The Media’s Biggest Story This Week Was… A Dick Pic | Scam of the Week
While are allies were accused of kidnap, rape and torture, while Michael West Media was being dragged through court by BHP, and the case suppressed, what was not suppressed was…
Second screwworm case as fears of US outbreak grow
A second case of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite has been confirmed in Texas, emerging just kilometres from where the first US detection in decades was reported. The new case in…
Fuel stocks look secure into August as price hike eases
Australia has enough fuel reserves to last almost three months, as petrol prices at the bowser drop to near pre-Middle East war levels. The stock includes 43 days’ worth of…
Coercive control, financial abuse. How domestic violence begins
Dismantling the myth of what domestic violence looks like, replacing it with reality of slow erasure of a person’s autonomy, long before a fist is ever raised. Andrew Brown with…
In Iran the World Cup used to trigger joy on our streets. It feels very different now
A growing divide between fans and team, coupled with economic hardship and war, has dampened the mood Abbas Kiarostami, the late Iranian director, made a film called Life, and Nothing…
World Cup 2026: guide to all 1,248 players
Everything you need to know (and more) about every squad member. Click on the player pictures for more information Continue reading…
The right’s culture war over prostate cancer screening is damaging trust in medicine | Polly Toynbee
The decision not to test all men and only screen the most at risk, including black men, is fact-based. Yet it’s been called ‘two-tier’ – and labelled as misandry If…
When does Nigel Farage ‘speak for the nation’? When it suits him | Marina Hyde
Compare his response, or lack of, to three murders over the past decade – Jo Cox, Sarah Everard and Henry Nowak Which murder victim’s ambulance does the would-be statesman chase?…
Australia has a legal obligation to act in response to Israel’s crimes. Here’s how | Chris Sidoti
I have spent the past five years collecting evidence of grave violations of international law in Gaza and the West Bank. All states, including Australia, must respond to these atrocities…
Are we heading for communism after the budget? The Tele’s editor thinks the needle is moving | Weekly Beast
Ben English muses on the redistribution of capital from asset owners ‘to the proletariat’ following post-budget hammer-and-sickle front page. Plus: Politico arrives … somewhere Want to get this in your…