10 h. ago 19 tips for doing the laundry – and making your clothes last longer

If we’re meant to be buying less, but better quality clothes, there’s an expectation that they should last. You can significantly improve the chances of that happening by using the correct washing techniques.

Politics

10 h. ago Cyber threats, cost blowouts: $969 million health overhaul facing rocky start

A huge project modernising the medical records of NSW patients has received a fail mark on its cybersecurity just months before it is due to be rolled out.

Economics

27 h. ago A strangled man and failed pregnancy plot: The tragic tale of the last woman hanged in Australia

In 1951, Jean Lee was the first woman in more than five decades to be hanged in Victoria. Now, for the first time in 75 years, the troubling records of her case have been made public.

Events

34 h. ago Salt Typhoon hackers ‘almost certainly’ in Australia’s critical infrastructure

China’s hacking campaign is one of the most effective long-term espionage moves ever seen, a top cybersecurity figure says.

Technology

58 h. ago Bus driver shortage forces service reduction in Sydney’s north

A private bus operator has warned that less frequent services will continue until enough drivers are recruited to fill holes in the roster.

Transport

63 h. ago On our 125th birthday, let’s rise to the test of our national character

Modern Australia has been built by countless individual acts of service, bravery, ambition and kindness – resources that we must call upon following the Bondi atrocity.

Politics

68 h. ago Your guide to all the changes in effect from January 1, 2026

From a new cash mandate to cheaper medicines and welfare payment rises, here are the main changes coming into effect in 2026.

Politics

3 d. ago Ex Labor minister slams omission of word ‘antisemitism’ from Bondi review

A former Labor minister and prominent Jewish leaders have criticised the government’s failure to reference antisemitism or extremism in its cornerstone review.

Politics

3 d. ago Police ramp up Brisbane NYE security following Bondi shooting

Hours before thousands of people were expected to crowd along the Brisbane River, the Queensland Police Service said there was no known direct threat to revellers.

Events

3 d. ago Police continue to hunt man after failed carjacking attempt on busy Melbourne street

Police are asking the public to help identify a man who fled the scene of an attempted carjacking on a busy Melbourne street more than four months ago.

Events

4 d. ago Geelong Cats donors fail to repay charity after allegedly stealing $14 million

Sy Giang Nguyen and Keith Greenwood agreed to repay $5.4 million to a charity that accused them of stealing up to $14.5 million. Now the not-for-profit is launching further court action to enforce the settlement.

Economics

4 d. ago Police hunt man after failed carjacking attempt on busy Melbourne street

Police are asking the public to help identify a man who fled the scene of an attempted carjacking on a busy Melbourne street more than four months ago.

Events

4 d. ago ‘When all else fails, gold doesn’t’: Younger investors drive precious metal mania

Chasing safer investments and better returns, Gen Z and Millennials are among investors flocking to gold and increasingly silver.

Politics

4 d. ago Childcare watchdog had one inspector for every 66 Victorian services

The troubling picture of children left at risk shows the slim resourcing of the state regulator at a time when reports of sex offences had tripled in five years.

Politics

4 d. ago Knives, daggers and batons seized in shopping centre crime crackdown

More than 100 people have been arrested in the first three weeks of a trial of police and protective services officers patrolling major shopping centres.

Events

5 d. ago Want a better relationship? Here are 15 expert tips you can use now

Relationships fail through repeated small acts more often than major, cataclysmic events. But while conflict is inevitable, small habits can help couples to maintain positive connections.

Politics

5 d. ago Mother and teenagers save bushwalker’s life with human heat circle

When emergency services were unable to reach a man who had collapsed while walking, they contacted a family staying nearby.

Politics

5 d. ago A new scam is catching out airline passengers at their most distracted

When an actual human being answered an airline customer-service hotline after a single ring, I probably should have known I was being had.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘We need strong action now’: Families of Bondi victims’ full letter to Albanese

“We need to know why clear warning signs were ignored, how antisemitic hatred and Islamic extremism were allowed to dangerously grow unchecked, and what changes must be made to protect all Australians.”

Events

5 d. ago ‘You owe us answers’: Families of Bondi victims demand PM launch federal royal commission

Calls for a Commonwealth inquiry into the rise of antisemitism and other security failings that have affected the Jewish community are escalating.

Events