18 h. ago What to stream this week: A drama about Australia’s most wanted and five more picks

Don’t miss the true-ish tale of the Postcard Bandit, a stand-up set from Kumail Nanjiani and ace Kiwi drama Top of the Lake.

Politics

31 h. ago ‘The sparks flew up’: About 40 people killed in New Year bar fire at Swiss ski resort

The blaze at a crowded bar at Crans-Montana spread after the ceiling caught alight. Witnesses said a sparkler in a champagne bottle may have ignited it and that people were smashing windows to escape.

Events

33 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

36 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

40 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

43 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

61 h. ago On our 125th birthday, let’s rise to the test of our national character

Modern Australia has been built by countless individual acts of service, bravery, ambition and kindness – resources that we must call upon following the Bondi atrocity.

Politics

3 d. ago Sweeping so many inquiry reports under the carpet is unacceptable

What an appalling state of affairs we have when issues deemed urgent enough to require in-depth examination are left abandoned in reports that gather dust.

Politics

4 d. ago Supposedly built on an abandoned uni, this resort is too good to be true

I thought I was checking in to a five-star Asian resort, and somehow I’ve stepped into another world.

Politics

4 d. ago Instead of sending city doctors to rural hospitals, this uni is changing course

Liam Morrissey saw first-hand the contrast between regional and metropolitan access to healthcare. He’s just graduated from the University of Sydney’s medical school in Dubbo, created to bridge that gap.

Science

6 d. ago Glimpses, maybes and a ‘ping’: On the murky trail of the Bondi gunmen in the Philippines

At a beach resort on the outskirts of Davao City, the apparent fleeting visit of soon-to-be terrorist gunmen has been a talking point.

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

1 week ago Queensland’s most popular uni courses offered in December round

Numbers of applications in health have jumped, and about two in five applications for university courses come from mature-age students.

Politics

1 week ago WA Police discover $11 million worth of cocaine hidden under slab

The massive drug bust began as a traffic stop on Leach Highway in Welshpool, before several search warrants revealed the true scale of the haul.

Events

1 week ago Secret plan to abandon $90 million greyhound track as death toll hits 21

Secret minutes reveal Racing Queensland considered fleeing its new $90 million facility for Albion Park as greyhound deaths and track failures mounted at The Q

Events

1 week ago True Blue, gin cocktails and ‘Ronball’ shirts: Inside Australia’s Ashes celebrations

As social convenor Travis Head handed out drinks and white ‘Ronball’ T-shirts, former greats including Ricky Ponting joined Pat Cummins’ men for an Adelaide Oval shindig.

Politics

2 w. ago 'Deeply offensive': Moment Frydenberg fires up at ABC journalist

Josh Frydenberg said he was deeply offended when asked on the ABC’s 7.30 about his supposed return to politics.

Events

2 w. ago John Williamson sings True Blue in honour of the lives lost in the Bondi attack

Music legend John Williamson discusses the moving tribute that brought 56,000 people to their feet, singing True Blue in honour of the 15 lives lost in the Bondi attack.

Politics

2 w. ago John Williamson performs moving tribute to the victims of the Bondi attack

John Williamson performs True Blue at the Ashes in a tribute to the victims of the Bondi terror attack.

Events

2 w. ago ‘I’m built for this’: Their fathers conquered the AFL. Now it’s the daughters’ turn

Two women whose fathers both became AFL household names now hope to forge their own paths to greatness after being snapped up by Queensland teams.

Politics