15 h. ago ‘Cookie Monster union’: How a backroom deal for Victoria’s upper house got pushed out to 2026

Labor’s factional bosses have gone from faceless to red-faced after a collapse in backroom negotiations left the party unable to decide on its upper house candidates for next year’s Victorian election.

Society

29 h. ago The key card Albanese can play to keep Trump on side in Oval Office

Avoiding a “Zelensky moment” or the humiliation of South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa will be a top priority for the prime minister as he walks into the White House this week.

Politics

40 h. ago ‘Oh, yeah’: Hayes savours moment after Ka Ying Rising conquers Everest

Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising proved the doubters wrong to claim the $20 million Everest at Randwick. And his trainer has vowed to bring him back to defend his crown.

Politics

45 h. ago ‘The most beautiful moment’: Jacarandas bloom early in Sydney

The purple reign has begun again across town, with the trees a perfect backdrop for Instagram photos.

Politics

52 h. ago Prince Andrew to give up royal title of Duke of York after talks with King Charles

The younger brother of King Charles III said he and the royal family had decided “the continued accusations about me distract from the work of His Majesty and the royal family”.

Politics

67 h. ago Call this a geriatric rant if you wish, but at 90, I’ve decided enough is enough

I’m fond of King Charles but, on my significant birthday, I must declare: I am not his subject. I owe him no allegiance.

Politics

69 h. ago Titmus opens up on shock retirement and what’s next for the swimming superstar

“I walk away knowing that I couldn’t have done any more.”

Events

69 h. ago Titmus opens up on what’s next – and the moment she decided to hang up the goggles

“I don’t regret anything I walk away knowing that I couldn’t have done any more.”

Politics

2 d. ago Greatest reason Gaza war ‘will not end’: Why Hamas isn’t going anywhere

Gaza is pulverised. But reports suggest Hamas fighters have emerged from underground in fresh clothes, with functional weapons and “sparkling clean pick-up trucks”.

Events

2 d. ago Wild footage shows the moment crocodile goes for fisher's catch

Isla was reeling in a barramundi in the Kimberley when a waiting crocodile made a beeline for her catch.

Politics

3 d. ago Video captures moment woman randomly stabbed in Melbourne’s CBD

A woman was going about her day when she was chased and stabbed by a stranger in Melbourne’s CBD.

Politics

3 d. ago Video captures shock moment woman was randomly stabbed in Melbourne’s CBD

A woman was going about her day when she was chased and stabbed by a stranger in Melbourne’s CBD.

Events

3 d. ago Who takes the throne? What Titmus shock means for Olympic hopes as champion pays tribute

One of Australia’s greatest Olympians has called time on her career, leaving a gaping void in the nation’s hopes in Los Angeles 2028

Sport

3 d. ago Rise of the Terminator: Arnie’s 10 greatest feats in the pool

Ariarne Titmus has produced some of the greatest moments in Australian sport. Here are some of her finest performances.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘A tough one but I’m happy with it’: Ariarne Titmus makes immediate retirement

The Australian starred in the pool at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘A tough one but I’m happy with it’: Ariarne Titmus announces immediate retirement

The Australian starred in the pool at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics.

Politics

4 d. ago Albanese, Thorpe lead tributes as Titmus retires from swimming

After months of speculation – and over a year out of the pool since the Paris Olympics – Ariarne Titmus confirmed her decision to call time on her competitive career in an emotional Instagram video.

Politics

4 d. ago I dislike dressing up. But doing it in Korea was a revelation

Everything I think I know and dislike about fancy dress goes out the window the moment I join in South Korea’s version of Thanksgiving.

Politics

4 d. ago Like Dutton with the apology, Victoria’s opposition has turned its back on a key moment

As the parliament rose to applaud the speeches of Aboriginal leaders, opposition MPs stayed glued to their seats.

Politics

4 d. ago Video catches moment truck crashes into notorious Brisbane rail bridge

Cleveland line train services were halted for more than an hour on Wednesday after the truck’s load hit the bridge.

Events