The carpark at Oxley’s on the Brisbane river: it was a different time and our brains were young | Ronnie Scott
I drank Red Bull, smoked a Marlboro and listened to one last song before my shift began. Why would anyone give up the perfect gig? Read more in the Letters…
Richard Schiff: ‘If Jesus was alive today he’d point to Martin Sheen and say, “That’s what I was talking about”’
The actor on the killer T rexes he’d like to meet, a 90% life lesson, and an awkward moment with Amy Adams Born in Maryland, Richard Schiff, 70, came to…
Brian Cox: ‘We don’t know how powerful AI is going to become – it’s both exciting and potentially a problem’
The physicist, BBC presenter and author on snowflakes, art v science and the time Paul McCartney quizzed him about one of Saturn’s moons What is the inspiration behind your latest…
The Last Ship review – Sting’s sincere but cloying musical stars the man himself – and Shaggy
Glasshouse Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts CentreSting plays a Wallsend foreman navigating the threat of his shipyard’s closure, bringing a renewed version of his musical to Brisbane’s newest theatre When Sting…
How Australia’s remote communities are experiencing the fuel crisis: ‘A knock-on effect for people already struggling’
One family in the Indigenous community of Ltyentye Apurte has seen their weekly shop increase from $600 to $800 because of rising diesel prices Get our breaking news email, free…
Australia’s demolition derby collides with safety rules as fans fight to save the ‘oddball’ motor sport
Pitting beaten-up cars against each other at rural agricultural shows, the sport has been in the spotlight since a crash last year that injured spectators Get our breaking news email,…
McDonald’s CEO blames mother’s etiquette training for awkward burger bite in video
Chris Kempczinski’s taste test was mocked online, to which he said his mother had taught him: ‘Don’t talk with your mouth full’ The chief executive officer of McDonald’s recently blamed…
Susan was forced out of a disability support job after speaking out. Are NDIS whistleblower laws still too weak?
Human rights lawyers say NDIS workers and their clients remain at risk despite newly bolstered whistleblower protections Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast When Susan*…
From Isis recruit to influencer: ‘People think: you’re that evil girl who ran away’
As a young mother, Tareena Shakil fled with her toddler from the UK to Syria and joined Islamic State. Now she’s giving dating advice on TikTok. How did she get…
French man charged with keeping nine-year-old son locked in van since 2024
Police rescued boy after neighbour reported sounds of a child coming from vehicle in Hagenbach in eastern France A malnourished nine-year-old boy was rescued after being locked in his father’s…