Deal brokered to end ABC staff’s pay stand-off
ABC management and staff representatives have reached a tentative agreement after a stand-off that resulted in the first major strike at the national broadcaster in decades. A pay increase of…
Furniture e-seller Koala successfully floats on the ASX
A leading mattress and sofa ecommerce retailer has made a successful debut on the Australian Securities Exchange. Shares in The Koala Company were changing hands at $3.70 on Tuesday afternoon,…
Local shares defy geopolitical tensions to edge higher
The Australian share market has pared back earlier losses to coast higher at midday despite elevated oil prices and reinvigorated threats to destroy Iranian energy infrastructure. The S&P/ASX200 was up…
Local shares defy geopolitical tensions to edge higher
The Australian share market has pared back earlier losses to coast higher at midday despite elevated oil prices and reinvigorated threats to destroy Iranian energy infrastructure. The S&P/ASX200 was up…
Never mind leading the free world, if Donald Trump were your ageing father, when would you take away his car keys?
Presidential decisions can mean life or death for millions around the world, that’s why constitutional safeguards exist. But do they work in practice? Donald Trump’s cognitive skills are amazing. So…
Trump’s Iran war is holding him hostage | Sidney Blumenthal
If there is any consistency to Trump’s policy, it is a series of frantic attempts to justify his original blunder and extricate himself from its dire consequences Donald Trump has…
AI lectures, Old West folk heroes and Mark Twain: what is Bob Dylan up to joining Patreon?
By far the biggest musician to have joined the membership-based platform, Dylan’s posts have so far been puzzling – and therefore entirely in character A couple of years back, the…
‘Succulent Chinese meal’ speech added to Australia’s National Film and Sound Archive
Jack Karlson’s rallying cry of ‘democracy manifest’ added to national collection of sound recordings that hold historical, cultural and aesthetic significance Get our breaking news email, free app or daily…
Australia’s best photos of the month – March 2026
Bakers’ delights, a spiky surprise and a Mardi Gras marriage – Guardian Australia’s pick of the month’s most arresting images The Free, Gay n Happy float – in pictures Continue…
Is it true that … you can never eat too much fibre?
Fibremaxxing is everywhere, and most of us should eat more roughage, but your gut won’t thank you for overloading Fibre has replaced protein as TikTok health influencers’ macronutrient du jour,…