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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Bertin Huynh
A violent attack on a couple in Sydney has sparked outrage in the Chinese community with almost 30,000 people signing a petition urging the New South Wales government to “urgently reform youth criminal justice”. The man, 42, and woman, 40, both from China, were allegedly assaulted in Eastgardens in Sydney on 22 May by seven children. The woman was left with extensive bruising across her body, fractured fingers and impaired vision.
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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour |Mike Ticher |Gabrielle Chan |Miles Herbert |Miles Martignoni |Bertin Huynh
As this episode was recorded, the Liberal and National parties were still locked in discussions over the Coalition agreement, after the parties dramatically parted ways earlier in the week. But with a reunion already on the cards, Bridie Jabour spoke with Mike Ticher and former rural and regional editor Gabrielle Chan about why the breakup could be good for regional voters
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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Michael Kalenderian |Bertin Huynh |Molly Glassey |Henry Belot |Matilda Boseley
After two thumping election loses, the Liberal party has a lot of soul-searching to do if it wants to regain government, especially with Chinese Australian communities. In its post-2022 election review, the party admitted more work needed to be done to win votes with Chinese Australians after electorates with significant communities all voted against the Liberal party at a higher rate than others. So why was the drubbing repeated in 2025?
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Matilda Boseley |Bertin Huynh |As credited
Sussan Ley has become Australia's first female federal opposition leader and the first woman to lead the Liberal party, beating Angus Taylor in the race for the Liberal leadership. She won against Taylor 29 votes to 25. Queensland MP Ted O'Brien has won the deputy leader position in the Liberals, with 38 votes. Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley explains
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Bertin Huynh
After five weeks of campaigning, three live debates and too many oversized props, the 2025 Australian election is finally only days away.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Bertin Huynh
“It’s like the world collapsed,” says Thi Xa Nguyen, looking back 50 years to the fall of Saigon. She was living in the coastal town of Vũng Tàu where the soldiers of the southern Army of the Republic of Vietnam had retreated. A 12-hour walk away in Long Thanh, Nguyen’s mother waited. There was only one way to know if her daughters were alive as their motherland fell – so she started walking. Like the war itself, the date that commemorates its ending has lots of names.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Alyx Gorman |Sanjana Jose |Bertin Huynh |Eelemarni Close-Brown
When Paul Adam sees a long queue forming in front of his patisserie in the northern suburbs of Sydney, “That’s when I know I’m going to start working hard,” he says. In the weeks since one of his cakes went viral across several Chinese social media platforms, that has been nearly every day.
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2 months ago | 
theguardian.com | Michael Kalenderian |Bertin Huynh |Natasha May
Experts are concerned Australia could become “fertile ground” for measles to take hold if the disease is brought into the country amid outbreaks in the US as well as India, Vietnam and Indonesia. Guardian Australia’s health reporter Natasha May explains why these outbreaks are of growing concern in Australia• Measles was eliminated from Australia. Experts warn US and Asia outbreaks may bring back this ‘heat-seeking missile’
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2 months ago | 
theguardian.com | Bridie Jabour |Lenore Taylor |Mike Ticher |Karishma Luthria |Daniel Semo |Miles Herbert | +1 more
The unofficial election campaign is about to intensify, with a pre-election budget just days away. With political messaging coming thick and fast, both parties will be trying to sell their vision to the public. But with Australian society becoming increasingly fragmented, will the same campaign strategies cut through? Bridie Jabour talks with editor-in-chief Lenore Taylor and head of newsroom Mike Ticher about what is dividing voters, and how these fractures are shaping our politics
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2 months ago | 
theguardian.com | Ben Doherty |Bertin Huynh |Michael Kalenderian
US president Donald Trump’s global tariffs on steel and aluminium imports have taken effect — and the Australian government’s intense lobbying for an exemption has not been successful. The Guardian's Ben Doherty explains how big of a deal these tariffs are for Australians. • Are Trump’s tariffs the beginning of a global trade war and should Australians be worried? • Donald Trump’s tariffs are disrupting markets around the world – here’s why it could be hurting your super
