Mourning Bondi. Australia’s hierarchy of grief
Australia does not suffer from a lack of empathy. It suffers from selective empathy. And nowhere is that clearer than in the way our political and media class decide who…
Australian Open 2026: Sinner and Spizzirri in action, Keys and Pegula ease through – live
Updates from day seven at Melbourne Park Spizzirri v Sinner, Keys beats Pliskova on Rod Laver Arena Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email Pliskova 0-1 Keys (9)* The…
What’s an economic forum that we can all get behind? | Fiona Katauskas
Well, maybe not all of us… See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
Trump’s Greenland U-turn was spectacular. The lesson for Europe: strongmen understand only strength | Nathalie Tocci
With conflict averted for now, European leaders will be tempted to retreat to their comfort zone of cowardice. But the next crisis will soon be here Donald Trump’s climbdown, after…
The Guardian view on Syria’s crisis: Islamic State fighters are not the only concern | Editorial
As a lightning government offensive leaves the Kurdish-dominated SDF reeling, the political horizon needs attention as well as security In little more than a fortnight, a dramatic Syrian government offensive…
As the world finally punches back, was this the week Donald Trump went too far? | Jonathan Freedland
The US president took his bullying doctrine to Davos and hit a wall of opposition. If this creates a new western alliance against him, all to the good The temptation…
Victoria Beckham tops UK singles sales chart as fans show support over Brooklyn feud
Not Such an Innocent Girl makes No 1 for single sales and downloads, after revelations about family rift • ‘My mum went so far as to call me evil’: nine…
Five Great Reads: a week without ultra-processed foods, props for the prop masters, and the Old Believers who time forgot
Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales Get this in your inbox every weekend. Sign up for Five Great Reads here…
Fearless, feminist, five-star fun – and finally touring: My Brilliant Career the musical is back on stage
The team behind the acclaimed show explain how they transformed Stella Miles Franklin’s 1901 novel into a modern musical that spans pub rock to bush folk Get our weekend culture…
Having synaesthesia is a lot like being a twin – we don’t know any different
Identical twins Helen Besgrove, a marketing executive, and Kirsty Neal, a GP, share their different experiences perceiving the world Helen Besgrove: My twin sister, Kirsty, and I have a very…