The Guardian Australia - 2021-05-14

• NSW MP Gareth Ward steps down as minister over sexual violence allegation­s which he denies
• The secret of the budget? The big help is that we’re stuck in Australia
• Paralysed man uses ‘mindwritin­g’ brain computer to compose sentences
• Scott Morrison denies his ‘one country two systems’ reference to Taiwan and China was an error
• Australian mouse plague: ‘napalming’ rodents could kill native and domestic animals too
• New law allows Australian government to indefinite­ly detain refugees
• Wayne Fella Morrison inquest: guard took ‘pre-planned’ trip after death in custody, court hears
• Australian man Craig Wright who says he created bitcoin takes £4bn claim to London high court
• Tasmanian premier stands by Liberal candidate who denies using fake name while dating two women
• Chainsaw massacre: tree poaching hits Canada amid lumber shortage
• Anthony Albanese pledges $10bn social housing fund in Labor’s federal budget reply
• Chinese county bans birthday parties for public servants
• Confusion and fear as Australia’s aged care workers wait to be vaccinated with winter looming
• Coalition scraps remote work-for-the-dole program for Indigenous Australian­s
• NSW pushes plan to bring internatio­nal students to Australia using purpose-built quarantine
• Crown agrees to indoor smoking ban and cashless gambling in casinos
• Telstra fined $50m for exploiting Indigenous mobile phone plan customers
• ‘Demeaning’ crackdown on single mothers scrapped, budget papers reveal
• Australian universiti­es brace for ‘ugly’ 2022 after budget cuts
• Anthony Albanese’s budget reply to focus on entreprene­urs, renewable energy and women
• Human rights groups call on Australia to drop pursuit of Israel trade deal over Palestine conflict
• Huge marine parks off Christmas and Cocos islands target illegal foreign fishing
• Scott Morrison says investigat­ion by department head has resumed into Brittany Higgins matter
• As the US and EU get on with green recovery, Australia has missed a huge opportunit­y
• Scott Morrison defends Andrew Laming over decision not to give up lucrative parliament­ary role
• Cruel, paranoid, failing: inside the Home Office
• I supported other women to have babies but faced my own battle alone
• The American gun crisis? It’s largely a domestic violence crisis
• The point of the Republican party? To stroke the ego of Trump
• If the government is serious about ‘global Britain’, why is it cutting research funding?
• That wasn’t quite the resounding Conservati­ve election victory it seemed
• Short stories leave authors nowhere to hide. But Ockham winner Beautrais nails it every time
• Why we need an inspiring team talk to get us through the pandemic
• The Guardian view on the UK economy: vaccine bounce? This is a vaccine bubble
• The Guardian view on the voter ID bill: cynical and hypocritic­al
• Climate emissions shrinking the stratosphe­re, scientists reveal
• Coronaviru­s variant found in India may spread faster than type detected in Kent
• Emphasis on personal may be best way to fight vaccine scepticism, research suggests
• More frequent side-effects reported mixing Pfizer and Oxford Covid jabs, study suggests
• No visitors but teeming with life: what’s going on inside the Natural History Museum?
• How conspiracy theories led to Covid vaccine hesitancy in the Pacific
• Is oral sex more Covid-safe than kissing? The expert guide to a horny, healthy summer
• Elon Musk says Tesla will no longer accept bitcoin due to fossil fuel use
• Online safety bill: a messy new minefield in the culture wars
• Amazon wins appeal over €250m EU tax bill
• Instagram offers users a dedicated profile section to share pronouns
• AFLW expansion to 18 clubs delayed until 2022
• Giro d’Italia: crashes overshadow Caleb Ewan’s sprint win on stage five
• From ‘traitor’ to trailblaze­r: the rise of NBA bench pioneer Becky Hammon
• Chelsea’s Sam Kerr: ‘This one’s special, especially with the year we’ve had’
• F1 to bring in new testing to curb use of ‘bendy’ rear wings
• Adam Reynolds understand­ing of South Sydney’s position as Broncos confirm signing
• The T20 tournament that wasn’t: how fixers fabricated the UvaT20 League
• Emile Smith Rowe pounces as Arsenal edge out distracted Chelsea
• Champions League final: Uefa chooses Porto over Wembley for all-English clash
• Gigi Buffon aiming to make departing gift as Juventus look to save season
• Richard Arnold leads race to replace Ed Woodward at Manchester United
• Arrizabala­ga, Chelsea’s £71m back-up, hoping for FA Cup final redemption

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