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The 2021 Australian of the year and sexual assault survivor says ‘we are on the precipice of a revolution’
Studies have shown that promoting wellbeing through play goes a long way to boost academic outcomes, says educational psychologist John McMullen
The SNP leader was battling for her political life in Holyrood, but she had an opponent in Westminster too, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
Even the number of ‘best podcasts’ lists is bewildering. Is there just too much to choose from, asks Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles
The chancellor set out his roadmap for Britain’s economic recovery, but will it be enough? Our experts give their view
With Labour struggling to be heard, the Conservatives have become both government and opposition. It can be an asset, says Guardian columnist...
Just because of a strong recent performance we should not forget that overall 2020 was the worst calendar year of the past 60 years
Without it, doubt will persist within the public as to whether the attorney general is a fit and proper person to retain his role as Australia’s...
The patience and grace shown by health, hotel and airport workers in South Auckland and Aotearoa overall offers a beacon to those suffering overseas
After a year of collective agony and grief, rekindling our creative flair could be the way to find ourselves again
The energy industry is like a smoker who goes from one pack a day to two – but claims they’re quitting because they switched to filtered...
Disaster looms if big finance is allowed to game the carbon offsetting markets to achieve ‘net zero’ emissions, says climate scientist and...
These rights have been central to many key justice fights in the past 20 years, and we can’t allow politicians to take them away, says Amnesty...
Getting rid of the virus completely now seems impossible, but there are powerful arguments in its favour, says author Laura Spinney
Our government is effectively forcing people to choose between heat in their apartment and the risk of deportation
It can be gut-wrenchingly complicated to report (or try to report) on sexual abuse allegations
It wasn’t the fault of dedicated staff – the system let us down, and it needs to change
The corruption verdict reflects growing exasperation at heads of state’s aloofness and lack of accountability, says academic Philippe Marlière
Not one Covid jab had been administered in 130 of the world’s poorer countries by mid-February, says the editor, author and presenter Kanishk...
I spent years on Manus Island and in hotel detention. Finally I can live like a regular human being
The trainer has damaged his sport’s delicate contract with the public after he was photographed sitting on a mare’s corpse, says the Guardian...
Green shoots and spring buds tell us that life goes on, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
State legislators are trying to make it more difficult for citizens to take action when their own representatives won’t
I took my country to an international commission and won. Now it must scrap the homophobic laws that fuel hate, says the LGBT rights activist...
A double-digit deterioration in perceptions of Scott Morrison’s personal attributes has been wholly driven by female voters
There is still no guarantee that people such as me will be treated as fully human, says asylum seeker Bulelani Mfaco
It is unfair that vulnerable people face being treated by potentially infected nurses and care workers, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
The government shouldn’t hide behind the commission’s indecision. Australians should demand they finally fix the system
Prescription drugs helped my fraying mental health, but a lack of psychological support can undermine the good work they do, writes Jenny Stevens
I can’t rely on the grey sponge in my head any more. But my digital footprint shows how I have been idling away my time, writes Emma Beddington
Biden has the power to pass a $15 minimum wage, raise corporate taxes, and investigate firms accused of spying on workers. He must use it
This is the worst of times for an opposition, but Johnson and Sunak’s charms will wear thin, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Drone warfare abroad is bad enough. Let’s not apply the same kinds of technologies to domestic policing
Cuomo casts himself as merely clumsy – but the allegations seem to be an extension of bullying behavior designed to exert power and control
I had slowly pieced together a support system, but lockdown left me alone with a disease that thrives on solitude, says Sam Dalling
Biden resorted to the longstanding US foreign policy that looks the other way as America’s autocratic allies commit atrocities at home and abroad
When pupils are awarded grades this year, teachers have a chance to address the inequalities revealed by the pandemic, says professor of social...
From flexible working to live-streamed shows, tricks learned in recent months could be used to build a brighter future, says Guardian columnist...
Sonja McLaughlan is just the latest innocent victim, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
For the government to try and sweep allegations of rape against a cabinet minister under the carpet of ‘process’ misconceives what is at stake
Our national reluctance to make a fuss as well as the structure of our government have helped us fight Covid
From the birds in the trees to the fresh flowers laid on headstones, graveyards sustain life in surprising and touching ways, writes Emma Beddington
Appointing a man with controversial views on Islam to head its Prevent review will alienate those it’s meant to support, says Sadakat Kadri, author...
There’s a risk that individuals blame themselves, when it’s the system that has left all of us exposed, says liaison psychiatrist Mariam Alexander
Democrats argue that it’s impossible to deliver a higher minimum wage, when there are plenty of ways to overcome this impasse
Labour would hand much-needed power to local communities and bring security to people’s work, says Anneliese Dodds, the shadow chancellor
While the unemployment remains above pre-pandemic levels, investor optimism for the future has shot through the roof
I’m trying to prepare them for the great reopening on 8 March, but whenever I mention it they look at me as if I have joined QAnon, writes Zoe...
With enterprises struggling, the Conservatives have lost their trust. Labour can now be the party of business, says the former home secretary Alan...
Is it that the commonwealth government has accepted that violence against women is an inevitable part of Australia’s way of life?
The Trump party is only interested in appealing to its base. Democrats in Washington have the public square to themselves
Although social media seems public, the platforms can extinguish access or delete content at their whim
My doctor says my cholesterol levels are insane and I have to eat healthily. My supermarket shop has changed overnight, says Guardian columnist...
The singer’s choirmaster took great pride in inspiring him, but a certain other PJ was the real influence
At first I felt relieved that my symptoms aren’t too grim. Then I felt bad about my relief, as if I’d failed a basic solidarity duty
Money saved on commuting is eaten up by the need for bigger homes in order to avoid being confined to the kitchen table
The question animating strategists of all parties is whether this is the beginning of the end for the SNP’s hegemony in Scotland
The tax break on house purchases saw prices rise by 8.5% – but is it really the best way to address the housing shortage?
The president has inherited an unpopular war, and whatever he decides to do about it will be fraught with danger
The government has overturned the commitment to reduce the number of women in jail. This ignores how female offenders are very different from their...
Human rights abuses cut little ice with holidaymakers who rush to the beach
Behind the numbers: the policy of giving as many first jabs as possible is already cutting hospital admission rates
Social and economic changes have pushed people into ‘reluctant individualism’
However monstrous her actions in joining Isis, her citizenship isn’t conditional because her parents were born abroad
After a decade of cuts, local government is in tatters, and some town halls are facing bankruptcy, says Guardian columnist John Harris