I grew up near Andy Burnham. This is what shaped the UK’s new PM
In the Warrington suburb of Culcheth, people are hopeful about what one of their own can achieve as the first northern PM in half a century The Cherry Tree pub…
Warning: Australian politicians are importing the British right’s visions of doom | Jack Jacobs
Having met Nigel Farage, Rupert Lowe and Tommy Robinson, Pauline Hanson is deploying their rhetoric in a country with a very different history of immigration In a 1950 essay, the…
Blind date: ‘We were chatting as soon as we sat down’
Jacob, 27, a volunteer manager, meets Sophie, 28, a journalist What were you hoping for? To meet someone who I could connect with and possibly go on further dates. Continue…
SA premier Peter Malinauskas at the ALP national conference – podcast
Speaking with political editor Tom McIlroy and chief political correspondent Dan Jervis-Bardy at the 50th Labor conference in Adelaide, Peter Malinauskas talks about his own state contest with One Nation…
Postpartum psychosis or murder? Trial of mother who killed her kids spotlights mental health
Lindsay Clancy’s mental wellbeing will be a central question during her trial for strangling her three children to death What was going through the mind of Lindsay Clancy when she…
Four types of thinker have been identified. Which one are you?
Investigation finds evidence of distinct groups, from big-picture thinkers to those who sweat the small stuff. Illustrations by Michael Parkin An investigation into what people think about has put the…
Herbicide banned in 70 countries to be pulled from sale in Australia by chemical maker
Syngenta says it will stop selling paraquat in Australia after new regulations on chemical linked to Parkinson’s disease Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Syngenta,…
Locals fear for their children’s quality of life if the biggest coalmine extension in NSW is approved
Minns government promised no new coalmines but permits expanding existing sites, despite being behind on climate targets Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast At Branxton…
One killed and 16 injured after van crashes into crowd at Berlin Pride
Suspected perpetrator identified by police as member of city’s ‘Islamist scene’ The German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, vowed to punish those responsible after a car struck people on the outskirts of…
Millions of people are losing weight using GLP-1s. How do the drugs affect their love lives?
Prescribing doctors often warn of the medications’ potential side-effects – but unexpected impacts on romantic relationships are less understood For Jennifer, obesity was the obvious culprit for most of her…