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US-Iran war live updates: Trump says war will end ‘when I feel it in my bones’; All six crew aboard US aircraft killed in crash over Iraq
Follow our live coverage as the conflict in the Middle East reaches the two-week mark.
- by Paul Dyer and Josefine Ganko
Dyson Heppell went out for beers with teammates. What he did next was ‘bizarre behaviour’
Former Essendon captain Dyson Heppell, AFLW champion Erin Phillips and netballer Amy Parmenter describe their experiences with disordered eating.
- by Hannah Kennelly
‘The greatest night ever’: Why Rudi Ellis almost ranked a premiership over her wedding
As the Vixens prepare to go back-to-back, star defender Rudi Ellis sits down to watch the 2025 grand final for the first time —and admits it might just tie with her wedding to Western Bulldogs ruckman Tim English as the best day of her life.
- by Roy Ward
Joel Edgerton’s last film was nominated for an Oscar. His next movie may be even better
While everyone is talking about Train Dream’s Oscar nomination, Joel Edgerton’s next film The Plague is catching attention for very different reasons.
- by Nell Geraets
A town gripped by feuds, drugs and a paralysing fear that an accused killer could soon return
After a horrific triple killing, Lake Cargelligo is not a town living on the edge of terror – it has fallen over the precipice.
- by Riley Walter
Opinion
Illness
Why do we only notice our bodies when they break?
We forget, most of the time, to give our bodies the thanks they deserve.
- by Richard Glover
Ethan Hawke will lose at the Oscars. But he will always win our hearts
Any of the best actor nominees has a chance of winning on Monday. Except Ethan Hawke.
- by Robert Moran
Opinion
Inflation
From fuel to groceries, here are five ways to beat rising costs
A forecast from NAB last week suggested our consumer prices index may spike more than a whole percentage point, to above 5 per cent.
- by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Opinion
Retirement living
Worried falling markets might ruin your retirement? Here’s what to do
For people approaching retirement a market shock just before they leap, or early in retirement, can also become a personal financial shock.
- by Bec Wilson
Opinion
Ageing
There’s a hidden job market for over 50s, but you’ll need to do this to get in
Many organisations are looking for people who can solve specific problems, lead through change, bring wisdom and perspective, often without a full-time hire.
- by Robyn Greaves
Exclusive
Building Bad
Mick Gatto sues Sydney silk claiming he likened him to Tony Soprano
Barrister Geoffrey Watson is being sued for defamation by Melbourne underworld identity Mick Gatto.
- by Michaela Whitbourn and Kate McClymont
The three clubs that could entice John Longmire back to coaching
The premiership coach is “a new man”, looking younger and healthier after embracing a new role. His youngest child has finished school. So what’s next?
- by Caroline Wilson
Exclusive
NSW State Parliament
The suburbs priced out of first home buyer benefits
The NSW government is facing calls to raise caps on stamp duty discounts for first home buyers to keep up with soaring house prices.
- by Jessica McSweeney
More kids are being diagnosed with ADHD. So are their parents
For parents with ADHD, every day challenges can become even more complex. Experts share their advice.
- by Paula Goodyer
How Stephen took the stress out of downsizing
A number of real estate agents and buyer’s agents are touting the tactic, but professionals warn it doesn’t always represent a good deal.
- by Dan F Stapleton
In 2018, Tudhope’s support crew was modest. In Milano Cortina, it was a different story
Ben Tudhope won Australia’s second medal of the Games – a bronze in the men’s snowboard banked slalom.
- by Frances Howe
Andrew McGrath speaks out about Zach Merrett after the Bombers’ wake-up call to start their season
Essendon stayed with the Hawks for much of the first half, before a six-goal blitz blew the game open before half-time.
- by Sam McClure
Test your general knowledge with the Good Weekend quiz
Trivia buffs: can you get a perfect score in the interactive superquiz?
‘We are very sorry’: Connor Macdonald speaks after Arizona arrest; Hollywood Hawks flex their muscles
The build-up to the latest chapter of the Essendon v Hawthorn rivalry reached fever pitch after the failed Merrett trade. In reality, they’re not in the same weight division.
- by Roy Ward and Sam McClure
Roosters beat Souths after Johnston sets new all-time try scoring record
Alex Johnston has scored twice to Ken Irvine’s all-time try-scoring record at Allianz Stadium.
- by Dominic Brock
US lifts sanctions on Russian oil as Trump derides Iran’s leaders as ‘deranged scumbags’
Iran’s new leader vowed to keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world’s oil supplies ordinarily moves.
- by Michael Koziol
Updated
AFL off-field behaviour
Hawks president gives update on star players after their US arrest
A police report revealed more details about the arrest of Dylan Moore and teammate Connor Macdonald in the US state of Arizona in November.
