43 h. ago The Ashes 2025 LIVE updates: Starc pushes Australia’s lead beyond 100 as tail

A pivotal day in the Ashes looms at the Gabba as Australia look to shore up a potential 2-0 series lead over England. Follow all the action live.

Politics

3 d. ago Labor claims Wells broke no rules with $100,000 New York flight bill

Parliamentary travel rules say ministers must achieve value for money when going on international trips. The government said on Thursday no rules were broken.

Economics

4 d. ago ‘Doesn’t pass the pub test’: Creative Australia approves 100 overseas trips in two years

The federal arts funding agency sent officials overseas “on average once every eight days”, at a time when arts organisations are struggling.

Politics

4 d. ago Minister refuses to explain $100,000 New York flights to spruik social media ban

Taxpayers footed almost $100,000 for flights and $70,000 for an event during Communications Minister Anika Wells’ trip to New York in the days after the Optus outage.

Politics

5 d. ago Minister’s New York dash to spruik social media ban cost more than $100,000

Taxpayers footed the more than $100,000 travel bill for Communications Minister Anika Wells’ trip to New York in the wake of the Optus outage.

Politics

7 d. ago The two costly foods this cookbook author can’t stand (and the cheap one she adores)

Nat Thaipun on her 100-plus tattoos, three money-saving kitchen hacks – and what she splurged on after winning MasterChef Australia 2024.

Society

1 week ago A decade after Katrina Dawson’s death, Adele hopes to ‘do justice’ to her name

Adele Burke has been named the inaugural Katrina Dawson John Monash Scholar, receiving a $100,000 grant to study at Oxford.

Events

1 week ago It’s taken 100 years but sparkies may soon be able to work everywhere

A patchwork of state laws make it costly for tradies to work across the country. The first step to ending this century of trouble may be taken today.

Society

1 week ago Appeal to Labor MPs in Brisbane as flood alert funding refused

The BOM is ending the service, after spending almost $100 million on a flawed new website.

Events

1 week ago Power could take ‘day or two’ to come back as SEQ braces for more wild storms

Almost 100,000 properties are still without power, and almost a dozen schools are closed, as the Bureau of Meteorology warns many of the areas slammed by Monday’s wild storm could be affected again.

Events

2 w. ago American travels to Perth to remember shark attack victim relative

An American man has travelled to Perth to remember his great uncle, believed to be the first shark attack victim at Cottesloe Beach 100 years ago.

Events

2 w. ago Hope and Tom paid $250,000 to secure their dream home, then nearly lost it all

More than 100,000 Australians lost about $175 million in the first half of the year to financial scams.

Politics

2 w. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit US Congress after fallout with Trump

Greene cited the US president’s threat of political retribution if she sought re-election, sparking questions about her next moves. Trump, meanwhile, said it was “great news for the country”.

Politics

2 w. ago Motels have existed for 100 years. I visited six of the originals

Over the past century, motels have become shorthand for affordable travel both in the US, their country of origin, and in Australia, too.

Politics

2 w. ago Motorists to pay for pedestrian crossings, bike paths with congestion charge

The controversial expansion of the congestion levy on off-street car parking, expected to raise an extra $100 million a year, has passed parliament.

Transport

3 w. ago ‘Consumer pays, consumer risks’: Florida ‘surgery mill’ plans for Australia

The company does thousands of operations a year around the world, now an embattled surgeon wants to bring it here sparking alarm from some doctors.

Politics

3 w. ago Move over Guardian, these are the greatest Ashes cricketers of all time

The Guardian is naming its top 100 male Ashes players, but here’s my “Magnificent Seven”.

Politics

3 w. ago Newman takes aim at former colleagues, hints at Victoria Park legal strategy

For the 100-or-so people who assembled on a Victoria Park ridge to mark 150 years since its establishment on Wednesday morning, the mood was more resolute than celebratory.

Politics

3 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Keating reveals suggestion Whitlam sack Kerr over dismissal; Senate passes bill to end US shutdown; Alan Jones’ hearing to include over 100 witnesses

Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and around the world.

Events

3 w. ago Alan Jones’ hearing to last up to four months and include more than 100 witnesses

The former broadcaster’s indecent assault and sexual touching hearing has been slated for August next year.

Politics