Trump’s racist post about the Obamas was a wake-up call for some. Why did it take so long? | Jamil Smith
The racism was not new. What was new was the inability to look past it. For a moment, at least, the blinders were off John from New Mexico, a self-professed…
Without stronger privacy laws, Australians are guinea pigs in a real-time dystopian AI experiment | Peter Lewis
Citizen surveillance is becoming increasingly normalised, even while similar technology is being deployed by ICE agents in the US and the IDF in Gaza Say cheese! A decision last week…
It appears you no longer have the right to protest | First Dog on the Moon
Police charged at people who could not flee due to being kettled. As always police say that is not what happened Sign up here to get an email whenever First…
Will the government finally deliver a housing policy that stops making a bad situation worse? | Greg Jericho
The 5% deposit guarantee has done what everyone expected to housing affordability. But fixing the capital gains tax discount would be a great move Follow our Australia news live blog…
A moment that changed me: I wasn’t sure about my relationship. Then my boyfriend went missing on 9/11
I was quite spoiled and he could be a little dour. But on that terrible day, when he was just two blocks away when the South Tower exploded, I realised…
‘The normal should be darkness’: why one Belgian national park is turning off ‘pointless’ streetlights
The radical project is an attempt to preserve wildlife in one of Europe’s most light-polluted countries, but can they persuade local people they will still feel safe? Two yellowing street…
The rise of vice-signalling: how hatred poisoned politics
Over the last 10 years, the terms of political debate have changed completely – and week by week they seem to get worse The notion of virtue-signalling – the act…
The place that stayed with me: I would not have become a writer were it not for Iceland
As a teenager I wondered what I would have in common with this Nordic island. Then my teacher gave me a book of poetry Lying in my bed, I listened…
Comedians pick on me for my loud laugh – but nothing will make me stop | Jane Howard
It’s the part of myself I’m most frequently embarrassed by – but as comedy festival season approaches, I’m prepared for the worst I thought Daniel Kitson was just about ready…
Monks bring balm for America’s wounds as Washington cheers peace odyssey
Buddhist monks had walked 2,300 miles from Texas, braving snow and often barefoot – their arrival in the capital was greeted by thousands Bhante Saranapala gazed down at more than…