3 h. ago ‘You see fear on people’: Inside the room with the Essendon 34 when the sledgehammer came down

Players were crying, and Dyson Heppell got up and hugged every one of them. Ten years after Essendon players were suspended for taking a banned substance, some say the Bombers have not recovered.

Politics

3 h. ago The childcare crackdown is welcome, but this is no time for a victory lap

If 2025 was the year the sector faced a reckoning, then 2026 should be a year of action.

Politics

3 h. ago Four overlooked Victorian beach towns that won’t break the bank

For those prepared to drive past Anglesea or the Mornington Peninsula, delightful seaside spots offer value for money.

Politics

10 h. ago Victoria Bushfires as it happened: 11 major fires rage, 130 properties lost as State of Disaster declared; Total fire ban until Sunday

A late wind change was expected overnight creating perilous conditions for fires still burning out of control across the state.

Events

12 h. ago Sydney weather as it happened: Observatory Hill reaches 42.2 degrees amid extreme heatwave; firefighters battle flare

The bureau has issued an alert for damaging winds along the Sydney coastline as a southerly buster arrives to provide relief after temperatures soared above 40 degrees.

Events

13 h. ago The official temperature was 42 degrees – but western Sydney felt as hot as 55 degrees

We measured how western Sydney’s urban fringe experienced Saturday’s heatwave. It was horrifying.

Politics

13 h. ago Volunteer firefighter saves homes but loses his own in Victorian fires

The Longwood fire flattened homes in Alexandra, including that of frontline firefighters and volunteers.

Events

13 h. ago City swelters through hottest January day since Black Summer

The top of 42.2 degrees recorded at Observatory Hill was the equal-highest of the summer so far, while the state has been spared major bushfires for now.

Politics

13 h. ago Firefighter commander loses his Harcourt home while fighting Victorian blaze

A local firefighter commander of 48 years, lost his own home while fighting a bushfire in his hometown.

Events

14 h. ago Sydney weather LIVE: Observatory Hill reaches 42.2 degrees amid extreme heatwave; firefighters battle flare

Much of the state is braced for extreme or severe heatwave temperatures. Hot, dry, windy conditions have led to an extreme fire danger for Greater Sydney region and much of the south-east.

Events

15 h. ago ‘The people, the vibe, everything’: How two Sydney suburbs plan to supercharge nightlife

Nightlife is growing significantly faster in Sydney’s west than in the east – and this is not by accident.

Politics

18 h. ago Victoria Bushfires LIVE: Dozens of fires rage as State of Disaster declared; missing family found and homes razed

A late wind change was expected overnight creating perilous conditions for fires still burning out of control across the state.

Events

18 h. ago Victoria Bushfires LIVE: 11 major fires rage, 130 properties lost as State of Disaster declared; Total fire ban until Sunday

A late wind change was expected overnight creating perilous conditions for fires still burning out of control across the state.

Events

18 h. ago The stench that overwhelmed Sydney airport’s air traffic control tower

As the gateway heaved during a busy holiday period, air traffic controllers were facing an unusually fetid issue – the raw smell of sewage.

Transport

22 h. ago Victoria Bushfires LIVE: 36 fires rage as State of Disaster declared; Family missing and homes razed

A late wind change was expected overnight creating perilous conditions for fires still burning out of control across the state.

Events

23 h. ago Sydney weather LIVE: BoM issues extreme heatwave warning, temperature to hit 43 degrees

Much of the state is braced for extreme or severe heatwave temperatures. Hot, dry, windy conditions have led to an extreme fire danger for Greater Sydney region and much of the south-east.

Events

26 h. ago The judge v the prosecutor: Inside a very public and bitter feud

The clash between two legal heavyweights is just one front in a long-running war.

Events

26 h. ago Every Friday night for 20 years, Teri has hosted dinner at the same table

Teri Teramoto’s life has taken an unpredictable path: from Hiroshima to Chatswood.

Politics

26 h. ago ‘Sorted the men from the boys real quick’: Inside Sydney’s first family of fishing

Ahead of the opening of the new Sydney Fish Market this month, John Faulkner looks at a band of brothers that defied the odds.

Politics

27 h. ago Revealed: Why NSW faces extreme bushfire danger with fewer firefighters

The state’s Rural Fire Service is significantly smaller than the 70,000-strong force it has on paper, private documents show.

Events