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We cannot celebrate tinkering when it comes to gambling reform. Labor’s response falls tragically short

We cannot celebrate tinkering when it comes to gambling reform. Labor’s response falls tragically short

After more than 1,000 days without a response to the landmark Murphy report into the harms of online gambling, and growing pressure from advocates,...

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David Pocock

In the middle of a fossil fuel crisis, it’s time to shout the clean energy message loud and clear

In the middle of a fossil fuel crisis, it’s time to shout the clean energy message loud and clear

Dear clean energy industry, this is your moment. Cease your frowning at the roadblocks that have been put in your way. Exit your industry conferences...

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Zoe Daniel

I accidentally emailed a stranger 10 years ago. He has been invited to family celebrations ever since

I accidentally emailed a stranger 10 years ago. He has been invited to family celebrations ever since

One of the many people my husband’s clan and I invite to family celebrations isn’t related to us by blood or marriage. He isn’t dating one of...

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Emma Wilkins

A Fox host says ‘many people’ think women shouldn’t be president. Thank goodness we’ve got a man in charge

A Fox host says ‘many people’ think women shouldn’t be president. Thank goodness we’ve got a man in charge

Oh dear, it looks like Jesse Watters’ mother needs to give him a good talking to again. The Fox News host regularly spouts so much deliberately...

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Arwa Mahdawi

Jared Kushner is seeking peace deals in the Middle East. He’s also raising money for his own firm

Jared Kushner is seeking peace deals in the Middle East. He’s also raising money for his own firm

After Donald Trump returned to the White House, his son-in-law and former senior adviser Jared Kushner declined to take a job in the new...

yesterday 8

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Mohamad Bazzi

Liana Finck on the noble sacrifices made by parents – cartoon

Liana Finck on the noble sacrifices made by parents – cartoon

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yesterday 8

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When there’s nothing you won’t do for them

It’s official: scientists aren’t funny. But it doesn’t have to be this way

It’s official: scientists aren’t funny. But it doesn’t have to be this way

Science is an infamously dry endeavour. The noble practice seeks to answer humanity’s most inscrutable questions. How did life begin? What is...

yesterday 7

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Helen Pilcher

Architect of the Easter Rising, hanged as a traitor: for Roger Casement, a pardon still seems far away

Architect of the Easter Rising, hanged as a traitor: for Roger Casement, a pardon still seems far away

More than a century after he was marched to the gallows, there is still something radioactive about Roger Casement, a name that continues to emit a...

yesterday 9

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Rory Carroll

As Team Trump wage unceasing war on Iran, evangelical nationalists are destroying any moral world order we once had

As Team Trump wage unceasing war on Iran, evangelical nationalists are destroying any moral world order we once had

That combative old hymn, Onward Christian Soldiers, is not much heard these days, though it was once a favourite with church congregations and school...

yesterday 10

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Simon Tisdall

Older Australians are healthier than ever, but this hasn’t changed the way we talk or think about over-70s

Older Australians are healthier than ever, but this hasn’t changed the way we talk or think about over-70s

A couple of weeks ago, just before my 70th birthday, I completed the Mooloolaba standard distance triathlon (1500m swim, 40km cycle, 10km run). There...

yesterday 8

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John Quiggin

The Guardian view on the Women’s Library at 100: a cause for celebration but not complacency

The Guardian view on the Women’s Library at 100: a cause for celebration but not complacency

When the Women’s Library opened a century ago, the movement it documented appeared triumphant. Most British women had gained the vote in 1918, and...

yesterday 10

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Editorial

The Guardian view on the US and Europe: the UK tried to be a bridge, but Trump likes to burn them

The Guardian view on the US and Europe: the UK tried to be a bridge, but Trump likes to burn them

“She had no more surprises for him; the unexpected in her behaviour was the only thing to expect,” Henry James wrote in his novel Daisy Miller....

yesterday 9

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Editorial

It’s the silver lining from this terrible age of Donald Trump: he is pushing Britain closer to the EU

It’s the silver lining from this terrible age of Donald Trump: he is pushing Britain closer to the EU

Going anywhere nice this summer? No, me neither, judging by the warning from the Ryanair boss, Michael O’Leary, that a global shortage of jet fuel...

yesterday 9

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Gaby Hinsliff

Martin Rowson on Easter, war and a world in turmoil – cartoon

Martin Rowson on Easter, war and a world in turmoil – cartoon

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17.39 Cest

What’s the biggest challenge facing the Easter Bunny this year?

What’s the biggest challenge facing the Easter Bunny this year?

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16.00 Cest

Courts keep ruling against Trump. But they can’t save our democracy singlehandedly

Courts keep ruling against Trump. But they can’t save our democracy singlehandedly

In another one of those strange and unprecedented moments of the Trump years, the president of the United States showed up at the supreme court the...

