‘I thought, what the hell have I done?’: the people who moved abroad for love – and regretted it
Emigrating to be with your partner sounds wildly romantic, but what happens when the person is right and the place very much isn’t? I met my wife in Queensland in…
‘The highs are extremely high – but the lows are extremely low’: when working out becomes an addiction
Pushing yourself to the limit, training through injury and choosing the gym over socialising are all signs that you may have an unhealthy reliance on exercise At the peak of…
How to end this war | Salar Mohandesi and Ben Mabie
A once robust American anti-war movement is significantly weaker than it was in its heyday. The immensely unpopular war on Iran offers a real opportunity to rebuild it In 1964,…
First Nations children’s commissioner Sue-Anne Hunter on courage, speaking truth to power and the boy she can’t forget
The Wurundjeri and Ngurai Illum Wurrung woman – who went from high school dropout to Harvard – reveals her ultimate dream for her new role Follow our Australia news live…
Jayson Gillham announces tour with Palestinian-Jordanian musician ahead of MSO court case
The Australian-British pianist will face off against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in court after his concert last year was axed over comments on Gaza Follow our Australia news live blog…
Trump is impotently railing against the US’s allies. Albanese is right to avoid the president’s global catastrophe | Allan Behm
The Australian government has little option but to live with Iranian control of the strait of Hormuz and counsel its once great friend to employ what’s left of its diplomatic…
Israeli strikes and US troop buildup put Pakistan’s peacemaker role under pressure
Islamabad is attempting high-wire diplomacy between US and Iran, but Israel could spoil any chance of success Intensifying Israeli bombing of civilian targets in Iran and an expanding US military…
Exhausted Palestinians struggle to put lives back together as world’s gaze fixes on Iran
Five months after a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, airstrikes are still killing civilians and the humanitarian situation remains dire There is little left that connects Palestinians in Gaza with…
What the Houthis’ entry into the Iran war means for the conflict and the wider region
Fresh attacks on Red Sea shipping would be devastating – but the Iranian proxy has reasons to be cautious The true significance of the long-awaited entry of Yemen’s Houthis into…
Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time
Anatomy of one of least studied human organs could improve outcomes for women who have pelvic surgery Almost 30 years after the intricate web of nerves inside the penis was…