Day and night, there’s no relief: five ways this heatwave is one of Australia’s worst on record
Soaring temperatures, heat at altitude and hot summer nights combine to create one of south-eastern Australia’s ‘most significant’ heatwaves Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast…
One Nation may be soaring in the polls but history suggests it will struggle to go mainstream | Tom McIlroy
Pauline Hanson cuts through on social media with politically incorrect satire, but it’s a warped online world her party inhabits Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news…
Ten to watch: the athletes who can bring glory to Australia at the 2026 Winter Olympics | Martin Pegan
There are high hopes that the best-ever tally of four medals at Beijing 2022 will be bettered with at least 10 genuine podium chances in Milano Cortina Australia’s 53-strong team…
Catherine O’Hara, actor known for Home Alone and Schitt’s Creek, dies aged 71
Actor, also known for Beetlejuice and her work with Christopher Guest, died after a brief illness Catherine O’Hara managed to make difficult characters utterly delightul Catherine O’Hara: a life in…
Chalmers rejects Coalition claims Labor is fuelling inflation, and says he is ‘impatient for reform’
Australian treasurer ‘open’ to tax reform and says government wants to tackle intergenerational inequity Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Jim Chalmers says the May…
Sally was priced out of Noosa’s housing market. Now a houseboat owner, she’s about to be forced off the water
The dental nurse says a new 28-day anchoring limit is designed to get rid of houseboats and clear the view for residents of multimillion-dollar mansions Get our breaking news email,…
Queensland police scrap specialist unit providing support for domestic and family violence cases
Change comes after 100-day review that found domestic violence case management was not ‘core’ police business Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Queensland police…
‘I can’t move a fridge’: elderly residents forced out after Melbourne public housing towers earmarked for demolition
The high-rises, which are specifically for the over-55s, are home to residents in their 80s and 90s. Many have lived there for decades Get our breaking news email, free app…
I endured the Melania film so you don’t have to – my only regret is not buying popcorn so one of my senses was entertained | Caitlin Cassidy
‘Everyone wants to know,’ Melania says at the beginning of the two-hour extravaganza – but do we? It’s Friday afternoon at Hoyts on Sydney’s northern beaches, and the atmosphere is…
Australia’s grid now relies on renewable energy as much as coal. Those who doubted it look foolish
Solar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditioners Get our breaking news email, free app…