Sydney Swans’ tears flow after AFL football’s week in the sewer | Jonathan Horn
The Swans beat North Melbourne at the SCG, but the result mattered little at the end of a a week that has been a wake-up call for all connected to…
Trump’s new attorney general poses a huge threat to abortion rights | Moira Donegan
A call revealing Todd Blanche’s plans to crack down on mifepristone lays bare the danger The abortion pill is a miracle. Mifepristone, then called RU-486, was synthesized by a French…
Would even an AI disaster on the scale of Hiroshima be enough to make humankind protect itself? I fear not | Timothy Garton Ash
It’s clear here in Silicon Valley that AI is advancing faster than humans’ ability to control it. That means even sober prophecies seem optimistic Here in Silicon Valley, the experts…
Drive-in cinemas are rare these days. But the last one in Melbourne’s north still draws a faithful crowd
The drive-in demands little of its audience. You can lie down, bring your dog and talk without fear of being hushed. Mridula Amin spent a night at one of the…
David Pocock on the ‘real betrayal’ of Labor’s deal on gambling reforms – podcast
This week, the Albanese government passed major reforms to online gambling advertising and deep cuts to rein in NDIS spending – all with the Coalition’s support. David Pocock has long…
The faces behind the feeds: Gen Z’s private lives and public posts – in pictures
For the first digital natives, there are two places to express yourself: in the comfort of your own room and online. Photographer Niccolò Rastrelli set out to find out how…
Four blokes and a zebra crossing: the banality and beauty of the Beatles’ Abbey Road cover
Much-copied and parodied picture captures dynamic between the individuals and the band with eerie perfection It’s not really the four blokes on the zebra crossing who make the cover of…
Carrick tells Manchester United to keep calm and carry on after Hull humbling
Bruno Fernandes: ‘We gave too much of the ball to them’ Sergej Jakirovic happy Hull proved critics wrong Michael Carrick says he will not overreact, but has called for improvement…
José Mourinho marks Real Madrid return with late drama and touch of humility | Sid Lowe
The old master is back at Madrid as he begins with celebrations, frustrations and finally relief at Espanyol José Mourinho says he is calmer now so when the rest of…
Anton Stach snatches late Leeds winner to sour Glasner’s new dawn at Forest
For Anton Stach, another sweet direct free-kick to add to the back catalogue, this one souring Oliver Glasner’s first match in charge of Nottingham Forest. Only Dominik Szoboszlai eclipsed Stach’s…