8 h. ago ‘Winners and losers’: Hefty (price) hikes to camp in some national parks

The prices would double or even triple for summer camping in popular campgrounds near Sydney, including Cattai in the Hawkesbury and Bonnie Vale in the Royal National Park.

Politics

9 h. ago Considering a trench coat? Take inspiration from these screen stars

From Vera to Kill Bill, the trench coat is a pop culture mainstay. And this season’s styles, at all budgets, have some surprising twists.

Politics

19 h. ago Missing boy found after night lost in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges

A six-year-old boy who spent the night lost in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges has been reunited with his parents after a major search effort.

Events

23 h. 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

24 h. 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

45 h. ago Man fatally shot by police after allegedly charging at them with knife

A man has been shot and killed by two police officers in Footscray after he allegedly charged at them armed with a knife.

Events

51 h. ago Witnesses describe moment Florida university shooter opened fire

Two people were killed and at least six others injured in an incident that sent terrified students and parents running for cover.

Events

52 h. ago ‘Someone’s about to die’: Woman kidnapped, child bashed, before body found in burnt

A body, believed to be that of a woman kidnapped by masked home invaders, has been pulled from the back seat of a burnt-out car in Sydney’s south-west.

Events

52 h. ago Son of sheriff’s deputy arrested after two killed in mass shooting at Florida university

The 20-year-old allegedly opened fire with his mother’s former service weapon, killing two people and wounding at least six others

Events

52 h. ago Police probe link between alleged woman’s abduction at gunpoint and body found in burnt

A body has been pulled from the back seat of a burnt-out car late on Thursday night and police are investigating whether it is linked to an abduction of a woman.

Events

53 h. ago ‘Unimaginable tragedy’: Four killed as cable car plunges to ground and breaks apart in Italy

The cable car fell, rolled down a mountainside and broke apart on Monte Faito, south of Naples, Italian officials said.

Events

69 h. ago Killer jailed for young rapper's death over deluded $1m theft

A 21-year-old man will spend more than a decade behind bars after killing a young rapper during a botched home invasion.

Events

69 h. ago Teenager arrested in Sydney accused of organising European contract killings

A Swedish teenager has been arrested in Sydney, accused of hiring hitmen for a contract killing operation overseas.

Events

2 d. ago Brisbane band to support Oasis on UK legends’ Australian tour

Brisbane’s Ball Park Music have been selected as the coveted support act for the Australian leg of Oasis’ reunion tour.

Politics

2 d. ago ‘Grandparents are afraid to say no’: Navigating the politics of caring

With more seniors working longer and families scattered to the winds, battle-lines are drawn between parents in need of support and grandparents unable to – or uninterested in – caring for their grandchildren.

Politics

3 d. ago Berlin doctor charged with serial murder of palliative patients

He is accused of 15 deaths but suspected of dozens more. If convicted, the doctor will be the most prolific serial killer in Europe in two decades.

Events

3 d. ago Why these three words might be the most beautiful cliche in footy

Within the very full basket of football cliches, one diamond, for me at least, shines a little brighter than the rest. You’ve heard it a million times from players or coaches and you’d be forgiven for tuning out. But it deserves a more considered hearing.

Politics

3 d. ago Home ransacked after thieves target cars at Melbourne Airport

A Mornington Peninsula couple is warning travellers after their car was broken into at a Melbourne Airport car park while they were away on holiday.

Events

3 d. ago ‘He will never know his son’: Sobs as stranger who killed father could walk free in years

The man who killed a 40-year-old father who caught him trying to break into his car could be out of jail within five years.

Events

3 d. ago ‘He will never know his son’: Sobs as stranger who killed father could walk free in a few years

A man who killed a 40-year-old father who caught him trying to break into his car could be out of jail within five years.

Events