8 h. ago Why the ‘toughest job in cricket’ will be even harder for Khawaja’s successors

With legacy-defining tours against India and England on the horizon, the questions over Australia’s top order take on fresh urgency.

Politics

8 h. ago Cyber threats, cost blowouts: $969 million health overhaul facing rocky start

A huge project modernising the medical records of NSW patients has received a fail mark on its cybersecurity just months before it is due to be rolled out.

Economics

42 h. ago ‘We do want a third day’: McGrath Foundation counting on you, Albanese tells Australia’s cricketers

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged Australia and England players to ensure the SCG Test lasts longer than the two-day affairs in Perth and Melbourne earlier in the Ashes series.

Politics

42 h. ago Todd Murphy relishes the prospect of a Bazball battering; Steve Waugh to present Ashes trophy

The spinner expects England to go after him if he’s given the nod at the SCG. He’s confident his revitalised action can bring the tourists unstuck.

Politics

45 h. ago Why Todd Murphy is relishing the prospect of a Bazball battering

The spinner expects England to go after him if he’s given the nod at the SCG. He’s confident his revitalised action can bring the tourists unstuck.

Politics

48 h. ago Watch London cheer in 2026, as clocks strike midnight in Europe

More than 100,000 people have gathered along the River Thames in London to hear the city’s iconic Big Ben ring in the new year and watch a colourful explosion of fireworks synced to each chime.

Events

56 h. ago The first place Zan Rowe goes the morning after her New Year’s Eve hosting gig

The ABC host jumps into the Bronte ocean pool, bright and early, to start the year right. The way she hopes it will continue, with grace and gratitude.

Politics

57 h. ago The honeymoon period is over: What’s in store in WA politics in 2026

With the election settled, the start of 2026 looks very different to 2025 and each party faces unique challenges as we move into the guts of the Parliamentary term.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘You decide your destiny’: Why Michael Vaughan is urging Khawaja to bow out in Sydney

Ashes-winning captain has weighed into the debate over Usman Khawaja’s future, and warned England they need to win well at the SCG to prove Bazball still has a pulse.

Politics

3 d. ago The big global trades of 2025: Bubbles, cockroaches and Trump coins

As the year draws to a close, here are some of this year’s most eye-catching market wagers – the wins, the wipe-outs and the positions that defined the year.

Politics

4 d. ago Ignore Melbourne – Brendon McCullum needs a win in Sydney to save his job

England sit seventh in the World Test Championship table heading into the SCG Test match.

Politics

4 d. ago ASX set to open flat after stocks slip on Wall Street as 2025 winds down

The Australian sharemarket is set for a lukewarm start after stocks slipped overnight on Wall Street as traders pared bets on the tech giants and gold prices plunged.

Politics

5 d. ago Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2025 LIVE: 33 yachts retire as SHK Scallywag 100 dethroned by Comanche

Suspected broken ribs on two yachts, missing life rafts on two more and a new race leader headline the finale of the 80th Sydney to Hobart.

Politics

6 d. ago Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2025 LIVE: 33 yachts retire as SHK Scallyway 100 holds lead on day three

Suspected broken ribs on two yachts, missing life rafts on two more and a new race leader headline the finale of the 80th Sydney to Hobart.

Politics

6 d. ago MCG’s rating record in peril as Stokes slams Boxing Day pitch

England captain Ben Stokes has slammed the MCG pitch as Cricket Australia chief Todd Greenberg flagged the governing body could take a more direct influence over pitch preparation after the Boxing Day Test finished inside two days.

Politics

6 d. ago Got tickets for days three and four of the Boxing Day Test? Here’s how to get a refund

Cricket fans with tickets to days three and four of the Test will need to find something else to do after England sealed a win in two days.

Politics

6 d. ago ‘Finally we’ve won one’: England break through for first victory in Australia in 15 years

Australia’s fragile batting has proven Stuart Broad right, allowing England’s Bazballers to blast a $10 million revenue hole through Cricket Australia’s coffers and dash local hopes for an Ashes whitewash with their first win on these shores in 15 years.

Politics

6 d. ago Stokes praises Barmy Army in historic Ashes win, Smith blames lack of runs on ‘tricky’ wicket

England have avoided an Ashes whitewash by winning a memorable Boxing Day Test at the MCG – their first Test win on Australian soil in almost 15 years. Follow the reaction.

Politics

6 d. ago Ashes player ratings: The Australian trio who should be nervous after Bazballers finally deliver

England have finally fired an Ashes shot, and a growing host of Aussies are now looking over their shoulders. We rate every player from another scarcely believable Boxing Day Test.

Sport

6 d. ago ‘They deserve it’: England break through for first win in Australia in 15 years

Australia’s fragile batting has proven Stuart Broad right, allowing England’s Bazballers to blast a $10 million revenue hole through Cricket Australia’s coffers and dash local hopes for an Ashes whitewash with their first win on these shores in 15 years.

Politics