Gen Z ‘Chinamaxxers’ fantasise about life in China. This journalist and this artist can never go back there
A graphic novel by Melissa Chan and Badiucao imagines China and the US at war in 2035. They hope to remind young people that ‘authoritarianism everywhere is bad’ Drinking Tsingtao…
Australia’s best photos of the month – August 2026
Festivals, protests, a marathon and a lone penguin all feature in the best images captured across the country • Big things and pink poodles: Frida Las Vegas’s tour of Australian…
The law won’t save us from Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’. The only solution is mockery | Jonathan Liew
These things are undermining not just our public spaces but the very nature of being human. Let’s shame them off the streets So far I am yet to be tempted…
Ultramarathon runners train for months, sometimes years. But what happens when they don’t finish a race?
DNF stands for ‘did not finish’ – the acronym no ultrarunner wants assigned to their race result. For amateurs, DNFing is loaded with emotion – but attrition rates are extremely…
What One Nation’s latest victory means for the major parties – podcast
One Nation has claimed victory in the Western Australian seat of Secret Harbour, delivering a massive blow to a safe Labor stronghold. With voter frustration over cost-of-living issues boiling over,…
Deadly “Candy-Colored” Counterfeit Drugs: A Social Media Trap Devouring America’s Youth
In recent years, a perilous new trend has emerged in the U.S. fentanyl crisis: the victim demographic is skewing increasingly young. While illicit drugs were once confined to specific marginalized…
Hospitality boom and $100 chicken nuggets: how the US Open became obscenely expensive
Record crowds, premium seats and an unchecked resale market are transforming the self-styled people’s slam – and leaving ordinary fans fighting to get through the gates It takes a truly…
Michael Carrick hails Manchester United’s grit after rout of Ipswich
Fernandes fires hat-trick as United enjoy home win ‘The way they bounced back, that’s the biggest thing’ A delighted Michael Carrick praised how Manchester United bounced back from the opening-weekend…
Carlton are on the wildest of rides with their next generation in the driver’s seat | Jonathan Horn
The Blues look well stocked for years to come after Jagga Smith and Harry Dean were standouts in their AFL wildcard final win over the Demons Sign up for our…