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…
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…
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…
On Not Climbing Mountains by Claire Thomas review – impressive, for a patient reader
This ambitious novel follows a grieving woman who distracts herself with research on famous names who had connections to Switzerland Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Until the late…
Tourette syndrome tests the limits of acceptance – I’ve struggled with it for 30 years | Leyland Cecco
The anger toward John Davidson’s racist Baftas outburst is understandable. But I’ve had to ask what I owe to others with the condition I cover Canada for the Guardian, a…
‘The sky’s the limit’: Newcastle Art Gallery unveils its ‘divisive’ $48m expansion with a blockbuster opening show
Now the largest public gallery in NSW outside of Sydney, NAG’s new exhibition marries big names with local artists – and celebrates a changing city Get our weekend culture and…
Decades after my father’s garden grew wild, one man helped us see the sky again | Jessie Cole
A giant bamboo grove had completely blocked our light – but with the right help, no problem is insurmountable When I was a baby, my parents planted a garden that…