Sarah Smaje

At age 14, Max suffered sudden cardiac arrest during a basketball game and died despite his mother Fiona Connolly’s pleas for medical staff to revive him. The video highlights research suggesting that one person under 35 experiences sudden cardiac arrest each day in Australia, with an estimated 90% fatality rate, and notes that cardiac arrest may occur without warning. Griefline is identified as a support service for bereaved families.

Traditional buŋgul dance is showcased at the 26th Garma festival at the Gulkula ceremonial grounds in Arnhem Land, Australia. The festival celebrates Indigenous art, song and dance while providing a significant platform for political dialogue and engagement between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.

Guardian Australia photograph and picture editor Carly Early discusses the top three photographs from June, examining their craft and composition. The selection includes visual approaches to illustrating rising shark bites, framing a power dynamic, and portraying the characters of the world's longest golf course.

World Cup photographer Shaun Botterill discusses his 40-year career with Guardian Australia picture editor Carly Earl, including developing film in stadium toilets and taking a photograph of Lionel Messi that became Instagram’s most-liked post at the time of recording. The video explores how photographing the tournament has changed over the decades.

Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine a significant week in Australian politics, including whether Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender can succeed with a new centrist party, Angus Taylor’s difficulties responding to One Nation policies, and lessons Anthony Albanese might draw from Keir Starmer’s political decline.

Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy examine a turbulent week in Australian politics, including the prospects for a new centrist party led by Zali Steggall and Allegra Spender, Angus Taylor’s difficulties responding to One Nation policies, and the Liberal Party’s broader identity crisis. The discussion also considers what Anthony Albanese might learn from Keir Starmer’s political decline as One Nation’s rise puts further pressure on the Coalition.

Australian police are increasingly using so-called less-lethal weapons, including Tasers, tear gas and projectile launchers, against protesters. An investigation by Guardian Australia’s investigations team reviewed protest footage, court and tender records, and expert testimony to document the weapons in police arsenals and the injuries they can cause. The investigation also highlights police efforts to avoid publicizing which weapons they possess and how they are used.

The war involving Iran and disruption around the Strait of Hormuz are sharply increasing fertilizer costs for Australian farmers. Victorian grain grower John Bennett estimates that higher urea prices could reduce his farm’s bottom line by about $600,000 this season. Beyond the added expense, uncertainty over fertilizer availability and pricing is making it difficult for him to forecast yields, while urea prices from the Middle East have nearly doubled in Australian-dollar terms since the start of the year.

Josephine Tovey discusses with Gabrielle Jackson, Patrick Keneally and Jonathan Barrett the political dilemma facing Australia’s Labor government as it tries to address the housing affordability crisis without triggering a collapse in house prices. The discussion considers whether falling prices could become a political liability and argues that decades of unchecked property-price growth were the deeper policy failure.

Australian owner-driver Frank Black describes parking his truck for more than two weeks after diesel prices rose from about $1.80 to a peak of roughly $3.20 a litre, making already-thin margins unworkable. High operating costs, long payment delays and weak bargaining power leave drivers vulnerable to insolvency, while financial pressure can lead to neglected vehicle maintenance and road-safety risks. Long periods away from home also contribute to family breakdown and serious mental-health concerns. The Transport Workers’ Union is calling for a permanent, regulated fuel levy and a cost-recovery model that guarantees drivers a profit margin; a temporary Fair Work order requiring fuel surcharges is due for review.

Australian owner-driver Frank pays for his own fuel, truck maintenance and wages, traditionally dividing each job’s income into roughly equal thirds. Rising diesel prices linked to the war in Iran, combined with historically thin transport-industry margins, are eroding his income and threatening the financial viability of independent truck drivers.

Guardian Australia photographer and picture editor Carly Earl selects and discusses three standout photographs from April 2026: an intimate image of record-breaking athlete Gout Gout, a court photograph of Kyle Sandilands, and an awe-inspiring image of Earth. The video explains the craft, composition and broader significance of each image.

The podcast examines how the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran has caused regional violence and disruption to the global economy while unexpectedly renewing attention on green energy. Jo Tovey discusses with Gabrielle Jackson and Adam Morton whether the crisis will accelerate the renewables transition or undermine it, and whether Australia’s Labor government is responding adequately.

Josephine Tovey speaks with Gabrielle Jackson and Adam Morton about how the war involving the US, Israel and Iran has produced regional violence and global economic disruption while unexpectedly renewing attention to green energy. They consider whether the crisis will accelerate or undermine the renewables transition and question whether Australia’s Labor government is responding adequately to the fossil-fuel challenge.

Photographer and picture editor Carly Earl explains the techniques, craft and composition behind Guardian Australia's three favorite photographs from March. The video includes advice for capturing a blood moon, a photograph taken during a frantic pursuit through Sydney Airport, an image of Iran's women's football team returning home amid uncertainty, and an intimate portrait of a man displaced by Cyclone Narelle.

A video recounts the three-hour standoff in rural Victoria that ended the seven-month manhunt for Dezi Freeman, who was allegedly responsible for the shooting deaths of two police officers at Porepunkah. Victoria’s police chief commissioner, Mike Bush, confirmed that a man was fatally shot by police shortly after 8:30am on Monday after failing to surrender, while stopping short of formally confirming the man’s identity as Freeman. The shooting concluded Operation Summit and was described as bringing closure to the officers’ families.

Guardian Australia’s Matilda Boseley explains how capital gains tax works as the Albanese Labor government reportedly considers reducing or removing Australia’s 50% capital gains tax discount. The proposed change has prompted sharply contrasting claims, with critics warning of economic harm and supporters arguing it could improve housing affordability. The video also references analysis showing that the discount disproportionately benefits investors in Australia’s wealthiest electorates.

The video examines whether a US-Israeli attack on Iran, including the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, has made regime change more viable. It considers Donald Trump’s call for Iranians to take back their government and whether the war instead makes domestic reform less achievable, amid intensified attacks by Iran-backed militias.

Guardian Australia’s February photo selection, curated by photographer and picture editor Carly Earl, features images of protests against Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and the swimming pool in the small town of Underbool. Earl explains the craft and composition behind each photograph.

The video explains the history of Invasion Day, beginning with the First Fleet's arrival at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788 and Arthur Phillip's raising of the Union Jack. It traces First Nations resistance and equality campaigns from the Day of Mourning in the 1930s through Survival Day in the 1980s to contemporary Invasion Day protests and marches.