3 d. ago Brisbane Festival review: The Platypus takes a marriage breakdown through the multiverse

Francis Greenslade’s witty play is a Brisbane-set domestic drama, with walk-ons by Cary Grant and Lady Bracknell.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Pleased the matter is behind them’: Murdoch children break silence over family deal

Prudence MacLeod, Elisabeth Murdoch and James Murdoch have spoken out after the multibillion-dollar settlement that ended the long-running family dispute.

Society

4 d. ago Jury finds Perth hills man guilty of deliberately setting his wife on fire

Peter Moiler claimed his now ex-wife set herself on fire days after she ended their marriage in 2023. On Wednesday, a jury decided he was lying.

Events

6 d. ago The khawd, the bat and the ugly: The 2025 NRL awards that really matter

Some were bullied, others were bashed. Some drank from toilets, others drank from the fountain of youth. Season 2025 had it all.

Events

7 d. ago Hardly anyone reads Meanjin any more. So why does its end even matter?

The axing of the 85-year-old literary journal “on purely financial grounds” is symptomatic of a broader malaise in Australia. 

Politics

9 d. ago Virginia Giuffre publishers to rewrite her memoir after family pressure

Weeks before she died, Giuffre reportedly voiced her regret to her family about how she had written about her marriage.

Politics

1 week ago Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch’s sentimental war on marriage

With witty dialogue and a sense of the ridiculous, The Roses tracks the unravelling of a long-running relationship.

Events

2 w. ago Do you have a capstone or cornerstone marriage? And does it matter?

Is it better to marry young and build a life, career and family together, or would you be wiser to wait until you are more established and have a greater sense of who you are before tying the knot?

Politics

2 w. ago Capstone versus cornerstone marriages: what’s the difference and which is better?

Is it better to marry young and build a life, career and family together, or would you be wiser to wait until you are more established and have a greater sense of who you are before tying the knot?

Politics

2 w. ago ‘No laughing matter’: Cairns MP apologises for ‘unacceptable’ Facebook video

The clip features a British stand-up comic delivering a series of jokes, including some that referenced killing sex workers, indecent exposure and voyeurism.

Culture

2 w. ago ‘Match made in hell’: Unpacking Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s corrosive relationship

A new book reveals fresh details about the epic breakdown of the stars’ marriage and the court battles that followed.

Politics

3 w. ago I thought leaving my marriage was hard. Then my next relationship failed too

Most agree break-ups are traumatic, but for many women, the period leading up to the moment of leaving is even harder, as these women attest.

Politics

3 w. ago No. I won’t remove erotica from my walls, no matter what agents say

Successful downsizing requires decluttering, failed dreams and a reform of the real estate laws. No wonder it’s unpopular.

Politics

4 w. ago ‘Real and right’: Why Lynne McGranger wanted Irene’s Home and Away exit to matter

After 33 years and one Gold Logie, Lynne McGranger wanted her Home and Away departure to be educational as well as emotional.

Politics

last month No one can crack this code at CIA headquarters. Now, the answer is for sale

The code is engraved into a sculpture installed 35 years ago. The artist says it has “destroyed marriages” and led to threats to his life.

Politics