No matter how bleak their views, benches embody civic kindness
Bristol’s newest sit-down spot has been mocked for facing a brick wall – and there are plenty in my own town of York facing unlovely aspects. But sometimes we all just need a rest, writes Emma Beddington
Perth court lifts suppression order on identity of man accused of attempted Invasion Day bombing
Liam Alexander Hall is the first person to have been charged with terrorism offences in Western Australia
The one change that worked: When good things happen, I write them down – and it’s made me more optimistic
Growing up in a turbulent household taught me to expect the worst. Then one day I found £20 in the street and shifted my thinking
NSW police end restriction on protests now Israeli president has left the country
Widespread allegations of police brutality followed a rally outside Sydney’s town hall on 9 February against visit by Isaac Herzog
What the Albanese government did on the environment amid the Liberals’ turmoil: threatened species, a new coal project and carbon leakage
Labor chose a day when attention was focused on the opposition to slip out a handful of announcements
Coles tells court its Down Down promotions were ‘fair dinkum’ and did not mislead shoppers
Supermarket defends pricing practices after ACCC labels discounts ‘utterly misleading’ in federal court case
Red cliffs, big tides, ancient art: the Kimberley up close
Cruise a coastline of ochre headlands, hidden billabongs and coral gardens, with fishing at dawn and a helicopter landing for lunch
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv’s forces made fastest battlefield gains since 2023, analysis finds
Ukraine is probably leveraging a recent block on Russian troops’ access to Starlink, says Institute for the Study of War; Trump says he wants Kyiv deal with Moscow ‘fast’. What we know on day 1,455
‘Heath Ledger knocked my tooth out jousting with a broom’: how we made A Knight’s Tale
‘The lances were made of balsa wood and filled with uncooked spaghetti – so that when they broke, there’d be an explosion of what looked like splinters’
Trump news at a glance: Ukraine must reach a deal with Russia ‘fast’, says president before trilateral talks
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will meet delegates from Russia and Ukraine in Geneva. Key US politics stories from 16 February at a glance
‘I just want to stop hearing about it’: a weary South Korea awaits verdict on Yoon insurrection charges
Yoon Suk Yeol could face the death penalty when judges rule on the martial law crisis that many in South Korea see as a dark moment they would rather forget
The CFMEU has cost Victorian taxpayers $15bn, a corruption fighter claims. How did he reach that figure and what happens next?
Premier Jacinta Allan labelled report’s allegations ‘sickening’ and now faces calls for a royal commission
Frederick Wiseman, prolific documentary film-maker, dies aged 96
Recognised with an honorary Academy Award in 2016, Wiseman directed and produced almost 50 films with a lifelong commitment to curiosity and naturalism
Anderson Cooper to leave 60 Minutes amid turmoil at CBS News
Cooper is leaving the CBS News show after nearly 20 years amid a shake-up under new editor-in-chief Bari Weiss
Robert Duvall, Apocalypse Now and Godfather star, dies aged 95
From the classic To Kill a Mockingbird to blockbuster Gone in 60 Seconds, the Oscar-winning actor’s films spanned a remarkable range
What is it about Minnesota that made it a target for Trump’s ICE crackdown?
The Democratic-leaning midwestern state where federal agents killed two citizens is in many ways anathema to the administration