The political year of 2026 has already been a surprising one. Labor passed changes to negative gearing and capital gains tax exemptions, which they had previously rejected. The Liberals again changed leaders, and One Nation has seen an increase in support in several polls. political editor Tom McIlroy Talked to press gallery colleagues Michelle Grattanchief
This week, Idaho made executions its primary method of death by firing squad. This practice may seem cruel and antiquated, but it is now allowed by more states than at any other time in American history. Guardian US chief correspondent, ed pilkington, Explains the rise of the firing squad – and what it tells us
Keir Starmer has been accused of leaving Andy Burnham with a £4.7bn black hole in the defense fund. The Government announced a defense investment plan on Tuesday, which includes a £15bn increase – but the incoming chancellor will have to find around £5bn. Burnham’s aides have called the announcement an ‘unexploded bomb’, so what are
Researchers claim they are close to creating life from scratch after creating tiny, quivering blobs that use lab-made DNA to feed, grow and multiply in a dish. To find out how important this step is, and what direction scientists hope it will take, Madeleine Finley spoke with co-host Ian Sample and Kate Adamala, professor of
Last month, Clifton George was convicted of the murder of his partner Annabel Rook. she was, like annie kelly Listen, an extraordinary woman: founder of Mamasuz, an organization founded to help refugee women, many of whom are themselves victims of male violence; A loving mother of two; and lifelong friend Katherine Milne. Annie talks to
It is the first Guardian Essential Poll since Pauline Hanson’s provocative speech at the National Press Club – where she attacked multiculturalism, climate action, the UN and the ABC and SBS. Her polling numbers have since stagnated, and even One Nation supporters are expressing concerns about her policy offerings. Guardian Australia political reporter josh butler
An Australian man, 45-year-old Simon Peter Carman, was charged over the weekend with the alleged murder of Thunchanok Donhomla. His body was found early Saturday in a suitcase near railway tracks in Pattaya on Thailand’s eastern Gulf coast. Carman has denied the allegations. guardian correspondent in natasha talks to matilda bosley From Pattaya about the
We’re raiding the Guardian’s long-read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years gone by, along with new introductions from the writers. From this week, 2019: The days of the mass-produced puppy white British supermarket loaf may be numbered. Meet the Bread Heads Who Are Revolutionizing the Way We Eat By Wendell Stevenson. Read
Helen Pidd Has been one of Andy Burnham’s constituents for almost a decade now. She says she has seen Greater Manchester flourish under his watch. Now he wants to do for the rest of the country what he has done for his region. On Monday Burnham stood at the People’s History Museum in Manchester and
How much do our genes determine about our lives, and can they influence traits like risk-taking, anti-social behavior or even violence? ian sample talk to katherine paige hardenA behavioral geneticist and professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, who studies how genetic factors shape human behavior. In her book Original Sin she