Like Franklin: new Swan draws legendary comparison Charlie Curnow is already calling the shots with his new Sydney teammates, with midfielder Errol Gulden seeing similarities with an AFL legend. AAP · Dec 10, 2025
I don’t care if Reform calls me a bad word on WhatsApp. But the story behind its gaffe is far more worrying The leaked exchange shows how much the party dislikes scrutiny – which reveals a lot about its approach to governing, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2025
Big-name recruit can be Swans' missing piece: captain Sydney captain Callum Mills has praised the side's big off-season recruit, Charlie Curnow, saying Ollie Florent and Will Hayward had to move aside. AAP · Nov 24, 2025
'It could have been handled better'; new Blues on trade Carlton recruits Will Hayward and Ollie Florent have opened up on their trades from Sydney, believing the moves could have been handled better. AAP · Oct 31, 2025
Shocking Spray-Paint Slur: How 'F* Off Home' Message Rocked Reform UK After By-Election Loss? Spray-paint slur hits Reform UK's Caerphilly office after by-election defeat. Powell condemns 'dark tricks' as Plaid Cymru claims victory. International Business Times UK · Oct 27, 2025
Reform swaggered into Caerphilly, ready for a coronation. An unpleasant surprise lay in store Predictions of a Reform win were wide of the mark. But Labour’s crushing byelection defeat offers important lessons too, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025
Why the Curnow trade was "bittersweet" for Swans coach Sydney coach Dean Cox has explained why the trade that secured Charlie Curnow from Carlton was bittersweet for the Swans. AAP · Oct 21, 2025
Carlton agree for late deal to trade star forward Carlton believe they had no other option than to trade Charlie Curnow to Sydney after the star forward made it clear he desperately wanted to leave the Blues. AAP · Oct 15, 2025
The ‘relentless years’: ABC has shaken off culture of fear created by external pressure, Hugh Marks tells supporters Managing director predicts broadcaster will be stronger in 50 years’ time. Plus: Private Media chief upsets business travellers all over the world The Guardian - AU · Oct 3, 2025
So politicians want rid of the Senedd: would they abolish any other country’s democracy? The Welsh parliament has its faults – but talk of axing it is for charlatans, not leaders who are serious about the nation’s future, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2025
The Tories are on the brink of annihilation in Wales – and it holds a lesson for Westminster politicians Here, the party has preferred Nigel Farage cosplay to genuine – and much-needed – opposition. Look where it’s got them, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2025
Here is the single thing Labour can do to see off Reform and make British politics work Farage’s party could win 42% of Commons seats with only 26% of the vote. That’s not the way civilised countries do democracy, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2025
Wayward Sydney sink Port Adelaide to revive season Sydney have kicked terribly at goal but still come away with a vital 19-point away victory against Port Adelaide. AAP · Jun 21, 2025
Here’s how the government can save a few quid: abolish this pointless cabinet position Constantly short-changed by London, Cymru needs a voice in Westminster – but the obsolete role of Welsh secretary is not it, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025
The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025 Owners of second homes in Wales are having to sell up. That’s no disaster: it’s a godsend Council tax hikes on holiday homes aren’t ‘anti-English’ or detrimental to tourism. This is about preserving embattled communities, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
AAP · May 2, 2025 Giants say patience is key for Cadman, Stringer GWS coach Adam Kingsley is calling for patience as key forwards Aaron Cadman and Jake Stringer look to build their scoreboard contributions in the Sydney derby.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025 Starmer promised to create a ‘partnership in power’ with Welsh Labour. He hasn’t – and trouble is brewing A growing divide over benefits and funding could see the party lose out in Wales for the first time in a century, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
AAP · Apr 5, 2025 Bice continues Swans' rich mature-age recruit tradition Mature-age recruit Riley Bice shone for Sydney in their 65-point win over North Melbourne with a polished game across half-back.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025 Reform UK would be a disaster for Wales – but its rivals have left the door wide open Labour mismanagement of Welsh public services and an unambitious Conservative party are a gift to Nigel Farage, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
AAP · Mar 3, 2025 Swans set to attack opener without star winger: Hayward Sydney forward Will Hayward says the Swans simply have to get on with starting their AFL season without injured star Errol Gulden.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025 Wales is the land of song. Now it’s being silenced by cuts that threaten our culture Language, history and arts are what make us a nation – and they’re at risk when funding is slashed to levels among the lowest in Europe, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
The National (Scotland) · Jan 23, 2025 Tories' 'suspicion of the Scots' hindered UK's Covid response, former Welsh FM says THERE was an “inherent suspicion” in the way the UK government dealt with its devolved counterparts during the Covid pandemic because they were…
The Guardian - UK · Jan 20, 2025 Want to know the future of British politics? Look to Wales for a grim warning With a struggling Labour government, the Tories fading and Reform on the rise, next year’s Senedd elections may show what’s coming for the wider UK, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
The Guardian - UK · Dec 30, 2024 A brimming biscuit tin and a warm welcome – this is how an Englishman found his home in Wales I’d moved around many places but never found the place that spoke to my heart. In Wales, I felt I’d met a friend, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2024 The most infuriating thing isn’t that Wales is treated as a non-country – it’s that we accept it From the the Barnett formula to the humiliation of having an English ‘Prince of Wales’, you’d never catch Scotland allowing this treatment, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward