Queensland’s economy teeters on edge of ratings downgrade despite coal royalty windfall
Earnings from mining the fossil fuel set to increase to $6.9bn over financial year, up from $4.8bn, with budget deficit to reach $6.17bn
‘It all ends in Keirs’: what the papers say about Starmer’s resignation
Keir Starmer’s resignation as prime minister and Andy Burnham’s assumed ascension lead the UK front pages on Tuesday
Country diary: Birds of a feather in a noisy argument
Queen’s University, Belfast: The corvids in the branches above me spring a surprise – there’s a black crow among them
Public transport fee relief and car rego cut by $100 in NSW budget targeting cost-of-living pressures
Australia’s most populous state forecast to plunge into worse-than-expected $2.3bn deficit in 2026-27, before rebounding to a $1.1bn surplus following year
Letters: Peter Duncan obituary
Andrew Wade writes: Peter Duncan attempet to contribute to an open pluralistic Labour party
The Guardian view on Labour’s leadership: Andy Burnham has a story. He must also have a plan
Editorial: Keir Starmer won power but never explained Britain’s crisis. The new MP for Makerfield offers a sharper diagnosis – and one that voters can understand
Keir Starmer’s resignation and a new era for Labour
Letters: Readers react to the news that Keir Starmer is to step down as prime minister, with Andy Burnham his most likely successor
The Guardian view on the death of Carlo Ginzburg: a historian who taught us to think about outsiders
Editorial: The work of one of Italy’s greatest scholars focused on ordinary lives oppressed by power and prejudice. That approach resonates today
A barbecue needn’t cost you a sausage
Brief letters: Simplicity over luxury | Sanctions on Iran | Strait answers | Charabanc comedy | Short yet Wapping
Corrections and clarifications
Makerfield byelection results | Inger Leemans
Keir Starmer’s fatal flaw? The blankness on to which voters projected their years of frustration
His government was directionless and confused, and from that murk emerged the Peter Mandelson scandal, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Forget closer EU ties if Tories can’t face up to Brexit truth
Letters: Dr Denis MacShane says Labour figures were willing to break ranks over Europe, and implores Conservatives to tell the truth about Brexit. Plus a letter from Zhengli Zhou
Forced adoptions in Britain were to everybody’s shame
Letter: As well as a government apology, parents, charities and mother and baby homes should take responsibility, writes Christine Hayes
David Daker obituary
Stalwart actor who was best known for playing Harry Crawford in the ITV comedy-drama series Boon
Tony Wilson obituary
Bassist and singer with Hot Chocolate who co-wrote some of their biggest hits, including You Sexy Thing