The Olympics’ trans policy polices womanhood | Moira Donegan
Sports bans have humiliated trans women and girls across America. Now, the Olympics joins in Last month, the International Olympic Committee announced that transgender women athletes would be barred from…
It’s a nightmare on Downing Street: Starmer has no one left to blame for this Mandelson horror show | Marina Hyde
Olly Robbins’s testimony will have been painful for the PM. The No 10 omnishambles was publicly laid bare – and Keir’s fresh out of scapegoats ‘How dare Olly Robbins not…
Terrible poll ratings would bother some politicians. Donald Trump isn’t one of them | Arwa Mahdawi
A low approval rating will not cause the US president to hang his head in shame. He’s more likely to dig in You’ll know the famous quote, bastardised from a…
A hundred years after her birth, we still over-revere Queen Elizabeth II. The monarchy? Not so much | Jonathan Liew
To survive, the house of Windsor must maintain with a straight face the elaborate illusions it once sustained. That is clearly no longer possible The commemorative Queen Elizabeth II centenary…
The death of Bikram Lama – Sydney’s ‘birdman’ of St James tunnel – has shaken me. What is happening to our city? | Brigid Delaney
As individualistic as this place often is, I thought there still existed minimum standards when it came to how we see each other When ‘the birdman’ of St James tunnel…
What really controls our appetite – hunger, stress or habit?
Knowing the difference between hunger and appetite, and understanding the sensory cues behind them, can help us make better decisions about what we eat Imagine you’re in a meeting room…
The snuggle is real: what happens when you can’t fall asleep without your partner?
Experts share why you might sleep better with that special someone and how couples can find healthy sleep dynamics Tell us: do you use AI for fitness? I don’t live…
Jon Stewart on Trump’s strategy in Iran: ‘Malignant narcissism and impulsivity’
Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s inability to articulate a coherent war aim and a new report on Kash Patel’s drinking Late-night hosts examined Donald Trump’s incoherent strategy on Iran and a…
Rebel Wilson’s The Deb is great fun but it tanked. Is this the fate of the Australian movie musical?
The Deb has taken just $237 a screen in its second week – but it is an enjoyable addition to the Australian movie musical pantheon, which is more flops than…
‘Stop sucking up to America’: Japan’s youth rises up to protect pacifist constitution
Protests are growing against moves to change Japan’s ‘supreme law’, a document written by the US that is now being challenged by Iran war It may be a toy, but…