3+ hour, 58+ min ago   (407+ words) Coalition says potholes must be fixed ‘as a matter of urgency’ after 71-year-old crashed and died on Western Highway at Trawalla, west of Ballarat, on Sunday Emergency services were called to Trawalla, west of Ballarat, shortly before 1pm on Sunday after…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago   (527+ words) Jonathan Biggins returns as Paul Keating in an update of a classic comedy performance – and says he’s pretty sure most of it’s true Paul Keating had just one note for Jonathan Biggins. On the actor and writer’s iconic appearances in…...

13+ hour, 44+ min ago   (1129+ words) Scientists say good rainfall and growing resistance to viruses are to blame for increasing rabbit populations around the country Jojo the rabbit-detecting dog is working eight days on, two days off, running up to 20 kilometres a day chasing rabbits in…...

18+ hour, 37+ min ago   (695+ words) Campaigners say at current glacial pace some unpaid carers will die before receiving a refund Unpaid carers who were pursued for bills for thousands of pounds after welfare officials unlawfully changed benefit rules could wait years before learning whether they…...

19+ hour, 44+ min ago   (771+ words) Warning: our democracy won’t survive the death of reading. Read on if you still can The Guardian Warning: our democracy won’t survive the death of reading. Read on if you still can While fascists protest in UK ports and purvey…...

22+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1706+ words) Thousands of miles of new power lines are needed to deliver climate targets and energy security, but bills will rise in the short term and opponents are mobilising Britain is embarking on one of the largest overhauls of its electricity…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (818+ words) Without laws requiring transparency or a right of review, our human rights will be rationed away by algorithmic and automated decision-making tools As we hurtle towards a post-human future, the absence of a human rights act in Australia will put…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (985+ words) Former primetime TV host films himself eating dog biscuits, doing ‘munchie runs’ and addressing pool death case Filming from the driver’s seat of his car, with his pet whippet, Lara, in the background, Michael Barrymore shows an array of dog…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (523+ words) As trust in institutions wavers, experts say local, collective action is more effective in driving change This week, reflecting on a summer as “hot as hell”, the UN’s head of climate, Simon Stiell, said: “Climate is sometimes seen as a…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (439+ words) The former New York Times columnist is taking a step away from politics to focus on moral and humanistic concerns the media rarely cover David Brooks knows there are plenty of podcasts out there. But as the veteran commentator prepares…...