Sussan Ley is today’s scapegoat – but she was never the Liberals’ core problem | Tony Barry
Policies are an expression and extension of a candidate or party’s values. Does the ‘big tent’ party still have any? One of the great Liberal party pastimes is to simultaneously…
Closed-door apologies are not enough for a community confronted by images of worshippers being seized by NSW police | Aftab Malik
Long-term trust depends on demonstrating that state power can be corrected as well as asserted On Monday, footage from Sydney’s CBD showed a group of men being dragged and shoved…
Sunny Dancer review – ‘chemo camp’ gives teen drama a fresh spin
Berlin film festival Bella Ramsey leads this likable coming-of-age story where the shared experience of adolescent cancer gives new warmth to a familiar genre Bella Ramsey leads the cast of…
Meet the unlikely star of the bodice-ripping Wuthering Heights: Martin Clunes
In Emerald Fennell’s BDSM-tinged film, critics have praised Clunes’s turn as the ‘devout misogynist’ Mr Earnshaw It has been billed as the sexiest adaptation of Wuthering Heights, with bodices ripped…
Sex, sleep and scrolling: real reasons men watch romantic movies, according to survey
A poll has found differences between men and women’s motivations for watching romance films together, with 20% of men hoping it may result in sex As groups of women block-booking…
Some PR advice for the Andrew-stricken royals – try something that look less like a $12m cover-up | Marina Hyde
A loan to keep the case out of court doesn’t quite add up to ‘thoughts and prayers to Epstein’s victims’. Working with the police might be a start “I could…
John Polson and David Michôd on Tropfest’s return: the film festival that ‘can change your career overnight’
Before losing its way, the world’s largest short film festival had an A-list guestlist and kickstarted the careers of Justin Kurzel and Nash and Joel Edgerton. What will it look…
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon: ‘Composer by necessity, soprano by diligence and lesbian by practice’
The Yorta Yorta opera trailblazer on the power of song, what she learned from her Baptist upbringing and, as part of the Stolen Generations, how music led her home Get…
OpenAI retired its most seductive chatbot – leaving users angry and grieving: ‘I can’t live like this’
Its human partners said the flirty, quirky GPT-4o was the perfect companion – on the eve of Valentine’s Day, it’s being turned off for good. How will users cope? Brandie…
Maximising time in the sun: how to maintain and repair solar panels to make them last
All solar panels degrade over time, but expert installation and regular maintenance can prevent an early sunset on their lifespan Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips…