Skinny Guardian — Australia edition

The latest 50 Guardian articles updated at 0700 and 1700 UK time.

I’m running against the prime minister to stand up to a system that has facilitated the success of Pauline Hanson | Hannah Ferguson 29 Jul, 15:00
The likelihood of the RBA raising interest rates has fallen. Have we finally come to our senses? | Greg Jericho 29 Jul, 15:00
The population of an endangered Australian bat suddenly dropped by up to 16%. No one knows why 29 Jul, 15:00
Australians value batteries and EVs, but renewables industry must earn trust of regions, summit told 29 Jul, 15:00
Free-range, organic and ‘hormone-free’: what do Australian supermarket chicken labels mean? 29 Jul, 15:00
Atlassian tightens tracking of staff AI use as other technology firms encourage ‘tokenmaxxing’ 29 Jul, 15:00
Bird flu is spreading locally and Australia faces more wildlife deaths. How bad could it get? 29 Jul, 15:00
Icac hits paydirt as Reformers’ ‘shit sheets’ are given a very public airing 29 Jul, 15:00
Mother went to South Australia police station day before suspected murder-suicide 29 Jul, 08:27
Victorian cults inquiry accidentally shares email address of anonymous survivors with group members 29 Jul, 08:09
Daniel Andrews says Ben Carroll ‘can win’ Victoria election in rare public statement 29 Jul, 07:34
Afternoon Update: One Nation could be struck off in Queensland; inflation eases to 3.8%; and a genre-mashing masterpiece 29 Jul, 06:59
Young Liberal power brokers created ‘shit sheet’ on NSW minister accusing him of extramarital affair 29 Jul, 06:30
Mooted WA oil refinery ‘dinosaur technology’ amid clean energy transition, experts say 29 Jul, 06:15
Angus Taylor insists he made no payments to conservative Liberal group amid Icac investigation 29 Jul, 05:24
From the Pocket: No surprise as booing of Isaac Quaynor is met with the usual equivocation 29 Jul, 05:04
‘Dodged a bullet’: inflation eases to 3.8%, reducing chances of interest rate rise for Australia’s mortgage holders 29 Jul, 04:21
‘Prioritising profit’: Australians regularly prescribed medicinal cannabis with very high THC levels 29 Jul, 02:45
‘Race against time’: Japan earthquake death toll rises as rescue teams search for missing 29 Jul, 02:40
‘Thought it was a plane on fire’: large meteor sightings stir delight in New Zealand 29 Jul, 02:28
Ukraine war briefing: Wildberries attacks shake Russian economy and banking 29 Jul, 01:32
Uncle Vanya review – celebrity casting and cringey modernisation undercuts uneven Chekov 29 Jul, 01:19
One Nation faces being struck off in Queensland after failing to file audited financial statements 29 Jul, 00:52
Kenya investigating unexpected deaths of 15 elephants in national park 29 Jul, 00:48
Silver bullet: Lachie Kennedy breaks national record to end Australia’s 64-year wait for 100m medal 28 Jul, 22:15
Mortgage offset account errors mean some Australians are owed thousands of dollars. Are you among them? 28 Jul, 21:28
Morning Mail: Angus Taylor’s approval plummets, earthquake in Japan, and an ultra long-haul flight 28 Jul, 20:54
Ben Carroll will want to distance himself from Jacinta Allan’s unpopularity – but will that be enough to save Victorian Labor? | Jon Faine 28 Jul, 15:00
Royal commission into Victorian construction sector could boost Labor’s chances at state election, expert says 28 Jul, 15:00
The Killer: without John Woo’s gun fu classic, Hollywood action films would be far more dull 28 Jul, 15:00
Anger at Labor as Rex Patrick faces potential six-figure legal fee if he loses Aukus documents battle 28 Jul, 15:00
The right thing for rugby league lovers? Devil in the detail as NRL subtly slides away from free-to-air TV | Jack Snape 28 Jul, 15:00
Angus Taylor has inadvertently taken centre stage in an Icac hearing – and the fallout could be profound 28 Jul, 15:00
I noticed a customer review I think might be fake. In Australia, are businesses allowed to do this? 28 Jul, 15:00
Qantas plane flies for more than 24 hours in record-breaking flight 28 Jul, 14:02
Banks charged mortgage holders $55m in extra interest after offset account errors, Asic finds 28 Jul, 14:01
Ben Carroll announces royal commission into construction sector in first act as new Victorian premier 28 Jul, 10:12
After 48 hours of acrimony, Ben Carroll’s U-turn for the ages needs to set Victoria on a new course 28 Jul, 09:01
What the jury didn’t hear before it found a well-connected Melbourne man guilty of rape 28 Jul, 07:16
Afternoon Update: Ben Carroll becomes Victorian premier; well-connected Melbourne man guilty of rape; and a year as a gopher 28 Jul, 07:04
Jacinta Allan: how a ‘daughter of workers’ rose to Victorian premier – then came undone 28 Jul, 05:57
‘Shake down Angus’: Taylor named as potential donor to NSW Liberal ‘Reformers’ being investigated by Icac 28 Jul, 05:47
About 900,000 Origin Energy customers affected by hack as company admits it was warned weeks before public told 28 Jul, 05:41
Who is Ben Carroll, the man who has become Victoria’s new premier? 28 Jul, 03:20
It’s the vibe: Australian comedy classic The Castle set to become a stage play 28 Jul, 02:40
Well-connected Melbourne man found guilty of raping former staffer 28 Jul, 01:58
Ukraine war briefing: Disastrous drone expo’s organiser appears in Kyiv court 28 Jul, 01:51
Asia ‘scraping the bottom of the barrel’ as Red Sea oil blockade worsens energy crisis 28 Jul, 01:37
PM praises Sally McManus and Michele O’Neil as ‘giants’ as they resign from ACTU 28 Jul, 00:34
Rose Davies storms home to win Australia’s first 2026 Commonwealth Games athletics gold 28 Jul, 00:10