UpdatedLeadership ‘must come to a head’
5:10PMWA minister Tony Simpson has quit cabinet, saying he’s lost confidence in Premier Colin Barnett’s leadership.
Conroy quit by text: Shorten
5:11PMBill Shorten has revealed outgoing Labor senator Stephen Conroy told him of his resignation via text message.
exclusiveCoalition eyes lifelong welfare
12:00AMPAUL KELLYThe Turnbull government is changing the direction of welfare to embrace an individual investment philosophy.
commentGloom lifts as Turnbull learns
12:00AMPAUL KELLYMalcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison have enjoyed their best week since the election — but not before time.
New Trump ‘incitement’ row
1:34PMJONATHAN LEMIREDonald Trump called for Hillary Clinton’s Secret Service agents to disarm and then added: “Let’s see what happens to her.”
Riding shotgun with dogs of war
12:00AMBRENDAN NICHOLSONOver Iraq’s ancient Euphrates River valley, RAAF Hornet fighters Kelpie One and Kelpie Two are poised to strike IS.
Domestic perfection? Don’t bother
12:00AMRachel CuskIn our search for domestic perfection, are we losing our soul?
exclusive‘Threats’ cancel marriage event
12:00AMDAVID CROWEA campaign against Christian groups planning to meet on same-sex marriage has forced them to cancel the event.
Strike kills IS propaganda boss
10:52AMPaul SonneA coalition air strike has killed the official who oversaw Islamic State’s gruesome execution videos, the Pentagon says.
exclusiveRed tape mires US marines push
12:00AMDENNIS SHANAHANBarack Obama’s grand plan of using US marine exercises in the NT as a basis for a new “pivot in Asia” has bogged down.
Left puts bigotry on a pedestal
Peter BaldwinThe Enlightenment is passe for social justice activists.
Raining down a fiery justice
Brendan NicholsonThe skies above Iraq are a complex tangle of drones, fighter planes and hi-tech wizardry.
ATSB should go see Sully
Byron BaileyArmchair experts and computer models don’t hold a candle to veterans.
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What Jeff did next
BEYOND THE BLUES He helped bring depression out of the shadows. Now Jeff Kennett is going where others have tried - and failed.
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Racist? We're anything but
BERNARD SALT How can anyone say that Australia is a racist nation when migrants form such a high proportion of our communities?
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How to cook the perfect steak
DONNA HAY Cooking the perfect steak is a skill everyone should master. Donna Hay shows us how.
Editor’s letter
Christine MiddapFormer Victorian premier Jeff Kennett has been out of office for 17 years but he hasn't been out of the public eye.
The most hated word in English
NIKKI GEMMELLWhat is so repulsive about the word "moist"? Can you bear to say it aloud?
Don’t escape to Cape Lodge
JOHN LETHLEANCape Lodge restaurant on the Margaret River is ambitious but it looks and feels like a function centre.
Home hunting across the nation
MICHELLE SINGERA late-1800s mansion, a beachfront cottage and a modern three-bedroom home: our favourite houses on sale in Australia.
No mountain high enough
Ricky FrenchKokoda at eight, Kilimanjaro at 14, Everest at 19. Is there anything mountaineer Alyssa Azar can’t do?
Pauline Hanson eyes state seats
12:00AMJAMIE WALKER, MICHAEL McKENNAA cashed-up One Nation has sketched out a plan for an early election in Pauline Hanson’s home state of Queensland.
Bight oil ‘to hit land’
12:00AMGraham LloydA Deepwater Horizon-style oil spill in the Great Australian Bight could take more than six months to control.
Hunt for Tiahleigh’s killer
12:00AMTrent DaltonA game-changing program never before used in Australia will evaluate in excess of 50,000 hours of CCTV footage.
Hanson ‘hires ex-Trump adviser’
11:37AMA former Donald Trump adviser will join Pauline Hanson’s team to try to “build credibility” on economics.
Trump drops Obama birth theory
7:36AMMichael C BenderDonald Trump has for the first time conceded that Barack Obama was born in the US, ending years of false claims.
Playwright Albee dead at 88
10:34AMMARK KENNEDYEdward Albee, who wrote Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, was arguably America’s greatest living playwright.
UKIP elects Diane James leader
11:16PMDiane James defeated four other candidates in a ballot of party members.
Gibson to be dad for 9th time
9:15AMActor and director Mel Gibson’s girlfriend Rosalind Ross is pregnant.
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All go for ScoMo, not sloppy Joe
12:00AMWill Glasgow, Christine LacyEven before billionaire Solomon Lew poured a bucket on Joe Hockey, ScoMo had reason to be in good spirits yesterday.
‘Enough’ as Estia chief resigns
12:00AMSarah-Jane TaskerEstia Health has launched a wide-ranging review of its business after chief executive Paul Gregersen fell on his sword.
We’ll ride through property cycle
Michael BennetWestpac executive Lyn Cobley says the economy is travelling relatively well, even if property poses some challenges.
CBA went all the way with PJK
RICHARD GLUYASA quarter-century after partial privatisation, the Commonwealth Bank success story has many fathers.
All Blacks crush Springboks
New Zealand has thrashed South Africa 41-13 to take a firm grip on the Rugby Championship in Christchurch.
Australia back in Davis: Hewitt
Lleyton Hewitt believes Australia can recapture the Davis Cup after a World Group playoff win over Slovakia.
Uber readies for brave new roads
JAMES R. HAGERTY, GREG BENSINGERWhen residents begin riding in Uber’s self-driving cars, they may find the robots operate like driver’s-ed students.
Dinosaur first to go camouflage
JOHN ROSSA prehistoric Chinese reptile has a new claim to fame, as the only dinosaur in battle fatigues through camouflage.
Brush with 3-D realities
MATTHEW WESTWOODAs oil paints and photography were once new technology in art, artists may yet come to grips with painting in VR.
ABC defends defamation action
SID MAHERABC’s Media Watch has successfully defended a defamation action taken by journalist Natalie O’Brien.
Press Council Adjudication
The Press Council found reporting on former federal Minister Jamie Briggs breached its Standards of Practice.
Turnbull’s super week
Peter van OnselenThe federal Liberal government can finally point to some serious policy achievements.
Chaotic Liberals lack ideas
Grace CollierThe real problem is with the Liberal Party itself, not the leader at any given time.
Left disdains the ‘ill-educated’
Gerard HendersonThere are those too ready to disparage anyone who would disagree with them.
Word of Christ at church’s heart
Tess LivingstonePope Francis may be a moderniser for some Catholics, but core values must remain inviolate.
Gloom lifts as Turnbull learns
PAUL KELLYMalcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison have enjoyed their best week since the election — but not before time.
New war on writer’s imagination
Caroline OveringtonThe new critics argue only those who have experienced a situation can write about it.
Inside art’s digital bunker
Matthew WestwoodWith Google bringing great cultural artefacts to a device near you, what now for galleries and museums?
Ming’s dynasty
Graeme BlundellFormer PM John Howard takes a broad and even look at his political hero Robert Menzies.
The piano man
BRENDAN WARDGood luck, misfortune and extraordinary talent have all played a part in forging the career of Jayson Gillham.
When these four were Fab
DAVID STRATTONRon Howard’s exploration of Beatlemania is a musically rich trip down memory lane.
Nick Cave bares his soul
staff writersThe Australian musician’s new album is one of his most beautifully crafted creations but it is crafted from tragedy.
Ancient sensuality
Greg BearupWorld-acclaimed Indian dance troupe Nrityagram is preparing to visit Australia for the first time.
Prestige properties for inspection
Emily PettaforA selection of the best homes for sale around the nation.
