Labor unrest over Herzog visit; defence site sell-off; and a ‘deplorable’ secret about motherhood
Ed Husic says he has ‘deep concerns’ over impending visit of Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog
Australia’s long, complicated energy transition is finally working – and not a moment too soon
Renewables and energy storage contributed more than 50% of supplied electricity last quarter as real progress is being made – but it’s not yet job done
What are the odds? The RBA has raised interest rates – for no real reason other than to meet the desires of speculators
The prospect of a cash rate increase on Tuesday changed dramatically over the past month. One wonders if the Reserve Bank listened more to the commentariat than the data
‘Crime is a disease. Meet the cure’: Sylvester Stallone’s self-serious cop movie is ludicrous fun
Cobra’s politics are definitely on the iffy side and it takes itself very seriously indeed – but there’s absolutely no reason for you or I to
Australian supermarket coconut water taste test: ‘Smells like an island holiday’
Overcoming his irrational fear of coconut products, Nicholas Jordan tests a lovely – and lowly – bunch of coconuts in a row
NSW Labor politicians to protest Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit in defiance of premier
Cameron Murphy, one of three MLCs to rally next week, says ‘we should not be welcoming to Australia the head of a state engaged in an ongoing genocide’
Country diary: Hay stocks are running low – this is the long tail of last year’s drought
Inkpen, Berkshire: We’re paying the price now for a poor grass harvest, and the concern is isn’t a one-off bad year
Ukraine war briefing: second round of Abu Dhabi talks set for tense start after ‘massive’ strikes on Kyiv
Ukraine president and Nato chief say attack likely to hamper peace negotiations as temperatures continue to plummet. What we know on day 1,442
Zelenskyy accuses Russia of violating Trump-brokered truce amid cold snap
Moscow launched ‘terrorising’ attack on energy grid as temperatures reached -20C, Ukrainian president says
On a street in Minneapolis, two versions of masculinity clashed. One anchored in fear, the other in care
Alex Pretti had courage and empathy. This, not Maga’s conception of male power, is what we must teach young men, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
Brenda Lucas Ogdon obituary
Pianist who put her solo career on hold to care for her husband and established the John Ogdon Foundation to preserve his legacy
‘I don’t think this was a good decision’: Labor’s Ed Husic holds ‘deep concerns’ over Israeli president Isaac Herzog’s visit
MP also tells Guardian Australia’s Full Story podcast he backs peaceful protests against country’s actions in Gaza
Australian man dies skiing in Japan days after Queensland snowboarder killed in ski lift accident
The 27-year-old died after reportedly collapsing while skiing with friends near a Niseko ski resort
Doctor previously banned from complex surgery in NSW given senior clinical safety role with Queensland Health
A spokesperson says Dr Michael Byrom no longer has any conditions placed on his practising and cited a ‘rigorous recruitment process’
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degrees
The free speech panic: how the right concocted a crisis
The long read: Snowflake students have become the target of a new rightwing crusade. But exaggerated claims of censorship reveal a deeper anxiety at the core of modern conservatism
Zero net migration would shrink UK economy by 3.6%, says thinktank
Jump of £37bn in budget deficit by 2040 would force government to increase taxes, NIESR predicts