2 h. ago Congestion levy and hybrid work underpin productivity chief’s CBD vision

Melbourne is being challenged to reinvent the CBD from a place to house office workers on weekdays to a week-long destination for recreation and culture.

Politics

6 h. ago Star chef Shannon Kellam proves there’s life after Montrachet

In a new role seemingly custom-made for the former restaurant owner, he talks about finding happiness and purpose after the tribulations of 2024.

Politics

8 h. ago Head of NSW schools agency told staff to ‘change’ demographic data, inquiry told

Jannatun Haque, a senior data expert, refused to inflate population projections which she told the ICAC was “well understood” to be aimed at acquiring more funding.

Politics

8 h. ago ‘I feel so much better’: Why improving flexibility is the key to ageing well

Losing flexibility – which can make you more susceptible to injury – is often seen as in inevitable part of ageing. It doesn’t have to be that way.

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10 h. ago ‘ZZ Top came on looking like ZZ top, which is a culturally beautiful thing to witness’

In a gig at Margaret Court Arena, If there is one lesson to be learned from the iconic band it is that while rock and roll may age, it never grows up.

Politics

10 h. ago Commonwealth takes four luxury homes after $41 million gold scam

More than a decade ago, two men scammed $41 million in GST through an elaborate gold scam. Now in jail, federal law agencies have secured $9 million in assets.

Economics

10 h. ago A Soviet space probe will crash back to Earth. It could land in Australia

It’s the final countdown for a spacecraft that was en route to Venus in 1972 – until a rocket malfunction left it stranded in orbit and slowly spiralling back towards Earth.

Events

16 h. ago ‘We should be bigger’: Why the Wanderers have the Panthers and Eels in their sights

Ten years on from their peak, the Wanderers have rumbled into the A-League finals series. Now they want to take back their territory.

Politics

17 h. ago Julie knew something was wrong. Finally, with a hand over her face, Sarah told her

After testifying at a rape trial, Sarah Rosenberg, supported by her lawyer mum Julie, has founded an online resource for victims of sexual violence.

Politics

17 h. ago ‘Experts at reading graffiti in toilets’: Renewed rage over ABC election panel

Noses are well and truly out of joint after we revealed an ABC guest thought its coverage was “unwatchable drivel”.

Politics

26 h. ago Marnus firms for opening role as Australian squad for Test final takes shape

Marnus Labuschagne is favoured to join Usman Khawaja at the top of the order and tip out Sam Konstas when Australia faces South Africa to bid for back-to-back World Test Championship titles at Lord’s next month

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26 h. ago Marnus firms to pip Konstas for opening role as Australian squad for Test final takes shape

Marnus Labuschagne is favoured to join Usman Khawaja at the top of the order and tip out Sam Konstas when Australia faces South Africa to bid for back-to-back World Test Championship titles at Lord’s next month.

Politics

29 h. ago The ‘parallel’ NSW schools agency where 26 people earned $500,000 a year

Education secretary Murat Dizdar told the ICAC a former colleague had a “sharp” and “direct” manner that left some colleagues “bruised”.

Politics

30 h. ago ‘Finish the job’: Gunman shot ‘Afghan Ali’ as he lay critically wounded in South Yarra street

Narre Warren man Adris Kheyali, 23, was refused bail as prosecutors reveal they intend to rely on an unnamed witness and phone data to link him to Mohammed Keshtiar’s murder.

Politics

30 h. ago The short, difficult lives of boys allegedly murdered by their grandmother

The brothers, aged six and seven, were found dead in their home on the outskirts of Coonabarabran. Police are investigating their deaths as a double homicide.

Events

32 h. ago Fake Niki Savva account hastily rebadges itself after CBD reveals identity theft

The political journalist had trouble convincing Elon Musk’s Twitter that she didn’t even have a social media account.

Politics

33 h. ago How Hollywood’s most powerful unions influenced Trump’s movie tariff plan

Donald Trump’s move against ‘foreign’ movies was inspired by an ageing actor and two of Hollywood’s most powerful unions, but Penny Wong plans to push back.

Politics

37 h. ago Meghan shares the ancient medical treatment she turned to during pregnancy

As the Duchess of Sussex posted a birthday image of son Archie overnight, she reveals she sought advice from an alternative medicine practitioner when she was pregnant.

Politics

41 h. ago James Hird reveals his advice for Oscar Allen who looks set to depart

Is the situation surrounding the free agent an example of why the game should consider a mid-season trade period?

Politics

41 h. ago 800% increase: Aged care residents could be in for a nasty surprise

A range of new rate hikes on retirement villages may help councils raise revenue, but they could seriously affect poorer residents.

Politics