3 h. ago ‘It could have been me’: Australian teen’s narrow miss as Swiss nightclub burned

Yaron Lavy missed the deadly nightclub inferno by sheer chance as Swiss authorities praise the actions of volunteers who helped people escape.

Events

6 h. ago Tesla loses title as world’s biggest EV maker as sales fall for second year

The car maker’s sales fell 9 per cent in 2025, but investors seem unfazed as the company pivots to new products.

Politics

56 h. ago ‘OK, I’ve dealt with all of this’: Why Evonne Goolagong’s story still matters

Lila McGuire is playing the tennis legend in a new ABC TV series. She may have been born decades after Goolagong’s final victory but much about her life is familiar.

Politics

60 h. ago How the Goss government tried to win back voters in its dying days

Newly released cabinet documents from 1995 detail the efforts of the then Queensland Labor government to recover from a knife-edge, and temporary, election win.

Politics

3 d. ago Sydney to Hobart drama as French crew penalised after breaking rules

Skipper Jiang Lin has become the first female-skipper to win the overall Sydney to Hobart race.

Politics

3 d. ago French crew stripped of Sydney to Hobart victory as new overall winner named

Skipper Jiang Lin has become the first woman to collect the famous Tattersall Cup for the Sydney to Hobart overall winner.

Politics

3 d. ago Sixty books everyone will be talking about in the first half of 2026

The fiction and non-fiction titles set to dominate group chats, book clubs and bedside tables in the months ahead.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘You decide your destiny’: Why Michael Vaughan is urging Khawaja to bow out in Sydney

Ashes-winning captain has weighed into the debate over Usman Khawaja’s future, and warned England they need to win well at the SCG to prove Bazball still has a pulse.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Get the GoPro’: Oscar hooked a shark on his fishing line. Then it bit his boat

When Oscar Ford felt a powerful pull on his fishing reel, he had no idea it was great white, leading him on a 35-minute chase. Then, he saw it “gliding through the water like a submarine”.

Politics

4 d. ago Ignore Melbourne – Brendon McCullum needs a win in Sydney to save his job

England sit seventh in the World Test Championship table heading into the SCG Test match.

Politics

5 d. ago Lightly raced Bails has others stumped as she eyes third consecutive win

The daughter of top class Pierro steps up to a benchmark 66 handicap after two very versatile victories.

Politics

6 d. ago Test your 2025 sport smarts: From Piastri’s rise to Postecoglou’s demise and Melham’s double delight

How closely were you following Australian sport in 2025? Our Year In Sport quiz will separate the contenders from the pretenders. How many questions can you answer correctly?

Politics

6 d. ago Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2025 LIVE: 31 yachts retire as Comanche holds lead on day three

It’s the 80th edition of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, and LawConnect took an early lead out of the heads as they vie for a third straight win.

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6 d. ago Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2025 LIVE: 27 yachts retire as Comanche takes lead on day two

It’s the 80th edition of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, and LawConnect took an early lead out of the heads as they vie for a third straight win.

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6 d. ago Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2025 LIVE: 26 yachts retire as Comanche takes lead on day two

It’s the 80th edition of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, and LawConnect took an early lead out of the heads as they vie for a third straight win.

Politics

6 d. ago Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2025 LIVE: 23 yachts retire as Comanche takes lead on day two

It’s the 80th edition of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, and LawConnect took an early lead out of the heads as they vie for a third straight win.

Politics

6 d. ago Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2025 LIVE: 22 yachts retire as Comanche takes lead on day two

It’s the 80th edition of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, and LawConnect took an early lead out of the heads as they vie for a third straight win.

Politics

6 d. ago Got tickets for days three and four of the Boxing Day Test? Here’s how to get a refund

Cricket fans with tickets to days three and four of the Test will need to find something else to do after England sealed a win in two days.

Politics

6 d. ago ‘Finally we’ve won one’: England break through for first victory in Australia in 15 years

Australia’s fragile batting has proven Stuart Broad right, allowing England’s Bazballers to blast a $10 million revenue hole through Cricket Australia’s coffers and dash local hopes for an Ashes whitewash with their first win on these shores in 15 years.

Politics

6 d. ago Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2025 LIVE: 17 yachts retire as Comanche takes lead on day two

It’s the 80th edition of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, and LawConnect took an early lead out of the heads as they vie for a third straight win.

Politics