59 m. ago Locals use smart auction bidding strategy to win luxe $9.4m Bondi semi

Six parties registered for the luxurious four-bedroom home with high ceilings and cacti garden sitting a block back from the beach.

Economics

7 h. ago Eighty years ago, Albert Namatjira built a house in the desert. Now it has been recreated

A chance encounter with history became the catalyst for a new artistic installation in the National Gallery of Australia celebrating the legacy of the pioneering watercolourist.

Politics

17 h. ago The putt that sunk Cameron Smith – and his Australian Open hopes

Royal Melbourne played host to a dramatic finish to the Australian Open on Sunday as Cam Smith missed a five-foot putt on the final hole to hand Denmark’s Rasmus Neergard-Peterson a one-shot victory.

Politics

17 h. ago The putt that sank Cameron Smith – and his Australian Open hopes

Royal Melbourne played host to a dramatic finish to the Australian Open as Cam Smith missed a five-foot putt on the final hole to hand Denmark’s Rasmus Neergard-Peterson a one-shot victory.

Politics

18 h. ago Coalition vote crashes to record low, One Nation surges amid housing anger: poll

Exclusive polling shows support for Pauline Hanson’s party has risen to a record high as fears over the housing market and infrastructure fuel frustration over immigration.

Events

19 h. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla’s quiet move after skipping Catherine’s Christmas concert

Less than half of the British monarchy’s senior working royals attended the biggest event on Catherine’s calendar, though some absences are more noteworthy than others.

Politics

20 h. ago ‘It’s all gone’: Devastated locals confront aftermath of Central Coast blaze

Koolewong residents returned the smouldering remains of their homes on Sunday, with up to 18 houses lost to the fast-moving and furious bushfire.

Politics

20 h. ago ‘It’s all gone’: Devastated locals confront the aftermath of Central Coast blaze

Koolewong residents returned the smouldering remains of their homes on Sunday, with up to 18 houses lost to the fast-moving and furious bushfire.

Politics

25 h. ago As houses burned around it, the one that Steve built stood firm

Steve Foskett finished building this home a month ago. He tells us why this and others were saved from Saturday’s ferocious blaze.

Events

31 h. ago The words of a killer: Harrowing details of Warnbro mother’s death aired in court

The house in Warnbro was a place of neglect, stained by meth use. It was in this spiralling chaos that Luke Sekkouah stabbed Erica Hay to death and set her body on fire.

Events

41 h. ago The $265 million commute: How urban sprawl is costing Melbourne

Outer-suburban residents generate 14 times more carbon emissions to get around than those in the inner city, according to research that shows better transport links between housing and jobs would cut emissions by 80 per cent.

Economics

54 h. ago How the world’s most expensive stadium will be turned into a swimming pool

SoFi was built at a cost widely reported as US$5.5 billion – without a cent of public money. That’s eight times the mooted cost of the contentious Hobart Stadium that will house the AFL’s 19th team.

Politics

54 h. ago Guests are coming to stay for Christmas. Let the charade begin

The real gift of Christmas is being forced to clean the house for the first time in a year.

Politics

54 h. ago Keeping secrets: How Victoria has fallen behind other states on integrity

They’re the reports gathering dust as the state focuses on crime, housing and health. But Victoria’s integrity system no longer looks fit for purpose.

Politics

55 h. ago The fire station in the middle of Justin Hemmes’ expanding Byron Bay empire

Justin Hemmes bought two tin-roofed beach shacks in Byron Bay for $3.6 million. Now the fire station next door is being relocated.

Events

55 h. ago Laser king to offload spare trophy beach house with $28m hopes

Alistair Champion, who sold the skincare juggernaut for $650 million in 2017 alongside Babak Moini, won’t be short of places to call home.

Politics

64 h. ago This house was born from the foundations of a historic 1872 pub

This is a thriving, alive regional centre, brimful of art, culture, food and festivity - and this home represents the city in a nutshell.

Politics

66 h. ago Silicon Valley’s man in Trump’s inner circle is benefiting himself and his friends

David Sacks has occupied one of the most advantageous moonlighting roles in the US government, and it is making him and his friends a lot of money.

Politics

66 h. ago Silicon Valley’s man in Trump’s inner circle is making himself and his friends a lot of money

David Sacks has occupied one of the most advantageous moonlighting roles in the US government, and it is benefiting himself and his friends

Politics

68 h. ago ‘The Tasmanian people have spoken’: Devils on track for AFL entry, but $1.13b stadium a year behind

After years of public debate, controversial plans for Macquarie Point stadium in Hobart have passed Tasmania’s upper house.

Politics