9 h. ago Young gun joins suspended Curtis on sidelines: AFL experts’ tips and teams for round eight

Paul Curtis will miss North’s prime-time clash with Essendon as he starts his controversial ban, but he won’t be the only important Roo missing. Here are the teams and tips for round eight.

Economics

12 h. ago A Booker winner, a comedy and Hitler’s obsession with Einstein

Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.

Events

13 h. ago Turf, tickets and titles: Talking points before women’s Origin opener

NSW are looking to snap a two-series losing streak in game one of the 2025 State of Origin series in Brisbane.

Politics

15 h. ago Popular US baker joins RecipeTin Eats founder in plagiarism allegations

A popular American cookbook author has joined Nagi Maehashi in claiming their recipes were copied in a book by Brisbane baker Brooke Bellamy.

Politics

15 h. ago Brooke Bellamy denies new plagiarism allegations by popular US baker

An American cookbook author has joined baker Nagi Maehashi in claiming recipes were copied in a book by the Brisbane baker.

Politics

23 h. ago Family secrets laid bare, ‘inconvenient women’ and a croc attack: 13 new books to delve into

From a book that its own author may not have approved of to a beautiful and confronting photography collection, there’s a bumper crop of releases this month.

Events

23 h. ago ‘Inconvenient women’, mortality and a controversial work by Joan Didion: 13 new books to delve into

From a book that its own author may not have approved of to a beautiful and confronting photography collection, there’s a bumper crop of releases this month.

Politics

23 h. ago Bet each way? Waterhouses offered controversial property for new Sydney racecourse

The famous racing family has put forward its $330 million farmland, once linked to disgraced ex-NSW MP Daryl Maguire, as a potential site for a new track.

Society

23 h. ago Controversial cardinal withdraws from conclave after pope’s final letter emerges

Pope Francis’ posthumous directive leads Italian Cardinal Becciu to pull out of papal conclave, averting further Vatican scandal

Politics

28 h. ago Tom Hanks’ daughter reveals a childhood marred by abuse at the hands of her mother

E.A. Hanks’s memoir re-creates a road trip she once took with her late mother to seek answers to what was an “incomprehensible” childhood.

Politics

28 h. ago This hotly anticipated novel explores the dark embers of the psyche

In the third instalment of her fictional triptych, Katie Kitmaura wields her words with scalpel-like precision to explore the demands women are “expert at negotiating”.

Politics

28 h. ago Homework, bullies and pets: Jeff Kinney on why kids love his books

The American author’s Diary of A Wimpy Kid series is the fourth bestselling book series of all time - and not just in kids’ books.

Politics

28 h. ago A century on, this Great American Novel still captivates readers

F.Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is said to contain some of the most perfect sentences ever written about America.

Politics

33 h. ago RecipeTin Eats founder accuses Bake with Brooki author of stealing recipes

Nagi Maehashi alleges at least two recipes from Brooke Bellamy’s cookbook were plagiarised.

Events

36 h. ago WA news LIVE: Investigation launched into body found on boat moored in Bicton

Brad Pitt will star in a film adaptation of famed WA novelist Tim Winton’s Booker Prize-shortlisted novel The Riders. Meanwhile, a Perth may finally get some answers on the death of a loved one, five years later. Follow our live coverage here.

Events

52 h. ago Festivals have ‘privileged literary works’ over popular, commercial fiction: Veronica Sullivan

As the new director of the Melbourne Writers Festival, Veronica Sullivan has tried to create a program with broad appeal.

Politics

58 h. ago Donald Trump’s clown car has backfired on Peter Dutton again

Branding the ABC and the Guardian as “hate media” is another example of Peter Dutton singing straight from the Trump hymn book

Politics

2 d. ago Flying with family or friends? Here’s why you might end up seated apart

There are times when an airline must rearrange seating at short notice. That can mean losing your pre-booked seat of choice.

Politics

3 d. ago The ancient Japanese tradition that’s unknown to most tourists

The ancient tradition of women free diving for shellfish can still be seen in Japan’s unspoilt Shima Peninsula.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Stop killing women’: Hundreds rally in protest after Audrey Griffin’s tragic death

Attendees carried signs reading “stop killing women” and “girls just wanna be safe” to protest violence against women and demand action.

Events