EXPLAINED: 13 - The Real Truth

Where home prices could take off or crash land in 2026

A worsening outlook for interest rates will put a dampener on Australia's property market in 2026 but records are still expected to tumble across the country.

AAP · Jan 9

Afternoon Update: fires blaze in Victoria; dozens boycott Adelaide festival; and Toowoomba’s ‘deliciously delusional’ dish

The state faces catastrophic heatwave conditions not seen since 2019-20 as temperatures in Melbourne soar into the 40s

The Guardian - AU · Jan 9

Almost 50 writers boycott Adelaide festival after it dumps pro-Palestine academic Randa Abdel-Fattah

Helen Garner and Miles Franklin winner Michelle de Kretser among 47 people who have pulled out of annual writers’ festival to protest Abdel-Fattah’s axing

The Guardian - AU · Jan 9

Who fired and who flopped? Aussie Ashes player ratings

A look at how Australia's players fared in their 4-1 Ashes series triumph over England.

AAP · Jan 8

Talismanic Mitchell Starc adds final flourish to his imperious Ashes series

The bowler’s smarts and stamina from the first ball in Perth to the last in Sydney – not to mention his batting – made him a worthy man of the series

The Guardian - AU · Jan 8

Melbourne swelters through hottest day in six years as severe heatwave descends on Australia’s south-eastern states

Hot conditions for NSW, Victoria, South Australia, the ACT, Tasmania and WA as authorities warn of high fire danger

The Guardian - AU · Jan 7

Djokovic pulls out of Adelaide ahead of Australian Open

Seeking an 11th Australian Open title, Novak Djokovic has surprised by pulling out of the warm up event in Adelaide.

AAP · Jan 5

Outskirts of Australian cities at risk of catastrophic fires on scale of deadly LA blazes, study finds

At least 6.9 million residents on Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart fringes exposed as dry summer follows years of vegetation growth

The Guardian - AU · Jan 5

National home price hit a new record high in 2025

Home prices around the nation increased slightly in December to a new record high of $880,000 as Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth led the charge.

AAP · Jan 4

Simon Stone on luring film stars on stage, family tragedy and staging Chekhov in Korean: ‘It’s one of the proudest moments in my career’

Directing the likes of Alicia Vikander, Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman on stage, the Australian director is returning to Adelaide festival with a bold new take on The Cherry Orchard

The Guardian - AU · Jan 4