Best Australian Albums 2025: Critics' Picks
Discover the definitive guide to Australia's top music of 2025, featuring Folk Bitch Trio, Ninajirachi, Tame Impala, and more essential summer listening.
Discover the definitive guide to Australia's top music of 2025, featuring Folk Bitch Trio, Ninajirachi, Tame Impala, and more essential summer listening.
Rod Sims warns Australia's news bargaining code deals are expiring, threatening journalism. Discover three urgent solutions to make tech giants like Google and Meta pay. Read the full analysis.
Australians face a Christmas Day of weather extremes, from scorching 41C heat in Perth to a chilly 16C in Hobart. Discover the forecast for your capital city and how to plan your celebrations.
The battle for CNN's parent company highlights a dysfunctional US media system prioritising profit over public interest. Discover the implications for democracy.
Five London boroughs are among six councils given permission to raise council tax above 5% in 2026/27. Some have pledged not to, despite facing major budget gaps. Read the latest on the Fair Funding Review.
Financial News editor Shruti Chopra receives the prestigious Freedom of the City of London award, recognising her contributions to financial journalism. Discover the ceremony details and its significance.
Labour MP Oliver Ryan argues third-party litigation funding is becoming a volume-driven model, citing the Post Office scandal where £46m went to funders, not victims. Read his call for reform.
The Australian Prime Minister's office has confirmed there are no plans for an early election in 2025. Get the latest political updates and analysis on the government's agenda.
Croydon Council is set for a £120m funding boost over three years after a historic government review. The new Fair Funding 2.0 model aims to better reflect local need, but the borough's massive debt remains a challenge. Read the full story.
A new 'Fair Funding' formula reshapes council finances, boosting deprived areas. But with most councils still hiking tax, is the crisis over? Explore the winners, losers, and impact on your bill.
Liberal MP Andrew Hastie shifts immigration debate from numbers to 'who' after Bondi shooting, revealing a core conservative focus on 'Australian values'. Analysis of the political fallout.
The Guardian has published its latest corrections and clarifications, addressing errors from recent reporting. Discover the details and the paper's commitment to accuracy.
Australia's opposition Coalition reveals its housing strategy as the nation battles extreme heat and bushfires. Get the latest on the policy details and the severe weather warnings impacting multiple states.
Explore six compelling long reads, from a visionary train journey and the search for 'Sky Boys' to the surprising hunt for wallabies in the English countryside. Discover these stories now.
Political writer Olivia Nuzzi's temporary contract at Vanity Fair expires this month, with her future uncertain following a series of damaging allegations published by her ex-fiancé, Ryan Lizza. Read the full analysis.
South Australian Liberal leader Vincent Tarzia has unexpectedly quit, triggering the party's fourth leadership change nationally in under a month. Read the full story on the political shake-up.
The Albanese government is set to reveal a new east coast gas reservation scheme, facing calls from unions and manufacturers to target exporters and lower prices now. Read the latest.
Australian Senate Estimates hearings scrutinise the nation's fiscal outlook, cost-of-living pressures, and controversial public service cuts in Victoria. Get the latest political analysis.
A new documentary, 'Cover-Up', chronicles the career of investigative journalist Seymour Hersh. It examines his groundbreaking work and the ongoing battle for truth in media. Discover the film's revelations.
As Giving Tuesday 2025 approaches, US newsrooms are relying on reader donations for survival. This model raises urgent questions about the future of public-interest journalism in the UK and beyond.
The Guardian unveils 'Building Power', a major US initiative to strengthen investigative journalism and community reporting. Discover how this project will reshape news coverage.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese unveils a significant cabinet reshuffle, promoting allies and shifting key portfolios. Discover the new political landscape and its implications.
A new YouTube series, 'Hotspots', takes viewers behind the scenes with Sky News correspondents in hostile environments from Syria to Haiti. Discover the story behind the story.
Dragons' Den star Steven Bartlett is launching a new tech journalism platform, Founded.com, hiring 10 reporters and an editor. The site will cover UK and US tech firms. Discover the details.
Sir Andreas Whittam Smith, founding editor of The Independent newspaper, has died aged 88. Discover how he revolutionised British journalism and his lasting legacy.
Andreas Whittam Smith, co-founder of The Independent newspaper and former BBFC president, has died aged 88. Discover the legacy of the media pioneer.
The Trump administration has launched a new website section cataloguing media outlets it accuses of biased reporting. Explore the latest escalation in the White House's war on journalism.
Silicon Valley's top executives are creating their own media platform to challenge what they call biased journalism. Discover their strategy and industry reactions.
Explore the sharpest political satire from Australia's top cartoonists in 2025. A visual chronicle of global uncertainty, from US politics to Gaza. The collection is out now.
Former Guardian environment correspondent Paul Brown shares crucial lessons from 45 years reporting on climate change, failed summits, and the nuclear industry from his hospital bed.