83 m. ago Melbourne home sellers pocket $170,000 premium after advertising reserve price

The smart warehouse-style apartment in a central location was part of a former biscuit factory and attracted four bidders.

Economics

7 h. ago The five key travel questions of 2026: What you need to know

Traveller’s advice expert on the five major issues he expects to see in his inbox in 2026.

Politics

31 h. ago Education needed to keep everyone safe at state’s swim spots

Royal Life Saving Australia continues to raise the alarm about the public’s water safety knowledge, particularly among people born overseas. 

Politics

47 h. ago Roll up, roll up: These might just be Brisbane’s best scrolls

Hamish is a business development manager, Rebecca is a lawyer. So what do they know about making scrolls? Everything it seems.

Politics

55 h. ago The change to visa tests that could help lower Australia’s drowning toll

A trial has embedded water safety knowledge into English courses done by foreign students and other migrants applying for jobs, visas and university courses.

Politics

64 h. ago On State Library, knowing the price of all, but the value of nothing

The proposed changes to the State Library continue to prompt readers to react.

Politics

3 d. ago Sensuality, swagger and a world first at an unforgettable night at the Forum

Mike Hadreas, better known as Perfume Genius, has a chameleon’s voice and throws himself into his music completely. All of this was on full display last night.

Politics

3 d. ago Sensuality, swagger and a world first in an unforgettable night at the Forum

Mike Hadreas, better known as Perfume Genius, has a chameleon’s voice and throws himself into his music completely. All of this was on full display last night.

Politics

3 d. ago From $2 espressos to tinned tomatoes: Julia Busuttil Nishimura takes us shopping for Italian ingredients

The cookbook author has a deep knowledge and passion for Italian products. She shows us around Mediterranean Wholesalers and shares some of her favourites.

Politics

3 d. ago This overgrown block of land will soon be an indoor snow resort. The price keeps going up

The developer behind Winter Sports World has celebrated a new partnership but it’s been marred by delays and a cost increase.

Politics

3 d. ago In an open field, the soldier had nowhere to hide. Then he became invisible

Retired teacher Nina Synyakivych sits at a desk, cutting white material into long strips. She knows what she does is essential. Soldiers tell her it’s saving their lives.

Politics

3 d. ago Which team won the AFLW grand final? Test yourself with The Age quiz

Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s quiz.

Sport

4 d. ago Huge crowds, bogeys and pesky flies: Royal Melbourne bites back at Rory McIlroy

You know it isn’t your average Australian Open when you see 2000 people queuing up at the front gates of Royal Melbourne at 6am.

Politics

4 d. ago Helen Garner, Trent Dalton lead outcry against proposed State Library cuts

Planned changes include reducing the number of reference librarians available to the public, fewer computers for the public and a focus on digital.

Politics

4 d. ago Households face power price hike without urgent renewables push

Australians are being warned of higher power prices from 2030 unless governments speed up the delivery of renewables, transmission lines and batteries.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘It must have a chrome bumper’: The women who bond over classic cars

Local female auto enthusiasts feature in a 2026 calendar and a new exhibition at the State Library of Queensland.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Everyone knows the hierarchy’: The selective school that attracts the most top

James Ruse was outperformed by two girls’ schools on a single metric, Year 7 NAPLAN results for the state’s selective schools reveal.

Politics

4 d. ago Bruce Lehrmann went back for his hat a second time – and paid the price

The circumstances “screamed loudly to anyone with normal faculties” that Brittany Higgins did not consent to sex, a trio of judges said in an excoriating judgment.

Politics

5 d. ago Stephen King says he’s never read anything like this western epic

Best known for the experimental cult classic House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski has dramatically changed gears in his ambitious new novel.

Politics

5 d. ago Could this be the blockbuster the Art Gallery of NSW has been waiting for?

Ron Mueck is known for creating massive scaled replicas  – and miniatures – of the human form. It’s Sydney’s turn to see these pieces up close.

Politics