The fifth film in the Mad Max franchise, with a budget of $343m not including tens of millions in marketing, opens to the worst Memorial Day weekend result in 43 years: bit.ly/4bYzRtX

Bertha Madras, a leading expert on weed, outlines the science linking it to psychiatric disorders, permanent brain damage, and other serious harms: bit.ly/3V17p3y

From commercial kitchen equipment to ovens with ‘wellness functions’ that can prepare hot towels and compresses, the kitchens of the future have arrived: bit.ly/4bzAZ7s

With a nationwide ban on non-therapeutic vapes underway, politicians and lobbyists have argued a U-turn could save millions in GST revenue: bit.ly/4aEVoH0

As the Princess of Pop celebrates her 56th birthday on Tuesday, she has no intention of slowing things down: bit.ly/3wVGhen

OPINION: Nothing short of a miracle can stop this Labour knight reaching No. 10, becoming only the third Labour leader to take power from opposition in the past 50 years after Tony Blair and Harold Wilson: bit.ly/3WXP0ra

OPINION: Despite strong conditions, property investors are quitting as state taxes and high rates quash confidence, particularly in Melbourne and Sydney: bit.ly/3wVE9Dp

EXCLUSIVE: Former CSIRO chief and Australian Space Agency head Megan Clark will be the next chancellor of Monash University: bit.ly/4bRvbG4

In one of the most tightly held national security secrets in the country’s history, Australia had almost no submarines to defend itself for at least four years during the Rudd/Gillard years. Watch The Defending Australia 2024 forum live: bit.ly/4bSx9pN

In a sobering assessment, the father of the nation’s defence policy says there is now a ‘yawning gap’ between the potential threats facing the nation and its readiness to defend itself. Watch The Defending Australia 2024 forum live: bit.ly/4bSx9pN

They came of age under the threat of nuclear obliteration paired with the promise of never-before-seen wealth and prosperity. What legacy will this much-maligned generation leave us with? bit.ly/3QGvmvX

When location and convenience is key, this new stay in the heart of the CBD is worth a look: bit.ly/3WXlQrY

Seven years, 31 IVF attempts and $250,000. Suvi Mahonen, 48, and her doctor husband stopped at nothing to have a baby. But how far is too far? bit.ly/3kzV7kf

The most expensive work of music ever sold will soon be played for the first time on Australian soil, when a rarely-heard album will be aired as part of a Mona art exhibition in Hobart. Read more: bit.ly/4aFvtil

Opinion: Anthony Albanese is careering down a road on the migration debate that has all the political hallmarks of the failed voice referendum, steering the outrage machine towards Peter Dutton personally. What's your view? bit.ly/3R3qHUL