28 h. ago They’re Australians whose cause was bloodthirsty and lawless. Here’s why we should bring them home

The real reason Australia won’t do the right thing and repatriate its ISIS brides is the prime minister’s increasing habit of jumping at shadows.

Events

28 h. ago ‘Tech bros have stolen my family’: Sydney household debates social media ban

Things get real when Hamish, Cristina, Ariel and Elena De Souza-Bell chat about the social media ban and how it will impact all of them.

Society

28 h. ago A piece of turf the size of a doormat is deciding another Ashes series

The inability, or refusal, of England’s bowlers to recognise and compete for this sacred patch of real estate has been disastrous.

Politics

38 h. ago The real reason Anika Wells is bound to survive this scandal

Ministerial survival depends on a single, unwavering principle: the prime minister refuses to give ground to his enemies. He’d sooner sandpaper his own shins.

Events

49 h. ago Marles refuses 12 times to say what the Americans want in AUKUS review

Marles and Foreign Minister Penny Wong met their American counterparts Pete Hegseth and Marco Rubio in Washington for annual talks amid what Rubio called “real momentum” in the alliance.

Politics

4 d. ago Don’t forget about us: The contenders now lining up to take Khawaja’s Test place

As Australia’s next in line mounted their case, England’s reserves hit a wall as their first-choice batsmen struggled. But Joe Root insists he trusts his teammates.

Politics

5 d. ago Guests are coming to stay for Christmas. Let the charade begin

The real gift of Christmas is being forced to clean the house for the first time in a year.

Politics

5 d. ago This overlooked Aussie wine region has a new reason to visit

Rutherglen has a revamped hotel, and award-winning winemakers who respect heritage while trying new things – to great success.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Horribly, sexually violent’: How Australia’s women leaders deal with rising abuse

Women across the political spectrum are calling out the harassment that spreads online and spills into real life.

Politics

5 d. ago Putin found “morally responsible” for death of woman in 2018

An inquiry has found Russian President Vladimir Putin is "morally responsible" for the Novichok poisoning death of a UK woman in 2018.

Events

6 d. ago ASX gains amid BHP, Rio Tinto’s copper rally; Property trusts decline

The Australian sharemarket advanced on Thursday, driven by the nation’s mining and banking heavyweights, while a surge in bond yields pulled down real estate investment trusts.

Politics

7 d. ago Forget Bordeaux. This underrated French wine region is calling

Domaine Huet is an outlier of the Loire Valley really, a famed producer in a region that has largely escaped the world’s attention.

Politics

8 d. ago Labor or Coalition; It’s still the same old ‘jobs for mates’

Lynelle Briggs’ report found that cronyism in public appointments is real, entrenched, and corrosive to public trust.

Politics

8 d. ago The government is more than 70,000 homes behind schedule, and house values are surging

The government is falling further behind on its 1.2 million home target. It’s not hurting the value of our real estate, which is now at $12 trillion.

Politics

8 d. ago The government is more than 70,000 homes behind schedule, but house values are surging

The government is falling further behind on its 1.2 million home target. But it’s not hurting the value of our real estate, which is now at $12 trillion.

Politics

1 week ago Forget Lolita: Vladimir Nabokov’s real masterpiece has been overlooked

To read it is to watch a great literary mind at play, having as much fun with words as it’s possible to have.

Politics

1 week ago Good Food wins its first Walkley for its investigations into Sydney’s hospitality scene

“The reporter’s painstaking research and gripping storytelling had real impact: resignations of famous restaurateurs, further scrutiny from investigators and regulators and new laws.”

Events

1 week ago Good Food wins first Walkley for its investigations into Sydney’s hospitality scene

“The reporters’ painstaking research and gripping storytelling had real impact: resignations of famous restaurateurs, further scrutiny from investigators and regulators and new laws.”

Events

1 week ago Ashes combatants should forget golf and give fans what they want: more cricket

England’s unwillingness to play any cricket outside the Ashes Tests was always going to invite criticism once results went south.

Sport

1 week ago How Putin’s ‘ghost ships’ put billions worth of blood oil into Australian cars

Australians have paid billions of dollars for petrol sourced from Russian oil – despite sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime. We’ve now managed to track exactly how it’s getting here.

Events