6 h. ago This film is supposed to be about a heist – but the only thing we’re robbed of is its potential

Kelly Reichardt is known on the independent film circuit as the queen of understatement – but things just don’t quite work in her latest film, The Mastermind.

Events

19 h. ago Gateway onto potentially massive gold camp near Wiluna in WA.

Gateway Mining’s surface sampling around its Great Western target has all the hallmarks of a new typically large-scale Eastern Goldfields gold camp near Wiluna in WA.

Politics

24 h. ago We already have a good Frankenstein film. We don’t need this one

Jacob Elordi’s Creature is a victim for our times in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, but there is little nuance in this take on Mary Shelley’s classic novel.

Politics

39 h. ago Police investigating after cluster of people hospitalised by rat poison

Police are working with health authorities to trace the source of a potential rat poison contamination in Queensland's south-east.

Events

40 h. ago Barnaby Joyce’s defection was months in the making, say senior Nationals

The former Nationals leader’s potential switch to One Nation was in train for months before it was revealed publicly last week.

Politics

3 d. ago The more we learn about Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein, the worse it gets

The latest revelations from the late Virginia Roberts Giuffre are all the more damning for Prince Andrew because they expose his previous statements as falsehoods.

Politics

3 d. ago A helipad, golf course and film studio: Why plans for this Sydney site have failed to take off

There were plans to transform this land into a world-class destination. No progress has been made.

Politics

3 d. ago Barnaby Joyce reveals call with Pauline Hanson, dodges defection questions

The Nationals MP faced repeated questions about the potential shift in an interview on Monday morning and said nothing had been locked in.

Politics

3 d. ago Thieves steal priceless jewels from Louvre in brazen daylight heist

France’s Interior Minister said that three or four thieves broke into the museum from outside using a crane that was positioned on a truck.

Events

3 d. ago Louvre museum closed after robbery, says France’s culture minister

France’s iconic Louvre museum was closed on Sunday due to a robbery, the country’s culture minister says.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Some people are afraid of women in power’: How Marion Cotillard found hers at 50

The French film star explains why she was hesitant to take on her first TV role.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘They’d heard the rumour Ian was gay’: Three stars threatened to boycott Kangaroos tour over Roberts

The revelation that a trio of senior Kangaroos told team bosses they would not tour if Ian Roberts was selected is contained in a new documentary to be released next year.

Events

4 d. ago A quarter of Optus customers consider leaving telco after fatal Triple Zero outage

A survey shows the potential commercial damage to the telecommunications giant from the outage, which follows a similar outage in late 2023.

Economics

4 d. ago This Channing Tatum movie is crazy. The story it’s based on is even crazier

A super courteous robber who hid in a toy store for months after escaping from prison? Roofman seems stranger than fiction – but it’s not.

Politics

4 d. ago Destructive SEQ storms, 5cm hail leave thousands without power

Thousands of homes are without power across south-east Queensland after thunderstorms including five-centimetre hail wreaked havoc across parts of the region on Saturday.

Events

5 d. ago The clock doesn’t stop ticking as Netflix nuclear thriller takes you to the brink

With gripping efficiency, Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow moves the film towards destruction repeatedly.

Events

6 d. ago Ben Stiller made a film about his parents. What he found was not always easy

Faced with his father’s accumulated treasures, the acclaimed writer and director did the only thing that made sense to him.

Politics

6 d. ago Brisbane news live: Tradie takes down man during alleged attempted armed robbery

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Events

6 d. ago Australia’s richest genre literary prize a tie between Tasma Walton and Robbie Arnott

For the first time, the $100,000 ARA Historical Novel award has been given to two authors whose work overlapped on a particular theme.

Events

6 d. ago Tradie takes down man during alleged attempted armed robbery

A tradie has taken down a man after he allegedly attempted to rob a service station on the Gold Coast.

Events