Sole survivors: how to give your worn-out sandals a second life
From clapped out Velcro to rusty buckles, here’s how to extend the life of your old footwear, instead of sending them to landfill Change by Degrees offers life hacks and…
Getting a terrible tattoo when you’re young feels like a life lesson – yet so many people still crave more
One in three Australian women now have a tattoo, and most don’t stop at one. What is the compulsion to keep adding ink? More summer essentials My first tattoo was…
‘She will go down as one of the best’: the rise of Jessie Buckley
From talent shows to the big screen, the actor’s performance in Hamnet has made her a leading awards contender Hamnet, Chloé Zhao’s film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel about…
I see sounds as shapes. Synaesthesia has given me an extraordinary ability for languages
Kim Elms, a speech pathologist, shares her experience as an auditory-visual synaesthete Read more stories of synaesthesia in the way I feel series Car journeys with my partner are a…
Home truths: my Nanna provided me with the two words that would eventually guide me – ‘never weaken’ | Tony Birch
My grandmother’s words didn’t register with me as a child, their influence grew as I came to know more about her past Read more in the home truths series I…
With a new leader and tired opponent, this should be the Victorian Liberals’ year – if not for self-inflicted wounds
As dysfunction reigns, the party shows yet again that its greatest obstacle to winning government is not Labor but itself Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news…
‘Boom, he’s out’: bear living ‘rent-free’ under California home has been removed
The 550lb black bear was drawn out with paintball guns after it had resided under the home for more than a month Getting rid of an unwanted houseguest can be…
All-heart Travis Head leaves indelible mark on Ashes series by playing his own game | Angus Fontaine
The Australian’s rare attitude to the game and his destructive batting against England have seen him elevated to cult hero status Fast bowler Mitchell Starc won player of this Ashes…
Iran’s supreme leader sets stage for harsher crackdown as protest movement swells
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls protesters ‘vandals’ and ‘saboteurs’ and blames US for instigating the unrest Iran’s supreme leader has vowed that authorities will not back down in the face of…
Renee Nicole Good said ‘I’m not mad at you’ before ICE agent shot her, video shows
Clip first posted by partisan outlet Alpha News shows perspective of ICE agent as Good was fatally shot Renee Nicole Good calmly said everything was “fine” and “I’m not mad…