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    Demand for guns has surged in the wake of Bondi – what will it take to make us safer?

    Tom McIlroy

  • Australian fashion
    Rebel Wilson’s courtroom makeover shows why style matters on the stand

    Rebel Wilson wears a cardigan in neutral tone with a collared white shirt as she walks past media

  • Walk with ...
    Annabel Crabb: ‘I worried that people might think I’m an idiot’

    Annabel Crabb, in a bright yellow coat, peers out from behind two giant leaves

  • Fiona Katauskas
    What’s Donald Trump’s relationship with the truth?

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  • Full Story
    Back to Back Barries: Focus on Farrer

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  • Experience
    I died on my 44th birthday

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News

  • Anthony Albanese

    Exclusive
    Anthony Albanese says improving voters’ lives best way to fight populism and Pauline Hanson

    PM tells Guardian Australia government focused on ‘delivering what matters’ to voters in interview marking first anniversary of landslide reelection
  • A woman walks holding a Woolworths shopping bag

    Supermarkets
    ACCC v Woolworths may have exposed the ‘magic’ of discounts – but will it change how we shop?

  • Collage of daily life moments including breakfast, books, and personal care items that exclude petrochemicals.

    Consumer affairs
    I tried to live for 24 hours without using oil-based products. It was ridiculously impossible

  • Denise Ann Williams

    Nova Scotia
    Australian woman missing in 'very difficult terrain' in Canadian wilderness

  • There were 39 deaths in NSW custody in 2025. Of those, 12 were First Nations people, also a record high.

    Deaths in custody
    ‘Profoundly distressing’: record number of deaths in custody and police operations in NSW

  • Standing against a pink wall, he holds his hand to chin and looks at the camera

    Music
    ‘Major labels are trying to scoop up everything’: the chaotic future for indie music companies – and why vinyl isn’t working

  • Two dogs on lead standing next to their owner in Rome

    Italy
    City orders dog owners to wash away urine or face €500 fine

In focus

  • Bunches of flowers left in tribute on the Bondi beach pedestrian bridge

    Demand for guns has surged in the wake of Bondi – what will it take to make Australia safer?

    Tom McIlroy
    Premiers are rejecting Anthony Albanese’s buyback scheme amid a surge in the number of applications for gun licences
  • Kyle Sandilands smiles to a media pack as he gets into a Rolls-Royce

    Weekly Beast
    Cash, contra and five-star hotels: Kyle Sandiland’s gold-plated contract revealed in legal battle with Kiis FM

    Amanda Meade

  • Full Story
    Back to Back Barries: Focus on Farrer

    Podcast32:19

Features

  • Rebel Wilson wears a cardigan in neutral tone with a collared white shirt as she walks past media

    Australian fashion
    Rebel Wilson’s courtroom makeover shows why style matters on the stand

  • Annabel Crabb, in a bright yellow coat, peers out from behind two giant leaves

    Walk with ...
    Annabel Crabb: ‘I worried that people might think I’m an idiot’

More features

  • Marc Girod sitting in a wheelchair on a sandy beach, wearing a rust-coloured zip-up top and hat, a khaki hoodie, black trousers and shades

    Assisted dying
    Experience: I died on my 44th birthday

  • Painting: Two Women Talking by Carl Bloch (1874).

    Leading questions
    A friend I’ve known for 50 years has become a self-absorbed, petulant know-all. Should I cut off contact?

  • Kneecap: DJ Provai, Móglaí Bap and Mo Chara.

    Album of the week
    Kneecap: Fenian review – their new album is terrific, triumphant yet tortured

  • Christine Marie

    How we survive
    ‘When I watched the girls loving this man, I felt sick’: the woman who exposed a polygamous paedophile

  • A woman wearing bright red walks through a blue door next to a sign that reades Maternal and child hospital, Chakmarkul, Tenaf, Cox's Bazar

    Maternal health
    ‘Mothers won’t die, babies can survive’: new maternal hospital opens in world’s largest refugee camp

  • A composite of Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart showing their headshots torn into strips and overlaying one another

    One Nation
    Has Gina Rinehart ‘bought’ One Nation? Pauline Hanson has the billionaire’s backing – and she’s super happy

  • Tania Roettger

    Germany’s climate U-turn is the worst possible response to the oil shock

    Tania Roettger
    Prices at the pump have leapt since the start of the conflict – but clinging to fossil fuels will only prolong the pain, says Berlin-based journalist Tania Roettger

More opinion

  • Donald Trump during a Reuters interview in the Oval Office

    Under the Trump administration, pressure on the press is both subtle and direct

    Kai Falkenberg
  • charles and trump shake hands

    King Charles has saved the special relationship – for now

    Ted Widmer
  • people demonstrate for may day

    Working Americans are taking the streets for May Day. Will Democrats pay attention?

