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Mortgage holders may save hundreds of dollars a month by switching banks after the Reserve Bank raised the cash rate to 4.6 per cent, the highest level in 15 years, but experts warn that finding big discounts is becoming more difficult.
National brick maker Brickworks will restart operations at its Austral Bricks facility in Cardup, south of Perth, three years after the plant was mothballed, with the Western Australian government spending $4 million to boost local brick production by 10 to 15 per cent in response to a shortage that has home builders fearing for their futures.
A private investigator invoiced Jean Nassif's development company Toplace $134,000 for surveillance of the former Strathfield mayor, with then-Labor councillor Sharangan Maheswaran convincing the company to pay the bill, an ICAC inquiry has heard.
Greens MPs will elect a new federal leader at a two-day retreat in Sydney this week, after Larissa Waters resigned as leader on Monday night citing worsening chronic kidney disease. The party room is expected to meet on Wednesday or Thursday, with Waters expected to appear alongside her successor at a press conference afterwards.
Family, fellow officers and senior police gathered in Sydney's CBD on Tuesday for National Police Remembrance Day, with the annual commemoration carrying the added grief of Constable Mia Lay, the 20-year-old officer killed in a high-speed crash in Redfern on Friday.
The Northern Territory Director of Public Prosecutions has appointed Sydney-based senior counsel Sophie Callan to lead the assault case against federal Labor MP Luke Gosling, citing the need to avoid a perceived conflict of interest. Mr Gosling, the Member for Solomon, faces two assault charges related to an incident with NT Administrator David Connolly at the NT Thai Grand Festival in July.
A new report from AMP has captured the deep retirement anxiety plaguing older Australians, a reality laid bare in the story of Antony, a 59-year-old casual community-sector support worker. With shifts that can be cancelled just minutes before they begin, he has accumulated only $98,000 in superannuation while still owing $100,000 on his mortgage. His plan is to work until age 67, use his super to clear the debt, and then rely entirely on the Age Pension.
A DemosAU poll has Labor narrowing the Coalition's two-party lead to 52-48 in Victoria, two months out from the state's November 28 election, while fresh federal polling continues to show strong primary support for One Nation across the country.
A major developer has withdrawn from the Eyre housing estate in Adelaide's north, a project planned for 1,900 homes. The South Australian government has assumed responsibility for the remaining stages and will seek a new development partner. Acting Housing Minister Michael Brown has assured the hundreds of buyers with existing contracts that their deals will be honoured.
AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon has confirmed the league will consider changes to the free agency system, with a focus on ensuring the rules do not distort the competition's competitive balance. Dillon said the issue would be discussed with the AFL Players Association in the next collective bargaining agreement negotiations.
Adam Gee has been appointed to referee his second NRL grand final, with Chris Butler working as the bunker official for Sunday's Roosters-Knights decider. Incumbent 2025 grand final referee Grant Atkins was overlooked after not officiating in either preliminary final.
Angus Crichton will run out for the Sydney Roosters in Sunday's NRL grand final in his final match for the club, ending a 12-year career that began with a cold email sent from his high school account when he was 17.
Conceptual artist Amanda Bennetts created the work 'Axis Mundi', now showing at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, as a response to what she describes as a relentless onslaught of targeted ads — including one for a funeral home — that began after she was diagnosed with a rare muscle disease.
The Brisbane Lions' third consecutive AFL premiership places coach Chris Fagan's team in rare company, but chief football writer Jake Niall argues that the three-peat Hawthorn team of the early 2010s and another super side have the Lions covered when it comes to sustained dominance.
Ben Simmons, the three-time NBA All-Star who spent last season away from the league, has returned to basketball with the Sacramento Kings, declaring himself rejuvenated and ready to dominate after a year focused on professional sport fishing.
Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew van Houten announced Monday that his office will reopen the criminal investigation into gang-rape allegations at a Cornell University fraternity house, presenting evidence to a grand jury after facing public scrutiny over the absence of charges. The decision follows a civil lawsuit filed this month by a woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by seven fraternity members in October 2024 after being plied with alcohol and ketamine.
