The Bond effect? How MI6 fascinates spy watchers around the world
Britain’s spooks take quiet satisfaction from survey ranking Secret Intelligence Service Europe’s top espionage agency MI6 has the swagger of James Bond; its French equivalent, DGSE, the complexities of the…
‘She’s the voice of a really particular moment’: how Phoebe Bridgers became her generation’s defining songwriter
The US songwriter’s third album has drawn rave reviews, she counts Taylor Swift as a fan and pop bears the imprint of her wit and pathos. Her peers explain how…
Nazi shipwrecks emerge from the depths as Europe’s Danube dries up
Unexploded ordnance and a military motorcycle also recovered following record heat and drought conditions Record-low water levels in the Danube have exposed remnants of Europe’s Nazi past, with dozens of…
Les Kiss and his Wallabies have a mountain to climb but gritty win over Japan is a big first step | Angus Fontaine
Australia got ambushed early and were a hot mess at times. But Kiss showed patience and nous as he found a way to win When scaling a mountain, “don’t look…
National Indigenous Music awards 2026: Baker Boy wins big, including album and song of the year
Yolŋu hip-hop artist dominates, while Butchulla duo and cousins Birdz and Fred Leone win artist of the year and Drifting Clouds takes home best new talent Baker Boy has won…
Hospitality recruitment app Supp calls gig-workers contractors. Some users say it leads to casual work without entitlements
Exclusive: Workers’ rights experts raise ‘alarm bells’ over app requiring ABNs for jobs they say lack worker autonomy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking…
Ukraine war briefing: Turkey calls for ‘moratorium’ on Black Sea attacks by Russia and Ukraine
Commercial ships under attack as Russia-Ukraine conflict spreads across Black Sea, says Turkey’s foreign minister. What we know on day 1,626 Turkey’s foreign minister on Saturday called for a “moratorium”…
Breakfast of champions: Australia’s best porridge makers cause a stir at inaugural national competition
On Saturday, a sold-out crowd cheered on as 15 contestants battled it out to claim the championship spurtle – with a pinch of Celtic salt the deciding factor Oatmeal sloshes…
Centrelink pursuing debts that are more than 40 years old despite agreeing to waive old arrears
Advocates and legal bodies want the debt to be made ‘out of bounds’ given how hard it is to determine its accuracy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
Fears of ‘catastrophic’ decline of giant Australian cuttlefish after only 44 counted in dive survey
Calls for South Australian government to release official estimates for cuttlefish, which once numbered in hundreds of thousands in upper Spencer Gulf Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam…