Matt Damon’s best films – ranked!
Ahead of his reunion with Ben Affleck in thriller The Rip – as well as his starring role in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming Imax epic The Odyssey – we run through…
My rookie era: I used to be too timid to change a tyre. Now I build my own bikes
Figuring out how to diagnose and fix a problem myself generated a sense of satisfaction powerful enough to get me up a medium-sized hill It wasn’t until Covid lockdowns that…
The deliciously delusional popularity of Toowoomba pasta – a viral seafood dish inexplicably named for my home town | Rebecca Shaw
A plate created by Outback Steakhouse is now wildly popular in South Korea. This is as delightful as it is puzzling One of the things that happens when you grow…
The Birth Keepers: Growing an empire – episode four – podcast
Within months of the death of Lorren’s baby, Journey Moon, and the public backlash against the Free Birth Society that followed, Emilee Saldaya took the FBS membership private, turning the…
‘Very bad day’ ahead as heat engulfs parts of Australia
Firefighters are nervously preparing as a heatwave, windy conditions and lightning create a perfect storm for some of the worst bushfire conditions in years. A major heatwave across Australia’s southeast…
Rio Tinto in preliminary talks to merge with Glencore
Glencore is in preliminary talks to be acquired by Rio Tinto in what would be a $300 billion mega-merger to create the world’s biggest miner. Both companies confirmed the talks…
Hopes Bondi royal commission can create lasting change
A landmark royal commission into anti-Semitism and social cohesion needs to deliver affordable and simple recommendations if it’s to achieve lasting change, a legal expert warns. Anthony Albanese’s decision to…
Greenland opposition leader backs direct talks with US
Greenland should hold direct talks with the US government without Denmark, a Greenlandic opposition leader says as the Arctic island weighs how to respond to President Donald Trump’s renewed push…
Albo’s “knights and dames” moment?
Albanese’s extraordinary handling of the equally extraordinary aftermath of the Bondi massacre raises questions about the PM’s political judgement. Not for the first time writes Michael Pascoe. Let’s start with…
UN report: Israel practising racial segregation and apartheid
A UN Human Rights Office report has found Israel is ‘asphyxiating’ Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem via its policies, practices and laws and is in constant violation…