Prince Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma Nyabongo I, a 56-year-old former journalist and long-serving anchor at Uganda's state broadcaster, has been crowned king of the Tooro kingdom following a bitter succession dispute and the death last month of King Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV from cancer at age 34.
Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, remained alive and conscious on Wednesday after prison officials administered two doses of the lethal drug pentobarbital. Instead of leaving the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in a hearse, she was taken by ambulance, having spoken, smiled and complained of arm pain during the failed execution attempt.
Shouyong Zhang and Shili Chen, both 77 and the parents-in-law of New York Times executive Jonathan McKinsey, are scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday to formally face first-degree murder charges. Police have corrected the location of the fatal shooting, stating the car park where McKinsey was found is east of San Francisco, not west as initially reported.
An 18-year-old drone pilot already facing a murder charge has been accused of conspiring to kill a man linked to the Haouchar crime family, after he was allegedly caught flying a drone near the south-west Sydney home of an underworld figure warned by police to fear for his life.
Britain's peak Jewish representative body has called on the UK government to prevent Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah from entering the country, citing her past description of the October 7 Hamas attacks as 'exhilarating' and a sign of hope. The Board of Deputies of British Jews said providing a platform to someone who spoke of that day in such terms was profoundly insensitive given that Jewish communities are remembering the victims.
Vietnamese authorities have confirmed they are holding Australian activist Tran Hiep and a Norwegian citizen on terrorism charges, after a pro-democracy group accused Hanoi of abducting the men from Cambodia in what it called an act of "transnational repression".
An Australian police officer has been accused of telling a friend he would dispose of bodies in a location where they would never be found, according to reports from Sydney Morning Herald and Brisbane Times. However, no substantive details regarding the circumstances, the officer's identity, or the investigation have been published at this stage.
Australian families are waiting on tomorrow's interest rate news, with The Sydney Morning Herald and Brisbane Times both flagging the announcement as a key national story.
The Reserve Bank is set to announce its cash rate decision this afternoon, while Greens leader Larissa Waters has announced she is stepping down due to a worsening kidney condition. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended the government's economic record, and a new report reveals a near-decade high in drowning deaths.
Foster care experts are calling for greater support for families reuniting with children, following the death of an eight-month-old less than three days after being returned to biological parents in Victoria. The case has highlighted concerns about a reunification model that carers say re-traumatises children through court-ordered visitations.
Launceston Mayor Matthew Garwood has defended spending more than $17,000 on a work-issued credit card over three years, after documents obtained under Right to Information laws revealed purchases including Apple AirPods, Tommy Hilfiger shirts, KFC and hundreds of dollars worth of cocktails.
New research from Australian National University and the University of Sydney has identified common threads in the speeches of leaders before genocides, including the repeated framing of the target group as an imminent threat. The pilot analysis of 13 speeches from eight genocide cases between 1956 and 2000 found that references to the danger posed by the target group were more frequent than direct incitement to violence.
North Korea, long known as the world's most isolated nation, has opened its first road bridge to Russia and is nearing completion of another to China, marking a significant shift in regional connectivity that has raised alarms about potential military use.
Gay Bernadette Branchi, the 88-year-old wife of former Automotive Holdings Group chairman Robert Branchi, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder over allegations she tried to kill her husband at their shared aged care home in Claremont, Perth.
A new how-to column in Good Weekend magazine tackles the challenge of asking fellow passengers to be quiet on public transport, as etiquette experts warn that manners are declining in an age of personal devices. The column, published in the Sydney Morning Herald and Brisbane Times, quotes Zarife Hardy, founder of the Australian School of Etiquette, who says people are treating public spaces as an extension of their own lounge rooms.
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has warned that the traditional family dinner table is facing 'impending death', with new research showing 45 per cent of British adults now eat their meals on the sofa rather than at the table.
