Genetically modified purple tomatoes get green light to be sold in Australia
Purple Bliss tomatoes, which get colour from the genes of snapdragon flowers, could become the first fresh GM food available in Australian stores Follow our Australia news live blog for…
Boy swims four hours through rough seas to save mother and siblings off Western Australia
Teen swims 4km, two without a life jacket, to sound alarm which led to the discovery of his family Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our…
Pauline Hanson failed to declare another flight from billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company
Exclusive: One Nation leader gifted the flight from company of Australia’s richest person last year, but did not declare in line with parliamentary rules Follow our Australia news live blog…
Australia politics live: Liberals accuse Labor of trying to dodge scrutiny with move to reduce opposition questions in parliament
Reserve Bank due to announce decision on interest rates this afternoon. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Liberal politicians have joked…
The rise and rise of Australia’s cinematheques: ‘There’s just a particular magic’
Around the country, arthouse film programs hosted in galleries and independent cinemas are booming – and their audiences are filled with young viewers Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email…
My rookie era: I signed up for ballet on a whim. I still can’t tell my left from my right
Over 16 weeks of weekly classes, my glutes are stronger, my calves shapelier and – to my surprise – I have a growing sense of rhythm Read more summer essentials…
Inside the idyllic studio of Alison Lester: ‘Everything I do looks a bit like a stuffed toy’
The doyenne of Australian picture books talks about her creative process, the ‘wild and woolly’ place that inspired Magic Beach – and how a favourite idea was sketched on an…
What’s the best way to deal with a potential interest rate rise? | Fiona Katauskas
Try lying down until the feeling goes away See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
Mistrust and fear after the Invasion Day bomb scare – podcast
When a homemade bomb was allegedly thrown into a crowd of more than 2,000 people at an Invasion Day rally in Perth last week, police said that, had it gone…
Debt group sees upside in higher credit card balances
Debt collection and lending group Credit Corp has posted a flat interim profit, on the back of lower earnings from its Australian and New Zealand loans book. The company, which…