Australia’s Ben O’Connor is out of the shadows and primed to scale cycling’s heights | Martin Pegan
The Jayco AlUla rider is finally in a position to find out what he’s capable of at a grand tour with form, fitness and a strong team behind him Ben…
Morocco to pursue legal action over chaotic end to Africa Cup of Nations final
Hosts believe Senegal walk-off affected game’s outcome Brahim Díaz says his ‘soul hurts’ after Panenka drama Morocco’s football federation has announced it will pursue legal action over the chaotic and…
‘I don’t want to be a punching bag’ – retirements mar dramatic day at Australian Open
Félix Auger-Aliassime surrendered with cramp while Britain’s Fran Jones was among a list of injured players forced to bow out in Melbourne “I’ve honestly got no bloody clue what happened…
From Trump’s rejected treaties to our daily lives, we’re building walls around ourselves | Anand Pandian
Martin Luther King Jr knew that ‘whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly’. But we Americans are denying that reality The United States seems determined to turn its back on…
Donald Trump needs helpers for his appalling neocolonialist project. What else is this ‘board of peace’? | Owen Jones
Blair, Putin, Erdoğan, Orbán: the names of those invited to serve say it all. And it’s about so much more than Gaza The fate of the Palestinian people offers a…
Mary Nolan’s ‘extraordinary’ photos: evocative, nostalgic and overlooked – in pictures
Once the home of Australian artist Arthur Boyd and his wife Yvonne, Bundanon – set across 1,000 hectares on the NSW south coast – is now home to an art…
Matt Damon is right: phones + Netflix mean we are now in the pub bore age of cinema
The streaming giant has the data that proves we all just watch things with one hand gripping our phones, so need to have the plot explained to us over and…
Under your skin: toxic metals abound in tattoo inks sold in Australia, new study finds
Many tattoo inks available in Australia fail to meet current EU standards, with no national regulatory framework to protect consumers In recent decades, millions of Australians have embraced body art…
At nine, I disappeared into home schooling. No one came looking
Mom insisted I needed a ‘free-form education’ outside public school. After four years of loneliness, I gave up hope that someone would get me out “Every mother in the world…
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees Scientists have been forced to rethink the intelligence of…