- by Lachlan Abbott and Roy Ward
Meet Australia’s most persistent scammer, now ascending to the cloud
Dominique Eva Grubisa made a career and a fortune out of what courts now say was misleading and deceptive conduct. Nothing, so far, can stop her.
- by Michael Bachelard
Courage and heartbreak: The story that united – and chilled – Australia
For those of us who have never experienced authoritarianism, it was distressing to watch its dark hand stretch to our shores as the members of Iran’s women’s soccer team faced a terrible choice.
- by Jordan Baker
Damage to historical sites in Iran raises alarm about war’s impact on protected places
Historic palaces, mosques and ancient sites dating back over 60,000 years have all been damaged in Iran and Lebanon as the war rages.
- by Farnoush Amiri
Opinion
Middle East at war
Trump’s war is the most dangerous double-edged gamble I can remember
If Donald Trump’s war against Iran is really about the containment of China, it is a hell of a risk.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The world must treat Putin like the Nazis, says visiting foreign minister
Australia is being urged to consider joining plan to impose a sweeping travel ban on former Russian soldiers who participated in the war against Ukraine.
- by Matthew Knott
Former wildlife carer’s conviction for animal cruelty overturned
WIRES and the RSPCA raided Tracy Clare Dods’ Blue Mountains property and seized three kangaroos in her care. The judge criticised their “at times aggressive” behaviour.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Dire Strait, but the Coalition’s latest trick is bad for politics
The Hormuz sea roads to access our fuel must be defended or Australia will splutter to a halt.
US-Iran war: Australia releases diesel, petrol amid fuel shortages; Trump calls Iran’s leaders ‘deranged scumbags’, warns them more to come
Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei has released his first statement. Read the live blog for our continuing coverage of the conflict in the Middle East.
- by Emily Kaine, Sarah McPhee, Josefine Ganko and Alexander Darling
Opinion
WordPlay
From Sabrina Carpenter to J.Lo, when did everything get so code-coded?
Charting the rise of the suffix of the moment.
- by David Astle
Updated
GST
Biggest winners and losers in $103 billion GST carve-up
Victoria’s GST allocation will be about $1.7 billion more than NSW’s, despite having a smaller population.
- by Matt Wade and James Hall
Australia taps fuel stockpile in urgent bid to fill shortages and stem panic buying
The government will draw down hundreds of millions of litres of petrol and diesel from Australia’s strategic stockpile.
- by Mike Foley
‘An enormous privilege’: Georgie Gardner announces she is leaving Nine
The newsreader and former Today host said she was humbled that viewers had followed her career for 25 years.
- by Louise Rugendyke
Updated
Aviation
Qantas to pay $105m after class action over cancelled COVID flights
Hundreds of thousands of customers are expected to receive compensation, stemming from when Qantas gave customers restricted flight credits instead of cash refunds as COVID halted the aviation sector.
- by Chris Zappone
Analysis
Middle East at war
Why the Albanese government is struggling to calm a precarious fuel crisis
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can’t stop Australians filling up jerrycans with petrol and selling it on Facebook Marketplace at a premium. He can deliver a consistent message.
- by Paul Sakkal
Exclusive
Victorian Parliament
‘Bike boy’ campaign accused of giving cash gifts to potential witnesses in case against Daniel Andrews
Court documents say those driving the “bike boy scandal” spent tens of thousands of fundraising money on “gifts” to potential witnesses in lawsuits they lodged on behalf of the young cyclist injured in a 2013 crash.
- by Sherryn Groch
Exclusive
Emergency services
Taxpayer funding pulled from disaster response team after allegations of fraud
Disaster Relief Australia was feted by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and led by two of Australia’s most decorated military commanders.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Cynical vampires, gritty crime and Bob Carr’s moving memoir: 10 new books
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Steven Carroll
Updated
Music festivals
Bluesfest music festival cancelled as organisers appoint liquidator
Organisers of the northern NSW festival said it was “incredibly difficult” to scrap the April event that was to have featured Split Enz and Earth, Wind and Fire.
- by Kayla Olaya and Karl Quinn
Australian expat was Chinese spy asset, jury finds
Alexander Csergo, 59, was running a telecoms business in Shanghai when he was approached on LinkedIn by a woman claiming to be from a Chinese think tank.
- by Miklos Bolza
Rankine’s controversial ban for homophobic slur is about to end. This is what the next player will get
Crows boss John Olsen held talks with then AFL Commission chair Richard Goyder before the Crows star was handed a four-match ban on the even of the finals. The suspension was widely criticised as too light.
- by Peter Ryan
How a Trump post sparked a wave of misinformation about Australia
The twists and turns in the tale of the Iranian women’s team in Australia this week came with a deluge of social media misinformation amplified by the usual suspects.
