2 h. ago Phone messages reveal scheming between fugitive Transport manager and right

Phone messages shown to an inquiry into kickbacks have revealed the deliberate attempts to stop a contractor from receiving work from the Transport department.

Technology

25 h. ago Sacked Transport official recalls dealings with alleged mastermind of kickback scheme

The former Transport department staffer has told an anti-corruption inquiry about how he first became involved in the kickback arrangements in 2019.

Politics

62 h. ago I’ve just sold my farm. What’s the best way to park the money for a while?

First, don’t focus on unlikely disasters when making a decision.

Politics

69 h. ago Inquiry finds ‘poor planning’ led to issues at WA polling stations

An independent inquiry has found poor planning and management at multiple levels led to issues at polling stations during the WA state election.

Politics

2 d. ago The Dubai connection that laid the seeds for a $1b superannuation disaster

The origins of a scheme that pumped 12,000 Australians into doomed funds came on the instructions of a man in the UAE.

Politics

3 d. ago Julie Bishop berated, laughed at and blocked academic leaving room, senate inquiry hears

A senate inquiry into university governance has heard of how members of ANU’s governing body were falsely accused of leaking to the media.

Politics

4 d. ago After almost losing Trump, Putin changes tack and gets US president right where he wants him

By speaking a language Trump understands, Putin has secured a one-on-one meeting with the US leader, without Zelensky present. For Ukraine, it’s a disaster

Politics

4 d. ago The wellness influencers giving up sunscreen – and what it could mean for cancer rates

An anti-sunscreen movement is growing on social media as influencers tout everything from beef tallow to dietary changes as ways to prevent melanoma. What on earth is going on?

Technology

6 d. ago ‘Houston, we have a problem’: Apollo 13 commander – who didn’t actually say the famous line – dies

Astronaut Jim Lovell, whose failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis for the hit movie Apollo 13, has died at the age of 97.

Politics

8 d. ago Transport department engineer admits pocketing at least $110,000 in kickbacks

The engineer told an anti-corruption inquiry about his role in a deal hatched in 2021 with the alleged mastermind of the kickback scandal.

Politics

9 d. ago ‘I was suspicious’: Whistleblower recalls dealings with fugitive Transport manager

The whistleblower has told an inquiry that the alleged mastermind of a corrupt scheme applied undue pressure on her when she started to raise concerns.

Politics

9 d. ago Inquiry finds the Titan submersible disaster was preventable

US Coast Guard report finds the deadly Oceangate Titan submersible disaster was a preventable tragedy.

Politics

1 week ago Fugitive Transport manager takes delight at ‘dodgy contact’ in WhatsApp exchange

The phone messages were detailed during an inquiry into allegations that a government official received $11.5 million in kickbacks from contractors.

Politics

1 week ago The key reason NSW police told Harbour Bridge protesters to turn around

I believe it’s not fair to judge the police response simply because no disaster occurred, but they didn’t get everything right either.

Events

1 week ago Want to maintain brain health as you age? Science says follow these simple rules.

A new study reveals that almost half of dementia cases are preventable by making some basic lifestyle changes.

Science

2 w. ago Contractor admits lying to ICAC about dealings with fugitive Transport manager

The Queensland contractor made the admission during his second day in the witness box at an inquiry into kickbacks for work.

Politics

3 w. ago The underwater cyclone that could hit Australia’s east coast

A toxic microalgae is devastating the coastal waters of South Australia, and it’s “quite likely” the disaster will hit other states.

Events

3 w. ago ‘A dead shark, dead rays, dead fish, dead cuttlefish’: The toxic algal bloom is spreading

South Australia’s toxic algal bloom has affected at least 450 marine species in the past month, but the federal government has so far resisted declaring it a national disaster.

Events

3 w. ago Sydney council boss urged ‘creative accounting’ to find $25 million, inquiry told

Liverpool councillors ousted John Ajaka, a former state MP, last year after a spectacular falling out with Mayor Ned Mannoun.

Economics

3 w. ago The Liberal Party faces electoral mountain, but there is one bright spot for Sussan Ley

The return of the new parliament will highlight the disaster that was the May 3 election for the Coalition. But it also will focus voters’ minds on Labor.

Politics