4+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1142+ words) July 16, 2026 — 5:00am Australian travellers are being slugged with emergency pay-or-stay charges totalling hundreds of dollars before they’re allowed to board flights to Vietnam because of confusion surrounding the country’s official e-visa system. Dozens of airline passengers are being prevented from flying…...

12+ hour, 43+ min ago  (92+ words) SMH.com.au July 15, 2026 — 9:00pm Keeping it reel, Alan Phillips of Mosman notes: “When I was a kid, we didn’t go to the movies or the pictures (C8), we went to the flicks.” To rival those old farts clubs (C8) of the last…...

20+ hour, 4+ min ago  (324+ words) Updated July 15, 2026 — 1:39pm,first published July 15, 2026 — 8:50am A man has been shot dead outside a Sydney home in what police say was a targeted attack, as detectives investigate if the brazen killing is linked to organised crime. A member of the public…...

22+ hour, 13+ min ago  (823+ words) July 15, 2026 — 11:30am An enforcement blitz across NSW’s property industry has resulted in more than 240 disciplinary actions taken against agents, property managers and strata operators over the past two years, as the consumer watchdog intensifies a statewide crackdown on underquoting and other…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (814+ words) July 15, 2026 — 5:00am Home values have fallen by more than 3.5 per cent in Sydney and Melbourne since this property downturn began, and experts warn the trend could have longer to run. Before this year, Australia has recorded 10 national property downturns in a…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (42+ words) SMH.com.au A young man has been charged with orchestrating firebombings from his parents' Essendon home in a major breakthrough in Melbourne's hospitality war. Updated July 14, 2026 — 7:02pm,first published 6:58pm...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (49+ words) SMH.com.au A new poll has revealed a massive majority of Australians want property prices to drop, as the government gains ground on its controversial tax reforms. Updated July 14, 2026 — 4:36pm,first published 4:33pm...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (31+ words) SMH.com.au A Melbourne cafe has been firebombed, just days after it was sprayed with bullets. Updated July 13, 2026 — 6:31am,first published 6:28am...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago  (42+ words) SMH.com.au Six teenagers have been charged after allegedly leading police on a wild chase that ended on one of Melbourne's busiest freeways. Updated July 12, 2026 — 7:46am,first published 7:43am...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (1191+ words) New York: Buddha Lo might be the most successful Australian in New York you’ve never heard of. At just 34, the chef has worked in famous kitchens around the world, opened his own restaurant in Manhattan and won the popular American…...