A national verdict on Trump 2.0 is coming. Nine midterm voters share where they stand
From cost of living to the Iran war, these are the issues that matter most to US voters across the political spectrum US voters are about to deliver their first…
Australia does not ‘need or want Russian fuel’, Chris Bowen says, after Trump deal to buy diesel from Putin
Energy and climate change minister says Russia should not be rewarded for ‘illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine’ Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australia’s…
Don’t go the extra mile: is local food better for the environment?
Almost a third of global greenhouse gas emissions are connected to food production. Does where you buy your fruit and vegetables still matter? Change by degrees offers life hacks and…
Paul Barry: ‘People should not be off limits’
The investigative journalist and former Media Watch host on staring down Alan Bond, the ‘scandal’ of steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta and the benefits of having six children Get our weekend…
I’m the attorney general of Washington state. Here’s how we’re protecting the midterm elections | Nick Brown
A coalition of Democratic attorneys general is working to make sure voters across the spectrum have their voices heard Elections have consequences. So do the Trump administration’s exhaustive efforts to…
Trump’s latest attacks on the press exude desperation | Margaret Sullivan
Trump seems to invent ugly new variations on his press-bashing theme almost every day When you hate the mainstream press as much as Donald Trump does, nothing gets in the…
Matchbox: the Movie review – as pointless as a film based on a toy car could be
John Cena and Jessica Biel collect paychecks in a soulless and synthetic slab of corporate product that hints at what we can expect from the Paramount-Warner merger After a windy…
Six buds in a freaky coat: Split Enz share stories behind their colourful costumes – in pictures
Emerging in early-1970s New Zealand, the band turned pop into surreal theatre. Percussionist Noel Crombie was the band’s visual architect, shaping their looks via outlandish costumes, makeup, hair design, album…
Execution TV? Pete Hegseth has taken the once ‘greatest democracy’ to a horrific new low | Paul Daley
A proposal to livestream the killing of Nidal Hasan by firing squad opens a window ever wider to the Trump administration’s complete moral vacuity More fool me! Here I was…
Trump hosts awards party for tech billionaires, almost as if he doesn’t care about ordinary Americans
Amid a cost-of-living crisis, with US midterms a month away, the president held a ceremony to celebrate our tech overlords – again He stands accused of being out of touch,…