HIGHLIGHTS FROM The Guardian Australia

• Ashes Weekly: Starc shines for Australia as England slump again – podcast READ
• The lesson of the Cronulla riots was that the beach was not for people like me. But it’s a myth I am increasingly resisting | Sarah Malik READ
• How is Australia’s social media ban affecting you and your family? READ
• Sydney Sweeney, Richard Linklater and Emma Thompson are up for most egregious snub in the 2026 Golden Globe nominations READ
• Australia news live: Reserve Bank holds cash rate at 3.6%; cries of ‘shame’ as Coalition opposes apology to First Peoples in Victorian parliament READ