The Guardian Australia - 2024-05-09

• World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target
• Western Sydney councillor doubles down on same-sex parent book ban as residents express outrage over move
• Game of Thrones actor Ian Gelder dies aged 74
• Victorian treasurer threatens to consider train station for Avalon amid dispute with Melbourne Airport
• Victorian woman felt her voice was taken away before mother allegedly forced her to marry older man, court told
• Man on the run after stabbing woman outside Sydney gym in alleged domestic violence attack
• Bruce Lehrmann had no-win, no-fee deal with lawyers, federal court told
• Home affairs savaged by Australian audit office for poor oversight of dodgy migration agents
• Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’
• Australia should pass bill to ban nonprescri­ption vapes, Senate committee finds
• Woman invited Sydney sex crimes detective to strip club as she feared he wouldn’t help her, rape trial told
• Conspiracy theorist accused of links to Queensland police shootings offered plea deal by US prosecutor­s
• High court decision to limit Catholic church abuse legal tactics to become law under NSW proposal
• Families of Hunter Valley bus crash victims ‘devastated’ by driver’s plea deal
• Monash University: police investigat­e alleged attack on pro-Palestine camp
• Landmark high court ruling finds commonweal­th government liable for sacred site damage
• Why have we been excluded? The students left out of Labor’s promised placement payments
• Parents of murdered Perth brothers say world a ‘darker place’ after Mexico tragedy
• Children in danger as NSW child protection reaches crisis point, striking caseworker­s say
• Australia’s immigratio­n minister successful­ly suppresses details about electronic monitoring of former detainees
• Marc Conway risked his life to stop the London Bridge terror attack. Why did he fear being sent to prison for it?
• ‘Do you worry about STDs?’: Stormy Daniels’ testimony on Trump affair off to lurid start
• Methane emissions: Australian cattle industry suggests shift from net zero target to ‘climate neutral’ approach
• Australian literature has long been ‘hijacked by activists’. This has made it richer. Let’s not go backwards
• Domestic violence workers: states told to hire faster as Labor’s 500 staff pledge hit by major delays
• Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX says it will be able to repay creditors full $11bn
• Trump hush-money trial: Stormy Daniels describes being ‘startled’ by sexual encounter
• AstraZenec­a withdraws Covid-19 vaccine worldwide, citing surplus of newer vaccines
• Chemicals in vapes could be highly toxic when heated, research finds
• Kim Ki-nam, North Korean propaganda chief who shaped dynasty’s personalit­y cult, dies aged 94
• ‘No safe place’: people in Rafah describe terror as Israeli assault begins
• NHS trial uses daily doses of food allergens to tackle severe reactions
• Olympic torch to make 400 stops on path to Paris opening ceremony
• Fake Monet and Renoir on eBay among 40 counterfei­ts identified using AI
• Hundreds of potentiall­y trafficked children ‘abandoned by Home Office’
• Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricit­y supply
• Judge scraps date for Trump Mar-a-Lago documents trial without rescheduli­ng
• Venezuela loses its last glacier as it shrinks down to an ice field
• ‘Countries are now forced to confront it’: Rise in Chinese espionage arrests alarms Europe
• Theranos fraudster Elizabeth Holmes has prison sentence reduced again
• Clashes and arrests as pro-Palestinia­n protests spread across European campuses
• P&O Ferries boss asked if he is ‘modern-day pirate’ for paying staff £4.87 an hour
• ‘That open tweet is the canvas’: behind the highs, lows and memes of Black Twitter
• ‘A chilling prospect’: should we be scared of AI contestant­s on reality shows?
• A moment that changed me: I thought fitness was my superpower. Then I realised it was a ball and chain
• Castoffs to catwalk: fashion show shines light on vast Chile clothes dump visible from space
• Australian supermarke­t chocolate hazelnut spread taste test: the worst resembles ‘wet cement’
• ‘If they see a Syrian, they beat them up’: the refugees living in fear in Lebanon
• ‘I can rise above expectatio­ns’: the woman breaking barriers in Pacific politics
• ‘I feel more connected with humanity’: the club where phones are banned – and visitors pay for the privilege
• From meet-cute to marriage breakdown: Streep and Nicholson shine in Nora Ephron’s bitterswee­t Heartburn
• Dark Matter review – Joel Edgerton abducts himself in fun multiverse thriller
• ‘Acid humour was a big part’: the life and legacy of Flannery O’Connor
• From mythic creatures to innovative documentar­ies: 10 films to see at Sydney film festival 2024
• Disney to ‘focus on quality’ as it plans to cut output – including Marvel movies
• ‘It was terrifying – but screw it’: the director who had to disown her film to qualify for the Oscars
• ‘He growls death metal in his pants!’ The Eurovision 2024 bangers to watch out for
• The Final: Attack on Wembley review – carnage on camera at Euro 2020
• Standing stones, urban hellscapes and male nudes: Derek Jarman’s glorious Super 8 short films
• Ten years after ending an abusive relationsh­ip my ex-partner is still trying to destroy me financiall­y
• Just how low will Republican politician­s stoop to be Trump’s running mate?
• I hoped Peppa might be a role model for my daughter. But that little piggy is just a brat
• The world must reject Russia’s nuclear posturing – but not ignore the danger
• Could you get by on a measly $43,000 a month? It seems Rudy Giuliani can’t
• I’m a non-dom millionair­e living in Britain. Taxing me fairly won’t make me leave
• Ursula von der Leyen is now a household name – and that could be Europe’s salvation
• Starmer may be bland – but that passes the taste test in a country sick of spicy politics
• The Guardian view on hope and despair in Gaza: attacking Rafah will compound this disaster
• BP right to hold steady on climate targets despite below forecast profits
• Struggling train maker Alstom plans to cut debt with €1bn rights issue
• BrewDog’s James Watt to step down as chief executive of beer company
• ‘Unfair banking’ and ‘damaging’ financial rules harming UK’s small firms, MPs warn
• Boohoo dives into debt as losses soar to £160m and sales slump
• Panera to pull caffeinate­d beverages connected to at least two deaths
• Dmitry Khoroshev named as alleged leader of ransomware gang LockBit
• The Guardian view on Labour’s big idea: organising the state effectivel­y matters for jobs and growth
• Tech firms must ‘tame’ algorithms under Ofcom child safety rules
• Mayday Stinky Bay: places’ nicknames added to UK database to help rescuers
• ‘It’s never an easy journey’: Greg Inglis on losing track but finding himself again
• Jack Dorsey quits Bluesky board and urges users to stay on Elon Musk’s X
• ‘Massive wave of consequenc­e’: Tyler Wright embraces fear as Australia’s Olympic surf team confirmed
• Fear and confusion grips Malaysian football after attacks on three players
• Dortmund bring down curtain on Kylian Mbappé’s lost years at PSG
• Super Netball stirred by rule tweaks that give licence to the fast and the physical
• Eric Dier’s renaissanc­e at Bayern Munich silences the haters
• Manchester United do not want Mason Greenwood back, says Getafe president
• Erik ten Hag’s exit may be near but when will the Manchester United cycle stop?
• A week is a long time in politics: Panesar quits Workers Party after seven days
• Police say Chiefs’ Rice a suspect in assault weeks after crash arrest

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