5 h. ago Calls for spending audit as Powerhouse Museum discloses true costs of private VIP dinner

The Powerhouse Museum told state parliament that a VIP dinner cost $11,000. Invoices show the total was far higher.

Economics

13 h. ago Tried and true are taking Saints nowhere, it’s time Ross let their kids shine

As good and honest and earnest as some players are, and have been, for St Kilda, they are not players that are taking the team anywhere. Now’s the time to start selling hope for next year.

Politics

20 h. ago Despite what Donald Trump says, factory work is overrated. Here are the jobs of the future

Tariffs are a symptom of an America trapped by its industrial fantasies, but it’s time to leave them behind.

Politics

29 h. ago I’m 10 years off retirement. Should I focus on buying a property?

With a 10-year time frame, property is a sound investment. But it’s important to be clear on what your objectives are.

Politics

29 h. ago It’s a skin condition that can be hard to treat, but there are ways to help it

Trouble with “bacne”? Winter is the perfect time to tame this hard-to-reach skin concern

Politics

29 h. ago Beth’s time ‘could have been extremely short’. A new approach to cancer treatment is giving her hope

Cancer patients found to have specific gene mutations or other biomarkers are being matched to precision treatments not routinely available in Australia.

Events

38 h. ago Smith’s race against time: The sickening injury that puts star’s West Indies tour in doubt

Placed on a splint for the next two months, Steve Smith’s finger will be a major impediment to batting, and he will need to test it out soon if he still intends to play in the Caribbean.

Events

45 h. ago Deeply flawed, highly problematic ... but FIFA’s Club World Cup is well worth your time

There’s a lot wrong with Gianni Infantino’s vanity project. But if you can look past the problems, there could be something in this new-look, 32-team tournament.

Society

50 h. ago Trump desperately wants to play ‘peacemaker’. This is the time to prove he can

Donald Trump promised to end the world’s hottest conflicts and usher in global peace. Now those hopes appear to be in shambles.

Politics

53 h. ago He had run out of ideas and was running out of time. So he turned his problems into art.

In Black Swans, artist Stieg Persson riffs on what’s happening in the world – and one universal truth about creativity.

Politics

53 h. ago Farewell Johnny Shakespeare – a great artist, an even better man

This column’s long-time cartoonist John Shakespeare died this week. His art was wonderful, his disposition ever-sunny.

Politics

53 h. ago Jana Pittman: ‘I pay more for childcare than I get paid as a doctor’

The two-time world champion athlete – and mother of six – on her new life as a registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Politics

53 h. ago Performance artists, freak puppets: The strange battle to revive our nights out

A new generation of “Club Kids” is defying the demise of Australian nightlife.

Politics

53 h. ago ‘China has Apple by the balls’: How the rising superpower captured the tech giant

Apple Inc reaped staggering profits by outsourcing its manufacturing – but its “epic” technology transfer has consequences, says one long-time observer.

Politics

53 h. ago With The Project and Neighbours going, is Australian TV all Sydney all the time?

Made in Melbourne used to be the default for much Australian television content, but the drift to Sydney is gathering pace. Or is it?

Culture

66 h. ago I can’t be certain what caused the Air India crash, but there’s one thing my pilot’s eyes can’t ignore

At this early stage, I’m reluctant to label this accident “human error” but, it’s worth observing that at around the time the aircraft started its terminal descent into the ground, the undercarriage was still deployed.

Events

69 h. ago And Just Like That recap: Miranda, it’s finally time to take a bow

Our favourite lawyer gets hot and bothered, Carrie takes flight, Charlotte hits the dance floor and Harry is in a tight spot.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Came across as a bit dodgy:’ How Australia avoided Lord’s ‘handling the ball’ meltdown

Two years on from the Jonny Bairstow stumping, Alex Carey was close by as South Africa’s David Bedingham flicked away a ball that looked to have lodged in his pad flap.

Politics

3 d. ago The discarded suitcase that unearthed a mystery – and an obsession

When musician Dean Manning found an old suitcase on a Sydney nature strip, it kick-started a years-long obsession about the owner’s true identity.

Politics

3 d. ago Beyond the claptrap and cliche: Tim Ross’ top architectural treasures

Comedian Tim Ross has spent a year trawling the State Library of NSW’s archives for stories about how we live. The results can be seen in a new exhibition.

Events