7 h. ago This couple spent $500 trying to buy their dream home. They never stood a chance

More than 5550 people told this masthead’s Bidding Blind investigation that they had spent money and time investigating properties that they would later discover they could not afford.

Economics

17 h. ago Families rattled after group of teenagers allegedly broke into their homes

Two Melbourne families have been rattled by a group of teenagers who allegedly broke into their homes and stole their cars while they slept.

Politics

22 h. ago ‘Avoidable tragedy’: Gym operator fined after climber’s fatal fall

A company has been fined $375,000 after an investigation into the death of an experienced climber.

Events

28 h. ago Three teenage girls ‘stripped’ and beat girl, 14, in Sydney’s south

Police said the 14-year-old victim was approached at a bus stop in Claymore about 7pm on Friday by three girls, all aged 13, and threatened at knifepoint.

Politics

41 h. ago ‘Defiantly beautiful’ image of First Nations youth challenges us all

Hoda Afshar’s winning entry in the National Photographic Portrait Prize is a powerful statement on controversial laws.

Politics

50 h. ago WA news LIVE: WA Police investigate school shooting threat; Wastewater survey reveals WA tops nation for meth use

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Events

64 h. ago Tougher laws on vaping, illegal tobacco may struggle to hold back the tide

A Herald investigation shows the extent of illegal tobacco and vaping across inner Sydney.

Events

67 h. ago Genius Childcare boss fined for handling proceeds of crime as investigators chase missing millions

Darren Misquitta escaped conviction but his legal woes may be just beginning as investigators search for missing millions from his childcare empire and allege breaches of company law.

Events

68 h. ago Case collapses against retired cop charged over citizen’s arrest

Adam Sontag was charged with assault after attempting to apprehend a teenager he suspected of vandalism. The case against him has collapsed, while fresh footage reveals the same boy bashing another student.

Events

68 h. ago Case collapses against retired officer charged over citizen’s arrest

Adam Sontag was charged with assault after attempting to apprehend a teenager he suspected of vandalism.

Events

69 h. ago Imagine your house under water. This VR film takes us inside the flood

The World Came Flooding In brings three personal stories of climate calamity to life.

Events

3 d. ago ‘Masterclass on how not to run an incident response’: Runcorn train crash delays passengers

Queensland Rail said it was investigating how the truck came to be positioned on the level crossing.

Events

3 d. ago Assault charges after beachfront erosion fight turns violent

A Central Coast councillor and her husband have been charged after community debate over a proposed seawall turned violent.

Events

3 d. ago ‘I didn’t know how to unpack the pain’: Home and Away star on facing teenage trauma

When he was just 18, Mat Stevenson shot to fame as a major soapie pin-up boy. But a painful secret gradually tore him apart.

Events

3 d. ago Al Muderis spent $19,000 on media advice. Then he ignored it

The disgraced surgeon hired a crisis PR firm as this masthead’s investigation went to air before pursuing a failed, costly defamation action.

Economics

3 d. ago Ellenbrook teen jailed after Children’s Court backflips on sentence

A Perth teenager who coward-punched a fellow student at an Ellenbrook shopping centre has had his suspended sentenced overturned.

Events

3 d. ago Police investigating after beachfront erosion fight turns violent

A beachfront homeowner fighting erosion and a Central Coast councillor have accused each other of assault after debate around a proposed seawall turned violent.

Events

4 d. ago This biography does fullest justice to the maddest stories imaginable

Frances Wilson explores of the early life and work of the late Scottish novelist and poet Muriel Spark.

Politics

5 d. ago Teenager arrested by retired police officer in shocking unprovoked assault

A school student is assaulted while walking in an underpass, and a teenager is arrested for it by a retired police officer who was nearby.

Events

5 d. ago Authorities investigating jet skiers who barrelled through dolphins

Authorities are investigating after two jet skiers came perilously close to a pod of dolphins off a popular Adelaide beach.

Events