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When a police officer with more than two decades' service took her life, it set a young detective down a path that would leave him disillusioned about the force's culture and accountability.
This week’s Sheffield Shield and ODI games will give the Australian selectors a clear idea of who is in the best form for the looming Test series against New Zealand.
With the publication of the Melbourne author's final novel, Just Desserts, her partner David Greagg and close friends share memories of the whip-smart author who never expected to make it to 70.
Most of the top 10 moneymakers were cameras situated in Sydney’s underground motorways.
Victoria's prisons are already at 92 per cent capacity, but experts say the crime policies of both major parties would see more people locked up.
As United Nations climate change talks commence in Türkiye, Australia's position as a climate leader will be tested.
Alexandra Holman grew up in Holman House, Sydney’s “most beautiful” modern home which perches majestically on a clifftop. It was so inspiring she became an architect.
You don’t have to be an artist to walk in the footsteps of one of Australia’s most famous painters.
Mike Newman has made energy policy One Nation’s signature focus in NSW, but his past comments show he touted the commercial benefits of the renewables transition.
Swedish celebrity chef Björn Frantzén is opening an “international power brasserie” at the Harbourside redevelopment, joining Chinese restaurant Mott 32 and fire-fuelled Avio Mare.
A bumper run of policy announcements has effectively expelled screens from schools. One school is stripping technology out almost completely.
Socceroos and Matildas stars have been accused of being greedy while their governing body bleeds millions. The PFA says the players are being blamed for problems not of their making.
Labor and Liberal apparatchiks are using the November 28 election as an important opportunity to learn what works, and what doesn’t, in this new political climate.
England 45-22 AustraliaGeorge, Chessum and Heyes scored first-half triesEngland had promised to do their talking on the field and so it came to pass. After a turbulent few days, this result was certainly a more than decent response to newspaper reports that all is not well within the court of Steve Borthwick. If Aus…
England provide emphatic on-pitch backing for head coach Steve Borthwick as they swat aside a listless Australia at Allianz Stadium.
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Henry Pollock scores twice in seven-try rout as England put a sorry Australian side to the sword. What a start for England! Oh my word, how clinical! They won the line-out (just) and went down the blind. Chessum with a meaty carry got them rumbling. It came back infield. Earl with a carry in the build up, Curry too.…
A crew member of a helicopter battling Indonesian wildfires was killed on Sunday when the aircraft crashed into a river as it scooped up water for an airborne drop, a local disaster agency said. The crash in Borneo Island’s South Kalimantan province was the second in days involving a firefighting aircraft, after a m…
Howard Loosemore, alongside a few talented photographer friends, spent 15 years capturing every Australian fairywren species and plumage in vivid detail that’s been published in a new book about the small and colourful lives of fairywrens Continue reading...
DC Fairhurst and Lucy Green’s film could have been a by-the-numbers genre piece. Instead it is fun, frothy and refreshingly differentAudiences have been conditioned to expect movies that are either in full colour or, more occasionally now, black and white – and ne’er the twain shall meet. Or, at least, very rarely: …
When Queensland’s first independent victims’ commissioner spoke out, the LNP’s next move was calculated and brutal. Community groups now fear retribution – and funding cutsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQueensland’s first independent victims’ commissioner, Beck O’Connor, found herself in …
Jess Wilson, who once supported the federal Indigenous voice to parliament, has vowed to repeal Victoria’s treaty within the first 100 days of a Liberal governmentOn a warm Saturday afternoon in the affluent suburb of Kew in Melbourne’s inner-east, three volunteers approach a stately two-storey home armed with a pri…
Exclusive: Head of IFPI says allowing AI companies access to online content would be a ‘huge mistake’ and damage Australia’s reputationGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia weakening copyright protections for AI companies would be “ridiculous and dangerous”, the global peak body for th…
Dating as a widow was awkward and I thought a shopping trip would distract me. What it really did was highlight all the couples making homes togetherRead more in the kindness of strangers seriesMy wonderful husband passed away in 2010. My father died soon after that, and I remember saying to my mother: “We’re both i…
With midnight book launches, record-breaking sales and billions of TikTok views, romantasy has turned into one of the biggest commercial juggernauts propping up modern publishing.But why are stories combining high fantasy and female-centric erotic romance still dismissed by mainstream culture? Guardian Australia lif…
On a fractious night in Sydney that ended with Australia reaching yet another Men's Rugby League World Cup final, it was no surprise to see Reece Walsh centre stage – for better or worse.
