AFL grand final 2026: ultimate guide to the flag decider between Fremantle and Brisbane
Wondering what time the game starts, how you can watch it live and who is performing the pre-game entertainment? We’ve got you covered Fremantle and Brisbane will meet in the…
Collingwood’s Nick Daicos wins first Brownlow medal with record 47 votes
Midfielder beats previous record of 45 votes Marcus Bontempelli and Bailey Smith are runners-up Collingwood star Nick Daicos has finally claimed his first Brownlow medal with a record-breaking 47 votes…
The US supreme court issued a fragile win for voting rights – the real test comes later | Claire Finkelstein
The court’s decision was based entirely on the timing of proposed new mail-in ballot rules. The larger question could re-emerge Last week’s supreme court decision upholding the district court’s restraining…
Europe is under attack from three sides – but the EU and Nato are unfit to defend us | Nathalie Tocci
Ursula von der Leyen’s outreach to Canada and new security proposals are wise – but she may not be the right messenger Europe’s strategic predicament is ever clearer, and ever…
Mark Carney is making an eloquent case for an alliance sidelining the US | Ted Widmer
The Canadian prime minister’s remarks before the European parliament outlined a vision of the west without its most powerful member The speeches keep coming, each building on the previous one,…
All the signs say another financial crisis is coming. Here’s why we need to prepare for it now | Larry Elliott
War, AI disruption and markets in turmoil: the warnings are all there. But lessons from the 2008 crash could help us Continue reading…
The Guardian view on Friedrich Merz: Germany’s chancellor must change course to halt the rise of the AfD | Editorial
A failure to address widespread economic insecurity, and a crisis in living standards, is allowing the far right the harness a growing protest vote After less than a year and…
The Washington press corps needs to boycott White House events | Margaret Sullivan
CNN, MS Now and Politico accurately call last week’s sudden lockout ‘a direct assault on the first amendment’. That’s right On Monday, the three news organizations that had been kicked…
Sense and Sensibility review – Daisy Edgar-Jones leads sober-minded next-gen do-over of Austen romcom
With Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as the Dashwood sisters, this fresh take on a beloved classic is not to be confused with Ang Lee’s There’s no reason for anyone working…
Brigitte Bardot auction in Paris fetches nearly €1m, with proceeds going to her animal welfare foundation and her son
Dog collars, guitars, straw hats and self-portraits among the 285 personal belongings put on sale An auction of the French screen legend Brigitte Bardot’s personal items fetched nearly €1m (£858,000,…