Mooroolbark has Melbourne’s worst shopping centre – but its days could be numbered

Just where the name “Mooroolbark” came from and what it means is disputed. It was popularly believed to be an Indigenous word for “red earth” or “red bark”, and there’s a Red... Read more »

No remorse, no pity and a long, lonely prison life ahead for Erin Patterson

Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Convicted triple murderer Erin Patterson showed no pity for her victims, no remorse over their deaths and continued to pour salt in the wounds... Read more »

How world media reacted to All Blacks win over Springboks

Quinn Tupaea celebrates. Photo: Brett Phibbs / www.photosport.nz The All Blacks have stepped up to the plate, dishing a dramatic 24-17 blow to the Springboks at Auckland’s Eden Park. There was much... Read more »

What I learnt from three months of slashing my screen time

Staring at my computer, distracted by TV noise and the phone by my side, I sense a familiar feeling I had right before taking a screen-time break earlier this year. It’s an... Read more »

Alex Hawke tells Jacinta Nampijinpa Price to apologise to Indian Australians

A senior Liberal has rejected Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s accusations that he engaged in “cowardly and inappropriate behaviour” and has publicly called on the senator to apologise for the “ongoing harm” her remarks... Read more »

Food and garden organic waste bin system on verge of collapse across WA’s South West

As more Perth councils bring in a third bin for food waste, some of WA’s earliest adopters of the so-called FOGO system are just months away from potentially scrapping the scheme. A... Read more »

Australia news live: early risers wonder at blood moon; Erin Patterson awaits sentencing for mushroom murders | Australia news

Stargazers marvel at ‘blood moon’ lunar eclipse around the world As promised, an image of the blood moon as seen over Sydney early this morning: A full moon is seen over Sydney... Read more »

FOI and other times where ‘national security’ meant secrecy

In opposition to basically everything Labor has ever said about being an open and transparent government, this week it announced plans to make Australia’s far from ideal freedom of information (FOI) system... Read more »

Treasurers push to scrap tradie rule costing Australia $4b a year

Treasurer Jim Chalmers and his state and territory counterparts have been urged to move quickly to knock down “archaic, colonial-era” rules holding back the economy when they meet for the first time... Read more »

PM Ishiba’s resignation triggers Japan leadership race

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says he will resign, caving into ruling party pressure to take responsibility for a series of election losses. Ishiba’s resignation will trigger a leadership race in his... Read more »