Renters need $300,000 more superannuation in retirement than home owners, report finds

Older Australians who retire without owning a home will need about double the superannuation of those with a paid-off property if they want to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle, research finds. Advocacy group... Read more »

Labor minister Don Farrell claimed $9,000 for family travel during sports events and theatre showings | Australian politicians’ expenses

Senior government minister Don Farrell charged taxpayers $9,000 over three years for his family’s travel costs after being invited to football games and tennis matches around Australia, parliamentary records show. Amid growing... Read more »

Why cuts to apprenticeship incentives come at the worst possible time

The federal government’s quiet decision to slash apprenticeship incentives is not just a budget tweak; it’s a blow to the very trades that keep Australia running. By halving support payments for apprentices... Read more »

Rebel Wilson barred from taking further action in US court fight over troubled film ‘The Deb’

Rebel Wilson has been barred from pursuing parts of her cross-complaint in a US court fight concerning the production of her troubled directorial debut, The Deb. Ms Wilson’s directorial debut is the... Read more »

Man killed battling NSW blaze was ‘experienced firefighter’ and divisional leader

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) firefighter who died overnight on the state’s Mid North Coast has been identified as an “experienced” 59-year-old who had been working for the organisation... Read more »

How an Olympic snowboarder became one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives

Competing for Team Canada, Ryan Wedding finished as the 24th-best parallel giant slalom snowboarder in the world at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Over two decades later, he’s now part of another distinctive... Read more »

Barnaby Joyce defects from Nationals to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation

Former Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce has defected to Pauline Hanson’s One Nation. Mr Joyce will continue to represent New England as a One Nation MP in parliament until the next federal election,... Read more »

How Oscar Piastri lost the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with one moment

Whether correlation led to causation, we’ll never know. But after Monza, Piastri’s worst weekend of the year came next time out in Baku, and he went without a single podium for the... Read more »

A night Inside a Lviv bomb shelter during Russian attack

If there is any relief, it is not for long. The alert sounds again at 2:25am. I walk down to the shelter and observe the same drift of young men and women... Read more »

Victoria Police apologises for misgendering transwoman after two-year legal battle

Atomic Wylder’s life was in danger when she went to police for help in July 2023. She walked into her local police station, said she was a transgender woman and that she... Read more »