House burping: should we all adopt this German habit?
It’s a simple way to keep homes fresh and mould-free, and has caught on in the US. But there are a few potential downsides … Name: House burping. Age: New…
I had an eye-opening experience in the queue for a pub toilet | Adrian Chiles
There was the struggle to make chitchat, a whiff of humiliation – and a sobering recognition of what women have to put up with I had an unusual experience just…
The IMF’s banal language is sane-washing an economic crisis created by the egomaniacal Donald Trump
Their latest report makes no mention of Greenland, Venezuela, or even Trump. This is just a pretence that normality continues Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get…
‘The powerful have their power. We have the capacity to stop pretending’: the Canadian PM’s call to action at Davos | Mark Carney
In a rousing speech, Mark Carney made the case for unity in the face of Donald Trump’s new world order. We reproduce it here Today I will talk about a…
We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start | Claire Finkelstein
Developments in Minnesota closely mirror a scenario explored in a 2024 exercise conducted at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, which I…
Trump’s claim of forthcoming deal with Nato over Greenland is ‘not real’, Danish lawmakers say – live
One Greenlandic member of Denmark’s parliament said the military alliance has no mandate to negotiate anything about the Arctic island’s sovereignty or mineral rights Trump walks back Greenland tariffs threat,…
OECD calls on Australia to raise GST and increase affordable housing amid budget deficit
Survey by organisation, which is led by former Liberal senator Mathias Cormann, says economy is ‘now normalising’, after post-pandemic struggle Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get…
Gen Xers the new baby boomers: analysis identifies Australia’s richest landholders by generation
Those born between 1965 and 1980 own an average of $1.455m in housing and land, KPMG report finds Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Gen…
Barbecues, ballboys and oranges: Australia tennis greats pass ‘strong tradition’ to next generation | Simon Cambers
From Rod Laver and Tony Roche to Lleyton Hewitt and Alex de Minaur, players from Australia’s golden age maintain links with the current crop Each year on the first Friday…
Prince Harry’s emotional testimony offers portrait of privilege and paranoia
Tetchy responses from Duke of Sussex suggest his relationship with the press has caused a deep, raw wound A minute before 11.30am on Wednesday, the rescheduled start time for the…