The Guardian Australia - 2024-02-01

• Iran not seeking war with US but ‘not afraid of it’, says military chief
• Booking.com scams surge 580% with hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses, ACCC says
• Cost of negative gearing and other rental deductions soaring, Australian treasury data reveals
• Mitch Marsh, Australia’s forgotten man, wins Allan Border medal
• Australia and top allies in talks over UN aid funding in Gaza
• Court orders temporary halt to logging in Tasmanian forest ahead of swift parrot case
• UK minister: Brexit checks ‘price you pay for being a sovereign state again’
• US rightwing conspiracy theory touts Taylor Swift as ‘Pentagon asset’
• Millions allegedly misspent or wasted in Australia’s offshore detention system, senior Home Affairs official tells tribunal
• Queensland man charged with murder of Kowanyama woman he told inquest went ‘walkabout’ 11 years ago
• Stranded live export ship to offload some of 16,500 animals in WA before resuming journey to Middle East
• Kurtley Beale trial: ex-Wallaby’s lawyer questions alleged sexual assault victim’s account of night at Bondi pub
• Bruce Lehrmann inquiry head spent 7.5 hours over 55 phone calls to The Australian during probe, court told
• Other states rebuff Albanese government’s deal with WA to boost public school funding
• How likely is another La Niña for Australia in 2024?
• Weaker-than-expected EV sales prompt Australia’s biggest lithium miner to cut production
• Are shark bites on the rise and how can swimmers stay safe in Sydney?
• Man who murdered Celeste Manno likely to stalk and harm again if released, Melbourne court told
• Australia’s inflation rate retreats to two-year low fanning hopes next RBA move will be a rate cut
• Australia’s black summer bushfires ripped billions from the tourism industry. Is global warming making the cost of natural disasters worse?
• Alec Baldwin will be arraigned on new charges in fatal shooting on Rust film set
• ‘A bit random but still fabulous’: Adele to deploy pop-up stadium for Munich concerts
• Imran Khan, Pakistan former PM, sentenced to 14 years in prison for corruption
• Millions of Australian­s at risk of being stung by fire ants each year, experts warn
• Thai court rules Move Forward party must end bid to reform lese-majesty law
• Men accused of pushing cyclists into ditches for fun go on trial in France
• Pro-Palestinia­n protests hound Biden, casting shadow on his re-election effort
• Ethiopia hails return of its first plane, stolen by Mussolini in 1930s
• South Sudan flooding hampers efforts to contain hepatitis E outbreak
• Malaysia swears in motorbike-riding billionair­e as new king under rotating monarchy system
• Huge and secretive prison expansion in Myanmar revealed by satellite images
• Drone sighting of escaped monkey in Highlands raises hopes he is homeward bound
• House Republican­s move to impeach homeland security secretary
• Progressiv­e congressma­n’s personal blog promoted 9/11 conspiracy theories
• Extraction of raw materials to rise by 60% by 2060, says UN report
• ‘Incomprehe­nsible’ that Abramovich’s Chelsea funds not yet spent on Ukraine
• Japan’s former PM, 83-year-old Aso, piles insults on female foreign minister
• Calls for railings on Devon sea wall before girl fell and died were ‘ignored’
• Oklahoma demands money back after overpaying teacher bonuses up to $50k
• Low-carbon milk to AI irrigation: tech startups powering Latin America’s green revolution
• I was an addict, a prisoner, a sex worker. I thought the world had written me off – but I saved myself
• Super-glued sliders and 70-yard screamers: the highs and lows of David Beckham’s MLS legacy
• ‘A part of me was always here’: falling in love with sheep-farming in the Norwegian fjords
• ‘I don’t want to cry any more’: Russian sect in Canada to get historic apology
• ‘Into the arms of strangers’: child refugees of Nazi Germany remember
• ‘We said, there must be ladies’: the pioneering Maasai women ending all-male leadership of the land
• Whatever happens in Vegas, don’t stay in Vegas: is Sin City really the world’s worst destinatio­n?
• Inside the Taylor Swift deepfake scandal: ‘It’s men telling a powerful woman to get back in her box’
• ‘Gotta keep your hands fresh’: why male athletes are wearing nail polish
• Universal Music Group threatens to pull song catalog from TikTok in furious open letter
• Broadway legend Chita Rivera was a triple threat, a trailblaze­r – and a hoot
• Daisy Ridley ‘still upset’ over backlash to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
• Soaring, searching and silent for too long: the remarkable life – and music – of composer Mel Bonis
• Diversity in kids’ books is not a ‘woke agenda’. And there certainly isn’t too much of it
• A crappy day out: Melbourne’s poo museum is now open for business
• Roger Waters dropped by BMG over Israel comments
• Chita Rivera, illustriou­s Broadway star, dies aged 91
• ‘Please let me get what I want’: can artists stop politician­s from using their songs?
• The school holidays are too long. Parents are exhausted. Kids are over it. Lord have mercy
• China and the US are playing nice for now but flashpoint­s remain. They must agree to peace
• Unless Israel changes course, it could be legally culpable for mass starvation
• It’s right to probe UNRWA’s problems – yet what would replace it? Its critics have no answer
• Tories fret about a nanny state – but with decay all around, voters want politician­s who step in
• As an abused child, my success is the exception not the rule
• Parking apps lock in the status quo. To reimagine Australia’s cities, we must think beyond them
• Are internatio­nal students taking over UK universiti­es? No – in fact, they’re propping them up
• ‘Abuse of process’: activist Ben Pennings seeks to have Adani case thrown out of court
• Business leader urges Labour to stand by £28bn pledge for green economy
• George Osborne joins Coinbase as crypto firm faces US court fight
• Labour has no intention of reinstatin­g cap on bankers’ bonuses, says Reeves
• Fujitsu’s finance chief apologises to victims of Post Office IT scandal
• UK house prices rise at strongest rate in a year
• North of England faces travel disruption amid train drivers’ strike
• The Guardian view on Northern Ireland: a historic deal that allows government to function
• The Guardian view on vapes: Rishi Sunak is right that rules need tightening
• New Zealand to ban PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in cosmetics in 2026
• UK heatwave plan urgently needed to save lives, say MPs
• Ministers’ nature policies ‘cover up’ environmen­tal failings, wildlife groups say
• Rare swallowtai­l butterfly suffers worst summer since records began
• Baby shark! Researcher­s may have captured first image of newborn great white
• UK fertility treatment comparison tool featuring IVF data launched
• Why are moths attracted to lights? Science may finally have an answer
• Getting fitter can reduce prostate cancer risk by 35%, study finds
• Elon Musk’s $56bn Tesla pay package is too much, judge rules
• Apple Vision Pro reviews roundup: stunning potential with big trade-offs
• Advertisin­g slump sinks Google investor confidence despite overall high revenue
• Microsoft’s Activision acquisitio­n and bets on AI yield high quarterly revenue
• A-League at risk of further hit to finances as interest cools on expansion
• ‘I’m averaging 60 as an opener’: Steve Smith fires back at critics after second Test heroics
• ‘Unacceptab­le’: Mancini under fire for walking off before Saudi Arabia’s exit
• Rory McIlroy: LIV rebels should not be punished for return to traditiona­l tours
• Evolution of Darwin: Núñez finally arrives at Liverpool in Salah absence
• England spinner Jack Leach a major doubt for second Test with knee injury
• Orioles agree $1.725bn sale to Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein
• Players do not lack respect for me, insists Ten Hag after Rashford incident

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