15 h. ago The dinner party story that unlocked a novelist’s dark family secret

Heather Rose never thought she would tell the story of her ancestor who brutally murdered a woman in London.

Society

17 h. ago ‘I want to be a father’: Nathan Cleary echoes Mary Fowler’s sentiments on the future

Nathan Cleary discusses his dream of starting a family with Mary Fowler and his future beyond 2027.

Politics

20 h. ago ‘Biggest name in crypto’: Trump pardons billionaire who admitted to money laundering

Changpeng “CZ” Zhao and his company Binance have been key supporters of some of the Trump family’s crypto enterprises.

Technology

20 h. ago Inside the LNP’s quiet board overhaul – and the party figures in it

Queensland’s first-term Crisafulli government has faced flak for “sack a board Friday”, but an investigation by this masthead has found even more appointees with LNP links.

Politics

30 h. ago Where do our monsters hide now? The digital age has rewritten the rules of fear

They left the dark forests and lonely highways to stalk us on our screens – and they tell us everything about our modern anxieties.

Politics

38 h. ago This legendary band said goodbye years ago – but their future still beckons

With classics mixed with new gems, Crowded House outdid even themselves at the State Theatre this week.

Politics

40 h. ago Royal Biographer discusses new book on Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh

Royal Biographer Sean Smith is marking Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh's life and unique place within Buckingham Palace with a new book Sophie: Saving the Royal Family.

Politics

44 h. ago Before Slow Horses, there was Down Cemetery Road: Mick Herron’s first novel gets the TV treatment

Starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson, the crime thriller shares the dark humour and high-stakes thrills of its Slough House sibling.

Culture

45 h. ago Grief, infidelity tear a family apart in new Colleen Hoover adaptation

Allison Williams and McKenna Grace play a mother and daughter facing confronting home truths in Regretting You.

Politics

54 h. ago She wanted to tell Joy Hester’s story. It was the start of an eerie bond

Fuelled by rage and unnerving parallels, Emma Louise Pursey pays tribute to an overlooked star of Australian art.

Politics

54 h. ago ‘Don’t write me off’: Hanson scoffs at suggestion Joyce about to lead One Nation

Pauline Hanson has declared she is not going anywhere but left the door open to Barnaby Joyce one day heading the minor party.

Politics

58 h. ago His family clung to the hope he had survived Hamas captivity. Then came a crushing blow

Bipin Joshi left Nepal to study in Israel, but his kibbutz was attacked on October 7, 2023. After two years held hostage in Gaza, he came home – in a coffin.

Events

58 h. ago Their son was caught in someone else’s war – and came home in a coffin

As he left his mountain home to work thousands of kilometres away, Bipin Joshi gave his parents and little sister a big hug. They now know there will be no more.

Events

3 d. ago ‘Everyone could have been killed’: Northland shop owner speaks out after teen rampage

Police are hunting three teens who violently attacked a family-run supermarket inside the Preston shopping centre.

Events

3 d. ago ‘I’ll kill your whole family’: Bombshell confessions and secret recordings rock WA bikie trial

The WA bikie accused of paying an ex-soldier to shoot an underworld rival was also allegedly caught on tape threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend.

Events

3 d. ago ‘I wouldn’t have come out if it wasn’t for W’: Carlton players reflect on Mitch Brown’s heartfelt speech

During his speech, Brown credited the AFLW clubs and queer community for “paving the way” and helping him feel comfortable to publicly share his story.

Politics

3 d. ago Forbidden question about Xi looms as party officials meet in Beijing

Speculation about the future of the president is censored in China, but this week the world will be looking for clues.

Politics

3 d. ago Could a merged federal LNP save the Coalition? Crisafulli shares his view

The Queensland Premier said his party would have been perpetually in opposition if it stuck to the same structure of the federal party divisions.

Politics

4 d. ago Virginia Giuffre’s devastating memoir reveals a lifetime of abuse

The late activist gives her devastating but definitive story of sexual abuse at the hands of some of the world’s most powerful men.

Politics

4 d. ago It was Australia’s worst engineering disaster. Next year, the story is being told in a new way

A play about the worst industrial accident in Australian history is one of the main attractions in the Melbourne Theatre Company’s 2026 program.

Politics