1 hour ago Stewards investigating as husband's horse veers off, allegedly allows wife through

Racing Victoria stewards are looking into an incident involving married jockeys Ben and Jamie Melham.

Events

3 h. ago How Merivale’s powerful political ties helped move a light rail stop

The hospitality giant’s chief executive, Justin Hemmes, has spent a decade cultivating his contacts at the top of the Liberal Party.

Politics

10 h. ago Life, death, God: The small film tackling the biggest questions

Kangaroo Island by husband-and-wife team Timothy David and Sally Gifford is a small but perfectly judged film about some Very Big Topics.

Events

13 h. ago New Google phones hit the street sporting better cameras, faster processor and AI smarts

In addition to more AI, the Pixel 10 line-up adds extra zoom in the lowest-end model, Qi2 charging for the whole line-up and a dust-proof rating for the bendable phone.

Technology

20 h. ago Ben Melham’s horse shifted, giving wife rails run to victory. Now stewards are investigating betting sheets

Jamie Melham won the Caulfield race last Saturday on $3.20 favourite Jimmy Recard, but her husband, Ben, was suspended for eight meetings for careless riding in the same event on a less-fancied rival.

Events

20 h. ago Netanyahu labels Albanese 'weak' in extraordinary personal attack

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has described Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as a "weak leader" who's "betrayed" Australia's Jews.

Events

22 h. ago Did Netanyahu’s verbal attack strike home? Just look at who defended Albanese

Relations between the two nations have been deteriorating for more than a year. The past 24 hours have shown the true strain.

Events

23 h. ago ‘Not the right fit’: NDIS won’t take children with autism, developmental delay in $2b shift

Disability Minister Mark Butler said a new system called Thriving Kids would be in place to support children with autism and developmental delay from July 2027.

Politics

24 h. ago Strickland shifts focus after $45M equity sale of WA gold project

Strickland Metals will shift its focus to Serbia after the $45M equity sale of its WA gold project to Gateway Mining. Shareholders will get 80% of the Gateway shares.

Economics

24 h. ago Men found not guilty of murdering their own elderly relative in his home

In the midst of a three-week trial, the judge ordered the jury to acquit the men of murdering an 86-year-old man as he sat in front of the TV with his wife.

Events

27 h. ago Investigations continue after man shot dead in Sydney's west

Police are investigating two crime scenes in Sydney's west after a man was shot dead last night.

Events

27 h. ago This yarn about the links between wool and war might surprise you

Australia’s large-scale sheep pastoralism and the northern hemisphere’s industrialisation of woollen textiles allowed the huge armies of the 20th century to exist, a new history argues.

Events

33 h. ago Trump pushes for trilateral meeting between Russia and Ukraine leaders

Donald Trump sets out a plan for a meeting between the leaders of Ukraine and Russia.

Politics

34 h. ago He was a schoolboy rugby sensation, but there was a problem. He was better at basketball

Roman Siulepa had NRL clubs on his tail and met with Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt. But a standout game at the U19 Basketball World Cup led to a big-money deal with an American College – and now the NBA beckons.

Sport

34 h. ago We’re building 1.2m new homes, but we’re not using the homes we have

Work has started on speeding up the delivery of new home-building, but there are also options to put existing homes to better use.

Politics

34 h. ago He was a schoolboy rugby sensation, but there was a problem. He is even better at basketball

Roman Siulepa had NRL clubs on his tail and met with Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt. But a standout game at the U19 Basketball World Cup led to a big-money deal with an American college – and now the NBA beckons.

Sport

42 h. ago Verbals over Showdown hit preceded Rankine’s alleged homophobic slur

The Crows and their star are still awaiting the outcome of the league’s investigation, which could rule him out of this year’s finals series.

Events

43 h. ago Why the AFL’s decision on the Izak Rankine case has been delayed

The Crows and their star are still awaiting the outcome of the league’s investigation, which could rule him out of this year’s finals series.

Politics

44 h. ago ‘Calamity of compounding errors’ cuts off environmental flows in Murray

State and federal environmental water holders have suspended environmental flows as they investigate their water management.

Politics

47 h. ago Is DCE a spent force? Not according to the teammate who knows him best

Reuben Garrick says Manly’s outgoing skipper still has the hunger and drive to play on in 2026. And he says the Sea Eagles owe him a victory in his 350th game on Saturday.

Politics