headlines
Wednesday
29 November 2017
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Australia still embraces multiculturalism but fracture lines are deepeningScanlon Foundation Mapping Social Cohesion Report finds ugly discrimination is on the rise, and we no longer listen to political leaders
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Gang of Youths, Paul Kelly and AB Original lead celebration of musicArtists hail Triple J’s move to change the Hottest 100 date, watch Harry Styles bring the house down and join Jimmy Barnes in remembering Malcolm and George Young -
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Prince Harry to marry Meghan Markle at Windsor Castle in MayPalace aides predict a ‘happy church wedding’ at St George’s Chapel for prince, 33, and American TV star, 36
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spotlight
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US gun violence spawns a new epidemic: conspiracy theorists harassing victimsAfter mass shootings, survivors and victims’ families face a second round of attacks online – and fighting back is ‘like trying to kill roaches with a fly swatter’
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All the questions Star Wars: The Last Jedi must answerRian Johnson’s new Star Wars film needs to resolve the many mysteries of The Force Awakens – starting with why Rey is so precocious in the ways of the Jedi
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A weighty portrait of a complex manBiography of Indigenous activist Tracker Tilmouth from the Miles Franklin award-winning novelist is a testament to the power of collective storytelling
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If we start to believe that sexual harassment and rape is a result of the way men are we cede something crucial: the belief that things can be betterMale sexuality isn't brutal by default. It's dangerous to suggest it is
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documentaries
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Working and living on the Italian road of 'love'
On the roadWorking and living on the
Italian road of 'love'Watch now
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Ashes 2017-18 – Cameron Bancroft's debut and that head-buttAdam Collins and Geoff Lemon discuss how Australian opener Cameron Bancroft didn’t just make unbeaten 80 to win an Ashes Test, he also defused an international incident while delivering a comedy routine
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Australia still know how to get under England skinsThere is of course a line you do not cross but if you can get a batsman’s mind not 100% focused on what is his primary job then it’s fair game for me
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Fifa's preparations for the Russia 2018 World Cup drawOur resident cartoonist imagines the hard work being put in by Gianni Infantino and Vladimir Putin to ensure the World Cup draw is a success
Australian bird of the year
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Vote here for the Australian
bird of the year 2017Determine the pecking order in the
Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll
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We had the same-sex marriage survey, we have a bill ready to go. Time for actionLet’s not muddy the waters with unnecessary and harmful amendments that would undo the social progress of the last 40 years
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The OECD Better Life Index has Australia sitting pretty alongside Scandinavia and Canada – but drill a little deeperLife is good in Australia – so why don't women feel safe walking home?
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video and pictures
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Stars walk the red carpet at the Aria awards 2017The best photos from the red carpet and awards ceremony as Australia’s music industry celebrates its 31st event
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British tourists film moment crocodile lunges at them
A crocodile attack in Australia that left a British tourist with a leg wound was captured on camera
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São Paulo in the 1940sSwiss-born Hildegard Rosenthal fled the second world war to become a pioneering photojournalist in Brazil. Here’s a selection of her historic, unstaged shots taken on the streets of São Paulo
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Giant Buddha reclines with western statues in National Gallery of Victoria foyerEast collides with west as a giant sculpture by Chinese artist Xu Zhen is installed in the NGV forecourt in Melbourne and draped with replicas of Greco-Roman, Renaissance and Neoclassical statues
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Graphic Japanese whaling footage released after five-year legal battleJapanese fishermen harpoon whales in the Southern ocean before dragging them, still alive, along the side of the vessel
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George Brandis on same-sex marriage billAustralia’s attorney general says the passing of the same-sex marriage bill sends a potent message of support to young gay people
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Fifield wants ABC board to reject Australia Day moveCommunications minister accuses youth radio station of helping ‘to delegitimise’ 26 January
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Man arrested over alleged plan for terror act on New Year's EveA 20-year-old man is accused of preparing to commit a terrorist attack after raids in the city on Monday
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Glowing red lava seen on Mount AgungBurnt orange glow observed in the crater of volcano and in thick column of ash rising nearly two miles into the air
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Trump makes 'Pocahontas' joke at ceremony honouring Navajo veteransAddressing Native American veterans of the second world war, the president repeated a favorite racial taunt about Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren
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explore
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Radio National's fans fear death by a thousand cutsThe ABC’s flagship radio station is expensive, esoteric and – its supporters say – essential to Australian public life. Now it is facing more upheaval
people
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Unofficial town crier to the royal family (and star of US TV)An Essex-based octogenarian has featured on front pages around the world loudly making royal announcements – although no one has asked him to do so
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Designer calls for overhaul of 'incredibly wasteful' fashion industryUK fashion designer backs Ellen MacArthur foundation campaign to stop the global fashion industry consuming a quarter of the world’s annual carbon budget by 2050
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'I didn’t know much, I just asked, 'Is he nice?''Mishal Husain’s interview with the prince and his fiancee shows a happy, modern couple, so different from Charles and Diana’s awkward engagement appearance
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Red carpets, refugee camps and royaltyHaving grown up with people assuming her mother was the nanny, Prince Harry’s fiancee has gone on to develop a multi-faceted career
the big picture
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Police in Nairobi, and thumbs up in ParisThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world
Business Australian shareholders should be told climate risk to profits, says thinktank