Puzzled with David Astle newsletter
For subscribers: Tips and tricks from our puzzles guru, plus try our quizzes, crosswords and puzzles.
Trial by Water podcast
A new investigative podcast about one of Australia’s most controversial cases.
The Traveller Quiz
Are you an expert traveller? Test your knowledge with our weekly travel quiz.
Breaking
Australia votes
Labor-held Melbourne seat of Higgins to be scrapped in boundary redraw
In a double blow for the Labor Party, the Australian Electoral Commission has also proposed a new seat in Western Australia that would be winnable for the Liberal Party.
The hospitality industry has a new voice. It’s already making waves
Over recent months, in kitchens and restaurant alcoves across the country, hospitality heavyweights have been plotting the birth of a new lobby group.
Victorian city to be plastered in ads to stop violence against women
After three women were killed in two months in the region, the Victorian town will be saturated in ads for four years.
Live
US Votes 2024
Trump backers call for riots, violent retribution after guilty verdict
Donald Trump is the first former US president to be convicted of a crime after a jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election.
Latest live posts
LoadingUpdated
Donald Trump
‘The jury has spoken’: Trump convicted of all 34 charges
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said the 12-person jury did their job. Their decision could reshape the 2024 election and further divide the nation.
Analysis
North America
The jury was unanimous. What happens next to Donald Trump is far less clear
The guilty verdict hit like a thunderclap across New York, the city where the former president made his name.
A quirky murder mystery where the victim is a suburb of 80,000 people
Fishermans Bend was billed as Australia’s biggest urban renewal project. Something has killed it off and two architects have been trying to answer whodunnit.
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Red paint, smashed windows as pro-Palestine protests hit Melbourne
The electorate offices of federal and state Labor MPs were targeted in the early hours of Friday as part of a national day of action over the war in Gaza.
Half of direction 99 deportations overturned
Half the Administrative Appeals Tribunal cases considering Immigration Minister Andrew Giles’ controversial direction 99 so far this financial year overturned the government’s initial decision to deport foreigners on character grounds.
I watched nothing but Tubi for a week. Here’s what I learnt
Other streaming services might prioritise their own content but not Tubi. It launches you straight into a wild rush of every type of show and film you never knew existed.
Diverse and delicious: The world’s five greatest new trips for foodies
If you live to eat – and therefore travel to eat – look no further.
Opinion
Body image
Australians are the world’s keenest nudists. I want in
After a passenger was arrested for streaking on a Virgin flight, you have to wonder about the psychology behind getting your gear off.
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
More Pie pain as injury outs Pendlebury for a month
Scott Pendlebury’s push to reach the 400-game milestone has been dealt a setback after Collingwood announced on Friday that the club great would miss a month with a bicep injury.
The secret star and texts from a great that is powering the Hawks
A “cool connection” with a Hawthorn legend has helped this young star emerge as a driving force for the Hawks.
Updated
AFLW
Full fixture revealed: AFLW’s bold midweek experiment
The AFLW has a bold strategy to get crowds to games during school holidays.
Phone taps, diaries and a personals ad with ‘love’ to Lyn: Chris Dawson’s tangled web
On March 27, 1982, a 15-word ad appeared in a Sydney newspaper, urging “Lyn” to call “Chris”. The author had already murdered her, a judge found.
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
When you force people into a ‘safe zone’ then bomb it, ‘whoops’ doesn’t quite cut it
What happens you instruct a million people to go to a tiny area, then bomb that place? Melting bodies. Netanyahu can’t call the Rafah deaths a “tragedy” of hindsight.
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
Breaking
IPO
The $2.2b takeaway deal: Guzman y Gomez to float on the ASX
The burrito chain, which has had ambitions to float on the Australian stock exchange for years, has pulled forward its plans.
SEE & DO
Still scarred: The Japanese comedian who unknowingly starred in a reality TV show
Twenty-five years ago Nasubi went through his own version of The Truman Show.
Thousands of small, coloured straws help make top design prize winner
More and more design is appearing in galleries – and commanding big money – as this show at Melbourne Design Week attests.
Victoria
Exclusive
City life
‘Leniency is over’: Hundreds fined in e-scooter crackdown
Police say Victorians are worried about the risks posed by e-scooters, particularly in Melbourne’s CBD, and enforcement of the rules will be a priority.
Blood expert accused of ‘half-baked’ theory in Lynn trial
The defence for alleged double murderer Gregory Lynn has accused the prosecution of collaborating with a blood-spatter expert to introduce a new theory without warning.
