Hospitality boom and $100 chicken nuggets: how the US Open became obscenely expensive
Record crowds, premium seats and an unchecked resale market are transforming the self-styled people’s slam – and leaving ordinary fans fighting to get through the gates It takes a truly…
Michael Carrick hails Manchester United’s grit after rout of Ipswich
Fernandes fires hat-trick as United enjoy home win ‘The way they bounced back, that’s the biggest thing’ A delighted Michael Carrick praised how Manchester United bounced back from the opening-weekend…
Carlton are on the wildest of rides with their next generation in the driver’s seat | Jonathan Horn
The Blues look well stocked for years to come after Jagga Smith and Harry Dean were standouts in their AFL wildcard final win over the Demons Sign up for our…
The Guardian view on the rise of Germany’s AfD: mainstream parties must deliver a bolder response | Editorial
The far right is close to winning a state election for the first time since the second world war. A different economic approach is needed to combat it The early…
Trump’s ‘economic D-day’ against Iran risks driving the stakes even higher | Sina Toossi
As with its approach to Hormuz, the US has mistaken applying pressure for an actual strategy. But Tehran has chips of its own to play Donald Trump has found a…
It is now almost certain the world will warm past 1.5C. But ‘net-negative’ emissions are still possible | Wesley Morgan for the Conversation
Climate change is the greatest threat to the Pacific, with fuel shortages and missile tests also on the agenda as Anthony Albanese heads to Palau Anthony Albanese is in Palau…
Researchers find Britain’s 11th-century ‘Conquest Man’ was Scandinavian – but did he land with the Norman army?
It’s ‘plausible’, though more likely the Humberside resident was one of many immigrants to Viking-controlled Danelaw One of the most consequential showdowns in the history of the British Isles, the…
The datacenter backlash is bringing the entire political spectrum together – against big tech billionaires
The movement against datacenters is uniting Americans because they perfectly illustrate how a few individuals hold all the power to control decisions that affect our lives Bryce Gustafson has been…
The American painting that sparked an Australian culture war – podcast
When Jackson Pollock painted Blue Poles, his masterpiece of American abstract expressionism, little did he know it would become one of Australia’s most fascinating political controversies. The piece ensnared everyone…