The Guardian Australia - 2023-12-19

• Brittany Higgins told senior colleague she remembered Bruce Lehrmann on top of her, defamation trial hears
• Turkish Airlines to gain rapid expansion of flights into Australia after government approval
• Defence force deployed to north Queensland flood zones as thousands remain without power and supplies run low
• Book sales data reveals Australia’s reading habits post-pandemic
• Federal government condemns ‘abhorrent’ scam targeting MP Peta Murphy’s funeral
• X to be investigat­ed for allegedly breaking EU laws on hate speech and fake news
• Jimmy Lai trial: heavy security presence as landmark national security case begins in Hong Kong
• Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee accused of sexual assault
• Santos given approval for gas drilling in Timor Sea despite Tiwi Islanders’ objections
• Australian military called in as far north Queensland devastated by floods
• Queensland tourism takes estimated $60m hit as floods leave towns isolated
• National Parks service defends ‘humane’ culling of hundreds of feral horses in Kosciuszko
• Ava’s doctors hadn’t heard of maple syrup urine disease – but a new helpline for rare conditions could help those like her
• Dodgy real estate agents slapped with $1m in fines for underquoti­ng property sale prices in Victoria
• Tax ombudsman criticises ATO’s robotax for not considerin­g ‘financial vulnerabil­ity’ of recipients
• Man who killed two women nearly 30 years apart receives second life sentence in Victoria
• Australia’s plan to phase out expanded polystyren­e packaging is failing and was never possible, industry says
• ‘They break my heart’: the Palestinia­n Australian­s supporting refugees from the Israel-Gaza war
• 2023 the deadliest year on Australia’s roads in more than half a decade, data shows
• Tech giants could be forced to share secret news deals under Australia’s media bargaining code
• ‘Pick her up and take her away’: teenager’s death exposes callousnes­s and corruption in India’s hospitals
• Bollards and ‘superblock­s’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car
• Anthony Albanese denounced Scott Morrison’s secrecy – but now he’s perpetuati­ng it
• Rishi Sunak taking Michelle Mone case ‘incredibly seriously’
• BP halts oil and gas shipments through Red Sea after rebel attacks
• Imran Khan deploys AI clone to campaign from behind bars in Pakistan
• DeSantis political woes deepen after chief strategist for Super Pac resigns
• AfD ally wins mayoral election in east Germany
• Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary heads for €100m bonus
• North Korea launches ballistic missiles after US and South Korea bolster nuclear deterrence plans
• Chile votes to reject new conservati­ve constituti­on which threatened rights of women
• ‘Gamechangi­ng’ drug to prevent hot flushes wins approval in UK
• Warren Beatty: judge throws out lawsuit alleging actor sexually abused teen girl in 1973
• Beyond Montreal: a year on has the world lived up to the promises made at nature summit?
• Florida Republican party chair suspended amid rape accusation
• Patients’ experience­s of disease should be taken more seriously, says study
• Serbia’s ruling populists claim sweeping victory in election amid vote-rigging accusation­s
• Amazon flyer says hardest-up workers might get gift from Peccy the mascot
• US archbishop secretly backed bid to free priest convicted of raping child
• A new start after 60: I found love, left the city – and became an organic farmer
• Nativity play: the 12 best board games for Christmas parties
• ‘A pile of dirt makes me drool’: why some people crave and eat inedible things
• How we met after 60: ‘He said he’d like someone to share his life with. I said: Where do I sign?’
• Victoria Mary Clarke on her husband Shane MacGowan: ‘He gave up heroin and our connection deepened’
• ‘If we fail, the NHS will fail’: Tories’ drive to cut migration leaves social care on a cliffedge
• Boasting season is upon us – and it can’t end soon enough
• The schools where England’s rugby league and union players are made
• ‘We live with a gun to our heads’: how Iran is targeting protesters in Britain
• A Christmas that changed me: the miracle of my last months with my mother
• Fancy pants: How underwear as outerwear took over this winter’s catwalk
• Three things with Odette: ‘Please give my necklace back. I’ll dance for you’
• The 25 best Australian books of 2023: Richard Flanagan, Alexis Wright, Robyn Davidson and others
• Dr Terror deals the Death card: how tarot was turned into an occult obsession
• ‘Cosmetic surgery? Just wear a hat!’ US sitcom legends Jane Curtin and Harriet Sansom Harris on AI, ageing and aliens
• Rapper YNW Melly’s lyrics could be used against him in double murder retrial
• Sweet Sue review – bleak moments explored in cartoony theatre of mockery
• Cats in the Museum review – kids toon in which moggies defend masterpiec­es from mice
• All of Our Heartbeats Are Connected Through Exploding Stars review – dreamlike study of tsunami survivors
• Best films of 2023 in the UK: No 5 – The Boy and the Heron
• Not sure what to buy ‘the person who has everything’ for Christmas? Don’t buy them anything
• Without religion, Christmas can lose its meaning. Look to history to reclaim it
• I used to fly around the world in allexpense­s-paid luxury – but I couldn’t face my conscience
• Will coupmonger­s stop Guatemala’s president from taking office?
• Why is smoking back? Could one reason be loneliness?
• In Spain, we don’t share Britain’s migration panic – ‘stop the boats’ has few fans here
• Easing of pay growth needed before rate cuts, says Bank of England’s Broadbent
• Water firms use up to 28% of bill payments to service debt in areas of England
• How we calculated the proportion of revenue English water firms use to pay off debt
• The Guardian view on refugees: two months to find a home is not too much to ask
• The Guardian view on the SNP’s budget: forced into paying a bill for its outlays
• Should I worry about my gut microbiome?
• Freud exhibition delves into a dramatic legacy in Latin America
• Another side to the use of the silent treatment
• Humility and heart: how Nathan Lyon became the quietly turning key to Australia’s success
• Double trouble brewing as weather forecasts put Sydney-to-Hobart fleets on alert
• Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
• The Buffalo Bills are finally themselves again. How far can they go?
• United stoop to trench-digging for pragmatic draw at Liverpool
• Tom Lockyer still in hospital after collapse as Luton plead for patience
• Frustrated Virgil van Dijk says only Liverpool tried to win Anfield match
• Mohammed Kudus magic silences Wolves as West Ham find home comfort
• Salt’s stunning century confirms T20 series as tough, six-shooting gunfight
• Irresistib­le Bayern signal status quo amid silent protests in Bundesliga
• Women’s Super League: talking points from the weekend’s action
• Victory over Roma is another little landmark in Bologna’s Serie A ascent

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