Languishing Libs warned leader swap won’t stop the rot
The Liberals are expected to have a new leader in coming days, but a spill will do little to cure their dire polling woes, an expert warns. The party is…
Protesters beaten, arrested as Herzog visit continues
The Israeli president is set to carry on with his Australia tour after thousands attended a protest against his visit, which descended into chaos. Protesters were pepper sprayed, arrested, beaten…
Peaceful, diverse, myriad, then attacked. Herzog protestors demolish the narrative
Until NSW Police suddenly turned aggressive, the protests across Australia against Israel’s President Isaac Herzog were peaceful. Andrew Gardiner reports. We were told protesters against Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit…
Police powers upheld but Israel protest continues
Police will retain the power to bar people from the centre of Sydney during the visit of Israeli President Isaac Herzog after a court win. Protest organisers Palestine Action Group…
Schools that cultivate the mind but neglect spiritual education leave children unanchored in a challenging world | Kat Eghdamian
Young people are hungering for meaning. A lack of spiritual education in childhood can reverberate across a lifetime Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it…
‘Nothing to see here’ as Ley and Littleproud insist once ‘untenable’ Coalition now tenable again | Dan Jervis-Bardy
Both leaders made concessions to reunite the two warring parties, but the internal repercussions will be far more serious for one than the other There’s a joke from The Naked…
Morgan McSweeney’s fall offers a new beginning. Starmer and his cabinet had better grab it | Polly Toynbee
If he and his philosophy were to blame for the government’s ills, now it can change tack. There can be no more excuses Here is something they can’t take away…
Thinking of trashing a small business on social media? Please, think again
Online pile-ons can destroy small businesses. Save the derision for big companies that can weather social media storms A viral Reddit post mocks a $22 grilled cheese sandwich and helps…
The Guardian view on the scramble for critical minerals: while powers vie for access, labourers die | Editorial
A mining disaster in the Democratic Republic of Congo underscores the human cost of extraction. Intensified competition for resources isn’t helping When Donald Trump boasted recently that he had stopped…