Evacuation order after wild summer storms kill a woman
Australia’s east coast is being smashed by summer storms as residents are told to evacuate. An emergency warning is in place for Sydney’s Northern Beaches on Sunday morning, with residents…
Holiday-home perks under spotlight in ATO clampdown
It’s said the rich get richer and the poor get the picture but exactly how wealthier Australians seem able to pay less to own more is a little less obvious.…
PM puts ball back in opposition’s court on hate reforms
The federal government insists the coalition declare its stance on hate speech after splitting its legislative agenda in a move allowing Greens support on gun reform. Both issues will be…
David Dungay. Deaths in Custody campaign vows to defy Minns protest ban
Dunghutti man Paul Silva is calling on supporters to join him in defying NSW’s new protest ban by going ahead with a pre-planned Deaths in Custody march tomorrow. Wendy Bacon…
Start afresh: Greens won’t support hate speech reform
Support for the federal government’s sweeping hate speech reforms has collapsed with the Greens revealing they will not back the proposed changes. Ahead of an extraordinary parliamentary sitting week to…
No cups, no Europe, 40 matches: is this Manchester United’s post-Ferguson nadir?
As Michael Carrick prepares for Saturday’s derby, fans wonder if this is the club’s worst moment – but they are spoilt for choice Manchester United, without a permanent head coach…
Australia legend Lockyer hopes new Broncos can buck London’s rugby league resistance
Former playing great starts new season as an owner in sport’s second tier aiming to rebuild club who would give British game a major lift if they return to Super…
Five Great Reads: Greenlanders on invasion, falling in love with the bush, and Alan Rickman tributes to make you cry
Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey Get this in your inbox every weekend. Sign up for Five Great Reads here.…
Dried flowers and pressed petals: how an artist is turning tributes to Bondi terror attack victims into a lasting memorial
Nina Sanadze and a team of volunteers have started the painstaking process of preserving the sea of flowers left after Australia’s worst terrorist incident Get our breaking news email, free…
I see time as a grid in my mind. I remember the birthdays of friends I haven’t seen for 65 years
Judy Stokes, a retired GP, shares her experience as a spatial-sequence synaesthete Read more stories of synaesthesia in the way I feel series Did someone with spatial-sequence synaesthesia design the…