21 h. ago Celine Song blew us away with Past Lives. Is Materialists a perfect match?

Billed as a rom-com, the Dakota Johnson-Chris Evans-Pedro Pascal love triangle is actually a rather hard-headed look at marriage.

Politics

37 h. ago Defying expectations, inspiring Richard Scolyer reaches another goal

Fourteen weeks after learning his incurable brain tumour had returned, the former Australian of the Year finished his 250th Parkrun.

Politics

62 h. ago ‘Like being in bed with Richard Burton’: how alcohol became the third wheel in our marriage

My husband was worried that if things continued the way they were, he might die.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘I’m not interested’: Leading contender rules himself out of the running to be AFL Commission chairman

Current commission chairman Richard Goyder is seeking a fresh term but is facing pressure from several club bosses to anoint a successor after more than eight years at the helm.

Politics

1 week ago How to annoy Liberal women. Tell them they are ‘sufficiently assertive’

Former Victorian treasurer Alan Stockdale and former Victorian senator Richard Alston fronted the NSW Liberal Women’s Council on Tuesday night to argue why they should continue to run the troubled division.

Politics

1 week ago Ruth’s home was destroyed. What happened next scared her more

Being rescued from the roof of her four-wheel drive didn’t faze this no-nonsense “country woman”. But an insurance dispute did.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘Excuse me. I’ve killed my wife’: The ongoing menace of forced marriage in Australia

At 21, Ruqia Haidari was murdered by the man she was forced to marry. Other women in Australia have made desperate escapes to avoid a similar nightmare.

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2 w. ago ‘Wouldn’t put a number on it’: Marles open to raising defence spending after Hegseth meeting

Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed his US counterpart has pushed Australia to increase its defence spending, but would not divulge what figure Washington would like to see.

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2 w. ago Payman alleges older male colleague made sexually suggestive and racial comments

Payman – who is Muslim and does not drink alcohol – said a male colleague was intoxicated at a social function and pressed her to drink alcohol.

Politics

2 w. ago Chained to a bed, punched, held underwater: WA couple sentenced for ‘excessive corporal punishment’

A formerly married couple each blamed each other for the repeated horrific assaults of a young girl that took place on a WA farm more than 30 years ago.

Politics

3 w. ago How an oversharing Coalition drama could make voters polyamorous

Many Australian voters, it seems, are no longer looking for a long-term marriage to one particular party. Even as it self-harms, the Coalition parties should remember that.

Politics

3 w. ago Rip it up and start again: the Coalition’s four days of chaos

“I’d never call it a marriage,” says Barnaby Joyce, who found himself playing peacemaker for long-time rival David Littleproud, rather “more of a business relationship”.

Events

3 w. ago A night in becomes a poetic examination of marriage, trauma and power

The follow-up to Eimear McBride’s 2016 novel The Lesser Bohemians catches up with the same characters two years on.

Events

3 w. ago NRL 2025 LIVE: Dolphins lead Bulldogs as Burton, Donoghoe shake off injuries

Competition leaders the Bulldogs take on the Dolphins without Origin stars Stephen Crichton, Max King and Kurt Mann on a slippery night at Accor Stadium. Follow all the action.

Events

3 w. ago Victorian teenagers cheating the system to get driver's licence early

Victorian teenagers are illegally sitting their drivers' licences interstate to get behind the wheel at 17.

Politics

3 w. ago Cost of food, education and power is spiralling in Victoria. This graph proves it

The daily cost of eating is now rising faster than the cost of cigarettes and alcohol.

Politics

4 w. ago iCare boss blew whistle on insurance regulator for causing ‘additional trauma and distress’ to injured workers

Confidential documents obtained by The Sydney Morning Herald reveal Richard Harding, the former chief executive of iCare, raised concerns a senior executive at SIRA had divulged ‘private and confidential details’ about long-term injured workers.

Events

4 w. ago Suffering from decision fatigue? Why not take tips from a toddler and live life on repeat

Every day, my two-year-old son rewatches the same movie and then reads the same books before bed. In a world of endless choices, he has chosen to disregard decisions altogether.

Politics

4 w. ago Pop singer says she saw Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs repeatedly abuse former girlfriend

Dawn Richard tells the New York trial that she often witnessed the rap mogul beating and emotionally abusing his then-girlfriend.

Politics

4 w. ago He was made Australia’s race discrimination commissioner. But his dad had questions

Giridharan Sivaraman discusses leaving his job as an employment and human rights lawyer, where freedom of faith ends – and the secret to a happy marriage.

Events