71 m. ago The dinner party story that unlocked a novelist’s dark family secret

Heather Rose never thought she would tell the story of her ancestor who brutally murdered a woman in London.

Society

3 h. ago Text message dispels billionaire owner’s Cox Plate absence rumours

The man behind mega racing operation Yulong Investments will not be at Moonee Valley to watch his Cox Plate favourite Via Sistina defend her crown.

Politics

6 h. ago ‘Biggest name in crypto’: Trump pardons billionaire who admitted to money laundering

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and his company Binance have been key supporters of some of the Trump family’s crypto enterprises.

Technology

7 h. ago ‘He watched me beg for my life’: Even in Australia, I couldn’t escape Epstein and my abusers

After a whirlwind romance in Thailand, 19-year-old Virginia Roberts married Australian Robbie Giuffre, broke with Jeffrey Epstein and sought freedom in Sydney.

Politics

7 h. ago This billionaire used to work in a coal mine in China. He now owns Australian racing’s biggest empire

Yuesheng Zhang grew up near the China-Mongolia border, drove taxis, worked in coal mines, and then started his coal mining and transportation company. He is a father of three, but not much else is known about the billionaire owner of Via Sistina.

Politics

17 h. ago Where do our monsters hide now? The digital age has rewritten the rules of fear

They left the dark forests and lonely highways to stalk us on our screens – and they tell us everything about our modern anxieties.

Politics

19 h. ago An intimate Valley rooftop bar opens just in time for summer

Expect live entertainment four nights a week, a Middle Eastern food menu from a celebrated chef, and cocktails and slushies by an award-winning bartender.

Politics

20 h. ago Indonesia’s Olympics bid on the line after blocking Israeli gymnasts

Indonesia appears to have wrecked its chances of hosting the 2036 Games after denying visas to Israeli athletes who wanted to compete in Jakarta this week.

Politics

24 h. ago This legendary band said goodbye years ago – but their future still beckons

With classics mixed with new gems, Crowded House outdid even themselves at the State Theatre this week.

Politics

24 h. ago Sofie Laguna takes a trip into the underworld. No, not that one

The Miles Franklin winner’s fifth novel, about an unhappy teenage girl at a boarding school, is imbued with her love of the myths of ancient Rome and Greece.

Politics

26 h. ago Royal Biographer discusses new book on Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh

Royal Biographer Sean Smith is marking Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh's life and unique place within Buckingham Palace with a new book Sophie: Saving the Royal Family.

Politics

31 h. ago Five stars for this wild Brit comedy that gives a great big kick in the teeth to misogyny

Created by Bridget McKenzie, The Change is a magical mix of science-fiction, realism, western, comedy and tragedy.

Politics

31 h. 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

42 h. ago Labor to wield green laws as weapon against Coalition, Greens

Anthony Albanese ordered an overhaul of proposed nature laws that caused a clash with Tanya Plibersek last week. But corporates and environmentalists have concerns.

Politics

44 h. ago Beijing attacks defence ‘confrontation’ but shrugs off Albanese’s rare earths deal

The deal cinched between Australia and the United States in Washington this week targets China’s stranglehold on the rare earths supply chain.

Events

45 h. ago ‘Literary big bang’: Readers have waited 30 years for this finale

Philip Pullman says farewell to the heroine who has accompanied readers from childhood into adulthood, ending an era for a multi-generational publishing phenomenon.

Politics

48 h. ago ‘Dramatic challenge’ Australia must overcome to meet its side of AUKUS deal

The concerns come as members of a top British inquiry head to Australia this week to inspect progress on the alliance.

Politics

50 h. ago This ChatGPT browser is genuinely impressive. Will anyone actually use it?

OpenAI’s AI-powered browser can book holidays and build shopping lists while you browse. But it’s competing against the most stubborn force in tech: user habits.

Technology

65 h. ago Barnaby Joyce’s defection was months in the making, say senior Nationals

The former Nationals leader’s potential switch to One Nation was in train for months before it was revealed publicly last week.

Politics

67 h. ago Brisbane woman’s clash with council over ‘illegal’ street library

“I set out to share some books with my neighbours ... I never imagined I’d end up as ‘the woman with the illegal book box’.”

Events