Tim Cook to step down as Apple chief as John Ternus named replacement
Cook, who will stay on as executive chair, praises head of hardware engineering, who will take over on 1 September Apple announced on Monday that it had named a replacement…
A homeless man died in public in Sydney. How did his death go unnoticed? – podcast
The strange and lonely death of Bikram Lama exposes a glaring gap in homelessness services. Reged Ahmad speaks with Guardian Australia’s chief investigations correspondent, Christopher Knaus, about which hopes and…
One Japanese town sorts waste into 40 different categories. How does Australia’s recycling compare?
Kerbside wheelie bins have been used in Australia since the 1980s but the recycling rate is stuck at 44%. Will another recycling bin make a difference? Sign up for climate…
My rookie era: I lived off the land for a week – by day five I was naked, my clothes dangling over the campfire
In the summer of 1971, I left behind my comfortable family home with a tent, rations and a Women’s Weekly cutting of Princess Caroline of Monaco Get our weekend culture…
Won’t somebody save these hundreds of turtles condemned to death? | First Dog on the Moon
There is a whole dam full of water right there but the turtles can’t have it Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get…
Jewish man among first charged in pro-Palestinian slogan crackdown that reminds some of 1970s Queensland
Stephen Heydt says he spoke in a custom-made T-shirt and was ‘charged with two offences: one for the shirt, one for the chanting’ Follow our Australia news live blog for…
The gas tax ripoff. Japan collects more on our gas than we do
The Japanese Government makes more revenue taxing the import of Australian gas than the Australian Government does from those exporting it. What’s the scam? The scam is how our gas…
Tolling the Strait. Is Iran acting with reason in a Trumpian world?
To some, it may be heresy, but charging tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz looks reasonable in a Trumpian world, Michael Pascoe argues. If, unlike Richard Marles, you…
Leaders to reconvene for fuel talks after refinery fire
The ongoing global fuel crisis will again be discussed in a meeting between the prime minister and state and territory leaders. But Anthony Albanese insists the national cabinet meeting won’t…
Tim Cook stepping down as Apple chief for new position
Apple has named insider John Ternus as its next chief executive, tasking the long-time hardware chief to steer the company after Tim Cook, as the iPhone maker gears up for…