5 h. ago The Melbourne suburbs where security guards are forced to carry guns

Security guards patrolling housing estates in the booming outer west at night will soon be armed as burglaries, carjackings and machete attacks soar.

Politics

14 h. ago ‘Cookie Monster union’: How a backroom deal for Victoria’s upper house got pushed out to 2026

Labor’s factional bosses have gone from faceless to red-faced after a collapse in backroom negotiations left the party unable to decide on its upper house candidates for next year’s Victorian election.

Society

28 h. ago The key card Albanese can play to keep Trump on side in Oval Office

Avoiding a “Zelensky moment” or the humiliation of South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa will be a top priority for the prime minister as he walks into the White House this week.

Politics

29 h. ago I’m 24 and just inherited $300,000. Should I clear my HECS, or invest it?

Usually, the smartest thing to do with a windfall is invest it into super. But given your age, I would suggest a different avenue.

Politics

29 h. ago Financial ignorance isn’t bliss – it’s a serious, dangerous problem

Despite more women working than ever before, household responsibility for finances still falls to men.

Politics

29 h. ago Childcare to close after 120 years amid warnings Sydney is losing grandchildren

The Millers Point childcare centre will close this year due to dwindling enrolments, as locals say high housing prices are forcing out young families.

Events

41 h. ago Apartment that looks like house sells for $1,356,000 in the inner west

First-home buyers battled for a one-bedroom strata unit that forms part of a terrace at auction on Saturday.

Society

45 h. ago Rats torn apart for sport and no loos for ladies: welcome to Melbourne, 1859

In 1859, a CBD hotel held ratting nights, where you’d bet on how many rats a dog could kill.

Politics

49 h. ago Everywhere you look this weekend, women will be wearing bald caps. If you know, you know

A sea of “baldies” is sweeping through Australia’s east and west coasts for a black-tie affair they’ve been waiting 13 years for. The hottest accessory for an event of such magnitude? Not their aviator sunglasses.

Politics

51 h. ago The $60 million tax probe, the Qld sports facilities, and the OnlyFans creator

The infatuation began with $5000 to an OnlyFans creator, before it skyrocketed to $157,000. The payments are just some uncovered as part of a covert probe by the ATO into the family behind Queensland sporting enterprises.

Economics

52 h. ago Why former Block contestants sold their house to fund a ‘ridgey didge’ renovation show

Jess Eva and Norm Hogan are championing ‘Aussie battlers’, as they find deserving families in need of a helping hand.

Politics

53 h. ago A taxi copped a fine after I said I was late. Should I pay up?

Drivers make the house rules, says our Modern Guru – unless you went full Jason Statham.

Economics

53 h. ago A $200 million redevelopment transformed this office block into homes. Could others follow suit?

This office-to-home conversion gets a big tick of approval from apartment owners and design professionals. Adaptive reuse saves embodied carbon compared to a full demolish and rebuild, but it comes at a cost.

Economics

62 h. ago The luxury Queensland suburbs where house prices doubled in five years

The typical home in some neighbourhoods will set buyers back $3 million, and mansions can cost almost 10 times as much.

Politics

63 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

63 h. ago Liberal Party has become irrelevant to our national conversation

Its differences with Labor on defence are minor and there’s little real difference on the economy or housing.

Politics

65 h. ago ‘Never seen a question like that’: Students react to HSC English exam

On Friday, 60,000 HSC students sat their second English exam. One question made sure they had read the whole book.

Politics

65 h. ago How a senator, a sports club, and the man who runs it became the talk of parliament

How controversial can social sport be? When the games happen on the fields surrounding Parliament House and rugby-superstar-turned-MP is expelled, it can make quite a stir.

Politics

66 h. ago One of Australian sport’s biggest earners will ride the Everest favourite. Most people have never heard of him

Jockey Zac Purton has pocketed about $70 million in the past 18 years riding in Hong Kong. He will add $350,000 in 70 seconds on Saturday if he can win the $20 million Everest.

Politics

2 d. ago Tame Impala is back with his first new album in five years. So what is it like?

Kevin Parker’s affinity with techno and acid house comes to the fore on Deadbeat, which includes some of his most experimental and challenging tracks yet.

Politics