Australia politics live: Alex Antic cites ‘dream team’ of Abbott, Canavan and Taylor as inspiration for bid to lead SA Liberals
State tilt would seemingly end speculation South Australian senator could defect to One Nation. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast ‘This…
Sonny Rollins, colossus of jazz saxophone, dies aged 95
One of the last stars of the bebop generation, Rollins was an genius of melodic invention and improvisation, working with Davis, Monk, Coltrane and others Sonny Rollins, one of the…
Vivid Sydney cancels shows after 89 drones plunge into Darling Harbour
Event organisers blame ‘unforeseen technical difficulties’ for the drone malfunction, with four performances cancelled Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app…
Revealed: the internal BHP memo that slammed the brakes on world’s biggest miner’s climate push
Exclusive: BHP once dubbed climate change an ‘existential’ threat. But leaked documents show it has backtracked on decarbonisation at a vast network of mines Read more from the BHP files…
Middle East crisis live: US launches ‘self-defence strikes’ on southern Iran as efforts to reach a peace deal continue
US official says Iranian boats seen laying mines in strait of Hormuz, while Iran state media says situation ‘under control’ after blasts reported in Bandar Abbas Israel escalates strikes in…
A job that changed me: As an anxious first-time surgical assistant, the casual workplace dynamics surprised me
I was primed to sweat my way through a high-stakes procedure. But once the patient was sedated, a welcome warmth entered the room Read more in this series here I’ve…
‘A masterclass in lesbian eroticism’: why Bound is my feelgood movie
The latest in our ongoing series of writers celebrating their most rewatched comfort films is a pick for 1996’s revealing and relatable romantic thriller I’m not necessarily inclined towards what…
A magpie can recognise you – and four other fun facts about Australia’s most often-spotted bird
The feathered friend was recorded in half of the 153,000 surveys in BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird Count The Australian magpie has again topped the charts in BirdLife Australia’s Aussie Bird…
Australia’s property lobby would have us believe investors are selfless public servants. It’s just profiteering | Maiy Azize
Labor is right to wind back a system where taxpayers spend billions lining the pockets of those who treat housing like an asset class, not a basic need You might…
David Pocock on whether a ‘teal’ party is possible – podcast
There has been a whirlwind of speculation about whether the ‘teal’ independents could come together to form a new political party. According to independent MP Zali Steggall, the time is…