Stocks bounce, oil retreats on Mideast ceasefire hopes
Stocks rose and oil fell on Wednesday on reports the US is seeking a month-long ceasefire in its war on Iran, and had sent a 15-point plan to Iran for…
From car parks to piers: the 2026 Australian Urban Design awards celebrate utilitarian architecture
Australian Institute of Architects’ judges reward pragmatism over sculptural spectacle, reflecting a ‘gentler approach to urban transformation’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Sydney’s Campbelltown…
The fuel crisis shows the energy future has arrived. All Barnaby Joyce and One Nation have to offer is bluster | Adam Morton
It’s worth comparing the One Nation MP’s views with those of an expert – the executive director of the International Energy Agency Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam…
Behind the rise of Clavicular and ‘looksmaxxing’ there are insecure young men who feel they don’t measure up | Jason Okundaye
What is a very private struggle – coming to terms with one’s own appearance – is being reshaped into a site of competition and ridicule I felt something akin to…
What to understand why Trump is still bombing Iran? Look to Nixon and Vietnam | Kenneth Roth
Richard Nixon’s strategy was about shielding his own reputation. Now Trump needs a face-saving exit of his own Donald Trump’s struggle to justify continuing his war with Iran reminds me…
Argentina was the model of how to survive a dictatorship. Javier Milei is changing that | Jordana Timerman
By questioning the scale of atrocities and deriding human rights activists, Milei is dismantling the consensus over the country’s dirty war Today marks the 50th anniversary of the military coup…
Trump’s sanctions against a UN human rights expert show free speech is dying |
Francesca Albanese recommended ICC arrests and investigations over Gaza. Who will be the administration’s next target? We are North American university professors and human rights lawyers who teach, write, and…
More frequent ejaculations may boost men’s fertility, research suggests
Need for abstinence before fertility treatment questioned as study finds sperm deteriorates as it stays in body Encouraging men to have more frequent ejaculations may boost their fertility, according to…
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? at 60: Elizabeth Taylor still crackles with feral energy
Mike Nichols’ 1966 adaptation of Edward Albee’s septic drama helped cement the play in the zeitgeist – where it has remained for the past six decades Get our weekend culture…
‘There’s something sassy about this’: the reinvention of the sari – in pictures
The sari has gone through many changes over its 5,000-year history. The Offbeat Sari, a new exhibition running at Bunjil Place gallery in Melbourne until 30 August, celebrates the garment…