I took up paddleboarding in my 60s. In the water I feel calm; on land I feel strong
It was a wobbly start. But each day I haul my paddleboard out on the water, I feel my balance and confidence improving At 66, I don’t feel old, but…
From cigarette-smoking orangutans to lavender for lions: Melbourne zoo’s dark history gives way to progressive animal care
Tackling the tension between promoting conservation, keeping animals in captivity and its heavy history, the zoo has been reshaped around environmental awareness On the other side of wire mesh, two…
From young men looking for no-strings sex to the 92-year-old who lied about his age: older women on the truth about dating in later life
Five women on both sides of the Atlantic reveal what it’s like trying to find a partner in your 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s Stella Ralfini, 78-year-old beauty writer, London…
Andy Griffiths: ‘Life is a joyously unhinged, absurd wonderland of possibility’
Named as Australia’s Children’s Laureate for 2026/2027, the beloved author opens up about the best thing a fan has ever sent him – and his first tattoo Get our weekend…
Learn this from Bezos and the Washington Post: with hypercapitalists in charge, your news is not safe | Jane Martinson
His shameful stewardship of a once great title highlights how much we lose when private interest eclipses the public good Not long after being made Time magazine’s Person of the…
Valentine’s lamps, Easter rugs: ‘seasonal decor’ has become a year-long tat-fest | Amelia Tait
This year-round churn profits shops and content creators, but not the rest of us. Nobody needs ‘autumn oven gloves’ It’s Valentine’s Day, which means you should have spent the last…
Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it? | Frances Ryan
With so many platforms rife with racism, misogyny and far-right rhetoric, there must be a point where decent people walk away In a week during which Keir Starmer has been…
Winter Olympics briefing: Josie Baff burnishes Australia’s golden aura
To a backdrop of inflatable kangaroos, 23-year-old ensured a two-gold haul for her country for first time in 16 years The kangaroos were bouncing and the sun beamed down. If…
Canada’s curling war of words with Sweden escalates after warning over ‘F-bomb’
Kennedy insists he is innocent of any wrongdoing World Curling says officials will clamp down on violations The Canadian curler at the centre of a cheating row at the Winter…
‘We are Europeans’: Fans fly Greenland flag during Olympic US-Denmark ice hockey game
Greenland flag raised in crowd after Danes’ opening goal Fans say gesture is sign of support amid Trump rhetoric Americans pull away after slow start for 6-3 win Two fans…