Keep calm and carry on: two travellers weigh in on Jetstar’s new overhead locker baggage feesIs the budget airline’s plan to charge for carry-on bag storage a tax on bad behaviour, or just plain old price gouging? Two Guardian staffers check in Aug 05 26August 05, 2026Article at Guardian Australia
Work begins on Daniel Andrews statue – as it happenedThis blog is now closed May 15 26May 15, 2026Article at Guardian Australia
Rinehart’s $200m donation to convert homes for veterans welcomed by RSL – as it happenedThe day’s news as it unfolded Apr 23 26April 23, 2026Article at Guardian Australia
How Gina Rinehart lost hundreds of millions of dollars in court – Full Story podcastSenior correspondent Sarah Martin and series producer Joe Koning examine Wednesday’s landmark court ruling that ends a 15-year-court battle between Gina Rinehart and rival heirs Apr 16 26April 16, 2026Article at Guardian Australia
Malinauskas steps up One Nation attack ahead of SA election – as it happenedThis blog is now closed Mar 19 26March 19, 2026Article at Guardian Australia
Banksy has been unmasked (again). But does this major Reuters investigation actually tell us something new?British street artist’s ‘real’ name reported after an investigation stretching from Ukraine to New York and London. Kelly Burke explains all to Nick Miller Mar 18 26March 18, 2026Article at Guardian Australia
A minimalist statement or just Pantonedeaf? ‘Cloud dancer’ shade of white named Pantone’s 2026 colour of the yearWait, what? You mean … white? Are they trolling us? Emma Joyce explains all to Nick Miller Dec 05 25December 05, 2025Article at Guardian Australia
$60bn wiped from ASX – as it happenedThis blog is now closed Nov 18 25November 18, 2025Article at Guardian Australia
Author of EPBC Act review ‘bitterly disappointed’ with Coalition’s stance – as it happenedThis blog is now closed Oct 24 25October 24, 2025Article at Guardian Australia
Is it a critical mineral or a Tolkien invention? Take the Guardian’s nerdiest quiz yetDo you know your ores from your orcs? Your rare earths versus Middle-earth? Test your knowledge here … Oct 24 25October 24, 2025Article at Guardian Australia
I can’t stop watching videos of people discovering Beds are Burning by Midnight Oil. Send helpLike all good addicts, I couldn’t tell you how much time I’ve spent with First Time Hearing clips on YouTube. They sucked me in and didn’t let me go Oct 18 25October 18, 2025Article at Guardian Australia
‘Friends stared at me dumbfounded’: Guardian Australia staff share their most traumatic haircuts. What was yours?A viral video of a barbershop blow-up prompts tales of shear panic. Tell us about your worst haircut experience in the comments Jun 20 25June 20, 2025Article at Guardian Australia
In brief: Who Owns Football?; The Caretaker; The Land in WinterA deep dive into football’s puppet masters; an evocative slice of Americana; and another tour de force from Pure author Andrew Miller Nov 10 24November 10, 2024Article at Guardian Australia
Morning Mail: how to tell if your phone is being tracked, deadly floods in Spain, state of the climate in five chartsExperts say victim-survivors of domestic abuse may be vulnerable to cyber-stalking on their own devices Oct 30 24October 30, 2024Article at Guardian Australia
Fixing shrinkflation with bigger fonts sounds like a joke. Then again, I do keep forgetting my glassesI’m a huge fan of Australia’s Unit Pricing Code, and the thing is, it actually does work to save shoppers time and money – as long as you can make it out The government’s bold announcement today that it was going to fix shrinkflation – with a polite… Oct 03 24October 03, 2024Article at Guardian Australia
When the weather forecast says it’s 13C but it ‘feels like’ 11C, what exactly does it mean?Feels like 11C? Maybe if I’m a cylindrical Caucasian person travelling at a constant 1.4 metres a second As I write, it’s 13C in Melbourne, the BoM tells me. Oh, it adds, but it “feels like” 11C. To which I say, “Det finst ikkje dårleg vêr, berre… Jul 19 24July 19, 2024Article at Guardian Australia
I gamified Australia’s power industry – and learned just how weird and perverse it can beIf we knew the price of power at any time of day, we could stack the deck in our favour. That was the theory, anyway For a year I paid the real price for solar and I hated it – and loved it. I eventually had to stop because I was starting to… May 19 24May 19, 2024Article at Guardian Australia
Bluey’s cricket episode: why did it leave Australians in tears and Americans puzzled?The latest episode hits cricket fans with a wave of back yard nostalgia. But will kids (and international viewers) understand it? Nick, cricketers everywhere are losing their collective minds over a Bluey episode. What is going on? It’s the third… Jun 15 23June 15, 2023Article at Guardian Australia
From Wednesday and Matilda to NYE fireworks: the best things for children to watch this weekendExhausted by the festive season? You’re not alone. Here’s a bunch of films and streams to keep kids of all ages occupied around Australia The question has plagued humankind since time immemorial: how to distract children during the holidays? Since… Dec 29 22December 29, 2022Article at Guardian Australia
What is a Fitzroy garage party and why has it been going for days?A fairly ordinary party in an inner-Melbourne suburb has somehow become grist for the global discourse mill. So why is everyone so upset? Hi Amy, sorry to interrupt but I opened TikTok to watch endless variations on the dance from Wednesday, and… Dec 26 22December 26, 2022Article at Guardian Australia
