Parks, pools and piazzas – the push to make the Sydney of 2050 a place that puts people first.

The Coalition is criticising Labor’s aged care plan unveiled in last night’s budget reply, Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Australia to provide armoured vehicles to his country and the Solomon Islands has inked its security deal with China despite A...

Phillip Dong Fang Lee, who was one of the casino’s “largest patrons by turnover”, lost an estimated $57 million at the venue during the same 14-year period. 

Phil McAdam, who runs Vancouver Bait Supply in Williamstown, was the last commercial fisherman left at Port Phillip Bay after the government phased the industry out.

The week in photos from the award-winning SMH and AFR photographers.

On the same day Sydney drivers were hit with a major toll price hike, Transport for NSW revealed thousands of drivers have been incorrectly charged after an account management systems error.

Should the DFES Commissioner be given the power to veto new property subdivisions in high bushfire risk areas? One group opposed to the development of a new subdivision in the Perth Hills by powerful property developer Nigel Satterly says yes.

Sardine fisher Phil McAdam is winding up his business as the ban on commercial net fishing in Port Phillip Bay comes into effect.

A Booker nomination may seem to answer a writer’s prayers – but it can also generate a stream of odd questions from strangers. Here’s how Steve Toltz responds.

Agribusiness tech CEO Linda Woodford, 50, has been identified as one of the five people who died in the crash.

The Sri Lankan-born Logie-Award winner discusses losing weight, gaining confidence, grieving family deaths and what it’s like to “die” on stage.

He entered a not guilty plea and was remanded to May 23 for a trial allocation date. 

Australia’s Laura Brown changed how people think about magazine editors during her time at the helm of US fashion title InStyle.

The week in photos from our award winning staff photographers and regular contributing photographers at The Age.

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Premier Mark McGowan said there had been a 25 to 30 per cent hit rate for PCR tests, with a total of 14,874 people tested on Thursday and 3645 returning a positive result.

One of my goals for the 2022 election – and there are many – is to make sure you aren’t left surprised or baffled by the result.

A former elite soldier who was punched by war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith after a mission in Afghanistan has denied he had a drinking problem.

That Russia is calling in guns for hire to replace is losses shows that its armed forces are a hollow edifice.

Ali Khamis Moh’d, 42, was looking after a 25-year-old woman as she recovered from heart surgery at Healthscope’s Norwest Private Hospital in September 2021 when he allegedly had sexual intercourse with her without her consent.

While still awaiting the results of an autopsy, detectives probing the death of the 38-year-old initially considered domestic violence as a factor in her death, but now believe it was not suspicious.

The convicted drug trafficker was rushed from Barwon Prison with chest pains and is being treated in hospital.

Cricket Tasmania has rejected allegations made by former staffer Renee Ferguson about the organisation and some of its staffers, and says in court papers she sent explicit messages to Tim Paine and made sexualised comments at work.

Together, twins Liliana del Porto and Lydia Marcuzzi have survived wartime bombing, a taste of Italian Hollywood – and a very protective mother.

He was supposed to follow his dad into the fire brigade, but police work got in the way. Then in 2009, flames crossed his path again.

Will Smith crossed the line from protective to possessive when he hit Chris Rock at the Oscars.

The figures include 270 people who have died from the virus since the start of January and 66 deaths which occurred in the home.

Queensland authorities will also establish 50 pop-up vaccination clinics at shopping centres and schools in the holidays.

It’s fast food for the Instagram generation - but how does the 11-course Frankenstein feast stack up?

Ten years ago, the NSW government staged a major intervention at Walgett Community College. Yet the school’s problems persist, and no-one can agree on a solution.

An enraged father who drove 600 kilometres across Western Australia to confront his daughter’s alleged abuser before trying to cut the man’s penis off and killing him in a house fire has been jailed. 

An outdoor dinosaur garden will be added to Melbourne Museum, linking fascinating new exhibits, and providing an educational play space for kids.

We should not let this crisis have a prolonged negative impact on our children – and seeing every child thrive in their education will be critical to mitigating that.

A lack of customers, staff falling ill after catching the virus and no interstate or overseas talent has left many businesses struggling, but there is now a light at the end of the tunnel.

“We’re seeing substantial numbers of COVID patients, but the majority are coming in for something completely unrelated like a sprained ankle or appendicitis”, a leading emergency physician has revealed.

The Bureau of Meteorology said wind gusts of 100km/h will be recorded in coastal locations all the way from Newcastle to the NSW South Coast across Friday and Saturday.

The timing of Andy Penn’s announced departure from the telco was peculiar, to say the least.

Thousands of people have moved to the affected areas with the promise of public transport.

There’s no reason not to have high expectations of a short man.

The telco industry was baffled by Andy Penn’s decision to leave the day after the federal budget.

The Bureau of Meteorology has warned damage is expected in erosion-prone areas as “abnormally high tides” and strong winds batter the coast until the weekend.

Police have found a body of a woman they believe is that of Anita Brakel, 55, who went missing in floodwaters on Tuesday.

Plans for an updated cycleway on the Harbour Bridge have been stalled for years amid community concern over its impact on nearby parkland.

It is not “bile” but bullying that incites Scott Morrison’s critics, especially in respect of his attitude to women.

‘Points ban’ drivers may get reprieve, call for scientific control of industry, and children fill the Show bars.

The Government had put the call out for scrap aluminium to aid in the war effort - and Australians responded with gusto, donating old kettles, bathtubs, and women’s corsets.

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge with today’s interactive superquiz and target.

A Defence site was chosen for a $400 million quarantine facility despite being contaminated - a finding the government kept secret.

Brisbane’s north and south, the Gold Coast, and the Sunshine Coast all have lower COVID-19 vaccine booster rates than the central west and south-west regions.

Where messages to the past and to the future cross paths.