9 h. ago Albanese joins world leaders in giving signal to China and US over trade war

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined Asia-Pacific leaders in calling for a stable and resilient trading system.

Politics

11 h. ago What PVL did next: V’landys addresses rumours over his ARLC future

There has been speculation this year that the ARLC chair could walk away from one of his roles. League has always paid less than his position as Racing NSW chief executive.

Politics

30 h. ago From selfies to the Supreme Court, the LNP run into rules and reality

At the end of the mid-October parliamentary week, one minister privately conceded the difficulty of government was starting to set in. Then this week arrived.

Events

33 h. ago Albanese dodges diplomatic curveballs in blitz through summit season

The prime minister has walked the diplomatic tightrope this week, holding court with Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.

Politics

34 h. ago Councillor accuses Muslim mayor of weaponising comments about pork

Peter Ristevski has been grilled over “highly offensive and racist” comments he refused to delete from his social media pages.

Politics

35 h. ago Prosecutors ‘chickened out’ in grilling of High Country murderer Greg Lynn: defence

The former pilot is appealing his conviction and sentence for the murder of missing camper Carol Clay, and argues prosecutors repeatedly broke rules that govern fair trials.

Events

36 h. ago BOM restores old rain radar after widespread backlash of ‘flawed’ website

The bureau said it has listened to feedback following widespread fury at the agency’s multimillion-dollar site upgrade.

Society

36 h. ago Sussan Ley implies Labor ‘henchmen’ to blame for cancelled Tomago tour

Industry Minister Tim Ayres declared the government had nothing to do with Ley’s cancelled tour.

Politics

40 h. ago The Dismissal secret a judge didn’t want to take to his grave

Former judge and one-time ministerial adviser Howard Nathan has held on to this secret for 50 years, but was determined to reveal Sir John Kerr’s Machiavellian move before he “dropped off this mortal coil”.

Events

54 h. ago Minister shifts board pick into plum new role after conflict concerns

Finance Minister Ros Bates says issues around a previous port board appointee’s interest in adjacent land means he will now chair a state-owned energy company.

Politics

69 h. ago ‘Needs to be taken off the board’: Fed cuts US interest rates but chief sends a warning

The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate for a second time this year but Jerome Powell unsettled markets during his press conference.

Events

2 d. ago BoM disposal: Weather bureau seeks media officer after website fail

After spending $4.1 million on a widely hated website redesign, the weather bureau is looking to hire a “proactive storyteller” to join its media team.

Events

2 d. ago All hands on deck: The BOM on the lookout for new media officer

After spending $4.1 million to build a widely panned new website, the weather bureau is looking to hire a “proactive storyteller” to join its media team.

Events

3 d. ago Former Labor minister says environment reforms will be abused by future governments

Labor MP Ed Husic said sweeping ministerial powers to be created by Labor’s environment reform will enable Coalition governments to approve damaging projects.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘It’s just so confronting’: The 2003 World Cup hero facing a devastating diagnosis

Rugby Australia chief Phil Waugh has pledged his support for former England star Lewis Moody, who will deliver the match ball at Saturday’s Twickenham Test after revealing he has motor neurone disease.

Politics

3 d. ago Joy Division explained: Nazis, punk and that Anthony Albanese T

The prime minister has been attacked for wearing a T-shirt in honour of the 1970s Manchester-based band. What’s all the fuss about?

Politics

3 d. ago Ministers haul in BOM chief for grilling over $4.1m website fiasco

The Bureau of Meteorology is under fire from the Albanese government, which is demanding an explanation of its unpopular website upgrade.

Politics

3 d. ago World leader hosting ASEAN saves his final, careful words for Albanese

Of all the statements and speeches from Anwar Ibrahim over the past three days, it may have been his very last that meant the most to the Australian prime minister.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Sadistic’ online gangs hunting Australian girls like a video game, AFP chief warns

Tech giants have fronted a senate inquiry, and confirmed their intentions to boot under-16s off their platforms on December 10.

Events

4 d. ago The $4.1 million question: How did the BOM get its new website so wrong?

The Bureau of Meteorology claims it spent the amount on a website and app redesign as part of a broader $866 million transformation dubbed “Robust”. Users are not pleased.

Economics