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‘You learn to live with the pain’: 20 years after the Boxing Day tsunami, Australian couple remember son Paul
At first, there seemed nothing to be afraid of. Joe Giardina, his wife, Evanna, and their 16-year-old son, Paul, were taking in the picture-perfect waters of Patong bay as they ate breakfast in their Phuket beachfront hotel on Boxing Day morning in 2004.
“We were admiring the view and all …
Preston’s golden age: mysterious guerrilla art tackles everything from toilets to Shakespeare
I missed the first one.
I only caught on after seeing posts about a mysterious golden toilet among the Northcote Plaza Appreciation Society Facebook page’s usual chat about the “good Coles”, the “shit Coles” and Frank the pigeon’s latest exploits.
Then a golden fan appeared and my fascination with Northcote’s …
Older music has been getting a second life on TikTok, data shows
Upturn or uncertainty: decoding Australia’s 2024 economy and what it means for you next year
As the clock runs out on 2024, news about the economy has not been so upbeat lately.
Should we brace for tougher times ahead, or perhaps the outlook is on the improve?
Jobs aplenty – for now
In the run-up to the election, the Albanese government will probably amp up …
Labour urged to lead global debt relief effort as cost of repayments soars
Campaigners are urging Labour to lead the charge for global debt relief in 2025, as new analysis shows lower-income countries spent 15% of their revenue on repayments this year – the highest level for three decades.
Calculations by the charity Debt Justice, based on data from the World Bank, show …
Bilderberg Group changes itself for the modern world – and return of Trump
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Group, which convenes a yearly transatlantic policy conference and has long been the subject of conspiracy theories around the extent of its power to shape global events.After a …
Skelton’s Grey Dawning has talent to light up Kempton in wide-open race
There have been many renewals of the King George VI Chase in recent years which revolved around a clear market leader but there is no obvious starting point for weighing up this year’s race at Kempton on Thursday, as nine of the 11 runners already have at least one Grade …
And the 2024 Braddies go to … Peter Bradshaw’s film picks of the year
The time has come once more for me to present my “Braddies”, a strictly personal awards list for films getting a UK release in the calendar year just gone – quite distinct from the Guardian’s collegiate best-of-year critics’ poll.
It’s been 12 months in which the big-worry issue refuses …
The rise and rise of Maye Musk: China’s love affair with Elon Musk’s mother
Maye Musk is a busy woman. As well as being the mother of the world’s richest man, she has been jetting between various glamorous events – many of them in China. In December alone, she attended a gala dinner in Hangzhou, walked the red carpet for a cosmetics company in …