Books For the love of rodents: why Australia should be enchanted by the long-haired ratThe Guardian - Naaman ZhouOne day, I don’t know how it happened, I thought I could write a rodent history Tim Bonyhady Very few words land as heavy as “rat”. In almost any sentence it enters, it comes across as demeaning or funny,
Qantas Australian shoppers are spending less – and Qantas and Coles see their profits dipThe Guardian - Martin FarrerAustralian shoppers have become increasingly careful in their spending habits as a slew of consumer-facing companies reported tougher conditions and a closely watched survey showed the entire service shrank
Opinion Book Week costumes: tell us your triumphs and horror storiesThe Guardian - Guardian staffIt’s that strange time of year in Australia when anxious primary school children pester their parents (or are pestered by their parents) about the often very tenuously book-related costume they should
Jacinda Ardern Hundreds of protesters march on Jacinda Ardern's office over Māori land disputeThe Guardian - Charles Anderson in NelsonSeveral hundred protesters have marched on Jacinda Ardern’s Auckland office, demanding she visit Ihumātao, the site of a major indigenous land dispute that has broadened into wider anger at government
Brisbane Broncos How the Brisbane Broncos rose out of the political mess that was 1980s QueenslandThe Guardian - Joe GormanBy the end of July 1987, cracks were beginning to show in the premiership of Joh Bjelke-Petersen. For six months he had embarked on the infamous “Joh for PM” campaign, succeeding only in splitting the
Opinion Kosciuszko's brumby backers are vandalising a national treasureThe Guardian - Graeme Worboys and Jamie PittockIn 2018, the Berejiklian government sanctioned National party-inspired legislation to retain thousands of feral horses in Kosciuszko national park despite their degradation of the park’s water catchments
Schools School reopens inquiry into teens giving Nazi salute as new clips emerge, reports sayGuardian US - Guardian staff and agenciesSchool officials in southern California are reportedly reopening an investigation into a group of high school students seen giving Nazi salutes on video, after more racist video and images surfaced on
Jay Inslee Washington governor Jay Inslee drops out of 2020 presidential raceGuardian US - Sabrina Siddiqui in WashingtonJay Inslee, the governor of Washington and a 2020 Democratic hopeful, has dropped out of the presidential race. Inslee, who launched his campaign in March with a singular focus on fighting climate change,
World News 'Just wanted to drive a little': eight-year-old German boy takes car for 140km/h spinThe Guardian - Guardian staffAn eight-year-old boy has been found safe after taking his parents’ car for a 140km/h (87mph) night-time spin down a motorway in Germany. He tearfully told police he “just wanted to drive a little bit”.
Melanesia West Papua protests: Indonesia deploys 1,000 soldiers to quell unrest, cuts internetThe Guardian - Kate Lamb, Ben Doherty and agenciesIndonesia has deployed more than 1,000 security personnel to the province of West Papua and cut internet access, amid spreading protests and violence. On Wednesday, violent demonstrations erupted, a market
The Theatre Melbourne fringe festival performer pulls ‘Aussie Geisha’ show after 'yellowface' accusationsThe Guardian - Stephanie ConveryA comedian has pulled her show from the forthcoming Melbourne fringe festival after she was accused of “yellowface”. The festival came under fire this week after literary and arts magazine Liminal drew
NRL Jack de Belin drops appeal against NRL's no-fault stand-down ruleThe Guardian - Australian Associated PressSidelined St George Illawarra star Jack de Belin has abandoned his Federal Court appeal over the NRL’s contentious stand-down policy. The legal challenge by the 28-year-old, who has pleaded not guilty
Queensland Some ‘sinister tactics’ those brave protesters in Queensland could have used but also didn’tThe Guardian - First Dog on the Moon
Coal 'Bunch of bedwetters': Matt Canavan attacks Aurecon for cutting ties with AdaniThe Guardian - Paul KarpThe resources minister Matt Canavan has defended an extraordinary spray against engineering firm Aurecon over its decision to sever ties with Indian energy company Adani. Canavan had labelled Aurecon’s
The Theatre Jayde Adams: The Ballad of Kylie Jenner’s Old Face review – a pop at pop-feminismThe Guardian - Brian LoganAfter several shows in which showbiz and song featured as prominently as standup, Jayde Adams doesn’t think she’s being taken seriously enough as a comedian. This year’s offering sets out to fix that.
