5 d. ago Seeing Australia’s beloved gumtrees dying makes my insides knot. If they can’t survive, how can we? | Jess Harwood

Even the hardy eucalypts are finding their limits as we experience more frequent bushfires, heatwaves and droughtsExplore the series – Last chance: the extinction crisis being ignored this electionGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an emailLast week I went to Adelaide to see a man about a tree. The man was Dr Dean Nicolle and the tree was actually 10,000 eucalypt trees and mallees, of over 800 species, which Dean has been planting on a block of land south of Adelaide since 1993.Dean’s passion for eucalypts is incredible. It makes me realise that so much conservation happens purely because someone is just absolutely captivated by something. And thank goodness Dean is, because his love for the eucalypt made the Currency Creek Arboretum, which is designed to bring together all of Australia’s eucalypt species in one place for research. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Nigel Farage gets his 10th job as he becomes Sky News Australia commentator

In addition to role as MP, Reform UK leader has gigs including Telegraph column and advertising gold bullionNigel Farage has got a 10th job, making £25,000 as a commentator for the Rupert Murdoch-backed Sky News Australia, with the MP telling the channel that Britain is “going downhill”.The Reform UK leader has a portfolio of gigs on top of his role as an MP, including a £280,000 job advertising gold bullion, a £4,000-a-month column for the Daily Telegraph and presenting for GB News, which has paid him more than £330,000 since July. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago When sadness strikes I remember I’m not alone in loving the wild boundless beauty of the living world | Georgina Woods

Nature will reclaim its place as a terrifying quasi-divine force that cannot be mastered. I find this strangely comfortingExplore the series – Last chance: the extinction crisis being ignored this electionGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an emailAt times my work takes me to the big city and the tall buildings where people with power make decisions that affect the rest of us. While I am there, crossing busy roads, wearing tidy clothes and carrying out my duty, I think of faraway places where life is getting on without me.Logrunners are turning leaf litter on the rainforest floor, albatross are cruising the wind beyond sight of the coast. Why does thinking about these creatures, who have no idea that I exist, bring me such comfort?Get Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an email Continue reading...

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2 w. ago I loved being a principal, but Australia has grown complacent about the growing violence directed at educators | Andy Mison

School principals are resilient but, in an alarming number of cases, their job harms them. We would not tolerate these conditions in other workplacesI’ve been lucky. I’ve enjoyed a rewarding career in education, including almost 15 years as a principal in the Northern Territory and the ACT. I’ve worked with wonderful teachers and administrative staff, and shared in the successes of hundreds of young people and their families as they grow and graduate high school, going on to further study, employment and life adventures.I’ve also experienced verbal and physical abuse, aggression and violence from students and their carers, directed at me and my colleagues in the course of my work as a school leader. I once regarded these occasional events as part of the job, normal in our frontline occupation. I now think we have grown complacent about the levels of violence toward a predominantly female workforce that we would not tolerate in other workplaces. As the latest data from the Australian...

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2 w. ago NAD boosters: Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber are into them, but do they actually stop ageing? | Antiviral

Despite social media hype, there is little evidence that the therapies, marketed as pills, shots and IV infusions, have any effects on ageingThe fountain of youth is an enduring legend. Different iterations of the fabled spring – which is said to give anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters the power to defy ageing – have echoed across cultures for thousands of years.In the modern age, this quest for youthfulness is known as “biohacking” – where individuals take a do-it-yourself approach to enhance their biology, often through supplements – and the latest trend is NAD boosters. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago MAFS Australia viewers speechless after groom makes 'disgusting' comment

Married at First Sight Australia groom Eliot has faced backlash after he made an inappropriate comment about his ex-partner Lauren on Thursday

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2 w. ago Married At First Sight star faces backlash for 'shaming' partner with 'disgusting' comment

Married at First Sight Australia star Eliot has faced backlash after making an inappropriate comment to his ex-wife Lauren on Thursday

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3 w. ago Ramadan is not just about abstaining from food. It’s about truthfulness – something we can all learn from | Shadi Khan Saif

The cherished tradition reminds us to pause and reflect on our words and actions, and cultivates a profound sense of empathyWith its month-long array of beautiful rituals and meditations, Ramadan offers an enriching pause from the demands of daily life, allowing people to cultivate compassion and prioritise truthfulness in both small and significant ways.As a Muslim observing the challenging yet cherished daytime discipline of refraining from food and water, the experience within a multicultural landscape is particularly fascinating. In a society often fixated on material pursuits and instant gratification, fasting provides a sense of contentment that cannot be found in worldly possessions.Fasting has been prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you, so that you may learn self-restraint.Shadi Khan Saif is a Melbourne-based journalist and former Pakistan and Afghanistan news correspondent Continue reading...

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4 w. ago The impact of Trump 2.0 on Australia is evidence of how American we suddenly aren’t | Van Badham

Our two countries once shared a history fighting together for freedom. But does the US, like, even do that any more?Australians have found the behaviour of our American cousins challenging of late. Cultural differences yawn as wide as the Pacific between us. We were not sad to see “the baby wombat grabber” go.The first mistake made by Montana-based tourist Sam Jones, Online Influencer, was to snatch a joey from its mother at night. Her second mistake was to sway the frightened creature in front of some gormless chucklehead who filmed her – giggling – and to upload the footage to the internet. Continue reading...

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