Coastal Shield: where the $9bn will go

Forty-one flood-risk districts are ranked for early works. We chart where the barriers, pumps and raised levees will go — and when.
Tuition-free degrees: what changes for students in 2027

Who pays nothing, who still pays, and what happens to loans already on the books — the Higher Education Access Act, explained.
Flood warnings issued for the lower Aldenne Valley as river levels peak

The storm system that inundated Tirmond brushes the valley’s saturated lower reaches — and revives the question of why the flood maps were redrawn.
Harriers strike in the 89th minute to sink Ostrele City and go top

Jonas Ferrick’s late header settles a ferocious derby 2–1 and hands Meridale Harriers the Premier Division lead with three rounds to play.
Vantor’s 2-nanometre gamble could reshape the chip market

A $5bn fabrication hall in Meridale puts Coravia inside a club of four. Samir Odell on what the bet needs to pay off.