Trump taught us to prioritize our own wallets. Now he’s paying the price | Jamil Smith
The reckless Iran war shows up for most Americans as a number at a gas pump, not as images or moral reckoning The airport in Las Vegas last Friday afternoon…
Channel Seven’s Spotlight digging for dirt on clean energy ignores fundamental facts and basic journalistic standards | Temperature Check
Program portrayed efforts to wean Australia off fossil fuels as morally bankrupt, trashing rainforests and enslaving Australia to China Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear…
Capital gains tax changes are on the table, and yet Armageddon has not arrived. Has the tide on housing turned at last? | Greg Jericho
We are less than a month out from the budget and Labor’s mooted adjustments to tax concessions for property investors have barely registered Get our breaking news email, free app…
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s Iran negotiations: ‘His word is as good as the gold commode he sits on’
Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s ‘indefinite’ ceasefire with Iran as peace talks over the unpopular war stall. Late-night hosts reacted to Donald Trump’s indefinite extension of the Iran ceasefire as his…
Going bald? There’s a subreddit for that – and it’s weirdly wonderful
Being hairless on top has never been in style, but r/bald members encourage one another in the face of insecurity I was sitting in a cafe a few weeks ago…
This Is a Gardening Show review – Zach Galifianakis’ charming new series feels like perfect TV
Part lesson, part lark, these 15-minute episodes are a total joy. They have such a deliriously light touch they will make you want to run outside and plunge your hands…
Should Barron Trump be drafted – or left alone to keep building his $150m fortune? | Arwa Mahdawi
Prominent Maga bros have suggested the 20-year-old son of the US president should be called up this year. Why does this seem so vanishingly unlikely? It can’t be easy being…
‘The horror – 14 alarms in the morning’: backpacker hostels evolve as young people seek privacy over packed dorms
Out with wild parties, in with soft lighting and wellness centres. Welcome to the new age of backpacking Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Grungy…
Alphabet Lane review – tree-change couple invent fake neighbours in this unsettling drama
James Litchfield’s dark, well-paced film about an isolated pair’s imaginary friend, blends genres and emotional registers Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email The official synopsis of the writer-director James…
The ‘big durian’: one day in Jakarta, the world’s largest city
The UN has officially designated Jakarta the world’s largest city, home to 42 million. We explore a day in the life of the ‘big durian’. In December, the United Nations…