Foxtel’s cunning plan to break Nine Entertainment on NRL footy rights
The biggest game in Australian sport right now isn’t being played on any field. It’s the fight for NRL broadcast rights between Nine Entertainment and Foxtel. Michael Pascoe says Nine…
Whistleblower laws. “Perfect the enemy of the good but this ain’t even good”
Whistleblowers get the blunt end of the stick in Australia. They do great public good but suffer for protection. Rex Patrick reports on KPMG and the live Neometals case. Rules…
The UN has shamed Israel over sexual violence in conflict. Now there must be accountability | Janine di Giovanni
Russia is also included on the UN’s blacklist – and it faces enormous pressure from sanctions. The same consequences must apply to Israel • Janine di Giovanni is executive director…
A new test claims to tell how well you’re ageing – and even when you’ll die. But I’d rather not know | Helen Pilcher
I think I’ll leave new methods to measure biological age to the Kardashians. Too much knowledge about your mortality can be bad for your health In the season 5 finale…
As One Nation seeks donations to ‘fire the liar’, News Corp gives it front-page billing | Weekly Beast
Pauline Hanson’s fundraising drive gets front-page coverage in Sydney tabloid. Plus: The Hollywood Reporter scoop that wasn’t Want to get this in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for the…
The World Cup is a chance for non-sports fans like me to embrace the beautifully inconsequential game | Myke Bartlett
What joy it is to invest deeply into how well a nation you’ve never heard of moves a ball around a field If you’re not a football fan, it’s possible…
The best podcasts of 2026 so far
Surreal genius from Harry Hill, trailblazing women and a passionate ode to an incredible New York rapper – these are the best listens from the last six months *** Continue…
From man boobs to baldness: everything you wanted to know about midlife wellness … but were too male to ask
Is my metabolism slowing with age? What’s the secret to good skin? And is there anything I can do about my crows feet? Medical, health and diet experts offer a…
One art dealer brought impressionism to America. Now his great-great-granddaughter is bringing it to Geelong
The most ambitious exhibition in the Geelong Gallery’s history honours the movement’s early champion Paul Durand-Ruel and features works by Monet, Renoir and Pissarro Sign up for a weekly email…
‘Failure was my thing’: Women’s prize winner Virginia Evans on her long journey to success
The American author received ‘thousands of rejections’ over two decades before finally hitting gold with her first published novel Just as I am about to interview this year’s Women’s prize…