To protect democracy, Democrats should talk about corruption – not authoritarianism | Jared Abbott and Joan C Williams
The party needs to thread the needle between college-educated and working-class voters. Our survey offers a way Resisting authoritarianism is the second-highest priority for Democrats’ college-educated base. But for working-class…
This Israeli election could be the country’s last – this week I saw that for myself | Jonathan Freedland
Spend time on the ground and you see how high the stakes are for next month’s contest – for Israelis and Palestinians alike Candidates always say it, but this time…
Australia’s big polluters rely on carbon offsets for climate credibility. But the system looks like a house of cards | Adam Morton
Credits are treated as a straight alternative to emissions cuts, but carbon stored in nature is different to burning millennia-old fossil fuels The fight within the Greens that led senators…
‘Eating is my superpower’: Nigella turns up the heat on Bake Off
The domestic goddess is about to be let loose in the Bake Off tent. Nigella Lawson and Paul Hollywood spill the beans about bonding over dirty martinis, ‘Professor Precision’ –…
Talk less, listen more and six other top tips on giving good advice
Are you someone who thinks they have all the answers? Is your experience relevant here? Experts on the questions to ask yourself before giving advice “Often, when people approach you…
Fat Bear Week has returned – and the salmon are swimming for their lives
The public will, for the 12th year in a row, vote for the fattest of brown bears in Alaska’s Katmai national park The bears have returned to the river and…
Tech billionaires trying to live for ever? That’s a waste of time, says physicist
Exclusive: Prof Jim Al-Khalili says he will offer solution to ‘arrow of time’ problem in Royal Institution lectures Tech billionaires attempting to live for ever are, quite literally, wasting their…
When sharing is caring: how car share schemes cut costs and emissions
Don’t drive much but still need occasional access to a vehicle? Car sharing is an option that could save you both money and emissions Change by degrees offers life hacks…
The Homecoming review – misogyny, social upheaval and male anxiety … Pinter has never felt so urgent
Athenaeum II, MelbourneWith a top notch-cast, this Australian Shakespeare Company production never strains for relevance; it lets the audience do the work UK playwright Harold Pinter was the master of…
A sea of hands, a giant ‘lifesaver-saurus’ and a melting robot: Queensland’s SWELL sculpture festival 2026 – in pictures
The beach becomes a giant art gallery each year as SWELL sculpture festival takes over Currumbin in Queensland’s south-east. Almost 100 large-scale artworks are on display during the free, 10-day…