Yesterday
David Jones bets future on loyalty, store revamp to drive sales
David Jones has undergone a major transformation over the past five years. But is it enough to keep shoppers spending in an ever-changing retail landscape?
‘Bloody amazing’: fanfare as $15.5b train line opens
Thousands of people turned out for the first services on Melbourne’s long-awaited new Metro Rail tunnel on Sunday.
November
Everything you need to know about Melbourne’s new Metro Rail
There’s a new train tunnel deep under Swanston Street. But it has a much wider significance for a fast-growing city.
In Pictures: November 2025
Click through the links to read in-depth about each story these beautiful photos have illustrated by our AFR staff photographers.
Live like a five-star hotel guest in a $21m Melbourne penthouse
The Victorian capital’s first hotel-branded residence offers the perks of a luxury holiday at home.
‘Massive mood for change’: Can Jess Wilson take the fight to Labor?
A year out from the Victorian election, the Liberals need a 16-seat miracle to topple Labor, despite the state’s rising crime, taxes and huge debt.
Goldman Sachs kingpin snags a premium buyer for Brighton mansion
Built by a Rich Lister, sold by an investment banker and bought by a luxury developer, the bayside home has changed hands at a premium to its price guide.
Australia’s top-ranked universities revealed
Find out which institutions performed best in key areas and the one that took out the overall top spot in the Financial Review Best Universities Ranking.
Rising star Hamer trounces opponents in Victorian preselection
Liberal rising star Amelia Hamer defeated a rival backed by former treasurer Josh Frydenberg to win endorsement for the state seat of Malvern.
Not just the Ashes: Why Australia and the UK are drifting apart
Even the cricket showdown, which runs until January, will expose the divergence of the two countries. And it’s not just the tactical contrast on the field.
Swinburne investigates chancellor over workplace concerns
The university emailed staff on Friday afternoon saying council had decided there would be “an independent, external investigation” into John Pollaers.
Accent takes first strike on pay, chops earnings forecast
A major shareholder protest vote against the shoe retailer’s executive pay report and a poor trading update saw its shares dive.
The man who got the better of Keating: ex-NAB boss Nobby Clark dies
Former NAB chief executive Neil Rex “Nobby” Clark, who has died at 96, laid the foundations for modern Australian banking – and was frank, fearless and principled.
ANZ CEO warns staff; Epstein files to be released; Nvidia’s dilemma
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
High-risk knifing is Libs’ last, best hope to beat Jacinta Allan
The Victorian Coalition has imploded yet again, but there is some method in the madness.
The fight over immigration is just hotting up
It’s a divisive issue in Australia, as it is elsewhere, and the Liberals are determined not to let Pauline Hanson lead the charge.
Victorian laundromat chain gets a private equity backer to go national
The Nash team, led by Lucas Couper and Hayden Troiani, has put up $20 million for a 50 per cent stake in Blue Hippo Laundry.
AC/DC, Metallica tours prove metal is the genre that just won’t die
Families three-generations deep are buying black T-shirts as a season of heavy metal tours helps keep a once-doomed part of the music industry alive.
How ‘Victorianisation’ became a new term of abuse
The state is suffering from a dramatic increase in episodes of violent crime and horrific machete attacks that have forced Jacinta Allan to finally act.
Chris Lucas plants his flag in Sydney’s banker hot zone
Melbourne’s foodie freedom fighter got the ideal spot to lure corporate card carriers.