headlines
Wednesday
14 December 2016
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Aleppo civilians plead for help as airstrikes resumeCall for international community to put a stop to fighting as evacuation of civilians from stricken city blocked by militias
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ATO warns of days more online disruption after systems crashTax authority encounters problem restoring online services and says some data has been corrupted but not lost
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Apparently 2016 was the worst year ever. But was it really?Everyone is running about in a flap with their end of year undies on their heads. Let’s take a look at some other arbitrary times and a good thing that happened
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spotlight
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How well do you know Australia? Take our quizWhen it comes to knowing the place you live in, the gulf between perception and reality is often huge
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Footprints yield new clues to humans’ ancestorsTracks found by accident on proposed museum site in Tanzania were preserved in volcanic ash dampened by ancient African rains
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Michelle Guthrie, the ABC and the turning of a once-shining jewel into mainstream sludgeAll public broadcasters are engaged in a constant process of chopping and every boss spreads his or her own brand of unhappiness
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Life in the shadow of North America's biggest mallSince it opened in 1981, West Edmonton Mall has been one of the defining features of Alberta’s capital. With its giant water park, ice rink and 800 shops promoting a culture of consumerism, is the mall more than just ‘space’?
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Australia consider four-pronged pace attack for first Test against PakistanAustralia have opted against naming an XI for their day-night Test against Pakistan, with selectors mulling whether to unleash a four-pronged pace attack in Brisbane
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Gabba makes a splash with a pool at the TestIntrepid reporter Joshua Robertson tries out cricket’s latest gimmick – a swimming pool inside the Brisbane stadium for Australia v Pakistan
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Smith among big-name absentees for World All StarsSome of the NRL’s biggest names have been overlooked for the World All Stars because of their packed scheduled over the next 12 months
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Tough draws for A-League sides in ACL group stageAustralia’s three representatives in the continental tournament will have to be at their very best if they are to negotiate tricky routes handed to them in Asia
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With Trump and Tillerson, Abbott's 'shirtfront' comment looks even sillierThe choice of Rex Tillerson to be secretary of state leaves Australia with little choice but to reset its foreign policy towards Asia
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Twisted narratives won’t spare Aleppo a moment of its agonyA lament about feeling I’d failed as a war crimes reporter was met with abuse – it’s proof of how badly the complexities of the war in Syria have been communicated
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video and pictures
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A night bus and snow sculpturesThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of photo highlights from around the world, including artists in Harbin and a decorated bus
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Smoked salmon from loch to plateGraeme Robertson visits H Forman & Son – where the founder’s great-grandson Lance produces ‘London cure’ using original methods – and with a drone captures where the fish are farmed
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Mick Fanning goes for a midnight surf under the northern lightsThe Australian pro surfer pulls on a thick wetsuit and hood to surf under the stars in Norway
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I had a miscarriage and I'm not afraid to talk about itJanet Murray asks why women still feel ashamed to talk about miscarriage
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US envoy to UN criticises Syria, Iran and RussiaSamantha Power tells the security council that the Syrian regime and its allies bear responsibility for killings of civilians in Aleppo
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Bruno Mars teaches James Corden dance movesPop star Bruno Mars bops to his latest hit ‘24K Magic’ alongside James Corden in the latest edition of Carpool Karaoke, which was aired on the CBS TV network on Tuesday
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Payless Shoes to close all 132 stores with loss of 730 jobsFebruary closure announced after administrators unable to find a buyer for the retail chain
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Australian chickpea farmers on the pulse as prices peakPrices for Australian chickpeas reached $1,250 a tonne after farmers plant record-breaking million hectares across Queensland and NSW
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National Film Registry picks Thelma & Louise and The Breakfast Club for preservationRidley Scott’s feminist thriller and John Hughes’s 1985 teen flick deemed ‘culturally, historically or aesthetically significant’ by Library of Congress
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Democrat's emails hacked by Russia after aide made typo, investigation findsIn the run-up to the US election, aide to John Podesta spotted phishing email but flagged it as ‘legitimate’ instead of ‘illegitimate’
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explore
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Why don't humans have a penis bone? Scientists may now knowSpeed of human mating might be behind the lack of a baculum in humans, suggests study tracing bone’s evolution
people
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SpareRoom founder offers lucky pair $1 rent in New YorkRupert Hunt, whose roommate-finding service has arrived in the US after success in the UK, says he shares his place by choice: ‘It can be life-changing’
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10 of the band's best songsGlasgow’s post-rock behemoths have been mesmerising listeners for 20 diverse and prolific years. Here’s our pick of their tracks
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Acclaimed novelist, close friend of Graham Greene and critic of the UNAcclaimed novelist, close friend of Graham Greene and critic of the UN
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Andrew Lloyd Webber claims he discovered Rihanna on his travelsImpresario says he spotted singer entertaining at Sandy Lane, Barbados, but decided not to ‘bring her back’ from holiday to join his stage stable
the big picture
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Decadent upper-class partiesDafydd Jones spent the 1980s documenting balls, galas, and debutantes’ dances – and all the spiffing high jinks that ensued
George Brandis Attorney general appoints Stephen Donaghue as new solicitor general