It doesn’t look like Matildas fever. But the women’s Ashes Test is about to break a record. On the first day of the women’s Ashes Test, 11,643 were in the stands at the MCG, with the match ...

1 day ago · Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Australians would face much more pressure under Peter Dutton. Credit: Alex Ellinghausen Inflation began to rise, quickly climbing well above the Reserve Bank’s ...

1 day ago · Following the escalation of antisemitic attacks in Australia, including discovery of a van full of explosives and a note with the address of a local synagogue, there is widespread speculation ...

Two years on, Sydney has joined New York, Tokyo, Berlin, Boston, Chicago and London as an Abbott World Marathon Major. But, as Frances Howe reports today, the pursuit of status has come at a cost ...

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1 day ago · The nation’s population forecasters have peered into the future and concluded Greater Sydney will maintain its ranking as Australia’s biggest city for at least another decade.

3 days ago · The discovery of a caravan filled with explosives and a list of Jewish targets. A neo-Nazi rally in Adelaide. A row over whether Foreign Minister Penny Wong should represent Australia at the ...

5 days ago · In the weakest annual rise since the June 2021 quarter, new dwelling building costs climbed 2.9 per cent over the 12 months to the December quarter, down from 4.8 per cent in the September quarter.

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Nov 20, 2024 · Communication services, energy and retail stocks posted the biggest declines. The Australian dollar was valued at 65.23 US cents as at 4.55pm AEDT.