Has Gina Rinehart ‘bought’ One Nation? Pauline Hanson has the billionaire’s backing – and she’s super happy
From luxury flights and Kidman-branded country attire to a steak dinner and meat pies, the rapidly expanding party is reaping the bounty of Australia’s richest person. Will voters pay the…
Producer believed Charlotte MacInnes was ‘fudging’ her story, court hears in Rebel Wilson defamation trial
The Hollywood star is being sued by the 27-year-old lead actor of her directorial debut, The Deb. A producer who thought a rising star was “fudging” her story and walking…
Cash, contra and five-star hotels: Kyle Sandiland’s gold-plated contract revealed in legal battle with Kiis FM | Weekly Beast
The shock jock is suing ARN Media after it tore up his contract over his on-air behaviour towards co-host Jackie O. Plus: The Australian’s Instagram fail Want to get this…
Australian hiker missing in Nova Scotia national park not heard from for two weeks
Denise Ann Williams, 62, was last heard from on 15 April, when she told her family she was travelling to the west coast of Cape Breton Island in Canada’s east…
Unrest in Alice Springs after Jefferson Lewis arrested over death of Kumanjayi Little Baby
Dozens of people gather outside hospital where 47-year-old was being treated five days after the five-year-old girl disappeared •Warning: This article contains references to and images of Indigenous Australians who…
Australia news live: Jefferson Lewis was unconscious when apprehended, police say; Kumanjayi Little Baby’s grandfather calls for calm in Alice Springs
Follow updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A man has allegedly stolen nearly $3,000 worth of diesel in jerry cans and drums from a…
Is this the end for Canberra United? A-League Women club face grievous demise | Samantha Lewis
It has been a painful few years for Australia’s trailblazing women’s team, while overseas football clubs just like theirs are funded and flourishing Three years ago, the Women’s World Cup…
‘I did receive bottles on stage. There might have been urine’: Melanie C on Spice Girls mania, impostor syndrome and her date with a Chili Pepper
As she releases a clubby new album, Sweat, the former Sporty Spice answers your questions on her raver days, scouse cuisine and Sex Pistols covers Your acid remix of Jessie…
If you’re a fan of laughing, you should invest in Australian comedy – take my (and Nick Offerman’s) word for it | Rebecca Shaw
With widespread praise for Colin from Accounts and the release of Bad Company, Australian TV comedy is finally getting its flowers Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Last week,…
A Rising of the Lights by Steve Toltz review – a darkly funny take on the male loneliness epidemic
A miserable misogynist is on a quest for redemption in Toltz’s fourth novel, which fizzes with dynamic prose but struggles to engender empathy for its protagonist Get our weekend culture…