1 hour ago Australia invites US to use WA to maintain its nuclear submarines

The move to let the US use the Henderson facility, which the federal government has committed $12 billion to build, could help buttress the AUKUS pact.

Events

2 h. ago Grieving in public view, Erika Kirk blends the personal and political to further her husband’s cause

For years, she built her own conservative following while helping her husband build his. Now she is sharing her grief with her millions of followers, who have tuned in to her message of family first.

Politics

6 h. ago How Charlie Kirk’s social media machine rewired a generation’s politics

When news broke that Taylor Swift was engaged, Charlie Kirk took to TikTok: “Submit to your husband, Taylor. You’re not in charge,” he said in a video viewed 7.5 million times. It shows how Kirk harnessed the attention economy to build a political empire that has shattered the left’s grip on young voters.

Politics

11 h. ago ‘Time to stop talking and start building’: The plan for 8000 new homes along Parramatta Road

Thousands of new homes could be delivered along one of the city’s most important corridors, after the state government announced a new partnership with a Sydney council.

Politics

52 h. ago Police officers accused of negligent manslaughter of tradie identified

Sergeant James Fitzgerald and Constable Alexander Papanastassis have faced court for the first time over the death of builder Luke Briggs in Hoppers Crossing last year.

Events

59 h. ago This apartment building needs $24m in repairs. The builder is liable for none of it

Forty-six households within South Yarra Square are pleading for government help to fix a litany of issues they believe should have been picked up in the 1990s.

Politics

59 h. ago Who is geek tycoon Palmer Luckey? And why is Australia paying him $1.7b to build Ghost Sharks?

A 32-year-old cosplayer who poses in video game outfits would seem more at home at a pop culture convention than in a boardroom, but weapons manufacturer Palmer Luckey is a Trump-boosting billionaire.

Economics

68 h. ago Premier under fire over Big Build corruption as calls for royal commission grow

Premier Jacinta Allan has rebuffed suggestions she misled Victorians over her knowledge of damaging corruption allegations.

Events

2 d. ago Brisbane teen charged over ISIS beheading video, explosives released on bail

He allegedly had chemicals in his bedroom cupboard to build explosives, and possessed dozens of nationalist and racist violent extremist documents, a court has been told.

Events

3 d. ago Rebel Wilson lists her Sydney investment property for $2 million

It will be the Hollywood star’s second go at selling the home she bought off the plan in a heritage conversion building.

Economics

3 d. ago Brisbane teen charged over beheading video, explosives released on bail

He allegedly had chemicals in his bedroom cupboard to build explosives, and possessed dozens of nationalist and racist violent extremist documents, a court has been told.

Events

3 d. ago Two police officers charged with manslaughter after builder died in traffic arrest

Homicide squad detectives have charged two police officers with negligent manslaughter following the death of Luke Briggs outside a Hoppers Crossing convenience store last year.

Events

3 d. ago Identified: Brisbane teen on terrorism charges ‘had graphic video of beheading’

He allegedly had chemicals in his bedroom cupboard to build explosives, and possessed dozens of nationalist and racist violent extremist documents, a court has been told.

Events

3 d. ago Leaked files show Big Build went bad years ago, as former corruption chief calls for major inquiry

Internal documents detail claims of mismanagement and questionable spending, prompting the former IBAC boss to say it is time for a wider inquiry to solve construction’s problems.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Highest we have witnessed’: Bali inundated by deadly flash floods

Combined with rubbish-blocked drains, rains late Tuesday and into Wednesday transformed small creeks and channels into raging torrents that collapsed buildings and caused traffic gridlock.

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3 d. ago New Farm aged care facility to make way for luxury apartments

The centre, which has sold for $37 million, is set to be demolished and turned into 74 luxury units and four homes.

Politics

3 d. ago Brighton locals vow to protect their seaside suburb from ‘Gold Coast high

The reaction was swift and one-sided to a state government plan for 12-storey residential buildings in this famously particular Melbourne suburb.

Politics

4 d. ago Ennis returns to Red V; Perth land recruitment coup after Howe integrity saga

Michael Ennis and Shane Flanagan will reunite as Perth move on from the drama that engulfed Mal Meninga’s preferred pick to build Perth’s NRL roster.

Politics

4 d. ago The 12 Mosman houses that are making way for up to 100 new apartments

Six months ago, opportunity came knocking for 12 home owners in one of Sydney’s most affluent suburbs. Now, the land could be used for a $750m apartment supersite.

Society

4 d. ago Is this the most confusing Only Murders in the Building death yet?

There’s been another titular murder in this titular building. Here’s our post-mortem of the first three episodes.

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