When to watch: Olympics viewing guide
With so much to watch, plan your games schedule with our online tool.
Trial by Water podcast
A new investigative podcast about one of Australia’s most controversial cases.
Take The Age quiz
Test your knowledge of Melbourne and Victoria with Stephen Brook’s weekly quiz.
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Days away from a crucial decision: Who will Harris choose as her running mate?
Kamala Harris’ pick as her potential vice president has taken on greater significance since the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, and could sway a close election.
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran
Hamas has blamed Israel for the attack which occurred while Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend Masoud Pezeshkian’s swearing-in ceremony as Iran’s president.
Inflation numbers take pressure off RBA for rate rise
New inflation figures show that despite a further rise in the cost of living, it is not climbing any faster than expected by the Reserve Bank.
Magpies boss backs Kelly against ‘very serious’ racism claims
Collingwood president Jeff Browne has backed club CEO Craig Kelly as a new racism scandal threatens to overshadow Scott Pendlebury’s 400th game.
Updated
Courts
Woman left paraplegic by Flemington Racecourse tree fall settles multimillion-dollar lawsuit
The young mother was left with lifelong injuries after being crushed by a huge branch after a day at the races.
Opinion
Aviation
Qantas and Virgin claim another victim
Rex has become the latest to discover just how difficult, if not impossible, it is to crack the Qantas/Virgin duopoly. But all may not be lost.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
King Kyle primed to retake crown in 100m showdown
A mere six hundredths of a second came between Kyle Chalmers and 100m gold in Tokyo, but the speedster has stormed into the final in Paris and says he is in better shape.
Olympic triathlon events to go ahead as Seine passes water quality tests
The decision comes as a relief for the 110 athletes expecting to compete, and for Paris authorities who have promised a swimmable Seine as a long-term legacy.
Opinion
Sport
After working on five opening ceremonies, I felt like this one was a big ‘tour de fail’
The IOC should insist that athletes enter a stadium, their rightful environment, to be introduced to the world rather than being treated like tourists coming to town.
Ric Birch
Producer and director
These recipes for oven-baked cheesy goodness will make you melt
Turn the oven on. These recipes are simple, quick and effective at meeting all your cheese-loving needs.
Do age-gap relationships really work? Increasingly, women think so
Celebrity or not celebrity, women are finding there are a lot of upsides to being in a relationship with a younger man.
The film grossed $725m worldwide. Now the Home Alone house is up for sale
After a renovation that gave the interiors a wow factor, this iconic movie residence is now worth millions of dollars.
Breaking
Network outage
Xero outage hits small businesses nationally
The outage has caused chaos for thousands of Australian businesses and their accounting teams.
Exclusive
Marine life
‘Not doing what they should’: Shark nets a threat to critically endangered species
The NSW government has installed nets to deter sharks at Sydney beaches since 1937 and will do so again next month. But there is growing doubt about their effectiveness.
★★★★★
Airport reviews
South-East Asia’s newest airport is sleek, shiny and cavernously empty
The airport was built to sustain 7 million passengers a year, but is running at about 50,000. Hopefully, it will be a case of build it and they will come.
‘He’s coming’: Bodycam footage shows cop’s frantic battle to survive ambush
The young officer had made futile attempts to call for help over the police radio and was forced to ring a colleague on his mobile phone.
Updated
Crime
Violent riot erupts near site of deadly dance school stabbing attack in England
Police said the crowd was believed to be supporters a far-right group and the unrest was inspired by speculation about the teenage boy arrested over the stabbings.
Her arch-rival stole the world record. Six weeks later, McKeown got her revenge
In a showdown with world-record-holder Regan Smith, Kaylee McKeown destroyed the American with an unbelievable swim.
Rugby sevens favourites crash out of Olympics
A tearful Charlotte Caslick has been left to ponder what went wrong as Australia’s rugby sevens ambitions evaporated inside three long hours in the Parisian sun.
Breakfast of champions: Six Olympians share their training diet secrets
Every athlete requires fuel and lots of it - but it doesn’t mean they’re eating only health foods.
In pictures: The defining moments of Paris day 4
All the action from day 4 in Paris - in pictures.
