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Tadpoles collected from puddles in East Gippsland were transported to Melbourne zoo, where they were raised to metamorphosis and successfully bred in captivity for the first time
Comparing Australia to other countries may not be much comfort but does offer some perspective on the economy
Centre for Public Integrity report says mandatory audit and public register of all automated decision-making needed
Exclusive: Advocacy group will put volunteers on the ground in Labor-held outer suburban seats that could swing towards Pauline Hanson’s party
Cost of living and AI outrank climate change and war as top concerns for future, but support for multiculturalism remains strong
Exclusive: Police will allege the woman, 40, is the former partner of Steele-John and she is expected to face court in Perth on Thursday
US voters, their Australian partners and British spectators crowd around pub TVs to watch the historic election results roll in
Yothu Yindi’s Treaty, Midnight Oil’s Beds Are Burning and Helen Reddy’s I Am Woman are among the first songs to be honoured on new list that will grow every year
Award-winning investigative journalist says she ‘probably’ texted an alleged victim’s mother saying ‘I hope the shit does hit the fan for him’, court hears
Future of 188-year-old department store hangs in balance after no agreement was struck with Westfield owner Scentre Group
Albanese’s doom looms but he simply won’t do the obvious things that will make voters’ lives easier. Why?
Reddit is challenging the Albanese government’s ban in high court, arguing legislation is ‘ill-thought-out’ and ‘over-broad’
Report led by Peter Garrett and former defence chief Adm Chris Barrie says agreement should be suspended and calls for royal commission
Police also allege Torquay man was attacked with a ‘blunt weapon’ rather than a baseball bat as originally reported
Wegovy tablets will be going on sale soon as a daily dose after TGA approval, but with restrictions and still plenty of unknowns
Australia should end the Aukus submarine plan and pursue a properly tested strategy to replace the Collins class fleet
Rideshare company unsuccessfully argued it didn’t employ workers and claimed money paid was not wages under NSW law
Chief executive Melanie Perkins describes job cuts as ‘without doubt the hardest moment in our thirteen-year history’ in email to staff
Legal body handling identification says three latest victims include two Australians and a Japanese citizen
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Australia’s worst products and services for the year have been named by consumer advocacy group Choice
When One Nation’s political cartoon Please Explain first launched in 2021, the general consensus – even from the left side of the political spectrum – was that it was surprisingly well-made.
I thought about her a lot after our friendship imploded. When our birthdays rolled around, I wondered what we’d be doing if we were still in touch
Exclusive: Community and Public Sector Union denounces ‘privatisation by stealth’, joining growing number of unions turning on Carroll government
The country’s economic outlook makes for grim reading – with two major exceptions
Annual reports show NSW renewable company’s CEO opted out of cash bonus, while CSIRO’s chief received an extra $200,000
Australian families feel like the goalposts are ‘constantly moving’ as they face the impact of a fifth rate rise
Discover what’s coming to Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Prime Video and others in October, including an Anthony Bourdain biopic, a new show from Mike Schur and an Australian take on ET
The children’s author claims he experienced trauma in childhood as he begins seven-month sentence for possessing depraved material
The children’s author claims he experienced trauma in childhood as he begins seven-month sentence for possessing depraved material
Australia says easing of rules has led to surge in British visitor numbers, putting pressure on local workforce
About 400 staff affected by closure at both Mater’s Brisbane and Springfield hospitals, with financial sustainability of pathology business a factor
Tuesday’s RBA decision will add more pain for households and Pauline Hanson and Angus Taylor stand to benefit if voters keep punishing Labor
Geoff and Delwyn Ballantyne went out for an evening coffee. When they returned they found Hex admiring himself in the mirror
The Reserve Bank of Australia has hiked interest rates for the fifth time this year, from 4.6% to 4.85%, in a bid to regain control of surging inflation amid the ongoing global oil shock triggered by the war in the Middle East. The RBA’s cash rate has now reached its highest level since 2008. Back-to-back hikes will…
Labor and Coalition members sponsoring resource companies and lobby group representing online gambling giants
Reddit challenges ban on grounds it impinges implied freedom of political communications for teens
Reserve Bank of Australia increases official cash rate to 4.85%, bringing it to highest level since 2008
As the first set of polls close, the economy and the state of democracy appear to be top issues for US voters
This blog is now closed RBA hikes cash rate for fifth time in blow to mortgage holders
Police confirm arrest of 37-year-old and 14-year-old boy over alleged assault in Torquay on Sunday night
Jones, a former radio broadcaster, has pleaded not guilty to 21 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching
I was intrigued by the level of the new chatbot’s training. If I peppered her with questions, would she have answers?
