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25.01.2022 #OPINION Responsible spending of taxpayers’ money means investing in programs that are backed up by evidence, regularly reviewed and improved, and value for money.

25.01.2022 Ben Cousins' ex-partner claims she had to choose between reporting his violence restraining order breaches and having her children taken away, and his child support payments were "the least of my worries" despite him receiving a substantial payout from a controversial television interview.

24.01.2022 While Cate Blanchett is living in Britain locked down amid a shocking surge in COVID-19 cases one of Australia's greatest actors remains acutely conscious of her home country's poor record of detaining refugees over the years.

24.01.2022 The brother of disgraced former public servant Paul Whyte has been charged with money laundering as part of a continuing probe into the $22 million rort at the Department of Communities.

23.01.2022 The Australian boss of Johnson & Johnson's pharmaceuticals business has joined vaccine experts in warning plans for COVID-19 vaccine distribution are still a work in progress and will involve hurdles.

23.01.2022 Australia could become a parking lot for the world's petrol vehicles unless drivers are encouraged to buy more electric vehicles, industry and experts say, as prices for the cheapest electric models here can be double what they are overseas.

23.01.2022 Perhaps the Cats were due a little luck. After so much preliminary final pain four losses since 2011 Geelong are through to another grand final.

23.01.2022 Craig Robert Dale, 53, was arrested on Monday night in Karrinyup by financial crimes squad detectives and charged with 15 allegations of fraud.

23.01.2022 Seven people were injured during the shocking incident, where sergeants Mike Little and Michelle Cornwall shot the man multiple times after he lunged at them with a large knife on May 1.

22.01.2022 #OPINION The British government has indicated it would not permit the extradition of Assange to the US to face the death penalty, but what the judge has effectively found is that the extradition itself would be equivalent to a death penalty.

22.01.2022 The UK has become the first western country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine with its regulator clearing Pfizer and BioNTech SE's shot ahead of decisions in the US and European Union.

22.01.2022 #OPINION It is now obvious that Australia needs, and most of the community is demanding, a strong National Integrity Commission.

22.01.2022 A skeleton that sat in a box at the Australian Museum for more than three decades after it was mistaken for Indigenous remains is finally getting its day in court but police are appealing to the public for more information first.

22.01.2022 Premier Mark McGowan is preparing to drop WA's hard border with the eastern states and unveil a timeline for when Australians from every jurisdiction except NSW and Victoria can travel to the state without quarantine.

22.01.2022 Yet again the BBL messes around with the rules for no apparent reason.

22.01.2022 The Australian Communications and Media Authority said on Tuesday the Four Corners episode Cash Splash which aired in July last year should have provided more information and perspectives from supporters of the controversial water management scheme.

21.01.2022 Voters in the formerly blue-ribbon Liberal seat of Warringah want a plan for Australia to get to net zero carbon emissions, party figures said on Tuesday while launching a campaign office to help win back the seat at the next election.

21.01.2022 #BREAKING Clive Palmer lost the case.

21.01.2022 Andrew Hastie, chair of the Parliament's powerful intelligence and security committee, was denied a visa to China last year over his public criticism of the Chinese Communist Party.

21.01.2022 The first snapshot of Australia's drug consumption since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has shown cocaine and cannabis use at record levels in capital cities, while methamphetamine use plunged by almost half in Perth.

20.01.2022 The US Capitol locked down on Wednesday with lawmakers inside as violent clashes broke out between supporters of President Donald Trump and police.

20.01.2022 If Donald Trump believes, deep down, that he has any realistic prospect of serving another four years in the White House, he didn't act like it when he fronted the cameras on Saturday.

20.01.2022 Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics also shows the overall outcome from COVID-19 is a hit to the nation's collective wellbeing.

20.01.2022 A year like no other for most of us around the world will be remembered in the US and international financial markets for five remarkable features.

19.01.2022 The Big Bash League fixture has finally been unveiled, with the tournament to open on December 10 and be staged in four states and territories through December.

19.01.2022 For the first time in SASR history, a group of 12 current and former soldiers have stepped out from the shadows to remind the country what they are, and what they are not.

19.01.2022 Apple is "stepping up" its efforts to build a search engine, amid a US government investigation that has placed a deal to use Google's engine on iPhones under threat.

18.01.2022 Cricket Australia has posted a $45.9 million net deficit and conceded there could be added costs and a loss of revenue of up to $120 million this summer.

