headlines
Friday
17 February 2017
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Robert Harward turns down national security adviser jobFormer navy Seal was eyed to replace Michael Flynn, who was asked to resign over contacts with Russia and his attempts to cover up nature of those contacts
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Debilitated Labour party is facilitating a disastrous BrexitFormer PM turns on own party while calling for cross-party political movement to oppose Theresa May’s pursuit of Brexit at any cost -
Pope appears to back anti-Trump protests in letter condemning populismPontiff tells activists he supports their fight against ‘gutting of democracies’ in letter that appears to take aim at US president -
weekend
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My fathers are both unconventionalThe actress talks about meeting her real father for the first time, and how she and her partner have blended their own young families
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Am I using this emoji right, or did I accidentally just sext someone?Emojis are a versatile tool for digital communication, but intimidating for the uninitiated – which makes them ripe for technophobia and moral outrage
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Pieces finally falling together for continent we didn't know we hadThe landmass – about two-thirds the size of Australia – of which 94% is under water, is a step closer to being recognised, scientists say
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Media Watch’s iView suddenly got more than usually interesting. Plus more change on the way at the ABC, and potential crossed lines at FairfaxLouis Theroux puts words into Paul Barry's mouth in ABC caption bug
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Hawks edge past Geelong as Roughead makes his returnHawthorn have snuck home by four points against Geelong in Launceston, with Hawks skipper Jarryd Roughead making a winning return to the AFL
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Sri Lanka defeat Australia in final-ball T20 thrillerSri Lanka have defeated Australia by five wickets in the first T20I at the MCG after Chamara Kapugedera scored a boundary from the game’s final delivery
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Adelaide too good for Jets in heated encounterAdelaide United held on for a 1-0 A-League win over Newcastle Jets on Friday, before a melee broke out amongst players at Coopers Stadium
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Collingwood's stars have air of invincibility – on paper at leastThe pressure is on the Pies after a Real Madrid-like recruitment policy and success is expected – but every player and every team is fallible
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The intensifying political dynamics on climate policy may feed the conflict god, but the rancid partisan rivalry isn’t a bit of abstract culture war – it’s failure with real consequencesIn the fight club of Australian politics, the public suffer the knockout blow
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Melania has rewritten the script – and that’s why the first lady is a brandDonald Trump’s wife seems utterly unconcerned about the long-held tradition that the president’s wife puts her work to one side
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video and pictures
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Dog paternity leave and a giant Trump dummyThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world including a fire dance, dog paternity leave and a giant Trump dummy
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Behind the masks at Venice carnivalPrepare to party, incognito. A customer is fitted for mask and outfit at Ca’ del Sol workshop in Venice. The city’s carnival runs until 28 February
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Key quotes from Trump's news conference‘They will say, Donald Trump rants and raves,’ the US president told reporters in a blistering 77-minute question-and-answer session that covered Russia, intelligence leaks, the firing of Michael Flynn – and uncomfortable encounters with reporters on the issues of antisemitism and race.
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Jennifer Hawkins, diversity and a dazzling lightshow launch Myer collectionA University of Melbourne car park is transformed into an underground bunker for the department store’s autumn 2017 collection
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Photographer snaps wizard at New Zealand beauty spotsIndian amateur photographer Akhil Suhas gains thousands of Instagram followers with his quirky holiday project
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Late-night TV hosts mock security adviser over resignationComedians take aim at the former national security adviser, who quit after just 24 days in the job
Wisdom of Ages
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Three-year-old girl died after 100kg man stood on her, court hearsMan placed full weight on child ‘in frustration’ after tripping over her as she played on the floor
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Bushfire destroys more than a dozen homes in CarwoolaHot and windy conditions return, sparking fresh emergency warnings on ACT border and in state’s central west
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Princess Cristina acquitted of tax fraud but husband jailedKing’s sister acquitted, but husband Iñaki Urdangarin given six-year jail sentence on charges including fraud and tax evasion
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Ski resorts could lose up to 70% of snow cover by 2100, say expertsNew study says global warming likely to see snowfall replaced by rain across the Alps, with knock-on effects for tourism-dependent villages
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explore
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12 Years a SlaveContinuing our series of Guardian writers’ all-time Academy picks, Catherine Shoard explains why Steve McQueen’s film deserved to triumph over Gravity
people
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How to write the perfect farceFrom the runaway rat in Fawlty Towers to Monty Python’s cheese shop, John Cleese has clocked up 50 years of sublime silliness. As his new comedy Bang Bang hits the stage, he talks about fear, Feydeau and his love of farce
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The former British MP who scooped US media on Trump's Russian tiesMensch works at News Corp by day, probes Trump-Moscow by night. Here’s how she learned the secret that eluded even the best journalists
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Rocker wrote 'masterpiece' memoir that has never been publishedRolling Stones manager has denied publisher John Blake permission to put out manuscript that includes tales of the singer buying a mansion while high on LSD
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Director hopes plea deal will enable his return to the USThe director has been a fugitive from US justice for 40 years after admitting sex with an underage girl
the big picture
Centrelink robo-debt system Government knew of error risks 'for decades'