42 h. ago Two women drown, man missing amid ‘horrific’ spate on Sydney beaches

Another woman’s drowning death came after separate earlier tragedies on Sydney beaches, with frantic attempts to save a man hours after a woman’s body was found.

Events

50 h. ago Don’t come for the plot – but do stay for the costumes, choreography and music

Not much actually happens in the musical Cats, but the sheer spectacle of this new production will satisfy the nostalgia craving.

Politics

50 h. ago Australia ‘deeply concerned’ about China’s live fire drills as Xi calls reunification ‘unstoppable’

The Chinese president gave a New Year’s Eve speech calling for reunification after a week of expansive live fire drills.

Events

53 h. ago Man missing in ocean, woman found dead at Sydney’s eastern beaches

Hundreds of onlookers were stunned as swimmers and police frantically attempted to save one man, hours after a woman’s body was discovered at a neighbouring beach.

Events

56 h. ago The riskiest public holidays in the water, particularly when your tipple is topped with alcohol

If the weather is as cool as predicted for New Year’s Day, fatal and non-fatal drowning injuries will decline. If it is hot, it is a very risky day on the beaches.

Politics

60 h. ago New Year’s Eve as it happened: Sydney welcomes 2026 with spectacular fireworks display

Look back on our live coverage as Sydney celebrated New Year’s Eve and welcomed 2026 amid a heightened police presence following the Bondi terror attack.

Events

61 h. ago Sydney NYE LIVE updates: Sydney welcomes 2026 with spectacular fireworks display

Follow along for live updates as Sydney celebrates New Year’s Eve amid a heightened police presence following the Bondi terror attack.

Events

61 h. ago Sydney NYE LIVE updates: The countdown is on as midnight fireworks loom

Follow along for live updates as Sydney celebrates New Year’s Eve amid a heightened police presence following the Bondi terror attack.

Events

68 h. ago Sydney NYE LIVE updates: First fireworks light up the harbour as Sydney celebrates

Follow along as we bring you the latest live updates as Sydney gears up for New Year’s Eve celebrations amid a heightened police presence following the Bondi terror attack.

Events

69 h. ago Queensland’s public sex offender register is live. Here’s what it’s like to access it

Photos of dangerous child sex offenders have been made available to the public, but most information is provided only under strict access guidelines.

Politics

2 d. ago Sydney NYE LIVE updates: Thousands flock to vantage points; Heavy police presence expected

Follow along as we bring you the latest live updates as Sydney gears up for New Year’s Eve celebrations amid a heightened police presence following the Bondi terror attack.

Events

3 d. ago What housing crisis? For most, there isn’t one – but look how the other third live

Housing was only deemed in “crisis” when the offspring of property owners found themselves locked out of the market. But we used to be better at dealing with the problem.

Events

3 d. ago How to get a harbourside garden, even if you don’t live near the water

Garden designer Anthony Wyer says think of your garden like a house – “full of rooms”, each of which is a destination for a particular activity.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Nothing worries me’: Trump waves off China’s biggest war games near Taiwan

Aircraft and warships have encircled Taiwan, as China carries out its most extensive exercises ever around the island, days after the US approved a record arms deal with Taipei.

Politics

4 d. ago Thirty years on, rave veterans Underworld still own the night

Our reviewers give their verdict on the latest shows around town.

Events

4 d. ago ‘Get the GoPro’: Oscar hooked a shark on his fishing line. Then it bit his boat

When Oscar Ford felt a powerful pull on his fishing reel, he had no idea it was great white, leading him on a 35-minute chase. Then, he saw it “gliding through the water like a submarine”.

Politics

4 d. ago $840m desal expansion tipped as Melbourne faces AI water drain

Rainfall shortages and thirsty data centres have the government looking for long-term answers.

Economics

4 d. ago The name of Brigitte Bardot will live on, for reasons right and wrong

She was one of the biggest stars of international cinema in the 1950s and ’60s, but her fame post-retirement in 1973 came largely for all the wrong reasons.

Politics

4 d. ago Dateline secures water, land for US gold rare earths project

Dateline Resources has executed an option to secure water rights and near-mine infrastructure at its 1.1 million ounce Colosseum gold-rare earths project in California.

Politics

5 d. ago Beautiful production can’t free Anastasia from trappings of history

The daughter of autocratic rulers who lived in a gilded fortress with little care for their people is a fraught heroine on which to anchor a feel-good musical.

Politics