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    Is Albo using his sinister communist tax changes to destroy the housing market?

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    Keir Starmer

  • Relationships
    The dating apps that failed to deliver the joys of sex and romance now offer AI as cupid. No thanks

    Tatum Hunter

  • Film
    ‘Lets me believe in myself’: why Billy Elliot is my feelgood movie

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  • Jonathan Horn
    The Dockers are an AFL team to love, fear and trust

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  • Film
    ‘I felt I could smash my past up through sex’: the ruthlessness and redemption of Rupert Everett

    Rupert Everett smiles as he spreads his hands wide, mid-anecdote

News

  • Pauline Hanson speaks at a lectern in a parliamentary chamber, wearing a bright blue jacket

    Politics
    Labor to highlight ‘risk’ of One Nation to cost of living in bid to dent Pauline Hanson’s popularity

    Labor MP Mike Freelander says party must continue to help under-pressure workers, including considering further income tax cuts
  • Queensland police badge

    Queensland
    Police shoot pet dog after running it over as distressed residents watch on

  • Police tape

    Law enforcement
    ‘Imminent threat’: charges laid against 13-year-old who allegedly planned attack on Queensland school

  • Viral moment
    Is there a pianist in the house? Audience member steps up to perform in La La Land in Sydney

    Sterling Nasa had tickets to see Justin Hurwitz’s La La Land in Concert. When the keyboardist suddenly fell ill, he found himself on stage performing
  • Anna Kalinskaya celebrates after winning a marathon match against Anastasia Potapova.

    Tennis live
    Keys, Cobolli and Auger-Aliassime in action on French Open day nine

  • A cockatiel with yellow face, orange cheek patch, and gray wings perches on a wooden surface

    Animal behaviour
    Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts

In focus

  • Kawthar Bashar al-Husayjawi in a patterned headscarf looks at the camera in a room with yellow walls

    Iraq
    ‘My 15-year-old relative was killed for refusing to marry her cousin. My family celebrated by dancing in the street’

    Horrified by the recent murder of Kawthar al-Husayjawi, one of her female relatives describes what happened – and her fears for other women and girls forced into early marriage in Iraq
  • A court sketch shows Rayann El Houli, 34.

    Victoria
    Accused Islamic State member renounces terrorist group in Melbourne court after returning from Syria

  • A gathering of gang members near Batsari.

    Africa
    Brutal and emboldened: how Nigeria’s bandit crisis spun out of control

Features

  • A woman taking part in a dance class appears overcome with joy

    Dance
    Think dance classes terrify you? Try taking four in a weekend

  • Marilyn Monroe in her nude photoshoot.

    Film
    ‘What if I come out with nothing on?’ Marilyn Monroe and the defiance of her final photoshoot

More features

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    The featured essay
    Our tech overlords are planning for conscious AI to conquer the cosmos. What could go wrong?

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    Documentary
    ‘We can all be susceptible’: how did a group of models get taken in by a cult?

  • Kane Parsons, a young man with curly brown hair in a dark blazer and light blue shirt, poses for a photo

    Film
    Kane Parsons becomes youngest film-maker to open at No 1 in the US with Backrooms

  • June Oscar

    Indigenous Australians
    June Oscar on family, history and the need for courage to keep the dream of reconciliation alive

  • Kindness of strangers. A man pushes a bike in nature.

    The kindness of strangers
    I had a heart attack while mountain biking and someone saved my bicycle

  • Illustration of two people's heads with storks carrying babies

    This is how we do it
    ‘I was looking for a one-night stand. Now we’re married with two babies’

  • Keir Starmer

    Opinion
    A place where everyone has somewhere of their own, to thrive and feel safe – this will be my politics of home

    Keir Starmer
    Underfunding, systemic failure and awful Tory policies bequeathed us a public and private sector housing crisis. As a priority, we will now fix that, says UK prime minister Keir Starmer
  • Tatum Hunter

    Relationships
    The dating apps that failed to deliver the joys of sex and romance now offer AI as cupid. No thanks

    Tatum Hunter
    Endless swiping has left a generation of singles burned out. But get real: dating assistants and AI-aided chats will never recreate the friction of real romance, says technology journalist Tatum Hunter

More opinion

  • Robert Reich

    I know what it’s like to be 80. We have reason to worry about Trump’s health

    Robert Reich

  • If Democrats are to win Texas, James Talarico must win blue-collar voters

    Dustin Guastella
  • Nesrine Malik

    AI is devoid of meaning and humanity. That’s why its vapid voice suits this political moment

    Nesrine Malik
  • Two woman sit at a bench smiling

    Making sense of it
    Envy used to prickle me constantly. But Buddhism teaches us that if someone feels joy, we too can feel it

    Jackie Bailey

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    First Dog on the Moon
    Is Albo using his sinister communist tax changes to destroy the housing market?

    Decent hard-earning landlords are weeping into their Fabergé egg cups
  • Australia pose following victory in the FIFA Series match between the Socceroos and Curacao.

