A massive swell has hammered Sydney's beaches, with authorities searching for people missing in the swell.

Police say they have smashed a transnational ice importing syndicate, with the arrest of the alleged ringleader and a freight forwarding worker who allegedly used his role to help import the drug and its precursor.

Cryptocurrency advertising is becoming commonplace in sports, but it is largely unregulated. Should we be alarmed?

Artists and musicians say a universal basic income would be a “dream” as they struggle to get back on their feet after the pandemic.

The council’s ambitions to give everyone a say over the future of the Northcote Golf Course this week hit a roadblock when it missed a key deadline.

A Queensland lawyer previously disqualified for creating a “sham” diamonds trade to evade consumer credit laws and sell payday-style loans to vulnerable people has had his appeal for the renewal of his practicing certificate rejected.

The 10-year construction program for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games begins next week with the first meeting of the Brisbane Organising Committee.

The Omicron BA.2 sub-variant could potentially lead to “several hundred” extra hospitalisations a day in Victoria, the state government has warned.

South-facing beaches such as Bondi copped the brunt of the swell on Saturday.

One historical death, a woman in her 80s who had tested positive to COVID-19, was reported to WA Heath on Friday.

Police found the bodies during a welfare check on Friday but have since identified several potential hazards at the home. As a result, an exclusion zone was declared. 

Steven Miles has called on the Morrison government to decide before the election whether it will fund 50 per cent of the assistance grants to flood victims.

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Experts say it will cost as much as $2m to win a marginal seat as candidates are expected to raise a record half-billion dollars trying to get elected this year.

Lawyer and father of three Nicholas Vasudeva has been identified as the fifth victim of a tragic helicopter crash at Mount Disappointment on Thursday.

For many members of Australia’s Russian diaspora, campaigning vigorously for Ukraine is not just an option, it’s a necessity.

As Melbourne eases into post-pandemic life, The Age has asked five innovative under-35s for their “big idea” to bring the city back better. Here’s what they came up with.

The bureau has also issued a separate warning to communities between Kurnell near Sydney airport to Narooma on the state’s south coast about likely winds of 55-60km/hour, with gusts up to 100km/hour.

In a long apology to the school’s staff, headmaster Timothy Petterson has admitted his leadership has left teachers sad, angry and fearful.

Liberal women have minimised bad behaviour in Parliament as simply part of the usual rough and tumble.

Managers and executives are pulled off duties to respond to surging demand when the network reaches this crisis level.

The city council wants a series of “aspirational” city-shaping projects. One critic says they’re “not based in reality”.

Think perfume and most of us look to France. But there’s a growing community of Australian fragrance-makers putting native botanicals front and centre.

More money thrown at aged care will not fix the problems, any more than it did in education.

What did George Paxinos do after becoming the world’s foremost cartographer of the human brain? Write a novel, of course.

The US may switch to permanent daylight saving time - it’s time we stopped changing the clocks, too.

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

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

The hype around ivermectin as a potential cure for COVID-19, now disproved, gives a warning about how we talk about all drug development, experts say.

Chief Health Officer John Gerrard said the state will be “actively reviewing” remaining restrictions as the second wave subsided, though an easing of vaccine mandates may be further off than others.

People could be forced out of the housing market and south-east Queensland could expand as an influx of NSW and Victoria residents pushes up the population.

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.

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.