Back to Back Barries: How is One Nation influencing Labor’s migration policy? – podcast
Tony Barry and Sean Kelly, sitting in for Barrie Cassidy, examine the politics of immigration and asylum after contradictory policy statements this week from Labor and One Nation. They discuss…
‘More bodyguards than Frank Sinatra’: When Blue Poles first toured, it was met with street protests. Now it’s crossing Australia
Bought by the then Australian prime minister, Gough Whitlam, for the yet-to-be-built National Gallery in Canberra, Jackson Pollock’s Blue Poles sparked one of Australia’s most enduring culture wars Moving Blue…
Choking is sold to teens as a safe sexual practice. The research says it never is
More and more young people are engaging in sexual strangulation. But experts say there’s no safe pressure – and we have to start talking to teenagers about it When touching…
The tussle over Australian datacentres is just beginning – and it’s been far from easy so far | Tom McIlroy
As he negotiates Australia’s AI future, the prime minister is under pressure from leaders of conservative states and territories Australian Politics podcast: Who actually benefits from new datacentres in Australia?…
A 16-year-old girl has died from suspected sexual choking. How do we come to terms with this? | Lucy Clark
We can no longer deny that many children get their sex education from online pornography. But the normalisation of violence can lead to tragedy How can we possibly come to…
An $18bn settlement is a drop in the ocean for Meta – but the tide will still come for it | Chris Stokel-Walker
This week’s settlement without liability was pragmatic, but it doesn’t change the inevitability of further lawsuits around the world Not many people would count paying $18bn they didn’t expect to…
Ain’t nobody better: Chaka Khan’s 20 best songs – ranked!
Ahead of the release of her 13th solo album, the fantastically titled Chakzilla, we rank the best of a sublime catalogue of funk, slow jams and tears-on-the-dancefloor disco Chaka Khan…
Japan killed 14,000 bears after a rise in deadly attacks on people – but will it work?
Bears killed 13 people in Japan last year, as a lack of forest foods increased conflicts. Yet some say the country’s controversial cull could threaten the endangered species Every summer,…
Like a rhinestone cowgirl – Dolly Parton’s most glorious, joyful and meta looks
Across six decades, the late country singer and pop culture icon turned self‑presentation into a flamboyant art form • Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up here…
Robert Carlyle: ‘When we did The Full Monty strip, the reaction from the crowd was terrifying’
The actor on which star he’d devour first on a lifeboat, why he prefers pigeons to dogs and how Trainspotting put the Scottish accent on the map You’re stranded on…