It’s easy to miss – but lower courts are doing their job in restraining Trump | David Kirp
At a time when the bad news feels endless, we should celebrate the gutsiness of a judiciary quietly standing up for democracy Cast your mind back to the American south…
The Iran crisis is hurting Australians’ hip pockets and driving inflation. It’s time for a windfall fossil fuel tax | Zoe Daniel
The political and economic fallout from the Iran war provides an opportunity for the Albanese government to finally get with the program Follow our Australia news live blog for latest…
It’s time for the UN to formally recognise the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity | John Dramani Mahama
This is not about assigning collective guilt to present generations. But injustice does not simply fade with time – it requires deliberate effort to address and redress This month my…
‘Big Chungus’ and racist meme coins: Nigel Farage’s Cameos are rife with the language of the online far right | Robert Topinka
The Reform UK leader uses the energy of memes to fuel his popularity, but this should not distract us from the seriousness of his purpose Guardian investigation into Farage on…
We can’t all be heroes but as a species we can become more altruistic – with a bit of practice | Jackie Bailey
Humans are hard-wired to care for and protect each other. Becoming kinder is just like riding a bike As a species, Homo sapiens have a bad reputation. War, environmental pillage,…
Is time a figment of our imaginations?
Cosmologists and physicists come up empty handed when they attempt to pin down time. So what, exactly, is it? When was the last time you raced against an unforgiving clock?…
What does loneliness smell like? Inside the strangely soothing world of fragrance TikTok
Perfume obsessives are making online fragrance mood boards for everything from ‘having a fight with your parents’ to ‘looking at old photos’. It’s both nostalgic and comforting I was bestowed…
I discovered three new geckos in Cambodia’s limestone caves – and that’s not all we found
The whole ecosystem inside a cave feeds off guano, dead bats, or any dead animals on the ground. It’s not for the faint-hearted It can be daunting entering a cave.…
I have stage four cancer – there will be no cure, but death isn’t necessarily imminent: this is how it feels to live in the long middle
When you are cured, the world cheers; when you are dying, it mourns. But when you are simply maintaining, the world is at a loss Mornings begin with a silent…
Social cohesion has lost its feelgood vibe. What will it take to offer a fair go for all?
The phrase should evoke optimism, positive expectations about the future, trust and belonging. That seems almost out of reach in a chaotic world One term has already become the well-intentioned…