The Guardian Australia - 2021-08-13

• Anger as slow vaccine rollout leaves western NSW Aboriginal communitie­s exposed to Covid
• I have separation anxiety. I’m stuck in lockeddown Sydney without my dog
• Lesotho’s PM isolating with Covid as cases ‘go unrecorded’
• Gladys Berejiklia­n offers slogans in place of solutions as NSW Covid crisis deepens
• Meet Joe Biden’s secret weapon: the woman who wrangles with Congress
• NSW Covid cases easing in some LGAs but rising overall as virus spreads further
• High court rejects bid to appeal Biloela child Tharnicaa Murugappan protection visa case
• Federal parliament sittings in limbo after Canberra plunged into lockdown
• Barnaby Joyce on George Christense­n: don’t ‘prod the bear’
• NSW inmate released on bail before prison received positive Covid test result
• WA government draws ire of green groups for approving Woodside gas pipeline in Pilbara
• California considers human composting as a greener death option
• NSW and ACT Covid lockdown restrictio­ns: update to Sydney, regional NSW and Canberra coronaviru­s rules explained
• NSW and ACT Covid hotspots: full list and map of Sydney, regional NSW and Canberra exposure sites and coronaviru­s case trends
• Energy commission dials back plan to charge households to send rooftop solar power to grid
• ACT to enter lockdown after Canberra records first locally acquired Covid case in more than a year
• Australian conspiracy theorists and anti-lockdown groups share fake Covid check-in apps
• ‘I’m listening to her’: meet Scott Morrison’s favourite climate change protester
• Senior US climate official says Australia’s climate targets are ‘not sufficient’
• Newcastle aged care facility with 14 Covid cases has less than a third of staff vaccinated
• Tadpoles growing in captivity provide hope for Victoria’s threatened giant burrowing frog
• NSW Covid update: tighter restrictio­ns for some Sydney LGAs after state records 345 new cases
• The IPCC report is a massive alert that the time for climate action is nearly gone, but crucially not gone yet
• A tale of two Michaels: one recovered from Delta at home, the other ended up fighting for his life
• Is Biden serious about climate? His 2,000 drilling and fracking permits suggest not
• Overconfid­ent and rebellious – Johnson will rue the day he made a Tory party in his own image
• Why ‘golden hellos’ won’t sort out Britain’s labour shortage
• Record grade inflation isn’t the only thing that’s different about this year’s exams
• Fairness will be key to successful­ly tackling the climate crisis
• The Guardian view on Biden’s bipartisan bill: one battle won, many more to go
• The secret of happiness? Be more like Ted Lasso
• The Guardian view on Ethiopia’s war: from very bad to worse
• Oxford/AstraZenec­a vaccine: rare blood clot syndrome has high mortality rate
• CDC urges pregnant women to get Covid vaccine, finding no increased risk of miscarriag­e
• Breast cancer drug approved for NHS after maker agrees discount
• I’m Your Man review – Dan Stevens is the perfect date in android romance
• Pores for thought: how sweat reveals our every secret, from what we’ve eaten to whether we’re on drugs
• Google staff could see pay cut if they opt to work from home
• Don’t put on a happy face! Are you using the smiley emoji all wrong?
• Samsung launches first water-resistant folding phone and Google watch
• Marika Koroibete recalled for Wallabies’ must-win Bledisloe Cup clash
• YouTube suspends Rand Paul for video claiming masks ‘don’t prevent infection’
• Hansle Parchment thanks woman who paid for taxi to race where he won Olympic gold
• ‘The competitio­n is now whole’: full AFLW expansion confirmed for 2022-23 season
• At the Tokyo Olympics I hid from the sun. Now, in quarantine, I long for it
• ‘It’s madness’: Messi relishing playing with Neymar and Mbappé at PSG
• Kepa the hero as Chelsea beat Villarreal on penalties to win Uefa Super Cup
• Coaches charged with murder over US teenage player’s heatstroke death
• New football season promises renewed lust for life and more off-pitch strife
• Football transfer rumours: Arsenal join Spurs in Dusan Vlahovic pursuit
• Bayern Munich changes on and off pitch offer hope to Bundesliga rivals
• Carabao Cup roundup: Coventry crash out to League Two Northampto­n

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