1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1157+ words) September 13, 2026 — 6:47pm Zak Butters waited until Geelong were out to knock them out. What was intended as gentlemanly patience, to politely keep his counsel and avoid being a distraction to Geelong’s finals campaign, in the end served to compound the pain…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago   (292+ words) September 13, 2026 — 7:30pm Residents in Sydney’s crowded urban fringe suburbs with little space to play will be given access to new playgrounds and ovals connected to public schools being built in the area, in a stopgap measure to increase liveability in the…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (466+ words) September 13, 2026 — 6:16pm The Sydney Swans AFLW team have earned the keys to the city after winning the Sydney derby against the GWS Giants by 31 points at Henson Park on Sunday. With 7340 fans - a record for the AFLW at the ground - enjoying…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (308+ words) September 13, 2026 — 5:08pm Australia’s first female High Court judge, Mary Gaudron, has died aged 83. After receiving a scholarship to the University of Sydney, she left it with the university medal in hand. Asked to comment on the award going to a female…...

10+ hour, 44+ min ago   (733+ words) September 13, 2026 — 10:00am Extended night opening hours and a three-week launch festival for the $1 billion Powerhouse Parramatta are under intense scrutiny and likely to be rolled back as NSW Treasury scrambles for cost savings just weeks ahead of the museum’s ribbon-cutting. The…...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago   (504+ words) Updated September 13, 2026 — 4:22pm,first published 1:55pm A Melbourne man accused of possessing violent extremist propaganda for Islamic State is in custody after he was arrested while trying to fly to the Middle East. Mohammad Emad Ahmadzai, 30, of Roxburgh Park, was arrested at…...

5+ hour, 53+ min ago   (822+ words) Updated September 13, 2026 — 2:50pm,first published 10:03am Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has condemned Pauline Hanson’s personal attack on his late mother after the minor party leader criticised her in a podcast this year for living in public housing for decades. Hanson also drew…...

15+ hour, 44+ min ago   (988+ words) September 13, 2026 — 5:00am Almost half of Melbourne’s new housing approvals are concentrated in the city’s outer growth corridors, despite Labor’s push to prioritise building new homes in established suburbs and curb urban sprawl. There were 20,252 dwellings approved across Melbourne’s seven growth-area municipalities…...

7+ hour, 4+ min ago   (752+ words) September 13, 2026 — 1:40pm Cronulla chief executive Dino Mezzatesta fears the Sharks may never host an NRL final in their own backyard again, but says the NRL should implement a blanket finals policy that will ensure all clubs are treated the same. The…...

7+ hour, 14+ min ago   (783+ words) September 13, 2026 — 1:30pm During five years’ trading in Melbourne’s west, Phil Gaby’s business has had just as many homes. Nan’s Bakehouse began at the markets, then moved to Footscray Plaza before expanding into the business next door. A coffee van followed, then…...