Victorian election
Saturday
24 November 2018
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Richard Marles says Liberals ‘have lost the ability to speak Victorian’ and spill against Turnbull a factor in shock result -
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Daniel Andrews champions his ‘positive and optimistic plan’ and decries Liberals’ attempts to ‘scare’ their way into power -
The 1.7% swing likely means a loss of up to two seats in the lower house and close to a wipe-out in the upper house
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Headlines
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Open letter comes as Labor goads PM to declare his position on creating a national integrity commission -
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Over-by-over report: England are aiming to follow up their World Cup win with another trophy against the three-time champions. Join Niall McVeigh
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Weekend
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In seven years the Australian-born chain claims to have trained more than 1 million people worldwide. What’s the appeal? -
It is such a well-worn tactic by conservative parties that of course it is the one which a party led by Scott Morrison would pursue -
Boybands would be nothing without the young women who follow them. But what happens when those teenagers become adults?
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The second leg of the Superclásico Buenos Aires derby was suspended after Boca Juniors players were injured as their bus travelled to River Plate’s Estadio Monumental
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England completed their autumn Tests with a 37-18 victory against Australia, scoring four tries
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The prime minister is frantically trying to connect with an increasingly disillusioned public
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The president thinks justice only matters as it affects him. As his defenders fall away, he may find this all too painfully true
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PM caught up in bizarre viral campaign for US craft brew but agreed to continue with stunt after being informed about the ad -
Evidence from Commonwealth bosses at royal commission reveals failed culture that highly paid staff and regulators failed to fix -
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PM writes direct letter to British voters after agreeing to Spain’s demands over Gibraltar -
Washington Post reports deal on ‘Remain in Mexico’ plan before incoming interior minister says: ‘No agreement of any kind’ -
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The James frontman on the artists that give him goosebumps, the emotional wrench of touring and the benefits of MDMA therapy -
Roeg will be remembered for a clutch of masterly films – including Don’t Look Now, the best scary movie of all time, and the unclassifiable Man Who Fell to Earth
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Her song Thank U, Next, an appreciation of her ex-lovers, is the biggest hit of her career
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The actor has long mastered the role of the comedy sad sack – but in this new creation he’s eerily adept at playing a children’s show host in emotional freefall -
The 1927 home is one of several belonging to the soul singer, who died in August -
These tips invariably say a lot more about the author than they do about writing
Video and pictures
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For the past 13 years, Spanish artist José Naranja has been combining sketches, calligraphy and collage to create personal notebooks inspired by his travels -
North Korea’s capital is a carefully managed showcase for its dictatorship. Closely chaperoned, the Observer’s international affairs correspondent captured what she could of the city’s activity -
Film director and cinematographer Nic Roeg has died at the age of 90. Most famous for his 1970s films Performance, Walkabout, Don’t Look Now and The Man Who Fell to Earth, here we look back at his career
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The Eden Project in Cornwall has been making final preparations to its Christmas display which opens to the public on Saturday 24 November -
The Guardian’s picture editors choose their favourite images from the past 24 hours -
A family of roe deer and the bignose unicornfish are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
Explore
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Worried he’d never have a family, Louis became a prolific sperm donor, hoping that his children would one day track him down. And then they did
The big picture
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The migrant caravan in Mexico, wildfires in California, the Copa Libertadores final and Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh – the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists
'Outfought and outthought' Dismal Wallabies fail to answer Michael Cheika’s demand for swagger