    Claire Valdez
  • Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer, the stars and creators of Australian TV series Colin from Accounts.

    If you’re a fan of laughing, you should invest in Australian comedy – take my (and Nick Offerman’s) word for it

    Rebecca Shaw

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    Fiona Katauskas
    What’s Donald Trump’s relationship with the truth?

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  • Zac Lomax of the Force is tackled by Joseph Aukuso-Suaalii of the Waratahs during the Super Rugby Pacific Round 12 match between the NSW Waratahs and Western Force at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

    Super Rugby Pacific
    Zac Lomax misfires on union return despite hype over Suaalii duel

    The code-hoppers came face to face for the NSW Waratahs v Western Force but it was a night of grind, not glamour

More sport

  • Leicester players and their manager celebrate with the Premier League trophy on an open-top bus parade through the city

    Football
    Leicester’s stunning Premier League win 10 years on, recalled by Ranieri and his fellow Foxes

  • The humanoid robot Tiangong competes in the Beijing half-marathon

    Robo athletes miss the point of sport – there is no drama without emotion

    Emma John
  • NSW Blues celebrate a try

    Rugby league
    Marauding Blues hold off luckless Maroons to take Origin series lead

  • Michael Neser and Matthew Renshaw celebrate as Brisbane Heat defeat Sydney Thunder in a Big Bash League T20 cricket match at The Gabba.

    Cricket
    BBL sell-off on hold after Queensland joins NSW in rejecting plans

  • a man in a suit speaks into a microphone

    Trump administration
    Pentagon inks deals with seven AI companies for classified military work

  • US president Donald Trump approaches Donald Trump Jr at a campaign rally in 2024. There are speculative reports that Trump Jr is being considered by Amazon to lead a reboot of The Apprentice

    The Apprentice
    ‘He’s probably good’: Donald Trump Jr gets muted endorsement from his father for The Apprentice reboot

More news

  • Rebel Wilson leaves the federal court in Sydney on Thursday. She is being sued for defamation by Charlotte MacInnes, the lead actor of the musical comedy The Deb

    Film
    Producer believed Charlotte MacInnes was ‘fudging’ her story, court hears in Rebel Wilson defamation trial

    The Hollywood star is being sued by Charlotte MacInnes, the 27-year-old lead actor of her directorial debut, The Deb
  • James Holder leaving Cirencester Magistrates' Court after being found guilty of rape

    UK
    Superdry cofounder James Holder found guilty of raping woman after night out

  • a composite image showing two men

    Business
    CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay

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Explainers & analysis

  • A gavel is held by an auctioneer as buyers bid

    Explainer
    Tax breaks for investors are likely to be scaled back in Albanese’s May budget. But will it make housing cheaper?

  • An aerial view of members of Greenpeace next to a huge sign on the sand reading ‘Renewables Power Peace! End Fossil Fuels’

    Explainer
    Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era

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    Explainer
    What is the US supreme court’s voting rights ruling about and will it affect midterms?

  • Angela Rayner. There are still some on the backbenches who wonder if she really wants to be PM – though she has privately made it clear she does.

    UK politics
    Where does Starmer’s leadership stand – and who are his potential challengers?

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    Calls grow to ban Palantir in Australia after manifesto described by UK MP as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’

  • Australian Politics podcast
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  • Australian economy
    The chips are down: pizza, fried chicken and doughnut shares plunge on ASX as living costs bite budgets

  • Exclusive
    Australians will pay more if Albanese prioritises fossil fuel projects, former oil and gas leaders warn

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  • Live
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  • UK
    Man charged with attempted murder in connection with Golders Green attack

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    UN warns women in public life face increasingly sophisticated online violence

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    Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi moved to house arrest in Naypyidaw

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  • Anne Hathaway in Mother Mary.

