2 h. ago The common behaviour that can badly damage your relationship (and how to fix it)

It’s a source of tension between couples in many households, causing resentment and frustration on both sides. But there are ways of solving this all-too-common issue.

Events

22 h. ago Why Australia’s social media ban for under 16s is set to go global

The new law will not solve every problem with “surveillance capitalism” and predatory online behaviour, but it shows governments can address public worries and not just shrug them off.

Politics

24 h. ago The red flags childcare regulators may have missed in the Joshua Brown case

The rise of for-profit chains means the government now has to hunt “bad faith” providers through a complicated chain of company names, an inquiry has heard.

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

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

35 h. ago That familiar stranger you see every day on the bus is disappearing. Here’s why

You might never speak to them, or even make eye contact, but there are probably a few people you recognise on your regular commute. But researchers say they’re becoming less common.

Events

51 h. 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

59 h. ago We have a healthcare system where confusion reigns and the patient suffers

The healthcare system is badly broken, and it is consumers who end up paying, says Dr Margaret Faux in this edited extract from her book How to Avoid the Medical Bill Rip Off!

Science

60 h. ago One quick conversation could save your relationship this Christmas

You’re busy with school and social events, buying presents, and travelling or having visitors. It’s no wonder things can get a little strained come December.

Politics

60 h. ago The Ashes 2025 second test, day three recap: What happens when you take boldness, as well as brains, out of Bazball

Of all the bad days England have had in the field on these shores, few would have matched Saturday for meekness and mindlessness.

Politics

3 d. ago These common plastic items can’t be recycled, but everyone throws them in the wrong bin anyway

Federal government says it’s working to phase out single-use plastics and transform Australia’s packaging rules.

Politics

3 d. ago The scramble to save a deal: How a security giant fought to stay in Nauru

Once the arrangement was outed in public, the booming company’s founder knew he had to move fast to avoid reputation damage.

Politics

3 d. ago This simple urine test could change the lives of thousands of women like Marnie

The diagnosis time for endometriosis, one of the most common diseases among women, could be cut from years to weeks with a revolutionary new test.

Politics

4 d. ago Wieambilla families launch damages claim against Qld, NSW police

The families of two police officers slain in 2022 at a property west of Brisbane have launched legal action against the two police forces, claiming alleged negligence.

Events

4 d. ago Former Labor government was warned of CFMEU ‘bias’ in major project policy

During her second day of inquiry evidence, AWU boss Stacey Schinnerl also detailed a key public servant’s relationship with a CFMEU chief.

Events

5 d. ago ‘Greedy’: Murdoch Uni manager jailed for ‘strategic, persistent, corrupt behaviour’

A Murdoch University manager who funnelled more than $1 million worth of work to a company set up by his wife and his close friend will be in jail until 2027.

Events

5 d. ago Key safety regulator figure had ‘close personal relationship’ with former CFMEU president, inquiry told

During her second day of evidence on Thursday, AWU boss Stacey Schinnerl said the relationship amounted to a “direct line to the CFMEU”.

Politics

5 d. ago You haven’t lived until you’ve eaten this spicy vodka chicken cotoletta panuozzo

Made on wood-fired pizza dough, this glorious sandwich is saucy and with a chicken schnitzel that’s topped with blow-torched cheese that melts over the chook like a bad-fitting suit.

Politics

5 d. ago After decades thinking they had little in common, these siblings finally became friends

Opera Australia baritone Samuel Dundas and brother Toby, drummer with The Temper Trap, were “radically different” growing up. In becoming dads, they bonded.

Politics