Is the government looking to starve its audit watchdog of cash? Plus, bad news for fish lovers, and Amanda Vanstone certainly won't be on JobSeeker anytime soon.
I’d fund that for a dollar!
If there’s one thing that RoboCop taught us it was that the…

How to defund your way out of a pesky rorts scandal (and other news you may have missed)

Download the government’s COVIDsafe app if you want, but promise you’ll think twice before licking that bus stop.
There are many things that could be done to make the COVIDSafe app more useful for Australians concerned about protecting the health of…

Security theatre or digital snake oil? Why the COVIDSafe app is no protective spell

New data sheds light on just what Tasmanians (and the rest of us) have been watching while in lockdown. Plus other stories you missed from the week.
Also: bad news about that emissions pause, and there’s a beer battle brewing in the top end.
Bound…

Tasmania is the kinkiest lockdown state (and other news you may have missed)

The US and Australia could take a cue from Rodrigo Duterte on how to silence pesky broadcasters, and it's a bad day for prawns.

At least one government gets to destroy the TV network it hates (and other news you might have missed)

COVID-19 has put South Australia at a crossroads, and it’s time to decide whether we want a return to greatness or to die an unmourned death
Back in April, Deloitte Access Economics released a report on the state-level impacts of various shut downs…

To return to the pre-crisis status quo would be a missed opportunity for South Australia

As rankings of Angus Taylor controversies go, this one would likely not even break the teens. It doesn’t involve the energy minister seeking money for coal-fired power plants via renewable energy funds, or documents of bizarre providence regarding…

Not even COVID is shaking anti-vaxxers’ faith (and other news you may have missed)

Clive Palmer backs a few slow horses (again). Plus other stories of the week that slipped by.

Clive Palmer can’t stop spending money on losers (and other news you may have missed)

We have options, people — some better than others.
While many things in Australia are contracting -- employment, the economy, people’s enthusiasm for videoconferencing -- one thing has grown significantly in recent weeks: the numbers of Pauls Kelly…

Which Paul Kelly would be the most endurable pandemic lockdown partner?

The gambling industry is losing millions and Angus Taylor is back at it again. In another jam-packed week, here's the news that slipped by.
We're waiting for the gambling industry to start lobbying to end lockdowns, Indonesia becomes a real-life…

Won’t somebody think of the pokies? (And other news you may have missed)

The bassists struck by the coronavirus, Donald Trump's 'cure', and other news you may have missed this week.

The virus is targeting our planet’s greatest bassists (and other news you may have missed)

Cruise giants are left marooned, travel restrictions affect abortion access, and Thailand says no to April Fools. In a jam-packed week, here are the stories you may have missed.

So, you’re suddenly regretting your choice of tax haven (and other news you may have missed)

Pity every architecture student of the last five years or so. They’ve come out into the world ready to use the most up to date theories about urban planning and design for the domiciles and offices of then future based around the Google-forward idea…

So That’s The End of the Co-Living Boom, Huh?

Opinion
As a parent, it's obligatory to begin most sentences with "as a parent".
Also, as a parent, it's incumbent on me to be in a state of vague panic approximately all of the time.
Evolution has programmed our dumb mammal brains to be…

'What would Bandit do?' I'm taking parenting cues from Bluey to get through the coronavirus pandemic

Britney Spears calls for revolution, Tinder saves the world and no, Venice isn't technically any cleaner. In a jam-packed week, here are the stories you missed

No, the dolphins haven’t returned to Venice (and other news you may have missed)

As a writer living the glamorous, thrillingly parlous life of a freelancer I’m used to working from home – or, ideally, from cafés where the coffee and wi-fi is both plentiful and strong.
But as Australia makes stately progress to the sorts of…

How to wrangle space when you’re all locked down at home

In our new series Stream Team, Guardian Australia’s arts writers dig out their favourite hidden gems of streaming to help you while away some isolated hours.
As we all hunker down in our homes and desperately watch things to help us cope with being…

Mystery Science Theater 3000: a cry-laugh bonkers show for truly insane times

With the world seeming uncertain and scary, here’s one thing to be sure about: we need to be kind to one another, even from a (social) distance.
When each of my sons were born, I welcomed them to their home planet by tearfully reciting a quote from…

We've got to be kind

We've rounded up the news that might have missed amidst the pandemic panic.
Envoy the silence

In other news… yes, there has been other news

Yesterday, the State Theatre Company confirmed its season of Jonathan Biggins’ The Gospel According to Paul has been cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. But with this story already in the bag, we suspect some readers might appreciate any excuse…

A one-man journey through the barbs, one-liners and neoliberal legacy of Paul Keating

One day, maybe quite soon, we can all go into stasis and wake up once everything is fine, like in the first bit of Alien. In the meantime, we need to stop ourselves from losing our minds while trapped inside pacing along dimly-lit corridors, like in…