3 h. ago A 2am sitting, tears and dim sims: Assisted dying reform passes lower house

Labor and the Coalition both granted their members a conscience vote on the bill, which now moves to the upper house, where it faces a much narrower path to pass.

Politics

13 h. ago ‘You can start tonight’: How Trump exploited the rules to bulldoze the East Wing

Anyone who has ever dealt with a development authority would have to wonder: how can the US president demolish a third of the White House without a single planning permit?

Politics

19 h. ago We want to help our son buy a house. Should it be a gift or a loan?

I have long believed that “a gift given is a gift given”, and money given to children should be on a non-recourse basis. But not everyone shares that view.

Politics

31 h. ago Fixing housing’s a vote winner. But which fix and which voter?

Voters on the hard right and left of politics agree on one thing. Our centrist government needs to listen.

Politics

43 h. ago ‘Beating heart of the suburbs’: This club’s Chinese restaurant is a place for the people

Head to Ocean Treasure Asian Dining in Blacktown for must-try house-made Cantonese barbecue, live seafood and a glistening pyramid of steamed pork belly.

Politics

57 h. ago Son of prominent building industry figure charged over $6m extortion

Daniel Van Camp is one of three men charged by Taskforce Hawk with allegations he demanded payments to secure union peace.

Politics

67 h. ago Swan Valley residents say encroaching urban sprawl behind ‘catastrophic’ flooding, rising groundwater

A need for housing is leading to catastrophic implications for the Swan Valley, locals say, as piecemeal housing developments with incohesive drainage plans has lead to chronic flooding.

Events

3 d. ago Naked and afraid: The extraordinary reason moths are haunting your shower

Moths are invading houses and launching ambushes in the bathroom – and extraordinary new research shows how they got there.

Politics

3 d. ago I missed my son while he was backpacking the world, so I joined him

I suggested we meet up in Europe for an epic hike. To sweeten the deal, I offered to pay for it.

Events

3 d. ago The White Lotus and Real Housewives crossover coming to Melbourne

The Melbourne Cup carnival gets a dose of high drama from a Hollywood actor and a Beverly Hills reality-TV star.

Events

4 d. ago SA premier's $500m election pledge to help solve housing crisis

Adelaide's skyline could significantly change if a half-billion dollar election promise by the state's premier comes to fruition.

Politics

4 d. ago Ten MPs pocketed $26,000 pay rises to run inquiries. Only three have

Standing house committees make recommendations to government, but Alex Hawke says that “in my almost 20 years as an MP, I have never seen such mismanagement of the inquiry process”.

Economics

4 d. ago ‘Like a doll’s house’: World’s skyscrapers come to Sydney in miniature

Ninety-year-old Lord Norman Foster has been called the architect who changed the world, with his love of glass and steel designing London’s Gherkin and Hong Kong’s HSBC building.

Politics

4 d. ago A house, a hot rod and a bashing: CFMEU sackings heap pressure on Albanese

One was shown the door for taking “bribes”, the other told to leave over an assault. Both contribute to a crisis engulfing the troubled union’s administration.

Politics

5 d. ago Woman charged with murder, arson after mother and two children killed in house fire

A woman has been charged with murder and arson after a woman and two boys died in a house fire in on Queensland's central coast.

Events

5 d. ago Extensive public housing waitlist despite 1500 empty SA homes

Despite thousands of South Australians sitting on the public housing waitlist, almost 1500 homes remain empty across the state, data shows.

Politics

5 d. ago ASX Runners of the Week: ASF Group, Vectus, Hawk Resources and Thor

The Bulls N’ Bears ASX Runner of the Week is Investment house ASF Group, which sent the market nuts after entering the crypto space, rocketing 4900% before the ASX pulled the plug.

Politics

5 d. ago Housing Australia chair resigns before parliamentary grilling

Carol Austin was cleared of breaching the code of conduct at the organisation, but a review last year found “concerning organisational challenges”.

Politics

5 d. ago All the White House East Wing torn down for Trump renovation

New images show the entirety of the White House East Wing appears to have been knocked down for a new ballroom.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Great place to live’: NSW regional towns where house prices rose most

Tree-changers, locals and investors armed with interest rate cuts are pushing up property prices beyond Sydney.

Politics