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Headlines
Census to include questions on gender and sexuality, Jim Chalmers says
Australia news live  
Census to include questions on gender and sexuality, Jim Chalmers says
Treasurer says LGBTQ+ community ‘have been heard and they will count in the 2026 census’. Follow live
US  
Kentucky police say multiple people shot in ‘active shooter situation’
Climate crisis  
South Australia is aiming for 100% renewable energy by 2027. It’s internationally ‘remarkable’
Wildlife  
How Australian conservationists’ tunnel vision lets turtles swim to freedom
Analysis  
Despite all the doom and gloom on Australia’s economy, could the worst be behind us?
Urban planning  
‘Not safe to run in the dark’: how inadequate lighting in public spaces is creating barriers for women
IVF and donor-linking  
Why donor-conceived children fear Victoria is taking a ‘retrograde step’
Rugby  
Wallabies humiliated in heavy defeat as Argentina pile on record-breaking score
Prisons  
Serco must be punished for ‘oppressive’ treatment of prisoners at Australia’s largest jail, legal experts say
Gambling  
How Australians became the world’s biggest gamblers
US  
Michigan couple arrested after groom allegedly kills groomsman hours after wedding
Paris Paralympic Games 2024
Australian Turner equals 100m record as former soldier seals kayak hat-trick
Athletics  
Australian Turner equals 100m record as former soldier seals kayak hat-trick
Para athlete wins second gold at Paris 2024 in men’s 100m T36 final while Curtis McGrath dedicates third straight kayak win to new-born son
Paris 2024  
Australia’s Paralympic athletes’ final week in action – in pictures
Swimming  
Hodge calls for greater para-sport funding after winning third medal
The rural network
‘It’s inevitable’: beekeepers brace for national spread of varroa mite
Insects  
‘It’s inevitable’: beekeepers brace for national spread of varroa mite
Varroa destructor mites were introduced to Australia two years ago and are expected to kill most wild European honeybees in the next five years
Animal welfare  
Slaughterhouse video taken by ‘extreme’ animal activists amounts to ‘ongoing trespass’, federal court told
New South Wales  
Family who run Bathurst’s only Vietnamese restaurant fight to keep hope alive as they face deportation
The struggle to tell rural and local stories has never been harder – or more essential
Full Story podcast
Full Story  
US politics: how Trump and Harris are preparing for their showdown – Full Story podcast
US politics: how Trump and Harris are preparing for their showdown – Full Story podcast
Full Story  
Could Dutton use the NSW Liberal chaos to pull the party to the right? – Full Story podcast
Full Story  
Australia’s weather mood swings and the climate crisis – Full Story podcast
Full Story  
The PM’s diplomatic dance (and ‘hot mic’ moment) in Tonga – Full Story podcast
Full Story  
The census debacle of Labor’s own making – Full Story podcast
Full Story  
What you buy and what it says about the economy – Full Story podcast
Full Story  
US politics: Will election denier Kari Lake help Trump win Arizona? – Full Story podcast
Full Story  
Newsroom edition: is Labor folding too often on ‘divisive’ debates? – Full Story podcast
Full Story  
How a baby bust is changing our world – Full Story podcast
Full Story  
What Labor’s loss in the NT means for Australian politics - Full Story podcast
Sport
US Open  
Australian pair find redemption and break 28-year doubles drought
Australian pair find redemption and break 28-year doubles drought
AFL  
‘Not over yet’: Docherty shines on return for Carlton amid dark night in Brisbane
Cricket  
Australia sweep Scotland in T20 series as Green shines with bat and ball
US Open  
Sabalenka holds off Pegula fightback to claim first title
Rugby Championship  
Kolisi and Marx earn fourth straight Springboks win over All Blacks
Cycling  
Dunbar holds on for second stage win as Roglic leads Vuelta into final day
Football  
Rice and Grealish start new England era with Nations League victory in Ireland
Cricket  
England self-sabotage in rush for runs as Sri Lanka cling on
Arsenal 1-0 Rosenborg  
Maanum edges out visitors to extend Gunners' Champions League quest
Surfing  
California teen Simmers makes history as youngest female world champion
US Open  
Billionaire Girls Club: where money trumps talent?
AFLW  
Change rooms at MCG highlight challenges of double headers with men
Culture
Film  
‘I’ve failed, badly – and I’m good with it’: James McAvoy on class, comfort and carnage
‘I’ve failed, badly – and I’m good with it’: James McAvoy on class, comfort and carnage
Music  
‘We were exhausted – mentally unwell’: Empire of the Sun on the downside of success – and rising again
Books  
The First Friend review – one of history’s greatest monsters reimagined in jet-black satire
Television & radio  
The Perfect Couple review – Nicole Kidman’s gorgeous murder mystery is ludicrously good
Film  
Keanu Reeves at 60: from surfer dude to action hero, his 20 best films – ranked!
