Sydney

Melissa Caddick’s widower says police tricked him over alleged Vaucluse assault

Anthony Koletti is accused of shoulder barging a 73-year-old woman at a clifftop reserve in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.

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Exxon CEO Lee Raymond, the ‘Darth Vader of global warming’, dies at 87

The former head of Exxon Mobil oversaw the oil industry’s biggest corporate merger and brandished hostility towards climate-change activism.

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The 28 WA pubs, bars and clubs where you can watch the FIFA World Cup live

It’s the list everyone’s been asking for: where can West Australians go to watch the World Cup live this week?

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Nestory Irankunda: A thriller of a goal

Irankunda sets the pitch ablaze with a clinical finish and a flair for the dramatic. After a stunning goal, he honours the King of Pop with a backflip into a mo

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No end in sight to VicRoads chaos as IT bungle leaves drivers unable to register cars, book tests

Motorists continue to be frustrated almost a week after a system upgrade crashed the organisation’s online portal.

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Shorten’s Trump fears on AUKUS revealed

The former Labor leader raised concerns about the prospect of Donald Trump being elected and compromising the AUKUS deal in a cabinet meeting in 2023.

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We get distracted 275 times a day. Use three ways to stay focused

Even when there’s no one else around, we are bombarded with constant virtual pings from new messages and emails all day long.

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Celebrity Perth vet banned after fabricating debt, posing as lawyer

Dr Peter Ricci wrote letters to a club secretary pretending to be a legal representative, falsely accusing the woman of harassment, stalking and intimidation.

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This hedge was their pride and joy. Then came the council email to ‘butcher’ it

The decades-old hedge at a Prahran apartment complex was slashed on Thursday because Stonnington Council said it encroached on the footpath.

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‘Significant risk’: Disability ministers defy Butler’s NDIS overhaul

State and territory ministers say NDIS participants will be left in inappropriate settings under Mark Butler’s reforms.

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This helicopter dropped from the sky. A report says there was nothing wrong with it

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a preliminary report into the fatal Western Queensland crash in April.

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One-off treats, lush surrounds and ‘greatest hits’: How restaurants keep you coming back

Good food isn’t enough to draw a crowd in 2026. We take a look at what else Melbourne venues do to get your attention, and keep it.

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‘Snozzle’ at the ready: State-of-the-art fire station set for Sydney’s new airport

Firefighters are readying the new station and gigantic trucks for the first cargo flights late next month, followed by passenger aircraft three months later.

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Australia left reeling at 3-0

Australia were left reeling at 3-0 against a rampant Bangladesh in Mirpur.

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This Maroons star beat Casey McLean cold. It set up his rise to Origin’s toughest role

The Blues’ newest sensation will defend in rugby league’s hardest position – opposite the man who embarrassed him earlier this year.

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One Nation has six more months to raise uncapped political donations

Nobody can see any detail of who donated what to Pauline Hanson this financial year until February 1.

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