The place that stayed with me: I was cautious in showing my queerness, until a night spent dancing at a Tokyo gay bar
Despite hearing many words of warning about expressing public affection, travelling in Japan with my boyfriend helped me loosen up More summer essentials The first time I saw gay people…
In America, the social fabric is starting to collapse. Australia must also learn that words shape our world | Martin Luther King III
The work of strengthening social cohesion begins with a commitment to responsible language and civility that goes beyond legislation Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast…
Local helps remove croc outside NT bottle shop during school drop off – video
Melody Wehipeihana was dropping her kids off at school when she pulled over to see what a gathering crowd was looking at in the shallow puddle outside Humpty Doo hotel…
‘I also like that the dad cries’: children on their favourite Australian picture book of all time | Guardian readers
From Jetty Jumping to green sheep, children tell us why they love the books they ask for night after night Voting has now closed in the best Australian picture book…
Email appears to confirm photo of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Virginia Giuffre is real
The message, believed to be from Ghislaine Maxwell, was released as part of the latest tranche of the Epstein files An email believed to have been sent by Ghislaine Maxwell…
Condemnation of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot reached ‘tipping point’ after French raid, Australia’s eSafety chief says
A number of countries including Australia are investigating X over Grok-produced sexualised deepfakes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or…
Australian universities to be graded on how well they deal with protests under antisemitism report card
Exclusive: Leaked documents show how universities will be assessed under new system, which was fast-tracked after Bondi terror attack Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our…
Wong says she understands ‘depth of feeling in the community’ as she defends Israel president’s Australia visit
Backlash grows against Israel president Isaac Herzog’s planned visit next week with calls to rescind invitation Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email,…
Bunnings given green light to use facial recognition tech on customers to combat crime
Tribunal heard Bunnings store managers’ evidence of regular threatening or abusive behaviour from some customers Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free…
‘Major failing’ in psychiatric care before Joel Cauchi stabbed six people at Bondi Junction, coroner finds
Cauchi, who lived with schizophrenia, killed six people in 2024 Westfield shopping centre stabbing before being shot dead by police inspector Amy Scott Follow our Australia news live blog for…