The Guardian Australia - 2021-12-24

• Dominic Perrottet backflips on ‘personal responsibi­lity’ mantra to reintroduc­e mask mandate in NSW
• Dominic Perrottet has finally realised that ‘letting it rip’ comes at too high a cost – for all of us
• Queensland says it is yet to decide on rapid tests for border, despite NSW premier saying it had agreed
• St Basil’s bosses ordered to give evidence at inquest despite incriminat­ion argument
• Eric Clapton to waive legal costs against woman who attempted to sell single bootlegged CD
• Victorian man accused of assaulting 11 women claims to have sexsomnia, court hears
• Morrison government tells tribunal robodebt documents must stay secret to protect cabinet process
• ‘It’s a ghost town’: Covid has left NSW’s second-largest city reeling
• James Franco admits sleeping with students and says he had sex addiction
• Taste the TV: Japan invents lickable screen to imitate food flavours
• Australian­s are at risk as too many of our leaders abdicate responsibi­lity for Covid to pander to their political base
• Victoria reintroduc­es mask mandates as acting premier takes swipe at Scott Morrison
• ‘Unethical’: doctors condemn NSW government for considerin­g charging unvaccinat­ed patients for Covid care
• WA to endure extreme heatwave over Christmas with milder conditions for rest of Australia
• Federal government to pay out $2m to settle class action over ‘racist’ work for the dole program
• Court rules Morrison government grant to develop gas field in Beetaloo Basin invalid
• Life on the ward: ‘It’s difficult separating family members from loved ones’
• Australian­s plan to splurge $4bn in Boxing Day sales
• Small steps or an irresponsi­ble lack of action: Australian experts react to national cabinet’s announceme­nt
• Putin accuses west of ‘coming with its missiles to our doorstep’
• Outcry as Hong Kong University memorial to Tiananmen Square victims is removed
• Asia’s factory workers at the sharp end of the west’s supply chain crisis
• ‘I heard a meow’: Kentucky man finds his cat unscathed in rubble nine days after tornado
• Intel faces backlash in China after banning products and labour from Xinjiang
• Capitol rioters hit with severe sentences and sharp reprimands from judges
• Republican­s woo Joe Manchin as senator clashes with Democrats
• World’s oldest family tree revealed in 5,700year-old Cotswolds tomb
• Cat burglar: New Zealand pet steals bong, bag of white powder and lacy underwear
• Russia claims it will begin talks with US and Nato
• Capitol attack committee seeks appearance by Trump ally Jim Jordan
• EU to combat taxation ‘race to the bottom’ with 15% rate for big companies
• Green cards, cannabis and a strip club: JCB heir in US legal battle
• US army veteran wore wire for FBI to expose KKK members
• ‘Like a ghost town’: customers desert UK city centres as Omicron takes hold
• ‘We need a new commons’: how city life can offer us the vital power of connection
• This Christmas there will be no traditiona­l pudding. After 11 years, I have finally learned my lesson
• More than a million of us are suffering with long Covid – yet still it’s not taken seriously
• Settled French territory or powder keg: what next for New Caledonia after failed bid for independen­ce?
• Could Chile show the United States how to rebuild its democracy?
• The best way to deal with Covid myths this Christmas? Pre-bunk rather than debunk
• At last I have good news on the climate crisis: all of us really can do something about it
• Humiliated and unable to govern, Boris Johnson is close to the point of no return
• The teenager’s poem that reveals the cruel reality of life in modern Britain
• Pandemic caused perfect storm for supply chain crisis, experts say
• Energy bills could rise by 50% amid ‘national crisis’ of soaring UK prices
• Kremlin denies restrictin­g gas supplies to Europe for political gain
• Essential workers thousands of pounds worse off than a decade ago, TUC says
• Gambling firm that coaxed older people to bet thousands will escape sanctions
• The Guardian view on Covid-hit arts: there is a solution
• The Guardian view on Liz Truss and Brexit: new chapter, same story
• UK landfill site investigat­ed after residents plagued by noxious fumes
• South African data suggests Omicron outbreak has caused less severe disease
• Microplast­ics may be linked to inflammato­ry bowel disease, study finds
• Escape your comfort zone! How to face your fears - and improve your health, wealth and happiness
• If Omicron is the dominant variant in UK, why is the number of confirmed cases so low?
• Vulnerable children aged 5-11 to be offered Covid jabs
• Covid vaccinatio­n for UK children: what has been approved?
• WHO boss: western countries’ Covid booster drives likely to prolong pandemic
• Killed by a pill bought on Snapchat: the counterfei­t drugs poisoning US teens
• Australia keep faith in opener Marcus Harris for third Ashes Test
• What is Wordle? The new viral word game delighting the internet
• When a sportswrit­er tries competitiv­e sport: a rush even if failure is all but assured
• Liverpool beat Leicester on penalties after Carabao Cup quarter-final thriller
• ‘I thought everyone should be as obsessive as I was’: Eddie Jones on 5am alarms and staying hungry
• Sweden’s Sara Hector pips Mikaela Shiffrin for first win in seven years
• The NHL’s rash decision to skip the Olympics accelerate­s ice hockey’s decline
• Bowlers Payne and Garton named in England T20 squad to face West Indies
• Classic YouTube in 2021: Raducanu’s glory and the Cavendish comeback

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