2 h. ago Children charged with serious offences to be fitted with ankle bracelets for school

The courts have been given the green light to recommend ankle monitoring bracelets for serious youth offenders attending school while on bail.

Politics

3 h. ago Hegseth has bounced into another hot mess but Trump seems inclined to sack the wrong guy

Rather than taking a hard look at his troubled defence secretary, the president is studying how he could fire the Federal Reserve chairman for failing to cut interest rates.

Politics

10 h. ago Google school ratings going, going, gone after trolls take over

As of next week, reviews and ratings for schools will disappear from the search giant as too many reviewers have been naughty in class.

Politics

18 h. ago Catholic school member faces charges over child exploitation material

A senior member of a catholic school in South East Queensland has been charged with allegedly possessing child exploitation material and filming people at a shopping centre toilets.

Politics

23 h. ago No pancakes, no McLovin muffins: So what can you get at wildly popular Happyfield’s new diner?

New York-style “chopped cheese” sandwiches, beignet doughnuts and soft-serve sundaes are set to put a smile on diners’ faces.

Politics

2 d. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Labor spruiks legal push to protect penalty rates; Coalition offers tax breaks for small businesses

Follow our live coverage of the federal election as the campaign heads into its fourth week.

Economics

3 d. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Labor spruiks legal push to protect penalty rates; Coalition offers tax breaks for small businesses

Follow our live coverage of the federal election as the campaign heads into its fourth week.

Economics

3 d. ago ‘Diabolically bad’: When parents’ school WhatsApp groups turn toxic

Gossip and bullying pile-ons are turning parents’ WhatsApp groups into a battleground, and schools are being urged to fight back.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘This is America’: Parkland school massacre survivors caught in Florida uni shooting

The deadly shooting at Florida State University was dreadful reminder for several students who were also at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for the 2018 massacre.

Events

3 d. ago The worst paid teachers in Australia are spoiling for a fight to get a better deal

The teachers’ union has raised the spectre of strike action for the first time in a decade in pursuit of a pay demand of up to 14 per cent for 52,000 Victorian government school educators.

Society

3 d. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Labor spruiks legal push to protect penalty rates; Coalition to offer tax breaks for small businesses

Follow our live coverage of the federal election as the campaign heads into its fourth week.

Economics

3 d. ago The $8.5 billion health pledge doctors say will disadvantage women

Longer consults already attract a smaller rate of funding per minute than shorter consults. The gap is set to widen despite additional funding.

Science

3 d. ago He blew the whistle on a $39 million school building tender. Now ICAC is investigating

Murray Ellen first raised concerns about Schools Infrastructure NSW as far back as 2022.

Events

3 d. ago Unions demand new wage theft tribunal as Labor vows to stop penalty rate changes

In a striking clash with Labor’s agenda, the Coalition will promise to slash taxes for small businesses.

Politics

3 d. ago AFL Good Friday LIVE: Warm conditions for Roos v Blues; Neale blasts online trolls

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Good Friday footy. There are two matches today. The action begins in Melbourne in remarkably warm conditions with Carlton clashing with North Melbourne. Later West Coast host Essendon.

Events

4 d. ago ‘If I ask him to, he’ll be out of there’: Trump says he can fire Fed boss Powell

US President Donald Trump has again taken aim at US Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell, blasting him for being too slow on lowering interest rates.

Politics

4 d. ago Aussie performance wrestling star Jessica Troy rates her favourite all

Aussie performance wrestling star Jessica Troy speaks with fellow wrestler Scott Green about their favourite all-star matches.

Politics

4 d. ago Google’s digital ad network branded an illegal monopoly by US judge

It comes on the heels of a separate decision that concluded Google’s namesake search engine has been illegally leveraging its dominance to stifle competition and innovation.

Events

4 d. ago 'Thoughtless' ghost campers costing small businesses big money this school holidays

Holidaymakers are urging the state government to fix its 'Free Camping' initiative, claiming the system is being abused by people booking sites, but never showing up.

Economics

5 d. ago How ‘Australia’s worst school’ transformed after public low point

Two determined principals dramatically turned around the culture of a school where student and educators’ physical and mental health, plus academic records, had been plummeting.

Politics