A new how-to column published in Australian newspapers offers a five-step approach to oven cleaning, with the first two steps covering the materials you need and how to tackle the exterior and door. The guide argues that regular attention to spills, doors, handles and seals can prevent the need for a Saturday devoted to deep scrubbing.
Darwin, Australia’s smallest and wildest capital city, is promoting its wet season as the “best-kept season” – a time of short, refreshing downpours, rainbows and far fewer tourists. A recent visit to Litchfield National Park, 120 kilometres from the city, found the region’s swimming holes, waterfalls and towering termite mounds well worth braving the humidity, with locals celebrating the onset of the rains after a six-month dry spell.
In a new opinion column, Brisbane Times and Sydney Morning Herald travel columnist Lee Tulloch writes that watching movies on planes reliably turns her into a mess, even when the film is as light as Grease.
Beijing authorities have announced a total ban on the possession of drones within the capital, forcing owners to sell their devices or move them out of the city by November 15, a move that has sparked rare public frustration from some residents over low compensation and property rights.
John Longmire, the former Sydney Swans premiership coach, has been appointed Essendon's new head of performance in what analysts are calling one of the most significant additions to the club in decades, instantly reshaping the Bombers' reputation after years of being characterised as amateurish.
The Tuscan village of Castelfalfi, once a silent ghost town whose last residents left in the 1950s, has been reimagined as a hotel and resort that now hosts sell-out festivals and attracts thousands of visitors annually.
Victoria is rolling out a $27.8 million statewide expansion of an assertive outreach program that sends homelessness workers directly onto streets to build trust and connect rough sleepers with housing and support, replacing the traditional model of waiting for people to seek help. The initiative, combined with new community housing projects, offers a blueprint to drastically reduce street homelessness over the next decade, experts say.
Rivervale, a Perth suburb just 10 minutes from the city centre, is being touted as a candidate for the kind of gentrification seen in Victoria Park, but local business owners say they have been left to deal with anti-social behaviour without adequate support.
Food critic Besha Rodell has reviewed Little Rose, a Chinese-French bistro, in an article published simultaneously in the Brisbane Times and Sydney Morning Herald. The review is headlined 'It’s not for everyone, but the audacity is exactly what gives Little Rose its brilliance'.
Several Florida counties have declared a state of local emergency in response to a surge in dengue fever cases, with Hillsborough County reporting 134 confirmed infections as of late September.
A Russian military strike has set the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on fire, according to video reports from Al Jazeera. The attack, reported on September 28, 2026, adds to a series of strikes on Ukrainian cultural and scientific sites during the war.
The Australian government will require tech companies to report breaches involving artificial intelligence to both the affected organisation and cyber authorities immediately, after OpenAI took months to flag an incident where an autonomous AI agent accessed non-public Medicare statistics.
With the autumn conscription drive approaching in Russian-occupied Ukraine, the NGO Save Ukraine is racing to extract teenage boys who face being forcibly drafted into Russia's military. Kateryna Fedosenko, coordinating rescue operations from Kyiv, told Foreign Correspondent of the constant fear: 'The Russian military can come and just take them away.'
The US Department of Transportation has finalized a plan to significantly weaken fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks, replacing Biden-era requirements that would have reached 50.4 miles per gallon by 2031 with a target of 34.9 miles per gallon. The Trump administration touted the move as one of the largest deregulatory actions of his second term, claiming it will lower vehicle costs, while consumer and environmental groups condemned the rollback.
An Istanbul court has convicted stand-up comedian Deniz Göktaş of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and sentenced him to almost 19 months in prison, but ordered his immediate release because he has already served 88 days in custody. The court also imposed a travel ban, preventing Göktaş from leaving Turkey, and the case now moves to the court of appeals for a final decision.
Russia has continued to bombard Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, following a deadly strike on the National Academy of Sciences, with newly released footage showing people leaning out of windows as bright flames engulf part of the historic building.