18 h. ago My love letter to ye olde postie Will he mind if I email it?

Letter writers and coin collectors of the world unite! Our analogue days are numbered.

Politics

19 h. ago Bestselling Australian author Trent Dalton withdraws from Adelaide Writers’ Week

Trent Dalton has joined dozens of prominent writers in withdrawing from Adelaide Writers’ Week after the Adelaide Festival board removed Palestinian-Australian writer Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah from the line-up.

Politics

26 h. ago Parents slam ‘vague’ details on new child sex offender register

Just over a week after the website was launched, users are frustrated over the lack of clarity on how far away convicted predators are actually living.

Society

34 h. ago Firearms seized from WA property as manhunt continues after shooting

Police are confident 58-year old Kenneth Giles is using 'bush tracks' to evade them while on the run, after a woman was shot in the hand at a Mullewa property this week.

Events

36 h. ago Dozens of writers withdraw from event after Palestinian author dropped

Dozens of writers have pulled out of the Adelaide Writers' Week after it dropped a Palestinian author from the program.

Politics

37 h. ago ASX Runners of the Week: Hydrix, ETM, Patagonia Lithium & AdAlta

The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is Hydrix Ltd, which locked in a $2.5million deal to develop SynCardia’s next-gen fully-implantable artificial heart.

Politics

38 h. ago If Tony Abbott is welcome at Adelaide Writers’ Week, Randa Abdel

Australia’s best writers festival could collapse within days as international and local writers boycott it in protest at the removal of Randa Abdel-Fattah.

Politics

38 h. ago Politicians shouldn’t decide who appears at writers’ festivals. It’s a dangerous path

Australia’s best writers festival could collapse within days as international and local writers boycott it in protest at the removal of Randa Abdel-Fattah.

Politics

39 h. ago Star British author Zadie Smith joins dozens of authors boycotting Adelaide Writers’ Week

Local and international writers have pulled out of one of the country’s best-loved writers’ festivals after Palestinian-Australian Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah was removed from its program.

Politics

51 h. ago If there is an eternity, I will be looking for you throughout it

Acclaimed writer/director Amanda Brotchie, best known for The Letdown, Gentleman Jack, and Lowdown, starring her husband Adam Zwar, died of cancer last month aged 55. Here, Zwar delivers his tribute to her.

Politics

51 h. ago Travel quiz: Which city has overtaken Tokyo as the world’s biggest?

Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with this week’s quiz.

Politics

63 h. ago ASX makes slight gain as Wall Street drifts, tech stocks continue to rise

The Australian sharemarket continued its lacklustre performance for the first full trading week of the new year, making a muted showing on Thursday.

Politics

66 h. ago Jessie Buckley wept and raged in Hamnet. She says it ‘woke me up’

Playing William Shakespeare’s untamed wife in a role that took out this week’s Critics Choice award left the Irish actress hungry for more.

Politics

3 d. ago Bondi victim families plead to Labor MPs on terms of antisemitism royal commission

The families say they will travel to Canberra in the first sitting week to call for an inquiry with the power to examine “all contributing factors”.

Events

3 d. ago Bondi victim families plead with Labor MPs on terms of antisemitism royal commission

The families say they will travel to Canberra in the first sitting week to call for an inquiry with the power to examine “all contributing factors”.

Events

3 d. ago Dingle has 1600 people, 50 pubs, and one AFL star desperate to win a title

Dingle have been hoping premiership Cat Mark O’Connor could play in next week’s All-Ireland Senior Club Final. Now, they have their answer.

Politics

4 d. ago Four conditions set the scene for catastrophic fire conditions. So far, there’s only two

The mercury will top 40 degrees in Sydney and Melbourne this week in the hottest weather the eastern seaboard has experienced in years.

Events

4 d. ago The King’s School headmaster takes legal action after being dismissed

Tony George is alleged to have clipped the back of a student’s head during a lecture.

Events

4 d. ago Teens allegedly wielded knives, scooters in brawl at Rockingham Centre

The incident comes less than a week after the same shopping centre was forced into lockdown after a man allegedly declared he had a gun.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Not physically ready’: Djokovic withdraws from key Australian Open lead

Novak Djokovic will not play a lead-in tournament before the Australian Open, withdrawing from next week’s Adelaide International.

Politics