The Guardian view on the scramble for critical minerals: while powers vie for access, labourers die | Editorial
A mining disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo underscores the human cost of extraction. Intensified competition for resources isn’t helping When Donald Trump boasted recently that he had stopped…
Thinking of trashing a small business on social media? Please, think again
Online pile-ons can destroy small businesses. Save the derision for big companies that can weather social media storms A viral Reddit post mocks a $22 grilled cheese sandwich and helps…
Lindsey Vonn’s crash is violent but honest ending to an unprecedented Olympic bid
The gruesome finish to the US star’s comeback, at age 41 and with a ruptured ACL, is a reminder of skiing’s unforgiving nature There was always a version of this…
Winter Olympics briefing: Italy’s golden moment and Sweden stick it to Norway
Francesca Lollobrigida brought the house down at the Milano Ice Park and then searched out her son to share her joy Even before the final pairing of the women’s 3,000m…
The Coalition has a much-needed chance to hold Labor to account – if they can stop talking about themselves | Josh Butler
With the Coalition rift ostensibly patched up, a strong week grilling the government could buy Sussan Ley more time. But Angus Taylor has yet to declare his hand With the…
Ilia Malinin holds off resurgent Japan to seal repeat US team figure skating gold
Malinin delivers to secure US Olympic team gold win Japan pairs skating brilliance pushes US team to limit Host Italy secure team bronze on home Olympic rink The United States…
Is Australia getting ruder? How to be kinder to others in everyday life – and break the contagion of rage
Slow down, take a deep breath, maybe even let the other car take the park. In the face of rudeness, sometimes the most radical thing to do is remain passively…
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden The modern…
I spent years meeting strangers for masochistic hook-ups. Was I a sex addict?
After a sexually frustrating marriage led to divorce, I chased increasingly extreme BDSM encounters. But I never felt truly satisfied. Had I been looking for the wrong thing all along?…