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Aston Brown

Aston Brown is freelance journalist and a former rural and regional reporter for Guardian Australia. Signal: astonbrown.96

October 2026

  • Eli Holt at his home in Menai, NSW

    We want you! ADF recruitment rates are growing, even as the odds of conflict rise. Why are people signing up?

    The number of full-time personnel across navy, army and air force grew to more than 64,000 this year, making it the largest military in 25 years
  • Aston Brown hitchhikes towards Western Australia.

    I hitchhiked from Sydney to Perth, and found comfort in the company of strangers

    The lost practice of hitchhiking is a subculture, an art, and a way of travel that satisfies wanderlust like no other trip. Plus, it costs nothing
  • Senior curator Denise Mimmocchi explains why Kiata was a breakthrough painting for Sidney Nolan, and also a breakthrough moment for Australian modern art

    Why this Sidney Nolan painting was a breakthrough moment for Australian modern art – video

    Senior curator Denise Mimmocchi explains why Kiata was a breakthrough painting for Sidney Nolan, and also a breakthrough moment for Australian modern art
    Video2:30

August 2026

  • The first symptom of a sudden cardiac death can be, as in the case of Max, that the heart stops

    Max’s heart stopped while playing basketball. It was a case of 'sudden cardiac arrest' – video

    The first symptom of a sudden cardiac death can be, as in the case of Max, that the heart stops
    Video4:16

July 2026

  • Hughie Vaughan is in mid-air as he pulls off a move at UrbnSurf wave pool in Sydney

    Hughie Vaughan: the king of gravity-defying tricks pushing surfing to new heights

    The young Australian finds success in the wave pool with once unimaginable aerial moves – but his future lies in the ocean
  • 'I'm just going to do what I love, which is surfing, and see where it takes me,' Vaughan says

    Aerial surfer Hughie Vaughan on wave pools and holding himself accountable to the ocean – video

    'I'm just going to do what I love, which is surfing, and see where it takes me,' Vaughan says
    Video1:35
  • A sign showing pedestrian symbols and a 40 speed limit against bare tree branches and blue sky

    Reducing speed limits in cities can save lives. Why is Australia still reluctant?

    Victoria has led the way in trialling 30km/h zones, but in Sydney the NSW government has been accused of dragging its feet

June 2026

  • Australian police are using so-called ‘less-lethal’ weapons against protesters with increasing frequency and little scrutiny. Guardian Australia's investigations team built the most comprehensive picture yet of what our police have in their arsenal and what damage they can do

    The ‘less lethal’ weapons used by Australian police, revealed – video

    Video4:19

  • Sydney fans gather for 5am World Cup match against the US – video

    Video2:11
  • Josephine Tovey speaks with Mike Ticher, Patrick Keneally and Dan Jervis-Bardy about whether One Nation’s policies will stand up to further scrutiny

    Full Story Newsroom edition video
    Newsroom edition: Are the Liberals already surrendering to One Nation? – Full Story podcast

    Video26:16
  • Full Story Newsroom Edition featuring, from left, Mike Ticher, Patrick Keneally, Dan Jervis-Bardy and Josephine Tovey

    Full Story
    Newsroom edition: Are the Liberals already surrendering to One Nation? – Full Story podcast

    Podcast24:24

  • 'I'm seeing what I saw in the US': hundreds attend anti-abortion rally in Sydney – video

    Video3:30

  • How grassroots organisations are combatting One Nation’s rise in western Sydney – video

    Video3:43

May 2026

  • Full Story composite with Mike Ticher, Jo Tovey and Dan Jervis-Bardy

    Full Story
    Newsroom Edition: Why a ‘teal party’ could backfire – Full Story podcast

    Podcast28:06
  • More than 1,000 drones lit up the sky in synchronised spectacle of light and sound

    Drone show returns to Vivid Sydney 2026 – video

    Video1:30
  • In this special recording at Sydney writers' festival, Barrie Cassidy and Tony Barry discuss why budget criticism is hurting Labor more than many anticipated and who could lead the Coalition next

    Back to Back Barries video
    How long will Angus Taylor survive as Liberal leader? – Back to Back Barries podcast

    Video39:26
  • Over the years Tony Albert has collected cups, tea towels, trays, playing cards and figurines, all ostensibly depicting Aboriginal people and designs, but created by non-Indigenous people

    This First Nations artist wants your racist 'Aboriginalia' – video

    Video2:07

  • Full Story Newsroom edition video
    Newsroom edition: Labor broke a promise for bold reform. Does it matter? – Full Story podcast

    Video25:17

  • Full Story
    Newsroom Edition: Labor broke a promise for bold reform. Does it matter? – Full Story podcast

    Podcast19:49

  • PCOS is now PMOS: common misconceptions about the condition explained – video

    Video6:45
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