4 h. ago Eleven crucial kindergarten skills that lead to future success

If you want your child to flourish in year 4 science and maths, they need to know 11 key things by the time they start school, new research has revealed.

Events

7 h. ago Yayoi Kusama’s Obliteration Room is back. This time, it’s a house

GOMA’s new show of old favourites features the work of one of the world’s favourite artists.

Politics

10 h. ago Strange bedfellows: Greens, conservatives team up in hopes of WA Labor’s first upper house defeat in five years

If Labor doesn’t support the motion, it will be the first time the party has lost a vote in either house since before the 2021 election.

Politics

16 h. ago ‘Truly extraordinary’: Trump gets royal welcome in Europe after NATO boss’s gushing text

The US president received the red-carpet treatment on arrival – including an upgrade to stay at a Dutch palace – even as he wavers on whether America would come to their aid in a time of war.

Politics

19 h. ago Want an extra $10,000 for your house deposit? This scheme could help

It’s a wonder the First Home Super Saver scheme isn’t more popular, given the potential it has in helping first home buyers save a deposit.

Politics

28 h. ago ‘A cash grab’: Tower residents say they are being coerced into leaving

Residents of Melbourne’s public housing towers have told a parliamentary inquiry they have been coerced into relocation and do not wish to leave their homes. 

Politics

29 h. ago Hardwick fined for flipping the bird; grandson of former AFL boss to make his debut

Damien Hardwick found himself in some hot water over vision aired on Fox Footy, while the Pies have called up marking forward Charlie West at an ideal time – while he is in white-hot form.

Politics

31 h. ago What is Mookhey’s $1 billion housing guarantee, and how will it work?

The NSW government will become guarantor on thousands of low- to medium-density developments to make the projects more feasible.

Economics

32 h. ago Emma Bates’ alleged killer has case delayed after fire takes family home

The brother of a man charged over the killing of his neighbour has allegedly set his own house on fire days before he was due to provide crucial evidence against his sibling.

Events

32 h. ago Woman’s alleged killer has case delayed after fire takes family home

The brother of a man charged over the killing of his neighbour has allegedly set his own house on fire days before he was due to provide crucial evidence against his sibling.

Events

34 h. ago ‘Scare campaign ends today’: Public service to grow 2.24 per cent

Queensland’s public service will grow by 2.2 per cent, Treasurer David Janetzki revealed on Tuesday as the first LNP state budget since 2014 confirmed consultancy services would be brought in-house.

Politics

35 h. ago Perth to Paris passengers landing back in WA after 15 hours in the air

This masthead is at Perth Airport where the arrivals board has just changed to show flight QF33R will arrive back at its starting point around 11am Perth time.

Politics

36 h. ago Trump may have pulled off a brilliant deal this time – but can you trust the boy who cries victory?

The US president is always so boastful, so outlandish in his claims of unprecedented success, that one can’t help but be sceptical – even when it seems he might have just done something right.

Politics

36 h. ago Historic child protection overhaul, $1 billion housing guarantee scheme in budget

The NSW treasurer’s third budget features a guarantee to support 15,000 houses and outlines a path to surplus.

Economics

36 h. ago ‘Afraid of his own shadow’: The split that could finally take down Trump’s old enemy

US Fed chair Jerome Powell has been fighting to hold on to his job since Donald Trump returned to the White House. It just got a lot harder.

Politics

36 h. ago Living next to the PM, putting up with party boats and hosting the Queen: Sam Mostyn on being GG

Mostyn likes to lift the curtain on life at Admiralty House.

Politics

36 h. ago Living next to the PM, putting up with party boats and hosting the Queen: Sam Mostyn on being G

Mostyn likes to lift the curtain on life at Admiralty House.

Politics

37 h. ago Waverley returns to AFL. Hawks sell facility to bolster Dingley funds

The long-time football venue has been earmarked for use developing AFL talent, or possibly as a base for the league’s umpires or community footy.

Politics

37 h. ago The Hawks bought their Waverley base for $1. They just sold it to the AFL for millions

The long-time football venue has been earmarked for use developing AFL talent, or possibly as a base for the league’s umpires or community footy.

Economics

42 h. ago How thousands of Melbourne’s empty homes are dodging millions in tax

A tax on vacant properties was supposed to help boost housing supply, but the state government is struggling to find thousands of dwellings that should be liable for the charge.

Economics