10 h. ago ‘Melbourne’s CBD is safe’: Premier rules out protest permits to protect police after weekend violence

Jacinta Allan rejected calls for a protest permit system and defended the right to protest peacefully, after a demonstration that saw rocks thrown at police.

Events

17 h. ago Shore prepares for a special farewell as principal set to depart

Staff and students were urged to send in their messages of support, to be added to a photo book which will be presented to John Collier at the end of his term.

Politics

18 h. ago ICAC to be given expanded powers to use illegally recorded conversations

The Minns government is set to introduce the changes ahead of an anticipated inquiry into a fugitive Sydney property developer’s alleged dealings.

Events

26 h. ago Australia v India LIVE: Head falls early as Australia set 131 to win from 26 overs

Follow the action from Perth as Australia and India begin their white-ball series with a one-dayer.

Politics

33 h. ago Waste is the new oil: Why Australia’s next big export industry may be rubbish

A Queensland company is set to turn trash into liquid gold to help the airline and shipping industries cut their emissions.

Politics

35 h. ago Two more hostage bodies released as US warns Hamas planning attack on Palestinians

It comes as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu increases pressure on the militant group to speed up the retrieval of remains under their ceasefire.

Events

38 h. ago How a bunch of Australian convicts became ‘the most wanted men in the world’

When the Tasmanian convicts seized the colonial Cyprus brig and made a daring dash for freedom across the Pacific, they unwittingly set off the first known encounter between Japan and Australia.

Politics

41 h. ago The battle lines have been drawn between the AFL’s clubs and players. Trade period proves it

This trade period underlined a new resolve among the AFL clubs, with long-term contracts squarely in the spotlight.

Sport

66 h. ago Australian court ruling in shaken baby case was ‘ignorant and embarrassing’

A precedent-setting legal judgment in Australia was based on scientific evidence that was “very weak”, says an international expert who gave evidence.

Events

66 h. ago Rare discovery in Kosciuszko National Park as NSW rejects Barilaro

Ecologists found a critically endangered creature in footage from a camera set up to monitor feral cats. It is found only in one other location in NSW.

Politics

2 d. ago Call to sack chair shows the drama is not over for Rebel Sport owner

Super Retail Group’s humiliating settlement of a legal battle with its former top lawyers, after sacking its CEO, will not prevent a backlash from investors.

Politics

3 d. ago The luxury Queensland suburbs where house prices doubled in five years

The typical home in some neighbourhoods will set buyers back $3 million, and mansions can cost almost 10 times as much.

Politics

3 d. ago Melbourne father’s ‘vicious’ killer will spend 19 years behind bars

The murderer of a “blameless peacemaker” who never got to meet his unborn daughter will spend most of the next two decades behind bars.

Economics

3 d. ago ‘I learned a lot from Eddie’: Why returning Wallaby still has time for old coach Jones

Carter Gordon has revealed the motivation behind his switch back to rugby from the NRL, which is set to kick off with the Test against Eddie Jones’ Japan next weekend.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘I learnt a lot from Eddie’: Why returning Wallaby still has time for old coach Jones

Carter Gordon has revealed the motivation behind his switch back to rugby from the NRL, which is set to kick off with the Test against Eddie Jones’ Japan next weekend.

Politics

3 d. ago Greatest reason Gaza war ‘will not end’: Why Hamas isn’t going anywhere

Gaza is pulverised. But reports suggest Hamas fighters have emerged from underground in fresh clothes, with functional weapons and “sparkling clean pick-up trucks”.

Events

3 d. ago Golf prodigy ‘Koala Karl’ sets up clash with Rory McIlroy at home

Karl Vilips is heading to Royal Melbourne to join a star-studded field headlined by Masters champion Rory McIlroy for December’s Australian Open.

Politics

3 d. ago Max contract: Rugby Australia’s extraordinary move to stop brightest star being poached

Max Jorgensen is seen as a “generational talent”, but with R360 and the Roosters circling, RA has made a rarely seen offer to lock him away for the long term.

Sport

4 d. ago ‘He’ll know he’s in a horse race’: Everest favourite set for toughest test yet, says J

James McDonald is the only jockey to have ridden a winner against Ka Ying Rising. He knows the Hong Kong superstar is the real deal – but insists he won’t have it all his own way on Saturday.

Politics

4 d. ago Community’s grief after woman, two boys killed in Queensland fire

The Gladstone community is struggling to come to terms with the deaths of a woman and two young boys in a house fire.

Events