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James Irwin and his parents were excited to be part of the first commercial flightt. (Steven Markham/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumFirst flight takes off from 'Australia's best airport'

The first commercial flight has taken to the skies from Australia's newest major airport as leaders say it will have a major impact on Sydney.

Sarah Spina-Matthews and Max Aldred

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VICTORIAN ELECTIONPremiumWhat to know about the Victorian election

Victoria is just weeks out from a state election that is shaping up as a wildly unpredictable affair. Here is what you need to know.

Blair Jackson

Pychotherapist Hope Rosenberg (pictured) has developed a stress relief lollipop called One-5 Pop to help ground people when they were feeling overwhelmed. Supplied

HealthPremiumHidden benefit of sucking on a lollipop

Almost every patient who sits down with a Sydney psychotherapist is suffering from some degree of stress and anxiety – and they often don’t know how to manage it.

Emma Kirk

A federal parliamentary inquiry is examining how AI is reshaping Australian jobs and workplaces. (Susie Dodds/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumUnions decry loss of workers' rights amid rise of AI

From truckies to teachers, unions say workers must be prioritised over bots to protect their rights and safety in the rush to embrace artificial intelligence.

Farid Farid

NSW Premier Chris Minns is among the dignitaries attending the official opening of Western Sydney International. NewsWire/ Nadir Kinani

UPDATEDPremiumLong-awaited airport opens in huge day for Aussies

Australia’s first new major airport in five decades has opened in Western Sydney, with hundreds gathering to witness a moment decades in the making.

Cameron Micallef

Yasmin Wessels was struck by the sheer scale of plastic waste in the flower industry. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

BusinessPremiumFlower farmers' daughter takes on blooming rubbish

A young woman who grew up watching tulips grow in her parents' hot houses has her own blossoming business diverting tonnes of floristry plastic from landfill.

Stephanie Gardiner

Some workplaces are all ears when it comes to asking employees what they think, but far less interested in doing anything about what they hear.

Workplace MattersPremiumAsking for feedback is not the same as using it

Some workplaces are all ears when it comes to asking employees what they think, but far less interested in doing anything about what they hear.

Gary Martin

CME CEO Aaron Morey has written to all federal WA MPs asking them to fight for WA’s gas reservation policy.

Oil & GasPremiumCME boss urges MPs to spare WA from punishing gas laws

WA’s peak resources lobby has written to all WA Federal MPs and senators calling on them to get behind the push to exempt WA from new gas reservations laws.

Joe Spagnolo

Jetstar will operate the first commercial passenger flight from Sydney's new airport on Sunday. (Jason O'BRIEN/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremium'Look to the sky': historic second Sydney airport opens

Western Sydney International Airport will welcome its first commercial passengers on Sunday after decades of planning and years of construction.

Max Aldred

Azure Luxury Homes won the 2026 HIA Colorbond steel Perth Home of the Year for its seamless renovation and addition of a Peppermint Grove home.

PropertyPremiumStunning Peppermint Grove renovation wins Home of the Year

A stunning Peppermint Grove home renovation has taken home the top gong at the 2026 Housing Industry Association Perth Housing Awards. 

Hannah Cross

Travellers will have to go by bus or road from the newly built airport. NCA NewsWire / James Gourley

TravelPremium‘Significant moment’: New Sydney airport takes off

Australia will get its first new airport in five decades, creating new competition in the aviation space. Here is what it will mean for travellers.

Cameron Micallef

The updated target cost for the Snowy 2.0 hydro-electric expansion could be up to $25 billion. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumCostly Snowy energy project to 'outlast' us all

The massively blown-out Snowy 2.0 renewables project will be pumping power long after everyone retires, Energy Minister Chris Bowen insists.

Will Nicholas and John Kidman

Diesel import prices remain well above early-year levels despite easing from their April peak. Christian Gilles / NewsWire

NEWSPremiumHidden detail in Australia’s fuel reserves

The country’s fuel security is under renewed scrutiny after an industry expert warned “Australians should be concerned”.

William Elliott

Phizz is the brain child of Australian entrepreneur Daniel Cray. Phizz

exclusivePremiumAussie brand finally making home debut

A product that was dreamt up by an Aussie but launched overseas is finally coming home 11 years after it was first designed.

David Hannant

Sydney's second airport has been pitched as the runway for improved infrastructure across the west. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

BusinessPremiumRunways to riches? Western Sydney's billion-dollar bet

Australia's first new international airport in 30 years is ready to take flight but now shoulders the weight of great economic promises built around it.

Max Aldred

The firing of the Palmerston decline portal at Ora Banda Mining’s Davyhurst gold project.

Gold miningPremiumWet weather, milling delays raise costs for Ora Banda Mining

All-in sustaining costs that rose nine per cent to $4214 per ounce in the September quarter were the result of lower ounces produced because of wet weather and milling delays, Ora Banda Mining says.

Neil Watkinson

AI concerns and fears surrounding a SpaceX national program pushed Wall Street to a lower close. (AP PHOTO)

MarketsPremiumWall Street closes lower to end rocky week

US stocks closed lower after caution around the recent AI sell-off and fears about SpaceX's proposed nationwide wireless carrier program.

Lewis Krauskopf, Tharuniyaa Lakshmi and Ragini Mathur

Seventy thousand police have been deployed to prevent a repeat of recent protest violence. (EPA PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumFrance mounts huge security operation for new protests

Tens of thousands of police are out in force before fresh protests across France, hoping to prevent a repeat of violent unrest that shocked the country.

Crispian Balmer and Elizabeth Pineau

Nationwide candlelight vigils have been held for Wangaratta MP Helen Haines. Facebook

UpdatedPremiumHuge update on Helen Haines’ condition

The hospital where MP Helen Haines is being treated has shared an update on her condition five days after she was critically injured outside her electoral office.

Emma Kirk and Blair Jackson

Fly-in, fly-out workers would get bigger beds and have control of their own air-conditioning, protection from random room searches and access to drinking water cooled “at or below 24C” under a draft code of new standards at mine-site villages.

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Five-star FIFO gets tick of approval for WA mine workers

EXCLUSIVE: FIFO workers would get bigger beds and have control of their own air-conditioning, protection from random room searches and access to cooled water under a draft code of new site village standards.

Ben Harvey

‘Dr Jags’ — as he is referred to in campaign material — cofounded the company, which at one stage operated 45 general practitioner clinics across the State.

Herd on the TerracePremiumLabor MP Dr Jags in Spectrum stoush

It’s stethoscopes at 10 paces in the Supreme Court as Riverton Labor MP Jags Krishnan seeks to block the sale of WA medical empire Spectrum Health. And BHP is handing out the pay rises, to its board at least.

Westpac has blamed the Albanese Government’s changes to credit card charges for its decision to jack up interest rates paid by Visa and Mastercard users.

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Westpac to jack up interest for Visa, Mastercard users

A big four bank has blamed the Albanese Government’s changes to credit card charges for its decision to jack up interest rates paid by Visa and Mastercard users.

Ben Harvey

Despite being Australia’s best-performing State capital city market, Perth will not be immune to the decline in house values.

Housing MarketPremiumPerth homes set to drop $40,000 in value next year

Experts predict house prices across Australia’s capital cities will plunge by 13.5 per cent by the end of next year – with Perth not immune.

Stephen Johnson and Hannah Cross

Critical Minerals CEO Tony Sage at the company's rare earths deposit near Qaqortoq, Greenland.

MiningPremiumSage ready for Greenland with nod from European Lithium

Tony Sage’s push to develop one of the world’s biggest rare earths deposits has cleared a corporate hurdle.

Ben Harvey