- by Michael Koziol
Opinion
Schools
My son’s school trip to Canberra’s in doubt. That should worry every parent
Swimming lessons, the zoo excursion and overnight camps: these important markers of childhood are now out of reach for many families.
- by Matt Sharpe
He’s sold 425 million books. She’s won an Oscar, Emmy, Tony, Grammy
James Patterson and Viola Davis are new partners in crime, teaming up to write one of the year’s biggest page-turners.
- by Richard Jinman
Top Iranian diplomat defected, received asylum in secret escape
Iran’s second most senior diplomat in Australia defected from the hardline regime and received asylum in Australia three years ago, a fact that has stayed secret until now.
- by Brittany Busch and Matthew Knott
Rocky waters remain as Bleijie insists flooding Fitzroy is Olympics-ready
Rockhampton’s Fitzroy River is still a long way off being confirmed as a Brisbane 2032 Olympic venue, despite Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie’s insistence to the contrary.
- by Cameron Atfield
Men shot after wild brawl ends in gunfire
At least three shots were fired when a planned meeting in south-west Sydney descended into violence. The two men hit were known to police.
- by Jack Gramenz
Racing NSW to appeal court ruling, saying millions in funding ‘at risk’
Racing NSW will challenge a Supreme Court decision which blocked it from appointing an administrator at the Randwick-based Australian Turf Club.
- by Chris Barrett
Updated
World markets
ASX ends the week in the red as BHP slumps
The Australian sharemarket closed lower on Friday, capping off another negative week for the bourse, as investors worried about the surge in oil prices.
- by Staff writers
When the performer herself says it’s almost too cold to sing, you have a problem
At Peach PRC’s gig, it’s freezing, and the light rain and cold wind blowing in from St Kilda beach make for harsh conditions to fully embrace the experience.
- by Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Sonia Nair, Cameron Woodhead, Will Cox, Michael Dwyer and Tony Way
‘Major failure’: Key Blue Mountains highway to be closed for at least three months
With 12,000 vehicles using the road every day, the prolonged blockage will affect the delivery times and cost of produce from the region to Sydney.
- by Bevan Shields
Exclusive
Fashion retail
‘We broke every rule’: How cult boutique Incu shook up Australia’s fashion scene
Brian and Vincent Wu have spent more than two decades building a fashion store chain that decidedly does not revolve around sales numbers.
- by Jessica Yun
A blast across the valley, black smoke over the hills – and the wounded arrive
Streets are empty, the shops are closed and dogs roam the pavements. An explosion erupts, and doctors brace for incoming patients, write David Crowe and Kate Geraghty from Lebanon.
- by David Crowe and Kate Geraghty
Analysis
NRL 2026
What was that, rugby league? And what is going on at Brisbane?
The Broncos are off to the worst premiership defence – at least as far as effort without the ball is concerned – in history. But in 2026, how much does defence actually matter?
- by Dan Walsh
The Australian behind Mercedes’ F1 victory in Melbourne
Australian Kim Keedle was given the late call-up to help Mercedes with George Russell’s trainer stuck in the Middle East, with the Brit going on to win the season opener in Melbourne.
- by Billie Eder
Opinion
Real life
Why women are obsessed with Nadia Bartel, and men will never get it
When news broke this week that the influencer has listed her Windsor home for sale, the story went nuts. Everyone raced to have a good old sticky beak.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Could a careless sound bite derail Timothee Chalamet’s Oscar bid?
Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet’s disparaging remarks about ballet and opera have turned his Oscar dream into a PR nightmare.
- by Michael Idato
In the space of 14 months, Michael Rowland upended his ABC life. There’s more upheaval to come
The veteran news presenter is making massive changes following his departure from the public broadcaster after four decades.
- by Stephen Brook
Billie Eilish eyes movie debut in adaptation of cult Sylvia Plath novel
The Grammy-winning pop star says it was always her “dream to be in a movie”.
- by Nell Geraets
Man dead after ramming car into Detroit synagogue hosting preschoolers
Meanwhile, a shooting at a university campus in Virginia is being treated as an act of terrorism, with the assailant having been previously jailed for supporting Islamic State.
- by Michael Koziol
German athletes investigated over podium protest during Russian anthem
The International Paralympic Committee will investigate a podium protest during Russia’s national anthem, while Ukrainian officials have accused the IPC of discrimination.
- by Frances Howe
Updated
Reality TV
‘My light is starting to fade’: Married At First Sight expert reveals cancer has spread
Mel Schilling has said the cancer she was first diagnosed with in 2023 had deteriorated and spread to the left side of her brain.
- by Kayla Olaya
Opinion
Middle East at war
Trump is flirting with financial chaos
The US president is finding out that backing out of a trade war is significantly simpler than retreating from a real one.
- by Paul J. Davies