Fuel price gouging. War profiteering and government dissembling
Greedy fuel companies are taking advantage of war, while politicians tell us how they’ll deal with the greedy fuel companies, but don’t. Rex Patrick with the story. On March 4,…
Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair review – the TV magic they’ve created here is absolutely miraculous
This revival does the impossible: it’s effortlessly funny and refreshing, and Bryan Cranston’s performance is unmissable. They have to make more At this point, Bryan Cranston is firmly entrenched as…
New Zealand ‘comfort women’ statue could jeopardise diplomatic relations, Japan says
Planned statue symbolising the women forced by Japan into sexual slavery during the second world war has raised the ire of Tokyo’s embassy Diplomatic relations between Japan and New Zealand…
Against Trump’s new world order where war criminals walk free, Australia is proving no one is above the law | Geoffrey Robertson
Irrespective of the verdict, the prosecution of Ben Roberts-Smith demonstrates that the legacy of Nuremberg is not dead Ben Roberts-Smith has been charged with war crimes. Good for Australia, in…
The Guardian view on Trump’s civilisational threats: the words that fuel war must be condemned | Editorial
Military euphemisms can be deadly. Yet the brutal rhetoric of the US and Israel is proving still more lethal “Metaphors can kill,” the linguist George Lakoff wrote in an influential…
Netanyahu-ism has achieved nothing for Israelis – and come at a monstrously high price | Jonathan Freedland
It is the voting public in Israel that will settle their PM’s fate later this year. But all they have heard are promises of ‘total victory’ that prove to be…
RMIT drops misconduct case against student who accused university of being ‘complicit in Gaza genocide’
Exclusive: Move comes after Guardian Australia revealed Gemma Seymour was facing potential suspension over video criticising RMIT’s ties to weapons companies RMIT University has dropped a misconduct case against a…
Prince Harry sued for defamation by charity he co-founded
Legal action follows war of words with Sentebale chair after Duke of Sussex’s resignation as patron The Duke of Sussex is being sued by Sentebale in the latest twist in…
What is Queensland’s Taroom trough and could it really be hiding a ‘sea of oil’?
LNP politicians visit a Shell drill site near Roma and claim a ‘generational opportunity’ to reduce Australia’s reliance on fuel imports. Others are more circumspect Get our breaking news email,…
What happens in a fuel crisis if public transport isn’t a real option? ‘It’s pushing people to tipping point’
In Mount Druitt, one charity received a year’s worth of requests for fuel assistance in just two weeks. Life in public transport deserts in Australia is getting harder Get our…