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With the Reserve Bank poised to increase interest rates today, voters are increasingly pointing the finger at government spending rather than global headwinds.
Before her Australian tour, the Grammy-winner talks about her marriage to Nelly, fans rushing the stage and her secret skill
Growing disdain for gambling and animal cruelty concerns drive sliding interest in race that once ‘stopped the nation’
Social network and Digital Freedom Project, led by NSW state MP John Ruddick, seek to overturn ban on grounds of implied freedom of political communication
Exclusive: Shoalhaven council says Wall of Tears installation by Phil Buehler posed risk to staff, visitors and tenants
Many treatments are now extending lives but the measure of progress should not end with a scan or a survival curve
Jasper Jones writer sent multiple messages about his sexual desire for young boys, Western Australian district court hears
Australia’s central bank expected to hit mortgage holders again on Tuesday, as war in Middle East combines with collapsing house prices
Frustration grows over the economy with one Labor MP saying voter anger is already high ahead of Reserve Bank of Australia decision
Judicial commission finds against Vicky Prapas over a series of comments, including one made when school children were present
‘I’m just happy to catch fish,’ Matthew Maurice says after landing 80cm barramundi as part of Northern Territory competition
Deployments of surveillance vans over five months resulted in nine false alerts and led officers to engage with 146 registered sex offenders
Reserve Bank of Australia announces fifth hike this year, adding to the cost of monthly mortgage repayments
The radical assault on longstanding measures to drive down Australia’s emissions and facilitate decarbonisation seems almost pathological
‘My political career may die,’ senator says after Michelle Landry announced she will not recontest her Queensland seat of Capricornia
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My relationship with Sydney’s delayed rail extension is complicated. But on Friday, as I catch a regular bus home, I daydream of moving – one more time
Centre of downturn shifts away from Sydney and Melbourne, but after such strong growth most homeowners still sit on sizeable gains
The first major legal challenge against Australia’s under-16s social media ban is set to heard in the high court on Tuesday – 11 months on from the policy taking effect.
Exclusive: Mark Jones, once on track for one of the Liberal party’s most powerful roles, is now instrumental in One Nation’s expansion
Last year, she got sober and an official diagnosis. It’s not the first time a new understanding about herself has reframed the Sydney artist’s music – and life
Chair of National Gallery’s First Nations advisory group says the technology is undermining artists’ agency and the authenticity of their work
Exclusive : Move to scrap legal requirement to set aside water for environment is ‘extreme even for the NT CLP government’, green group says
In her Sydney Opera House talk, the former New Zealand PM advised politicians to ‘rebuild trust by building financial security’
After secret visits and a live blind tasting, judges unanimously crown Cambodian cafe in light industrial area as home of Darwin’s best laksa
Defence, the NDIS and health responsible for much of increased government outlays and treasurer Jim Chalmers has few levers to pull
Exclusive: Internal polling by Greens shows progressives ahead of Hanson’s party, as Sandell and Pickering to join Wilson and Carroll at leaders’ debate
‘Deport!’ oozes an entirely different sense of power – one where the racist imagines they can call upon the state to act on their behalf
Inner west Sydney seat has long been safely held by the PM – but potential changes to copyright laws are angering its large creative community
Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne When the three leads share the stage, this poignant new work crackles with energy and wit. But it sags in the moments between
Spending $8 on a matcha every day seems worth it when the alternatives – like saving for a house – feel virtually unattainable
Bardon has largely remained in popular consciousness as the synonymous hero and martyr of the art movement’s origin story. But a new biography is unravelling the myth, and the madness, behind the tale
Jewish groups welcome the new patrol unit in the wake of the Bondi terror attack. But experts say police use of long-arm firearms must be strictly controlled