Culture  
LL Cool J: ‘Hip-hop isn’t underdog music any more’
Film  
Post your questions for Jude Law
Books  
Melissa Lucashenko wins $30,000 prize for novel that ‘elevates our understanding of Queensland’s soul’
Culture  
Bec Charlwood: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
Opinion
For a little bit there, I dared to hope. But Dylan Voller’s plea shows that nothing has been learned from Don Dale
For a little bit there, I dared to hope. But Dylan Voller’s plea shows that nothing has been learned from Don Dale
Left high and dry by Oasis ticket prices?
In the midst of an epidemic of violence against women, an ambitious new plan gives us hope
They had to find foster homes for hundreds of sick and traumatised labradoodles. We took one
Migration remains a hot-button issue. But Australia should be careful not to throw the baby out with the bathwater
My neighbour, 82, would give everything for just a week with her parents. What she longs to tell them surprises me
Antiviral: Guardian Australia’s new health column helps you determine science from snake oil
Australia helped bring peace to Timor-Leste – but that doesn’t absolve it of a long appeasement of Indonesia
Undemocratic and secretive: the BMA no longer speaks for doctors trying to protect children
There’s no need to cut poorer pensioners’ income. Smarter winter fuel solutions are at hand
Chris Riddell on David Cameron musing in his shepherd’s hut while Grenfell Tower burns – cartoon
Blame modern decisions, not just ancient history, for economic inequality
When dogs recall toys, and horses plan ahead, are animals so different from us?
Telegram chief’s arrest sends a clear message: tech titans are not above the law
Republicans want to steal reproductive freedom. Black women will suffer most
The National Trust must resist the group that wants to turn grievances into policy
Elon Musk is intrigued by the idea women can’t think freely because of ‘low T’
Lifestyle
You've got this  
Speedy, silky and saucy: Alice Zaslavsky’s prawn, macadamia and asparagus stir-fry – recipe
Speedy, silky and saucy: Alice Zaslavsky’s prawn, macadamia and asparagus stir-fry – recipe
Well actually  
The biggest wellness trends of 2024 (so far)
Food  
Here’s a great tip! Asparagus among Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for September
Well actually  
The invisible toll of life with polycystic ovary syndrome
Closet clinic  
Pants that eat your feet: how to wear long-lined trousers without destroying the hem
A new start after 60  
I was hoping for a quiet retirement – but instead I became a firefighter
The new vegan  
Vegan sweet potato falafel with harissa mayo and pickled cabbage – recipe
The pet I'll never forget  
Catkin the sheep, who broke my ribs and then my heart
Three things  
Abdul Abdullah: ‘I saw a TikTok that said if you’re a grown man who uses a backpack, you’ve made some poor life choices’
Customer service  
We have one supermarket in our little town. Are they required to display unit prices?
Leading questions  
My 15-year-old stepdaughter never acknowledges my birthday. Am I wrong to stop buying her gifts?
Australian lifestyle  
Powder up: ‘old-school’ laundry detergents best bet for cleaner clothes, 2024 Choice test finds
How we met  
I had already dated her sister. Her parents must have thought: “Oh, he’s after another daughter now!”
‘They handled me like a carcass!’: why are so many men now ‘manscaping’?
Food  
Kimchi garlic bread, fried tomatoes and a batch cocktail: Bec Vrana Dickinson’s easy party snack recipes
Pets  
Miserable? Hardly! A celebration of ‘cat ladies’ through history – from Mary Pickford to Taylor Swift
Taste test  
Australian supermarket baked beans taste test: ‘Hold the paprika, I feel attacked’
Well actually  
How bad is it to pop a pimple, really?
Siblings  
‘Anger is blinding’: family therapists on how to resolve sibling feuds
Fitness  
Be kind, rewind: is backwards walking any better than walking forwards?
Technology
Artificial intelligence  
‘If journalism is going up in smoke, I might as well get high off the fumes’: confessions of a chatbot helper
‘If journalism is going up in smoke, I might as well get high off the fumes’: confessions of a chatbot helper
Telegram chief’s arrest sends a clear message: tech titans are not above the law
Telegram  
Telegram to drop ‘people nearby’ feature and improve moderation
Google  
Google using anti-competitive tactics in UK ad market, claims watchdog
Social media  
Racism, misogyny, lies: how did X become so full of hatred? And is it ethical to keep using it?
