The Guardian Australia - 2021-10-22

• Victoria AMA says Covid-deniers and antivaxxer­s should opt out of public health system and ‘let nature run its course’
• Australia sought to weaken UN climate report on need to close coal-fired power stations, leak suggests
• Nationals MP says solar won’t work in the dark as party makes wishlist for supporting net zero target
• WA police say Cleo Smith likely abducted from camping site as $1m reward offered
• Ex-Labor powerbroke­r Eddie Obeid released on health grounds after being sentenced to seven years in jail
• Crown shareholde­rs rebel after casino giant pays millions to departed executives
• Unvaccinat­ed players face being barred after AFL issues Covid-19 jab mandate
• Icac: public servant believed Berejiklia­n wanted business case redone to support shooting club
• The government’s move to block investigat­ion of Porter donations is a nail in the coffin of integrity in politics
• Culture first and talent later as Wayne Bennett stamps his mark on Dolphins
• Victoria Covid restrictio­ns: update to Melbourne lockdown, curfew and regional Vic coronaviru­s rules explained
• Australian government unveils plan to support Aboriginal artists and guard against fake works
• ‘No room for complacenc­y’: France urges Scott Morrison to act on 2030 targets
• Guardian Australia staff named as finalists in five Walkley awards
• Christian Porter still faces scrutiny over donations declaratio­n despite government blocking Labor bid for inquiry
• ‘It’s time’: Fran Kelly to leave ABC RN Breakfast after 17 years at the helm
• More than 7m doses of AstraZenec­a unused in Australia amid fears they may be wasted
• NSW government fund investing hundreds of millions in tax havens and authoritar­ian countries
• ‘Huge win’ for Australian charities as regulator declines to appeal landmark case
• Schools should stay open as greatest risk of Covid transmissi­on is in households, research finds
• ‘Mornings won’t be the same’: MPs and listeners pay tribute to ‘tough but fair’ Fran Kelly
• Rural Australian­s are living climate change in real time – and unlike politician­s who scapegoat us, we’re taking action
• Government blocks Labor push to investigat­e Christian Porter’s blind trust
• China Evergrande shares fall sharply after $2.6bn asset sale collapses
• Global heating ‘may lead to epidemic of kidney disease’
• Chile far-right candidate rides anti-migrant wave in presidenti­al poll
• Assad regime ‘siphons millions in aid’ by manipulati­ng Syria’s currency
• Solar storm confirms Vikings settled in North America exactly 1,000 years ago
• UK strikes trade deal with New Zealand – but it may add nothing to GDP
• Thief broadcasts his face to thousands after snatching journalist’s phone during live report
• Fifth of Indonesia’s palm oil sites lie in protected forests, says Greenpeace
• Human remains found in search for Gabby Petito fiance Brian Laundrie
• Norway reveals plans for river trap system to protect wild salmon
• London has more statues of animals than of named women, audit finds
• Dame Cindy Kiro becomes New Zealand’s first female Māori governor-general
• Donald Trump to launch social media platform called Truth Social
• Backlog of cargo ships at southern California ports reaches an all-time high
• Biden’s pick for China ambassador says ‘we cannot trust the Chinese’ on Taiwan
• Goodbye to Fran Kelly: the voice that sets up the day for millions of Australian­s
• In the Sharma case, Australia’s federal court must not avert its eyes from the climate crisis
• Climate-contrary Nationals, strawman arguments and rewriting Australia’s Kyoto history
• Christian Porter’s blind trust should be examined by parliament – but it won’t be and that’s crushingly predictabl­e
• The NHS leads the world in green healthcare. But it faces a political roadblock
• We need to stop buying stuff – and I know just the people to persuade us
• Farmers don’t have to contribute to the environmen­tal crisis – we can solve it
• Barclays profits double as CEO brushes off inflation and supply chain fears
• All you can eat? I take those words as a promise – and a challenge
• UK public borrowing falls despite fuel crisis and supply chain issues
• Tesla reports record quarterly earnings despite global supply chain meltdown
• Expect 18 more months of rising energy bills, UK householde­rs warned
• Fears global energy crisis could lead to famine in vulnerable countries
• Pinterest shares soar amid reports of $39bn takeover by PayPal
• The Guardian view on Little Amal: telling the unpalatabl­e truth
• The Guardian view on the Covid surge: no more room for complacenc­y
• Greta Thunberg accuses world leaders of being in denial over climate crisis
• ‘Tired of broken promises’: climate activists launch hunger strike outside White House
• Net zero strategy: Tory MPs’ anger over Treasury assessment on high costs
• UK meat tax and frequent-flyer levy proposals briefly published then deleted
• Your green credential­s may be linked to your genes, study says
• There are no real climate leaders yet – who will step up at Cop26?
• MPs set to reject move to make water firms cut sewage discharges
• Deep within the UK’s shocking Covid data, there may be reasons for optimism
• No 10 to buy new antiviral treatments for Covid in time for winter
• Netflix employees join wave of tech activism with walkout over Chappelle controvers­y
• Pinterest to launch new features to help with ‘emotional wellbeing’
• SpaceX could make Elon Musk world’s first trillionai­re, says Morgan Stanley
• Facebonk, Bacefook, Hellsite: Zuck, the internet has some rebranding suggestion­s
• New logo? Call itself ‘FCBK’? Bring back poking? How Facebook could rebrand
• Hunter Paisami returns for Wallabies with Samu Kerevi ruled out of Japan Test
• Cristiano Ronaldo the inevitable headline star of a cinematic thriller
• Australia dealt Ashes blow with Georgia Wareham ruled out by serious injury
• How the Balloon World Cup blew up to become your new favourite sport
• ‘A really good human’: Ben Simmons gets backing of Australia basketball coach
• Where to now for Australian track cycling after Olympic flop?
• NFL agrees to end race-based brain testing in $1bn settlement
• Stefano Domenicali: ‘What Mandela said is understand­able but it was a different time’
• Nathan Chen: ‘Simone Biles gave athletes a sense of peace’
• Kirsty Hanson: ‘Manchester United turned me away but I kept coming back’
• Charlton sack Nigel Adkins with club mired in League One relegation zone
• The Miami Dolphins look doomed to languish in NFL’s lower middle-class
• T20 World Cup memories, forgotten goals and indoor mountain biking

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