MYSTERIOUS: 14 - You Need To See This

Lime wants its ebikes to take over the streets – but do they pass our safety test?

A survey of 72 bikes in Sydney found missing helmets, broken spokes, junk in baskets and some bald tyres – but most were safe to ride

The Guardian - AU · Feb 17

Algorithm-based tool for home support funding is cruel and inhumane, Australian aged care workers warn

Mark Aitken, who worked in the sector for 16 years, said eight times out of 10 he disagreed with the integrated assessment tool

The Guardian - AU · Feb 17

Role of far-right manosphere in homophobic attacks on men to be investigated in Victoria

Exclusive: Parliamentary inquiry to investigate after series of ‘disturbing’ attacks targeting gay and bisexual men lured via dating apps

The Guardian - AU · Feb 17

Liberal figure Charlotte Mortlock quits party amid feared backlash over dumping of first female leader

Some female Liberal members ‘incredibly worried’ after Sussan Ley’s ousting, with one saying: ‘The boys are back in charge’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 15

‘What’s more important, the electricity or food?’: extreme heat is driving up power bills in central Australia

Vanessa Napaltjari Davis puts $70 a week on her prepaid electricity card – but as Alice Springs swelters through ever-hotter summers, that credit lasts less than three days

The Guardian - AU · Feb 14

An ‘impossible’ situation or ‘unhinged’ police? Inside the chaos at Sydney’s anti-Herzog protest

Police have defended their actions after Monday’s protest. Here’s how the night played out

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13

Sydney protesters want to sue police over alleged brutality at the anti-Herzog rally, but it will be a struggle

An obscure section of a 2009 piece of legislation states ‘compensation is not payable’ when NSW officers are granted additional powers for ‘major events’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13

Riding the rails: does Melbourne’s long-awaited Metro Tunnel deliver?

Guardian Australia jumps on board Victoria’s new line to see if it fulfils the state government’s big promises

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13

Three Australian millionaires say the nation’s super-rich should face higher taxes

Dick Smith, Graham Marr and Richard Barnes are the only Australians among 400 millionaires and billionaires globally to sign an open letter calling for higher taxes on the super rich

The Guardian - AU · Feb 11

NSW police commissioner urged to apologise to ‘entire Muslim community’ after officers disrupted prayer at Sydney protest

Mal Lanyon says police were ‘required’ to disperse crowd, while Mehreen Faruqi accused them of ‘assaulting Muslims

The Guardian - AU · Feb 11