18.01.2022 #LIVE: President-elect Joe Biden is due to speak shortly amid Trump supporters storming the US Capitol building and clashing with police.

17.01.2022 Passengers will have to deal with cancellations and last-minute booking changes themselves at self-service kiosks, online or through a call centre.

17.01.2022 The company, which claims 65 million monthly active users, has financial backing from music industry heavyweights including Snoop Dogg and The Weeknd. But perhaps its most potent supporter is political: Donald Trump jnr.

16.01.2022 The broadcaster rejected the allegation, first reported by The Australian, in a statement on Wednesday morning amid an intensifying fallout with the Morrison government over the Four Corners program.

16.01.2022 Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios has offered an insight into the future of basketballer Giannis Antetokounmpo, dropping a clue following his recent FaceTime call with the NBA's two-time most valuable player.

16.01.2022 The number of people in hospital with COVID-19 rose by 437 to 10,042, exceeding 10,000 for the first time since mid-June, and the number of people in intensive care rose by 50 to 1800, a level last seen in mid-May.

16.01.2022 This year, we all know Christmas 2020 (written and directed by David Lynch and narrated by Samuel L. Jackson) is going to look and feel a little different. But those annual traditions Australians love? They’re still ours in one form or another. Here’s what to expect.

15.01.2022 The government will also require many public agencies to become carbon neutral by 2025, in part by getting rid of coal boilers and buying electric cars.

15.01.2022 "I do" has given way to "I don't" and "I never will" as new figures reveal the nation's lowest marriage rates since the creation of the Commonwealth.

15.01.2022 Gabby Leibovich, 50, and his brother Hezi, 44, grew up in Israel near the Lebanese border. Emigrating here with their family in 1986, they have gone on to become two of Australia’s most successful online entrepreneurs.

15.01.2022 Britain will extend the time between doses to roll out its newly authorised Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine to more of the population faster, as the toughest set of restrictions were widened to cover three-quarters of England.

15.01.2022 As a fourth-generation member of a prominent WA winemaking family, Jason Credaro grew up with wine in his blood and viticulture through his veins.

15.01.2022 The federal government's changes to tertiary funding will increase the cost of many degrees while other courses will be cheaper. Find out how it will affect you here:

14.01.2022 For all the focus on our food bowl, Australia is much better at providing financial advice, health care and education to the world than it is at selling our produce.

14.01.2022 "We danced, rode bikes, swam near whales, kayaked, watched a movie on the beach and so much more," Kardashian, who turned 40 on October 21, wrote in a Twitter thread. The goal of the celebration, she noted, was "to pretend things were normal just for a brief moment in time".

14.01.2022 From A-list actor to one of Hollywood’s most sought after TV producers, Nicole Kidman’s high-flying life is one to envy. Yet behind the scenes the Aussie superstar also harbours regrets and fears.

13.01.2022 The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts is giving the comic-drama Rams an extraordinary second chance at its awards after director Jeremy Sims said that it was "grossly under-represented" in the nominations in a COVID-disrupted year.

13.01.2022 Parking is a persistent problem for a multi-storey redevelopment of popular Trigg cafe Yelo, which has been knocked back for a second time by the City of Stirling and faces an uphill battle to get past WA's final planning decision-maker.

12.01.2022 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that military operations in the restive region of Tigray are complete and federal troops control the regional capital, a major development in a three-week-old war that has shaken the Horn of Africa.

11.01.2022 #OPINION We’re getting the horse before the cart, turning the people who are supposed to be the chief beneficiaries of a good economy into the people who, we’re told, must suffer to bring the good economy about. That’s what needs reform.

11.01.2022 #OPINION Only hours before Myer's virtual annual meeting was set to begin, chairman Garry Hounsell had no choice but to be counted as a no-show.

11.01.2022 Billionaire retailer Solomon Lew has told the directors of department store Myer to step down or face dismissal following the resignation of chairman Garry Hounsell just hours before the company's annual general meeting on Thursday.

11.01.2022 The wife of Australian cricketer David Warner says families remain in the dark about potential hub life this summer but is confident the star batsman can handle the "new normal" in the marquee series against India.

10.01.2022 Top national security agencies in a rare joint statement have confirmed that Russia was likely responsible for a massive hack of US government departments and corporations, rejecting President Donald Trump's claim that China might be to blame.

10.01.2022 The guild has been marred by claims it has become a faceless entity which lacks any desire to stand up to the university chancellery since an internal scandal last year resulted in legal threats.

