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January 4, 2026
Sam Kerr and Kristie Mewis share photos of grand New Year’s Eve wedding
The newlyweds shared photos of the joyful Perth wedding celebrated with family, friends and teammates, which many fans have dubbed “soccer’s...
The Age
January 4, 2026
‘This chapter is closed’: Djokovic quits the tennis union he co-founded
The 24-time grand slam champion will start his season in Adelaide next week ahead of his bid to win a record-extending 11th Australian Open...
The Age
January 4, 2026
Liberal deputy leader Sam Groth announces retirement from state politics
The former tennis star and Nepean MP will not contest the state election in November after “some very personal reflection”.
The Age
January 4, 2026
Fifth Ashes Test LIVE: England’s best partnership of series continues after rain-affected day one
Joe Root and Harry Brook will aim to pick up where they left off on Sunday, while the Aussies will be hoping for an early wicket after Engla...
The Age
January 4, 2026
‘Our Arthur has gone’: Swiss fire victims identified, with youngest aged 14
Authorities have identified 24 of 40 people killed in the nightclub blaze, with four Swiss teenage girls among the dead, including one aged...
The Age
January 4, 2026
US attacks Venezuela live updates: ‘Extremely dangerous’ precedent set by Trump; Maduro prepares to face New York court after capture
A day after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured in an audacious US military operation, the fallout continues as questions mount...
The Age
January 4, 2026
The six healthiest fruits of all time, according to a dietitian
Some fruits are especially rich sources of several essential nutrients.
The Age
January 4, 2026
Sailing enthusiasts and crew scuppered by yacht investment scheme
Australian investors have lost money in a scheme involving luxury yachts, lucrative returns and discounted voyages around the South Pacific.
The Age
January 4, 2026
How an awkward stay-at-home mum from rural Victoria gained global notoriety
For 10 weeks in 2025, the world tuned in to try to understand what motivated Erin Patterson to cook a poisoned family meal that would ultima...
The Age
January 4, 2026
Courts falling behind in wake of Allan’s bail changes
The state government’s tougher bail laws mean magistrates’ time is frequently being diverted from finalising cases to dealing with bail matt...
The Age
January 4, 2026
Crossbench demand commission as sporting greats blast government inaction
A slew of independent MPs have called for a royal commission into antisemitism, as Labor remains opposed to the growing push for a federal i...
The Age
January 4, 2026
‘More subdued’: What property prices will do in 2026
If 2025 was the year the property market came back to life, 2026 is shaping up as the year it taps the brakes.
The Age
January 4, 2026
Kind firmness and active floating: What Shane Gould says you need from a swimming teacher
In Australia, learning to swim is not just a rite of passage, it’s a necessary skill. But what should you look for in a swimming teacher? On...
The Age
January 4, 2026
It may have a sexist reputation, but in Italy it’s nonnas who rule
It’s the passeggiata hour in Rome, and it looks like the whole town is in the piazza. My young Italian friend, Isabella, agrees, then tells...
The Age
January 4, 2026
No car, no crowds: The new way to do one of our greatest road trips
From volcanic craters to towering redwoods and secret rail trails, the best way to experience the Great Ocean Road is by venturing off the b...
The Age
January 4, 2026
This is a warning to all world leaders who antagonise Trump
If The US president gets away with an illegal invasion of Venezuela, why not Xi Jinping, who has a flawed but genuine historical claim to Ta...
The Age
January 4, 2026
Rick Stein on the best fish and chips in Australia … and it’s not from his restaurants
The celebrity chef says his favourite beach sums up everything he’s come to love about Australia.
The Age
January 4, 2026
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis victorious in emotional comeback in Brisbane
The battered-and-broken former teenage idols reprised their triumphant Australian Open partnership by winning their opening match at the Bri...
The Age
January 4, 2026
He just dropped the Mace: The thrilling finish to the Melbourne Derby that had the MCG rocking
For Victorian cricket fans robbed of much of the fourth test, it was some consolation to have a good game of BBL played at the MCG in the fi...
The Age
January 4, 2026
Bradman loved spin bowling. He would hate the pace monotony of this Ashes
Australian cricket is thumbing its nose at Sir Donald Bradman and many others who believe that cricket is about more than the seaming ball.
The Age
January 4, 2026
Australian Test great Damien Martyn wakes up from induced coma
The cricketing legend’s family has confirmed his dramatically improved condition after more than a week in hospital.
The Age
January 4, 2026
On the verge of tears, 16 double faults: Why Australia’s new tennis star is feeling the pressure
Daria Kasatkina almost burst into happy tears as she walked on court for her first match as a local on Australian soil on Sunday before a ha...
The Age
January 4, 2026
Root and Brook steer England to safety as wet weather again ruins SCG spectacle
England’s middle order stars played their side into a handy position on day one in Sydney.
The Age
January 4, 2026
The Ashes fifth Test day one recap: Buy the ticket, take the Harry Brook ride. Just imagine if he ever works out Test cricket
How long can a prodigious talent in a leadership position bat with the abandon of Harry Brook? As long as he wants when it works.