BoM predicts hail, damaging winds and possible flash flooding across Victoria, NSW and parts of Queensland into Sunday
Pesticides authority ruled in June that paraquat could be used with certain conditions, but experts warn the decision risks overlooking scientific evidence
The prime minister will speak with King Charles and others at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Antigua and Barbuda
After attempt at acquittal or retrial was dismissed, Patterson has 28 days to lodge an application for special leave to appeal to Australia’s high court
Marco Rubio pulls plug on traditional photo op at meeting of foreign ministers after about one-third of countries threaten boycott
Rex Patrick’s latest transparency fight is over what he calls ‘most open secret in the history of Australian spying’ – maybe even the world
Polling suggests Republicans’ chances of retaining both houses have waned. Here’s how the vote could steer demand for renewables, deflate AI stocks and spark volatility
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss how the diving economy will impact Anthony Albanese’s – and Jim Chalmers’ – approval ratings. If the relationship between the prime minister and treasurer is so crucial for the nation, what happens when that relationship breaks down? They also examine the many elections playing…
She grew up wanting to be a police officer (she had a ‘badge and everything’, her sister says). But politics runs deep in the Wilson family
The western Sydney arts precinct’s long-awaited opening risks being overshadowed by an investigation into governance and procurement
Scraping copyrighted material from internet could ‘potentially’ amount to acquisition of property by government, Anne Twomey says
Each Halloween, photographer Maja Baska roams the streets of North Katoomba with her analogue camera to document the local festivities, capturing everything from the delightfully banal to the genuinely terrifying
Sampa Tembo’s genre-hopping third album meets the moment with charisma and cheek
Jim Chalmers eyes government spending cuts but faces internal party pressure to outlay more as Melbourne Cup day interest rate decision looms
Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss how the diving economy will impact Anthony Albanese’s – and Jim Chalmers’ – approval ratings. If the relationship between the prime minister and treasurer is so crucial for the nation, what happens when that relationship breaks down? They also examine the many elections playing…
Patterson watched on, clad in prison-issued blue, as Victoria’s highest court rejected her appeal against her murder convictions
The invasive species has increased in spread and numbers and is costing farmers millions of dollars
Are you rummaging about for bits of wire and pumpkin-coloured crêpe paper and wondering if a scorch-marked tea-towel will work as a devil’s cape for a nine-year-old? Spare a thought for the parents of Australian kids going to a fancy-dress party in 1887
Video captured at Bondi police station shows the moment Beau Lamarre-Condon handed himself in on 23 February 2024 at 10.37am. Lamarre-Condon is accused of murdering Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies in Baird's Paddington share house on 19 February 2024. He has pleaded not guilty
At a late-night Senate estimates hearing, Western Australian independent senator Fatima Payman accuses the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, of being 'petty' by not granting her additional staff members after she defected from the Labor party in 2024, driving the point home amid escalating threats of…
Blake Mackenzie, a 12-year-old from Newcastle, has won the top youth prize at the Australian Poetry Slam for his reflections on artificial intelligence. The winning piece, performed at the Sydney Opera House on Sunday night, covered doomscrolling, loneliness and intellectual atrophy. The Australian Poetry Slam…
The mother of the youngest complainant wept on the stand after being presented with a note written by her son alleging something happened at Alan Jones's property at Fitzroy Falls. As the prosecution questioned the mother, she told the court she had “trusted” Jones with her then teenage son. She was also asked why she…
Video released by Randwick city council shows a whale carcass floating in the water in a Sydney bay, causing the closure of two busy beaches. The whale's decomposed body was found on Thursday morning at Lurline Bay, a rocky cove surrounded by cliffs in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. It’s believed to be a juvenile humpback