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Margaret Sullivan

Pam Bondi’s firing won’t have the effect Trump desires

Pam Bondi’s firing won’t have the effect Trump desires

It was only a matter of time. The writing has been on the wall for months for Pam Bondi, Trump’s attorney general, who was unceremoniously fired on...

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Moira Donegan

Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason

Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason

While the UK is only marginally involved in the war in the Middle East in military terms, the ramifications for this country are still potentially...

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Bill Mcguire

Lizzo’s reinvention faces its greatest test yet

Lizzo’s reinvention faces its greatest test yet

Lizzo’s ascent to mainstream stardom was the type of fairytale that pop dreams are made of. She was a long-hustling musician, Houston-raised then...

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Brittany Spanos

What I learned from my first few weeks as a Green MP? Most politicians have no clue how tough things are out there

What I learned from my first few weeks as a Green MP? Most politicians have no clue how tough things are out there

Six weeks ago, I was doing what I’ve always done – working as a plumber in people’s houses. I’d just completed a plastering qualification and...

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Hannah spencer

‘I’d introduce aliens to shito sauce.’ Items our panel would take into space

‘I’d introduce aliens to shito sauce.’ Items our panel would take into space

A purple cloth alien to remind me of my daughter’s love Space scientist and CEO of Science Innovation Ltd The item I would take with me to the moon...

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Maggie aderin

Stop brunch! How a rustic Catalan meal is taking the fight to bland food and overtourism

Stop brunch! How a rustic Catalan meal is taking the fight to bland food and overtourism

There are many worse ways to start your day than with eggs royale. The contrast in textures between a soft poached egg and a coarse, toasted English...

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Abbas Asaria

Trump’s surreal speech on Iran shed no light on his goals

Trump’s surreal speech on Iran shed no light on his goals

Donald Trump’s self-congratulatory speech on Iran on Wednesday night was as puzzling as it was divorced from reality. I had hoped he would declare...

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Kenneth Roth

Ben Jennings on the sacking of Reform’s housing spokesperson – cartoon

Ben Jennings on the sacking of Reform’s housing spokesperson – cartoon

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20.15 Cest

To a world at a loss as to how to handle Trump, I say this: the only answer may be to wait him out

To a world at a loss as to how to handle Trump, I say this: the only answer may be to wait him out

The US is extraordinary. One day it goes to the far side of the moon and revives the space age. On the same day, its president is looking to the far...

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Simon Jenkins

The Guardian view on Sheffield and snooker: hope for an overlooked northern giant

The Guardian view on Sheffield and snooker: hope for an overlooked northern giant

Sheffield was still an industrial powerhouse when George Orwell suggested that it “could justly claim to be called the ugliest town in the Old...

previous day 10

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Editorial

The Guardian view on the grooming gangs inquiry: a chance to look at the big picture

The Guardian view on the grooming gangs inquiry: a chance to look at the big picture

Terms of reference for the independent inquiry into grooming gangs in England and Wales have been agreed. The formal process starts in less than two...

previous day 10

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Editorial

JD Vance thinks space aliens are ‘demons’. Who can blame him?

JD Vance thinks space aliens are ‘demons’. Who can blame him?

I can’t fault anyone for looking around at the state of things on the planet Earth and pondering the existence of aliens. Who wouldn’t want to hop...

thursday 7

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Dave Schilling

I have always seen myself as ‘progressive’ – but with AI it’s time to hit the brakes

I have always seen myself as ‘progressive’ – but with AI it’s time to hit the brakes

Canberra rolled out the red carpet this week to one of the AI overlords whose technology is driving the world down the path of creative destruction....

thursday 8

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Peter Lewis

Top Marks for cosying up to News Corp – but Hugh knows if it’ll stop constant attacks on the ABC?

Top Marks for cosying up to News Corp – but Hugh knows if it’ll stop constant attacks on the ABC?

A year into his role as managing director of the ABC, Hugh Marks has made one thing clear. The Australian newspaper, a notable chronicler of the...

thursday 7

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Amanda Meade

Puppy love: why asking my boyfriend to coparent Basil the greyhound was the most important proposal of all

Puppy love: why asking my boyfriend to coparent Basil the greyhound was the most important proposal of all

Recently I got down on one knee and presented my boyfriend with some jewellery, and asked if he would commit to caring for a very long, cute, stinky...

thursday 10

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Patrick Lenton

The Wireless festival’s backing for Kanye West is all about money. Don’t pretend it’s about the art

The Wireless festival’s backing for Kanye West is all about money. Don’t pretend it’s about the art

In May 2025, Kanye West, also known as Ye, released his single Heil Hitler. It was the logical conclusion to several years of racist, sexist and...

thursday 9

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Dan Hancox

I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence – but we are as valuable as ever

I wrote a novel using AI. Writers must accept artificial intelligence – but we are as valuable as ever

I recently heard an exchange at a playground that should worry the executives at AI companies more than any analyst’s prediction of a bubble. A boy...

