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  • A person in a face mask holds a bright pink umbrella and a bag while walking on a wet sidewalk

    A job that changed me
    I was teaching in a juvenile detention centre when a repeat offender’s poetry moved me to tears

    On my first day, I was terrified. But I quickly came to realise these young people weren’t irredeemably bad
  • lady standing in the rain with rainbow umbrella

    Kindness of strangers
    I was lost in the pouring rain – then a man came along with a big rainbow umbrella

    He walked out of his way to get me on to the right street, then handed me the brolly saying, ‘Here, you take this’
  • Image of True North

    Discover Australia’s most enchanted coastlines

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    This content was paid for by True North and produced by the Guardian Labs team.
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    This content was paid for by True North and produced by the Guardian Labs team.
  • Sting and Shaggy arrive

    Tony awards 2026: red carpet looks and the best of the show – in pictures

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  • Samantha Ross and Adam at a picnic as the sun sets behind palm trees

    The moment I knew
    He was five hours late to Christmas lunch – then I realised why

  • Guardian Australia reporter Caitlin Casssidy holds up an Ikea chair which can double as a wall sculpture

    Australian lifestyle
    ‘Hallucinating inside a Scandinavian kindergarten’: my night alone in Ikea

  • Supplied images of the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail, Yarra Valley, Victoria.

    The best new cycling and ebike trails in Melbourne and surrounds

  • A warm living room in an apartment with a coffee table and chairs and an indoor tree

    Australia’s best apartment designs for 2026 – in pictures

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  • Three bowls of creamy risotto topped with golden breadcrumbs and herbs on checkered plates with glasses of water. Or possibly wine.

    Meera Sodha recipe
    Cauliflower and parmesan risotto with lemon breadcrumbs

    A lighter risotto made with whizzed cauliflower as well as rice, but with a reassuringly rich cheese sauce
  • Blood orange cake topped with caramelised citrus slices and vanilla beans

    Navel gazing: Oranges, mandarins and persimmons top Australia’s best-value fruit and veg for May

  • Tom Hunt's roast duck made with spent tea.

    Waste not recipe
    How to use spent tea leaves to smoke Chinese-style duck

  • Iron-rich greens are even better with a shot of vitamin C to go with them.

    Kitchen aide
    I’m vegetarian. How can I get enough iron?

  • Two bowls of yellow polenta topped with butter beans, roasted tomatoes, pesto and pine nuts on a striped cloth.

    Rukmini Iyer recipe
    Quick and easy recipe for cheesy polenta with tomatoes, butter beans and pesto

Advice

  • Painting of a bearded man in a red tunic and white collar, asleep while seated, with his head resting on a pillow.

    Leading questions
    My partner sleeps at least 10 hours a night. Should I accept this situation won’t change?

  • An illustration of a woman with her hand raised in front of her in the background, while a woman in the foreground looks away from her

    Ask Annalisa Barbieri
    My mum demands I take her on holiday – but favours my brother in her will

  • Three swans on a beach, two heading right, one facing left

    Friendship
    Three’s a crowd: what to do when you hate your friend’s partner

  • A perspective view through open windows showing nested rooms, with a fly in the foreground and a crescent moon visible through the innermost window.

    You be the judge
    Should my partner stop leaving the windows and doors open?

First person

  • Colourful drawing over a black and white archival image of a woman entering a taxi

    The kindness of strangers
    A driver warned me I was being followed, then made sure I got home safely

  • illustration of a woman's finger touching a small man's body

    This is how we do it
    ‘My sex life with her is completely separate to my life as a divorced father’

  • An illustration with patches of grass and red roses around a side profile cutout photograph of Tim Dowling, with a background of different coloured circles and pen strokes

    The Tim Dowling column
    Our fantastic Mr Fox may have done us a favour

  • Alfredo and Chris in solar glasses

    A moment that changed me
    I saw my first total solar eclipse – and its beauty shook me to my core

Wellbeing

  • A man in a green t-shirt stands with arms crossed and an uncertain expression against a blue and yellow background

    Secrets of the body
    What does stress really do to our bodies – and when does it become a big problem?

