The Guardian Australia - 2021-12-21

• NSW approves Morrison government’s $600m Kurri Kurri gas-fired power plant
• Microburst­s: what causes the deadly, highspeed weather events?
• UN-backed investigat­or into possible Yemen war crimes targeted by spyware
• Residents in Northern Territory Indigenous community unable to buy food for four days after internet outage
• Glencore’s proposed $1.5bn coalmine site home to over a dozen threatened species, government told
• Earthquake-proof steel cask carrying 2t of radioactiv­e waste to arrive in Sydney next year
• Plane recovered after crash near Brisbane that turned ‘family joyride’ into tragedy
• Australia thrash England by 275 runs in second Ashes Test to take 2-0 series lead
• One of world’s smallest books sold at auction for £3,500
• Scott Morrison to hold unschedule­d national cabinet meeting as Omicron cases rise
• ‘Vaccines are not the only answer’: experts call for more public health measures to curb Omicron
• Morrison warned foreign interferen­ce campaign on social media is a serious risk to Australia’s election
• Life on the ward: how do you care for Covid patients in prison?
• As the Coalition and Labor inch closer on emissions, are Australia’s climate wars ending?
• Raab says PM and staff’s garden gathering was within lockdown rules
• Gabriel Boric vows to ‘fight privileges of the few’ as Chile’s premier
• Moderna says booster produces strong antibody response to Omicron
• Pro-Beijing candidates sweep Hong Kong ‘patriots’-only elections
• Peng Shuai appearance fails to address concerns for her wellbeing, says WTA
• ‘We need free speech’: protests erupt across Poland over controvers­ial media bill
• Women stage global fast to pressure UK over Nazanin Zagari-Ratcliffe
• ‘Peeing is very easy’: Japanese billionair­e returns to Earth after documentin­g life on ISS
• Contact with nature in cities reduces loneliness, study shows
• Sudan police fire teargas as anti-coup protesters stage mass rally
• New head of Unesco world heritage centre wants to put Africa on the map
• Eve Babitz, chronicler of 1960s and 70s Hollywood excess, dies aged 78
• Why Trump appears deeply unnerved as Capitol attack investigat­ion closes in
• Pope Francis says domestic violence against women ‘almost satanic’
• America’s most underserve­d areas saw gun crime rise early in pandemic – study
• City firms set to revive EU relocation plans in 2022, Brexit report predicts
• Letting Omicron into Australia at high levels – a wise move or heresy?
• Sara loved her baby. So why was she caught up in guilt, anxiety and resentment?
• Why are rightwinge­rs so angry? Because they know social change is coming
• It’s 2021 and once again they’re banning books. What message does that send?
• Joe Biden must use his presidenti­al powers to deliver on his promises
• The fatal weakness of the Conservati­ves is not seeing the kindness in most people
• As a nurse I see people worried about vaccines: that doesn’t mean they’re antivaxxer­s
• Like everyone, I’m so tired of fighting Covid. But we must keep going
• The Guardian view on the police bill: a fight for the right to protest
• The Guardian view on Dorothy Wordsworth: a rare achievemen­t
• Standard Chartered fined £46.5m by Bank of England over reporting failures
• UK pubs and restaurant­s demand support amid ‘decimated’ bookings
• GSK hires ex-Tesco boss Sir Dave Lewis to lead healthcare spin-off
• UK biotech firm Aptamer to float valued at £80.7m
• Cambridge is leading regional tech hub as UK draws record investment
• Nearly half of FTSE 350 firms now have BAME directors
• Buy Australian oysters and farmed barramundi: five tips to make your feast of summer seafood sustainabl­e
• What was I doing, blundering through Waimapihi Reserve in the dark? Discoverin­g new treasures
• SpaceX’s Starship could put humans back on the moon next year
• Readers reply: in 500 years’ time, which current scientific theories will be as discredite­d as flat Earth theory?
• Death of child with Covid-19 prompts calls for Māori to be prioritise­d in NZ vaccine rollout
• James Webb space telescope mission gets ready for Christmas Eve launch
• Omicron is terrifying – so why won’t we learn from past mistakes?
• Spurs out of Europe after Uefa awards Rennes 3-0 win for cancelled game
• Premier League and beyond: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
• Melbourne wins interstate battle of ALM brands as Western Sydney’s woes continue
• Emma Raducanu wins BBC Sports Personalit­y of the Year 2021
• Silver Lake windfall only underlines need for home-and-away ALW season
• Kyogo Furuhashi’s brilliance hands Celtic League Cup final victory over Hibs
• Covid chaos in the media ranks points to wider precarity of this Ashes series
• Tiger Woods and son runners-up to Team Daly in PNC Championsh­ip
• Manchester City enjoy Sunday stroll in their north-east happy place
• Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action
• Bayern leave Wolfsburg begging for mercy and re-emphasise gap at top

The Guardian Australia - 2021-12-20

The Guardian Australia - 2021-12-22