    Film
    Out of tune: why does Hollywood struggle to capture pop stardom?

  • Katie Kitamura.

    The books of my life
    Katie Kitamura: ‘Almost every writer changes my mind – that’s the point of reading’

What to watch

  • A smiling man in a tux and glasses hold gold statuette over his head.

    Film
    Missing Oscar belonging to co-director of Putin film found after TSA made him ship it

  • Jack Lowden in Vote Gavin Lyle.

    Film
    ‘They’re as lost and inauthentic as us’: the Oscar winner who made a Farage satire – and released it on WeTransfer

  • SWAPPED - A buddy comedy about a small woodland creature (voiced by Michael B. Jordan) and a majestic bird (voiced by Juno Temple)—natural sworn enemies of The Valley—who suddenly swap bodies and must team up (while walking in each other’s feathers and fur) to survive the wildest adventure of their lives. Cr: Skydance Animation/Netflix © 2025

    Film
    Swapped review – animated Netflix adventure plays like off-brand Pixar

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    Ranked
    Say hello to my little compendium! Al Pacino films

What to listen to

  • Serokolo 7, producer and musician

    Global album of the month
    Serokolo 7: Maramfa Musick Pro review – South Africa’s latest club export is a relentless adrenaline shot

  • Kacey Musgraves Press publicity portrait

    Music
    Kacey Musgraves: Middle of Nowhere review – weary, rootsy and wry, it’s her richest album since Golden Hour

  • A man stands with a guitar that has the words 'this machine kills fascists' written on the front

    Music
    ‘You are the machine that kills hate’: Woody Guthrie’s protest anthems strike a chord with a new generation

  • BESTPIX - 2025 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 1 - Day 3INDIO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 13: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Amy Taylor of Amyl and the Sniffers performs at the Gobi stage at the 2025 Coachella Valley music and arts festival on April 13, 2025 in Indio, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella)

    Music
    Amyl and the Sniffers win Apra award for song of the year for second year in a row

What to read

  • 'A Rising of the Lights' by Steve Toltz, Published by Penguin Books, $34.99

    Australian book reviews
    A Rising of the Lights by Steve Toltz review – a darkly funny take on the male loneliness epidemic

  • Sarah Wynn-Williams.

    Audiobook
    Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams audiobook review – the insider story that Meta tried to stifle

  • Aerial view of Galata tower and Istanbul city.

    Book of the day
    From Life Itself by Suzy Hansen review – Turkey in the age of Erdoğan

  • Martina Hefter.

    Books
    Hey, Good Morning, How Are You? by Martina Hefter review – a hit in Germany that falls flat in English

What to play

  • Title screen for Daley Thompson's Super Test video game showing various Olympic events

    I touched a ZX Spectrum for the first time in decades – and I liked it

    Dominik Diamond
  • An orange sports car skids on a country road in the new James Bond game, 007 First Light.

    Games
    ‘You can be any Bond you want’: the inside story of 007 First Light

  • Forbidden Solitaire game

    Games
    Forbidden Solitaire review – cards flip into delirious trip back to 90s horror

  • A man in a space suit with a child in the game Pragmata

    Pushing Buttons
    What makes good ‘game feel’? These three titles have pinned it down perfectly

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More culture

  • Hercules and the Cretan Bull by Francisco de Zurbarán.

    The week in art
    A mind-bending Spaniard, an imagistic Puerto Rico and a lush Latvian

  • German painter and sculptor Georg Baselitz poses next to his Women of Dresden sculptures at Paris Modern Art museum in 2011.

    Art
    ‘In every slurp of paint, you see the Holocaust’: the genius and torments of Georg Baselitz

  • The cast of Michael at the film’s Berlin premiere in April.

