‘Harsh truth’: inflation to soar as wages go backwards, says Australian treasurer – video
Jim Chalmers tells parliament Australia is facing a ‘once-in-a-generation’ challenge
January 2022
Industry stakeholders strike deal that could lead to pay rise for Australian aged care workers
Consensus statement lodged in support of case arguing for pay rises across the sector, though health department declined to participate
December 2019
Gold Coast Young LNP leader suspended over Schoolies video denigrating Indigenous culture
Young Liberal National party leader Barclay McGain filmed laughing after teenager he interviewed says Australia shouldn’t celebrate ‘a culture that couldn’t even invent the bloody wheel’
July 2019
Katharine Murphy on politics
Government's empty agenda has been hidden in plain sight, but Reserve Bank has made it clear it's time to act
Katharine Murphy
While Labor styled itself as a government in exile the Coalition was free to lurch between bouts of regicide. Now it must make tough decisions
February 2018
Australian politics live with Amy Remeikis
Tony Abbott says Michaelia Cash must have 'had a brain snap' – as it happened
Jobs minister criticised by Tanya Plibersek for ‘smearing young women’ after comments about Bill Shorten’s staff
June 2017
Film blog
The Book of Henry is a catastrophically awful film. Everyone should see it
Tonally it jerks from syrupy to shrill and it is filled with A-list actors working without conviction. This is a film to be studied in What Not to Do classes
May 2015
Federal budget has $100bn black hole of measures stuck in Senate, says analysis
Hollywood studios sued for recycling old movie soundtracks
April 2015
Film blog
From gardening week to pie day: the strangest movie tie-ins
Could Superman persuade you to join the army? Or Kate Winslet have you reaching for the secateurs? The movie marketeers would like to think so …
January 2015
Manus Island: four asylum seekers placed in solitary confinement as tensions escalate
More than 200 detainees allegedly receiving medical treatment after going on hunger strike as refugee advocates request UN intervention
September 2014
First look review
Men, Women & Children review: Adam Sandler gets a logon in ambitious digital sex drama
Emma Thompson adds frisky voiceover to chaste visuals in Jason Reitman’s latest
August 2014
Telluride lineup headlined by Wild, Rosewater and Imitation Game
Colorado festival announces programme whose keynote premieres seem to suggest Toronto’s ruling earlier this year over world-premiere billing may have paid dividends
Should the Australian Greens party change its name?
Open thread
Open thread: The Australian Greens have hosted a debate looking at the pros and cons of a name change for the party. What new names would you put forward for them?
Guy Lodge's streaming and DVDs
DVDs and downloads: Starred Up, Labor Day, Half of a Yellow Sun and more
Jack O'Connell's portrayal of a feral juvenile offender is astonishing, which is more than can be said for the escaped convict in Labor Day, writes Guy Lodge
June 2014
Film blog
Film festival smackdown: we predict how Venice, Toronto and Telluride will split the 2014 world premieres
The Venice and Toronto film festivals start announcing their lineups soon. So which festival will host which big premieres? Or will sandwich-filler Telluride snaffle the key screenings?
April 2014
My guilty pleasure
My guilty pleasure: Labor Day
Bob Carr's diary: the outtakes
Ben Pobjie
March 2014
Labor Day review – Winslet and Brolin swamped by 'folksy tosh'
Jason Reitman's winning run comes to a halt with this sickly tale of an escaped convict helping out at Kate Winslet's house, writes Jonathan Romney
This week's new films
Starred Up, Labor Day, Yves Saint Laurent: this week's new films
Starred Up | Labor Day | Yves Saint Laurent | GBF | The Robber | The Machine | Salvo | The Unknown Known | A Long Way Down
The Guardian Film Show
The Guardian Film Show: Labor Day, Starred Up and A Long Way Down – audio review
Catherine Shoard is joined by Peter Bradshaw and Andrew Pulver to discuss Labor Day, A Long Way Down and Starred Up
