Malaysia cracks down on social media hiking trend after jump in numbers needing rescue Officials are banning some ‘compressed hikes’ which involve walkers tackling demanding routes in short timeframes The Guardian - AU · Aug 3
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s forces hit Wildberries again amid deadly trade of strikes with Russia Attacks on Russian retailer’s facilities in two regions trigger fires as at least 14 killed in cross-border exchanges; EU force boards Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker. What we know on day 1,622 The Guardian - AU · Aug 3
Luke Bateman tells inquiry gambling companies supplied him with cocaine and alcohol Former rugby league player turned TikTok influencer tells parliamentary inquiry his spiralling addiction to gambling cost him about $1m The Guardian - AU · Aug 3
Spider-Man: Brand New Day makes $932m at box office in second biggest opening weekend in history Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige hails ‘phenomenal’ opening, which followed box office already buoyed by The Odyssey and Toy Story 5 The Guardian - AU · Aug 3
Who will make the bigger splash? Two blockbuster David Hockney exhibitions opening in Australia A immersive show made with the British artist before he died is headed to Sydney, at the same time as a Hockney portraiture exhibition at Canberra’s National Gallery The Guardian - AU · Aug 3
Ariana Grande to take ‘a step back’ from public life due to ‘endless, ongoing scrutiny’ Singer was due to reunite with Wicked co-star Jonathan Bailey in London production of Sunday in the Park With George The Guardian - AU · Aug 2
Alan Jones trial day one – as it happened Former 2UE and 2GB radio broadcaster is facing 22 charges. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty The Guardian - AU · Aug 2
Greens senator brands Pauline Hanson a ‘political coward’ over press conference bans – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Aug 2
Morning Mail: House price slide spreads across nation; Alan Jones trial due to start; Commonwealth Games conclude Australia’s housing market takes a hit; trial of former broadcaster Alan Jones to begin in Sydney; Commonwealth Games draws to a close The Guardian - AU · Aug 2
Alan Jones trial on indecent assault and sexual touching charges begins in Sydney The 85-year-old former broadcaster faces 22 charges from six different complainants in what is expected to be a four-month trial The Guardian - AU · Aug 2
Josh Fraser morphs from low-key interim coach to best man for top Carlton job The Blues’ 76-point demolition of the reigning premiers Brisbane indicated just how much the club’s young talent is responding to Fraser The Guardian - AU · Aug 2
Karl’s ‘great net zero debate’ was anything but – so beware Coalition claims of renewables taking over ‘two Tasmanias’ One expert described Nationals leader Matt Canavan’s claim of land used for clean energy as ‘plain wrong and plain silly’ The Guardian - AU · Aug 2
Kindness of strangers: When we were lost in the Thai rainforest, a fellow backpacker picked me up and carried me home For hours we hobbled back, until we were close enough for him to place me down and run for help The Guardian - AU · Aug 2
A new Queensland bill aims to ‘streamline’ major projects. Matt and Caitlin fear it could hand their farm to developers Experts say new powers to bypass conservation and planning regulations are incredibly broad and could let the state effectively fast-track any project it wants The Guardian - AU · Aug 2
The Guardian - AU · Aug 2 Inside Sydney’s hottest nightspot, where shoes are off, laptops are on and customers drink matcha A ‘study cafe’ has opened on the site that once housed the radical Gould’s Book Arcade – and students are paying by the hour to be there
The Guardian - AU · Aug 2 A record number of First Nations people died in NSW prison custody last year. Advocates fear this year will be worse Exclusive: Karlene Whitton says her son Matthew Roberts took his own life three months into his jail term. ‘I keep picturing it every night’
The Guardian - AU · Aug 2 House prices slide across Australia as Middle East conflict and tax changes begin to bite Cotality data shows a drop in Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, as nation’s median home price falls about $19,000 below its March peak
The Guardian - AU · Aug 2 Queensland reveals concept plans for Brisbane Olympic stadium precinct – but critics say they are ‘fantasy vision’ David Crisafulli says ‘Queenslanders will enjoy for generations’ as opponents point to lack of detail
The Guardian - AU · Aug 2 EVs and hybrids approach half of Australian new car sales amid ongoing fuel crisis EVs and hybrids made up almost half of new cars bought between April and June, Australian Automobile Association data shows
The Guardian - AU · Aug 2 Ukraine war briefing: Strikes on three Russian oil refineries and sanctioned ship Power cut to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant; meal queues in Crimea where Ukrainian strikes have cut fuel and power supplies. What we know on day 1,621
The Guardian - AU · Aug 2 AFLW All-Stars and Ireland delight a different type of sports crowd: ‘There’s nothing quite like it’ There was a carnival atmosphere as a packed North Sydney Oval witnessed the first international women’s Australian rules game
The Guardian - AU · Aug 1 Podium sweep and relay gold cap Australia’s record athletics haul at Commonwealth Games Australia delivered an unprecedented podium sweep in the women’s mile on the final day of athletics competition at the Commonwealth Games
The Guardian - AU · Aug 1 Concept images of controversial 2032 Brisbane Olympics precinct revealed – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Aug 1 Fines, indefinite motel stays and uncertainty: how a homeless camp exposed regional Australia’s housing crisis Rough sleepers at the Wilks Park encampment in Wagga Wagga were told to leave or be fined $1,100. As the social housing waitlist keeps growing, locals are stepping in to help as authorities flounder
The Guardian - AU · Aug 1 Australia prevents telehealth for voluntary assisted dying consults. Why, and could that change? Labor’s national conference voted to repeal the ban but the PM fears it could undermine medical safeguards. We look at the debate shaping up