Rugby league's Davids have gotten much bigger in recent times but Australia's win over Samoa in the World Cup semi-final was a reminder of Goliath's power.
Kangaroos beat Toa Samoa 44-12 at Sydney’s Allianz StadiumNew Zealand await Australia in next weekend’s men’s final This was supposed to be Samoa’s chance to challenge the wilting Kangaroos, whose patchy recent performance made them appear vulnerable – to make up for the loss in the last World Cup final, when Austra…
Reece Walsh scores a hat-trick as Australia reach the Men's Rugby League World Cup final by overwhelming a Samoa side left fuming by a series of refereeing calls against them.
Usman Khawaja says he has "not thrown anyone under the bus" with revelations about the sandpaper scandal that engulfed the Australia team in 2018.
MANILA, Philippines — Gunning to end her final tournament of the year with a bang, Filipina tennis ace Alexandra “Alex” Eala fell short in her bid to capture her second World Tennis Association (WTA) title after bowing to World No. 95 Claire Liu of the United States, 3-6, 0-6, in the finals of the 2026 Hong Kong Ope…
Grattan Institute finds some doctors charge up to triple the fees of their peers – well beyond what can be justified by business running costsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 2.2 million Australians paid an “extreme” fee to see a specialist last year, with psychiatrists and paedia…
Readers comment on the quality of candidates as the Victorian election approaches.
The Jillaroos have qualified for the Rugby League World Cup final, but only after surviving an almighty scare against tournament debutant Fiji at Sydney Football Stadium.
As they prepare to shoot for their fourth flag in a row, the Brisbane Lions are closing in on announcing a successor to three-time premiership coach Chris Fagan.
Students support it, parents love it and teachers say it bolsters respect. Welcome to the school making students clean up.
From the inner city to the suburbs and into the regions, this month’s election will be fought on multiple fronts. These are the electorates that will shape who wins.
Church scores four tries as Australia beat Fiji Bulikula 30-14 Jillaroos will face New Zealand in the final next weekendThe Jillaroos survived an almighty scare from Fiji in the World Cup semi-final, securing a place in the tournament decider against New Zealand at Lang Park next week despite a stunning resistance f…
Australia have reached their fifth successive Women's Rugby League World Cup final as they seek a fourth consecutive title - but they were made to work harder than anyone expected.
Reece Walsh scores hat-trick in comfortable win at Allianz StadiumKangaroos will play New Zealand next weekend for world titleThe NRL’s form referee, Adam Gee, is in charge of tonight’s proceedings.Conditions: The south east of Australia is experiencing an unseasonal cold snap so tonight’s temperature will be around…
The South Australian premier is forcing councils to ban ticketless parking fines generated by AI camera cars.
Were the Freedmans harshly done by in comparison to Chris Waller? We asked Racing Victoria to explain.
An Australian-registered waterbombing helicopter has gone down in an Indonesian river.
Victoria will fight to land big UFC events if Jess Wilson becomes premier at the state election.
The heartbroken wife of a delivery rider stabbed to death in Melbourne has spoken about her incredible loss.
As the Big Build royal commission prepares to hold its first public hearings, Opposition Leader Jess Wilson has taken up the cudgels for Infrastructure Victoria.
Labor has bowed to months of intense public and political pressure and abandoned the sale of the historic Victoria Barracks and other defence estates.
Figures involved with the Australian team during the ball-tampering controversy in 2018 have stayed silent following Usman Khawaja’s revelations. But behind the scenes, there is plenty of angst.
SA's premier says the government will introduce regulation making it mandatory for inspectors to leave a physical ticket on the car or hand it to the driver.
Fiji Bulikula level at half-time but Jillaroos ease away after breakHosts to meet New Zealand in next weekend’s final5th minute (Australia 0-0 Fiji): The Jillaroos have weathered some serious attack from Fiji but they’ve got the ball back and now try to settle. They are yet to break out of their own half. They final…