The Age
January 4, 2026
This Australian was enjoying a family holiday. Then the explosions began
Alexander and his wife thought Donald Trump was bluffing about plans for Venezuela. Now he’s trying to escape the country
The Age
January 4, 2026
‘This is a triumph’: Australian Venezuelans celebrate downfall of dictator
For many expatriates of the South American nation, the president’s capture marks a path towards democracy, but the future remains uncertain.
The Age
January 4, 2026
The $2 million inheritance and the online romance
Months before he died, a man changed his will to leave most of his fortune to a person he’d never met.
The Age
January 4, 2026
Doing her bit: the Melbourne nurse working in war-torn Sudan
To say conditions in parts of Sudan are volatile is “a complete understatement”. Yet in October, Shelley Cook made her way there to be of se...
The Age
January 4, 2026
This could be Trump’s Iraq, and Americans must ask: Is it what we voted for?
Donald Trump made it clear that oil is what his Venezuelan venture is about. But it is entirely unclear how he envisages the next few days –...
The Age
January 4, 2026
How animal shelters are reaching crisis point
Pregnant and homeless, Peridot has been given a new year’s lifeline. But experts say rehoming pets is increasingly difficult.
The Age
January 4, 2026
Stranger Things is officially over. Here are eight shows to fill the void
Whether you loved or loathed it, the finale marks the end of a cultural phenomenon 10 years in the making.
The Age
January 4, 2026
Sydney Test LIVE updates: Australia out to finish Ashes on a high in Khawaja’s farewell
The Ashes comes to an end in Sydney as Australia look to end the series on a high in Usman Khawaja’s final Test match. Play begins at 10.30a...
The Age
January 4, 2026
‘Far more than a first lady’: Who is Cilia Flores, the powerbroker captured alongside Maduro?
Venezuela’s first lady built extraordinary influence over decades, while largely operating from the shadows.
The Age
January 4, 2026
Who is Venezuela’s vice president and can she fill Maduro’s shoes?
Donald Trump says Delcy Rodriguez is “willing to do what we think is necessary to make Venezuela great again”. Rodriguez says Nicolas Maduro...
The Age
January 3, 2026
Notorious Australian underworld figure arrested in Dubai
The former head of the Comanchero bikie gang, Jay Malkoun, who survived at least one attempt on his life, has been detained in the United Ar...
The Age
January 3, 2026
A former South Park writer owns the Trump-Kennedy Centre web address. And he is having fun
Using the most intuitive web address for the centre’s new name, Toby Morton has created a parody website that “exposes political power by us...
The Age
January 3, 2026
How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro
President Donald Trump has disclosed how US forces spent months rehearsing operations against Venezuela, mapping every move of Nicolas Madur...
The Age
January 3, 2026
Private school buys former piano factory to be closer to Melbourne’s hipster heartlands
The state’s oldest progressive school has snapped up one of Carlton’s most storied buildings to improve access for families living in the in...
The Age
January 3, 2026
In claiming American strength, Trump also highlights weakness
The US appears to have completed a bold act of regime change in unseating Nicolas Maduro, but what unfolds next for Venezuela and the world...
The Age
January 3, 2026
US captures Venezuela’s leader and his wife in stunning operation and plans to prosecute them
President Donald Trump has insisted the US government will run the country at least temporarily and tap Venezuelan’s vast oil reserves to se...
The Age
January 3, 2026
Swiss bar managers under investigation for ‘negligent homicide’ after deadly inferno
The French couple are suspected of negligent homicide, negligent bodily harm and causing fire by negligence, Swiss police said in a statemen...
The Age
January 3, 2026
When desperate farmers prayed for rain in the midst of a hidden drought
The Green family survived a major drought on their sheep farm. I got a front-row seat to the challenges they overcame.
The Age
January 3, 2026
How this peroxide-blond, vegan ex-Test star is bowling 140km/h at 41
Veteran paceman Peter Siddle has hit top speed ahead of a blockbuster Melbourne BBL derby at the MCG.
The Age
January 3, 2026
Loopholes in national child safety reforms raise red flags about sex abuse risks
Gaps in screening people who work with children will still exist despite wide-ranging national child safety reforms, which experts say could...
The Age
January 3, 2026
The world’s 10 bridges every traveller should cross at least once
China recently opened the highest bridge on the planet, but the world is full of great bridges – and size isn’t everything.
The Age
January 3, 2026
When I was behind bars, time stopped. But you could never hide from the new year
When I was first arrested in Iran and thrown into a solitary confinement cell in Evin prison I would carve a line for each day into the soft...
The Age
January 3, 2026
Beware the generation gap: Is this Australia’s last hurrah?
England’s talent is plain to see, and it has greater upside than Australia between now and 2027.
The Age
January 3, 2026
Prominent sports stars add to push for Bondi royal commission
The statement signed by more than 60 sports stars, including Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett, Lleyton Hewitt, Scott Pendlebury and Isaac Heeney, s...
The Age
January 3, 2026
US forces off Venezuela: Why does it feel like deja vu?
Once the epitome of glamour, Venezuela is in crisis. Now there is talk of a US invasion. How did it get to this?
The Age
January 3, 2026