1 hour ago Couple drops $2.5m on home with pool for ‘big dog who likes swimming’

Brisbane’s highest recorded auction sale of the weekend went to a pair of apartment-dwelling buyers looking for more space for their pet.

Politics

9 h. ago Developer fighting to avoid restoring native grassland he helped destroy

A council’s legal bid to compel a developer to revegetate endangered grassland on an $11 million Melbourne property has been likened to the fight to rebuild the Corkman pub.

Politics

9 h. ago ‘Like a giant game of Tetris’: Rebuilding one of Australia’s busiest motorways cone by cone

A $2 billion upgrade to the Warringah Freeway is regarded as one of the toughest road-building projects in Sydney in decades.

Transport

9 h. ago Albanese is miles ahead, right? Hastie may yet expose this as an illusion

As Paul Keating said, in politics you want to be like the roadrunner: announcing policies, burning up the road behind you. Oppositions can do this too.

Politics

9 h. ago This Sydney council wants to build a new swimming spot. Rowers are up in arms

Rowers are fighting a rearguard battle to stop construction of a tidal pool close to the last Olympic-length rowing course near the harbour.

Politics

33 h. ago Netflix producer couple list $10m Byron Bay home they only bought last year

The producer and the writer/director paid $7.8 million for the Coopers Shoot estate last year but have since had a change of heart.

Politics

33 h. ago This harbourside home wasn’t maximising the view. Then a young couple tore it up

The owners, including an interior designer, converted the two-bedroom, one-bathroom space into a Parisian-inspired three bedder.

Politics

33 h. ago Education needed to keep everyone safe at state’s swim spots

Royal Life Saving Australia continues to raise the alarm about the public’s water safety knowledge, particularly among people born overseas. 

Politics

45 h. ago 2025 Australian Open golf LIVE: Smith drops to second after late bogey as Scott, Lee fire late

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.

Events

46 h. ago Young couple nab $3,925,000 North Sydney Victorian in competitive auction

A couple expecting their first child paid $225,000 above the reserve to buy a Victorian-era home at auction on Saturday, outbidding three other parties.

Economics

56 h. ago Last drinks at the Omani cantina: The shadow fleet behind Australia’s fuel supply

Like the Star Wars version, the dry dock in Oman is a desert-rimmed magnet for misfits and ne’er-do-wells.

Politics

57 h. ago How the world’s most expensive stadium will be turned into a swimming pool

SoFi was built at a cost widely reported as US$5.5 billion – without a cent of public money. That’s eight times the mooted cost of the contentious Hobart Stadium that will house the AFL’s 19th team.

Politics

57 h. ago West Australians mourned the Robinson brothers together. Now their case is going to trial

Court proceedings are now in their second year, and the trial of the men accused of murdering the brothers and their American friend will likely go into 2026.

Politics

63 h. ago Australia cash in on dropped catches, wayward bowling to forge first

Alex Carey and Michael Neser steered the hosts to 6-378 at stumps on day two, a lead of 44 runs, after sloppy England bowling and fielding overshadowed their bright start to the second Test.

Events

63 h. ago The Ashes 2025 second Test day as it happened: Five dropped catches and wild dismissals as Australia take crucial lead

An enthralling day of Test cricket sees Australia holding a tight lead thanks to audacious batting and sloppy English fielding before a late rally by the tourists.

Events

63 h. ago The Ashes 2025 second Test day two as it happened: Five dropped catches and wild dismissals as Australia take crucial lead

An enthralling day of Test cricket sees Australia holding a tight lead thanks to audacious batting and sloppy English fielding before a late rally by the tourists.

Events

67 h. ago This simple urine test could change the lives of thousands of women like Marnie

The diagnosis time for endometriosis, one of the most common diseases among women, could be cut from years to weeks with a revolutionary new test.

Politics

3 d. ago Facial age verification: Can it be fooled and how safe is it?

Scanning a face to guess its age is likely to be a major part of the “waterfall” of methods used to comply with the social media ban.

Politics

3 d. ago The Ashes 2025 second test, day one recap: The moments of brilliance that changed day one of the pink

Josh Inglis is trained to do his best work in the field behind the wicket, not pouncing from cover like a cheetah hunting prey and throwing down the pegs with only one stump to aim at.

Politics

3 d. ago The Ashes 2025 daily briefing: The moments of brilliance that changed day one of the pink

Josh Inglis is trained to do his best work in the field behind the wicket, not pouncing from cover like a cheetah hunting prey and throwing down the pegs with only one stump to aim at.

Politics