The Guardian Australia - 2021-05-13

• Confusion over Covid vaccinatio­n targets as Josh Frydenberg defends big-spending budget
• A Scottish Highland Cow: ‘On yonder hill there stood a coo’
• Cerne Giant in Dorset dates from AngloSaxon times, analysis suggests
• Covid pandemic was preventabl­e, says WHOcommiss­ioned report
• Cutting through the budget spin: breaking down the Coalition’s cash splash
• ‘We must speak the truth’: Liz Cheney defiant in speech ahead of ouster from top Republican job
• Oil and gas industry fights Morrison government levy of up to $1bn to decommissi­on rig
• Australian AI company says sorry for asking potential staff to describe their skin tone
• Andrew Laming accuses critics of levelling ‘trumped-up’ charges against him
• Budget 2021: fewer jobseekers to have face-to-face meetings as $860m cut from employment services
• Queensland police discrimina­ted against 200 potential male recruits in favour of women, report finds
• Māori party co-leader ejected from parliament after performing haka in racism row
• Boris Johnson served with court judgment over £535 unpaid debt
• Morrison government plan to make more migrants wait for benefits labelled ‘unusual’ and ‘harsh’
• Great White review – hangry shark thriller gets stuck in the shallows
• ‘Completely excluded’: budget delivers $58.6m to media but ABC misses out
• Budget’s mental health pledges rely on deals with states and workers that don’t exist, experts warn
• Federal anti-corruption body won’t be operationa­l before next election, budget papers reveal
• Former NSW Labor staffer John Zhang loses high court challenge to foreign interferen­ce investigat­ion
• Queensland weather: severe thundersto­rms and hail to batter south of state
• Budget immigratio­n costs: Australia will spend almost $3.4m for each person in offshore detention
• Treasury says slower population growth to ease prices as homebuilde­r and first-home buyer aid fires up market
• Coalition’s $17.7bn aged care budget pledge ‘falls well short’ of what is needed, experts warn
• The budget’s affordabil­ity measures won’t lower Australia’s house prices. They weren’t designed to
• ‘Plenty more room to move’: three views on the Australian budget 2021
• Universiti­es have been left to bleed in the budget but we are pivotal to the recovery
• Why is the world still being hit by wave after wave of Covid when we know how to stop it?
• Joe Biden’s 50% emissions goal is ambitious. But it’s still not enough
• Idaho is going to kill 90% of the state’s wolves. That’s a tragedy – and bad policy
• Johnson will soon grow bored of the hard tasks he has set himself
• It’s not just racism and sexism. The Golden Globes have been sunk by sheer stupidity
• ‘Buy now, pay later services’ are helping to create a new generation of debtors
• It’s none of my business how often you shower. But I can’t help wondering …
• My friend was the victim of a scam – and cuts mean she can do nothing about it
• The Guardian view on the Queen’s speech: sins of omission
• The Guardian view on Jerusalem and Gaza: old struggles bring fresh violence
• Unicef calls on UK to give 20% of vaccines to other countries
• Doctors in London report fivefold increase in children swallowing magnets
• Tech playing growing role in UK domestic abuse cases, experts say
• What happens when WhatsApp’s new terms start on 15 May?
• Alexa, who are you? New book identifies Amazon’s secret voiceover artist
• Russian-speaking cyber gang threatens release of Washington police data
• ‘We won’t consider Boyd’: Cordner ruled out of State of Origin over concussion
• Instagram for kids – the social media site no one asked for
• Manchester City’s title is a triumph of class and refinement on the hoof
• Super Rugby AU whets appetite for transTasma­n main course
• ‘Future-proofed’: three-year budget boost for high-performanc­e Australian sport
• ‘A little secret’: Steven Gerrard admits to phone chats with Sir Alex Ferguson
• Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal still unsure of playing in Tokyo Olympics
• Tour de France organisers reveal women’s race will be revived in 2022
• ‘No reason’ Joshua v Fury fight in Saudi Arabia won’t be finalised this week
• Virgil van Dijk rules out Euro 2020 return to focus on fitness at Liverpool
• 144: ESPN’s documentar­y about the WNBA bubble rises to the occasion
• Mike Brown’s Harlequins career over after six-week ban for stamping
• Clive Tyldesley: ‘Football commentary is all I ever wanted to do’

The Guardian Australia - 2021-05-12

The Guardian Australia - 2021-05-14