Kevin Rudd will step down as ambassador to the US a year early
Anthony Albanese thanks former Labor PM, who will step down in March, for his service to Australia Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news…
More than 500 structures destroyed in Victoria’s bushfires as 12 major blazes continue to burn
Conditions ease, with no emergency warnings in place for first time since Thursday, but communities urged to remain alert Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our…
Louise Adler resigns as director of Adelaide writers’ week
Exclusive: Writing for Guardian Australia, Adler says she ‘cannot be party to silencing writers’ after Adelaide festival board cancelled Randa Abdel-Fattah’s invitation to appear Louise Adler: I cannot be party…
Australia news live: Penny Wong says Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit a ‘good thing’ despite backlash from Labor party members
Foreign minister says visit highlights strength of ties with Israel in wake of Bondi terror attack. Follow updates live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast…
‘It was inspired by a snog in a photo-booth’: how Thompson Twins made Hold Me Now
‘We had a disagreement that spilled over into personal insults. But we soon made up – and wrote this about the process’ Thompson Twins were a seven-piece, rag-bag, guitar-based band…
My local pool feels like a cultural refuge – a small, steamy world where accents mingle and minds reset | Shadi Khan Saif
There’s a quiet magic in shared spaces where stories drift across cultures and generations – and no one checks their phone It was my first week in the freezing German…
One bizarre expression after another: DiCaprio’s viral moment won the Golden Globes
Famously serious Oscar-winner gave rare insight into what might be the real Leo with his commercial break antics The fact that nobody really knows anything about Leonardo DiCaprio is well-established…
Culture, cancelled: will Adelaide writers’ week survive? | Fiona Katauskas
Not everyone is getting with the program See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
Dan Murphy, BWS owner’s promotions cut into bottom line
Shares in the company that owns Dan Murphy’s and BWS have hit a two-month low on news Endeavour Group is discounting to grow sales at the expense of its profit…
Groundbreaking CEO calls time at rare earth miner Lynas
Lynas Rare Earths, a crucial player in Australia’s bid to challenge Chinese dominance in the supply chain for future technology, will lose its influential chief executive after 12 years in…