Melbourne bank blaze horror: 21 injured
1:39PMTessa AkermanTwenty one people are in hospital after a man allegedly set fire to a bank in Melbourne, seriously injuring himself and four others.
$19.5bn loan to complete NBN
11:51AMSupratim AdhikariThe government has announced that it will lend NBN Co the extra $19.5bn required to complete its network rollout.
Fake news guru’s Trump boast
12:02PMMark BridgeOne of the most prolific producers of fake online news has taken credit for the election triumph of Donald Trump.
OpinionWhat about hairyman rights?
9:45AMDennis ShanahanSam Dastaryi is the latest victim of follicle analysis that I too have suffered from and it needs to be called out.
Fraser blamed for migrant crime
12:19PMRachel BaxendalePeter Dutton says 1970s immigration policy has led to problems Australia now has with Middle East crime gangs.
Bollywood star attacked in Paris
12:29PMCharles BremnerOne of India’s biggest film and television stars has been assaulted by masked men who sprayed tear gas in her face.
Australia’s best affordable wines
12:00AMFancy a glass of the finest affordable wine tonight? This sneak peek into James Halliday’s 2016 Top 100 has the tips.
COMMENTMurder most foul
11:57AMJack the InsiderPasquale Barbaro’s murder is proof that in Australia’s underworld the rules of engagement have changed and no one is safe.
Girl’s body frozen after death
12:35PMDavid BrownThe 14-year-old cancer sufferer asked to be frozen in the hope of being brought back to life, after a landmark legal ruling.
Belan charged over $400K fraud
11:42AMSimone Fox KoobFormer NSW head of National Union of Workers Derrick Belan, charged with 24 alleged fraud offences worth over $400,000.
Margin CallTurnbulls crown new king
12:00AMWill Glasgow, Christine LacyIncoming Business Council president Grant King had his new constituency laid out before him in Sydney last night.
Developer slams apartment focus
1:27PMShort-termism is perpetuating an undersupply of traditional homes and an apartment imbalance, says AVJennings.
Guinea ‘concern’ over Rio cash
1:12PMRhiannon Hoyle, Scott PattersonGuinea is demanding a “full account” from Rio Tinto over payments linked to a huge iron ore project in the African nation.
Author in Turnbull book apology
12:00AMGlenda KorporaalMelbourne University Press and journalist Paddy Manning have issued an apology to John O’Sullivan.
Tesla, SolarCity complete merger
9:57AMShareholders of both companies have backed the merger that will see the solar power market expand rapidly.
Gold stocks in the furnace
Chris Kohler, David Rogers, Angus Peniston-BirdSafe haven gold stocks have been hammered this week after investors revised their outlook on a Trump economy.
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Seller makes hay with Monet
Will PaviaA Claude Monet painting of a haystack in a field at sunset has sold for a record price in a frenetic bidding contest.
Stealing at the supermarket
Nikki GemmellThose Daleks masquerading as self-serve checkouts are infuriating. But does that mean it’s okay to steal?
Trump’s trait on the rise
Ruth OstrowContempt is found in politics, at work and in the home, where it wrecks relationships and poisons children’s minds.
Low-fat milk kids ‘gain kilos’
OLIVER MOODY, VERITY EDWARDSParents who give their children low-fat milk may actually be increasing their risk of obesity, research suggests.
Data reveals welfare clusters
RICK MORTONMore than 1.5m people receiving welfare payments in Australia were born overseas, according to federal data.
Slain hit man’s brother arrested
Simone Fox KoobPolice have arrested the brother of slain hit man Hamad Assad after they allegedly found a handgun during a raid.
Bulldozers move on Feeney home
RACHEL BAXENDALE, TESSA AKERMANLabor’s David Feeney has demolished the $2.3m Northcote house he forgot to declare until the election campaign.
‘Six months unnecessary chemo’
Simone Fox KoobA woman was given chemotherapy she didn’t need after being misdiagnosed with cancer, it has been revealed.
