Alyx Gorman

From a dress you’ll never regret, to one with an entire table inside it, here are the highlights from Australian fashion week’s 2026 collections

We ordered a dress modelled by artificial intelligence so you don’t have to

The Houses awards shortlist celebrates Australia’s most ‘intelligent, dynamic and visually compelling homes’

A new exhibition at Melbourne’s NGV shows the tumultuous history of the 20th century through the jewels of the 0.1%, including a zoo’s worth of extraordinary animals

Australia stepped off the team bus in suits and holding designer pouches, showing they’ve come ‘a long way from a Country Road bag on the side of the field’

As parts of the UK swelter, try these low-energy ways to cool down – from fly screens and no-cook meals to air coolers that use a fraction of the electricity of aircon

Where I grew up, snow days were a foreign concept. Instead, children looked to the other end of the thermometer when hoping for a day off school.

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Each month Guardian Australia editors and critics pick the upcoming titles they have devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

The National Architecture awards sustainability finalists for 2026 include a compact Canberra housing development, and the largest commercial use of hempcrete in Australia to date