thursday 10

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Stephen Marche

The US-Israel war on Iran is accelerating de-dollarization and America’s decline

The US-Israel war on Iran is accelerating de-dollarization and America’s decline

The US-Israel war on Iran is expensive. It’s expensive in terms of human lives, first of all. It’s expensive too, in pure currency – about $12bn...

thursday 10

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Ahmed Moor

Ending birthright citizenship would change the meaning of America

Ending birthright citizenship would change the meaning of America

American opponents of birthright citizenship – the right of all those born on the soil of a country to claim full legal rights and political...

thursday 8

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Moira Donegan

I need to declutter my life. But I can’t even give my stuff away

I need to declutter my life. But I can’t even give my stuff away

Does anyone want some bits of guttering? They’re zinc, I think. Free to a good, or indeed any home! I’ll send them to you or even, to be on the...

thursday 10

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Adrian Chiles

Israel’s death penalty law marks a new phase in its dehumanisation of Palestinians

Israel’s death penalty law marks a new phase in its dehumanisation of Palestinians

This week, Israel passed a law that institutionalises the execution of Palestinians. The country’s courts can now impose death sentences on...

thursday 10

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Yuli Novak

Trump’s trade war put the UK on the back foot. His actual war may break us

Trump’s trade war put the UK on the back foot. His actual war may break us

Britain is facing the most severe energy shock since the early 1970s, but have no fear: the government has a plan. Details of said plan are still a...

thursday 9

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Larry Elliott

Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute – and you might not understand how bad they are until it’s too late

Next week’s disability cuts will make people destitute – and you might not understand how bad they are until it’s too late

Look at the front pages or open a news app in the coming days and you’ll supposedly see the big events facing Britain. But here’s one that is...

thursday 10

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Frances Ryan

Denmark’s unique political model is in crisis – I blame the boomerang effect

Denmark’s unique political model is in crisis – I blame the boomerang effect

We could be at the end of the road for the Danish method of democracy. Our style of parliamentary politics has been celebrated and admired...

thursday 4

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Rune Lykkeberg

What’s the main take away from Anthony Albanese’s address to the nation?

What’s the main take away from Anthony Albanese’s address to the nation?

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thursday 4

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We’re not the ones holding the trump card

Donald Trump, man-baby leader of the free world, is having an epic tantrum. Anthony Albanese must call it out

Donald Trump, man-baby leader of the free world, is having an epic tantrum. Anthony Albanese must call it out

After mounting an illegal war with Israel against Iran without consulting traditional allies, Donald Trump, man-baby leader of the free world, is now...

thursday 10

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Paul Daley

This Artemis moon mission is a truly unifying international project, one of the few we have left

This Artemis moon mission is a truly unifying international project, one of the few we have left

More than 50 years ago, the Apollo astronauts’ photographs of Earth seen from the moon had a jolting effect on a society distracted by division and...

thursday 4

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Christopher riley

The Guardian view on the BBC’s future: who decides what news means?

The Guardian view on the BBC’s future: who decides what news means?

Appointing Matt Brittin, a former Google executive, as BBC director general is smarter than critics admit. Although he was on the board of the...

thursday 10

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Editorial

The Guardian view on Ukraine’s perilous spring: Europe’s steadfast support is more vital than ever

The Guardian view on Ukraine’s perilous spring: Europe’s steadfast support is more vital than ever

After meeting European Union foreign ministers this week, Volodymyr Zelenskyy voiced exasperation over the continued blocking of a €90bn EU loan to...

thursday 10

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Editorial

A third inflationary shock in less than a decade is coming: who will pay the price this time around?

A third inflationary shock in less than a decade is coming: who will pay the price this time around?

Perhaps the most celebrated writer on oil markets is Daniel Yergin. His work has won a Pulitzer and his advice sought by every president from Bill...

thursday 10

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Aditya Chakrabortty

Nicola Jennings on Trump and the strait of Hormuz – cartoon

Nicola Jennings on Trump and the strait of Hormuz – cartoon

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thursday 2

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17.14 Cest

A truckload of F1 KitKats, a painting of fish: what is it that makes heists so delicious?

A truckload of F1 KitKats, a painting of fish: what is it that makes heists so delicious?

Now, let me begin by saying: stealing is bad. I don’t think you should steal things. It is a good way to get yourself sent to prison and it is...

thursday 7

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Imogen West-Knights

Australia’s teen social media ban is a flop. But there’s no joy in ‘I told you so’

Australia’s teen social media ban is a flop. But there’s no joy in ‘I told you so’

This week, it was revealed that despite the Australian government’s world-first teen social media ban, around seven in 10 children remain on major...

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Samantha Floreani

Australia’s land value has gone through the roof. Where does that leave young people who want to buy a home?

Australia’s land value has gone through the roof. Where does that leave young people who want to buy a home?

Land, it is fair to say, is important. In Australia this is very much the case – and even more so in the past 25 years. Last week the Bureau of...

01.04.2026 10

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Greg Jericho