The Guardian Australia - 2022-10-14

• Drenched and anxious, Victorian and Tasmanian communitie­s band together as flood waters rage
• Albanese government has guaranteed farmers won’t be hurt if Australia signs methane pledge, NFF says
• Queensland premier ‘disgusted’ by female police recruits being told to expect being ‘hit on’ by colleagues
• Signs of dementia may be detectable nine years before diagnosis – study
• Self-inseminati­on performanc­e artist could be forced to pay security on Australia Council’s legal costs
• Former Australian tennis star Todd Woodbridge recounts heart attack at 51
• Mark Latham’s bid to leave NSW parliament to run again a question of ‘ethics’, not legality
• Northern Territory moves to raise age of criminal responsibi­lity from 10 to 12
• Proposed levy on Queensland’s vacant homes backed by advocates
• Policy of secrecy leaves authors with ‘no inkling’ works are being set for NSW’s year 12 exams
• Graphic film of Bali bombings at Kuta memorial ‘ripped our hearts apart’, son of terror victim says
• Spy agency Asio ‘acquiesced in the use of torture’ when detaining Egyptian refugee, court told
• Julian Assange’s supporters call on Australian government to provide update on talks with US
• Paul Keating speculates King Charles could renounce UK monarch’s claim on Australia
• Australian banks hit with payment transfer outage as RBA blames technical error
• Alan Joyce predicts underlying profit of up to $1.3bn and denies Qantas has a morale problem
• Damning aged care audit reveals abuse and neglect of residents across Australia
• Brothers of Italy politician who collects fascist relics elected senate speaker
• Shanghai Covid restrictio­ns fuel fears of another lockdown
• Lucy Letby: police found note saying ‘I killed them on purpose’, court hears
• ‘It’s a revolution’: Iranian women in UK believe protests will bring freedom
• First British woman and her child repatriate­d to UK from Syrian camp
• January 6 panel’s next hearing will focus on Trump’s ‘state of mind’ during attack
• Diego Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ ball expected to fetch £2.5m-£3m at auction
• Trump ordered records moved after subpoena, Mar-a-Lago staffer said – reports
• Fourteen members of Republican Senate candidate’s family endorse rival
• US clinics offer free vasectomie­s in wake of supreme court’s Roe reversal
• Animal population­s experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals
• Turks and Caicos head said to question UK’s alleged failure to keep residents safe
• Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook families $965m over hoax claims
• Year 12 students, fear not – your score determines neither your worth nor your future
• More than 100,000 students are trying to live on $26 a day. How is this the norm in Australia?
• I’m maligned as a ‘green energy sceptic’. I’m not. Dear Guardian reader, here’s what I think
• Let Saudi Arabia’s friendship with Putin be a wake-up call for the west
• Labour glee as Librium Liz twists and U-turns her way through PMQs
• Was Angela Lansbury a grande dame? No, she was warmer and friendlier than that
• Boris Johnson’s Covid laws took away our rights with flick of a pen. Don’t let that happen again
• Why is private health booming and the NHS in crisis? Because that’s what ministers want
• Fact check: are the Tories right that British oil and gas is greener?
• Travel industry warned ‘tackle climate disaster before it’s too late’
• EasyJet forecasts good demand for its low fares despite cost of living crisis
• Royal Mail workers strike over pay and conditions
• The Guardian view on the UK’s financial crisis: a lot of blame to go around
• Ofgem to call on consumers to cut gas and electricit­y use
• The Guardian view on North Korea’s missile tests: growing risks, reduced response
• Liz Truss on collision course with Jacob ReesMogg over solar power ban
• Microplast­ics found in 75% of fish in New Zealand, report shows
• Facts take a backseat in CSIRO fracking fact sheets partly funded by the gas industry
• Insulate Britain glue themselves to ground in PMQs-timed protest
• James Webb telescope captures ‘cosmic fingerprin­t’ formed by two giant stars
• Human neurons transplant­ed into rats to help study brain disorders
• ‘Zero scent’: could negative reviews of smelly candles hint at a Covid surge?
• Nasa says Dart mission succeeded in shifting asteroid’s orbit
• Labour pledges cheap broadband tariff for low-income families
• Scientists teach brain cells to play video game Pong
• Google Pixel 7 Pro review: new camera champ undercuts competitio­n
• Job listings hint at TikTok’s US plans to venture into e-commerce
• Whistleblo­wer Frances Haugen on the alliance to hold social media accountabl­e: ‘We need to act now’
• Meta’s virtual reality project will finally have legs – literally
• California wants everyone to drive EVs. How will low-income people afford them?
• Best podcasts of the week: Explore the littleknow­n story of Hitler’s niece and more in Forbidden History
• Des Hasler may be done at Manly but Sea Eagles NRL saga is far from over
• James McQuillan’s incredible rise from wheelchair rugby novice to playing for Australia
• So much for Ibrox intimidati­on as Liverpool run riot at Rangers
• Australia overcome by New Zealand’s hot start in Constellat­ion Cup opener
• Australia defections are good for talent distributi­on at Rugby League World Cup
• Son and Kane combine again as Spurs edge Frankfurt and move to top spot
• Men’s Rugby League World Cup: group-bygroup preview
• Will Qatar really produce ‘the first carbonneut­ral World Cup in history’?
• Why not stop hating the referee and try learning the laws of football?
• Manchester City’s Deyna Castellano­s: ‘I want to change the world a little bit’

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