I study the boreal forest. This summer wildfires came for my home | Julee Boan
Here are things that will – and will not – help us fight the threat of wildfires I have spent much of my career studying boreal forests and I know…
McCarthyism has returned to the United States – and this time it’s even more dangerous | Judith Levine
Trump’s campaign of repression echoes the red scare. But now the government has bigger ambitions and more powerful tools There are many parallels between the first McCarthy era, roughly 1946…
A World Cup with no participants – it could be Gianni Infantino’s boldest move yet | Marina Hyde
You’ve got to admire the Fifa president’s chutzpah in trying to flog off football’s greatest prize. If only Uefa wasn’t being so pesky about it all Imagine a plan so…
Five Great Reads: a new age of decadence, Colin from Accounts, and what makes a witch?
Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Jacqueline Housden Get this in your inbox every weekend. Sign up for Five Great Reads here…
‘Impressive and unexpected’: $100,000 Hadley’s art prize for Australian landscapes – in pictures
APY Lands artist Robert Fielding has won the 2026 Hadley’s art prize, awarded to the most outstanding portrayal of Australian landscape. The judges said Fielding’s painting, which depicts stacked, wrecked…
‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers
Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable “It’s a constant battle,” says Tim Young. He and his family have been…
Household chemicals end up as pollutants if not disposed of correctly. What shouldn’t go down the drain?
To safely get rid of your detergents, paints, pesticides and bleaches without harming the environment, keep in mind handy rules such as the ‘three Ps’ Change by degrees offers life…
On tour with the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth and Foo Fighters: raw music documentary captures Australia’s ‘best summer’
In 1995, US film-maker Tamra Davis travelled to Australia to capture the one-off Summersault tour on her camcorder. Thirty years on she has made The Best Summer, an intimate snapshot…
The Birthday Trip review – excellent Australian black comedy piles pressure on to privilege
This compelling debut feature of James Robert Woods – who wrote, directed, produced, shot and edited it – keeps dialogue centre stage The success of The Invite as a buzzy…
Isaac Beacroft walks to gold on mixed day for Australia at Commonwealth Games
Sarah Billings claims Australia’s first 800m women’s bronze in 36 years But disappointment for three other track and field stars in Glasgow Teenage race walker Isaac Beacroft hit the accelerator…