1 hour ago Hail to the king: Trump will steer battle for the future of Hollywood

Donald Trump is almost certainly going to have the final say on who wins and who gets fired in the $160 billion contest over Warner Bros.

Politics

1 hour ago ‘Gobsmacking’ final win over council eviction for Williamstown residents

After a two-and-a-half year war against Hobsons Bay council and its secret eviction plans, Williamstown residents have received a final ruling on their homes’ fate.

Politics

2 h. ago ‘This is for the future of my kids’: The single mum who just won Big Brother

After a short 30-day season, Big Brother has crowned a winner: a surfy, 30-year-old mother of three from Tweed Heads.

Politics

5 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

6 h. ago ‘People want me to fail’: The woman in charge of enforcing Australia’s social media ban feels the heat

Julie Inman Grant is battling tech giants and High Court challenges while navigating her 13-year-old daughter’s conviction that the ban will “ruin her life”.

Politics

6 h. ago Bold plan for an extended substitutes bench could revolutionise the NRL

Some of the most successful coaches in rugby league want to potentially double the size of the current bench as the game becomes faster and more brutal. But will the change work?

Politics

7 h. ago Alcoa butts heads with mines department over Darling Ranges exploration plans

Bauxite miner Alcoa’s plans to drill more than 100,000 holes a year as it explores the Darling Ranges have raised the hackle of WA’s mining department.

Politics

12 h. ago One Battle After Another leads, Wicked snubbed in Golden Globe nominations

Jacob Elordi was among the Australian names called out, scoring nods in the film and TV categories. Read the full list of nominees.

Politics

12 h. ago ‘Cities change’: The plan for thousands of new homes in inner Sydney revealed

Greyhound racing will end in inner Sydney as the NSW government pushes on with its ambitious housing plans.

Politics

21 h. ago ‘Prepare now’: Blaze that killed firefighter flares up again

Residents in the path of a bushfire that has been burning for days are again on alert after a national parks worker died trying to halt the fire’s spread.

Events

22 h. ago For decades, Labor has owned Melbourne’s west. A new party plans to change that

Melburnians who feel left behind and taken for granted are coming together to try to break Labor’s stronghold on once-safe seats.

Politics

22 h. ago Man killed, woman injured after car smashes 30m into medical centre

A male pedestrian has died and a woman in the middle of a doctor’s appointment was injured after a car crashed into a Melbourne medical centre.

Events

22 h. ago The State Library won’t be frozen in time. Change keeps us relevant

Students, researchers and scholars want to use the library in different ways – hiring out the spaces and evolving its services are necessary if it is to survive as a temple of engagement.

Politics

26 h. ago ‘I will never forgive you’: Father delivers emotional message to daughter’s killer

Drew Douglas was killed by her partner of 14 years because she was about to leave him, a judge has heard. Now her family has faced her murderer in court.

Events

28 h. ago ‘Really upset’: Workers describe horror after man killed in medical centre crash

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

28 h. ago Workers describe horror after man killed in medical centre crash

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

Events

29 h. ago Firefighter was checking on colleagues’ safety when killed in bushfire zone

The national parks worker died after being struck by a tree in the Bulahdelah fire ground, north of Newcastle.

Events

30 h. 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

36 h. ago Detained in China, Cheng Lei missed ‘being a human’. One defiant act helped her survive

The Australian journalist and author, who was incarcerated in Beijing in 2020 for three years, on enduring prison, embracing life – and keeping perspective.

Events

36 h. ago This Sydney council wants to build a new swimming spot. Rowers are up in arms

Rowers are fighting a rearguard battle to stop construction of a tidal pool close to the last Olympic-length rowing course near the harbour.

Politics