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Headlines
National Farmers’ Federation rally descends on Parliament House; experts criticise Labor’s planned social media age ban
Australia politics live  
National Farmers’ Federation rally descends on Parliament House; experts criticise Labor’s planned social media age ban
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NSW  
Nurses and midwives walk off job after demands for 15% pay rise rejected
US elections  
How will Harris debate Trump? Six key moments offer insight
Pregnancy  
Selena Gomez reveals she’s unable to carry her own children due to health risks
Exclusive  
Government backs UK decision to curb arms sales to Israel
Health  
‘It’s okay to poo at work’: Queensland health department praised for tackling taboo with humorous campaign
Liberal party  
Politics needs fewer ‘vaguely incompetent men’, Amanda Vanstone says, not gender quotas
Ukraine war briefing  
Dire warnings to Iran over ballistic missiles for Russia
AFL  
Season’s record attendance figures dry up due to poor form of Melbourne teams
Film  
James Earl Jones, revered actor and voice of Star Wars’ Darth Vader, dies aged 93
Business  
Oasis and Ticketmaster urged to refund fans after ‘dynamic pricing’ debacle
The rural network
Tuesday’s rally for Australian farmers lists seven priorities – but the biggest two are nowhere to be seen
Tuesday’s rally for Australian farmers lists seven priorities – but the biggest two are nowhere to be seen
The last time the National Farmers’ Federation marched on Canberra politicians were carefully controlled.. This time the agenda looks more useful for politicians than farmers
Insects  
‘It’s inevitable’: beekeepers brace for national spread of varroa mite
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
Full Story podcast
Full Story  
Kathryn Joy on being raised by the man who killed their mother – Full Story podcast
Kathryn Joy on being raised by the man who killed their mother – Full Story podcast
Full Story  
What will it take for the world to care about Sudan? – Full Story podcast
Full Story  
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
Sport
Big Three era is over, but can anyone take on Sinner and Alcaraz?
Big Three era is over, but can anyone take on Sinner and Alcaraz?
World Cup qualifying  
Socceroos seek redemption in Indonesia – but it won’t come easy in Jakarta cauldron
England’s slackness forewarns of end of days for this summer sport
Debrunner, Araújo, Frech ...  
Ten Paralympic stars who lit up the Paris 2024 Games
US Open  
Fritz will rue missing chance to dent Brash Two’s emerging dominance
Cricket  
Brilliant Nissanka leads Sri Lanka to emphatic Test victory over England
Heartache and dashed hopes  
There’s always next year: what drives the fans of teams that always lose?
Football  
Clearlake hopes to buy out Boehly or remove his power in Chelsea civil war
Culture
Music  
‘I don’t ever want to think of myself as a celebrity’: Budjerah’s meteoric ascent
‘I don’t ever want to think of myself as a celebrity’: Budjerah’s meteoric ascent
Games  
Destiny at 10: the forever game that is also a forever conversation
Art and design  
Artist Gary Hume: ‘I use sex less now – but I still find the world an erotic place’
Stage  
Helen Garner, Virginia Woolf and Max Porter headline Belvoir St theatre’s 2025 program
Music  
‘It’s where all the best socialising happens’: the joy of the smoking area
Film  
Heretic review – Hugh Grant has devilishly dark fun in talky, twisty horror
Art and design  
Flood the golf courses, demolish the freeways: what could Melbourne look like in 2070?
Film  
‘She just unravels so beautifully’: how Nicole Kidman conquered the world – then kept on going
Culture  
Ben Lee: ‘My whole career is chasing the dragon of opening for Sonic Youth’
Film  
Eden review – Ron Howard’s nasty, starry survival thriller falls over the edge
Film  
Venice 2024: Almodóvar’s first major festival win is richly deserved – and epically overdue
Film  
Rebel Ridge review – Aaron Pierre impresses in small-town US action thriller
Books  
Want: Sexual Fantasies, edited by Gillian Anderson review – intriguing survey of desire
Sport  
Kendrick Lamar to headline this season’s Super Bowl half-time show
Film  
‘I’ve failed, badly – and I’m good with it’: James McAvoy on class, comfort and carnage
Film  
Post your questions for Jude Law
Opinion
Australia could be a smart nation that values education – instead it is riding the latest wave of dumb luck
Australia could be a smart nation that values education – instead it is riding the latest wave of dumb luck
Will Australia’s iconic landmarks be destroyed by climate change?
