A note from Paul Kelly and a box of human hair: seven curios found in Brett Whiteley’s studio – in pictures
Brett Whiteley’s former studio and home in Sydney’s Surry Hills has been a museum and gallery since 1995. For the past two years it has been closed for restoration works,…
Top guns buzz the Top End: the 2026 Pitch Black flying display dazzles Darwin – in pictures
Royal Australian Air Force and foreign pilots return to Mindil beach in the Northern Territory’s capital at sunset for the city’s biennial aerial show. More than 100 aircraft from 21…
‘I will die for this cause’: how India’s cockroach meme became the biggest challenge to Modi’s grip on power
Prime minister’s propaganda machine falters as fiercely secular youth protests reclaim nationalism by Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi As the poster bearing the face of the prime minister, Narendra Modi, was…
Abuse survivors have won their latest fight against the Christian Brothers. But why did it take so much pain and suffering to get here? | Christopher Knaus
Last month’s announcement that the Catholic order was about to go broke wreaked carnage everywhere I looked. Lives have been thrown into turmoil Early last month, Peter* had some welcome…
Maga influencer Laura Loomer reverses course on Ukraine after Kyiv visit
Rightwing provocateur meets Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who says he expects to meet Donald Trump in Washington next week Volodymyr Zelenskyy will meet Donald Trump in Washington next week, according to the…
No mental health training, no warning, no plan: what led to the fatal police shooting of Jesse Deacon?
Three years after her son was shot during a mental health episode, 82-year-old Judy Deacon led the cross-examination in the coroner’s court Get our breaking news email, free app or…
Pauline Hanson’s domestic violence comments were no stumble
The One Nation leader has allied herself with men’s rights activists for years, consistently suggesting women routinely make false allegations of violence Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
Rebel Wilson had a legal win but didn’t come out of The Deb defamation trial unscathed
Judgment dismissing Charlotte MacInnes’s case expressed doubts about credibility of three key witnesses, and is likely to be appealed Rebel Wilson’s self-styled brand as a truth teller was put to…
More than 200,000 people flee or lock down as wildfires sweep France and Spain
‘Highly unpredictable’ blaze forces evacuation of Cap Ferret on French coast and Spain declares national emergency More than 200,000 people have fled or been ordered to lock down as huge…
Lani Pallister puts years of setbacks behind her to spark Australia gold rush
Australian wins 400m freestyle, Forrester stuns in 200m backstroke Women’s and men’s 4×100 freestyle relay teams cap dominant day one Lani Pallister has consigned years of struggle and setbacks to…