AI  
UK signs first international treaty to implement AI safeguards
YouTube  
YouTube to restrict teenagers’ exposure to videos about weight and fitness
Fashion  
M&S using AI as personal style guru in effort to boost online sales
Meta  
Meta’s moderation board backs decision to allow ‘from the river to the sea’ in posts
Nvidia  
Nvidia shares slump amid reports US is ramping up antitrust investigation
Amazon  
Company announces pay rise for tens of thousands of UK workers
Review  
Pixel 9 Pro: a real contender for the best small phone
TechScape newsletter  
From TikTok controversy to folding phones, your burning tech questions answered
Sweden  
No screens before age of two, Swedish health authority tells parents
Gig economy  
Publish data on ride-hailing apps ‘to cut exploitation and emissions’, say campaigners
Brazil  
X goes offline in Brazil after Elon Musk’s refusal to comply with local laws
Coding  
I learned the language of computer programming in my 50s – here’s what I discovered
Telegram  
‘Internet prophet’: arrest of Telegram CEO could strengthen heroic image
Mobile phones  
From dumb phones to hand-me-downs: the ultimate guide to buying phones for kids
‘Worrying lack of moderation’: how eating disorder posts proliferate on X
Science
Space  
Boeing’s Starliner lands on Earth – without its astronauts
Boeing’s Starliner lands on Earth – without its astronauts
Stonehenge  
Stonehenge tale gets ‘weirder’ as Orkney is ruled out as altar stone origin
Experience  
We discovered a rare T rex fossil
Alzheimer's  
Light pollution at night may increase risk of Alzheimer’s, study finds
Medical research  
Common food dye found to make skin and muscle temporarily transparent
Depression  
Part of brain network much bigger in people with depression, scientists find
Science Weekly  
The race to understand mpox – podcast
Archaeology  
Romans’ siege wall in Masada may have been built in a fortnight, study finds
Animal behaviour  
Dogs can remember names of toys years after not seeing them, study shows
Asteroids  
Jupiter’s moon Ganymede was struck by asteroid bigger than dinosaur-killing rock
Cancer research  
Mobile phones not linked to brain cancer, biggest study to date finds
Nasa  
Astronaut reports ‘strange noise’ from Boeing Starliner spacecraft
Science Weekly  
The arrest of Telegram’s founder, and what it means for social media – podcast
Geology  
Scientists find seismic role in formation of large gold nuggets
Biology  
Strongman’s ‘guy rope’ muscles show greatest growth, study finds
Astronomy  
‘She was right and they were wrong’: the female astronomers hidden by science’s male elite
Ageing  
Weight-loss drugs ‘slow down the ageing process’, scientists suggest
Mathematics  
‘He was in mystic delirium’: was this hermit mathematician a forgotten genius whose ideas could transform AI – or a lonely madman?
Earth  
Vast ‘doughnut’ discovered in molten metal of Earth’s core
Patrick Vallance  
I would not have been a minister under Tories, says Labour’s Patrick Vallance
Environment
Environment  
New tunnels allow turtles to migrate while keeping foxes at bay - video
New tunnels allow turtles to migrate while keeping foxes at bay - video
New South Wales  
Two hundred sheep killed in truck fire in remote NSW
Australia news  
Australia’s first genetically modified fruit is ripe for a taste test. Could it avert a global banana apocalypse?
Change by degrees  
Soft plastics are a scourge of the Earth, but there are ways to break our toxic addiction
Endangered species  
Urgent review of Woodside billion-dollar WA gas project needed to protect threatened snake, government advisers say
Climate crisis  
Australia may delay release of 2035 climate target as world awaits outcome of US election
Renewable energy  
Can Australia reach net zero by 2050? A new reports shows it must be ‘the new normal’
Video
'We must act to ensure women are safe': Australian PM on plan to address domestic violence – video
'We must act to ensure women are safe': Australian PM on plan to address domestic violence – video
'Part of Australia's history': three charged over museum gun heist – video
'Part of Australia's history': three charged over museum gun heist – video
Father of teenager suspected in Georgia school shooting arrested – video
Father of teenager suspected in Georgia school shooting arrested – video
Jack Draper 'proud' of performance in US Open quarter-final win over Alex de Minaur – video
Jack Draper 'proud' of performance in US Open quarter-final win over Alex de Minaur – video
Daughter of New Zealand’s late Māori king crowned as his successor – video
Daughter of New Zealand’s late Māori king crowned as his successor – video
'I did it my way': former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten to quit politics – video
'I did it my way': former federal Labor leader Bill Shorten to quit politics – video
Linda Reynolds defamation trial against Brittany Higgins wraps up after five weeks – video
Linda Reynolds defamation trial against Brittany Higgins wraps up after five weeks – video
Allegedly stolen vehicle causes mayhem after driving down wrong side of road in WA – video
Allegedly stolen vehicle causes mayhem after driving down wrong side of road in WA – video
Jim Chalmers says 'collective responsibility' taken for excluding gender census questions – video
Jim Chalmers says 'collective responsibility' taken for excluding gender census questions – video
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