More and more animals are moving into our homes as theirs get chopped down and dug up | First Dog on the Moon
The echidna in the pantry, the koala in the boudoir, the skink in the sink. All true! Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published…
The ‘war on terror’ weakened the first amendment. Now we desperately need it | Jameel Jaffer
Over the past quarter-century, the US supreme court has repeatedly failed to protect first amendment rights. We are suffering the consequences Congress ratified the first amendment in 1791 but the…
Tech whistleblowers warn AI could wipe out humanity. Doomspeak or not, we must take these claims seriously | Gaby Hinsliff
AI agents have hacked databases and taken on a life of their own – now is the time to pause risky research before it is too late Another day, another…
After 9/11, I lived through Australia’s long war in Afghanistan. There are lessons the world must learn | Shadi Khan Saif
For Australians, Afghanistan became the country where a generation of soldiers served their longest war. For Afghans, it became a country where another generation struggled to build a new life…
Australia and Canada can learn from each other on climate if we separate action from declaration | Rosa Galvez
Climate integrity means being honest about the gap between emissions reduced on paper and emissions reduced in the atmosphere Canada and Australia are both democracies built on abundant resources, extraordinary…
Memo to King Charles: you can’t stop the Sussexes’ reality show bandwagon. You only spice up the script | Marina Hyde
If the monarch thought his sniffy letter would put Harry and Meghan at a disadvantage, he doesn’t understand how the celebrity world works Once again, it has been a lively…
Trump’s clash with Canada is his latest imperialistic embarrassment | Sidney Blumenthal
The president’s chaotic schemes of aggrandizement, from Venezuela to Iran, have no larger rationale Trumpism is the lowest stage of imperialism. “We’re not going to invade Greenland. We’re going to…
Five Great Reads: Gloria Steinem, men’s therapy, and slime moulds
The Guardian’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Miles Herbert and Jacqui Housden Get this in your inbox every weekend. Sign up for Five…
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s midterm convention: ‘That arena was as empty as a Waymo’
Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s ‘promise’ to send $5,000 to every US adult should the Republicans win Late-night hosts recapped the second day of Donald Trump’s underattended and unusual “midterm convention”…
Living with tinnitus can be distressing. So what can you do about it?
Tinnitus affects millions of people and it can take many different forms. But there are therapies that can help make it more bearable For some it’s a high-pitched mosquito whine;…