UN report: Israel practising racial segregation and apartheid
A UN Human Rights Office report has found Israel is ‘asphyxiating’ Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem via its policies, practices and laws and is in constant violation…
Vale Adelaide Writers Week. A literary icon succumbs to Israel pressure
The venerable Adelaide Writers Week, Australia’s largest ‘free’ literary festival, has announced the cancellation of Randa Abdel-Fattah, author, sociologist and supporter of the Palestinian people. What’s the scam? The scam…
Albo’s search for the middle leaves him exposed on both flanks
With corporate media forcing PM Albanese into a small target corner on messaging, the right is filling the rhetorical void. Andrew Gardiner looks at the repercussions. Canberra’s spin cycle took…
Kevin Keegan, former England and Newcastle manager, diagnosed with cancer
He was admitted to hospital with abdominal symptoms Keegan, 74, ‘grateful for intervention and ongoing care’ The former England manager Kevin Keegan has been diagnosed with cancer. Keegan, who also…
Jacob Bethell plays starring role in Ashes Wars Episode 5: A New Hope | Barney Ronay
A brilliant hundred against an elite attack on a wearing pitch shows this England team can survive and evolve Et in dystopia ego. In the midst of death, we are…
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis go down fighting in Brisbane thriller
Special Ks lose topsy-turvy match 6-0 1-6 (10-6) Performance bodes well for Kyrgios’s wild card hopes Nick Kyrgios was a motivational speaker, a part-time masseur and a dancer on the…
Darren Fletcher’s Manchester United held by Burnley despite Sesko double
Darren Fletcher failed to produce what Manchester United’s interim manager, fans and chief executive craved: a cathartic victory to move the club on quickly from the recent turbulence. The big…
Beau Webster steps off the sidelines into the light as promise of Cameron Green wilts | Geoff Lemon
With his one Ashes opportunity Webster outscored his fellow all-rounder while looking calmer, more organised and switching to off-spin There was an irony to the fact that Cameron Green’s catch…
We study glaciers. ‘Artificial glaciers’ and other tech may halt their total collapse | Brent Minchew and Colin Meyer
How might we prevent sea-level rise? Satellite-based radar, solar-powered drones, robot submarines and lab-based ‘artificial glaciers’ could all play a role Sea levels are rising faster than at any point…
Keir Starmer has a historic opportunity to fix this awful Brexit – if he follows this plan | Naomi Smith
The new bill giving ministers the power to align trade with the EU has huge practical and symbolic value. Let it herald a new and exciting ambition Good things may…