CNET News Digest
Daily News • Wednesday, 28 January 2026
ASX set for flat start, Wall Street steady ahead of Fed decision
The US stock market is drifting around its all-time high on Wednesday, while the US dollar’s value stabilises against other currencies after falling to its lowest level in nearly four years.
Forget designer clothes, I prefer to get my retail fix at ‘Girl Bunnings’
If these stores are entertaining at home, they are utterly irresistible overseas.
In the overstuffed buffet of celebrity foodie travelogues, this is the most charming
He may be best known for creating ’90s sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, but Phil Rosenthal’s greatest television legacy may well be Somebody Feed Phil.
One unit block, two different entrances: The problem with ‘apartment apartheid’
Sydney faces a wave of new apartment developments. There’s a feature in some which critics say could create “poor doors”.
Martin was 10 when his father’s death rocked the world. This is the message he has for kids today
The son of internationally celebrated civil rights activist Dr Martin Luther King jnr on Indigenous affairs, the current state of the US and living your legacy.
NSW regional towns where house prices soared 20 per cent in a year
A string of relatively affordable areas have been highly sought by tree-changers and investors.
The 25-year-old tasked with fixing billionaire father’s mess enlists help of Joe Hockey
As Felix Lee launches his investment firm, he’s also trying to patch things up with his Mid North Coast neighbours.
Mastercard’s ‘reverse ATM’ stunt comes with a hidden risk
The payments giant is selling “limited edition” cards at the Australian Open. Some say the marketing stunt could facilitate money laundering.
The Good Food Guide to a summer road trip through Daylesford
From two-hatted fine diners to classic pubs, cafes and a bustling (dog-friendly) Sunday market, there’s no shortage of things to do or places to dine in Daylesford.
World’s first nine-class plane unveiled, with the best first class yet
Critics say that offering so many classes – each of which comes at a slightly different price – is bamboozling.
What happens to our metro tunnel boring machines when they hit the end of the line?
Betty and Dorothy have reached Westmead. This is how Metro gets them out of the tunnels – and the fate they will meet.
This inquiry received 700 submissions. You can read only 150 of them
Experts have warned a committee tasked with finding a pathway to banning hate slogans including “globalise the intifada” could face constitutional roadblocks.
WA seismic blasting plans ‘fly in the face’ of demersal fishing ban, conservationists warn
WA’s peak environmental body says while a ban on demersal fishing is necessary to protect species recovery into the future, it was undermined by approvals for seismic blasting to explore for new gas reserves.
The problem at the heart of this Coalition shambles? These are not serious people
Sussan Ley’s attempts to politicise the Bondi tragedy worked in the short term, but were ultimately an act of political self-sabotage.
The end of the line
The cutter from a tunnel boring machine is removed from Westmead station and decommissioned.
David was desperate for a Perth rental. Instead, he found a hive of scams online
After attending home inspections shoulder-to-shoulder with sometimes hundreds of other people, David* turned to Facebook Marketplace in his search for somewhere to live.
‘Colossal’ pollution spikes in Sydney’s drinking water catchment
The environmental watchdog has issued a clean-up notice to the operator of a coal mine near Lithgow over pollution in a river which flows into Warragamba Dam.
Politicians and the media once united to do good. In this heat, that’s impossible
Politics in Victoria used to be done better. There is no stronger example than the disciplined bipartisanship that helped create VicHealth.
Dry January’s turned me into a bore of Olympian proportions
I have something in common with Bradley Cooper, Kim Kardashian, Anne Hathaway, Naomi Campbell and Brad Pitt. For now.
Ten things we’ll never understand about Vietnam
Australian visitor numbers are surging, but there are still many things that might puzzle you about this endearing nation.