What makes a good comic novel? Andrew Sean Greer on the joy of funny writing
The Pulitzer-winning author of Less and Villa Coco explores the art of writing humour – plus 10 of the best novels to make you laugh In March 2020, when the…
Governor general Sam Mostyn on the ‘growing catastrophe’ in our democracy – podcast
Two years into her role representing King Charles, Australia’s head of state, the governor general, Sam Mostyn, says she has observed a “woeful lack of understanding” among the adult population…
McCarthyism has returned to the United States – and this time it’s even more dangerous | Judith Levine
Trump’s campaign of repression echoes the red scare. But now the government has bigger ambitions and more powerful tools There are many parallels between the first McCarthy era, roughly 1946…
I study the boreal forest. This summer wildfires came for my home | Julee Boan
Here are things that will – and will not – help us fight the threat of wildfires I have spent much of my career studying boreal forests and I know…
Kyle Sandilands takes his pick of on-air partners as shock jock rebounds from Kiis FM – and Jackie O | Weekly Beast
The Daily Telegraph runs 16 articles about Sandilands and his new media venture in a single week – while his former co-host, Jackie ‘O’ Henderson, is still in court Follow…
Australia’s Georgia Baker joins select cycling club with fifth Commonwealth Games gold
Baker adds to haul with scratch race win Heartbreak for judoka Josh Katz in 60kg final Georgia Baker has joined a select club in Australian cycling, winning her fifth Commonwealth…
Echoes of 1954 as Kerr, Wightman and rising star Myers face off in mile race
Roger Bannister’s ‘Miracle Mile’ race 72 years ago is set to gain a worthy successor as Scottish pair take on the prodigious Australian They call it the Miracle Mile: the…
‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers
Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable “It’s a constant battle,” says Tim Young. He and his family have been…
‘Impressive and unexpected’: $100,000 Hadley’s art prize for Australian landscapes – in pictures
APY Lands artist Robert Fielding has won the 2026 Hadley’s art prize, awarded to the most outstanding portrayal of Australian landscape. The judges said Fielding’s painting, which depicts stacked, wrecked…
Five Great Reads: a new age of decadence, Colin from Accounts, and what makes a witch?
Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Jacqueline Housden Get this in your inbox every weekend. Sign up for Five Great Reads here…