NSW spent almost $500,000 on court cases lost against pro-Palestine protest groups Exclusive: Documents show $117,455 was spent in a single legal fight over laws rushed through after Bondi attack The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
This huge, hairy-legged Australian arachnid may be the fastest spider in the world A brown huntsman is the quickest of more than 250 species analysed by scientists in the UK and Germany The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
I don’t want AI - give me books written by complicated people, drawings by sweet idiots, songs by those who feel We don’t need AI videos of fake animals. There are real ones out there and they’re really cute The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
Telstra’s triple-zero failure is a result of prioritising neoliberal ‘competition’ and reaping none of its benefits Perhaps we will return to public ownership of infrastructure networks. But for now we need to consider limited steps, with a more radical solution for fragile emergency services The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
I am burnt out from emotionally supporting my husband. Should I leave him? You might hurt him terribly in the short term, Eleanor Gordon-Smith writes. But sometimes sparing people pain isn’t what’s good for them The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
How a throwback to 2006 took down Telstra’s national phone network The same technology that helps your smartphone know when daylight savings ends set off a ‘digital domino chain’ that locked customers out of the network The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
Wallabies need cool heads and a hard edge against France to stop the gallant losses Australia’s positive intent and recent honourable defeats won’t help against the world No 4 side – but composure and discipline might The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
‘Like a father to us’: pride and protest as thousands flock to see Narendra Modi in Melbourne Indian prime minister wows crowd of 25,000 at Marvel Stadium as he praises role of diaspora in the India-Australia success story The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
Melbourne international film festival 2026: eight must-see films, one TV show and an ‘astonishing’ VR experience Our picks include a hard-hitting drama starring Channing Tatum, a new Australian dramedy featuring Hugo Weaving and The Pitt’s Shabana Azeez, plus a film from a chook’s eye-view The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
Afternoon Update: antisemitism envoy calls for ABC ‘oversight’; Modi and Albanese ink uranium deal; and a Wimbledon wildcard’s dream run Jillian Segal tells the royal commission the ABC and SBS need a committee to vet Israel coverage The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
Angus Taylor warns of ‘eternity of pain’ if One Nation wins government in strongest attack yet on Pauline Hanson Opposition leaders calls Hanson’s party a ‘column of smoke’ that won’t fix Australia’s problems and ‘would only make things worse’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
Gout Gout to miss World U20 Championships due to hamstring injury Australian teenager suffers muscle tear during training in Brisbane and vows to return in 2027 ‘better and faster and stronger’ The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
Taylor defends Sarah Henderson’s triple-zero calls as SA police investigate claimed Telstra-outage death South Australian police investigating death of elderly person Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle claimed was a result of the outage The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
Ukraine war briefing: Russia bans diesel exports as refinery attacks trigger gas shortages and price spikes Moscow moves to support domestic fuel market as drivers face hours-long lines amid intensifying Ukrainian strikes. What we know on day 1,597 The Guardian - AU · Jul 9
The Guardian - AU · Jul 9 ABC and SBS reject antisemitism envoy’s call for ‘oversight’ committee to vet Israel coverage Jillian Segal tells royal commission the public broadcasters’ coverage of the Middle East lacks balance and paints Israel in a negative light
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8 Telstra outage: triple-zero calls affected by network glitches as regional train services slowly resume Carrier says some were unable to connect to emergency hotline a day after mobile network went down
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8 Morning Mail: Middle East peace in tatters, how Telstra’s outage wreaked havoc, Blues’ Brisbane boilover US and Iran on the brink of reigniting conlict as Trump calls Tehran regime ‘scum’; NSW pull off unlikely Origin series decider at home of Maroons
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8 SA police investigating death during Telstra outage – as it happened This blog is now closed
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8 Nathan Cleary masterclass shows critics who really owns State of Origin Damned by pre-match criticism, Blues halfback rises to the occasion and leads his team to series decider over Maroons
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8 Bed rot, doomscrolling and a single goldfish: the Melbourne art show blowing loneliness open Featuring Lucy Liu, Polly Borland and a hand-woven tapestry packed with memes, Acca’s latest exhibition is a tragicomedy for the restlessly online
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8 How to pack for a winter weekend away: bring lots of layers but very few shoes Fashion workers and a flight attendant share their strategies for fitting warm clothes into small bags – and looking good at your destination
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8 Datacentres are a ticking timebomb. We must make sure AI’s benefits outweigh the costs They suck up energy and water, and blast out heat. Just who is better off from all this investment – aside from tech bros?
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8 Saccharine review – eating disorder body horror offers plenty to chew over Australian director Natalie Erika James demonstrates the power of movies as vessels for cultural commentary in this intoxicatingly creepy production
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8 Australians with cancer are living longer but diagnosis rates on the rise for younger people, report reveals Flagship health report also shows vaccine rates for children are falling, prompting concern from experts
The Guardian - AU · Jul 8 Contaminated children’s play sand sold in Australia can release toxic airborne asbestos, research finds Exclusive: New study contradicts statements that play products removed from shelves because of asbestos concerns were ‘low risk’