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In 1993 I was working as a young criminal lawyer for Aboriginal Legal Aid in the Northern Territory. One day I was sent to the remote community of Yirrkala in north-east Arnhem Land to pay our respects at the funeral of Roy Dadaynga Marika, “the father of land rights”.Overwhelmed by the beauty and richness of the ceremony and the shock of seeing my first dead body, I staggered out of the funeral shelter and turned back for a moment to take a photo of the pomp and colour of the scene, including the beautiful woman sitting right in front of…

Jos Buttler’s swinging, regular wicket derailed Pakistan’s chase and England’s biggest advantage at the start of their T20 World Cup preparations was that Jofra Archer was kept clean Returning without injury, it has been 62 weeks since he last played for the national team.It’s been a painful road back for Archer, with a long battle with a stress fracture in his elbow leaving him doubting whether he can overcome another setback. Playing the full match was the first box to be ticked and Sharpie could be out as England defended a 23-run victory at 183 for 7 to take a…

It was, quite simply, the finest Manchester United result since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013. The bar has been lowered, the trophies drying up but this was a day for their fans to celebrate wildly – and not only because they stopped Manchester City from making yet more history.Another Premier League and FA Cup Double had been on for Pep Guardiola and his all-conquering team to follow the one from last season and nobody gave United a prayer. The bookmakers had them at 8-1 to win. Erik ten Hag’s time as manager is up after the most…

There are a lot of good teams out there, but at club level, it’s Toulouse without a doubt. By winning a dramatic sixth Champions League title, they took a huge step beyond their biggest European rivals and remain a formidable team in any language.Club rugby games don’t get any bigger or more intense, with the score tied at 15-15 at the end of normal time and the atmosphere getting more intense with everything out of reach. The time has come, the time has come man. Three minutes into the first period of extra time, James Lowe found his way into…

Joe Biden has called newly graduating US military officers the “guardians of American democracy” at a commencement speech at the elite West Point military academy in New York state, where the US president, without mentioning Donald Trump by name, gave strong warnings of unprecedented threats to US freedom.Biden, speaking in front of about 1,000 graduating cadets at the US army training academy on Saturday, urged the newly minted officers to “hold fast” to their military oath “not to a political party, not to a president but to the constitution of the United States of America, against all enemies, foreign and…

Charles Leclerc completed a perfect lap at his home circuit in Monte Carlo to take pole position at the Monaco Grand Prix for Scuderia Ferrari. In a tense and unpredictable qualifying session, Leclerc finished just ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri (second) and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz (third). Max Verstappen struggled in qualifying for the first time this season, finishing sixth for Red Bull. McLaren’s Lando Russell was fourth, with Mercedes’ George Russell and Lewis Hamilton fifth and seventh.The final and decisive third race in qualifying was a close affair, with just a tenth of a tenth separating the leaders after the…

Scientists have warned that a court decision to block the growing of the genetically modified (GM) crop golden rice in the Philippines could have catastrophic consequences. Tens of thousands of children could die in the wake of the ruling, they argue.The Philippines had become the first country – in 2021 – to approve the commercial cultivation of golden rice, which was developed to combat vitamin-A deficiency, a major cause of disability and death among children in many parts of the world.But campaigns by Greenpeace and local farmers last month persuaded the country’s court of appeal to overturn that approval and…

IIbiza’s old town can be seen from the hot, dusty car park, but it’s a world away from the hedonistic clubs and bougainvillea-fringed villas of the Balearic Islands, Ami Mohamed Ali Sitting in his van, patiently brewing the first of three afternoon spirits.”The first drink is as bitter as life,” the 33-year-old seasonal worker from Western Sahara said, quoting an old saying. “The second is sweet, like love, and the third is soft, like death.” Mohammed said as he adjusted the camp stove and poured liquid from one glass to another to ensure a rich foam. Ali thought about his…

Penelope Tree in 1966 and 2024.Penelope Tree in 1966 and 2024. Later photograph: Pål Hansen/The Guardian. Styling: Andie Redman. Hair and makeup: Sadaf Ahmad. Archive image: David BaileyBorn in New York in 1949, model Penelope Tree is the daughter of Conservative MP Ronald Tree and American socialite Marietta Peabody. At 16, Tree was scouted at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball. Her collaborations with the photographer David Bailey throughout the 1960s cemented her as one of the style icons of the decade. After the end of her relationship with Bailey, Tree moved to LA and then Sydney, where she married and…

Poland’s foreign minister says a long-term rearmament rearmament in Europe is necessary to thwart Russia’s imperial ambitions, in which the UK can play the closest role.Radoslaw Sikorski also called for a majority vote on EU sanctions and the creation of a 5,000-strong EU mechanized brigade, saying Poland was willing to support an EU-wide plan to incentivize Ukrainian deserters to return to their homeland.In an interview with the Guardian, Sikorski said that Poland supports Ukraine’s right to attack military targets in Russia and believes that the West must stop constantly restricting its actions to support Ukraine. U.S. National Security Adviser Jake…