Blind date: ‘The restaurant shuffled our table around three times so we could keep chatting until they closed’
Rachel, 32, a consultant, meets Josh, 34, an accountant What were you hoping for? A lovely meal on a misty Saturday, hopefully with someone I’d like to see again. Continue…
Friends, with recipes: how a love of food brought my husband and me together, and helped us part
Though we are no longer together, we talk food every time we speak and always ask what the other is having for dinner Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email…
I accidentally emailed a stranger 10 years ago. He has been invited to family celebrations ever since | Emma Wilkins
The delight of ‘meeting’ a person from a different country and time zone is one of the wonders of the internet. Perhaps one day we will host a party in…
Roar materials: the ‘uncanny’ art of dinosaur puppetry – in pictures
As they prepare for an immersive new dinosaur show in Sydney, the team of artists and designers at Erth take us behind the scenes at their puppetry workshop in Marrickville.…
‘Feels like history is being made’: will young Hungarian voters oust Orbán?
The rightwing populist has been in power for 16 years but a new generation of voters are preparing to vote for his opponent, polls suggest Hungary elections: what is at…
In the middle of a fossil fuel crisis, it’s time to shout the clean energy message loud and clear | Zoe Daniel
The case for renewables is clear. Every extra EV on an Australian road is litres of petrol saved, every home battery means less gas used and a more resilient electricity…
Victoria police arrest two people as part of Dezi Freeman investigation
Man and woman released pending further enquiries after arrests at separate properties in state’s north-east on Saturday morning Two people have been arrested as part of the investigation into how…
Three-week-old mountain lion cub rescued by California biologists
Crimson, seen alone in Santa Monica mountains for days, gets care in Oakland zoo after mother nowhere to be found It was an unusual scene. A lion cub alone for…
Bilby boom: breeding trial to reintroduce species to Mallee Cliffs national park shows signs of success
Fifty ‘founder’ bilbies were released in fenced breeding area in 2019 with the aim of establishing first wild population there in a century Get our breaking news email, free app…
Halting $400m White House ballroom project is national security risk, Trump officials say
US National Park Service lawyers cite materials that will be installed to make ‘heavily fortified’ facility Donald Trump’s administration is arguing that a judge’s order to halt construction of a…