17 h. ago ASX Runners of the Week: Charger Metals, Calix & Investigator Silver

The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is Charger Metals which unleashed a ripping high-grade maiden gold discovery at its Xmas anomaly in WA.

Events

27 h. ago ‘Look at me now:’ Usman Khawaja announces he will retire after Sydney Test

This masthead has confirmed that Khawaja has told teammates of his decision, which he will share with the world later on Friday.

Politics

31 h. ago About 40 dead after fire rips through Swiss resort bar during NYE celebrations

The tragedy struck the Crans-Montana ski resort, where witnesses report that a sparkler attached to a champagne bottle may have ignited the fire.

Events

34 h. ago At least 40 dead after fire rips through Swiss resort bar during NYE celebrations

The tragedy struck the Crans-Montana ski resort, where witnesses report that a sparkler attached to a champagne bottle ignited the fire.

Events

38 h. ago Dozens of people feared dead after fire rips through Swiss resort bar during NYE celebrations

The tragedy struck a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort, which is popular with tourists.

Events

41 h. ago Fatalities reported as fire rips through Swiss resort bar during NYE celebrations

Police said more than 100 people were in the building in the luxury resort town, which is popular with tourists.

Events

45 h. ago Fire destroys bayside home on New Year’s Eve, killing family pets

“At the stroke of midnight we were just watching the house burn down.”

Events

46 h. ago ‘Laughable’: Moscow’s claim of drone attack on Putin residence slapped down

US national security officials have found that Ukraine did not target Putin or his Novgorod home, a conclusion backed up by a CIA assessment.

Events

48 h. ago Don’t come for the plot – but do stay for the costumes, choreography and music

Not much actually happens in the musical Cats, but the sheer spectacle of this new production will satisfy the nostalgia craving.

Politics

54 h. ago The 2026 manifesto: How the Good Food team plans to cook this year

Why let cookbooks gather dust or woks stay unloved? These are the recipes and techniques we’re finally tackling this year.

Society

65 h. ago Bushfire inquiry’s top silk says royal commission essential for harmony

“Why this happened and how we prevent it in the future, I think, is of the utmost importance for our nation,” Jack Rush told this masthead.

Events

2 d. ago Thornbury residents devise their own housing plan as alternative to activity centre

Fair Growth Thornbury say the Allan government’s activity centre plan for the area is excessive, so they made their own alternative plan.

Politics

2 d. ago Sydney metro station to stay open during New Year’s Eve celebrations

The longer opening of the underground station will give revellers a direct link to and from key vantage points on the harbour foreshore.

Politics

3 d. ago Floods cut roads, threaten livestock in far north Queensland

The premier told Queenslanders the region was seeing heavy rainfall, but added: “We’ve got every confidence in locals being able to handle that.”

Events

4 d. ago Why more home owners splashed out on a swimming pool in 2025

Our love of backyard dips is showing no signs of slowing, and there are options for a range of spaces and budgets.

Politics

4 d. ago Kylie’s yard is usually full of magpies. Now they’re dying, and she wants answers

In the last two weeks, Kylie Conroy has counted more than 30 birds that have died in her Inala backyard or been taken to the RSPCA wildlife hospital.

Politics

6 d. ago Residents told to stay indoors as fire rips through north Brisbane backyard

Three sheds are on fire, blanketing the suburb in thick black smoke and prompting an emergency declaration.

Events

6 d. ago Residents told to stay indoors as fire rips through bayside backyard

Three sheds are on fire, blanketing the suburb in thick black smoke and prompting an emergency declaration.

Events

6 d. ago These lakes were once so clean you could swim in them. Now they are fetid – and residents are being told to pay to fix them

Once swimmable, the Quiet Lakes are a “seething mass of blue-green algae” due to 30 years of Melbourne Water failures say residents who live by the toxic water.

Politics

6 d. ago This resort town is losing its only childcare centre. Families say they can’t live here without one

Residents of Falls Creek fear for the future of their small community with the looming closure of the resort’s only childcare centre.

Society