Allegra Spender on fear and rushed laws after the Bondi attacks – podcast
In an eventful start to parliament for 2026, MPs came together with condolences for the victims of the Bondi terror attack and passed hurried reforms on guns and hate speech.…
‘Manosphere’ influencers pushing testosterone tests are convincing healthy young men there is something wrong with them, study finds
Researcher points to ‘medicalisation of masculinity’ after investigating how men’s health is being monetised online “If you’re not waking up in the morning with a boner, there’s a large possibility…
Sinners becomes first film in history to earn 16 Oscar nominations
Ryan Coogler’s ghost story breaks records One Battle After Another in second with 13 nods Marty Supreme, Sentimental Value and Frankenstein score nine apiece Mescal, Clooney, Paltrow and Wicked snubbed…
Naomi Osaka battles past Cirstea but emotions boil over in ‘fair play’ row
Romanian player accuses opponent after defeat Osaka: ‘I don’t react well to being casually disrespected’ The courtside photographer pit was already full 10 minutes before call time on Thursday night…
Two dead and six missing after landslides hit house and campground in New Zealand
Search-and-rescue teams worked through the night at the campground, but there had been no progress in finding missing people, officials say New Zealand is ‘full of grief”, the prime minister…
Trump says he’s expanding defamation suit against New York Times after unfavorable poll
US president says his qualms over the opinion poll would be added to existing defamation lawsuit against the paper Donald Trump has said he is expanding his defamation suit against…
Get out of Greenland mode and stand up for yourself, Zelenskyy tells Europe
Ukraine president accuses EU leaders of waiting for direction from Donald Trump in blistering speech at Davos Volodymyr Zelenskyy has taken aim at Europe in a fiery speech at Davos,…
Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis finds
Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and whether we like it or not … there’s ultimately a limit to what we can actually physically cope with,’ scientist says Follow our Australia…
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration The White House posted a digitally altered image of a woman…
Three people killed in alleged ‘DV-related’ shooting with NSW police searching for ‘armed and dangerous’ man
Two women and a man have died after a shooting at Lake Cargelligo as police urge locals to stay inside Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get…