The Guardian Australia - 2021-07-16

• Victoria Covid update: state to enter fiveday lockdown as outbreak linked to Sydney grows
• Blaming migrants for Australia’s lower wages growth is easy but too simplistic
• Derbyshire cave house identified as ninth-century home to exiled king
• Kremlin papers appear to show Putin’s plot to put Trump in White House
• Sydney’s ever-growing Covid hotspot list exposes NSW government’s lockdown failures
• One-hour, optional sexual harassment training for Australian MPs a ‘tick and flick exercise’, union says
• Friendlyjo­rdies raises $1m to defend John Barilaro defamation case
• Sydney hospitals stretched to ‘the brink’ as Covid crisis sidelines medical staff
• Amanda Lohrey wins Miles Franklin prize for The Labyrinth
• Trillions of dollars spent on Covid recovery in ways that harm environmen­t
• One of Napoleon’s hats could fetch €600,000 at auction
• Olympics chief accused of insulting Hiroshima survivors with visit to atomic bombing site
• Victoria Covid lockdown restrictio­ns: latest update to Melbourne and regional Vic coronaviru­s mask rules explained
• Australian government scales back supply projection­s for AstraZenec­a Covid-19 vaccine
• What does the EU’s carbon tariff proposal mean for Australia?
• Former Nationals president says party ‘losing its way’ under Barnaby Joyce and urges women to speak up
• Legal threat stops work on mine project in Tasmania’s Tarkine
• Queensland LNP candidate Jim Bellos apologises for offensive posts about female journalist
• ‘We weren’t afforded dignity’: family had to phone authoritie­s to ask if father had died
• Australia’s unemployme­nt rate falls to 4.9% but underemplo­yment up as lockdowns take toll
• Australian government stokes fears that Europe’s new carbon levy could hurt jobs
• No cults, no politics, no ghouls: how China censors the video game world
• Pure gold: Gladys fan art draws inspiratio­n from a premier with star power
• The pandemic prompted a wild transforma­tion. I have become an exercise monster
• There’s a new tactic for exposing you to radical content online: the ‘slow red-pill’
• Abolishing online anonymity won’t tackle the underlying problems of racist abuse
• The UK won’t meet its ambitious climate goals by making spending cuts
• The Guardian view on the government’s netzero targets: too much hot air
• The Guardian view on Cuba’s protests: people deserve better from their leaders – and the US
• Long Covid has more than 200 symptoms, study finds
• Hand and contact surface hygiene is still essential to keep Covid-19 at bay
• Sony WF-1000XM4 review: the bestsoundi­ng noise-cancelling earbuds
• Queensland rediscover spirit as low-energy NSW pay price for hubris
• Matildas’ latest defeat shines light on gap between expectatio­ns and reality
• Tadej Pogacar at imperious best with stage 17 victory on Col du Portet
• Mitchell Marsh stars with bat and ball as Australia salvage some pride in West Indies
• Dogged Bucks rally past Suns in Game 4 to level NBA finals at two games apiece
• Royal St George’s is toughest Open course with history of surprises
• Police search Bahrain Victorious hotel and team bus at Tour de France
• ‘United in our decision’ – Team GB footballer­s to take knee at Olympics
• Olympic Village rules may hinder smaller nations but their feats will captivate us
• Paul Mariner memories, a 148 break and the biggest sixes at Lord’s

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