10 h. ago Thousands flock to Italy to write love letters to Juliet. They all ask the same question

For decades, the world’s lovelorn have confessed their biggest secrets to a fictional 13-year-old. But they’re not screaming into a void. She writes back – and has lots to say.

Politics

10 h. ago The $4.1 million question: How did the BOM get its new website so wrong?

The Bureau of Meteorology claims it spent the amount on a website and app redesign as part of a broader $866 million transformation dubbed “Robust”. Users are not pleased.

Economics

13 h. ago The VCE English exam question that had some students rejoicing

Practise paid off for some students who studied Sunset Boulevard when a question on the exam was near identical to one on a study test made by a popular tuition company.

Politics

18 h. ago Trump would ‘love’ a third term as president. Here’s how his backers reckon it could happen

The US president has declined to definitively say he would not seek a third term, keeping alive speculation about how he might seek to extend his time in office.

Politics

22 h. ago Trump rules out 2028 vice president bid – but says he’d ‘love’ a third term

The president declined to rule out staying on, keeping alive speculation about how he might seek to extend his time in office beyond what the US Constitution mandates.

Politics

23 h. ago Elon Musk might leave Tesla if $US1 trillion pay deal rejected, warns Australian powerbroker

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has sent an open letter to the company’s shareholders, urging them to give Elon Musk’s controversial pay deal the green light.

Events

23 h. ago Tesla’s Australian powerbroker sends a warning as clock ticks on Elon Musk’s $US1 trillion pay deal

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has sent an open letter to the company’s shareholders, urging them to give Elon Musk’s controversial pay deal the green light.

Events

24 h. ago The north shore kitchen where a love triangle ended in terror

The on-and-off relationships between a woman and two men culminated in her ex-partner stabbing her other romantic interest.

Events

35 h. ago Smoke blankets scorching city as thousands still without power after storm

It was still about 32 degrees and 19,042 were without power in Brisbane on Monday evening.

Events

37 h. ago My new obsession is tedious and frustrating. I couldn’t love it more

After trying everything from learning the cello to printmaking and gardening, I finally found a hobby that has taught me patience and how to live with imperfection. And now I’m hooked.

Politics

43 h. ago Women to save thousands as contraceptive pills, devices to be added to PBS

Mark Butler spoke on the Today Show about how these measures would benefit hundreds of thousands of Aussie women.

Politics

44 h. ago Brisbane news live: Thousands of residents without power heading into day of extreme heat; Premier ‘not happy’ with crime figures; Queensland ranked as country’s second strongest economy

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Events

44 h. ago Brisbane news live: Thousands of residents without power heading into day of extreme heat; Premier ‘not happy’ with crime figures

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Events

48 h. ago How a ‘depressing Tin Man’ took Madeline to Romeo and Juliet

When Madeline Li scored a lead role in a school play as a 12-year-old, it put her on a path she still follows.

Politics

3 d. ago Where croissant queen Kate Reid gets her $15 ‘perfect plane shoes’

The Lune founder also shares where she buys her T-shirts, and how a surprise appointment ignited her love of fashion.

Politics

3 d. ago Before we married, my wife joined my band. Then, one day, Courtney Love called

Something for Kate’s Paul Dempsey also shares memories of losing his dad when he was a baby, and how his sisters helped raise him.

Events

3 d. ago 1200 guests, 580 bottles of champagne, 62 years: The story of Brisbane’s first big, fat Greek wedding 

Stella and Peter Samios’s 1963 wedding was a watershed moment for the city’s Greek community – and a lesson in how enduring love can be found in surprising places.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Like a doll’s house’: World’s skyscrapers come to Sydney in miniature

Ninety-year-old Lord Norman Foster has been called the architect who changed the world, with his love of glass and steel designing London’s Gherkin and Hong Kong’s HSBC building.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘I hate it so much’: The thing that makes Sophie Monk squirm on screen

She is a reality TV veteran, but the Love Island Australia host says she is still hesitant about exposing her true self.

Politics

4 d. ago Extensive public housing waitlist despite 1500 empty SA homes

Despite thousands of South Australians sitting on the public housing waitlist, almost 1500 homes remain empty across the state, data shows.

Politics