It’s that time of year when our favourite Christmas stories dominate the stage and screen. Among the best known is classic 19th-century tale The Nutcracker. So who is the “mad anarchist” behind the much-loved tale?
Looking for a break from Christmas parties and present purchasing? Jump in the car and head to these prime eating spots for a well-earned feast.
An Aussie favourite is topping the charts this festive season in the UK wrapping up an incredible singing career.
Queensland is taking its domestic violence support to the shopping centre with a new $7.8 million announcement from the state government.
England arrived in Australia as bullish as they had been in 12 years about an away Ashes triumph. Follow the timeline as the urn is already lost after 11 days of cricket.
The PM said “hundreds of thousands” of guns would be collected and destroyed in the nation’s largest buyback in nearly 30 years.
And there’s been another show of support for the Bondi Community in Sydney with 1,000 surfers performing a paddle out just after dawn.
Bunnings has slapped limits on one of its most popular products after being flooded with customers – but it’s nothing to do with the hardware giant’s regular range.
A Queensland council has rolled out escape hatches on Bribie Island to reduce wildlife road fatalities after successful trials.
The Albanese government has announced a suite of changes to tackle antisemitism after the horrific Bondi massacre.
With only one week until Christmas, we have now entered the meteorological window of predictability — so will the weather be naughty, or nice?
Today Deakin University’s Professor Greg Barton on the limits of Australia’s counter-terrorism systems – and how hard it is to detect and stop lone-actor violence before it happens.
A prominent dance teacher who tutored some of Australia’s best talent has been barred from the industry after giving cocaine to a teen girl in a pub toilet.
Labor will review migration laws as it comes under fire from coalition and Israeli politicians over claims the government failed to take enough action on antisemitism before the Bondi attack.
England have been awarded a review back after an admission that human error cost them the key wicket of Alex Carey on day one in Adelaide.
Police in riot gear have responded after hundreds of teenagers swarmed a Woolworths supermarket and violence erupted on a beach.
Accused terrorist Naveed Akram has been charged with murder among 59 offences over the deadly Bondi Beach attack.
Australians are urged to be wary of Ross River Virus risks over summer, as a new report reveals a key contributor.
Today, reporter at ProPublica, Nicole Foy, on how Trump’s immigration crackdown is changing America – and how ordinary civilians are fighting back.
Australia’s national science agency will receive a boost worth hundreds of millions of dollars to prioritise research for the “biggest challenges”.
The son of AFL great Stephen Silvagni has been jailed for more than six years for raping a woman.
An emotional tribute to those impacted by the Bondi shootings has silenced crowds at Adelaide Oval as the Ashes cricket test gets underway.
Private investment of more than half a billion dollars is set to transform The Spit on the Gold Coast. Read what the state government has approved.
Steve Smith is a last-minute withdrawal from the third Ashes Test at Adelaide Oval, where Usman Khawaja has been recalled to Australia’s XI.
