Does Labor have the appetite for reform? – podcast
This week marked the start of Anthony Albanese’s fifth year in power. His time in office so far has often been described as ‘cautious’ and risk averse, and it’s left…
Navel gazing: oranges, mandarins and persimmons top Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for May
As well as citrus, brassicas are bountiful, it’s prime time for apples, and pumpkins are in a good patch Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email “Sweet, low seed and…
‘Now when I go to Bondi I think about dying’: words no Jewish mother should hear from her daughter | Alex Ryvchin
My friend Dina’s courageous testimony explains why this antisemitism royal commission is so deeply personal to Australian Jews When my friend Dina gave evidence to the royal commission into antisemitism…
Australian lenders all have an ‘edge of cliff’ mortgage interest rate. Here’s how to push them to it and get a better deal
A couple of years ago, banks were jostling for mortgage market share, making it simple to secure savings. Times have changed, but it can be done Follow our Australia news…
Epstein-linked billionaire accused of rape privately reached out to federal judge to defend his ‘good name’
Leon Black has denied he ever met or raped ‘Jane Doe’. In an exclusive statement, Doe tells the Guardian: ‘I am still here. And I am not done’ Lawyers for…
Indigenous actor sues James Cameron for ‘stealing’ her facial features for Avatar character
Suit says director used Q’orianka Kilcher’s features without permission after seeing her in advert for The New World Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email James Cameron and…
If Bikram Lama were alive today, we still couldn’t guarantee him a way out of homelessness | Erin Longbottom
It’s long past time for Australia’s tertiary institutions to live up to their duty of care for the international students they attract In the outpouring of community grief that followed…
Tame the water or let it flow? New Zealand grapples with how to protect its braided rivers
Intervention for farming and flood risk change the unique systems as communities grapple with how to live alongside the vital waterways When British settlers started building Christchurch city 170 years…
New York real estate titan likens the phrase ‘tax the rich’ to racial slurs
Steve Roth was responding to the announcement by New York’s mayor of tax on second homes worth more than $5m Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The…
Federation Square ban on screening Socceroos World Cup games overturned
‘A few dickheads’ shouldn’t stop events, says Victorian premier Additional events and live sites to be provided across the state Victorian premier Jacinta Allan has overturned a decision not to…