22 h. ago My parents are ‘super agers’. Here are six things I have learnt from them

At a time when friends are losing their parents or managing an array of doctor’s appointments, my folks are in rude health. As I get older I’ve started paying more attention to what they do.

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23 h. ago ‘I’ve let my family down’: Lachie Neale steps down as Lions captain amid marriage breakdown

Neale stood aside as Harris Andrews’ co-captain amid uncertainty about his longer-term future with the two-time reigning premiers.

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23 h. ago ‘I’ve let my family down’: Lachie Neale steps aside as Lions co

Neale stood aside as Harris Andrews’ co-captain amid uncertainty about his longer-term playing future with the two-time reigning premiers.

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25 h. ago A strangled man and failed pregnancy plot: The tragic tale of the last woman hanged in Australia

In 1951, Jean Lee was the first woman in more than five decades to be hanged in Victoria. Now, for the first time in 75 years, the troubling records of her case have been made public.

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31 h. ago These are my 20 definite, undeniable, guaranteed predictions for 2026

Look, I’m often wrong. But not this time.

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47 h. ago ‘Oh no, what have I done?’ The time I got Mitchell Starc terribly wrong

I always knew he was talented, but when he first came into the Australian team for an ODI series in India he was very mild-mannered and shy.

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54 h. ago ‘Furious’: Queen speaks about being groped on train as a teenager

Speaking publicly for the first time about the indecent assault, Camilla recalled fending off the man who attacked her.

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55 h. ago Why The Secret Life of Us is still winning new fans 25 years on

It was a series that spoke of its time and place, but a quarter-century on The Secret Life of Us still feels relevant and relatable. 

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56 h. ago Ditch the music, and don’t lecture us: 10 resolutions the AFL should adopt in 2026

If the 2025 AFL season had been a movie, Margaret Pomeranz would have been hard-pressed to give it more than three stars. It’s time for the league to hit 2026 with a new resolve.

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56 h. ago Thanks to a wrong turn, my family discovered its own slice of paradise

It may not be the quiet beach town it was in the ’80s, but I’m always drawn back to this Queensland holiday favourite.

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65 h. ago A billion chatbot users can’t be wrong or can they? Let’s ask a human

It’s a job description for the 21st century: human-AI relationship coach. But this job is all about the humans.

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67 h. ago The retiree and former star chef restoring Melbourne one panel at a time

When his daughter asked him to restore the copper trims of her shop windows, Brian James wasn’t sure he had what it took. Six years later, business is booming.

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2 d. ago The social media whipping boy, cult hero and unlikely captain in our Test team of 2025

Only three players – Travis Head, Joe Root and Ravindra Jadeja – retained their places from last year, while seven have been named in this team for the first time, including a spinner many will not have heard of.

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3 d. ago Woman charged after more than 30 gunshots fired at Sydney home

Four young children were inside the home when a carload of assailants opened fire. It is the second time the house has been targeted.

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3 d. ago ‘Some people will not feel safe’: The three most dangerous hours of the year

It’s the time of the year when assaults and domestic violence incidents surge by 166 and 118 per cent respectively.

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3 d. ago Firefighters battle enormous blaze at factory in Sydney’s south

The fire engulfing a timber flooring factory, showering bricks to the ground, is expected to remain active “for a considerable amount of time”.

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4 d. ago Khawaja, Green, Healy and Perry. What does 2026 have in store for Australian cricket?

It’s been a very Merry Christmas for the Australian Test team and national selectors with Ashes success well and truly ‘urned’, but the new year shapes as being a, shall we say, testing time. We take a look at what the future holds in Australian cricket in 2026.

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4 d. ago Rosheen Kaul’s golden sandwiches with cheese pull will be the life of your party

These high-impact dishes deliver the ultimate summer vibe. Expect dramatic cheese pulls, cold spicy seafood, and minimal time stuck in a hot kitchen.

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4 d. ago Childcare watchdog had one inspector for every 66 Victorian services

The troubling picture of children left at risk shows the slim resourcing of the state regulator at a time when reports of sex offences had tripled in five years.

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4 d. ago The name of Brigitte Bardot will live on, for reasons right and wrong

She was one of the biggest stars of international cinema in the 1950s and ’60s, but her fame post-retirement in 1973 came largely for all the wrong reasons.

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