Margaret Preston: Australia’s most beloved and contested artist?
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia has staged the first Preston retrospective in 20 years, exploring what was gained and flattened in her quest to create a singular Australian aesthetic…
People With Money by Jess Ho review – race, class and gender collide in this outlandish but overcooked satire
In their debut novel following their memoir Raised by Wolves, Ho’s signature sarcasm is present throughout but some characters border on caricature Amy Chan is a late-20s queer, non-binary Asian…
Billionaires hoarding wealth while the rest of us struggle need to ask themselves: what would Dolly do? | Rebecca Shaw
Every story about Dolly Parton’s generosity should shame the super-rich, who could easily make the world a better place for all Since the moment the news broke that the great…
Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies aged 92
Prolific author campaigned against domestic violence, female genital mutilation, pornography and the Vietnam and Gulf wars ‘We badly need to raise our boys more like our girls’: Gloria Steinem –…
Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months
Organ kept Tim Andrews off dialysis and acted as a ‘bridge’ while he waited for a human transplant in the US A genetically modified kidney from a pig called Wilma…
Off-grid UK-Australian couple describe ‘anguish’ at removal of children by Italian court
After judge allows partial access rights, Catherine Birmingham and Nathan Trevallion say the enforced separation ‘broke each of our hearts’ A couple have told of their heartache, trauma and stress…
Israelis shoot dead two Palestinian teenagers after settlers encircle village
Troops escort settlers into al-Mughayyir and raze village outside Hebron as ethnic cleansing of West Bank continues Israelis have shot dead two teenagers in a Palestinian village encircled by settlers,…
Nick Kyrgios enters treatment program after accepting one-month ban for cocaine use
Australian free to play again after having suspension reduced ITIA accepts Kyrgios’s use of cocaine was outside of competition Fallen Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios has entered a treatment program…
Comedian’s offensive mock Welcome to Country at far-right rally gets rerun in the Daily Mail | Weekly Beast
Daily Mail’s report on March for Australia rally quotes – in full – and embeds video of Lisa Jane Spencer’s disrespectful skit. Plus: AI takes us back to 1956 Last…
JD Vance reacts to airstrike that killed four at Iran wedding: ‘Things happen’
The vice-president says he’s ‘extremely skeptical’ of Iran reports when asked whether US was responsible for deaths The US vice-president, JD Vance, said “sometimes things happen” when asked on Thursday…