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4 days ago | 
theguardian.com | Michael Kalenderian |Rafqa Touma |Caitlin Cassidy |Shelley Hepworth |Carly Earl |Sanjana Jose | +2 more
Boiled eggs? Tofu? Avocado? Are these high-protein, low-sugar alternative mousse recipes the new way to make the chocolate dessert? TikTok certainly seems to think so. Guardian Australia staff put them through a taste test so you can decide if you should try making these at home – or give them a miss and keep scrolling instead• ‘My face is leaking’: taste testing the spicy ramen deemed too dangerous for Denmark
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Nino Bucci |Lisa Favazzo |Michael Kalenderian
Erin Patterson faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her house in Victoria’s Leongatha on 29 July 2023. She has pleaded not guilty to murdering or attempting to murder the relatives of her estranged husband, Simon Patterson.
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Michael Kalenderian |Lisa Favazzo |Adam Morton
Unless something extraordinary happens, Labor's new environment minister, Murray Watt, looks set to extend the life of a huge Woodside gas plant in Western Australia. The decision hinges on the impact of the plant's continued operation on Murujuga rock art. A summary of an 800-page rock art monitoring report, released by the WA government, suggested concerns were overblown.
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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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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Patrick Commins |Lisa Favazzo |Michael Kalenderian
The Reserve Bank of Australia has just issued its second rate cut for 2025. Patrick Commins, Guardian Australia's economics editor, explains how the cut is likely to impact the housing market and what it has to do with US president Donald Trump's tariffs
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Nino Bucci |Lisa Favazzo |Michael Kalenderian
Erin Patterson faces three charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder relating to a lunch she served at her house in Victoria’s Leongatha on 29 July 2023. She has pleaded not guilty to murdering or attempting to murder the relatives of her estranged husband, Simon Patterson. Guardian Australia’s justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci has been attending the trial since it began, and explains what’s happened so far.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Matilda Boseley |Lisa Favazzo |Pablo Barnes |Michael Kalenderian
As the election gets closer to the finish line without a clear winner in sight, more and more people are throwing around the possibility of a hung parliament. As part of the Voting 101 series, Matilda Boseley explains what a hung parliament actually is and what to expect if the main contenders end up in a dead heat• Watch the rest of the Voting 101 series• See all our 2025 Australian election coverage here
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Matilda Boseley |Lisa Favazzo |Pablo Barnes |Michael Kalenderian
Saturday 3 May isn't just about democracy sausages and bake sales. You're also going to need to actually vote. If you've never done it before and don't know what to do with the green and white ballot papers, don't worry, Matilda Boseley has you covered in the final instalment of Voting 101• Watch the rest of the Voting 101 series• See all our 2025 Australian election coverage here
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Krishani Dhanji |Michael Kalenderian |Michael Wade
With the fourth and final leader’s debate over, we’re in the final sprint toward election day on Saturday. More than 2.4 million Australians have already cast their vote, while the leaders try to squeeze in as many visits to electorates as they can. And while the debate was, from the policy side of things, your usual fare, Peter Dutton’s comments about welcome to country ceremonies were just one catalyst for a cavalcade of headlines today.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Krishani Dhanji |Michael Kalenderian |Michael Wade
After a brief Easter weekend pause in campaigning, things are revving back up. And while there are two more leadership debates still to take place, voters are going to start switching off — early voting opened on Tuesday, and with the Australian Election Commission estimating around half of voters will cast their ballot early, the parties need to home in on their messaging asap. Krishani Dhanji catches you up on the campaigns with 11 days to go until May 3rd
