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    We cannot know where this foolish, reckless attack on Iran will end

    Simon Tisdall

  • The moment I knew
    Her little witch’s hat won my heart

    Jessie and comedian Steph Tisdell on Christmas Day, 2025.

  • France
    After an ugly year, where does the Louvre go from here?

    Graphic of Mona Lisa looking tired and grumpy and wearing a damaged crown

  • 'It all changed'
    How a DNA test turned my life upside-down

    Rebecca Coxon sitting at a light-coloured table in a white-walled cafe, wearing a baggy, white jumper with blue stripes and black taRebecca Coxon sitting at a light-coloured table in a white-walled cafe, wearing a baggy, white jumper with blue stripes and tight, black trousers, her hands clasped and her left arm leaning on the tableousers, her hands clasped and her left arm leaning on the table

  • Music
    The biggest moments at the Brit awards

    Harry Styles performing at the Brit awards

  • Sydney Mardi Gras parade
    Glitter, rainbows and gummy bears – in pictures

    A Mardi Gras participant in a multi-coloured dress waves and dances during the parade
  • Smokes rise from Jebel Ali port in Dubai following an Iranian missile attack

    ‘We thought it was fireworks’
    Dubai’s luxury seekers shaken by Iranian missiles

  • Penny Wong and Anthony Albanese say ‘Australia supports action to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon’.

    Australian reaction
    Supporting ‘illegal aggression’ against Iran ‘the worst thing’ Australia could do, international law experts say

  • People sitting near trolleys loaded with luggage at an airport

    Travel chaos
    Hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded or diverted by airspace closures in Middle East

  • People crowd around a destroyed building as smoke rises from it

    School bombing
    Death toll from Iran school bombing reportedly rises to almost 150

  • FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in Tehran January 8, 2007. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

    Obituary
    Ayatollah Ali Khameini maintained theocratic rule at home and an anti-western axis in the Middle East

  • Black and white image of many people, mostly men, in blindfolds standing outdoors.

    Analysis
    Trump’s current war on Iran picks up where a longstanding enmity left off

  • Aftermath of strike in TehranSmoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

    Trump promised no wars. Now he’s a Bush-style regime change president

    Mohamad Bazzi
  • Sanam Vakil

    Iran may yet endure this war, but the Islamic Republic as we have known it cannot survive unchanged

    Sanam Vakil

News

  • Alan Nicolle on a recliner with an oxygen nasal cannula

    Aged care
    ‘The negligence is staggering’: elderly and dying Australians left waiting for urgent aged care

  • Makayla Vickers in the calf shed.

    Farming
    ‘The cows beat the shit out of the robots the first day’: the tech revolution designed to improve dairy farming

  • Ukraine’s president Volodymyr ZelenskyyUkrainian President, Norwegian PM meet in Kyiv, Ukraine - 25 Feb 2026

    Russia-Ukraine war
    Zelenskyy says peace talks will depend on situation in Middle East

  • One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson holding an Australian flag as she joins people on a March for Australia rally on Australia Day

    One Nation
    One Nation might not only be a Coalition problem – there are warning signs for Labor too

  • Bad Bunny performs in Sydney, Australia on 28 February 2026

    Sydney
    ‘For us, it’s like Christmas’: Bad Bunny gets rapturous welcome at first-ever Australian show

In focus

  • Graphic of Mona Lisa looking tired and grumpy and wearing a damaged crown

    The Sunday read
    An ugly year for the Louvre: where does the world’s biggest museum go from here?

  • Australian teenager Jeremy Webb is the first person in the world known to have died from a tick-induced meat allergy

    Explainer
    Jeremy Webb died of a meat allergy triggered by a tick bite. How do you avoid ticks and safely remove them?

Features

  • Illustration of a hand marking something on a calendar being dangled from someone's toe.

    This is how we do it:
    ‘We schedule sex ahead – being organised has reaped massive dividends’

  • Actor Christina Applegate in long dress, standing outside the door of an old house, lamps on either side of her

    Memoir
    Christina Applegate on life with multiple sclerosis: ‘I won’t lie and say any of this is a blessing’

More features

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    The Guardian picture essay
    Nihal, Child of the Moon: how she lives with extreme UV sensitivity

  • Rachel Dixon at a ‘dusking’ session in the North York Moors

    Wellbeing
    ‘All you need is a chair and a view’: could daily ‘dusking’ make us healthier and happier?

