The Guardian Australia - 2021-12-17

• Australia jumping castle tragedy: five children dead and several critically injured in Tasmania
• Nearly 100 Covid cases linked to Sydney Taylor Swift party as Newcastle residents urged to postpone celebratio­ns
• You wouldn’t call Myefo’s assumption­s heroic – but they are decidedly optimistic
• Morrison government says no to controvers­ial Pep11 gas drilling project off NSW coast
• Coalition splashes $2.3bn on marginal seat projects including Queensland inland rail
• Data shows majority of choice super funds in Australia perform poorly
• UK public don’t want ‘perennial fights of a permanent Brexit’ with EU – report
• Bruce Springstee­n sells song catalogue to Sony for $500m
• Omicron variant: what do we know about Covid case numbers and combating it in Australia?
• Dutch royals sorry for Princess Amalia birthday party that broke Covid rules
• Pair face life in prison for three murders of Sydney gangland rivals
• Sorting facts from spin in the Coalition’s response to grants pork-barrelling claims
• Myefo budget update reveals huge election war chest but warns of economic uncertaint­y
• NSW grants Vales Point coal plant further five-year exemption from emissions limit
• Biden nominates Caroline Kennedy to be ambassador to Australia
• Unemployme­nt rate plunges as employers add record jobs post-lockdown
• Australia and US sign Cloud Act deal to help law enforcemen­t agencies demand data from tech giants
• Indigenous health system faces ‘huge workload’ to close vaccinatio­n gap, experts warn
• Pensioner who accused judges of conspiring against him avoids jail on Norfolk Island
• Indigenous Australian­s make up almost 30% of hospitalis­ations due to domestic violence, report finds
• National fuel supply at risk due to AdBlue shortage, Australian defence expert warns
• Myefo 2021-22: what it predicts for the Australian economy, what it assumes, and what could go wrong
• Scott Morrison should advocate for Julian Assange when talking to Caroline Kennedy
• RBA warns cyber attacks and climate change could threaten financial system
• Mining giant concedes emissions ‘blowout’ at Queensland coalmine
• ‘Very worrying’: is a far-right radical about to take over in Chile?
• Outspoken editor of Chinese state tabloid Global Times retires
• NFTs market hits $22bn as craze turns digital images into assets
• ‘They punished me for having books’: schools in Cameroon terrorised by armed groups
• Japan PM will not attend Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony
• ‘Worst fashion wage theft’: workers go hungry as Indian suppliers to top UK brands refuse to pay minimum wage
• New Zealand honours ‘extraordin­ary’ bravery of 10 during Christchur­ch attacks
• Bell hooks, author and activist, dies aged 69
• US releases 1,500 documents about JFK assassinat­ion inquiry
• ‘Like a nightmare’: images show storm’s toll on California homeless community
• Freakish wind storm brings ‘dust bowl’ conditions to tornado-devastated US states
• US sanctions Chinese drugmakers amid addiction epidemic
• US rapper Logic’s song 1-800-273-8255 may have helped prevent hundreds of suicides, study finds
• What Covid taught us about racism – and what we need to do now
• EU to warn Vladimir Putin of ‘massive consequenc­es’ of invading Ukraine
• Matt Canavan says Labor’s climate plan is ‘revenge on Queensland’, but the facts tell a different story
• They were forced to stay at work as a tornado bore down. Would a union have saved them?
• Britain must find a new way out of its Covid doom loop
• The Guardian view on the Tories and Omicron: a retreat from reality
• The Guardian view on British TV drama: a new golden age?
• Conservati­ve backbenche­rs are out of touch with the public — and fully removed from reality
• Aboriginal people stung by funeral scheme the watchdog ruled ‘deceptive’ may not get a cent back
• Returned clothes and shipping delays force Boohoo to slash sales forecast
• Massachuse­tts Starbucks workers push to unionize after New York win
• US Federal Reserve speeds up taper and signals three rate hikes in 2022
• Economists to vote on strike action after below-inflation pay offer
• New Chanel chief could signal end of ‘colonialis­t approach’ to fashion
• UK cuts grants for electric vehicles for second time in a year
• We’re on the hunt for young nature lovers – do you know any?
• Netherland­s announces €25bn plan to radically reduce livestock numbers
• 7m tonnes of raw sewage a year discharged into Northern Irish rivers
• Entangled whale cannot be freed with newborn calf close by, ocean experts say
• ‘Omni is everywhere’: why do so many people struggle to say Omicron?
• Omicron found to grow 70 times faster than Delta in bronchial tissue
• Many Covid hospital patients do not feel fully recovered year later – study
• GSK/Sanofi Covid booster delayed by lack of uninfected people to test it on
• Omicron likely to accelerate death toll in Europe, says health agency
• Why UK has been less keen than US to give Covid jab to children
• Documents link Huawei to Uyghur surveillan­ce projects, report claims
• AmazonSmil­e donated more than $40,000 to anti-vaccine groups in 2020
• Mercedes withdraw F1 title appeal as FIA investigat­es controvers­ial finale
• Super Netball scheduling clashes avoided as fans’ needs finally acknowledg­ed
• Brentford manager calls for weekend shutdown in Premier League Covid fight
• Sergio Agüero proud of stellar career and content now is his time to live
• Arsenal survive Hoffenheim scare to progress in Women’s Champions League
• Human rights groups warn of ‘serious issues’ as Qatar World Cup worker jailed
• Australia captain Pat Cummins out of second Ashes Test after contact with Covid case
• Arsenal go fourth as Martinelli and Smith Rowe sink 10-man West Ham
• The second coming of Anthony Modeste, Köln’s ‘life insurance’
• Arise, Sir Lewis: Hamilton knighted three days after F1 title heartbreak
• The best TV crews in the NFL – ranked!
• How Tom Daley and Matty Lee sent Team GB fans into a frenzy in Tokyo

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