    World Cup 2026
    Australia team guide: Socceroos' young crop adds new dimension for Popovic

  • John Kear on the sidelines during a Challenge Cup match between London Broncos and Bradford Bulls in 2022

    Rugby league
    Coaching great John Kear dies day after covering Challenge Cup final for BBC

More sport

  • Jonas Vingegaard lifts the trophy after winning the Giro d'Italia

    Vingegaard joins select club of champions but still in Pogacar’s shadow for Tour de France

    Jeremy Whittle
  • Victor WembanyamaSan Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) walks across the court during the first half of Game 3 in the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoffs series against the Oklahoma City Thunder Friday, May 22, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

    NBA
    The human in excelsis: why Wembanyama is unlike anyone basketball has ever seen

  • Venues being used at the 2026 World Cup and detail images of a foam hand and a hot dog covering in mustard.

    World Cup 2026
    A visual guide to the stadiums across the trio of host nations

  • Arsenal players watch on as PSG begin to celebrate their Champions League victory

    Football
    If Arsenal have made most of their resources, is this as good as it gets?

    Jonathan Liew
  • man in suit speaks on stage with hands gestured in fists

    Trump administration
    Lead prosecutor withdraws from criminal case against James Comey

  • Enthusiastic Knicks fans wave signs and cheer, wearing team colors and holding rally towels

    New York
    Triumph of the underdogs: New Yorkers are revelling in the Knicks and Mamdani

  • A GI throwing his combat jacket over a fence at a Vietnam war demonstration in Washington DC.

    US-Israel war on Iran
    Could Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ be a bigger global turning point than Vietnam?

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    US
    US strike on alleged drug boat kills three in eastern Pacific

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    Housing
    Home prices drop in Sydney and Melbourne as experts predict slump could last a year

    Buyers abandon auctions and Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra median house prices end May lower than they were at the end of 2025
  • A man with matted hair stands in a hall wearing a red and white hoodie

    Homelessness
    State-owned land is Luke Quinn’s final refuge from council patrols – but soon even that meagre safety could disappear

  • Peter Mandelson, pictured in April

    Live
    No 10 braced for ‘excruciating’ revelations as messages between Mandelson and ministers to be released – UK politics live

  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introduces the RTX Spark laptop at Computex 2026 in Taipei

    Technology
    Nvidia launches ‘superchip’ putting AI power into laptops and PCs

  • Rosamund Pike in a pale pink blouse looks upward with an intense expression on a dark stage

    Theatre
    Rosamund Pike criticises audience member for texting during West End play

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    What the NDIS cuts reveal about Australia’s ‘warped’ priorities

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  • Composite of Tony Abbott

    Politics
    Can the second coming of Tony Abbott resurrect the Liberal party? Or is it another step towards ‘self-destruction’?

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    Expulsions, allegations and ‘poison pills’: behind the drama holding up NSW parliament

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    Thousands without power in Perth as destructive storms hit WA

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    Robots and AI are transforming aged care. But can 'agetech' replace the human touch?

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    Two US political commentators banned from entering UK

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    ‘Put your phone away’- Sweden urges parents to restrict phone use around children

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    Water-related deaths in UK heatwave hit 15 after girl dies in North Yorkshire

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    Typhoon Jangmi threatens Japan as Europe swelters

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    Film
    ‘I felt I could smash my past up through sex’: the ruthlessness and redemption of Rupert Everett

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    Film
    ‘Lets me believe in myself’: why Billy Elliot is my feelgood movie

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    Television
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  • Daniel MacPherson as mixed martial arts fighter Patton in Tyler Atkins’ Beast

    Film
    Beast review – down-and-out MMA fighter film is predictable but still lands punches

  • man stands next to handcuffed crying woman outside at night

    Euphoria mirrors the nihilism of a generation raised on Andrew Tate and Bonnie Blue

    Louis Staples
  • Guardian Australia's picture editor Carly Earl hand-picks her three favourite photographs of the month and explains what makes them special

    Video
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    Radiohead
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    Why is Tony Abbott back?

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  • Lil’ Kim performing in 2020 at the Hip Hop Smackdown in Detroit, Michigan.

    Vivid festival
    Lil’ Kim review – formidable rap legend delivers mostly vibes, but the crowd is here for it

  • Attendees at Rising festival’s new exhibition, The Vinyl Factory: Reverb, held at Acmi in Melbourne, can manipulate four turntables to create their own live compositions.

    Music
    Spin city: Melbourne loves records – but is it really the vinyl capital of the world?

What to read

  • Anti-capitalist protesters attack the McDonald’s in Whitehall, central London, in May 2000

    Psychology
    ‘In a crowd, it feels good when we do bad to our enemies’: how anger becomes contagious

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    Inside the Guardian
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    Artificial intelligence
    Are ‘mind children’ the future of reproduction?

  • Quentin Blake illo

    Books
    ‘I am very serious about being silly’: children’s illustrators on the art of storytelling

What to play

  • A soldier aims a rifle.

    Games
    Call of controversy? Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 imagines a revived Korean war

  • A word puzzle game showing connected letters spelling paths, with animal icons and a word list

    Games
    Ribbit is the new Wordle, and I’m here to share it with you

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    Review
    007 First Light – a triumphant James Bond game made by obsessive fans

  • Race cars in a rural area driving fast in Forza Horizon 6

    Games
    Driving sims were once all the rage – will Forza Horizon 6 get them back on track?

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More culture

  • Kelly Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis pictured in New York City in 2004.

    Film
    Jamie Lee Curtis announces death of actor sister Kelly aged 69: ‘My first friend and lifelong confidant’

  • Grant Marshall and Robert Del Naja. Massive Attack will tour Australia for the first time in 16 years in August

    Music
    Massive Attack to tour Australia for first time in 16 years

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    ‘You can let your inner freak out!’: welcome to Pixelate and the growing craze for internet-culture raves

  • Membership cards and the Prodigy's first business card

    Dance music
    Huge collection of rave-era memorabilia up for sale

  • Abigail Radnor wears a gold Betty Barclay jacket she inherited from her late mother Rhona. She holds the collar with both hands against a green background

    Fashion
    After my mum died, I couldn’t face tackling the clothes she left behind. But wearing them has helped me celebrate the woman she was

  • Photograph of Suzi Ruffell in 2026 in an oval frame, wearing a cropped top and tracksuit bottoms, her arms folded, smiling at the camera

    Flashback
    Suzi Ruffell: ‘When I met Mel C I was so starstruck Alan Carr had to whisk me away’

Food

  • Trine Hanne's tomato tart with rygeost.

    Food
    Cucumber soup and tomato tart: Trine Hahnemann’s Scandinavian recipes for summer

  • Felicity Cloake's papas arrugadas.

    Food
    How to make the perfect papas arrugadas – recipe

  • A black bowl of noodles, mixed meats and vegetables in a red sauce

    Food
    10 Korean dishes to savour now – from fried chicken to kimchi dumplings and stuffed pancakes

  • Nicholas Jordan surrounded by open tins of tomato

    When I publicly broke up with Mutti tinned tomatoes, it was like I’d entered a church and said God isn’t real

    Nicholas Jordan

Wellbeing

  • Young girl holds the hand of her ill grandmother

    Pancreas cancer
    Daily pill can double survival time for world’s deadliest cancer, trial shows

  • A group of people walk outdoors with backpacks on a tree-lined path

    Fitness
    Hybrid training: is this the secret to getting fitter and stronger?

  • Wendy photographed in the foreground, looking at the camera, with Laura a few steps behind her, looking to her left, both standing in a field with houses in the background

    PMDD
    Every month, my explosive rage would send shockwaves through my family. Then I got a diagnosis that changed everything

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    Walk with ...
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Advice

  • The McAfee logo on their website

    Money
    ‘Your devices could be at risk’: how McAfee antivirus scams trade on fear

  • A woman in a sequined dress holds up a bright pink book while smiling at a table stacked with copies

    Money whisperers
    Amanda Holden criticises capitalism – and also gives investing advice: ‘It’s better to participate than working until we die’

  • A painting of a male painter holding a paintbrush looking outward while a skeleton playing a fiddle looms behind him

    Leading questions
    I’ve finally hit my midlife crisis. How do I know what I’m meant to do?

  • Young woman making a video using phone camera

    Money
    ‘Instagram truly is the new LinkedIn’: why gen Z is using social media to get hired

Fashion & beauty

  • Wrinkle-free faces reflected in ornate gold hand mirrors arranged on a coral background

    Beauty
    Botox at the dentist and fillers on your lunch break: how did cosmetic treatments become the new normal?

  • A composite image of the pop stars CMAT, wearing a shirt-smock and lace bonnet, and Olivia Rodrigo, wearing a floral babydoll dress, performing live

    If CMAT is an affront to the male gaze and Olivia Rodrigo is indulging it, how exactly should women dress?

    Laura Snapes
  • Zohran Mamdani walking and smiling outside in a long shirt made from Arsenal away kits

    Fashion
    Mamdani made a play for fashion’s premier league in his custom-made Arsenal kurta

  • Model Fu sits on a high stool wearing a short, V-neck, white With Nothing Underneath dress and Pretty Ballerinas shoes

    Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
    Well, hello dolly shoes! The heels that are actually comfortable

Travel

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    Experience
    We sold everything to live on cruise ships

  • England Coast Path sign in Berwick

    Walking holidays
    Five stunning walks on the new King Charles III England coast path

Relationships

  • Tatum Hunter

    Relationships
    The dating apps that failed to deliver the joys of sex and romance now offer AI as cupid. No thanks

    Tatum Hunter
  • An illustration of a man and a woman facing away with their arms crossed.

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    I feel a lot of affection for a friend at work – could I be in love?

  • A man and woman take a selfie in Croatia, with blue water and a hillside visible behind them.

    The moment I knew
    Out of the blue, he said he’d never wanted children but would have a baby with me

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