  • An illustration of two people speaking, while a third sits crying on a chair

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My best friend’s ex is turning my partner against her. How can we heal our friendship group?

  • Andrew Herrick in his backyard in Parkdale, Melbourne.

    Melbourne
    Our back yard harvest has been getting harder each summer, so this time I tried something new

  • SOH Grace JonesGrace Jones performs at the Sydney Opera House forecourt on 28 February 2026

    Music
    Grace Jones review – chaos, nudity and endless costume changes: the disco legend’s show has it all

  • Jessie and comedian Steph Tisdell on Christmas Day, 2025.

    Relationships
    The moment I knew: I saw her enjoying herself in her perfect little witch’s hat and I was a goner

  • Illustration of a black cockatoo against a yellow background

    A scorching summer has left Australian wildlife on the brink, but it doesn’t have to be this way

    Euan Ritchie and Jess Harwood
    Unsettling predictions are now our catastrophic reality, but a brighter future is still within reach if our political leaders change course

More opinion

  • Sadiq Khan

    Labour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That’s the lesson from Gorton and Denton

    Sadiq Khan
  • Simon Tisdall

    A world on edge as Trump bombs Iran and triggers war in the Middle East. There was no need for this

    Simon Tisdall
  • melania trump

    Why in the world is Melania Trump leading a UN security council meeting?

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • Tom McIlroy

    If only Albanese had the courage to start a new push for an Australian republic

    Tom McIlroy

More sport

  • Pakistan's Sahibzada Farhan plays a shot during T20 World Cup as the Sri Lanka keeper watches

    Cricket
    Pakistan crash out of T20 World Cup despite victory against Sri Lanka

  • Australian racehorse Makybe Diva wins the 2003 Melbourne Cup three times and also claimed the 2005 Cox Plate among her 15 wins from 36 starts.

    Horse racing
    ‘More than a champion’: Australian racehorse Makybe Diva dies aged 26

  • Gianluca Prestianni hides his mouth while arguing with Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior.

    Football
    Football’s rulemakers to launch review of VAR and plan for Vinícius law

  • Mathieu van der Poel celebrates victory in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

    Cycling
    Mighty Van der Poel powers to victory in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

More news

  • Carlo Soracchi standing on a street in Venice

    Spycops scandal
    British undercover officer allegedly used public money for romantic break in Venice

  • A man in a baseball cap holds up his right pinky.

    Genitalia
    US man issues challenge to disprove his claim of having world’s smallest penis to raise micropenis awareness

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Explainers & analysis

  • The remains of a car in the aftermath of the Israel and US strike on a building in Tehran

    War on Iran
    How the US-Israeli bid for regime change unfolded

  • Julian Borger

    Analysis
    Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran has no mandate – or legal basis

    Julian Borger
  • Emergency workers in the background behind the charred remains of a car

    Analysis
    With few good strategic options, Iran’s best prospect may be to retaliate while it can

  • Jess Wilson, the Victorian Liberal party’s leader, in 2025

    Analysis
    Polls, preferences, potential defections: can Victoria’s Liberal party ward off the rising threat of One Nation?

More Australia news

  • Politics
    ‘People have lost all sense of shame’: three threats against federal politicians reported to police every day

  • Transport
    Colander-wearing Pastafarian strains the rules with Queensland driver’s licence photo

  • Exclusive
    Two staff stabbed after US contractor used Kia Carnival to transfer Australian immigration detainee: ‘You might as well hire an Uber’

  • Consumer affairs
    Has Coles been caught with its pants ‘down down’ over its prices promotion?

More world news

  • Canada
    Canada’s Carney to meet Modi in India amid trade uncertainty with US

  • Thailand
    ‘You can’t hide from the invisible’: why Bangkok police make arrests in disguise

  • Measles
    ‘Viruses don’t know borders’: US anti-vaccine rhetoric could impact global measles crisis

  • Syria
    Islamic State emerges from rubble of north-east Syria to exploit discontent with al-Sharaa

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  • A closeup of a woman with red hair and blue jacket.

    Arlo Parks
    ‘I never had those deep chats in the smoking area’: Arlo Parks on embracing late night life with her hedonistic new album

  • Simon Burke seated in a dressing gown on stage

    Theatre
    The Elocution of Benjamin Franklin review – Simon Burke is extraordinary in this timely queer classic

What to watch

  • Tyra Banks

    Reality Check
    ‘She isn’t sorry’: is anyone rooting for Tyra Banks now? Eight things you need to know

  • Jason Bateman and David Harbour in DTF St LouisDTF St Louis.

