Life

Under the pretence of Covid-19 precautions, prisoners are being locked in cells without access to communication, fresh clothes, soap or sanitary products.

A painting by a forgotten artist, glimpsed in an auction catalogue, opens a world of intensity and connection.

After almost two years of life shrinking to a single postcode, Sydney’s Bondi-to-Manly walk feels as though it’s opening up whole new worlds – if only you don’t get lost.

In immigration detention, sleep becomes impossible. There is hope an election might see some men released – but that hope is not shared by all.

To learn more about the Milky Way, scientists are using underwater telescopes to search for very rare, high-energy neutrinos that travel across the universe.

The hotline at the centre of the government’s new Covid-19 strategy is staffed by casual workers with almost no training, employed by the company behind robo-debt.

Jordan Dalah’s new line features giant sleeves and puffy bows, face-covering designs and foam rings. It’s spectacular, technically skilled and surprisingly wearable.

In the international scramble for the moon’s resources, existing agreements may not be strong enough to meet the legal and ethical challenges.

In October, the government made a new plan for hospitals – but it was never updated and one of the key drugs it was based on still hasn’t arrived.

To the refugees detained in Carlton’s Park Hotel, the arrival of Novak Djokovic felt like a miracle – if only the attention he brought would continue now he’s gone.