Breaking: Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault
Judge Joel Bennathan said Brand would face "inevitably a significant custodial sentence".
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David Jones wrongly believed it could be exclusive and everywhere. Can the 188-year-old institution keep the lights on for Christmas?
The arbiter of Australian taste abandoned prestige to chase profits through expansion. Now 6,000 staff across 38 stores fear job cuts as ‘difficult decisions’ loom Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast I cut past the glow of the Louis Vuitton displays and s
Victorian election: high costs and unkept promises could flip Melbourne’s Labor heartland to One Nation
Labor ignored its falling vote in the working-class western suburbs because they would never go Liberal – but now there’s another option Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast It’s nearing 3pm outside Beirut Bakehouse, a Lebanese bakery tucked inside a sho
Supermodels, streetscapes and 188 years of Australian style: David Jones through the years – in pictures
A fixture of city centres and a launchpad for local fashion designers, Australia’s oldest department store is facing an uncertain future after entering into voluntary administration this week Like many others, 87-year-old Janet came to ‘say goodbye’ to the Australian institution
Australians are yet to see the benefits of AI and datacentres – and US midterms show they could be political kryptonite
Albanese should tread carefully as he struggles to make case for how the new technology will benefit ordinary voters Get our daily political email , free app or daily news podcast When will Australia see the benefits of the AI and datacentre boom? So far, all we’ve seen is the po
One Nation asks donors at $3,000-a-head Sydney fundraiser to accept ‘non-disclosure agreement’
Transparency experts raise concerns about plans to use NDA to gag attendees at event featuring Pauline Hanson in lead-up to NSW election Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast One Nation is attempting to gag donors from ever revealing details of discussions
Alan Jones on trial: The journalist who broke the story speaks | Week 13 – podcast
When the investigative reporter who broke the allegations against Alan Jones took the witness stand, the courtroom gallery was packed. Under cross-examination over interview recordings, headline phrases and text messages with police, what did Kate McClymont’s evidence reveal abou
Young men and Latino voters helped drive the Democrats’ blue wave. Why did they abandon Trump?
Economic issues are almost always front of mind for voters, political scientist Charles Hunt says.
New wave of 'hoax' bomb threats hits passenger flights across Europe
Bomb threats have affected at least 25 flights in Europe today, including in France, Bulgaria, Italy, Austria, Belgium and the Czech Republic.
Breaking: Bomb threats divert planes across Europe
Bomb threats have affected at least six flights in Europe today, including three in Bulgaria, one in Italy and one flying over France.
Union pushes for mandatory sentences after alleged assault on Mount Isa police
The Queensland Police Union is calling for mandatory minimum sentences after a Mount Isa officer was allegedly assaulted, but legal experts say tougher penalties will not work.
Woman alleged to have stalked Greens senator appears in court
A woman accused of stalking and threatening WA Greens senator Jordon Steele-John is ordered to stay away from him.
'Completely dead': How Trump himself 'killed' the MAGA movement
The Democrats swept to power in the midterms and according to former Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene that is because he abandoned his supporters and "killed" the MAGA movement he started.
WA farmers say reported canola crop failures could cost millions
Farmers across Australia's largest canola-producing region consider legal action over reported failures of multiple strains of canola.
Murder trial hears claims Frances Crawford wanted husband to leave RAAF
Frances Crawford who was allegedly killed by her husband wanted him to leave the RAAF, court hears.
Raiders 'couldn't have offered any more' to want-away Hudson Young
Ricky Stuart said he understands why backrower Hudson Young may want to leave the Canberra Raiders, but it didn't make him take it any less personally.
Clobbered Trump still has huge power. Is he capable of self-reflection?
The reflecting pool in Washington has been refurbished. After the “blue tsunami” of the midterms, now is the perfect opportunity for the US president to have a good look at himself.
Police say they’re closing in on alleged drive-by killers
Police have made significant progress in the weeks since the shooting, Cheryl Scanlon said.
David Jones collapses into voluntary administration
Department store giant David Jones has fallen into voluntary administration after 188 years of business.
Trump blames Iran war for Democrats’ dominant midterm wins
Donald Trump has shifted blame toward the Iran war for the blue wave that swept through the US in the midterm elections.
Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie and more attend Chanel runway in Sydney
Celebrities, artists and socialites descended on Sydney’s Barangaroo for Chanel’s first runway show in Australia.
ASX surges in $80b midterms relief rally as oil slumps; NAB dives, NextDC soars
The Australian sharemarket soared the most since April as the Democrats’ sweeping US election victory fuelled optimism the Iran war could end soon, sending oil prices plunging.
Grattan on Friday: are the Nationals on life support?
How big is the threat posed by One Nation to the Nationals? And can the party’s past predict its future?
Australian classrooms are getting a ‘digital detox’ – what does this mean for schools and students?
Education Minister Jason Clare says he doesn’t want to ‘burn the iPads’. But he does want to see less tech use in classrooms.
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