Keeping my dead wife’s books safe for our son helped me let go of guilt | Ben O’Mara
Reading with him, I am reminded of the world of words his mother and I shared. I no longer feel so overwhelmed As I removed my dead wife’s favourite novels…
US intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard leaving post after rocky tenure
White House reportedly forced Gabbard to resign after she was sidelined from Iran and Venezuela operations and becomes fourth woman to depart Trump’s cabinet US politics – live updates Sign…
Australia’s largest recorded diphtheria outbreak is spreading through remote Indigenous communities
By the time a national vaccine blitz was announced this week, unlinked cases had already been reported in four states. Why did it take so long for governments to act?…
‘Maybe the suffering is the point’: what does it take to run 163km up and down a mountain?
Guardian Australia joins ultrarunner Joanne Walker in an excruciating race through the Blue Mountains, where men outnumber women four to one Somewhere before the finish line the body starts to…
Tony Abbott wants to slay the dragon – but is blind to the beasts of Australia’s past | Ben Doherty
The former PM can be eloquent and erudite about Australia – but he has a very particular conception of what this nation is and how it came to be Get…
Has the great AI backlash begun? | Fiona Katauskas
The signs are there See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
Trump Mobile investigating potential exposure of would-be customers’ personal information
Phone company launched by Donald Trump’s family says names and contact details appear to be affected, but not credit card or banking information A phone company launched by Donald Trump’s…
Hospitality wars: who is recruiting children to firebomb Melbourne bars, nightclubs and restaurants?
More than 50 people have been arrested over alleged attacks on venues since April, but police still don’t know what’s behind the crime wave Get our breaking news email, free…
Australian government plans for ‘worst-case scenario’ retail fuel rationing, documents reveal
Exclusive: With warnings world oil supplies are expected to hit ‘red zone’ by August, the Albanese government has considered its powers to enforce daily purchase limits for motorists Get our…
Albanese has been defensive and irritable at times – it’s not helping to sell a difficult budget | Tom McIlroy
British MP Wes Streeting has given a simple and arresting explanation of the need for tax reform – something that continues to elude the Labor government Get our breaking news…