Molly Glassey

At age 14, Max suffered a sudden cardiac arrest during a basketball game and died despite efforts to revive him. Five years later, his mother Fiona Connolly recalls pleading with hospital staff to save him. The video highlights research indicating that sudden cardiac arrest affects about one person under 35 each day in Australia and has a fatality rate of around 90%, making it a major cause of death among young people.

A video traces Alan Jones’s career from teaching and an unsuccessful political run to coaching Australia’s national rugby union team and becoming one of the country’s most influential and highly paid talkback radio hosts. It examines his later legal troubles: Jones has pleaded not guilty to 20 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching allegedly involving six men between 2003 and 2020, with his four-month trial set to begin in Sydney on 3 August.

Barnaby Joyce says One Nation could support accepting refugees facing imminent threats to their lives while still seeking to restrict other migration, including through English-language requirements. His position contrasts with the party’s advocacy of a more monocultural Australia and with the diverse reality of his New South Wales electorate. As a former Nationals deputy prime minister, Joyce previously supported resettling refugees in Armidale.

Seven-year-old Miles Phillips and his father created the viral song “Eastern Rosellas.” Miles explains that he was inspired by seeing and feeding birds, especially eastern rosellas, during a holiday on Raymond Island. The song was later covered by Australian musician Ben Lee.

Fans in Sydney and Melbourne react to Spain’s 1–0 extra-time victory over Argentina in the men’s World Cup final. Spain overcame Argentina’s determined resistance to win the tournament for the second time, prompting jubilant celebrations among Spanish supporters in Melbourne.

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odyssey is the first feature shot entirely on Imax 1570 film, a format only 41 cinemas worldwide can project. Imax Melbourne is the sole venue in the southern hemisphere equipped to screen it, prompting fans to travel long distances to see the film as intended.

Dharminder Singh, the former partner of 30-year-old Jana Armstrong, appeared by video link in Toowoomba Magistrates Court charged with her murder, arson and breaching bail. Armstrong, a mother of a four-month-old baby, went missing on 7 July, and her remains were found days later by pig hunters near Ravensbourne National Park. Singh’s lawyer said he intends to plead not guilty and asserts his innocence. The court requested a brief of evidence for 14 September, with the matter to return on 1 October, while Armstrong’s family and the wider Toowoomba community mourn her death.

Guardian Australia photograph and picture editor Carly Early analyses three notable photographs from June, discussing how photographic craft and composition illustrate a rise in shark bites, create a visual play on power, and capture the characters of the world's longest golf course.

Two Cambodian‑Australian brothers, Ryan and Chan Khun, showcase their award‑winning Malaysian‑style prawn curry pie, which earned Country Cob Bakery the top prize at Australia’s Best Pie Competition. The video highlights their migration story, their mastery of pie‑making, and the ingredients and techniques behind the winning recipe.

Guardian Australia’s Matilda Boseley examines why video assistant referees, despite being designed to reduce erroneous decisions, have become deeply unpopular with many football fans. The video explains VAR’s role as a team of match officials reviewing play from a monitor room and considers the controversy surrounding its use in football.

Guardian Australia reporter Sarah Martin investigates HyperVerse, a cryptocurrency scheme in which participants in Australia and elsewhere reportedly lost millions. The documentary features former members, including a UK investor who put £1m from the sale of his home into the scheme and an Australian recruiter who lost $100,000 as well as personal relationships. It examines how HyperVerse operated and seeks to establish who was responsible.

The war in Iran and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz are increasing fertilizer costs for Australian farmers. Victorian grain grower John Bennett estimates that the near-doubling of urea prices could reduce his farm’s bottom line by about $600,000 this season, while uncertainty over supply and future prices is making it difficult to forecast yields and plan operations.

Around 1,500 anti-abortion activists gathered outside the New South Wales Parliament in Sydney to support a Libertarian MP’s bill banning sex-selective abortions. The rally comes amid efforts to restrict abortion access after its decriminalisation across Australia. Guardian Australia’s Luca Ittimani interviewed both rally participants and counter-protesters, while Barnaby Joyce was involved in mobilising anti-abortion activists ahead of a close New South Wales vote.

Following One Nation’s victory in the Farrer byelection and Barnaby Joyce’s suggestion that the party is targeting western Sydney, grassroots groups are organising to address local challenges and build community cohesion. About 180 community leaders attended the Sydney Alliance Discernment Convention at Salvation Army Parramatta, focusing on issues including housing supply and social isolation. Bec Reidy of Bidwill Uniting argued that empathy, evidence and collective action offer an alternative to the wedge politics associated with One Nation.

Generative AI is increasingly being used in fashion e-commerce, including digital twins and computer-generated models designed by programmers. Australian retailer The Iconic has used AI-generated models to promote products, prompting scrutiny over whether the clothing shown accurately represents the physical garments. The retailer says AI imagery should be clearly labeled and products represented accurately, while designer Atoir argues that responsible use of the technology can help smaller independent brands compete more efficiently without compromising creativity or product integrity.

Australian owner-driver Frank explains how rising diesel prices linked to the war in Iran are undermining the traditional trucking business model, in which income is divided among fuel, maintenance and wages. With transport-industry margins already slim, the higher costs are putting drivers' livelihoods at risk.

A mother travelling from Perth to join her husband in the UK became distressed at Hong Kong airport when she realized she had to retrieve her suitcase while carrying their newborn, James. An unknown couple offered a simple act of help, illustrating how a spontaneous gesture of kindness can transform a difficult moment.

Thousands of drones illuminated the sky above Darling Harbour in a choreographed light-and-sound performance at Vivid Sydney 2026. The Star-Bound show marked the festival’s return to drone displays after they were suspended in 2024 amid crowd-crush concerns. Performances were scheduled from Sunday to Wednesday at 7:30pm and 9:30pm, although the first opening-night show was cancelled because of a weather-related technical malfunction.

Guardian Australia’s Carly Earl and Matilda Boseley take the University of New South Wales AI faces test, which challenges users to distinguish real portraits from AI-generated ones. The video highlights how increasingly difficult it is to identify synthetic faces and examines whether people rely on visual expertise or intuition.

Indigenous artist Tony Albert is calling on Australians to give him so-called Aboriginalia—objects made by non-Indigenous people that depict Aboriginal people and designs in caricatured or exoticised ways. More than 3,000 items from Albert’s collection, including tea towels, ashtrays and playing cards, will be displayed in his solo exhibition Not a Souvenir at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art.