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With neither leader offering any serious structural reform, Australia is on a path that leads ultimately to the malaise that has befallen the US

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron, ad hoc leaders of this ad hoc alliance, must inspire their allies as Volodymyr Zelensky has. Ukraine’s success – and survival – depends on it

Editorial: Speculation about deals with Reform is symptomatic of the Tories reluctance to understand why they lost and how far they are from regaining public trust

Editorial: Pope Francis’s progressive legacy rests in the hands of cardinal electors who will be juggling competing agendas

When I left the legal profession after working at two leading international law firms, it was with a clear aspiration: to develop an educational model that would offer children from some of the most disadvantaged communities the same opportunities enjoyed by many of my more privileged peers.

If you look at Vatican TV live right now, you’ll see a queue of people lining up inside St Peter’s basilica to visit the coffin at the top with the body of Pope Francis. It’s open and you can see the corpse…looking a bit grey, it must be said, but…

Vision and patience are vital if past mistakes are to be avoided, but the rewards for the country could be immeasurable, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

There is no doubt many soldiers took solace in their predominant Christian faiths amid the horrors of Gallipoli – but times change as do religious affiliations

This isn’t about politics – it’s about pragmatism. Working with our allies will make British people safer, more secure and more prosperous, says Nick Thomas-Symonds, minister for EU relations

I need to stop dwelling on everything I get wrong, from sending my ball into the drink to squeezing the wrong bottom, writes Adrian Chiles

For half a century, the GOP has embraced tax cuts for the rich. But as Americans turn against the idea, the party is divided