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1 day ago | 
theguardian.com | Reged Ahmad |Hannah Ellis-Petersen |Allison Chan |Eelemarni Close-Brown |Daniel Semo |Hannah Parkes
A fragile ceasefire between India and Pakistan appears to be holding after weeks of clashes and recriminations over the disputed territory of Kashmir. This latest clash began when India accused Pakistan of involvement in a militant attack on mostly Hindu tourists, and has evolved into the region’s worst military skirmish in decades. South Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen tells Reged Ahmad about the origins of this conflict, and whether there is hope on the horizon for Kashmir
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Nour Haydar |Alyx Gorman |Allison Chan |Karishma Luthria |Eelemarni Close-Brown |Daniel Semo | +1 more
Australian cookbook author Nagi Maehashi promises her caramel slice recipe actually works. That the caramel won’t be runny and that it won’t crack or ooze when cut. She shared the recipe on her widely popular website RecipeTin Eats several years ago, and then last year, noticed a recipe with uncanny similarities in a bestselling book by Brisbane bakery owner Brooke Bellamy.
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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Eelemarni Close-Brown
Outside the French town of Péronne on 31 August 1918, Private William Allen Irwin – a Gomeroi man from near Coonabarabran in New South Wales – was pinned down by German machine-gun fire alongside fellow Australian soldiers from the 33rd infantry battalion. They had been ordered to wrest control of enemy-held positions in an area known as Road Wood during the battle of Mont St-Quentin.
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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Eelemarni Close-Brown
Outside the French town of Péronne on 31 August 1918, Private William Allan Irwin – a Gomeroi man from near Coonabarabran in New South Wales – was pinned down by German machine-gun fire alongside fellow Australian soldiers from the 33rd infantry battalion. They had been ordered to wrest control of enemy-held positions in an area known as Road Wood during the battle of Mont St-Quentin.
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Alyx Gorman |Molly Glassey |Eelemarni Close-Brown |Sanjana Jose
From Hong Kong and Hornsby people are popping into Sydney's Du Plessy Pralin & Otello, which is enjoying a viral moment after content creator Max Li posted about one of its decadent creations to his 1.5 million followers. The japonaise cake, now affectionately dubbed the ‘old baby cake', is a gluten-free hazelnut, meringue and chocolate mousse cake adorned with lorikeets in icing sugar.
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3 weeks 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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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Nour Haydar |Josh Butler |Allison Chan |Miles Herbert |Camilla Hannan |Hannah Parkes | +1 more
Presented by Nour Haydar with Josh Butler. Produced by Allison Chan and Miles Herbert. Additional production by Eelemarni Close-Brown Sound design and mix by Camilla Hannan. The Executive producer is Hannah ParkesThu 17 Apr 2025 06.36 EDTWith two weeks to go until polling day, the prime minister speaks to Full Story.
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4 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Nour Haydar |Miles Herbert |Eelemarni Close-Brown |Hannah Parkes
For many Australians, home ownership is a dream that keeps getting further and further away. Over the weekend, Labor and the Coalition announced policies they say will help more people buy their first home. But will these plans only drive house prices higher? Nour Haydar talks with economist Saul Eslake about why he thinks these policies would make matters worse
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4 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Eelemarni Close-Brown
Two young competitors enter the ring wearing matching white coats and serious expressions. They’re holding red plastic boards. Braced between the boards is a black-and-white Hampshire pig named Ann. The handlers, wearing oversized white lab coats and hats too big for them, are seven-year-old Asher Blenkiron and eight-year-old Zarlei Mears. They guide Ann around an obstacle course on fake green turf in front of a stand full of spectators at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Eelemarni Close-Brown
South-east Australia is in for a hot weekend, with temperatures up to 12C above average forecast in parts of Victoria and Melbourne expected to experience its warmest April days in four years. The Bureau of Meteorology has forecast Melbourne will reach a maximum of 30C on Saturday and Sunday, while Sydney is forecast to reach a high of 26C on both days of the weekend. Senior BoM meteorologist Dean Narramore said Melbourne will experience its warmest April day in four years this weekend.
