4 h. ago Ash Barty, Michael Rowland and an ‘affordable’ $6.5m house: Melbourne’s wildest auctions of 2025

From a loss-making mansion to a marathon first home buyer battle, Melbourne’s auction market had a rollercoaster year.

Economics

4 h. ago This coastal delight is just one hour from Tokyo, but feels a world away

This charming coastal town is quickly climbing the ranks of must-visit destinations in Japan.

Politics

14 h. ago People are losing their homes over a $10,000 debt: this must stop

Australians are being needlessly bankrupted over small strata fee debts. There is a better way.

Economics

14 h. ago House Democrats release more photos from Jeffrey Epstein estate

Another batch of photos from the Epstein estate has been published on the eve of the deadline for the full publication of the full Epstein files.

Politics

16 h. ago ASX ends the week in the green as banks and tech shares climb

The Australian sharemarket has finished the week on a high, buoyed by banks and tech stocks, after positive news on inflation helped push Wall Street higher.

Politics

16 h. ago Henderson shipbuilders called up to help Metronet expand along the river

Henderson-based shipbuilder Echo Marine Group has been awarded the contract to design and construct five new electric ferries as part of the state government’s Swan Ferry Expansion project.

Politics

17 h. ago ‘Little pillows of heaven’: Happy Shop opens with a hot new item you won’t find anywhere else

The duo behind Happyfield have opened a sunshine-yellow sibling, where you can get chopped cheese sandwiches and sugar-dusted beignets.

Politics

18 h. ago Stricter gun laws are coming to NSW. Here’s what is changing

The Islamic State flag would also be banned and mass gatherings prohibited in some parts of NSW in the Minns government’s response to the deadly Bondi terror attack.

Politics

18 h. ago Concern for terminally ill children as Qld’s only hospice facility closes

The paediatric palliative care service said it had brought forward and extended the closure of Hummingbird House due to staffing issues.

Politics

18 h. ago Kids’ public hospital gender care ban extended despite ‘inherent risks’

The ban on new patients will continue until the end of a UK trial in 2031, the Crisafulli government says. But a long-awaited review offered other options.

Politics

21 h. ago ASX rises as banks climb; WiseTech to take no further action against White

The Australian sharemarket has climbed in early trade, buoyed by banks and tech stocks, after positive news on inflation helped push US shares higher overnight.

Events

22 h. ago Ban on kids’ gender care in Queensland public hospitals extended

The pause on stage one and two hormone therapies will continue until the end of the United Kingdom’s “Pathways” trial in 2031.

Politics

22 h. ago Public housing to be razed after appeals court gives final green light

Despite noting residents’ “significant grief”, the court’s ruling allows the Allan government to demolish the first three occupied towers in North Melbourne and Flemington.

Events

26 h. ago Lolita quotes, women’s IDs: Democrats release dozens of new Epstein images

Billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates, professor and political activist Noam Chomsky and former Trump aide Steve Bannon are also pictured in the latest images.

Politics

36 h. ago Bondi shooting live updates: Carload of men travelling to Bondi arrested by heavily

Sixteen people remain in hospital after Sunday’s attack as more victims have been farewelled at funerals today. Follow our rolling coverage.

Events

36 h. ago Bondi shooting as it happened: Carload of men travelling to Bondi arrested by heavily

Fifteen people remain in hospital after Sunday’s attack as more victims were farewelled at funerals today. Look back at our rolling coverage.

Events

40 h. ago Budget update suggests WA households living the good life as iron ore royalties fly out the door

The housing crisis has been a political nightmare for the WA government with the state’s public housing waitlist stubbornly high at more than 23,000 applicants and 7800 priority applicants.

Politics

40 h. ago Queensland to ban more hate symbols in fight against antisemitism

Attorney-General Deb Frecklington said “everything” was on the table in Queensland’s crackdown on hate speech, but the government would not rush its response.

Politics

42 h. ago Zempilas claims credit as iron ore royalties drive major WA housing spend

The housing crisis has been a political nightmare for the WA government with the state’s public housing waitlist stubbornly high at more than 23,000 applicants and 7800 priority applicants.

Economics

43 h. ago Bondi shooting live updates: Tears for ‘sweet, kind’ Matilda; PM says ‘hate preachers’ to be targeted in new reforms, defends action on antisemitism

Several more victims will be farewelled at funerals on Thursday, as the fallout from the massacre continues. Follow along with our live coverage.

Events