Shania Twain: Little Miss Twain review – rootsy revival strays from the dirt track to the middle of the road
(Republic Nashville)The country legend’s seventh album revisits her troubled early life but plays it safe with zany humour and fluffy songs about young love ‘When I was a kid, I…
Australia has had housing crises before: what can we learn from them? | Anne O’Brien
When governments make access to housing more equitable, it’s because they recognise its social and economic value The federal government’s first major tax reform in nearly 30 years was a…
A job that changed me: At the one-hour photo lab, customers were determined to immortalise their genitals on 35mm
Along with an unexpectedly comprehensive understanding of local penises, my time at Rabbit Photo let me see locals’ lives captured in 35mm film Read more in this series here I…
How much does Australia spend on offshore detention in Nauru? | Fiona Katauskas
It’s hard to tell where it all goes… See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
The politics of an online outrage industry – podcast
We know that the online world is awash with angry commentary, but why are we so compelled to keep scrolling, despite our best intentions? And how is it shaping our…
Trump is invoking foreign election interference to justify his own | Jamil Smith
The president no longer treats the people who defeated him as voters. He treats them as suspects There is a version of this country in which Donald Trump tells Americans…
The Andy Burnham I’ve met over the past 20 years gives me hope for British politics | John Harris
You hear the word ‘empathy’ a lot when people talk about our next prime minister. I can see why My contribution to this summer’s modest avalanche of Andy Burnham stories…
‘We hear your voices’: inside the Church of England’s debate over Palestine
A General Synod vote to hear a document describing Israel’s ‘genocidal war on Gaza’ was welcomed by Palestinian Christians, but prompted warnings from Jewish groups Father Fadi Diab, a prominent…
Can Nolan’s Odyssey revive cinema? – podcast
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has opened in Australia to much hype and intense interest. The first film ever to be shot entirely on Imax film has prompted fans to go…
This is how we do it: ‘My ex didn’t find me attractive after I put on weight. With Denzel, I finally feel loved’
Both Denzel and Sarita left sexless relationships before they met, but together they have discovered toys and Tantric sex • How do you do it? Share the story of your…