Megan Neil
Naked ambition: Owner Marwan Koukash vows to get his gear off if Magic Circle wins the Melbourne Cup
British billionaire Dr Marwan Koukash insists he will celebrate winning the Melbourne Cup in a way no owner has before: by stripping...
Extra Brut claims Victoria Derby for ‘everyday Aussies’ and the Irish jockey who couldn’t get a ride
What happens when you combine an Irish jockey who couldn’t get a ride back home, a Hong Kong billionaire, a big group...
Commonwealth Bank promises to refund dead superannuation members’ fees
The Commonwealth Bank will pay compensation after charging advice fees to the estates of dead superannuation customers. CBA investment and superannuation subsidiary...
Financial sharks signing up Aboriginal children for funeral plans, banking commission to hear
Some indigenous Australians are paying for four or five funeral insurance policies for their families. Even children have been signed up for...
Hillary Clinton tells Australia: Stand up to China
Australia must not allow an expansionist China to subvert Australia’s national interests, former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton warns. Mrs Clinton...
Cardinal George Pell arrives at court for historical sexual offences case
Cardinal George Pell has arrived at court for the first day of a planned four-week hearing that will decide if he stands...
Prosecutors withdraw one charge against Cardinal George Pell
One of the multiple historical sexual offence charges against Cardinal George Pell has been withdrawn because the accuser has died. Cardinal Pell...
‘David and Goliath’ marriage survey begins
Both sides of the same-sex marriage campaign are claiming underdog status in a “David and Goliath” battle to win over 16 million...
No urgent need for same-sex marriage postal vote, court told
The government should not have bypassed Parliament by giving the Finance Minister the power to fund the postal survey on same-sex marriage,...
Manus Island detainees’ class action begins
Fifty current and former Manus Island detainees will give evidence in a class action their lawyers say will shine a light on...