7 h. ago Wells billed taxpayers to fly husband to two Boxing Day Tests

Sports Minister Anika Wells charged taxpayers more than $4000 in flights for her husband to join her at two Boxing Day Tests and at a Sydney event at the PM’s residence.

Economics

7 h. ago Famed budget hotel brand opens in Melbourne’s most central location

The well-oiled Holiday Inn hospitality machine and its super-smiley staff make this new city stay accessible and affordable.

Politics

18 h. ago Coalition vote crashes to record low, One Nation surges amid housing anger: poll

Exclusive polling shows support for Pauline Hanson’s party has risen to a record high as fears over the housing market and infrastructure fuel frustration over immigration.

Events

22 h. ago ‘We don’t have any relationship’: Salah reveals major Liverpool rift

One of Liverpool’s modern-day greats has launched into the Premier League champions following another unhappy result.

Politics

26 h. ago ‘Someone doesn’t want me in the club’: Salah slams Liverpool manager

One of Liverpool’s modern-day greats has launched into the Premier League champions following another unhappy result.

Politics

27 h. ago An Australian world champion wasn’t happy with his night. A brutal punch changed that

Australian cruiserweight world champion Jai Opetaia was already the most avoided boxer on the planet.

Politics

30 h. ago Life during wartime, in a city where death arrives from above

Daily life in Lviv can sometimes seem normal. But then comes another jarring reminder of Russia’s relentless war.

Events

31 h. ago Feeling festive? Your guide to Melbourne’s Christmas events, big and small

From Myer’s brick-tacular Lego windows, to Lachy Hulme’s Scrooge and a Kath & Kim drag parody, there is plenty to see and do in the city.

Politics

41 h. ago Sport club fires probe uncovers alleged meth trafficking operation

Police investigating an alleged arson attack on two sporting sites say they have now found a substantial amount of methamphetamine.

Events

41 h. ago The $265 million commute: How urban sprawl is costing Melbourne

Outer-suburban residents generate 14 times more carbon emissions to get around than those in the inner city, according to research that shows better transport links between housing and jobs would cut emissions by 80 per cent.

Economics

44 h. ago Bushfires engulf homes near Sydney as city swelters through 40

An emergency warning has been issued for a fire just outside Sydney, which has halted trains on the Central Coast, as the city swelters through the hottest day in almost two years.

Events

45 h. ago Emergency warning, trains halted as firefighters battle Central Coast fire

An emergency warning has been issued for a fire just outside Sydney, which has halted trains on the Central Coast, as the city swelters through the hottest day in almost two years.

Events

53 h. ago SEC fires up first public power asset since ’90s, but wind plans hit as AGL scraps Gippsland project

AGL-backed Gippsland Skies consortium is the third joint venture to walk away from early-stage studies for an offshore wind farm in Victoria.

Events

64 h. ago This house was born from the foundations of a historic 1872 pub

This is a thriving, alive regional centre, brimful of art, culture, food and festivity - and this home represents the city in a nutshell.

Politics

68 h. ago ‘The Tasmanian people have spoken’: Devils on track for AFL entry, but $1.13b stadium a year behind

After years of public debate, controversial plans for Macquarie Point stadium in Hobart have passed Tasmania’s upper house.

Politics

68 h. ago Cronulla riots, 20 years on: the legacy of violence lingers in brazen silence

Neo-Nazi and anti-immigration posters are allowed to remain on the streets of Cronulla while they are removed or covered with anti-fascist stickers in Sydney’s inner city.

Events

3 d. ago Fears sewage leak from cracked pipe could flow into Sydney Harbour

Emergency works are under way to fix a cracked sewerage pipe nine metres beneath an inner-city Sydney suburb.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Exhausting and disheartening’: The other side of life as a Winter Olympian

Fundraising has become a stalwart for Australia’s Winter Olympians as they attempt to qualify for the 2026 Olympics in Italy.

Politics

3 d. ago Fears cracked pipe causing sewage leak could flow into Sydney Harbour

Emergency works are under way to fix a cracked sewerage pipe nine metres beneath an inner-city Sydney park.

Politics

3 d. ago CBD redevelopment given green light after Marriner Group donated to mayor’s campaign

Last year, Nick Reece took a donation of $25,000 on the basis that it was not from a developer. Now, the City of Melbourne has approved its redevelopment proposal for a Melbourne landmark.

Politics