3 h. ago The Good Food Guide to a summer road trip through Geelong and the Surf Coast

From wine bars to bakeries, pub meals to cocktails, here are our top picks for spending a delicious few days in this rapidly changing coastal region.

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3 h. ago Behind the cockpit door: How pilots spend their time on long hauls

Flights where nothing out of the ordinary happens and the weather is great are rare because there is always something to deal with.

Economics

14 h. ago Albanese digs in on MPs entitlements saga as more Wells spending comes to light

The prime minister is backing his minister Anika Wells’ use of parliamentary entitlements, even as fresh information reveals more examples of her using taxpayer funds to attend party fundraisers.

Economics

15 h. ago Wells’ expenses a costly distraction from admirable social media ban

The Albanese government has needlessly allowed Anika Wells’ expenses to cast a shadow over its big-ticket reform.

Politics

16 h. ago ‘It didn’t work bro I’m still here’: Kids brag as they beat social media ban

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spent the morning speaking about Australia’s world-first legislation being a success while teens were flooding his social media comments with a different story.

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16 h. ago You don’t want to milk the band until it’s running out of juice: Dave Faulkner

After years of self-doubt, the head Guru digs his own scene.

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17 h. ago Beach, beers and a kick: How England’s Ashes cricketers are spending their Noosa break

Members of the travelling English media posted photos of the squad on social media at the beach on Wednesday, the second day of their Sunshine Coast jaunt.

Economics

21 h. ago Albanese, Wells decline to back overhaul of family travel perks for MPs

Two Coalition MPs have called for entitlement rules to be scrutinised, while the prime minister and Wells attempted to keep focus on the government’s social media ban.

Politics

21 h. ago Holiday hot mess or sunburnt sleuth: What kind of reader are you?

Are you a sunburnt crime sleuth, a jet-lagged time-traveller, a family-saga sobber? Here are 10 types of holiday reader – and the ideal books for each of them.

Events

27 h. ago The Metro Tunnel didn’t open early. It’s right on time – but at what cost?

Victorians may never know just how much it cost the state for Labor MPs to maintain the illusion that the huge project is ahead of schedule.

Politics

28 h. ago The MPs who spent more than $100,000 – and the ministers who spent $0 – on family travel

Australian taxpayers have spent more than $4 million on travel for politicians’ families and spouses since the election of the Albanese government.

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36 h. ago Lego, glaciers and a room without colour: The show that’s all about seeing things differently

Through works that take you from dark to light, artist Olafur Eliasson underscores why sometimes it’s important to speak with people you might disagree with.

Politics

36 h. ago Singh to spend at least 25 years in jail for Toyah Cordingley murder

Ex-nurse Rajwinder Singh will serve a minimum 25 years in jail for the murder of Toyah Cordingley.

Events

38 h. ago Wells refers expenses to watchdog as flights to Labor event emerge

Wells charged taxpayers more than $2000 for flights to Sydney to attend a Labor Party fundraiser in August, while the minister referred her own use of entitlements to the independent watchdog on Tuesday.

Politics

39 h. ago Albanese delivers eulogy for Labor heavyweight at state funeral

The prime minister has led tributes to Graham Richardson at the colourful former Labor powerbroker’s state funeral.

Politics

41 h. ago Former Labor ministers grilled over delayed child protection scheme

As MPs returned to state parliament on Tuesday, the government went on the attack over a damning report into the state’s worst childcare paedophile.

Politics

42 h. ago From AI to Bitcoin: These five trends will dominate markets in 2026

Gold and silver will keep their lustre, but can Bitcoin become their digital equivalent?

Politics

44 h. ago Graham Richardson state funeral LIVE updates: Prime minister delivers eulogy as Labor heavyweights farewell late political kingmaker

The state funeral for controversial Labor kingmaker Graham Richardson is under way, with hundreds of dignitaries and political heavyweights in attendance.

Politics

44 h. ago Zelensky digs in against Trump pressure as peace talks at risk of collapse

The Ukraine president is holding firm in a deepening dispute over whether to cede land to Russia to end the war, issuing a forceful statement of his nation’s sovereignty.

Politics

45 h. ago PM Albanese delivers message to kids ahead of social media ban

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is encouraging children to catch up face-to-face ahead of the under-16s social media ban.

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