Favourite Point Of Law has run down frontrunner Royal Supremacy to win the $10 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington
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Beef cools, fruit soars as food prices split
Beef is cooling, pork is getting cheaper, but fruit has jumped more than 10 per cent in a year. Here’s what’s really happening to the price of your groceries.
Murrami farmer named NFF vice president
A Murrami farmer with a law degree and six sons is the NFF’s new vice president. Four new committee chairs are also named, and a board seat is now vacant.
One in three households going hungry
One in three Australian households went hungry in the past year, and regional families are doing it tougher than city ones. The new Foodbank Hunger Report shows how far the problem has spread.
More GPs worried about misinformation
AI is making health misinformation harder to spot, and more GPs are feeling it. New survey figures show a sharp jump in doctors worried about what patients are reading online.
Helen Haines loses second leg
Dr Helen Haines’ husband says she is alive and stable after losing both legs. The Governor-General says the attack must be a moment for Australians to pause and choose to be better.
Senate probes $560m community grants
Senate hearings into how a $560 million community grants program picked its winners start today in Canberra. Watch live online on Wednesday and Thursday.
Roosters win NRL grand final in one point nail-biter
One point. One last game for Daly Cherry-Evans. The Roosters survived a wild Knights fightback to win the NRL grand final in a close finish.
Roosters dominate NRLW grand final
Perfect season complete. The Roosters stormed to a 30-6 NRLW grand final win over Brisbane, sending Millie Elliott and Corban Baxter into retirement as premiers.
100,000 first home buyers in a year
Some buyers spend up to 11 years saving a deposit. More than 28,000 NSW first home buyers skipped part of that wait in the past year with a 5 per cent deposit.
