2 h. ago An orangutan reached for Natalie’s hand. It was a defining moment for her

Through often-startling stories detailing the wonder of wildlife, a Melbourne environmentalist hopes to convince people that the natural world is worth saving.

Politics

2 h. ago I’ve cracked the code to healthy eating without feeling like I’m in food jail

Living and eating well as a solo can be a challenge. But after much trial and error, Neil McMahon has finally found a system that works. Here are his top tips.

Events

26 h. ago I’ve changed my mind about red tape, but cutting it won’t solve everything

Streamlining regulation won’t be easily or quickly achieved, certainly not in a three-day roundtable.

Politics

31 h. ago Psychedelics are helping people face death with peace in breakthrough trial

A compound from magic mushrooms is being used to alleviate the fear and despair faced by terminally ill patients.

Events

36 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

37 h. ago Murray’s back training with Rabbitohs. It’s no coincidence they’re winning again

The star lock hasn’t given up hope of returning for South Sydney’s round 27 clash with the Roosters.

Politics

38 h. ago The council job cut rumours, the Ray Hadley interview, and the ‘dead man walking’

A council worker claimed a tractor he was driving was shot at after the mayor posted remarks suggesting union members were racist, an inquiry has heard.

Events

43 h. ago NSW bail fail: Locking up more children costs millions and doesn’t cut crime

NSW should be leading the country in youth justice innovation – not following states like Queensland down a failed path of locking up vulnerable youths.

Economics

50 h. ago ASX slides lower; CSL to cut jobs, spin off vaccines business

The Australian sharemarket dipped as investors digested a flurry of results this morning, including from index heavyweights BHP, Woodside and CSL.

Politics

61 h. ago How do you decarbonise an economy? Line by line, says Matt Kean

The Liberal Party true believer finds himself at the centre of one of the Albanese Labor government’s most confounding policy challenges.

Politics

63 h. ago Hesitation nation: We have it in us, so let’s unleash Australian innovation

Australians love to cut down a “tall poppy”. But these types of beliefs are holding back Australian innovation.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘I lost everything’: How denouncing surgeon Al Muderis landed biggest critic in prison

What began as enthusiasm for a cutting-edge surgery ended in acrimony and incarceration.

Events

4 d. ago The lifecycle of plastics, a modern wonder that is choking the planet

Recycling is billed as the holy grail of a circular economy, but experts agree: we can’t recycle our way out of the plastics crisis we’re creating.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Lazy place tax’ push to turn empty buildings into creative hubs

Sydney is rapidly losing its creative people and places – but a bold new proposal could stop the flow.

Economics

4 d. ago Start the day in style with these elevated kitchen accessories starting from $44

We’ve got some fun finds to help start the day right, from a fancy new coffee machine to a cute eggcup and some shiny kitchen essentials.

Politics

5 d. ago Forget Downton Abbey and Bridgerton. This is the period drama you need in your life

Julian Fellowes’ follow-up to Downton Abbey has flown under the radar. It deserves your attention.

Politics

5 d. ago Once classified as extinct in the wild, these tiny marsupials are running free on three islands

In 1989, rescue workers scooped the last known colony of wild eastern barred bandicoots out of the tip and into the protective custody of a breeding program.

Politics

6 d. ago Israeli minister launches settlement plan to ‘bury’ Palestinian statehood

The long-delayed settlement would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, which the UN warned would “put an end to prospects of a two-state solution”.

Politics

6 d. ago Imagine your house under water. This VR film takes us inside the flood

The World Came Flooding In brings three personal stories of climate calamity to life.

Events

6 d. ago Perth’s south records strongest winds in 35 years in wild storm

The fast-moving storm cut power to 10,000 homes, with the SES receiving 65 calls for assistance.

Events