Winter Olympics briefing: Josie Baff burnishes Australia’s golden aura
To a backdrop of inflatable kangaroos, 23-year-old ensured a two-gold haul for her country for first time in 16 years The kangaroos were bouncing and the sun beamed down. If…
Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it? | Frances Ryan
With so many platforms rife with racism, misogyny and far-right rhetoric, there must be a point where decent people walk away In a week during which Keir Starmer has been…
Valentine’s lamps, Easter rugs: ‘seasonal decor’ has become a year-long tat-fest | Amelia Tait
This year-round churn profits shops and content creators, but not the rest of us. Nobody needs ‘autumn oven gloves’ It’s Valentine’s Day, which means you should have spent the last…
Learn this from Bezos and the Washington Post: with hypercapitalists in charge, your news is not safe | Jane Martinson
His shameful stewardship of a once great title highlights how much we lose when private interest eclipses the public good Not long after being made Time magazine’s Person of the…
Andy Griffiths: ‘Life is a joyously unhinged, absurd wonderland of possibility’
Named as Australia’s Children’s Laureate for 2026/2027, the beloved author opens up about the best thing a fan has ever sent him – and his first tattoo Get our weekend…
From young men looking for no-strings sex to the 92-year-old who lied about his age: older women on the truth about dating in later life
Five women on both sides of the Atlantic reveal what it’s like trying to find a partner in your 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s Stella Ralfini, 78-year-old beauty writer, London…
From cigarette-smoking orangutans to lavender for lions: Melbourne zoo’s dark history gives way to progressive animal care
Tackling the tension between promoting conservation, keeping animals in captivity and its heavy history, the zoo has been reshaped around environmental awareness On the other side of wire mesh, two…
I took up paddleboarding in my 60s. In the water I feel calm; on land I feel strong
It was a wobbly start. But each day I haul my paddleboard out on the water, I feel my balance and confidence improving At 66, I don’t feel old, but…
The refugee helping migrant women in Melbourne’s west: ‘Employment is one of the greatest ways to empower women’
Samia Baho’s volunteer-run support service helps women with everything from escaping domestic violence to fostering finance skills Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news…
US military used Anthropic’s AI model Claude in Venezuela raid, report says
Wall Street Journal says Claude used in operation via Anthropic’s partnership with Palantir Technologies Claude, the AI model developed by Anthropic, was used by the US military during its operation…