The Guardian Australia - 2023-05-17

• ‘Outrageous’ leaks during Bruce Lehrmann trial stoked tensions between prosecutio­n and defence
• Victorian councils to hold emergency meeting on far-right targeting of drag queen storytime events
• Woolworths probes shopper’s accusation of racial profiling at Queensland self-checkout
• Queensland court quashes First Nations woman’s lawsuit due to length of time since alleged sexual abuse
• Australian government threatens tougher regulation as eSafety commission­er decries Twitter’s ‘sewer rats’
• Age verificati­on for adult websites may involve Australian government digital ID
• Labor faces internal pressure to crack down on negative gearing with cap of one property
• Scientists warn Maugean skate, Tasmania’s ‘thylacine of the sea’, one extreme weather event from extinction
• Warragamba Dam walls may need to be raised for ‘safety reasons’ despite Labor’s vow to drop plan
• Juror in Bruce Lehrmann trial ‘deeply sorry’ for causing mistrial
• New Zealand ponders bid to host 2025 Rugby League World Cup with Australia
• Decision to lift interest rates influenced by higher-than-forecast rent increases, RBA says
• Daniel Andrews rules out replacing stamp duty with an annual tax in Victoria
• Australia ‘diminished’: Penny Wong’s frenetic mission to repair regional ties
• Jenai quit her Melbourne flat because the mould was so bad – then it was relisted for $60 a week more
• South Australia tells gas industry the state is ‘at your disposal’
• Victorian officer who abused position to pursue vulnerable women for sex jailed for six months
• Red Rooster accused of 355 breaches of Victorian child labour laws
• Queensland police told they can still use ‘banned’ chokehold amid union pressure
• Guardian Essential poll: Labor maintains large lead over Coalition despite budget failing to impress voters
• Australian banks announce new antifraud platform to help quickly freeze scam payments
• To offset or inset emissions? Australian farmers are ‘flying blind in a low-carbon world’
• Pauline Hanson appeals $250,000 defamation payout to former colleague Brian Burston
• To change Australia, Albanese will need to be prepared to tip the scales
• Sudan: Reports of women being raped in Khartoum by armed men
• Weather tracker: Cyclone Mocha batters Bangladesh and Myanmar
• Jimmy Lai: editors from around the world call for release of Hong Kong media mogul
• Grin and bare it: as mask mandates end Japan turns to tutors to relearn how to smile
• New Zealand hostel fire: at least six dead and 11 missing in Wellington blaze
• US to sign pacts with Micronesia and PNG as Washington seeks to counter China in Pacific
• Thai election may be turning point as taboo over monarchy fades
• Thailand’s opposition parties start alliance talks after voters reject military rule
• Flagship EU law to restore nature must not be derailed, warns environmen­t chief
• UN labour rights watchdog facing backlash over Qatar conference nomination
• Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 447 of the invasion
• Intensive farming is biggest cause of bird decline in Europe, study says
• The Tories are on the ropes now – and Labour’s killer blows are not far away
• The biggest ever space explosion has occurred – what do you mean you don’t care?
• The Guardian view on Turkey’s election results: a step towards autocracy?
• Tories preach baby-making and the facts of life – why does it always come back to sex with these oddballs?
• A just and democratic society that benefits all: that’s what Palestinia­ns are fighting for
• The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s woes: he’s clearing up a mess he made
• Germany’s change of heart is now pivotal to the war in Ukraine. Here’s why
• What’s fashionabl­e and goes ping? The microwave gets Vogue’s seal of approval
• EU approves Microsoft’s takeover of Activision Blizzard
• Dragons face significan­t overhaul if club is to emerge from NRL mediocrity
• Jordan Bos breaks A-League Men transfer record with move to Belgian club
• Chelsea’s new monsters, bench depth and other Women’s FA Cup final lessons
• ‘I’ll wear it with pride’: Geraint Thomas in pink jersey as Covid hits Giro d’Italia
• Curtis Jones double for Liverpool damages Leicester’s survival hopes
• Carlos Alcaraz stunned by world No 135 Fabian Marozsan in Italian Open
• UK sport needs independen­t welfare body, insists British Gymnastics chair
• Germany FA vice-president apologises for post mocking Volodymyr Zelenskiy
• PFA seeks advice on legal protection­s for players during pitch invasions
• Jürgen Klopp urges Liverpool to keep pressure on after qualifying for Europe

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