Lenore Taylor

theguardian.comThree speeches on a single day signaled a dying American democracy | Robert ShpinerStephen Miller warned of a leftwing ‘cancer’ threatening civilization. As a critical care doctor, I have a response to his diagnosis

23 July

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Terrifically terrifying

20 July

Hey Barnaby's dog RUOK

theguardian.comNot delivering any Aukus nuclear submarines to Australia explored as option in US congressional reportReport offers alternative of the US navy retaining boats and operating them out of Australian bases

4 Feb

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f... who could have predicted this...

theguardian.comPauline Hanson failed to declare another flight from billionaire Gina Rinehart’s companyExclusive: One Nation leader gifted the flight from company of Australia’s richest person last year, but did not declare in line with parliamentary rules

3 Feb

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... another one...

theguardian.comDisappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll?Testimony from medics, morgue and graveyard staff reveals huge state effort to conceal systematic killing of protesters

31 Jan

www.theguardian.com/global-devel... Catching up on stories from this week... "...the killings bore the hallmarks of executions. Medical workers..described receiving bodies with close-range gunshot wounds to the head that had been transferred from hospital morgues while still attached to catheters...

theguardian.comEx-CNN anchor Don Lemon released after arrest over Minnesota church protestLemon and three others charged with civil rights crimes, DoJ says, as White House celebrates arrest on social media

31 Jan

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... He's a journalist... "The White House celebrated Lemon’s arrest with a post on X. “When life gives you Lemons,” the White House account’s official post said, accompanied by a chain emoji."

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31 Jan

theguardian.comAustralia’s grid now relies on renewable energy as much as coal. Those who doubted it look foolishSolar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditioners

30 Jan

theguardian.comAustralia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combinedExclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low

theguardian.comI’ve read this picture book so many times – but only 25 years later do I really understand it | Lenore TaylorWilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge was a favourite when my son was small. Now my father’s in a nursing home – and Mem Fox’s book remains a balm

28 Jan

www.theguardian.com/culture/2026... This is why I’m voting for Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge in the favourite children’s picture book poll

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28 Jan

theguardian.comThe Liberals’ fatal flaw was becoming Nationals-lite. Here’s how they can come back from the brink | Tony BarryIf the conservative parties want to stop bleeding votes to One Nation and teals, their focus needs to be on economic management and housing, especially in urban seats

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27 Jan

theguardian.comThrough the heatwave haze, the hypocrisy of Australia’s fossil fuel policy shines bright | Clean AirThe heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now

27 Jan

theguardian.comThe 16-month battle to reveal the truth about Sydney Water’s poo ballsAfter debris balls closed Sydney beaches in October 2024, Guardian Australia reported they could be linked to sewage outfalls. Authorities were less keen to talk

27 Jan

theguardian.comTurnbull urges Albanese to acknowledge new global political reality under ‘bully’ TrumpExclusive: Former PM says Labor must stop ‘pretending nothing has changed’ and should outline how Australia will deal with the United States going forward

@earleyedition.bsky.social

26 Jan

Oh it's there - there are 50 on the voting list

Patrick@pgvdw.bsky.social

Four of those are still tattooed on my brain. But where's the green sheep??

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Dave Earley

26 Jan

ICYMI, since I posted very late Friday night (and am back at work today after three weeks off), @australia.theguardian.com was the 4th biggest news website in Australia in December

Dave Earley@earleyedition.bsky.social

🚨 BREAKING* 📈 Australia's Top News website rankings from December came out on Friday, and GuardianAustralia is now the 4th biggest news website in the country. Grateful to the 8.4 million Australians who visited GdnAus in December 🙏

theguardian.comAustralia’s best picture book: voting now open in Guardian Australia pollIt’s time to get voting for your favourite Australian picture book. Here’s how the Guardian’s poll works

26 Jan

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j... It's hot. The news cycle is pretty bleak. We're covering all of that. But ALSO we have this joyful happy poll about Australia's favourite children's picture books. There are so many to choose from. I've written about my favourite for later in the week....

theguardian.comNew poo balls on Sydney beaches after revelation of huge fatberg stuck in treatment plantExclusive: Sydney Water erects sign at Malabar beach near wastewater facility stating ‘do not touch any debris … we are cleaning the area’