10.01.2022 Militant Maritime Union of Australia president Christy Cain tendered his resignation from that role and as the union's West Australian state secretary in preparation for his planned ascension as national secretary of the CFMMEU at a meeting in December.

10.01.2022 The Chinese Communist Party is the greatest threat to religious freedom in the world today, according US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

10.01.2022 And the winner is ... Basil Zempilas who will be our next Perth Lord Mayor.

10.01.2022 New data from the ABS shows the Australian economy is back growing again, after its deepest three-month drop in activity in the June quarter.

10.01.2022 In the pantheon of Great Australian Side Dishes, one table mate rules above all. Guillaume Brahimi's Paris mash might be the ultimate accompaniment to beef bourguignon, and Neil Perry's mushy peas should always ride shotgun with a Rockpool steak, but nothing hits all the nostalgia-filled pleasure points like Sizzler's cheese toast.

09.01.2022 #OPINION The cryptocurrency is gaining wider acceptance, moving from a speculative plaything for millennials to a financial asset of interest to some conventional investors.

09.01.2022 #OPINION So here’s the paradox of speed. Slow cities give you more time. How that works goes to how we conceive and colonise planet Earth.

09.01.2022 Treasury Wine Estates is planning for potentially severe tariffs on its exports to China and is looking to redirect wine to other international markets as trade tensions between Australia and China escalate.

09.01.2022 A six-month investigation by The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald can reveal a crime gang subject to a major FBI investigation and fraud charges in the United States operated with impunity in Australia for nearly 10 years, and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission missed two opportunities to shut it down.

07.01.2022 #OPINION Why, over the past eight years, has there been a spate of fatalities in the Melbourne Cup?

07.01.2022 Trump's wish to alter or even repeal the law protecting companies such as Facebook and Twitter from liability over most content published by their users has taken on greater urgency since his defeat by Joe Biden.

07.01.2022 The result of one woman's determination is the first comprehensive film of one of the biggest social movements of the 20th century, and much like the turbulence of those years, it's a rollercoaster it's angry, it's emotional and sometimes shocking.

07.01.2022 The Australian Open will go ahead but has been pushed back to a start date of February 8.

06.01.2022 Hawthorn have poached Richmond assistant and former Brisbane Lions three-time premiership player Craig McRae for their 2021 coaching panel.

06.01.2022 An emergency measure to prevent the cheap takeover of Australian assets by foreign buyers will end this week, prompting calls from Labor to overhaul the foreign investment review system to make it more independent of government intervention.

05.01.2022 All Saints Anglican Church in Collie was a sea of pink, Annaliesse Ugle’s favourite colour, as the young girl was farewelled on Monday.

04.01.2022 From cosy city retreats to regional foodie hubs, wellness sanctuaries to heritage homesteads, there are places nationwide ready to help you unwind as soon as the borders are fully open. Start dreaming about them now.

03.01.2022 #OPINION What science has predicted for decades is already affecting us all, but the stakes are particularly high for islands nations.

03.01.2022 Police were notified by a member of the public about 2.40pm who believed a person had been washed off the rocks at the popular Esperance beach.

02.01.2022 In a case that could echo well beyond the courtroom where it is being heard, Sydney radio presenter Erin Molan has been accused of being racist because she has, more than once, put on accents.

02.01.2022 #OPINION The people were sick of our political system, and getting sicker by the year, before the pandemic struck. The effectiveness of federal and state governments in managing the plague has won a reprieve for Australian democracy. But no more than that.

02.01.2022 #ANALYSIS The nation has saved an extra $200 billion over the past year. That money will need to flow back into shop registers to get the economy growing.

02.01.2022 The City of Perth will still come in under budget for its Christmas concerts despite the $80,000 price tag on the event.

02.01.2022 The parent company of popular clothing chains Gorman and Dangerfield has threatened numerous fashion retailers with legal action over their Black Friday sales advertising, claiming it infringes on a trademark registered by the company over 10 years ago.

02.01.2022 Prime Minister Scott Morrison is not impatient for a result in the US presidential election and insists American democracy will prevail despite uncertainty.

01.01.2022 In a five-country tour of Asia, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is doing his best to deliver Donald Trump's message ahead of the US election.

01.01.2022 The fact America's death toll was so much higher than most other developed countries did not dent their national pride or their faith in Trump.

01.01.2022 Tennis Australia has moved to reassure the professional tennis playing fraternity that its Australian Open plans remain on track, while confirming that a spectator-free tournament is still possible.