AstraZeneca should stick to its winning formula. It doesn’t need a $400bn US mega-merger
The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker’s flirtation with a grand combo with US group Bristol Myers Squibb is baffling • AstraZeneca shares fall 8.9% over merger talks with US cancer drug firm Sir…
Does Andy Burnham really hate London? He wouldn’t be the only one | Zoe Williams
Both left and right have it in for Britain’s capital. But is London a stabby wasteland, a den of faceless bureaucrats, or just a mess of overprivileged wokerati? ‘I’ve seen…
Are Trump’s most blatant authoritarian moves backfiring? | Jan-Werner Müller
The president’s methods, from ‘flooding the zone’ with scandals to prioritizing loyalty over competence, could ultimately weaken rather than strengthen him The pattern is by now all too familiar: with…
From living roofs to rainwater harvesting: the future of sustainable homes
A new book, Homes for Our Time, by Philip Jodidio, showcases the quiet revolution in green residential architecture Continue reading…
How does Barnaby Joyce’s support for refugees square with One Nation policies? – podcast
The One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has repeatedly declared that he doesn’t ‘believe in multiculturalism’. But the reality on the ground in his New South Wales electorate of New England…
‘I might be onto something here’: how one man gamified AFL pain and glory in online sensation | Jack Snape
The creator of the viral game Footy Redraft says he has been shocked by the positive feedback after 300,000 players signed up in under a month An online AFL game…
A job that changed me: At the Titanic theatre restaurant we always hit an iceberg, but were often hit by bread rolls too
The top level of a historic Melbourne hotel was transformed into the first-class dining room, with chandeliers and a string trio, and the ground floor was steerage It was 1998,…
‘They are such neat, busy little folk’: the unexpected superpowers of the common woodlouse
This detritivore – known by a range of colourful names – tidies up our world and can withstand toxic pollution Revealed: the top 10 invertebrates of the year Chucky pig.…
The right hates The Odyssey because of its ‘wokeness’ – but it missed an even bigger threat to its worldview | Peter Swallow
The new film extols the value of a rules-based world order. That’s far more radical than any casting decision Peter Swallow is Labour MP for Bracknell, and the chair of…
Indigenous leaders look to the future at Garma: ‘People are feeling strong again’
Gumatj leaders announce plans for a new land council to be ‘part of the economic life of this nation’ at a cultural festival focused on hope Warning: This article contains…