    TV
    DTF St Louis: this David Harbour whodunnit about dating apps and infidelity is close to the bone

  • No sign of Spidey … Alessandro Nivola and Russell Crowe in Kraven the Hunter.

    Film
    A Spider-Man Universe without Spider-Man is completely pointless. Why won’t Sony sling him in?

    Ben Child
  • Seth Meyers on NBC's Late Night, 26 February 2026

    Late-night TV roundup
    Seth Meyers on Team Trump’s Iran threats: ‘These guys speak like they’ve been hit on the head’

What to listen to

  • Neil Sedaka in 1984.

    Neil Sedaka
    From Amarillo to Stockport: 15 of Neil Sedaka’s greatest songs, and their extraordinary stories

  • Full Story podcast
    The Sunday read: a day with Punch the monkey’s Djungelskog toy

    Podcast06:20
  • Olivia Dean on stage in a red dress

    Music
    Hard work, romance and bell hooks: how Olivia Dean became British pop’s newest megastar

  • Cruz Beckham plays guitar and sings into a microphone on stage

    Music
    Cruz Beckham review – son of David and Victoria transcends nepo-baby tag with intriguing psych-pop

What to read

  • Author Asako Yuzuki at Gotokuji Temple in Tokyo, Japan.

    Books
    Butter author Asako Yuzuki: ‘I’m very far from the ideal Japanese woman’

  • Novelist James Meek standing on a snowy street in Kyiv, Feb 2026

    Ukraine
    ‘A woman screams from a high balcony: “Help me! I’m freezing to death!”’ – novelist James Meek returns to Kyiv

  • Shaun Ryder and Bez in the early days of Happy Mondays in 1987.

    Books
    Watching Watership Down on acid with Bez: Shaun Ryder releases new memoir 24 Hour Party Person

  • Image of Claire Thomas with book, on not climbing mountains.

    Books
    On Not Climbing Mountains by Claire Thomas review – impressive, for a patient reader

What to play

  • Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil Requiem.

    Games
    Resident Evil Requiem review - there’s plenty of life in the undead yet

  • Pieced Together screenshot

    Review
    Pieced Together review – poignant narrative game gathers bittersweet fragments of a friendship

  • Out with the old … Sarah Bond (left) and Phil Spencer (centre) are leaving, while Matt Booty (right) gets a promotion.

    Pushing Buttons
    Why Xbox’s corporate shake-up matters for everyone who plays games

    Newsletter
  • Anlife.

    Games
    Anlife: what does an unusual evolution simulator have to say about AI?

More culture

  • Shia LaBeouf in jeans and a fleece top.

    Shia LaBeouf
    Shia LaBeouf blames ‘small man complex’ for alleged assaults and homophobic slurs

  • Getty Images Portrait Studio Presented By IMDb And IMDbPro At The Intercontinental Hotel Toronto, 2025TORONTO, ONTARIO - SEPTEMBER 06: Baz Luhrmann of "EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert" poses in the Getty Images Portrait Studio Presented by IMDb and IMDbPro during the Toronto International Film Festival at InterContinental Toronto Centre on September 06, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for IMDb)

    Interview
    Baz Luhrmann: ‘There’s the image of Elvis and then there’s the man’

  • The Brian Jonestown Massacre in BrightonPortrait of Anton Newcombe, founder of The Brian Jonestown Massacre, on Brighton seafront. Brighton, East Sussex, UK. 31st January 2023.

    10 Chaotic Questions
    Brian Jonestown Massacre’s Anton Newcombe: ‘I feel like I have to work very hard to redeem myself’

  • Pulp with frontman Jarvis Cocker on stage at the 2026 Adelaide festival opening night

    Review
    Pulp have the last word in Adelaide festival saga with triumphant opening gig

  • Pixelated close-up of a face with mouth open and overflowing with emojis, including angry faces, skulls, flames, robots, and flexed arms

    Language
    The Pentagon says it’s ‘lethalitymaxxing’. Why has ‘incel’ slang crossed into the mainstream?