Olympics hub
Your home of Olympics news & results
Full schedule
Live schedule of all events across the games
All results
Results for all events across the games
Victoria
Balaclava-wearing gang stab boy in broad daylight
The attack is the second violent gang attack within days on Springvale’s main road.
Determined rollercoaster victim fights on as ride operator cleared
Shylah Rodden was brain-damaged but a WorkSafe investigation has concluded no one will face charges.
Jockey cracked his head, now he’s suing Racing Victoria
Jockey Dwayne Dunn retired after an incident in Moonee Valley barriers left him with debilitating injuries almost four years ago. His lawsuit goes to the Supreme Court next week.
After deriding Pesutto, Allan confirms her government is also examining Indigenous planning approvals
The state government launched a sharp attack on the opposition over its cultural heritage review, but has now admitted it also has an eye on the system.
Exclusive
Victoria bushfires
Court slaps CFA over decision that ‘sent a shiver down the spine’ of CFA volunteers
The CFA rejected the medical opinions of six experts and cut compensation to a traumatised firefighter based on the assessment of one dissenting psychiatrist.
Politics
Analysis
Inflation
Why Wednesday’s inflation figures mean the RBA faces its toughest decision in a generation
Some economists believe the result of tomorrow’s consumer price index is all the RBA will need to push the official cash rate to a fresh 12-year high.
Business
Is this really my bank calling? Westpac moves to stop impersonation scams
In a bid to foil impersonators, Westpac customers will receive calls via their app that are branded, verified by Optus and show a reason for the call. But will it make a difference?
World
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel hits Beirut with air strike targeting Hezbollah commander
The strike was retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack three days before that killed 12 children and teenagers, Israeli military says.
Opinion
My surprising mid-life diagnosis makes me proud
Mike Knapp
Tech innovator and entrepreneur
For once, we will vote at the polls on policy, not politics
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
Explore
Got a news tip?
Share information with our journalists securely and confidentially. Learn more
Property
Orlando Bloom’s ‘controversial’ former home on offer again
When the Lord of the Rings actor painted the house black it was ‘very controversial’, and now it’s ‘pretty trendy’.
Why ‘everyone’s anti-Boomer’ - at least when trying to buy a home
Home ownership is part of the Australian psyche, but the gap between the haves and have-nots just got wider.
Good Food
Lifestyle
I am paid to work part-time. How do I stop my boss from giving me a full-time workload?
If the scope of your role is bigger than the three days per week you are paid for, you need to speak with your boss, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
Culture
Celine Dion pushed aside a devastating illness to stun Paris. Vegas looks next
Celine Dion’s showstopping performance at the Paris Olympics was almost a call to arms for her fans.
Traveller
Drivedrive
From Our Partners
Sport
Magpies boss backs Kelly against ‘very serious’ racism claims
Collingwood president Jeff Browne has backed club CEO Craig Kelly as a new racism scandal threatens to overshadow Scott Pendlebury’s 400th game.
It was supposed to be Arnie’s night, but it could end up being Mollie’s Games
Ariarne Titmus stressed that hers were tears of joy for her teammate, but no one was really buying it.
Eagles vow to protect Harley Reid from fiery reprisals
Harley Reid has been praised for the physical mongrel he brings to the game, and West Coast players are vowing to do their best to protect him from fiery reprisals.
Tyson Stengle hospitalised after late night incident in Geelong
The Cats star was taken to hospital in a serious condition after playing a starring role the side’s win against North Melbourne on Saturday.
He’s a potential successor to Grant Hackett. So why has his Olympic campaign gone wrong?
Short came to Paris in the mix for three medals. So far, the young distance star is well adrift of the pack.
He spent years trying to buy one special horse. Together, they won a silver medal
When the competitive relationships between man and horse have again been probed, Chris Burton’s platonic love for Shadow Man is the story this sport needed.
Men’s triathlon postponed due to pollution levels in the Seine
Paris authorities had promised to make the Seine swimmable as a key legacy of the Games, and spent $2.3 billion on wastewater infrastructure to contain sewage.
Have Your Say
What are those red dots on Kyle Chalmers’ back?
They’re the Olympic-sized questions you have probably been too afraid to ask. We’ve found the answers to Paris’s quirkiest conundrums.
