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There’s nothing like a threat of human extinction to focus the mind. The threat of AI to the existence of humanity has long been raised. But with...
When the immigration minister, Tony Burke, approached the National Press Club podium on Thursday, the eyes of every migrant in the country would have...
Maga men have babies on the brain. They may not all be interested in changing diapers or hands-on parenting, but they’re very keen on population...
It must have come as a surprise to Ed Sheeran when all of his support acts withdrew from the remainder of the US leg of his tour. The American rapper...
More than 20 years ago, when I started the campaign and TV series School Dinners, I couldn’t believe that we had standards for dog food but no...
Sometimes, where I live in Kyiv, I hear people say: “This feels pre-war.” It refers to situations that remind us of what life was like before. You...
Far-right nationalist populist parties are making the running everywhere from Washington to Warsaw. So why be so alarmed about a little regional...
Candidates always say it, but this time it’s true. When Israel goes to the polls on 27 October, it really will be the most important election in the...
The fight within the Greens that led senators to cross the floor last week over koala protection in a national park may have finally put a spotlight...
Resisting authoritarianism is the second-highest priority for Democrats’ college-educated base. But for working-class Americans, it’s only the...
Reading the extracts from Earl Spencer’s book about his sister Diana, and the king’s two-footed takedown of it, it’s hard to escape the idea...
Disabled people are being barred from leaving the country. This isn’t the first line of a dystopian novel but a scandal quietly happening across...
A few weeks ago, the worst thing you could say about Ed Sheeran was that his music was a bit bland. A Guardian music writer once compared it to...
Monday must have been a historical first. Never before have three of the four “nations” of the United Kingdom jointly demanded freedom to vote for...
When did you realise you had finally grown up? It’s a trick question, obviously: maturity is just realising that life is full of things you don’t...
So much of your daily life – your job, your health, your home – hinges on the fact that your name is in a government database. Are you a legal...
It felt like a cliche out of a medical drama. We huddled together in the ultrasound room, marvelling at the shadow of our baby moving on the screen in...
As a cultured citizen of the globe (social media), I am witness to a lot of different opinions about the weather throughout the year. I will soon be...
Not long ago, it was common wisdom among social media influencers that they shouldn’t talk politics. There was a widespread belief among their crowd...
As trade talks with Canada shambled toward collapse in late August, Donald Trump brayed on Truth Social: “WE DON’T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US!”...
The lights go down, and for a moment I forget I’m watching a screen. It fills with a rooftop in Tel Aviv at night, black and grey. The camera pans...
On the day I became prime minister, I pledged to bring power to every postcode. Today, we begin to make good on that promise in the most literal...
Two breaking stories roiled US politics this week and immediately got big play on most news sites. The supreme court surprisingly rejected – for now...
Ed Sheeran, seeking to stay out of politics, has become, in this moment, the most political artist in the world. And in trying to leave himself room...
You can impress a certain kind of person at a party by reciting the fact that there are more yoga instructors in the US than there are coalminers. In...
‘Welcome to middle age.” This is what my GP said to me 10 years ago when I asked her why I needed this pill or that. Being then just shy of 50,...
It’s been three weeks since the government advisory urging us to start stockpiling in case of emergency – how’s your prep coming along? The...
Where is lawbreaking not just visible, but designed to be seen? Where is antisocial behaviour worn as a badge of honour? Where is pleasure gained...
Ursula von der Leyen brought a new mascot to her annual State of the Union address to the European parliament: the Canadian prime minister, Mark...
It was a tragic sight. One day last July, a newborn humpback whale calf lay motionless on the seafloor, just a kilometre off Australia’s Gold Coast....
In a statement about Macklemore being dropped from his US stadium tour for making pro-Palestinian comments, Ed Sheeran defended his own publicly...
I’ll call it compassionate surveillance. It’s what I do when I’m worried about a loved one who is on the move. I’m not sure it’s a good...
There is a rising tide of abuse in our politics and I feel it every day. This week, the Electoral Commission warned that harassment and intimidation...
Stunning new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows the abysmally low rate of jobseeker means at least 3,000 more...
With many technological developments, from algorithm-driven social media to AI, many people assume there’s a degree of inevitability to their...
The publication of the Thirlwall inquiry report is above all a moment to remember the babies who died or were harmed at the Countess of Chester...
What do you get if you cross a complete lack of artistic talent with making lemonade out of life’s lemons? Phil Heckels, that’s what – or,...
Whenever Donald Trump gives a speech, it’s filled with so many lies and self-serving exaggerations that when he does utter something true, I see...
Passport, money, emotional support human: Donald Trump had all the travel essentials on his recent trip to Ireland. The president flew into Dublin on...
The British people cannot be bought, but their views and votes can be heavily influenced by a flood of political party propaganda – from expensive...
With Jacob Coxon’s resignation from Anthropic, we have reached the AI risk tipping point. Millions of people are finally coming to understand what...
Last week, as summer gave way to pumpkin season, I found myself contemplating the final squash. Like the horror movie trope of the final girl...
Millions of people will participate in elections in Russia this weekend and a new parliament will be chosen, but not necessarily in that order. The...
Leaked documents from a government proposal show that the Albanese government is considering reversing the fundamental rights of Australians under...
My epiphany came between the starter and the main. At a friend’s place for dinner, I sat in awe as she put on a kind of magic show – the first...
Bonnie Blue has made millions of pounds by having sex with thousands of men. I suppose that last part isn’t particularly unusual for a sex worker;...
The world of wellness fads is a cyclical place. Everything comes back into fashion when a new generation of influencers decides to switch it up....
One of the curiosities of debates about cycling in the UK is that almost all of them centre on the place with the greatest concentration of not only...
Everyone who was in New York on 11 September 2001 has their 9/11 story. My husband and I were at JFK, boarding a plane to San Francisco. Our two sons...
Solemn faces all round. We will listen. We will learn. We will hone and improve. Yes, it’s time for the latest bout of profound soul-searching in...
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