No formal role for Trump kids
Rebecca BallhausThe President-elect’s plans for his three children to run his business empire continues to draw fire.
Clarkson bounced off flight
Jill ShermanJeremy Clarkson’s flight from Stuttgart to London was halted after a dispute with an official.
Asylum-seekers removed
More than 100 asylum-seekers, some wanting to go to Australia, were removed from a refugee tent city in Indonesia.
Trump’s team courts Dems
PETER NICHOLAS, MICHAEL C. BENDERDonald Trump is making overtures to Democrats including Joe Biden and NY Mayor Bill de Blasio.
A bumpy flight path
MARK COULTANHow the battle to get Sydney’s second airport off the ground has been thwarted by the headwinds of politics.
Cheika makes mass changes
JAMIE PANDARAM, ParisThe Wallabies coach is set to sacrifice the France Test in order to keep his team’s Grand Slam hopes alive.
Farr-Jones in the clear
Bret HarrisFormer Wallabies captain Nick Farr-Jones has been cleared of any wrongdoing in relation to a $56,000 loan.
Vehicle designers look to sci-fi
Tim HigginsFiat Chrysler turned to movie special effects artists to make futuristic computer displays in real-world cars.
Record-breakers make the grade
ANDREW BURRELLA record 33 indigenous students will receive degrees at UWA this year.
Dylan to shun Nobel ceremony
Bob Dylan won’t be coming to Stockholm to pick up his 2016 Nobel prize for literature at the December 10 ceremony.
Strong boost in print readership
JAKE MITCHELLThe Australian posted strong print readership growth of 5.1 per cent in September as rival newspapers struggled.
Fixing Obama’s mess is a big job
MAURICE NEWMANBut the president-elect needs to present a coherent economic plan beyond tax cuts.
The bush hounds a fallen god
GRAHAM RICHARDSONNSW Premier Mike Baird is paying dearly for alienating his regional constituency.
Wanted: our own swamp-drainer
Ramesh ThakurThe Donald is not a threat to democracy; he is the people’s choice to reinvigorate it for future generations.
We don’t want Germans to 18C us
It’s the end of the road for Gillian Triggs as Human Rights Commissioner begins her long goodbye.
EU to be the biggest loser
ADAM CREIGHTONIt is doubtful the EU will survive the populist boost Trump’s victory has given similarly minded politicians in Europe.
Numbers man
James JeffreyEveryone was preoccupied with the story of how Greg Norman was the go-between for Malcolm Turnbull and Donald Trump.
Feeling the soft squeeze
DAVID CROWEBoth the Left and Right are finding plenty of fault with the PM’s asylum-seeker policy.
Rein in drone Rafferty’s rules
JOSEPH WHEELERThe International Civil Aviation Organisation is racing to look at the laws relating to drone operations.
Spieth expects a lot of Luck
Patrick SmithTwo of the world’s most exciting golfers hovered around the top of the leaderboard.
High Court needs a federalist
JAMES ALLANAs Chief Justice Robert French prepares to retire, we should be looking for an ‘interpretively conservative’ judge.
Telstra’s Penn eyes buybacks
JOHN DURIETelstra is looking at buying back more stock based on a $5bn windfall courtesy of its NBN deal.
Your weekly TV planner
TV writer Graeme Blundell gives his top recommendations for this week’s viewing on the box.
Out of Africa and beyond
staff writersLakuta and Alma Afrobeat Ensemble update the genre that Nigerian musician Fela Kuti hatched half a century ago.
Day the Diggers beat the odds
Ross FitzgeraldWriting about defeats is a necessary part of any war historian’s job, but it’s refreshing to read about a victory.
Remember the age of chivalry?
GREG SHERIDANWhen it comes to Donald Trump’s demeaning attitude towards women, don’t blame the 1950s.
The mane players in politics
James Jeffrey’s Sketch concerning Sam Dastyari’s hair has got you all talking - even Dennis Shanahan has chipped in. So what better time to look at signature political hair in history.
