5 h. ago No one can decide which council this Sydney private school belongs to

Presbyterian Ladies’ College in Croydon is fed up being pulled between two different councils – but two mayors can’t agree on who should take the school.

Politics

5 h. ago ‘Green wedge’ council targets guerrilla gardener over native plantings

Nillumbik, Melbourne’s “green wedge shire”, has ordered a local farmer uproot a row of native trees she planted in a wildlife corridor.

Events

5 h. ago Legal stoush brewing over election signs at key Melbourne polling booth

The volume of political advertising at a pre-polling booth in Kew has caught the attention of constituents and the local council.

Politics

6 h. ago Stonnington mayor takes out court order banning council watchdog from demeaning online posts

A long-running feud between Council Watch president Dean Hurlston and Stonnington mayor Melina Sehr has ended in a court battle over personal safety.

Events

6 h. ago After struggling in stakes company, Island Dec chasing return to winner’s stall

Co-trainer Robert and Luke Price hope the 1100m race at Canterbury proves the perfect target.

Politics

6 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Liberal Party facing fines of up to $25,000 over signs; Zoe Daniel supporters sent anonymous letters accusing them of being antisemitic

Pre-poll antics in Kooyong have just ratcheted up another notch, with the Liberal Party now threatening to take Boroondara council to court.

Politics

6 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Better Australia defends yellow vests at pre

Pre-poll antics in Kooyong have just ratcheted up another notch, with the Liberal Party now threatening to take Boroondara council to court.

Politics

9 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Zoe Daniel supporters sent anonymous letters accusing them of being; 250 corflutes in Bruce seized by Casey Council

Pre-poll antics in Kooyong have just ratcheted up another notch, with the Liberal Party now threatening to take Boroondara council to court.

Politics

13 h. ago Casey Council clamping down on record number of illegal corflutes

Video shows two men fixing a corflute to a road barrier before leaving.

Events

19 h. ago Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Hamer campaign fights Boroondara Council in legal stoush over High Street takeover

Pre-poll antics in Kooyong have just ratcheted up another notch, with the Liberal Party now threatening to take Boroondara council to court.

Politics

19 h. ago Labor’s latest bid to fix housing crisis: $2 billion for states to build more homes

Labor will escalate its campaign on housing on Tuesday by revealing new details of its housing supply plan as the Coalition claims the government will miss its targets.

Economics

37 h. ago One Sydney council’s novel bid to stop shopping trolley dumping

Councils have tried impounding and shredding trolleys to clean up Sydney’s streets. An accessory loved by grandmas and car-free shoppers could be the fix.

Politics

37 h. ago Council makes novel bid to stop dumping of shopping trolleys

An accessory loved by grandmas and car-free shoppers could be the fix.

Politics

43 h. ago Controversy at Sorrento Writers Festival as Baillieus host their own literary salon

Controversy alert at the Sorrento Writers Festival, south of Melbourne, where a private invite-only “sunset garden talk”, hosted by Josephine and James Baillieu, was the talk of the town.

Politics

59 h. ago ‘Beyond a joke’: Johns slams sin bin crackdown as NRL targets head contact

Immortal Andrew Johns has delivered a scathing assessment of the NRL’s officiating as the policing of high tackles approaches its last infamous crackdown.

Events

67 h. ago Escape to nature without leaving the house with these interior accessories

Biophilic design is enjoying a moment in the sun. Bring the outside in with botanical motifs, floral prints and leafy green additions.

Politics

3 d. ago How China is controlling Australia’s – and the world’s – rare earths trade

China is threatening to land a knockout blow in its trade war with Donald Trump, targeting a vulnerability in the United States’ most crucial military infrastructure with a strike that was decades in the making.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Ripe for a teal candidate’: Inside Queensland’s bluest Greens seat

Three years on from Brisbane city’s “Greenslide”, three seats are in the firing line. But while the party’s weakest seat, Ryan, might be leafy, locals aren’t so sure it’s still Green.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘We don’t want to be the sacrificial lamb’: The farmers hurt by Trump’s tariffs

Caleb Ragland voted for Donald Trump three times and doesn’t regret it. But he is about to plant a field of crops that China loves to buy - and he is very worried.

Politics

4 d. ago Dutton must target backpackers to deliver promised cuts to migration

Surging numbers of working holidaymakers would have to be drastically curtailed for Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to achieve his promise of driving down overall migration levels.

Events