Walking on to the plane with the kids in tow, I could almost hear people think, ‘Oh my God, I don’t want to be seated next to them!’Read more in the kindness of strangers seriesI won’t lie – I was having nightmares before the trip. When my family immigrated to Australia from Europe, my husband travelled…

Dylan Young’s sound recalls the Beach Boys and the Beatles, both contemporary and timeless – and his latest album Massive Shoe is attracting international acclaimIt’s been a huge couple of years for Way Dynamic, the Melbourne multi-instrumentalist whose real name is Dylan Young. His 2025 album Massive Shoe is…

As attacks on Muslim places of worship rise, more than 100 mosques are turning to conversation, food and friendship to challenge prejudiceAt one mosque in north London, a woman shouted at worshippers that more of their children should be killed, as children had been in Gaza. On another occasion, gas pipes were ripped…

Exclusive: Stark health inequalities in terms of deaths before age of 75, NHS data revealsAdults with severe mental illness are nearly five times more likely than their peers to die from serious physical diseases before the age of 75, according to research.The analysis of NHS data by the Rethink Mental Illness charity…

Mealtimes offer a pause in the day for parents and children to sit together, listen to one another and trade storiesMaking sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeWhen I was growing up in a Muslim household, food was rarely just food. As the youngest child, my job was…

Most Australians know the story of Pauline Hanson: the fish and chip shop, the maiden speech, the “please explain”. But Hanson’s top adviser, James Ashby, wields as much – if not more – power over One Nation as Hanson herself. When the party bars media from press conferences, it’s Ashby who makes the call…

Baritone with an appealing tonal quality who was an enterprising explorer of song and more than 70 roles in operaThe Scottish baritone Henry Herford, who has died aged 79, was notable for the breadth of his repertoire – offering sterling performances of often neglected works – and his warm, appealing tonal…

Action against Ofcom comes as social media companies are being accused of using courts to slow down implementationMeta has launched a fresh legal challenge against Britain’s media regulator in the latest of a slew of actions by social media companies who are accused of using the courts to slow down implementation of…

If ever a stadium can be rocked by silence, this was the moment. With no visiting fans allowed at any of this season’s Glasgow derbies, Ryan Naderi’s winning goal was met with nothing but the banging of fists of the clear plastic of the Rangers bench and the shouting of the broadcast commentators. A screaming void…

The senator proposed a federal overtime rule mandate, but incentives can better spur employers to reshape the workweekBernie Sanders, the Vermont senator, recently proposed new legislation that would change federal overtime rules. The new law, if passed, would require employers to pay a minimum 1.5 hours of overtime…