14 m. ago This week was supposed to be a triumph for Wells. Instead, it is a trial

While the polls are still terrible for the Coalition, the developing furore over Sport and Communication Minister Anika Wells’ use of expenses is a reminder of how quickly politics can change gears.

Politics

28 m. ago Joyce makes switch to One Nation as Hanson travels to Tamworth for announcement

Joyce had been dangling the prospect of defecting to One Nation for weeks since this masthead reported in early October that he was in negotiations with Hanson.

Politics

37 m. ago Man killed and woman badly injured after car ploughs into Melbourne medical centre

A male pedestrian has died in Melbourne’s north-west after a car lost control and crashed into a medical centre, badly injuring a woman inside.

Events

3 h. ago Less than a third of parents will enforce social media ban, new poll finds

Nearly 70 per cent of voters back the world-leading policy, but most are sceptical it can even work.

Politics

3 h. ago Hanson travels to Joyce’s hometown as One Nation switch looms

Joyce has been dangling the prospect of defecting to One Nation for weeks since this masthead reported in early October that he was in negotiations with Hanson.

Politics

6 h. ago Rapist under ‘supervision’ in community attacked woman during violent crime spree

The man is among sex offenders who have committed violent crimes while on supervision orders but whose cases have been hidden from the public and protected by legislation.

Events

7 h. ago Wells billed taxpayers to fly husband to two Boxing Day Tests

Sports Minister Anika Wells charged taxpayers more than $4000 in flights for her husband to join her at two Boxing Day Tests and at a Sydney event at the PM’s residence.

Economics

7 h. ago Albanese is miles ahead, right? Hastie may yet expose this as an illusion

As Paul Keating said, in politics you want to be like the roadrunner: announcing policies, burning up the road behind you. Oppositions can do this too.

Politics

7 h. ago ‘National pride’: Albanese hails teen social ban, but parents may not force kids to follow the law

Nearly 70 per cent of voters back the world-leading policy, which is set to take full effect on Wednesday.

Society

15 h. ago How $2b could be redirected from the NDIS and help 230,000 more people

As health ministers prepare to meet, this blueprint says they don’t need to spend more to fix a gaping hole in support for 230,000 people with debilitating mental illnesses.

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

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

22 h. ago Liberals ignore, despise and knife their leaders – and drive their party over a cliff

Unlike the Labor Party, which mythologises even its pedestrian leaders, the Liberal Party celebrates only Menzies and Howard.

Politics

25 h. ago ‘I don’t write the rules’: Wells, PM defend using taxpayer funds to bring family to ski resort

Labor is defending the sport and communications minister’s family reunion on the slopes after earlier revelations of six-figure claims for international travel.

Economics

26 h. ago Albanese defends Wells after minister charged taxpayers to take family to ski resort

Labor is defending the sport and communications minister’s family reunion on the slopes after earlier revelations of six-figure claims for international travel.

Economics

30 h. ago Carrier pigeons and a nod to Michelangelo: Inside the Metro Tunnel art

It’s a brave artist who takes on a public art commission, and I imagine a particularly daunting task making public art for a train station.

Politics

31 h. ago ‘People will always want what we sell’: Inside the world of Sydney’s Arab jewellers

Western Sydney’s Iraqi artisans are a growing micro-economy built around a very specific product.

Politics

31 h. ago Libs have no plan for immigration tensions, so Labor must act before it gets ugly

Oppositional politics risks an unedifying partisan stoush over our borders. It risks a slow-motion tragedy.

Politics

31 h. ago Anika Wells charged taxpayers to take family to Thredbo ski resort

Labor is defending the sports and communications minister’s family reunion on the slopes after earlier revelations of six-figure claims for international travel.

Economics