Exclusive
Domestic violence
Domestic violence fix could be devastating for women, experts warn
A plan to boost Victorian police powers to extend family violence safety notices and introduce new minimum lengths for intervention orders could unwittingly cause “devastating” harm to victim-survivors.
Police found a phone in the mud. Now they hope for a breakthrough in the Samantha Murphy search
The first physical clue to the missing Ballarat mother’s fate has emerged. Police are investigating whether it contains data that might give them answers.
Allan told to put money where her mouth is in antisemitism fight
Premier receives fiery reception at Jewish Community Council of Victoria event.
AFL 2024
Rampaging Blues sink Port and bury the curse of Adelaide Oval
Carlton have put the Adelaide Oval curse to bed. After entering the final term with a seven-point lead, they booted clear through late goals to Zac Williams and Harry McKay.
Updated
Alastair Clarkson cleared after AFL investigation into foul language outburst
The North Melbourne coach has been cleared of directing profanities at an umpire, following an AFL investigation.
Politics
‘Dysfunctional’: Albanese blames Coalition-stacked tribunal for deportation debacle
Albanese said the Administrative Appeals Tribunal was filled with failed Liberal candidates, as tensions flare with New Zealand over deportation policy.
Business
The race on Melbourne’s outskirts to snap up a ‘good deal’ on property
Leaking pipes, windows without blinds and rising rents at their Noble Park home spurred Gelorah and Sharaniah to buy a block of land in a housing estate.
Opinion
Federal budget
Australia’s future to be made under Treasury’s watchful eye
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
World
London’s famed Evening Standard to end daily print edition after 200 years
The London newspaper, which has angered dictators and shaped the legacy of political leaders, says the change is driven by better Wi-Fi on the Tube and a shift to working from home.
Opinion
Explore
Got a news tip?
Share information with our journalists securely and confidentially. Learn more
Property
The Melbourne suburbs where home owners can’t afford their mortgages
At least one in 30 households in hard-hit pockets have fallen behind on repayments, buckling under high interest rates and inflation.
‘We all seem to be happier’: Where you can be a sea-changer for under $750,000 in Victoria
The finest homes of Torquay and Portsea might be out of reach, but Melburnians are ditching the commute for more affordable and less hectic options.
Good Food
Lifestyle
How the Olympics helped a generation of girls fall in love with skateboarding
Female skaters like 14-year-old Chloe Covell are inspiring more girls than ever get into skateboarding.
Opinion
Parenting
I regularly travel for work. Why do people keep asking who’s looking after my child?
Melissa Singer
National fashion editor
Culture
Why being an Archibald finalist can mean a lot more than fame
On Thursday, 57 artists will be announced as Archibald finalists, and the winner of the Packing Room prize will be revealed.
Opinion
WordPlay
Why the Streisand effect could be morphing into the Gina effect
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
Traveller
Drivedrive
From Our Partners
Sport
More Pie pain as injury outs Pendlebury for a month
Scott Pendlebury’s push to reach the 400-game milestone has been dealt a setback after Collingwood announced on Friday that the club great would miss a month with a bicep injury.
Where there’s a will, there’s Day: The secret star, and texts from a great, powering the Hawks
A “cool connection” with a Hawthorn legend has helped this young star emerge as a driving force for the Hawks.
Double delight for Voss as Blues overpower Port and rule tweak starts well
The Carlton coach left the Adelaide Oval rapt with his team and skipper and impressed with how the umpires adapted to the new interpretation of holding-the-ball decisions.
Updated
AFLW
Full fixture revealed: AFLW’s midweek experiment, showpiece Indigenous match moved to Darwin
Essendon and Richmond will head to the Top End this AFLW season; a move Tigers chief Brendon Gale hopes will “lay the foundation for future Dreamtime games in Darwin.”
This diver was shocked when told she’d won a world title. Can she break Australia’s Olympic drought?
Diver Alysha Koloi won a world championships gold medal in February. She is hoping to make history in Paris – and has her sister to thank.
Analysis
ICC Men’s World Cup
‘Fearless’ Warner chasing grand slam of world titles with Australia at T20 cup
Australia are aiming to add the world Twenty20 trophy to go alongside their Test championship and one-day cup triumphs over the past 12 months.
Updated
French Open
‘Running on fumes’: Kokkinakis powers to marathon Roland-Garros win
Alex de Minaur and Thanasi Kokkinakis advanced to the third round on another rain-soaked day at Roland-Garros, but the challenge for both is about to get far greater.
Have Your Say
Forget the contract, Max King must leave the Saints
The St Kilda forward is at a crucial moment in his career and needs to start asking the hard questions about his future.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
