Central Coast Mariners Stun Melbourne City in Extra-Time Thriller to Make Grand Final
The Mariners celebrate their win over Melbourne City in the second leg of their semifinal. (AAP: Joel Carrett)
Australia
Card, Cash or Cough Up? Aussie Businesses Caught Between Tap-n-Go Convenience and the Clink of Coins
Cash has been the primary source of payment at this ‘Little Italy’ institution in Sydney since 1952. (ABC News: Greg Bigelow)
Gisele Kapterian Snatches Bradfield for Libs in Nail-Biter as Independent Boele Falls Short (Again)
Liberal candidate for Bradfield Gisele Kapterian is ahead with about 1,000 ballots left to be counted. (ABC News: Liam Patrick)
“We’ll Beat It by 10%*”: Bunnings’ Price Promise Comes With a 9,000-Product Catch
“Lowest Prices Are Just the Beginning” – But So’s the Fine Print Walk into any Bunnings, and it’s right there,
Woolies Slashes Prices on 400 Essentials in Bid to Tame Trolley Shock
Woolworths cuts prices on essentials from May. Credit: AAP, Woolworths
Koalas Booted from the Bush: Victorian Blue Gum Logging Leaves Thousands Homeless
A koala on a recently cleared blue gum plantation next to Budj Bim national park in Victoria. Photograph: Paul Hilton/Earth Tree Images/The Guardian
Building With Heart and Country: First Nations Architects Represent Australia at Venice Biennale
Home, at the 2025 Venice Biennale of Architecture. The work by The Creative Sphere. Photograph: Peter Bennets
Australia’s Rental ‘Crisis’: Smoke, Mirrors, and a Bit of Real Trouble
Advertised rents for new tenants don’t reflect how much most of the roughly 3 million households with a lease are actually paying, according to an analyst – and there, the picture is very different. Photograph: William West/AFP/Getty Images
How Peter Dutton’s Trumpian Tango Turned into a Political Faceplant
Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton speaks to the media after attending Mass at Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, Australia, on April 22. Hollie AdamsReuters
AU Liberal Party Cop a Hiding – Now Arguing Whether to Go Mateship or Mad Max
Most Liberal MPs contacted by Guardian Australia agreed that a major review was needed after the 2025 federal election result. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP