Australia

Legal experts and crossbenchers say Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus’ plans for a new administrative tribunal don’t do enough to protect against the political stacking of appointees.Read More

Australian sport’s anti-doping chief slams an Olympic-style event with no drug testing as “grossly irresponsible” and warns of severe ramifications for athletes taking part.Read More

Sandra Brewer wins Cottesloe preselection stoush in a shock outcome that ends David Honey’s reign.Read More

In the days before drug kingpin Tony Mokbel vanished mid-trial, fleeing to Greece, his lawyer Nicola Gobbo told police to keep a close eye on him – and at the …

The buyers beat three other bidders to win the keys to the three-bedroom home in a hot auction – to the vendors’ amazement.Read More

March can be a funny time of year to travel. But it’s a big world, and somewhere the sun is still shining, festivals pumping, and great experiences waiting.Read More

This former teacher and her partner, a painter, met 18 years ago. Moving into a Canberra retirement village has coincided with a burst of creativity.Read More

New consumer technologies that read patterns in the brain’s electrical activity and then influence them will supercharge the spread of disinformation and threaten democracy.Read More

They were a pleasure to coach, in part because they never took their footballing adventure, or me, for granted.Read More

We’ve rounded up out favourite luxury listings, from a striking oceanfront home to a country estate.Read More