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Susan bought a rural property as a ‘vague retirement plan’. Now she’s using it to reverse history

After decades spent delivering babies in remote deserts, this obstetrician is focusing on new life of a different kind.

'Pretty overwhelming': The 23 species in Australia hit by bird flu so far

Bird flu has quickly spread around Australia. Hidden in the numbers are more than 20 distinct species of birds and mammals that have fallen to the disease.  

Governor general warns of ‘growing catastrophe’ that threatens to undermine democracy in Australia

Sam Mostyn says there is a widespread ‘failure to understand and engage with’ civic underpinnings of our democracy

Australian values, as defined by First Dog on the Moon

The rule of law? A fair go? Chicken salt? It seems like there’s confusion across the board about what Australian values actually are

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Rhoda Roberts, Indigenous cultural leader who introduced the term ‘welcome to country’, dies aged 66

Roberts, who was the first Aboriginal person to host a prime-time current affairs program, was diagnosed with a rare type of ovarian cancer seven months ago

‘My ideas are a little revolutionary’: ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate...

Her research popularised the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the forest in a new book, she discusses her battle to...

The world feels like it's out of control. Could this chaos be deliberate?

Around the world, things are moving at a dizzying speed, and the pace is being set from Washington. Some people claim this is a deliberate strategy to overwhelm us, and that it comes with consequen...

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Salt, light and the visit of Isaac Herzog

As controversy surrounds the visit of Israel’s president, Frank Brennan reflects on how Australians might respond with moral seriousness, legal clarity and a commitment to justice for all.

What happens when the taps run dry? England is about to find out | Aditya Chakrabortty

It’s not just Tunbridge Wells – a country famous around the world for its rain is in danger of self-imposed drought, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Tree by tree, this new suburb is dodging baking heat in summer

Thousands of young trees dot the streets and front gardens of this outer Melbourne suburb as part of a neighbourhood-wide push to create more shade and curb the urban heat island effect.

ABC Managing Director Hugh Marks: Statement on Laura Tingle and Sarah Ferguson - About the ABC

The Bondi terrorist attack was a shocking and traumatic event for Australia and especially for the Jewish community

Pope Francis's Popemobile transformed into mobile clinic for Gaza children

A former "Popemobile" used by Pope Francis during his 2014 tour of the Holy Land has been transformed into a mobile health clinic for Gaza's children, but Israeli authorities are yet to give permis...

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How did Australian universities go from free education to $50,000 arts degrees in 50 years?

Australians think students are being asked to pay far too much for their degrees. Just under half (47%) of Australians surveyed by YouGov in June 2025 believe a worker on an average income should be...