Microplastics Microplastics in water not harmful to humans, says WHO reportThe Guardian - Jonathan Watts Global environment editorMicroplastics are increasingly found in drinking water, but there is no evidence so far that this poses a risk to humans, according to a new assessment by the World Health Organization. However, the United
Xenophobia Xenophobic bullying souring lives of East European pupils in UKThe Guardian - Sally Weale Education correspondentStudy finds children in England and Scotland experiencing rising racism and prejudice in public after Brexit vote Eastern European pupils in schools in England and Scotland have experienced increased of
Sudoku Sudoku 4,511 hardThe Guardian Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. Buy the next issue of the Guardian or subscribe to our Digital Edition to see the completed puzzle.
Emmanuel Macron Emmanuel Macron aims to ease US-Iran tensions at G7 summitThe Guardian - Angelique Chrisafis in ParisThe French president, Emmanuel Macron, has said he will use this weekend’s G7 summit to attempt to de-escalate tensions between the US and Iran and seek to overhaul the global corporate tax code to make
Exercise Older adults can boost longevity 'with just a little exercise'The Guardian - Nicola DavisEven a small increase in light activity, such as washing dishes, a little gentle gardening, or shuffling around the house, might help stave off an early death among older adults, researchers say. Being
Jeremy Corbyn Corbyn arranges all-party 'tactics' meeting to fight no-deal BrexitThe Guardian - Rowena Mason Deputy political editorJeremy Corbyn will gather opposition leaders and Tory rebels at a meeting in parliament next week to discuss the fight against a no-deal Brexit, amid continuing splits over tactics to prevent Boris Johnson
Bauhaus Bauhaus 100 review – a celebration of an art school that was truly radicalThe Guardian - Lucy ManganTo mark the centenary of the endlessly influential art school’s foundation by Walter Gropius, BBC Four spent a night in the Bauhaus. It began with a half-hour trot through the life and pioneering artwork
UEFA Champions League Champions League roundup: Olympiakos thrash KrasnodarThe Guardian - PA MediaOlympiacos look set to reach the Champions League group stage after they beat Russian side Krasnodar 4-0. Miguel Ángel Guerrero opened the scoring, while Lazar Randelovic netted twice and Daniel Podence
Rugby Union Manu Tuilagi admits he hid injury that led to extended England layoffThe Guardian - Gerard MeagherManu Tuilagi has revealed how he could have avoided more than a year of his injury layoff if he had come clean regarding his initial groin problem, describing the lengths he went to in order to hide it.
Millwall FC Ivan Cavaleiro double leads ruthless Fulham’s romp against MillwallThe Guardian - Dominic Fifield at Craven CottageThis was the night Fulham bared their teeth back in the Championship. Their front three had always felt the envy of the division but in running amok so ruthlessly to dismantle a normally robust Millwall
Eddie Nketiah Championship roundup: Eddie Nketiah pounces to put Leeds back on topThe Guardian - Tom DaviesEddie Nketiah is already making an impact at Leeds, the on-loan Arsenal striker scoring his second goal for the club to seal a 1-0 home win over Brentford and take them back to the top of the Championship.
Play buttontrump news update 'I am the Chosen One': with boasts and insults, Trump sets new benchmark for incoherenceGuardian US - Tom McCarthyStrolling to the end of a White House driveway on Wednesday ahead of his departure for a veterans event in Kentucky, the president began speaking while still walking toward a crowd of waiting reporters.
Hollywood Hills No Hollywood ending: Los Angeles property listed for $1bn sells at $100,000Guardian US - Andrew Gumbel in Los AngelesA billion dollars for an empty tract of land always sounded like a Hollywood fairytale. This week reality came crashing down on the investors, real estate agents and feuding litigants who – all too briefly
Jofra Archer Archer’s pace need not faze Australia and Labuschagne has shown the wayThe Guardian - Geoff Lemon at HeadingleyThere has been a distinctly upbeat tone in English cricket during the short leadup to the Headingley Test. For once, the local bowlers do not have to worry about dismissing Steve Smith, the man who has
Ben Te'o Ben Te’o signs for Toulon, effectively ending England careerThe Guardian - Gerard MeagherBen Te’o has effectively brought an end to his England career by signing for Toulon on a short-term contract, having been left out of Eddie Jones’s World Cup squad. Te’o was omitted by Jones last week
