Fires, fury and hundreds of arrests as France gripped by student protests
Government struggling to deal with worst crisis in months after being taken by surprise by massive demonstrations As dozens of school pupils sat on top of a pile of wheelie…
Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic emblems leaked by official YouTube account
Sneak preview shown in video after pieces revealed over past week Cockatoo-inspired emblem to be officially unveiled on Monday The Brisbane 2032 Olympics and Paralympics emblems have been accidentally leaked…
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne
The epicentre was at Leongatha, 130km south-east of Melbourne, with residents reporting houses shaking just after 2am Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A magnitude…
Several people injured after vehicle hits crowd in Newcastle waiting to farewell Knights team bus
Driver arrested at the scene after a vehicle struck multiple people in a crowd Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A car has crashed into…
Shaun Tan: ‘We’re always only seeing a thin skin of reality’
One of Australia’s most cherished and awarded picture book illustrators on what makes a good painting, the mechanics of life and the fine line between utopia and dystopia I half…
Back to Back Barries: Can the Greens beat Labor? – podcast
Barrie Cassidy and Sean Kelly (filling in for Tony Barry) discuss the Greens leadership change this week. Senator David Shoebridge defeated two women to take out the top job in…
Barking beautiful: the 2026 Dog Photography awards – in pictures
The 18 winning images from the annual contest that seeks to showcase the world’s most exceptional dog photographs while highlighting their subjects’ diversity and charm. These photos were selected from…
Hip-pocket politics is Labor’s greatest vulnerability – and red-hot anger over the latest rate rise isn’t helping | Tom McIlroy
Unemployment is up, house prices are down and interest rates are rising – giving Angus Taylor the chance to show how he can turn things around Get our breaking news…
An ‘onslaught of punches’: is this week the cost-of-living tipping point for many Australian households?
As more families report housing stress, declines in financial wellbeing and food insecurity, experts warn that the situation is not just an economic problem but a matter of public health…
Former Wallaby hooker Nathan Charles diagnosed with MND at 37
Charles played professional sport with cystic fibrosis Diagnosis ‘just at times quite cruel’ The former Wallaby Nathan Charles, who became the first cystic fibrosis sufferer in the world to play…