The easy thing for the RBA to do next week is raise interest rates. The smart move is to wait
Oh no, inflation went up in one month – we need rates to do something! But first, let’s take a closer look at those figures
Inquiry to call for ban on ‘globalise the intifada’ in NSW – but only when used to ‘incite violence’
Opposition ‘deeply unimpressed’ with recommendation that ‘adds nothing except confusion’, shadow attorney general says
I’ve read this picture book so many times – but only 25 years later do I really understand it
Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge was a favourite when my son was small. Now my father’s in a nursing home – and Mem Fox’s book has new significance
‘The urgency of it was pretty terrifying’: the Australian charities grappling with Trump’s foreign aid freeze a year on
Education, food and health programs have been cut, resulting in preventable deaths, aid groups say
My petty gripe: tempted to start a conversation with the stranger in the elevator? Please don’t
There are unspoken rules about being in an elevator, people! Unspoken being one of the most important
Albanese defends Isaac Herzog’s Australia visit as federal MP joins calls to rescind invitation
Independent MP Sophie Scamps joins Labor’s Friends of Palestine group and Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi in objecting to Israeli president’s visit
Thursday news quiz: torchbearers, traitors and troublemakers
Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?
Police ‘confident’ Lake Cargelligo triple murder suspect Julian Ingram is still alive and may be receiving help
NSW police believe assistance has been provided ‘from people that he knows in community’ since last week’s shooting
Veteran Indian politician Ajit Pawar dies in plane crash, leaving power vacuum
Three days of mourning were declared in the Indian state of Maharashtra after the death of the state’s deputy chief minister
TV tonight: The Apprentice returns in Hong Kong for its 20th season
Another unbearable set of contestants run around like headless chickens. Plus: tissues at the ready for Long Lost Family. Here’s to watch this evening
I’m a tech-savvy zillennial who knows how to safeguard against hacking. Scammers still managed to get me
Had I received any suspicious text messages claiming to be from my bank, the fraud team asked. Had I clicked on the links? My stomach dropped
‘This can’t be left to individual families’: how social media ban could affect under-16s
Parents, teachers and young people share their views on whether social media restrictions would work in the UK
‘We’ve fought so hard’: family’s worry as England’s Send overhaul looms
Harvey, who is deafblind, struggled in mainstream nursery during wait for EHCP – and parents fear he could lose out again
Country diary: Rowdy or charming, there’s no one way to wassail
Wellington and Wiveliscombe, Somerset: This movable pagan feast can be celebrated very differently, but it’s all to thank the apple trees and fire up their sap
The Minneapolis revolt tells us this: even in Trump’s America, the people have power too
After months of community resistance, the president backed down. Leadership from below succeeded when politics as usual failed, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
Parents in England fear losing support for disabled children due to Send reforms
Survey by disability charity finds 45% of parents of children with complex needs ‘worried support will be taken away’
Does Antarctica really have the bluest sky in the world?
Light scattering creates the shade we see when we look skyward, and studies show the process varies around the world
Record number of offenders being recalled to prison in England and Wales
Exclusive: Union claims some offenders are deliberately breaking probation terms in order to deal drugs in jail