Israel’s death penalty law marks a new phase in its dehumanisation of Palestinians | Yuli Novak
A government that openly embraces violence against Palestinians has now enshrined into law a policy of lethal force Yuli Novak is the executive director of B’Tselem, an Israeli human rights…
To a world at a loss as to how to handle Trump, I say this: the only answer may be to wait him out| Simon Jenkins
A great effort will be needed to undo the damage once the US president has gone. But with the constitution unable to bring him to order now, that is what…
I did not tell my sister that our other sister was dying. Silence was the right choice, yet murky and painful
In family estrangement, the mud and dirt gets everywhere, Kathryn Heyman writes. And it is very hard to undo what has been done Years ago, when I lived in Scotland,…
Fuel-free travel, train journeys and staycations: how the fuel crisis is reinventing the Australian Easter break
The fuel crisis has spurred many Australians to abandon their original plans for the holiday period in exchange for creative alternatives Track Australia’s fuel prices, service station outages and shipments…
Peach PRC on stardom, synaesthesia and sexuality: ‘There was so much joy and fun in stripping’
The millions-streamed TikTok famous singer Shaylee Curnow has only just released her debut album: Porcelain, a huge departure from her candy-coloured, very online aesthetic Get our weekend culture and lifestyle…
I have always seen myself as ‘progressive’ – but with AI it’s time to hit the brakes | Peter Lewis
At a time when the populist right is on the rise, progressives are shooting blanks while history rushes headlong into an automated future Canberra rolled out the red carpet this…
Sororicidal by Edwina Preston review – a tale of two sisters tinged with danger
The author deftly captures the intricacies and subtle violence of a sibling relationship. As both girls age, our sympathies shift again and again Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email…
‘Letting the algorithm rip’: no legal basis for lack of human override of aged care funding tool, inquiry hears
Department says it’s received 834 requests for a review of tool’s assessments since it launched in November Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast There appears…
Artist files war crime case in Paris over Israeli strike that killed parents in Lebanon
Lebanese-French man Ali Cherri demands investigation into Beirut bombing as possible war crime against civilians A Lebanese-French artist has filed a legal complaint in a Paris court about an Israeli…
Award-winning Iranian human rights lawyer arrested in Tehran, says her daughter
Activists accuse Iran’s regime of crackdown on civil society as whereabouts of Nasrin Sotoudeh are unknown Is Iran using the war to hide a surge in executions? The prize-winning Iranian…