4 h. ago Honest Gareth: the politician who admits he wasn’t up to the job

Gareth Graham, a retired paramedic team manager from Ambulance Victoria, has quit his job as Alpine Shire mayor 10 days after he was elected.

Politics

21 h. ago ‘Figured it would stick’: NZ police officer makes arrest 20,000 kilometres from home

Mark Strongman was at the Tower of London as a tourist with his family. But the moment he heard a commotion ahead of him, he kicked into work mode.

Events

45 h. ago ‘They’re killing their own customers’: Beijing, we have a $1.5 trillion problem

China has posted a record trade surplus of more than $US1 trillion, and that before the year is even finished. Its trading partners are threatening to revolt.

Economics

52 h. ago Victoria enters election year on political knife’s edge as opposition support surges

The latest Resolve Political Monitor shows Jess Wilson is the most popular Liberal leader since the survey began and voters back Labor’s youth crime changes.

Politics

59 h. ago Ghost Bat drones take flight in $1 billion bid to modernise military

The successful firing of an air-to-air missile on an aerial target in test exercises has paved the way for a major investment in the Ghost Bat program.

Economics

2 d. ago Role models and collaborators: how to help your child through the social media ban

The social media ban for children under 16 kicks in very soon. How well your child adjusts depends in part on how you handle it.

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3 d. ago ‘We don’t have any relationship’: Salah reveals major Liverpool rift

One of Liverpool’s modern-day greats has launched into the Premier League champions following another unhappy result.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Someone doesn’t want me in the club’: Salah slams Liverpool manager

One of Liverpool’s modern-day greats has launched into the Premier League champions following another unhappy result.

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5 d. ago Why Cricket Australia boss has no issue with Nathan Lyon being ‘absolutely filthy’ at selectors

A shattered Lyon was brutally honest about the selectors’ shock call to dump him for the day/night Test during a candid prime-time TV interview.

Politics

5 d. ago Liberal moderate speaks out on Indigenous acknowledgments at events

Moderate and conservative Liberals are locked in an existential tug-of-war over climate change and migration. That’s about to spread further into cultural and national identity.

Politics

5 d. ago The numbers behind Mitchell Starc’s stunning first over Test record

The left-arm quick’s opening-over magic has become one of cricket’s great modern feats.

Politics

6 d. ago Choked by algae decades ago, the risk of a Moreton Bay bloom is rising

A huge surge in nutrients dumped in the bay over the past decade has provided the perfect food for an algal bloom, which experts say is imminent.

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6 d. ago Modernist architects once declared war on Australia’s classic architecture. The backlash has begun

In Europe, buildings and streetscapes are being restored to their former glory. Now the pushback against modernism is being felt in Australia.

Events

7 d. ago LNP council still ‘absolutely committed’ to net zero despite federal dumping

Emissions have gone up in Brisbane, but the Lord Mayor says it’s a “blip” caused by two major projects he believed would drive down the city’s carbon footprint.

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7 d. ago A murder suspect dad, a missing TV hostess mum and a perfect VCE score: Alleged principal stabber’s tragic past

He was a child of tragedy, then an academic star. Now, Kim Ramchen – the son of a millionaire once suspected in his model wife’s disappearance – stands accused of stabbing his school principal, bringing his family name back before the courts.

Events

8 d. ago Australia in talks with US over Trump demands to pay more for medicine

A White House official said the general structure of the deal – under which other countries pay more for medicines or face punitive trade measures – was the model for talks with other nations.

Politics

8 d. ago What if a seminal moment in gothic literature took place in a modern

The show stitches together unlikely elements – trampolining, TikTok-length choreography, a live rock band and an original play.

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9 d. ago Trump forces UK to pay 25 per cent more for new drugs. Australia’s PBS could be next

A White House official said the general structure of the deal – under which other countries pay more for medicines or face punitive trade measures – was the model for talks with other nations.

Politics

1 week ago ‘Bloodbath’: Black Friday deals pose a dilemma for small business

While shoppers have come to expect big discounts throughout November, many modest concerns have struggled to meet those expectations.

Economics

1 week ago Jess Wilson appoints herself shadow treasurer, dumps Riordan and promotes key backer

Read the full list of winners and losers in the new opposition leader’s reshuffled shadow cabinet.

Politics