    Film
    ‘A profound depiction’: Michael Jackson fans support divisive biopic as film smashes records

  • A colourful oil painting of Daniel Johns sitting in an armchair beside two dogs and a piano

    Art
    Archibald prize 2026 finalists: Virginia Trioli, Jan Fran, Ahmed al-Ahmed and more – in pictures

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  • Open book showing a split portrait of three women’s faces, framed by flowers and chains

    Sex
    ‘Making the scarlet letter into my career’: my life as a sex writer

  • The pool with Sydney Harbour Bridge in the background

    Swimming
    It’s years late and millions over budget, now one of Australia’s most beautiful pools is close to reopening

Food

  • Felicity Cloake's chicken pie served with mashed potatoes and greens

    Family
    Why we care so much about preserving family recipes

    Newsletter
  • Minestrone from Lucy Tweed's new cookbook, Tender

    Soup
    Lucy Tweed’s Mediterranean soup recipes: minestrone, avgolemono and Greek white bean soup

  • Rachel Roddy's crab linguine

    A kitchen in Rome
    Rachel Roddy’s recipe for spaghetti with crab, chilli, herbs and lemon

  • Nargisse Benkabbou's ras el hanout lamb shoulder méchoui with pistachio and apricot salsa.

    Food
    Tagine pasta and spicy, slow-cooked lamb: Nargisse Benkabbou’s recipes for a Moroccan feast

Wellbeing

  • A graphic illustration that appears to show a woman's legs, overlaid on a separate image of larger legs.

    Health
    Puffy legs, heavy aches, rippled skin: what is lipedema?

  • Doctor using computer with virtual medical diagnostic interface showing AI healthcare technology.

    Artificial intelligence
    AI outperforms doctors in Harvard trial of emergency triage diagnoses

  • Emma Brockes

    Creaky knees be damned – Charlize Theron is showing us what’s possible at 50

    Emma Brockes
  • A doctor looks at a scan after a uterus ultrasound

    Endometriosis
    Trial of non-invasive endometriosis scan boosts hopes for quicker diagnosis

Advice

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    You be the judge
    My partner likes open sandwiches. I prefer two slices of bread. Who is right?

  • Smartphone next to Brick device box on orange background

    Technology
    I’m addicted to checking my phone. Could a blocking device stop me?

    Brigid Delaney
  • Illustration of a woman complaining about her insecurities to a friend

    Ask Ugly
    How do I respond to my friends when they criticise their own weight and looks?

  • Persons hands on a laptop keyboard

    Explainer
    What is a passkey, how does it work and why is it better than a password?

Fashion & beauty

  • Lady Gaga in a voluminous pink gown with elaborate drawn-on eyelashes and a platinum blonde wig

    Fashion Statement newsletter
    Omelette dresses and political statements: the most unforgettable Met Gala looks

    Newsletter
  • Pete Hegseth and Jennifer Rauchet walks the red carpet at the White House correspondent's dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC on April 25, 2026.

    Fashion
    Why the outrage over this dress worn to the White House correspondents’ dinner?

  • Taylor Swift wearing a silver long sleeved gown designed by Adelaide couturier Paolo Sebastian in her the Fate of Ophelia video.

    Fashion
    The Australians dressing pop’s biggest stars – from Taylor Swift to Beyoncé to Shakira

  • A model with dark hair pulled back, wearing black leather trousers with a mustard sweater and patterned scarf.

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    How to pull off leather trousers

Travel

  • People sitting at tables on the pavement outside a cafe in Maybachufer in Berlin's Neukôlln neighbourhood.

    Readers' travel tips
    Cool bars and friendly vibes: readers’ favourite city neighbourhoods in Europe

  • An en suite bathroom on an aeroplane

    Pass notes
    A bathroom for every passenger! Welcome to future of air travel – if you’ve got $24,000 to spare

Relationships

  • A woman smiles while using a phone. Another person is behind her, placing his hands on her shoulders.

    US
    ‘A husband expects a yes’: how wife schools are shaping submissive Christian women

  • Illustration shows a mother and a daughter touching hands as if separated by a pane of glass

    The long read
    Asian mothers, bad feelings: notes on an all-conquering stereotype

  • Hannah Bambra holds her arms up in celebration as her grandfather cuts a pink ribbon wrapped around a glass and timber cabinet

    My beloved grandfather is dying. I’m so grateful for the intergenerational joy we’ve shared

    Hannah Bambra
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    Sex
    This is how we do it: ‘Testosterone restored my orgasms – I’m climaxing six to 10 times a session’

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    Curfews, conspiracy theories … and a cancelled concert: Mali’s capital tries to shrug off violence on its doorstep

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