Why hasn’t Labor had another female leader? – podcast
It’s been a long time since a woman led the Labor party. This term, Tanya Plibersek will become the longest serving woman of the House of Representatives in Australia. Plibersek…
Demons stun Dockers in extraordinary thriller to emerge as a bona fide premiership threat | Brendan Foster
Most pundits had Melbourne languishing this year but Steven King has reinvigorated the club with a gameplan made for the MCG Usually at this stage of the AFL season, a…
My Brilliant Career: inside Netflix’s horny, ‘bonkers’ take on an Australian classic the world is about to love
Starring Philippa Northeast and an extremely buff Christopher Chung, Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel has been adapted into a spirited series ‘unashamedly intended for women’ Within the first 10 minutes of…
Kindness of strangers: Leo drove us home in a blizzard, and his parting words have stayed with me
The roads were so treacherous that what should have been a five-minute drive took 40 minutes. My mum didn’t speak much English, so I did the talking Read more in…
The idea of sin can cause shame and trauma. But what if it’s used as a cue to act? | Jackie Bailey
Instead of ‘being’ or ‘doing’ the wrong thing, a more useful understanding of sin may be of ‘missing the mark’ – a sense of not quite right-ness Making sense of…
Jorge Messi, father and agent of Argentina great, dies aged 68
Messi family report death at medical clinic in Rosario Inter Miami are due to play Monterrey on Saturday night Lionel Messi’s father and agent, Jorge, has died aged 68 at…
AFL boss Craig Drummond apologises over Geelong concussion waiver: ‘The club went too far’
Commission chair won’t be involved in any AFL assessment of the case Former Cats president was on club board when deal approved in 2024 The AFL Commission chair and former…
Parenting is hard. Should we let AI do it for us? | Dave Schilling
Tech companies offer eye-movement trackers, personalized podcasts and ‘optimized nap predictions’. Who actually needs this? What job in our world is less lucrative than being a parent? A Hollywood internship?…
Tour de France Femmes: Vollering’s late escape for yellow leaves Niewiadoma fuming
Victory on penultimate stage secures eight-second lead Previous leader claims she was blocked by rival’s team Demi Vollering took the overall lead from Kasia Niewiadoma in the Tour de France…
Fifa launches new attack on media over alleged ‘concerted effort’ to undermine Gianni Infantino
Fifa issues statement defending under-fire president ‘Insinuation should not be presented as fact’ Fifa has issued a new statement alleging there is a “concerted and ongoing effort by some to…