It pays to be generous: there’s nothing more embarrassing than being bank-transferred the price of a coffee | Johanna Cosgrove
If something is under $15 and you buy it for me, I will do the same for you next time. This is called trust and this is called reciprocity Like…
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I love seeing pooches in pubs. But not everyone, human or canine, understands the etiquette | Paul Daley
Soon the hounds of Victoria could be formally allowed into watering holes, but brawlers and biters aren’t welcome – neither are misbehaved dogs Not every dog, just like not every…
Big Little Truths by Liane Moriarty review – Big Little Lies sequel shoots for high drama but fails to deliver
At 400-plus pages, Moriarty’s follow-up is too long and offers too little reward, with menopause, vaping teens and even a stalker failing to raise the stakes Liane Moriarty’s Big Little…
Rogue AI hacks government system in world first – podcast
A government database has been hacked for the first time by a rogue OpenAI agent, which infiltrated part of the Australian healthcare scheme in June. OpenAI became aware of the…
Burnham survived his first Trump meeting. His nice hair may have had something to do with it | Emma Brockes
The PM’s shiny newness could explain the easy ride he got this time. But who would dare predict the ever-shifting weather in the president’s head? Watching footage of Andy Burnham…
Our message to global leaders: we need solar power everywhere by the decade’s end | Open letter
As the UN gathers, signatories from Bernie Sanders to Yeb Saño issue an open letter calling for clean power for all The climate fight has one great ally. You just…
The climate fight has one great ally. You just can’t look at it directly | Bill McKibben
There is hope in solar power. As the UN meets, we are urging leaders to pursue a clear goal: clean energy for all by 2030 Our message to global leaders:…
The Guardian view on the future of the UN: more embattled, but more necessary, than ever | Editorial
As the secretary general, António Guterres, prepares to step down, the general assembly is highlighting the scale of the organisation’s challenges The United Nations was created, its charter states, to…
Trump’s UN speech was delusional and dangerous | Kenneth Roth
It is sad and dangerous that at such a perilous moment, the United States is saddled with a president like Trump Donald Trump’s speech on Tuesday to the United Nations…