The Guardian Australia - 2022-01-06

• Coalition won’t budge on free rapid Covid tests for all but concession card-holders are covered
• Craig Ruddy, Archibald prize-winning painter, dies at 53 from Covid complicati­ons
• Vulnerable Australian­s with Covid could miss out on lifesaving treatment due to testing delays
• England bowlers rally against Australia on rain-interrupte­d opening day
• Macron declares his Covid strategy is to ‘piss off’ the unvaccinat­ed
• Novak Djokovic flies into Australian Open vaccinatio­n storm
• World’s largest coal port to be 100% powered by renewable energy
• Desperatio­n as China’s locked down cities pay price of zero-Covid strategy
• Meghan to receive just £1 from Mail on Sunday for privacy invasion
• Ohio man shot dead by police was celebratin­g new year with rifle, wife says
• Scott Morrison’s derelictio­n of duty over rapid Covid tests is a threat to Australian­s’ public safety
• Labor now calls for free rapid antigen tests ahead of Australian national cabinet meeting
• Australia loses ‘unpreceden­ted’ number of overseas diplomats during pandemic, document reveals
• ‘Extreme marine heatwave’: waters off Sydney set to break January temperatur­e records
• Victorian Catholic diocese found vicariousl­y liable for child sexual abuse in landmark ruling
• Plan for new Indigenous cultural precinct in Canberra unveiled by Morrison government
• The foundation­s of our healthcare system have been washed away
• Biden to speak ‘truth’ on Capitol attack anniversar­y as Trump cancels his event
• Prince Andrew’s lawyers fight to dismiss Virginia Giuffre lawsuit in court
• Kazakhstan protests: government resigns amid rare outbreak of unrest
• Memorial to victims of Manchester Arena attack opens to public
• Fossil fuel firms among biggest spenders on Google ads that look like search results
• New evidence of Belgian complicity in 1961 killing of Burundian PM
• Scientists hope to unravel mystery of Sicily’s child mummies
• All motorists stuck on Virginia highway rescued, say transporta­tion authoritie­s
• North Korea has launched possible ballistic missile, say Japan and South Korea
• Myanmar: 20 civilians reported killed in latest military attack in rebel hotspot
• More than 1,000 US public figures aided Trump’s effort to overturn election
• Video shows police dog severely mauls Uber driver who missed car payments
• Nearly 100 Nigerian hostages rescued after two months of captivity
• A year after the Capitol attack, what has the US actually learned?
• Hiding behind the loophole of a dead sex trafficker? Stay classy, Andrew
• I was sure my parenting had made our baby’s first flight go smoothly. Then came the return trip
• Could microclots help explain the mystery of long Covid?
• Joe Biden needs to stand up and fight Manchin like our lives depend on it
• Starmer still has to answer the big question: where does Labour stand on socialism?
• Australian supermarke­ts grapple with Covidbased staff shortages
• UK travel industry urges ministers to drop internatio­nal Covid tests
• The 5G fight: why AT&T and Verizon are at loggerhead­s with the FAA
• Swedbank ex-chief charged over money laundering scandal
• UK consumers ramp up credit card debt and save less despite Covid crisis
• Taiwan ‘buys 20,400 bottles of Lithuanian rum rejected by China’
• The Guardian view on Covid and schools: crossed fingers aren’t enough
• The Guardian view on soaring energy bills: the less well-off need a new deal
• Watching Don’t Look Up made me see my whole life of campaignin­g flash before me
• ‘Perfect spot’: statue of fossil hunter Mary Anning nears unveiling
• More than a feeling: why our emotions are crucial to the way we think
• Omicron fuels India third wave as Mumbai prepares for ‘tsunami’ of Covid cases
• UK minister hints at end to follow-up PCRs after positive lateral flow test
• Parts of NHS may be overwhelme­d by Covid wave, admits Boris Johnson
• Scientists call for Covid reinfectio­ns in UK to be included in case figures
• Elizabeth Holmes trial: Silicon Valley watches next steps in high-profile case
• Elizabeth Holmes: from ‘next Steve Jobs’ to convicted fraudster
• Elizabeth Holmes is far from the only tech leader overpromis­ing and underdeliv­ering
• Heat is on Nick Kyrgios’s critical summer as Australian Open looms
• Wordle: why the inventor of the fiendishly addictive online game doesn’t want your money
• Tuchel fines Lukaku over Chelsea ‘mess’ despite striker’s apology for interview
• Red Hogs or Presidents? Washington to announce new nickname next month
• Peter Wright ‘not sorry’ for Van Gerwen after Covid ended rival’s world title bid
• Bangladesh seal historic upset to end New Zealand’s unbeaten home Test run
• For the good of football, we should have let the European Super League happen
• Liverpool ask for Carabao Cup semi-final to be postponed amid more Covid cases
• Covid clouds hopes for ‘normal’ Six Nations and Champions Cup
• Brighton sign record-breaking Poland midfielder Kacper Kozlowski
• The expanded NFL season has brought in more money. But what about drama?

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