Suspected gunman dies after volley of gunshots heard near White House
Brief lockdown has ended after Secret Service returned fire and bystander on the street was shot
The biggest budget myths: why claims of ‘massive tax bills’ and an investor exodus fall short
In the backlash to changes to capital gains tax, many claims have been made and not all of them stack up
Trump claims peace deal with Iran ‘largely negotiated’ with strait of Hormuz to open
President’s claim is tempered by Pakistani PM’s hopes of hosting more talks ‘very soon’, and Iran’s Fars news agency saying strait of Hormuz will remain under Iranian control
Trump news at a glance: Does the president see a chance to end the war with Iran?
Donald Trump appeared upbeat about the prospects of an imminent deal with Tehran, although Iran and mediators Pakistan appear slightly less sure – key US politics stories from Saturday 23 May
Angus Taylor’s claim support is a ‘privilege of citizenship’ leaves Deepa and others with an impossible choice
Opposition leader’s view that only Australians should get access to welfare leaves some facing the prospect of giving up their homeland citizenship
Endangered sawfish at risk from plan to double water extraction from WA’s Fitzroy River, advocates say
The Martuwarra Fitzroy catchment is home to four of the world’s five sawfish species, which rely on large groundwater-fed pools to survive the dry season
A divorce lawyer on signs of relationship breakdown: ‘One of the biggest red flags – when you no longer argue’
After more than a decade in family law, Gabriella Pomare has seen certain catalysts for ‘silent divorce’ – and the strategies that can help
‘My body is fat, not wrong’: how body neutrality – not positivity – helped me shed a lifetime of shame
If I’d been taught this way of thinking as a child, I can’t begin to imagine how much easier things could have been
The moment I knew: I’d quit my job and was newly single – then he smiled and I felt like I was home
When Monika Ruggerino broke a restaurant lamp – a favourite item of the charismatic chef Antonio – she had no idea it would change the course of her life
California governor declares state of emergency over looming chemical disaster
Order facilitates support for 40,000 people told to evacuate Orange county as responders try to divert explosion
Designer sues Australian Shopify over alleged ghost stores he claims copied his work 3,929 times
Court action represents rare attempt to hold global platforms to account for allegedly hosting scam digital shopfronts
Strait of Hormuz blockade explained: why is Trump threatening to block Iranian ports and how would it work?
Threat has left markets in another period of uncertainty, with questions over how the blockade will be enforced
What is the strait of Hormuz and why is it crucial for oil supplies?
Effective closure of the narrow waterway could spell trouble for many developed economies
The office lunch was once a luxury. Now it’s just a pain
A Mad Men-style steakhouse break would be welcome. But I’ve had it with the Lunch Industrial Complex
This US island is home to flora found nowhere else. Now, a wildfire threatens extinction
Firefighters are racing to douse flames on California’s Santa Rosa Island as experts express concern for unique habitat
‘They’ve taken all my stuff’: councils across Australia threaten homeless people with fines and confiscation of belongings
As homelessness surges, councils have been thrust to the frontline of managing the crisis
Cannes got it wrong this year by awarding Cristian Mungiu’s very moderate Fjord Palme d’Or
Film about a couple on trial for child abuse isn’t a patch on the director’s previous Palme winner, while other disappointing films seemed to grab the jury’s attention