11 h. ago Could this town solve Sydney’s waste problem? Locals don’t think so

A plan to generate electricity by burning 600,000 tonnes of Sydney’s waste near a western NSW town has locals worried about their health and livelihoods.

Politics

32 h. ago Trump orders review of childhood vaccines, calls US an ‘outlier’

The US president said his country recommends “far more” shots to children than necessary, hours after an influential vaccine advisory panel voted to lift a long-standing recommendation for all newborns receive a vaccine for hepatitis B.

Politics

36 h. ago Town and country: The bunfight over McDonald’s in two very different locations

Local councils have rejected the fast food outlet at two separate sites, but opponents say a legal challenge is inevitable.

Politics

59 h. ago Peter Dutton puts luxury family farm north of Brisbane up for sale

The 169-acre property, located in Dayboro on the outskirts of Brisbane, was purchased for more than $2 million in 2020.

Politics

3 d. ago Chinese men detained after being found wandering in remote WA coastal town

Six Chinese nationals were found by authorities at the community of Kalumburu on Western Australia’s remote northern coast earlier this week.

Politics

3 d. ago Rugby official accused of misusing $380,000 to feed gambling problem

A state rugby union official has been charged after allegedly defrauding the NSW Country Rugby Union.

Sport

3 d. ago Drone footage shows devastation in Ukrainian town all but encircled by Russian forces

Barely a street appears untouched in Myrnohrad in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, not far from the key logistics hub of Pokrovsk that Moscow claims to now control.

Events

3 d. ago ‘Trying to erase it from the face of the earth’: Drones show carnage in Ukrainian town

Russian forces have nearly encircled a town that was once home to 46,000 people, but which is now an uninhabitable shell after a brutal year-long assault.

Events

3 d. ago ‘Trying to erase it from the face of the earth’: Drones reveal devastation in Ukrainian town

Russian forces have nearly encircled a town that was once home to 46,000 people, but which is now an uninhabitable shell after a brutal year-long assault.

Events

3 d. ago Drone reveals impact of war on Myrnohrad in Ukraine’s Donetsk region

The footage supplied by the Ukrainian Defence Forces shows the devastation in a town that had a population of more than 45,000 before Russia’s 2022 invasion.

Events

4 d. ago ‘Beggars belief’: Bankruptcy trustee flees country with corrupt HSU official Kathy Jackson’s inheritance

The “parasitic plundering” of the Health Services Union funds has taken another bizarre twist.

Politics

5 d. ago Departing intelligence chief calls out Chinese intimidation as Australia monitors fresh flotilla

The country’s outgoing intelligence chief has accused China of seeking to coerce Australia by sending a naval flotilla to circumnavigate the continent.

Politics

6 d. ago Sharon Millerchip’s remarkable performance will break your heart

Our reviewers deliver their verdicts on the latest shows around town.

Politics

6 d. ago Coolest of cats ‘like the lovechild of Cyndi Lauper and Tina Turner’

Our reviewers deliver their verdicts on the latest shows around town.

Politics

6 d. ago Coolest of (Doja) cats ‘like the lovechild of Cyndi Lauper and Tina Turner’

Our reviewers deliver their verdicts on the latest shows around town.

Politics

7 d. ago Gala glam takes over Crown Perth for Ronald McDonald House Charities ball

The hallmark event in the Ronald McDonald House Charities WA calendar brought together famous faces, business heavyweights and Perth’s social scene for a night of fundraising.

Politics

7 d. ago Love, lies and a random donkey – if only there’d been a mouse to fix the sound

Our reviewers deliver their verdicts on the latest shows around town.

Politics

7 d. ago ‘Thongs aren’t underwear’: The case for an Australian ChatGPT

Sovereign Australia AI wants to build a model that understands Australian culture and values. But does the country really need it?

Politics

9 d. ago Streets of their town: Australian music legends get new laneway honour

The Seekers were the first Australian band to score major international success. Now they’re being recognised where it all began.

Politics

1 week ago It’s taken 100 years but sparkies may soon be able to work everywhere

A patchwork of state laws make it costly for tradies to work across the country. The first step to ending this century of trouble may be taken today.

Society