16 h. ago Michele and David are downsizing – and helping their kids do the same

Twenty-something siblings Grace and Pierce have put down a deposit on an apartment, across the corridor from mum and dad.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘It’s disgusting’: Croc Hunter’s dad sinks boot into US influencer

The Queensland premier called the American “a goose” over his crocodile antics. Steve Irwin’s dad had even stronger words.

Technology

4 d. ago Andrew Vine is the jockey that racing forgot. He died before his day in court

A small funeral service has remembered Andrew Vine as a kind dad and loyal friend who was forever changed by his time as an apprentice jockey.

Events

6 d. ago Double agent: How Nathan Cleary’s younger brother is helping plot Panthers’ downfall

Jett Cleary is an up-and-coming halfback at the Warriors who meet the Panthers side of older brother Nathan and dad Ivan in an elimination final on Saturday.

Politics

6 d. ago How injury carnage unlocked Walsh, and the glaring numbers to prove it

Pat Carrigan offers a sheepish chuckle and shakes his head when asked how his close mate, Reece Walsh, handles the scrutiny which surrounds his every move.

Events

6 d. ago ‘How much is a view worth?’ Dad bidding for daughter nabs $3.7m fixer

The “clean and tidy” home – last renovated decades ago – attracted bidders who were keen to renovate or rebuild and make the most of knockout views.

Politics

6 d. ago My dad was a sawmiller; national parks make more money than logging

Native forest logging is a sunset industry that has cost the NSW taxpayer about $200m over the past four years. But a national park could be worth $100m a year – and save koalas.

Politics

7 d. ago AFLW: Ruthless Roos win again; Kanga dads ‘join in the chorus’; Molloy for goal of the year?

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

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7 d. ago ‘No one protects my family’: Devastated dad’s pleas after teen son’s stabbing death

Dau Akueng, 15, was walking home with friends after refereeing a basketball match. Then his life was cut short in a suspected youth gang attack in Melbourne’s west.

Events

7 d. ago Minns pauses shark net trial as Dee Why locals mourn ‘hero’ surfer killed in horror attack

Northern beaches residents are grieving the death of surfer Mercury “Merc” Psillakis who died after trying to save his mates from a shark.

Events

8 d. ago Bryan Brown met his dad just 10 times. He was determined to turn up for his kids

“It was like he was just another man, not my father,” the famous actor recalls this Father’s Day.

Politics

8 d. ago Other kids sometimes teased me about my dad’s job. But we enjoyed the spoils

I defended Dad, of course. But I didn’t exactly react with valour and pith.

Politics

8 d. ago I was an adult before I truly understood where my father was from

I suspect like most first-generation migrants, Dad learned early that the best way to fit in is to let your heritage gently recede.

Politics

8 d. ago On my first Father’s Day since losing Dad, the reality of becoming an orphan hits hard

Even as an adult, the death of both parents can make you feel like a child again.

Events

8 d. ago These childhood mates grew up in their dads’ pizzerias. Now they’ve opened their own

No apps, no online ordering, no web bookings. Doing things the old-school way is already paying off for Frankly Nick’s.

Politics

8 d. ago ‘Parenting is mostly eating scraps’: Why a dietitian frowns on this dad’s breakfast

Sean Szeps shares his day on a plate.

Politics

8 d. ago ‘Terrible’ tragedy: Dad dies in shark attack on northern beaches

The husband and father was bitten by the shark about 10am, the day before Father’s Day.

Events

8 d. ago ‘We celebrate both girls’: How Lewis marks Father’s Day after losing his firstborn

Three dads share their very different paths to fatherhood, but they are all united by one thing.

Politics

9 d. ago ’I can’t be Beyoncé. But...” Musician John Butler on his smartest financial choice

The 50-year-old singer-songwriter on his dad’s advice about sex, his fitness secrets and the best decision he ever made.

Politics

9 d. ago The Carey connection: How Suns stars, best mates turned this school into a powerhouse

Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson are in their sixth year with the Suns. As with Carey Grammar, the sixth season has been the watershed, as the Suns make finals for the first time.

Politics