3 h. ago The sad Beckhams split is a reminder to be a cheer squad not a jury

The people your children bring home may seem a bit random, but loving them is an investment in your family.

Politics

4 h. ago Brisbane news live: Queensland flu cases highest of year | Accused wife killer to answer curfew

For today’s news updates as they happen in Brisbane and beyond, follow us here.

Politics

10 h. ago Christine owned a home. Then she separated and can’t buy back in. She’s not alone

The 56-year-old can’t rent-vest, her ex couldn’t buy her out and buying a family home is no longer an option.

Politics

19 h. ago Former Geelong player sentenced over crash that killed wife, seriously injured woman

Ex-footballer Raymond Card has been jailed over the drunken crash that killed his wife and left another woman seriously injured.

Events

21 h. ago Man charged with rape and murder three decades after woman’s death

A 67-year-old man was arrested in Ararat and appeared before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

Events

23 h. ago Man charged with rape and murder of Victorian mother killed in 1994

A 67-year-old man has been charged with Samantha Mizzi’s rape and murder, more than 30 years after her death.

Events

23 h. ago AFLW round one updates: How an ‘incredible experience’ at the first game inspired a family

Welcome to our AFLW blog for round one. Throughout the season, follow along for updates from every game, as well as news and analysis across the round.

Sport

30 h. ago Israel pounds Gaza City, killing 123 Palestinians in 24 hours

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated an idea – also floated by US President Donald Trump – that Palestinians should simply leave.

Politics

32 h. ago Militants posing as Gaza aid workers killed in Israeli air attack

Israel has released vision of the moments before armed militants posing as US kitchen workers in Gaza were killed in a targeted airstrike.

Events

33 h. ago The family that kills together stays together in this apocalypse with a twist

40 Acres presents a new take on a familiar theme that will almost certainly leave you feeling shaken up.

Events

34 h. ago This Sydney woman lost $200K to a notorious street scam. Her family blames a ‘zombie drug’

Dozens of Sydney women have been targeted on the city’s streets in the past two years. The fraudsters may be using a dangerous drug that sends victims into a compliant delirium.

Politics

34 h. ago We’ve worked hard, got an education, found jobs. But it’s not enough

The social contract, the idea that a job is enough to feed and house a family, has been lost.

Society

45 h. ago ‘Goodbye, my daughter’: A mother lays heartbreak bare. An alleged murderer winks, smirks in court

Ross Judd, 34 is accused of killing a pregnant woman and beheading her partner in Mount Waverley.

Events

47 h. ago Rural revolt: Jeremy Clarkson leads a very British backlash against JD Vance

The vice president is spending a family holiday in Britain, peppered with formal discussions on fraught issues such as Ukraine and free speech – but some locals are not happy.

Politics

51 h. ago Man accused of horror Mount Waverley double murder winks, smiles in court

A man accused of killing a pregnant woman and beheading her partner has smiled and winked in court while being told there would be delays in the case due to the “complex” crime scene.

Events

63 h. ago Murder charges laid after man decapitated, pregnant woman killed

A homeless man has been charged with two counts of murder after a man was allegedly decapitated and a pregnant woman killed in Mount Waverley.

Events

67 h. ago Athena was five months’ pregnant when she was killed. Her mum is mourning the life she always wanted

Athena Georgopoulos and her partner have been identified as the couple found dead at Mount Waverley on Monday night.

Events

67 h. ago Athena was five months pregnant when she was killed. She never got to live the life she always wanted

Athena Georgopoulos and her partner Andrew Gunn have been identified as the couple found dead in Mount Waverley on Monday night.

Events

67 h. ago Aussie mum reveals property blunder that left her $30,000 out of pocket

For two years, Nicole and her family lived in a beautiful new apartment by the beach. Then things went downhill.

Politics

68 h. ago Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike laid to rest

Funerals have been held for the five Al Jazeera journalists killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City.

Events