33 h. ago Say cheese! Am I dressing up for the supermarket security camera?

It turns out the biggest post-Halloween fright isn’t ghosts, but the self-checkout lens judging my life choices.

Politics

45 h. ago Liberal MPs question Sussan Ley’s judgment over Labor ‘henchmen’ claim

The opposition leader’s office suggested that government pressure was behind the cancellation of her tour of a smelter, which Labor flatly denied.

Politics

51 h. ago The Dismissal secret a judge didn’t want to take to his grave

Former judge and one-time ministerial adviser Howard Nathan has held on to this secret for 50 years, but was determined to reveal Sir John Kerr’s Machiavellian move before he “dropped off this mortal coil”.

Events

51 h. ago From Mick Jagger to a secret menu: 50 years of Victoria’s Restaurant of the Year

Its silver service and classic Cantonese food has made chefs, politicians and underworld figures all fans. We look at its legacy on its golden anniversary.

Politics

2 d. ago Sixty others also wanted Nick Martin dead, lawyers claim as judge retires to consider verdict

The bikie’s lawyers have told a Supreme Court judge that someone else could have ordered the contract killing of his rival at Kwinana Motorplex in 2020.

Events

3 d. ago A devastating Aussie connection in the middle of the Egyptian desert

Of the thousands of Anzacs buried at the El Alamein War Cemetery in Egypt, one grave fills me with a sense of grief, even now, 84 years on.

Politics

3 d. ago From ‘Kerr’s cur’ to a eulogy: The unlikely friendships that survived the Dismissal

Fifty years after the Dismissal sparked bitterness across the nation, genuine friendships of parliament’s most famous rivals have been one unexpected legacy.

Events

4 d. ago Judges calls for minute’s silence in honour of murder victim

A Supreme Court judge has made the unusual move of asking for a minute's silence in the Ballarat Court to honour murder victim Hannah McGuire.

Events

4 d. ago Judge calls for minute’s silence for murdered woman Hannah McGuire at killer’s sentencing

The Ballarat court was told Hannah McGuire’s former boyfriend Lachlan Young was a cold, calculated and remorseless killer.

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4 d. ago Judge calls for minute’s silence for murdered woman Hannah McGuire at killer’s hearing

The Ballarat court was told Hannah McGuire’s former boyfriend Lachlan Young was a cold, calculated and remorseless killer.

Events

5 d. ago ‘Unlawful’: LNP government’s gender blocker ban overturned in court

A judge has ruled in favour of the parent of a transgender teen who questioned the legality of Queensland’s ban of gender-affirming care for children.

Politics

5 d. ago Criminal lawyer accused of sexually harassing university intern

Criminal lawyer Adam Houda has appeared in court accused of sexually harassing and unfairly dismissing a university intern.

Events

5 d. ago New Victims Commissioner labelled ‘underwhelming and dismissive’ by advocates

He was previously deputy police commissioner, and has served as director general of multiple departments.

Events

6 d. ago Reclusive billionaire Timothy Mellon revealed as secret donor who funded US troops

The elderly banking heir and railroad magnate is also a major backer of US President Donald Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Politics

7 d. ago The day Adam Reynolds found out about wife’s secret cocaine addiction ... and broke down to Bennett

In his autobiography to be released this week, Adam Reynolds has opened up about his wife’s alcohol and cocaine addiction, and how Wayne Bennett saved their marriage.

Politics

8 d. ago ‘Crazy’: Secret Trump ‘friend’ gifts Pentagon $200m to pay troops

It came as the US sent an aircraft carrier from Europe to South America, boosting its military firepower in a region where it has unleashed deadly strikes against what it says are drug smugglers.

Politics

8 d. ago About 2.1 trillion photos will be taken this year. They way we share them is changing

Move a little to the side, “oversharenters” and serial posters: the tribe of “secret selfie-takers” is growing.

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8 d. ago About 2.1 trillion photos will be taken this year. The way we share them is changing

Move a little to the side, “oversharenters” and serial posters: the tribe of “secret selfie-takers” is growing.

Politics

9 d. ago Marissa would eat just three things. Her eating disorder has left her with permanent damage

An estimated one to three per cent of Australian children have ARFID, a serious and increasingly prevalent eating disorder that is often dismissed as picky eating that a child will outgrow.  

Events

9 d. ago Anne Hooker changed the lives of young offenders – so why was she sidelined?

She connected with young inmates like few could and in 2015 was judged the international correctional officer of the year. But she made enemies along the way.

Politics