The Guardian Australia - 2021-12-16

• Federal budget update: Josh Frydenberg forecasts unemployme­nt rate to fall to under 5%
• Future corruption watchdog would investigat­e Coalition’s alleged porkbarrel­ling of grants: Albanese
• NSW Covid cases predicted to hit 25,000 a day as state eases restrictio­ns
• New Zealand has adopted a radical rezoning plan to cut house prices – could it work in Australia?
• ‘Manuka honey’: UK rules term can be used by Australian producers in blow to NZ
• Hundreds rescued from roof as fire hits Hong Kong shopping centre
• Fall in fertility rates may be linked to fossil fuel pollution, finds study
• Calls for independen­t salmon testing after lab tests allegedly show higher fat content than industry figures
• Australian beef linked to deforestat­ion could end up part of post-Brexit trade deal
• German police raids target ‘anti-vaxxer murder plot’ against state leader
• ‘A weird meta experience’: artist has @metaverse handle restored after Meta disables it
• ‘Tailwind’: federal election campaign could coincide with predicted peak in economic growth
• Four-year-old Sydney child orders $1,139 of gelato delivered to his father’s work
• Michaelia Cash says some reforms to protect LGBTQ+ students face year-long wait
• Scott Morrison travels to Queensland despite being a casual Covid-19 contact
• Queensland Covid update: Christmas quarantine decision reversed for hundreds of travellers
• Economists warn house prices in Australia will explode if buyers can dip into super
• ‘A shambles’: fears rural and disadvanta­ged areas will lag behind in Australia’s Covid booster rollout
• WA condemned for failure to stop ‘cultural genocide’ as Aboriginal heritage law passes
• NSW treasury secretary denies reports of imminent exit amid standoff with auditor general
• Inspiratio­n, not charity: how refugees from Bhutan thrived in Blacktown
• ACT could be first government in Australia to provide free period products
• RAAF signed off on $16bn F-35 fighter program despite ‘deficienci­es’ with aircraft, audit reveals
• Train in vain: how NSW’s new public transport body led to a budget standoff
• Russian government ordered murder of Chechen in Berlin, German court rules
• ‘The Taliban say they’ll kill me if they find me’: a female reporter still on the run speaks out
• Putin assures Xi he will go to Winter Olympics in show of unity
• Tory MP needing ‘to pay school fees’ pleaded for lucrative Middle East work
• 7m tonnes of raw sewage a year discharged into Northern Irish rivers
• Mark Meadows: House votes to recommend criminal contempt charges against Trump ex-chief of staff
• ‘Tremor is zero’: La Palma volcano may be calming down
• Entangled whale cannot be freed with newborn calf close by, ocean experts say
• Jacob Zuma ordered to return to jail from medical parole
• India’s Poonawalla family donate £50m for Oxford vaccine centre
• PSNI decision to end ‘hooded men’ inquiry was unlawful, says court
• Increase in UK state pension age to 68 could come eight years early
• Epstein settlement ‘shielding’ Prince Andrew should be public, judge says
• China housing market slumps again as another developer runs into trouble
• Amazon’s plastic waste soars by a third during pandemic, Oceana report finds
• Anxious, overwhelme­d, abused: what it’s really like working in retail during the pandemic
• How border walls are triggering ecological disaster
• Don’t strip the Sackler name from museums. It’s a visceral reminder of human greed
• Johnson is as corrupt as Clinton – but at least Bubba bothered to brush his hair
• Tech bros have been feeding the trolls – and women are paying the price
• For Starmer, the best way to take Johnson down right now may be to agree with him
• The Guardian view on China’s Winter Olympics: remember the Uyghurs
• Punch Pubs sold to US private equity investor Fortress
• Sales slow at Currys amid concern over Omicron Covid variant
• Google tells US staff to get vaccinated or face losing job
• BA owner IAG to scrap plan to buy Spanish carrier Air Europa
• UK energy suppliers to face new stress tests after dozens collapse
• Banks join forces to ensure UK people and firms have access to cash
• The Guardian view on levelling up: rhetoric belied by Covid reality
• Omicron variant expected to become dominant strain in Australia as NSW records 1,360 new Covid cases
• ‘Colossal waste’: Nobel laureates call for 2% cut to military spending worldwide
• The fears of five-year-olds: how young children cope with Covid anxiety
• Joy, tears and emotional support puppies: Aucklander­s get the green light to travel
• Why UK has been less keen than US to give Covid jab to children
• City allotments could be as productive as convention­al farms, research finds
• Pfizer says pill is effective in protecting against severe disease from Covid
• Bitcoin could become ‘worthless’, Bank of England warns
• Paris taxi firm suspends use of Tesla Model 3 cars after fatal crash
• Google and Apple have ‘vice-like grip’ on UK mobiles, warns regulator
• Cyber review says UK and west in ‘clash of values’ with Russia and China
• ‘We were pinned as the bitches’: the OC and 90210 stars reclaiming their voices
• David Warner to play second Ashes Test after Australian opener declared fit
• Kevin De Bruyne calls the shots in Manchester City’s 7-0 rout of Leeds
• ‘A very difficult moment’: tearful Sergio Agüero confirms retirement
• Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry breaks NBA career three-point record
• Lewis Hamilton deserved to be world champion, says teammate Bottas
• Former NFL player accused of killing six people was suffering from severe CTE
• Magnus Carlsen may opt against world chess defence due to lack of motivation
• Chelsea’s Jessie Fleming: ‘The rivalry with Arsenal is quite fierce’
• Premier League faces Covid storm clouds with uncertaint­y over future
• Swapsies and shinies: 60 years of Panini football stickers
• Arise, Sir Lewis: Hamilton knighted three days after F1 title heartbreak
• Showjumper Ben Maher on his golden moment: ‘I just had to take every risk’
• Covid outbreak forces Saracens to forfeit European tie against Pau

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