21 Jan

They're back www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

19 Jan

theguardian.comAustralian billionaires increased their wealth by almost $600,000 a day on average over last year, report showsData collected by Oxfam shows 48 billionaires hold more wealth than bottom 40% of the population – 11 million people – combined

19 Jan

theguardian.comNew Australian carbon credit scheme for solar and EVs accused of potentially misleading customersClimate campaigners have complained to the ACCC about Aetium, saying the company failed a key global standard designed to incentivise carbon reduction

theguardian.comFatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be clearedExclusive: Secret report suggests fats, oils and grease accumulate in ‘inaccessible dead zone’ at Malabar plant, then dislodge when pumping pressure ‘rapidly increases’

16 Jan

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... No great options here...

16 Jan

‘Bizarre’ bonuses and sausage sizzles: how Australia’s outsource call centres try to lure in poorly paid workers

16 Jan

13 Jan

theguardian.comAustralian politicians are condemning X and Grok, so why won’t they leave the platform?Anthony Albanese has said the AI chatbot generating sexualised images of women and children is ‘abhorrent’ but has an account posting on the site

theguardian.comCecilia Giménez’s botched Monkey Christ became a global meme. The real marvel was the humble, graceful woman behind it | Sam JonesThe restorer, who died on Monday, brought unwanted attention to herself – and her small Spanish town. Then, slowly, a small miracle took place, says Sam Jones, the Guardian’s Madrid correspondent

1 Jan

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... My favourite story today..

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25 Dec 2025

theguardian.comInto the void: how Trump killed international lawThe rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of legitimacy and credibility as the US turns away

16 Dec 2025

theguardian.com‘Pandemonium’, a woman in labour and every bandage in the clubhouse: how lifesavers became first responders in the Bondi shootingMembers at two Bondi surf clubs provided shelter and first aid to hundreds during the deadly attack

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15 Dec 2025

theguardian.comDistressing videos can have a lasting impact – here’s how to look after yourself in the wake of the Bondi attack | Ahona GuhaIt’s natural to want information about a traumatic event but graphic imagery can cause a significant stress response

theguardian.comNewsroom edition: Labor’s ambition and the Coalition’s existential crisis in 2025 - podcastBridie Jabour talks to the editor, Lenore Taylor, and deputy editors Patrick Keneally and Gabrielle Jackson about Labor’s ambitions, the Coalition’s existential crisis and the stories that will define...

11 Dec 2025

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... The last Full Story newsroom edition for 2025....

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11 Dec 2025

theguardian.comBorn to run: how exercise expanded the landscape of my life and got my mind on track | Joseph EarpRunning tends to get characterised as an entirely physical pursuit, which is probably why I avoided it for so long

theguardian.com‘The 0.001%’: a quick visual breakdown of the world’s wealthiest peopleAbout 56,000 people control three times as much wealth as half of humanity. Here’s one way to illustrate that

11 Dec 2025

just 56,000 people control three times as much wealth as the entire poorest half of humanity. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...

theguardian.comDiscover Australia’s top 50 children’s picture books as nominated by Guardian readersThe readers have spoken and this list of books will comprise the best Australian children’s picture books poll in a few weeks

10 Dec 2025

the actual poll starts in January www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

theguardian.comTourists to US would have to reveal five years of social media activity under new Trump planProposed plan would apply to tourists of countries not currently required to get a visa to visit the US, including Britain and France

10 Dec 2025

the administration told consular officials to deny visas to anyone who might have worked in factchecking or content moderation.. accusing them...of being “responsible for, or complicit in, censorship or attempted censorship of protected expression in the US”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

10 Dec 2025

theguardian.com‘Already had a profound effect’: parents react to Australia’s social media banWe asked you to share your views on your children’s use of social media and how the ban is affecting your family. Here is what you told us

theguardian.comJulie Inman Grant: Who is the Australian woman taking on the social media behemoths?She’s drawn the ire of Elon Musk, been doxed, she and her family have received death threats: The perils of overseeing the world’s first social media ban

9 Dec 2025

“Targeted harassment” towards Inman Grant included 73,694 total mentions of her name or role on X on 23 April 2024 alone – the majority of which were negative. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

theguardian.comQueensland Museum accused of misleading teachers and children about the cause of climate changeEducation program sponsored by Shell’s Queensland Gas Company is ‘climate obstruction dressed up as education’, advocacy group says

7 Dec 2025

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... sponsored by Shell....

