Helen Sullivan

4 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Helen Sullivan

Australia will go to the polls on 3 May, with Anthony Albanese’s first-term Labor government facing an uphill struggle to retain its narrow majority in parliament. Neither he nor the centre-right opposition leader, Peter Dutton, have sparked enthusiasm in the electorate, and polls suggest neither party may achieve an absolute majority in the 150-seat House of Representatives, meaning one or the other would need to negotiate with independents and minor parties to form government.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Helen Sullivan

This morning I learned the word “limn”. It looked at first like a typo, and I almost ignored it. But I pressed on the letters on my phone, which caused its meaning to pop up in a little box, like a window appearing in a wall. To limn is to “depict or describe in painting or words”. I was drinking cold coffee in my kitchen, and preparing to write this column – my last.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Helen Sullivan

Gravity may seem like a drag, but spending long periods of time without its grounding force can wreak havoc on your body. On Friday, Nasa and SpaceX will launch the space agency’s Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station to retrieve astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Suni Williams, after what was meant to be an eight-day stay turned into nine months.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Helen Sullivan

Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureOpening summaryRussia’s operation to eject Ukrainian forces from the western Russian region of Kursk has entered its final stage, state news agency Tass reported on Thursday, citing Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. Russian president Vladimir Putin on Wednesday visited Kursk for the first time since Ukrainian forces seized some territory in the region.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Jakub Krupa |Helen Sullivan |Dan Sabbagh |Pjotr Sauer

'We have people going to Russia right now,' Trump saysWe are getting first lines emerging from Donald Trump’s meeting with Irish prime minister Micheál Martin. The US president are reporting that Trump said that the US “have people going to Russia right now,” and adding “it is up to Russia now.”But he insisted that “we have gotten some positive messages on ceasefire.”We will bring you more soon.