    From an elevated heart rate to weakened immunity, experts explain the hidden physical costs of chronic stress – and why our bodies aren’t built to stay on high alert

More wellbeing

  • Swimmers with floats get into the water

    ‘You feel you’ve conquered the world’: a Thames swimmer on the river’s first bathing site in London

  • Illustration of a woman in a wedding dress pushing against beauty products and cosmetic procedures

    ‘Why do I need to change?’: the brides saying no to costly pre-wedding glow-ups

  • A woman holding a glass of water in one hand pops a pill into her mouth with her other hand

    Antidepressants in pregnancy do not raise children’s risk of autism or ADHD, study finds

  • illustration of three stages of doing pull-ups on colorful background

    Very difficult and extremely cool: how to start doing pull-ups

  • Models walk the runway during the Toni Maticevski Runway Show during AFC Australian Fashion Week at the Collider, in Sydney, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AAP Image/Anna Kucera) NO ARCHIVING

    Australian fashion week 2026: best looks – in pictures

    From a dress you’ll never regret, to one with an entire table inside it, here are the highlights from Australian fashion week’s 2026 collections
  • Catherine Deneuve wears a dark green satin jacket with large buttons and big gold hoop earrings as she walks on the arm of Vincent Cassell, who wears a black suit and tie with white shirt and tinted glasses.

    ‘Super-glamorous’: older women in the spotlight at Cannes film festival

    Joan Collins, Catherine Deneuve, Isabella Rossellini and Jane Fonda among those representing wider age diversity on red carpet
  • Rachel Waller walks the runway during the Carla Zampatti show at Australian Fashion Week 2026 in Sydney.

    Models welcome a new wave of maturity on Australian fashion week runways

  • Models backstage wearing Paris Jade Burrows at the Frontier fashion week show in Sydney, 12 May 2026

    ‘Holiday dressing in black’: why Australian gothic is back in fashion

  • Tjarlirli and Kaltukatjara Art presented hand-painted silk garments at the First Nations Fashion and Design event in Sydney on Sunday night.

    Indigenous designers hold independent runway ahead of Australian fashion week – in pictures

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  • Isabelle Huppert arrives for the screening of the film Parallel Tales at the Cannes film festival

    Capes, crinkles and couture: the best red carpet looks from the Cannes film festival – in pictures

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Travel

  • For NZ's first dark sky community, Naseby story MG 5144

    Do look up: stargazing in New Zealand’s first dark sky community

    It took 10 years for Naseby to achieve its DarkSky International certification. Now, a night out in the tiny Otago town is like ‘a tour through the history of the universe’
  • The Manger at Uffington in Oxforshire, it is on the Ridgeway long distance walking route and forms part of the Berkshire DownsW6D6RF The Manger at Uffington in Oxforshire, it is on the Ridgeway long distance walking route and forms part of the Berkshire Downs

    And did those feet in ancient time: walking Britain’s oldest paths

  • Tamarindos restaurant on Es Grau beach Menora

    Cocktails, sunsets and freshly caught seafood: 27 of the best beach bars and cafes in Europe

Latest

  • A wooden shelf displays various bottles, plants, and diffusers against white tiled wall with geometric shadows

    From low-impact loo roll to vintage sinks: 13 ways to make your bathroom more sustainable

  • A woman sits on a couch surrounded by more than a dozen cats

    Cat ladies aren’t that ‘crazy’ after all - the social science behind the stereotype

  • An illustration of a broken blue plate, and a pair of hands holding a knife and fork against a red backdrop.

    The British food scene was booming. Why has it suddenly gone bust?

  • A woman holding a large plant in a pot, looking up at its leaves

    Houseplant hacks: does talking to your plants help them grow?

The big picture

  • A male model in a long coat

    ‘My outfit cost $25’: Vinnies volunteers stage op-shop fashion show – in pictures

    Several Melbourne branches team up to put on a parade in Footscray, showcasing outfits sourced from donation bins
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