Articles by Kris Swales

World

Five Great Reads: the ‘good guy’ behind Wikipedia, the lost art of flirting, and a war photographer’s greatest shots

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

1 days ago

Afternoon Update: Giuffre family declare ‘victory’ over Andrew; disgraced MP Gareth Ward sentenced; and Nasa v Kim Kardashian

Disgraced royal to be stripped of royal titles and move out of Royal Lodge home

2 days ago

Afternoon Update: Trump orders US nuclear weapons tests; pre-dawn massacre in Rio favela; and does married sex need a rebrand?

Pentagon instructed to to ‘immediately’ start matching Russia and China in their testing of nuclear weapons

3 days ago

Afternoon Update: more schools caught in exam bungle; inflation dashes hopes for rate cut; and who’s that Lily Allen song about?

About 140 final year Queensland students had incorrectly been taught about Julius Caesar’s adopted son and heir, Augustus

4 days ago

Afternoon Update: 1.5C climate target missed; Queensland puberty blocker ban overturned; and is period blood a ‘medical miracle’?

UN secretary-general warns leaders that delaying emissions reductions brings world closer to catastrophic ‘tipping points’ in oceans, Amazon and Arctic

5 days ago

Microsoft sued over ‘misleading’ emails; power outages after storms; and could the internet go offline?

Australia’s consumer watchdog claims in federal court that the tech company misled nearly 3 million customers on software prices

6 days ago

Afternoon Update: Nature laws in doubt; 1970 cold case suspect named in parliament; and Sydney’s queer and kink subcultures

Coalition joins the Greens in criticising Labor’s proposed changes to federal environmental protection laws

Oct 23, 2025

Afternoon Update: heatwave and wild winds grip nation; Palestinians with Australian visas trapped in Gaza; and Hollywood A-listers flop

Sydney falls just short of recording its hottest October temperature while parts of western Victoria are hit by wind gusts of 120km/h

Oct 22, 2025

Afternoon Update: praise for Rudd after Trump meeting; Papua New Guinea’s first saint; and Christopher Nolan’s most-loved film

Despite Trump’s ‘I don’t like you’ quip, the Australian ambassador has been praised for his role in Anthony Albanese’s White House meeting

Oct 21, 2025

Afternoon Update: ADF soldier dies near Townsville; Vance brushes off Young Republicans’ racist texts; and Australia’s favourite bird named

Two others injured in vehicle rollover during a training exercise in north Queensland

Oct 16, 2025