  • Rebecca Coxon sitting at a light-coloured table in a white-walled cafe, wearing a baggy, white jumper with blue stripes and black taRebecca Coxon sitting at a light-coloured table in a white-walled cafe, wearing a baggy, white jumper with blue stripes and tight, black trousers, her hands clasped and her left arm leaning on the tableousers, her hands clasped and her left arm leaning on the table

    Family
    ‘I clicked on a button – and everything changed’: how a DNA test turned my life upside-down

Food

  • Meera Sodha’s quinoa and chickpea salad with red cabbage.

    Meera Sodha recipes
    Vegetarian recipe for quinoa and chickpea salad with red cabbage, pomegranate and pistachios

  • Benjamina Ebuehi's coffee and walnut cookies.

    The sweet spot
    Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for coffee and walnut cookies

  • Waitress

    Hospitality
    The secret life of a waitress: my nine nightmare diners – from flirts to complainers

  • Tamal Ray’s recipe for Sichuan-style lasagne

    Feast
    The bubbling beauty of baked pasta

    Newsletter

Wellbeing

  • Maddie Thomas pictured with spotlights and stills of Mamma Mia projected against her to represent her vivid visual memory

    Psychology
    Living with hyperphantasia: ‘I remember the clothes people wore the day we met, the things they said word-for-word’

  • Prostate cancer cells

    Health
    Researchers praise ‘stunning’ results of new prostate cancer treatment

  • A young girl with long dark curly hair bending her knees as she lifts a large barbell in a gym.

    Fitness
    ‘Watching my six year old deadlift 35kg was pretty cool’: meet the children who work out

  • Illustration showing OpenAI and ChatGPT logos

    Artificial intelligence
    ‘Unbelievably dangerous’: experts sound alarm after ChatGPT Health fails to recognise medical emergencies

Advice

  • Two older women with shoulder-length hair and wearing T-shirts, leggings and trainings hold heavy exercise balls in a gym

    I’ve seen some bizarre exercises online. If I were an influencer, this is the one workout I’d recommend

    Devi Sridhar
  • Eugene De Blaas - No Love Without Envy3DCM980 Eugene De Blaas - No Love Without Envy

    Leading questions
    I am in my 30s, unmarried, and afraid I’ve missed my chance. How do I make peace with my fear?

  • Composite image of older woman sitting on bench and looking at phone

    Change by degrees
    Unleash your super power: how to prevent your retirement savings from funding fossil fuels

  • Dishwasher illustration

    You be the judge
    Should my girlfriend change the way she loads the dishwasher?

Fashion & beauty

  • Women wearing Dolce & Gabbana designs in black, white and grey walk along the catwalk

    Milan fashion week
    Dolce & Gabbana reaffirms brand’s identity with achromatics in Milan

  • The Duchess of Sussex in a funnel-neck jacket holding hands with her husband and surrounded by men in Jordan

    Jackets
    Hiding in plain sight: everyone from Meghan to the Beckhams wants a funnel neck

  • Model wearing Haluminous on the runway

    National Designer award
    Judges of prestigious Australian fashion prize question award’s purpose

  • The king sits in the front row, next to designer Stella McCartney, as models pass by

    Monarchy
    ‘Putting on a brave face’: why royal fashion has never been more arresting

Travel

  • Soft evening light at a beach in Wales looking towards low mountains

    Wales holidays
    Stunning views, honesty shops and community pubs: people power on the Llŷn peninsula

  • The image shows Red Hill, ACT with bits of letters making a silhouette.

    Red Hill, Canberra: its walking tracks, scar trees and ochre earth underfoot will always transport me

    Paul Daley

Relationships

  • Man with hand on his chin smiling. Woman with black hair smiling at camera

    Blind date
    I was hoping for a lovely time, a fancy dinner and to meet the love of my life. I got two out of three

  • An illustration of a woman meditating and a halo-y figure of a man in the background.

    Well actually
    Excruciating but worth it: how a decades-old cult dating book helped me find love

  • Two 1950s Women Sitting Under Beauty Salon Hair Dryers Wearing Hairnets Towels Talking Gossip

    Social etiquette
    The stranger secret: how to talk to anyone – and why you should

  • Looking upwards at green bamboo trees against the sky

    Decades after my father’s garden grew wild, one man helped us see the sky again

    Jessie Cole

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    Riding the rightwing algorithm to success: is Karl Stefanovic Australia’s Joe Rogan?

  • Kathy Lette looks at the camera while pulling down red sunglasses from her eyes

    Walk with ...
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    Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
    Flawless, fierce and serving face: the Sydney Mardi Gras Sissy Ball

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