34 h. ago ‘Do you know what a vote is?’ Jacinta Price under fire in defamation case

The Liberal senator gave evidence for the first time on Friday in the high-stakes defamation case.

Events

34 h. ago As it happened: Telstra details plans for Samsung phones with triple

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Technology

36 h. ago Australia news LIVE: Telstra details plans for Samsung phones with triple

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Technology

37 h. ago Australia news LIVE: US plans naval base in Australia to advance AUKUS; Budget deficit $5 billion better than expected; Shorten recalls awkward moment on latest return to parliament

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Economics

38 h. ago Australia news LIVE: US plans naval base in Australia to advance AUKUS; Budget deficit $5 billion better than expected; Christmas Island crab migration

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Economics

43 h. ago Australia news LIVE: US looks to set up naval base in Australia to advance AUKUS; Vance criticises Israeli parliament’s vote to annex West Bank

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Politics

45 h. ago Australia news LIVE: US looks to set up naval base in Australia to advance AUKUS; Vance criticises Israeli parliament’s vote to annex West Bank; King Charles and Pope Leo pray together in 500

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Politics

56 h. ago City of Nedlands sued by former chief executive over ‘defamatory’ press release

The former chief executive of a leafy western suburbs council has launched defamation action over a press release issued following a damning auditor-general report.

Politics

57 h. ago ‘Unfair and hurtful’: Land council CEO on Senator Price’s false claim

Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price is being sued for defamation over a press release issued last year.

Politics

58 h. ago ‘Inadequate oversight’: Super Retail chair cops stiff protest vote

Judith Swales has put trust and culture as top company priorities, even as she ducked questions about the board’s controversial backing of a CEO it ultimately sacked.

Politics

67 h. ago ASX set to retreat as Wall Street slides; Netflix slumps, Tesla results

US stocks and the price of gold fell, as momentum on Wall Street reverses.

Politics

67 h. ago ASX closes flat as oil price boosts energy shares; banks slump

The Australian sharemarket ended the day marginally higher as a stronger oil price gave energy companies a lift, while banks and technology shares traded lower.

Politics

2 d. ago ASX set to retreat as Wall Street slides; Netflix slumps, Tesla ahead

Stocks are edging back from their record heights on Wall Street, while the price of gold falls again to trim more off its tremendous gain for the year.

Politics

2 d. ago ‘Element of urgency’: Sydney’s median house price hits record $1.75m

Investors and home buyers who can borrow more money are competing hard, helping to push the city’s median house price up by $2000 a week.

Economics

3 d. ago ‘They want a piece of that pie’: Gold FOMO untarnished by price meltdown

Despite a dramatic plunge in the gold price and comparisons to the dotcom boom, people are lining up for hours to buy gold nuggets.

Politics

3 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Higgins drops defamation appeal against Reynolds; Wild weather in NSW, Victoria; Ley walks back Rudd dismissal call

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Events

3 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Higgins drops defamation appeal against Reynolds; wild weather in NSW, Victoria; Albanese backs Rudd after Trump run

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Politics

3 d. ago Brittany Higgins drops defamation appeal against former boss, paving way for bankruptcy

Higgins and her partner David Sharaz were ordered to pay upwards of $341,000 and more than $1 million in costs to Reynolds after they were found to have defamed her in social media posts.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘An act of courage’: Salman Rushdie to return to Australia for first time since US attack

Three years after surviving an attempt on his life during a public lecture, the author will speak about “the price we pay for ideas” and the transformative power of literature.

Events

5 d. ago Reynolds lands top job in Perth as WA councils face election shake

Local government elections have come to a close across WA – and there have been several notable shakeups despite only 30 per cent of people turning out to vote.

Politics