Rosamund Pike keeps cool after phone alarm interrupts performance
Disruption during performance of Inter Alia comes weeks after Pike berated audience member for texting during play
The moment I knew: When he saw my unkempt hovel, he was so nonjudgmental
Brendan Maclean had never spoken with drag queen Karen from Finance in person, nor laid eyes on the man behind the makeup. Then came a chance encounter in Melbourne
Australia is facing a shortage of critical lubricants. How do we stop everything grinding to a halt?
The problem shows how widespread the fallout from the enduring Middle East conflict is, with disruptions extending beyond fuel for transport
How to reverse declining birth rates? The guy from Jim’s Mowing has a theory and it’s … unusual
In a new book, Jim Penman argues our brains have been made insensitive to dopamine by over-exposure to sex, porn, social media, gambling, drugs, alcohol, caffeine and many other things
I was a hardcore twitcher. I understand why the Cocos booby has Australia’s birders in a frenzy
Twitchers can be the subject of derision but they have greatly expanded our understanding of birdlife in the age of extinction
Mansions on wheels: Australia’s growing obsession with luxury RVs
From underfloor heating to big screen TVs, there seems to be nothing in the average house that isn’t available in one of these uber-vans
Lydia Lunch: ‘There won’t be a funeral. You’ll never find my body’
The Teenage Jesus and the Jerks frontwoman shares her hatred of sandwiches and pop culture, plus her wish to evaporate and return to ‘the ether’
Denial is back in vogue. As Australia leads climate talks, it’s beyond time we took the issue seriously
It is unlikely that many voters are flocking to Pauline Hanson for her scientific insights – but that is where they are lining up, regardless
PhD student Maxim makes $18 an hour to research children’s cancer – it’s barely above Australia’s poverty line
Skyrocketing living costs and lack of government support are deterring potential PhD candidates. Experts say the obvious solution is to lift the stipend
‘Flamin’ cockatoos’ have lost much of their habitat to bushfires. Can the species survive?
Two fires in 12 years wiped out all but a handful of the mature native pines in Victoria’s Wyperfeld national park, a key breeding ground for endangered pink cockatoos
Trump says Iran peace deal could be signed by Sunday, with strait of Hormuz to open shortly after
US president says in online post he reserves ‘ultimate alternative’ if Tehran refuses to sign agreement
Mourners line Bangkok streets to pay respects to Thailand’s Princess Bha
Funeral procession travels to palace as people remember royal’s campaigning and work for underprivileged