Missy Higgins soundtracked my generation of queer teens. Seeing her live is euphoric
Joseph Earp
Her debut album The Sound of White turns 20 this year. It’s still brilliantly queer and as heart-stirring as ever
June 2024
Three things
Three things with Tkay Maidza: ‘My goal was to be the next Serena Williams’
In Guardian Australia’s weekly interview about objects, the tennis hotshot turned rapper shows off her trophy collection – and sings the praises of Epsom salts
10 Chaotic Questions
Spiderbait’s Kram: ‘Which famous person would I fight? Anyone but Danny DeVito’
The drummer-singer talks about his love for Alec Guinness, putting his foot in it with a Bad Seed and the ideal length of men’s shorts
Three things
Three things with Ella Hooper: ‘The term “crushing it” has never been so fitting’
Indigenous singer Emma Donovan alleges entire taxi rank refused to serve her at Perth airport
The power and passion of Midnight Oil: the inside story of the band that changed Australia
May 2024
Guardian Australia's headline act
HTRK turn 21: ‘Whenever I met fans I could tell they were a bit shocked I wasn’t the gothic lord’
The funniest things on the internet
Tseba: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
Spunk Records goes out on a high: ‘Like a mixtape from your coolest friend’
‘Like a moving stage’: Brisbane commuters surprised by impromptu ‘train rave’
Walk with ...
John Butler: ‘For 25 years I ripped my heart out on stage … now I’m paying the piper’
‘When things dry up, we can’t just call daddy’: Elefant Traks, the DIY label that changed Australian music
The funniest things on the internet
Cult Shotta: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
Gareth Parry obituary
Frank Ifield obituary
The moment I knew
The moment I knew: I said ‘marry me or never see me again’ – and he went straight down on one knee
Stoneage Romeos at 40: no other Australian album brings a smile like the Hoodoo Gurus’ legendary debut
Other lives
Brian Bethell obituary
Three things
Three things with Troy Cassar-Daley: ‘Johnny Cash wanted to strum my guitar before he signed it’
Australian critic's picks
Critic’s pick: Haai, the DJ making euphoric electronica with Kylie, Fred Again and Jon Hopkins
