother have set up a new lobbying shop.

Politics

1 week ago This Sydney council was branded a disaster. The boss saw it differently

Liverpool Council boss Jason Breton blasted a damning state government report into the council as “fundamentally flawed”.

Politics

1 week ago Smiles and clasped hands as Xi, Putin and Modi try to signal unity

The leaders’ display of friendship in China was aimed at projecting an alternative to US global leadership, even as serious differences among them remain.

Politics

1 week ago Jewellery boss ‘made staff pose as customers in $350 million scam’

In what could be the UK’s biggest diamond scam, Vashi Dominguez is also alleged to have had shop workers sit at work benches and pretend to be goldsmithing when business was faltering.

Economics

2 w. ago This Survivor episode will go down in history. But the host wanted it to end differently

“You know that’s not the rules”: Jonathan LaPaglia had one big gripe with the way things went down on Sunday night.

Events

2 w. ago Why this AFL power couple uprooted their lives to chase premierships with different clubs

She built a dynasty at the Brisbane Lions. He helped transform the Crows into minor premiers. They live 2000 kilometres apart.

Society