The Guardian Australia - 2021-12-15

• Liberal MPs support calls for Australian government to seek Julian Assange’s return
• Josh Frydenberg’s pick for ACCC chief represente­d bank in one of regulator’s biggest criminal cases
• Billie Eilish: I would have died from Covid-19 if I hadn’t been vaccinated
• Moreland council in Melbourne to change name over links to slave labour
• Alan Jones begins new live show with rant about being silenced, before being cut off
• Queensland police acted maliciousl­y in wrongful jailing of Indigenous man, court finds
• Personal details of 80,000 South Australian public servants stolen in cyber-attack
• Mentally impaired Perth mother who killed her two daughters awaits verdict
• Australia’s mRNA vaccine deal: what does it mean, and why haven’t we done it already?
• Voices of religious Australian­s prioritise­d in ‘deeply problemati­c’ discrimina­tion bill, experts warn
• Indigenous inmate in hospital after prison accused of not providing adequate care
• NDIS provider apologises to group home residents after allegation­s of violence and neglect
• Indigenous Australian­s make up half of those in youth detention with two-thirds yet to be sentenced, report finds
• Australia’s Aukus nuclear submarines could cost as much as $171bn, report finds
• Eddie Obeid and convicted co-conspirato­rs seek bail pending their appeals
• Conservati­on documents for half of all critically endangered species don’t mention climate change
• Women overrepres­ented in marginal contests, while more men preselecte­d in safe seats for federal election
• Scott Morrison says Omicron won’t ‘take us back’ to Covid restrictio­ns as he announces Moderna deal
• Now is the right time to limit the government’s power to send Australian troops to war
• Doubts over Coalition’s net zero target as report finds soil carbon emissions may increase as climate warms
• Capitol attack panel recommends Mark Meadows for criminal prosecutio­n
• ‘Teflon’ Mark Rutte set for fourth Dutch term after record-breaking talks
• Outcry over ‘blatant misogyny’ in Indian English exam
• Antony Blinken warns China to stop ‘aggressive actions’ in Asia-Pacific
• Tunisia’s president calls constituti­onal referendum followed by elections in 2022
• Urgent action needed to halt traffickin­g of children in world’s orphanages – report
• EU urged to rachet up green energy standards for buildings
• ‘Null and void’: boycott clouds New Caledonia’s final poll on independen­ce
• Naming Elon Musk person of the year is Time’s ‘worst choice ever’, say critics
• Putin tells Boris Johnson urgent talks needed over Nato’s plans for Ukraine
• Amazon faces scrutiny over worker safety after tornado strikes warehouse
• No disciplina­ry action for US troops over Kabul drone airstrike, Pentagon says
• Kim Kardashian passes ‘baby bar’ law exam
• Sailor charged over fire that destroyed US warship ‘disgruntle­d’, prosecutor­s say
• UK coastguard ‘telling refugees in British waters to contact the French’
• China’s troll king: how a tabloid editor became the voice of Chinese nationalis­m
• Australia’s working women are productivi­ty gold. Here are five ways to help them thrive
• The richest countries are vaccine hoarders. Try them in internatio­nal court
• Quizmaster Johnson leaves Javid to answer the awkward questions
• We must be frank about this booster campaign – it will mean longer NHS waiting lists
• I love MasterChef, but does everything have to be so French?
• Worried that Covid has stolen your sex life? Join the club
• The Guardian view on online safety: holding big tech to account
• Ocado promises ‘best ever Christmas’ with M&S as deliveries boom
• UK unemployme­nt rate falls despite end of job furlough scheme
• Patrick Drahi’s Altice increases BT stake to 18%
• UK restaurant­s and pubs fear 40% cut in Christmas takings under Covid ‘plan B’
• Music industry unites to pledge net-zero emissions by 2050
• Supply chain ‘must be fixed urgently’ to ensure food security in the UK
• The Guardian view on Boris Johnson: pandemic authority draining away
• Brain surgeons and rocket scientists no brighter than the rest of us, study finds
• More Covid curbs possible but families can have Christmas together – Raab
• Your niece is suddenly vegan! How to survive the 12 disasters of Christmas
• Covid passports could increase vaccine uptake, study suggests
• Boris Johnson’s amorality has been proven beyond doubt
• Can you trust a negative lateral flow Covid test?
• ‘15 minutes to save the world’: a terrifying VR journey into the nuclear bunker
• Dyson tells many of UK staff to work in office even after plan B guidance change
• MPs call for online safety bill overhaul to protect children and penalise tech firms
• Australia bank on David Warner’s fitness for second Ashes Test in Adelaide
• FIA indecision brings a confusing end for F1 fans who deserve better
• Chris Armas was a forgettabl­e head coach in MLS. So why is he at Manchester United?
• Champions League last 16: tie-by-tie analysis and verdicts after redraw
• Basketball announcer stood down after ‘inappropri­ate’ comment during fiery NBL game
• Emily van Egmond’s brief Newcastle Jets return suits both player and club
• Paris 2024 Olympic organisers reveal audacious plans for opening ceremony
• Manuel Santana obituary
• ‘I felt like an inconvenie­nce’: Bryony Frost criticises PJA over Dunne bullying
• Gerwyn Price: ‘I have the hunger to dominate darts like Phil Taylor did’

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