Joe Koning

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Reged Ahmad |Caitlin Cassidy |Allison Chan |Joe Koning |Miles Herbert

Student fails in supreme court bid to keep girls out of Sydney private school Newington college ‘Culture of disrespect’: Australian teachers say students’ behaviour is driving them from profession Dozens of Victorian public school upgrades delayed until after state election NSW education department caught unaware after Microsoft Teams began collecting students’ biometric data Five vice-chancellors in Victoria paid more than $1m in 2024, prompting claims of ‘largesse’ Riot police called to...

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Nour Haydar |Donna Lu |Karishma Luthria |Joe Koning |Miles Herbert

Social media is rife with hacks that claim to help you sleep better and deeper. From melatonin, feeding your baby butter, and taping your mouth shut – the solutions range from obvious to unexpected. In conversation with Nour Haydar anti-viral columnist Donna Lu breaks down the viral hacks that the internet claims will help you get better sleep• You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Sarah Martin |Joe Koning |Shelley Hepworth |Miles Martignoni

At 13 years old, a young Gina Rinehart read a book that would help shape her worldview – Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, which is having a moment around the world. The novel’s capitalist underpinnings promote the idea that people should strive to be their best industrial selves. In this episode, we explore how these values are playing out in Rinehart’s life today, including her proposal to build a coalmine in Canada’s Rocky Mountains.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Sarah Martin |Joe Koning |Camilla Hannan |Luca Ittimani |Shelley Hepworth |Miles Martignoni

Gina Rinehart’s father Lang Hancockis well known asa pioneer of the iron ore industry in Australia but few realise Hancock started his mining career on a smaller scale and digging for a different substance – blue asbestos. Hancock and his partner started the mining operation at Wittenoom in the 1940s before selling it to another company, CSR, which mined the area for 20 more years.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Sarah Martin |Joe Koning |Shelley Hepworth |Miles Martignoni

In the last episode, we covered historical claims made over the years that Lang Hancock, Gina’s father, had two unacknowledged daughters with separate Indigenous women. Since then, the daughter of Sella Robinson, one of the Indigenous women who claimed to be Hancock’s daughter, has decided to speak publicly for the first time• Listen and subscribe to the Gina Podcast at theguardian.com/gina