Pay with a glance at a screen as biometric technology company begins push into Australian retail
Customers will be able to pay using face and palm scans, potentially speeding up transactions – but rollout of the technology is likely to be slow Follow our Australia news…
David McBride leaves prison on parole after being jailed for leaking Afghanistan war documents
Attorney general grants former army lawyer’s release after 27 months in jail Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily…
Australia v Bangladesh: first men’s Test, day one – live
Updates as the Test match gets under way in Darwin Any thoughts? Email James 5th over: Australia 18-0 (Head 7, Weatherald 4) Taskin with more late movement, jagging a ball…
Ignore the doomsdayers – property investing in Australia is far from broken
Investor loan applications may have fallen since the start of the year, but the slump already appears to be turning around Get our breaking news email, free app or daily…
Australia politics live: Angus Taylor rebukes Andrew Bragg for expressing ‘personal views’ on migration numbers; Chris Minns steps in to deflect melon-gate question to PM
Opposition leader says he has ‘made clear’ to Bragg that his job is to express the views of the Coalition. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free…
Telstra CEO gets $700,000 pay rise to $6.8m despite Australia-wide outage
Telco board cuts senior executive bonuses by total $1.3m after tech fail that affected millions Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free…
Mutants assemble: what does the future hold for the X-Men?
After the introduction of a key character in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Marvel is bringing back one of its most beloved franchises – but the return comes at a precarious…
The Mount Isa Rodeo: broncs, bulls and exceptional horsemanship – in pictures
The 2026 Mount Isa Mines Rodeo on Kalkadoon country, Queensland, has drawn one of the largest and most diverse fields in Australian rodeo, with almost 800 competitor starts, including 200…
Isn’t it amazing what a policy that actually tackles the cause of outrageous house prices can do? | Grogonomics
Labor has shown what a government can do to improve housing affordability, exposing how pathetic previous attempts had been Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast…
Emiko Davies’ Japanese curry rice (kare raisu) – recipe
The Australian-born cook and author shares her recipe for a thick, fragrant Japanese curry – with one secret ingredient Japanese curry – kare raisu in Japanese – is unlike any…