1 hour ago Ross Lyon savages ‘broken’ tribunal; Blue’s ban overturned; AFL warns clubs of rule crackdown

Lyon hit out at the system that handed a young Saint a six-week ban for a four-match sanction. Meanwhile, Blues star Adam Cerra is free to play on Saturday after having his striking ban overturned.

Events

3 h. ago Star Blue’s ban overturned; AFL warns clubs of rule crackdown

Adam Cerra was initially given a one-match ban for striking Jack Bowes in the Blues’ victory over Geelong on Sunday.

Events

3 h. ago It’s chess, not checkers: China can play the long game against Trump

Donald Trump thinks trade is a zero-sum game. Xi Jinping appears happy to wait for the trade war to backfire on the US president.

Politics

11 h. ago ‘Sorrento is not your town’: Writers festival fallout deepens

A pointy text or two is spicing up this deepening seaside showdown over an event at a Baillieu family mansion.

Politics

11 h. ago Chaotic, wild and history making: This is Trump’s first 100 days

Tariffs, Zelensky and mass deportations. Yet Donald Trump managed to do much more in his first three months as President of the United States.

Politics

20 h. ago How this Australian particle accelerator highlights a crisis facing AUKUS

Australia’s strongest particle accelerator helped conjure new elements into being. But many students trained at the facility are being hired offshore.

Events

21 h. ago Billionaire James Packer sells stunning LA mansion for $93.5 million

The 12-bedroom, 18-bathroom estate with every mod con has found a buyer after more than a year on the market.

Economics

23 h. ago ASX gains for a fourth session, led by energy and tech stocks

The Australian sharemarket has pushed past the 8000-mark after a late wave of buying helped Wall Street post its longest advance since November.

Politics

23 h. ago ‘Nothing to do with climate change’: League player’s family accuse teal MP of politicising his death

Dr Sophie Scamps referenced the tragic training death of Manly Sea Eagles player Keith Titmuss when she addressed a community forum about the environment.

Politics

24 h. ago Welcome to Sydney: Ryan Reynolds’ Welsh soccer team set for Australian tour

Wrexham AFC, the club owned by Hollywood actors Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, is set to play against Sydney FC.

Sport

27 h. ago Killer learns fate after stabbing innocent man in Carlton lift

A 24-year-old man who fatally stabbed an “entirely innocent” stranger in a lift has been sentenced to jail.

Events

27 h. ago Jamal Fogarty to depart Canberra and play next three years at Manly

Jamal Fogarty will join the Sea Eagles from 2026 to replace outgoing halfback Daly Cherry-Evans.

Politics

30 h. ago Politis eyes move for Manchester Roosters in English Super League

Politis has held high-level conversations with Peter V’landys about the potential of buying into an English club Salford, with plans to start the Manchester Roosters.

Sport

33 h. ago The reality TV star, her $4m ring and the ‘grandpa’ robbers who allegedly stole it from her

Kim Kardashian was bound with zip ties and duct tape during the heist at Paris Fashion Week, allegedly led by a man now nicknamed “Omar the Old”.

Events

35 h. ago This economy class feels unusually spacious (unless I’m imagining it)

I’m a poor sleeper in the air but on this overnight flight I manage hours, not mere minutes, of sleep.

Politics

35 h. ago The playwright who humanised hitmen decades before Pulp Fiction

Harold Pinter’s bleakly funny The Dumb Waiter shows us the banality in brutality. It features in a new Ensemble double header with his equally comic play The Lover.

Events

44 h. ago Daniel wasn’t coached for his medical school test. But too many of his peers were

The group which administers the medical school exam for year 12 students has removed a section due to its “high coachability”. Try it yourself.

Politics

45 h. ago My suburb is one of Melbourne’s most liveable, though nobody seems to know it exists

Many feared the skyrail would tear my suburb apart, but the unified town centre has given it a heart, and a whole new personality.

Politics

46 h. ago This Netflix hit sold us a likeable serial killer. Now it’s pointing the finger at you.

Romance-thriller You had many of us rooting for a monster for five seasons. It turns out that was the point all along.

Events

46 h. ago Selfies, hecklers and obscenities as Albanese risks a walk down the street

“You’re the reason we’re broke, bro”, said one man driving past the prime minister. Another called him something that only an Australian would consider a compliment.

Politics