63 h. ago Cheaper, no freebie demands: Travel influencers under threat from AI

Influencers are being pushed aside as travel companies, tourism boards and airlines turn to AI creations to lower costs and control messaging.

Events

4 d. ago ‘As if our own daughter were taken from us’: Matilda farewelled in funeral for ‘little ray of sunshine’

Before Sunday, all little Summer wanted when she grew up was to be like her big sister Matilda. Now the family is struggling to comprehend how their bright, bubbly 10-year-old could have been murdered on Bondi Beach.

Politics

4 d. ago This country is spending billions to boost tourism. It’s not working out

With mega-projects falling by the wayside and visitor numbers to resorts below target, a tourism dream is slipping away

Economics

6 d. ago Rob Reiner’s son spoke openly about his struggles before arrest over parents’ deaths

Hollywood director Rob Reiner’s son, Nick, was arrested after his parents were found dead. He’d previously spoken about a history of drug addiction and homelessness.

Events

6 d. ago Authentic insight or voyeurism? My struggle with slum tourism

I saw a colourful, poor neighbourhood from a distance and wanted to visit it. But I learnt just how thorny, divisive and nuanced the issue is.

Politics

7 d. ago As a trauma expert, here’s how to look after yourself and others after a tragedy like Bondi

Over the next few weeks, months and even years, many Australians will be struggling to process their experiences of Sunday night. Trauma is normal and shouldn’t be dealt with alone.

Events

8 d. ago I left my husband and kids at home to go trekking with my dad. It changed our relationship

We’d struggled to have deep conversations, until we were alone, thousands of miles from home.

Politics

1 week ago ‘Take it off, will ya?’: Australian great slams struggling Archer, tells him to remove his gold chain

Australian greats Ryan Harris and Ricky Ponting have criticised England’s spearhead after the visitors were destroyed in Brisbane to go down 0-2 ahead of the third Ashes Test.

Politics

2 w. ago Train passengers forced to climb stairs as lifts break 60 times in two years

“Sherpas” are carrying the bags of struggling passengers at a Sydney train station after the lifts broke again.

Politics

2 w. ago Don’t forget about us: The contenders now lining up to take Khawaja’s Test place

As Australia’s next in line mounted their case, England’s reserves hit a wall as their first-choice batsmen struggled. But Joe Root insists he trusts his teammates.

Politics

2 w. ago 2025 Australian Open golf LIVE: The banana peel that caused a McIlroy double bogey; Aussie Lee struggling

Rory McIlroy grabbed three birdies in his last four holes to make the cut at the Australian Open on Friday, while Portugal’s Daniel Rodrigues and Denmark’s Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen set the pace at Royal Melbourne. Follow our LIVE coverage.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘We’re realistic’: McLaren will use team orders if necessary to secure F1 title

Top team McLaren will impose team orders if necessary to secure the Formula 1 drivers’ title and deny Red Bull’s Max Verstappen a fifth in a row, chief executive Zak Brown has said.

Politics

2 w. ago Piastri struggles as Norris leads practice times in F1 title showdown

Oscar Piastri has suffered a tough, truncated opening day in practice at the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, as teammate and championship leader Lando Norris laid down a significant early marker in practice.

Politics

2 w. ago As Starc’s allies were bunted, a luckless star mounted his case for a recall

With Australia’s quicks largely struggling to penetrate Joe Root’s defences, a sidelined paceman has issued a timely reminder of his Test credentials.

Politics

2 w. ago Struggling demersal fishers told to reach out to defunct mental health organisation

Stay Afloat shut up shop in WA September after its Commonwealth funding ended that month.

Politics

2 w. ago Despite its star power, Netflix’s uninspiring western is a muddled misfire

Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey play frontier rivals from different worlds, but the story struggles to rise above violent pastiche.

Events

2 w. ago ‘Doesn’t pass the pub test’: Creative Australia approves 100 overseas trips in two years

The federal arts funding agency sent officials overseas “on average once every eight days”, at a time when arts organisations are struggling.

Politics

2 w. ago There’s a loophole in telehealth medicine – the industry ‘drove a Mack truck through it’

Telehealth has turbocharged several Australian medical sectors – including cannabis. The regulator has warned it’s also enabling unchecked prescribing and unsafe care as oversight struggles to catch up.

Technology

2 w. ago There’s a loophole in telehealth – the industry ‘drove a Mack truck through it’

Telehealth has turbocharged several Australian medical sectors – including cannabis. The regulator has warned it’s also enabling unchecked prescribing and unsafe care as oversight struggles to catch up.

Technology

3 w. ago ‘Bloodbath’: Black Friday deals pose a dilemma for small business

While shoppers have come to expect big discounts throughout November, many modest concerns have struggled to meet those expectations.

Economics