As our friends with kids become grandparents, it reignites the sadness of being childless not by choice
My family and I are homeless in Australia, trapped in a vicious cycle of seeking help where none is available
Embrace the journey and try new things – how to harness the ancient wisdom of Daoism’s Zhuangzi
Australia helped bring peace to Timor-Leste – but that doesn’t absolve it of a long appeasement of Indonesia
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?
They had to find foster homes for hundreds of sick and traumatised labradoodles. We took one
The Guardian view on Keynesian naivety: workers must be able to bargain for a fair share
The Guardian view on a boost for buses: reversing deregulation is the right move
Ben Jennings on Labour’s plan to cut winter fuel payments to pensioners – cartoon
This winter fuel fiasco will save Labour £1.3bn this year. But it will cost Starmer more
Why is dating app Feeld so popular? Fetishes and throuples are only part of the story
Starmer’s warmth is welcome – but Ireland’s appetite for shifting to British whims has waned
Labour is cracking down on truants, but as a mother and ex-teacher, I know tough love goes only so far
All these health scares are making me ill. I need someone to tell me croissants are good for you
Lifestyle
Life and style  
Three things with Guy Montgomery: ‘The item that most pleases me is a zip-up bag I use to organise my cables’
Three things with Guy Montgomery: ‘The item that most pleases me is a zip-up bag I use to organise my cables’
Walk with ...  
Missy Higgins: ‘I feel like I have enough love, but … I feel constantly torn’
Readers’ picks  
‘For a short few weeks you realise the desert is truly alive’: Guardian Australia readers’ favourite wildflower spots
The moment I knew  
He helped me try on a motorbike helmet – and I cried because he showed such tenderness
Leading questions  
I am falling for an amazing woman who is a flat-earther. Can I reconcile my diminishing respect?
You've got this  
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
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!”
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’
Fitness  
Be kind, rewind: is backwards walking any better than walking forwards?
Technology
Technology startups  
‘Throuples’ dating app Feeld nearly doubles turnover to £39.5m
‘Throuples’ dating app Feeld nearly doubles turnover to £39.5m
Apple  
Apple reveals iPhone 16 and ‘Apple Intelligence’ AI features
Artificial intelligence  
‘If journalism is going up in smoke, I might as well get high off the fumes’: confessions of a chatbot helper
Apps  
Goodbye Tinder, hello Strava: have ‘hobby’ apps become the new social networks?
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
Science
Wildlife  
Laughing frog and David Attenborough worm among 750 new species recognised in Australia
Laughing frog and David Attenborough worm among 750 new species recognised in Australia
Starwatch  
Cygnus the swan will shine even in suburban areas
Space  
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?
Environment
Australian climate and environment in focus  
What are earthquake swarms – and is Australia at risk?
What are earthquake swarms – and is Australia at risk?
Australia news  
‘Don’t run away’: Labor urged to collaborate with Greens and crossbenchers on environmental reforms
Angus Taylor  
Company linked to Angus Taylor offered ‘generous’ offset calculation after illegal land clearing, FoI letters reveal
Tourism (Australia)  
Almost 68% of Australia’s tourism sites at major risk if climate crisis continues, report says
Mining  
Tanya Plibersek accuses Peter Dutton of intent to ignore Indigenous heritage for mining projects
Australian climate and environment in focus  
South Australia is aiming for 100% renewable energy by 2027. It’s already internationally ‘remarkable’
Australia news  
How Australian conservationists’ tunnel vision lets turtles swim to freedom
Video
Angus Taylor ‘rolled again’ by his party room, Jim Chalmers says, as RBA legislation stalls – video
Angus Taylor ‘rolled again’ by his party room, Jim Chalmers says, as RBA legislation stalls – video
Marles tables royal commission report into defence and veteran suicide – video
Marles tables royal commission report into defence and veteran suicide – video
Independent MP Kylea Tink questions government on ATO debt collection processes – video
Independent MP Kylea Tink questions government on ATO debt collection processes – video
New tunnels allow turtles to migrate while keeping foxes at bay - video
New tunnels allow turtles to migrate while keeping foxes at bay - 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
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