2 h. ago Police walk back charges were expected to be laid on AFL players

AFL stars Steven May and Dion Prestia have been interviewed and released pending further inquiries over a Boxing Day brawl on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula that left two in hospital.

Events

4 h. ago Murder charge against man accused of killing gangland lawyer dropped

Vincenzo Crupi has left court a free man after a prosecution in which he was accused of murdering Joseph “Pino” Acquaro in Brunswick in 2016 was abandoned.

Events

4 h. ago AFL players interviewed by police over Sorrento brawl that left man blind in one eye

Steven May and Dion Prestia have been interviewed and released pending further inquiries over a late-night Boxing Day fracas that put two men in hospital.

Events

6 h. ago Voters, ‘left media’ to blame for Coalition wipeout: Rinehart

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart says Australians should learn from US citizens she met as she wandered the streets of New York in a MAGA hat.

Politics

6 h. ago Rinehart blames ‘left media’ for Coalition wipeout, claims voters ‘very short on understanding’

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart says Australians should learn from US citizens she met as she wandered the streets of New York in a MAGA hat.

Politics

6 h. ago AFL players set to be charged over Sorrento brawl that left man with permanent eye damage

AFL players Steven May and Dion Prestia are expected to be charged over a late-night Boxing Day fracas in Sorrento that left two men in hospital.

Sport

8 h. ago Warren Buffett has left his successor with a $540 billion pile of cash and a big problem

Warren Buffett’s announcement that he will stand down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway stunned many. It also hands a poisoned chalice to his successor.

Economics

10 h. ago 5,500,000% return: How Warren Buffett became a Wall Street legend

The billionaire’s announcement that he will stand down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway stunned many. It also handed a poisoned chalice to his successor.

Events

28 h. ago Bandt clings to Melbourne seat as members internally clash on party direction

Greens members have differing opinions on whether the party needs to become more centrist or left, but all remain confident Adam Bandt will hold on to his leadership.

Politics

29 h. ago Andrew Hastie is ‘leadership material’ but there’s still votes to be counted: Cash

As the dust settles on the Coalition’s extraordinary election defeat, the party will need to elect a new leader following its former leader Peter Dutton’s defeat in his own seat of Dickson.

Politics

36 h. ago They called it the comeback trail. Instead, Melbourne became a political graveyard for the Liberals

The heartland turned hostile, the comeback became a collapse — and by night’s end, Melbourne had all but extinguished the Liberal flame in a shift no poll predicted.

Politics

41 h. ago What did the election have to do with the price of eggs? Sadly, quite a lot

Three years on, there have been so few big ideas presented from either party that we’re left with little else to discuss than the price of eggs.

Politics

41 h. ago Warren Buffett shocks shareholders by announcing his intention to retire

The “Oracle of Omaha” also warned about the dire global consequences of Donald Trump’s tariffs during Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting.

Events

41 h. ago Souths feared Reynolds had only one good year left in him. Now he’s eyeing a fifth season in Brisbane

The Broncos veteran says he’s at a stage in his career where he’s happy to sign a 12-month extension, four years after turning one down from the Rabbitohs.

Politics

48 h. ago Dutton left his seat to campaign for the country, only to lose both

Peter Dutton was criticised for his absence from Dickson, during Cyclone Alfred and most of the campaign. He returned during an ominous Labour Day long weekend.

Politics

52 h. ago Liberals organise meetings to discuss who might replace Dutton before a vote counted

Groups on the left and right of the party have been quietly considering future leadership options for weeks.

Politics

52 h. ago Liberals organising meetings to discuss leadership options before polls closed

Different groups on the left and right of the party have been quietly considering future leadership options for weeks.

Politics

3 d. ago Simon Patterson wanted a strong household. A mushroom meal saw it all fall apart

Despite repeated separations over their eight-year marriage, Erin and Simon Patterson wanted to make their marriage work. A Supreme Court jury will now be left to pick over how it all came crashing down.

Politics

3 d. ago As companies return to the office, these workers are being left behind

More companies are requiring workers to return to an office five days a week, which is a problem for some workers.

Politics

4 d. ago Sex kitten Emmanuelle returns as a sad product of modern sexuality

In a feminist retelling of the steamy 1970s hit, online porn has left people lost and lonely. Its star reveals why the story hit home.

Politics