Two cousins hired a 4WD to find their missing Australian family in Nepal. Then ‘there was no more road’
As Santosh Swaminathan and Nathan Subramanian wait for the army to restore access into the areas where their loved ones had been, they are growing increasingly desperate Australians missing in…
The bond market is blowing up right now – should Australians be worried?
Major bond sell-off across major advanced economies, with yield at highs not see since before the GFC Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news…
News live: Plibersek says pornography normalises strangulation for young Australians; Sydney’s first case of bird flu confirmed
Follow the day’s news live. Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast ‘Gut-wrenching’: Bowen to meet with Nepali community today Chris Bowen said he would meet…
BoM forecasts strongest El Niño on record as research points to ‘alarming’ climate change influence
Bureau of Meteorology suggests El Niño has already broken records, with Pacific Ocean temperature change exceeding 2C in six months Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign…
Do people really smell different as they get older? The truth behind ‘old person smell’
Experts say that the smell comes from a chemical compound called 2-nonenal, and it can show up much earlier than one expects Last week, my mom complained that she’s starting…
‘I have an obsession with barber shops’: kd lang on her prairies upbringing, Patsy Cline and being shaved by Cindy Crawford
The Canadian singer-songwriter answers your questions about her trailblazing career, her spirituality, and collaborations with the likes of Neko Case, Laura Veirs and Pee-wee Herman I left the Canadian prairies…
Gloria Steinem: A life in pictures
The writer, publisher and activist spent a lifetime advocating for greater rights for women around the world and brought feminist discourse into the mainstream Gloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies…
My dad died suddenly with no will. Am I morally obliged to share his estate with my estranged half-sibling? | Leading questions
It’s kind of you to wonder if you should change the way things were left, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. But it’s possible his preference is already clear Read more…
Women are giving their partners the ‘Illiterate Boyfriend’ test: ‘Do your best to pronounce these words’
People online are distressed at men butchering words such as ‘hyperbole’ and ‘hors d’oeuvres’ – highlighting a gender reversal in ‘intelligence gaps’ There are common non-negotiables we look for in…
Alan Jones on trial: Radio rivalry and rabbit holes | Week 5 – Full Story podcast
As talkback titan Ray Hadley took the witness box in Alan Jones’s indecent assault and sexual touching trial, the court heard accounts of a tearful disclosure, a secret contract and…