4 h. ago How gifting your grandkids money could actually increase your pension

If you’re gifting from a financial asset – like money in the bank or shares – giving it away won’t hurt your pension. In fact, it could help.

Politics

26 h. ago Warren Buffett’s protege makes shock switch to Wall Street rival

Warren Buffett’s $US1 trillion conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway has been dealt a blow just weeks before the 95-year-old retires.

Events

38 h. ago All bravado, little humility: Hayden takes aim at England’s misfiring Archer

Jofra Archer delivered a few thunderbolts, along with a verbal barrage in the closing stages of the second Test, but Australian great Matthew Hayden says it was the pillow he carried to the game a day earlier that showed where his head was at.

Politics

52 h. ago Dutton makes guest appearance at Joe Hockey’s Washington shindig

The former opposition leader is living the good life of a semi-retired property investor, down-sizing and heading off on holiday.

Politics

67 h. ago ‘We don’t have any relationship’: Salah reveals major Liverpool rift

One of Liverpool’s modern-day greats has launched into the Premier League champions following another unhappy result.

Politics

2 d. ago ‘Someone doesn’t want me in the club’: Salah slams Liverpool manager

One of Liverpool’s modern-day greats has launched into the Premier League champions following another unhappy result.

Politics

3 d. ago Why did I have to pay $18,000 in tax when consolidating my super?

Untaxed components in super accounts are relatively rare these days, and they all have to be taxed eventually.

Economics

3 d. ago Lady Gaga returns to Melbourne – and her pop glory – with gothic, melodramatic opera

After emerging atop a giant birdcage, the megastar writhes in a sandpit filled with skeletons, is brought back to life by demonic nurses and plunges the stage into smoke and emerald green.

Politics

4 d. ago SEC fires up first public power asset since ’90s, but wind plans hit as AGL scraps Gippsland project

AGL-backed Gippsland Skies consortium is the third joint venture to walk away from early-stage studies for an offshore wind farm in Victoria.

Events

4 d. ago Why Christmas lunch is the perfect time to start retirement planning

The big day is coming, and tucked in between the prawns, the cricket and the long lunches is something we rarely make room for.

Politics

4 d. ago The numbers behind Mitchell Starc’s stunning first over Test record

The left-arm quick’s opening-over magic has become one of cricket’s great modern feats.

Politics

5 d. ago Talent scouts should make a beeline for this darkly comedic show

Every now and again Melbourne’s indie theatre scene throws up something destined for a bigger stage. I hope that’s the case with Harrison Clark’s Sabotage.

Politics

5 d. ago In an open field, the soldier had nowhere to hide. Then he became invisible

Retired teacher Nina Synyakivych sits at a desk, cutting white material into long strips. She knows what she does is essential. Soldiers tell her it’s saving their lives.

Politics

5 d. ago Full speed ahead with Ukraine war supplies as Australia receives Trump’s AUKUS report card

The retirement of the army’s fleet of Tiger attack helicopters could be fast-tracked.

Politics

6 d. ago A fix looking for a problem: Why the Ashes doesn’t need a pink

Just because we can stage day-night Tests doesn’t mean we always must. And for all the fun-of-the-fair spectacle it creates, it still pales beside the majesty of Test cricket in daylight glory.

Politics

6 d. ago Trump’s latest thought bubble: Mimic our superannuation system

Paul Keating, the father of Australia’s retirement savings system, can take a bow – Donald Trump is a fan.

Politics

7 d. ago No retirement but no guarantees for Khawaja after he’s ruled out of Gabba Test

There are no guarantees of another Test for Usman Khawaja, but there are certainly no plans for a farewell match.

Politics

7 d. ago Jane Campion’s story of death and poetry comes thundering to the stage

Bright Star tells the tumultuous story of John Keats and Fanny Brawne – and in 2026, it is being retold in a new way.

Events

7 d. ago What if a seminal moment in gothic literature took place in a modern

The show stitches together unlikely elements – trampolining, TikTok-length choreography, a live rock band and an original play.

Politics

8 d. ago ‘Seasick for six weeks’: Croker’s concussion battle ends in medical retirement

Manly will prioritise middle forward signings after the club’s second medical retirement in three months as they look to overhaul their salary cap.

Politics