3 h. ago Trump says he’d accept Nobel Prize from winner Machado. It doesn’t work like that

The US president said he’d heard that the Peace Prize winner, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, wanted to give him the prize and that it would be “a great honour”.

Politics

5 h. ago Starc, Head and Carey were outstanding, but they weren’t why Australia hammered England

Test cricket is decided by an array of mini-contests. Australia won the Ashes 4-1 because they won the vast majority of those tight little battles.

Politics

9 h. ago Iranian authorities struggle to contain growing demonstrations

Iran’s supreme leader derided demonstrators as “vandals” and mocked President Donald Trump’s promise to intervene if protesters were killed.

Politics

18 h. ago An inquiry too long in coming should be given space for its work

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a royal commission into antisemitism and the Bondi attack. It is now important the inquiry complete its work without a political focus.

Technology

22 h. ago Fears blaze will jump Victorian border as fire bans declared across NSW

Extreme heat and wind are expected to sweep into NSW and the ACT on Saturday, with warnings a large bushfire burning south of the Murray River could blow across the border.

Events

23 h. ago National outcry after second shooting by US agents in two days

Anger over the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis was compounded when border patrol agents shot a man and a woman in Portland, Oregon.

Events

24 h. ago NSW could still need state inquiry into Bondi terror attack: Minns

The premier says leaders should be allowed to change their mind as he backed in Anthony Albanese’s decision to hold a federal royal commission.

Events

26 h. ago Bondi hero bound for treatment in Israel after bungle, while Ahmed honoured in US

Gefen Bitton is due to land in Israel on Friday local time for specialist medical treatment for injuries suffered during the December 14 attack.

Politics

26 h. ago NSW firefighters head south amid concern Vic blazes could jump border

Volunteers are being sent to support Victorian firefighting efforts as larges swathes of NSW brace for extreme conditions over the weekend.

Events

26 h. ago ‘Abhorrent’: ‘Ghost store’ attempts to cash in on Bondi attack

The fake website, created nine days after the terror attack, claims its co-founder was shot in the tragedy. NSW Fair Trading is working to get it removed.

Events

27 h. ago From a ‘seaming viper’ that got Travis Head, to the MCG’s two

It was hardly a vintage series, but there was still much to celebrate – and plenty to poke fun at – over the past six weeks.

Politics

27 h. ago A Presley tale, O.J. and the apocalypse: ’90s harbingers of Trump’s America

From being evicted at Graceland to a driverless ride into the future, a return to LA reveals the fault lines of a changing America.

Politics

30 h. ago ‘My everything’: Matildas star heads home following mother’s rare cancer diagnosis

The Australia and Arsenal star announced the news via her Instagram account, saying she was in shock.

Science

30 h. ago Vance says ICE shooter may have been ‘sensitive’, lashes media over coverage

Minnesota state police say they have been cut out of the investigation into Renee Nicole Good’s death, which will now be carried out solely by the FBI – a federal agency under the Trump administration’s direction.

Events

31 h. ago Vance says ICE shooter may have been ‘sensitive’, shames media over coverage

Minnesota state police, meanwhile, say they have been cut out of the investigation into Renee Nicole Good’s death, which will now be carried out solely by the FBI – a federal agency under the Trump administration’s direction.

Events

33 h. ago Trump has pulled the US into a joint venture with a leftist kleptocracy

Little now remains of the moral and legal order that we used to call the West.

Politics

33 h. ago To make sense of the Venezuela attack, look to the hotter heads around Trump

Perhaps the key to the Venezuela puzzle is to remember that Trump’s administration is made up of divergent factions. When it acts it is because one has prevailed, or the factions have agreed.

Politics

44 h. ago Lakes favourite gives Bullock early drive for Championships chances

Top country jockey Aaron Bullock is focused on staying in top shape for Know Thyself and other exciting prospects heading into Championship qualifiers.

Politics

47 h. ago ‘That’s on you’: This US mayor has a blunt message for Trump and his ICE agents

It is not the first time 44-year-old Jacob Frey has clashed with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown.

Politics

48 h. ago ‘He can make a call’: Fagan says Neale would have Lions’ blessing to return to WA after 2026

Dual premiership coach Chris Fagan spoke to reporters after the Lions’ first training session for 2026, saying Lachie Neale’s decision to step down as captain was sensible.

Politics