9 h. ago ‘Do not scare my child’: Life as a professional fright artist at Luna Park

For two weeks every October, Luna Park fills with costumes and spookiness to become Luna Dark. Last year someone got so overwhelmed they threw up in a cauldron.

Society

23 h. ago First look at the $50m plan to slice Moore Park golf course in half

Putt-putt and playgrounds are in the detailed proposal to shrink the championship length course to nine holes – a move golfers have stridently opposed.

Politics

64 h. ago This travel SIM can get you into the lounge and skip the airport queue

Why queue with the masses when your data plan can grant you VIP status?

Transport

3 d. ago ‘All Australians are welcome here’: Forty years on, PM hails Uluru handback to traditional owners

The Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park was returned to its traditional owners in 1986.

Politics

4 d. ago The advice Crisafulli ignored on his way to forming government

One year into David Crisafuli’s reign, the premier sits down with Brisbane Times to discuss his plan for winning successive elections, as well as the federal coalition squabbles and criticism levelled at his government.

Politics

4 d. ago Famous Western Sydney watering hole on the block for the first time

The Horsley Park Tavern, built brick by brick – all 200,000 of them – by the late Valentine Lubec, is finally up for sale. Meanwhile, a boutique hotel in northern NSW spruiks its extensive renovation to buyers.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Get on with the job’: Morrison urges action on turning AUKUS plan into reality as sub production lags

The Pentagon’s former top AUKUS adviser has urged Anthony Albanese to appoint a special tsar to drive forward the pact after Donald Trump backed it.

Politics

4 d. ago University reverses plan to shut childcare centres after parent backlash

Griffith University’s announcement it would close its Boronia and Tallowwood childcare centres sparked intense community anger.

Society

4 d. ago ‘It’s about equity’: The Australian athlete taking on US government for slice of billion

Last-Tear Poa is one of thousands of Australians attending US universities on sports scholarships. She’s also the plaintiff in a landmark Federal Court case that could open the door to unprecedented riches.

Politics

5 d. ago As it happened: Abbott backs ADF personnel in Gaza, says he respects Hanson; Optus execs depart after fatal Triple Zero outage; Greens, Coalition criticise environment reform plan

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

Events

5 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Abbott backs ADF personnel in Gaza, says he respects Hanson; Optus execs depart after fatal Triple Zero outage; Greens, Coalition criticise environment reform plan

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.

Events

5 d. ago Musk wants to build a robot army to win his $1 trillion pay package

The road to ending world runs parallel to a plan to award Musk a $US1 trillion pay packet. Investing in Tesla is now a choice between reality and delusion.

Economics

5 d. ago A slice of sunshine: Six zesty citrus tarts to make this weekend

Featuring Adam Liaw’s lemon-lime variation on the American key lime pie, which he believes is even better than the original.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Deeply concerning’: Minister to meet with NSW Ambulance over future of Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service

Health Minister Ryan Park says the “community deserve and expect better” after a damning investigation by The Sydney Morning Herald and 60 Minutes.

Politics

5 d. ago Sussan Ley draws battlelines over Albanese’s environmental overhaul plan

The opposition leader will pick a major fight with the government over its planned nature laws, arguing they would let ministers stall investment.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Bizarre, bonkers’: Carey accuses Victoria Park of wasting money on racetrack lobbyist

A recent email from the Town reveals it put a call-out for quotes from professional lobbyists to help it fight the racetrack plan.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘A metropolis of multiple cities’: The radical plan to fix the west’s brain drain

Planning experts say Sunshine should be Melbourne’s second CBD, while satellite cities in the outer west would allow western suburbs residents to work close to home.

Politics

6 d. ago Its gold, gold, gold as Auric produces from newest WA project

Auric Mining has poured its first gold ahead of plan at the WA Munda pit, sparking cashflows and paving the way for a major ramp-up at the project’s main deposit.

Politics

6 d. ago Crown boss stays mum as Saffioti declares ‘no plan’ to pay for crucial casino land

The 5.8-hectare parcel of land bought by Crown Perth 12 years ago for $60 million has emerged as a hurdle for the WA government’s racetrack plans.

Politics

7 d. ago Keep calm and hit the stumps: How Boland will handle Bazball assault

Scott Boland admits his first encounter with Bazball compelled him to work on how to handle the emotions that come when a proud fast bowler is smacked all over the park.

Events