music
Letter: Lord Lipsey obituary
silverguide.site – Martin Kettle writes: David Lipsey’s commitment to classical music education stood out…
Western Bulldogs steal wildcard win as Magpies’ Membrey misses shot after siren
silverguide.site – The Dogs hang on to beat Collingwood by three points after Tim Membrey slices a last-gasp chance in an all-time classic final at the MCG…
sport
Oscar Piastri eases away from Norris to win rain-hit Belgian Grand Prix
silverguide.site – The Australian was rarely challenged in a rain-hit race and Lewis Hamilton charged through the field for seventh place…
us-news
Mike Johnson would have ‘great pause’ about a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon
silverguide.site – Another Republican says it should be on table, illustrating challenge posed by scandal for Maga base and the party…
stage
Brixton Calling review – tender portrait of an iconic venue and the unsung hero who built it
silverguide.site – Alex Urwin’s warm drama tells the story of Simon Parkes who at just 23 bought the Brixton Academy for a pound and turned it into a mainstay of the UK music scene…
music
Diana McVeagh obituary
silverguide.site – Biographer of Gerald Finzi and Edward Elgar who was on the editorial board of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians…
world
Cambodia and Thailand continue fighting despite Trump claim of ‘immediate’ ceasefire talks
silverguide.site – Both sides launch fresh attacks but Thai and Cambodian leaders said to be meeting in Malaysia on Monday for talks…
australia-news
Images of children starving in Gaza have shaken some world leaders out of inertia – but what will Labor do? | The Agenda
silverguide.site – Anthony Albanese’s government enters its first full week of federal parliament under pressure from outside and inside its ranks…
sport
Gold Coast standard: Suns finally look like they belong with the AFL’s big boys | Jonathan Horn
silverguide.site – The irrepressible Matt Rowell and Noah Anderson inspired victory against Brisbane and with a bit of mongrel about them now, this team doesn’t roll over any more…
society
‘Changed my life’: hepatitis treatment offers hope but not enough receiving care, report finds
silverguide.site – People like David Clune have been saved by medical breakthroughs, but many still don’t know the risks or can’t access doctors…
australia-news
Victorian Labor party members to push for ‘immediate’ federal recognition of a Palestinian state
silverguide.site – Exclusive: Labor Friends of Palestine to move three ‘urgency resolutions’ at weekend conference, but PM maintains no immediate plans for the move…
australia-news
Tim Winton among 100 high-profile Australians calling for university fees that don’t ‘punish’ arts students
silverguide.site – Open letter urges Labor to reverse JRG scheme, introduced by Coalition in 2021, as cost of humanities degrees reaches more than $50,000…
lifeandstyle
The kindness of strangers: we broke down in the outback and a retired mechanic came to our rescue
silverguide.site – We were apprehensive about approaching a stranger in the middle of nowhere – but we didn’t have many options…
commentisfree
The voice of our own inner critic can be strong. How can we break free from the mental prison? | Nadine Levy
silverguide.site – It’s hard, this being human thing. But the Buddha’s path, like many spiritual paths, is a hopeful one…
music
Piano virtuoso Alexander Gavrylyuk: ‘It is unfortunate to see music as a competition. It is a uniting force’
silverguide.site – The pianist will play Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No 1 and George Gershwin’s joyful Rhapsody in Blue in ‘a masterstroke in programming’ by the ACO…
australia-news
Thousands of reports of abuse have been made in Australian childcare centres. Most alleged perpetrators were allowed to keep working
silverguide.site – Exclusive: New data shows the childcare abuse crisis runs far deeper than the government’s proposed fixes. Parents and experts say the system requires children to provide evidence of their own abuse before authorities can act…
australia-news
‘We want women to have role models’: how Sydney University is enticing more female academics to engineering
silverguide.site – A mass recruitment campaign with roles reserved solely for women has been launched at a faculty where fewer than one in five academics are female…
australia-news
‘Delays, breakdowns, frustration’: NSW commuters left waiting at the station
silverguide.site – In the first three weeks of 2025-26, only 65.2% of services on the main intercity lines were on time. Resigned travellers say they now just expect their train to be late…
music
The Traitors Prom review – iconic show’s greatest hits turn the melodrama up to 11
silverguide.site – Claudia Winkleman hosted while the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra expertly negotiated orchestrated covers including Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo alongside a smattering of Saint-Saëns and Puccini…
us-news
Can Democratic socialists get Zohran Mamdani across the finish line?
silverguide.site – Mayoral candidate’s ties to NYC’s democratic socialists may have aided his primary win – but can the group overcome critique from Democrats?…
world
Mother of British victim of Air India crash left ‘heartbroken’ by casket error
silverguide.site – Amanda Donaghey provided DNA to officials in Ahmedabad but wrong remains were flown to the UK…
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