From Women’s World Cup euphoria to Olympic despair: how did the Matildas get here?
The 2023 tournament was a defining moment in Australian football but there have been more troughs than peaks on the way to a home Asian Cup The Matildas captured the…
David Squires on … the spectacular own goal that united the world
Our cartoonist looks at Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Josh Oluwayemi’s unfortunate intervention that created global headlines Continue reading…
My friend was killed for telling you the truth. Now the powerful are even more desperate to silence us | Janine di Giovanni
Murderous governments and armed groups always considered reporters like Marie Colvin a nuisance – now they see them as legitimate targets A friend wrote to me last week to tell…
America lied about the Iraq war. Then they weren’t believed about Ukraine | Moustafa Bayoumi
Will US intelligence learn its lessons from the Iraq war, and just how badly their legitimacy has been undermined? Four years ago, on 24 February 2022, the Russian military began…
Autocracy is rising in the west. But the global south proves it’s not inevitable | Kenneth Roth
While some who have lived their entire lives under democracy seem willing to forsake it, many who have experienced life under autocracy want out There is plenty to worry about…
Norway’s all-conquering Winter Olympians have a message for us all – and it’s not what you think | Cath Bishop
How did a small Nordic country dominate the Games? By making sport fun and not something for kids to suffer Norway’s Olympians stormed the mountains of Milano Cortina and left…
Anthony Albanese take note: Human rights apply to all Australians – not just those deemed to be worthy | Daniela Gavshon
The political rhetoric surrounding the Australian women and children seeking to return from Syria ignores this fundamental principle Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Human…
The Coalition’s view on the IS families stuck in Syria, with Jonno Duniam – podcast
Hardline exchanges over the 34 Australian women and children stuck in Syria have continued this week, with the opposition saying the group should be blocked from returning due to their…
The Crunch: heatwave simulator, corpse flowers and the Winter Olympics in numbers
Want to get this in your inbox every fortnight? Sign up for The Crunch here. Hello and welcome to another edition of The Crunch! In this week’s newsletter we have…
I am in my 30s, unmarried, and afraid I’ve missed my chance. How do I make peace with my fear? | Leading questions
Your life may not look the way you thought it would, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, but whatever happens it can still be rich and fulfilling Read more Leading questions…