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Josh Taylor

@joshtaylor.bsky.social

7 Dec 2025

I wrote this piece for a global look at how we got here on the social media ban. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

theguardian.comHow Australia became the testing ground for a social media ban for young peopleFrom nascent policy idea in SA to passing federal parliament in just days, it’s been a whirlwind journey for the world-first legislation that will take effect from 10 December

7 Dec 2025

theguardian.comSpecialist doctor fees are forcing Australians into ‘impossible choices’. Advocates say urgent change is neededPatients like Mary feel ‘embarrassed’ when they can’t afford to pay for care, as experts lament a ‘system without guardrails’

6 Dec 2025

theguardian.comA Melbourne bakery found TikTok fame, before trolls began harassing its young staff. How the owners responded went viralMontmorency Bakehouse decided to tackle online harassment head-on, asking viewers to ‘please stop with the thirsty comments’

5 Dec 2025

theguardian.com‘Not approved for human use’: the online frenzy for injectable peptides sweeping AustraliaSocial media is driving a boom in the use of peptides to improve appearance and physical performance. Many are experimental and come with risk of serious side effects

theguardian.comReform Australia: who is behind the new rightwing group recruiting at an anti-immigration rally?Digital footprint offers clues about who may be involved in the political venture being promoted on pamphlets at the Put Australia First event in Sydney

theguardian.comLiberal senator says repeated use of term ‘mass migration’ is inaccurate and ‘extremely unhelpful’Andrew McLachlan has condemned the ‘inflammatory and irresponsible’ language being used in the Coalition’s debate over immigration levels

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... yep

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theguardian.comHigh court overturns NT housing policy which tripled rent in some remote Indigenous communitiesRental changes were introduced in Northern Territory without giving notice to tenants, which the court unanimously ruled was a denial of procedural fairness * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A public housing policy which saw tenants in the Northern Territory charged a flat rental rate based on the number of bedrooms in their home has been ruled unlawful by the high court, after a three-year challenge brought by residents from two remote Indigenous communities. The Remote Rental Framework, introduced in stages by the NT government between December 2021 and February 2023, raised rent by up to 200% for two-thirds of Aboriginal tenants living in remote communities in the NT, with more than 5,300 homes affected. Continue reading...

High court overturns NT housing policy which tripled rent in some remote Indigenous communities

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theguardian.comI have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon HaighIf the ‘suits’ can come for the State Library of Victoria, they can come for anyone, and no public institution is safe Pardon me that this is a little personal. I first visited the State Library of Victoria aged 12. I held books retrieved from its mountainous stacks with trembling hands. Its stupendous card catalogue blew my schoolboy mind. Search my name in the modern electronic counterpart today and it appears 125 times, mostly for works I researched there. My 84-year-old mother has been a volunteer library tour guide for more than a decade. Continue reading...

I have a lifelong connection to Victoria’s state library – which is why I am aghast at its crude self-lobotomy | Gideon Haigh

theguardian.comATO’s revamped ‘robotax’ scheme targets $5.3bn in on-hold debts – some that have been invisible for yearsExclusive: New program is designed to raise $5.3bn from 325,000 taxpayers, with some debts dating back to 2017, documents show

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theguardian.comTrump’s night of 160 posts on Truth Social fuels debate about US president’s staminaThe 79-year-old president’s social media blitz included conspiracies, attacks on political foes and self-praise

theguardian.comNDIS plans will be computer-generated with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaulExclusive: Staff were told of major changes to the way NDIS funding and support plans will be made during a recent internal briefing

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Seriously....wasn't there a relevant recent policy disaster suggesting this might be a bad idea

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theguardian.comAge of the ‘scam state’: how an illicit, multibillion-dollar industry has taken root in south-east AsiaLike the narco-state, a ‘scam state’ refers to countries where an illicit industry has dug its tentacles deep into institutions and transformed the economy

theguardian.com‘Corrosive impact on trust’: Labor criticised over failure to adopt recommendations from ‘jobs for mates’ reportKaty Gallagher tells Senate estimates that Labor would not take up key recommendations including to ‘bequest’ appointments immediately before elections