Entire NSW Labor left calls for controversial anti-protest laws to be scrapped ahead of party conference
Fifty-six state branches want laws reviewed, while gambling, Aukus and Palestine also on agenda Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Fifty-six Labor branches have passed…
One Nation is campaigning directly to Christians. But will party policies rub against worshippers’ conscience?
Anti-abortion policies may have appeal, but with one in three Australian churchgoers born overseas, talk of a monoculture may put them off Get our breaking news email, free app or…
In Thailand’s sex tourism hub, bright lights flash, loud music blares – and underage girls are exploited
The death of a Thai girl has highlighted the dangers of the country’s illegal but ‘normalised’ sex tourism trade Sky Kanyarat was playing pool in the early hours of the…
Third teenager charged after 15-year-old Melbourne boy allegedly left to die from stab wounds
Darweish Mohamed was found critically wounded outside Craigieburn community hospital on Wednesday evening Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A third teenager has been charged…
Cape Verde threaten shock for the ages before Argentina break hearts in World Cup classic
What a game, what a series of moments, what a display of spirit and skill from Cape Verde, a tiny island nation with a far-flung diaspora team, who took Argentina…
Europe’s ‘murder capital’ slashed violent crime with a radical program. Will it work in Victoria?
An early intervention program developed in Scotland is showing promising signs – but in an election year full of punitive rhetoric, its future is uncertain Get our breaking news email,…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic sends support to Socceroo Lucas Herrington after last-32 shootout miss
18-year-old defender and Harry Souttar miss penalties against Egypt ‘You show a lot of courage,’ says Sweden great after Australia exit The football world has rallied around young Socceroos defender…
‘I feel both thrilled and ruined by this’: Olivia Wilde and Edward Norton on making sex comedy The Invite
Their movie about marital bed death is this summer’s buzziest, funniest film. Its director and her co-star talk self-loathing, psychosexuality and unexpected eruptions Earlier this week, Edward Norton took a…
The making of Independence Day at 30: ‘I panicked and raced to set to rewrite’
The makers of the blockbusting sci-fi thriller reveal how they made a hit, why Kevin Spacey was almost involved and what went wrong with the sequel The architects of cinema’s…
Best Australian books out in July: Rupert Murdoch, unhinged short stories and a psychosexual thriller
Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on *** Continue reading…