The Guardian Australia - 2024-05-24

• Pro-Palestine student protesters claim ‘major win’ as first Australian university agrees to meet some demands
• Bird flu detected at second Victorian farm as separate outbreak found in Western Australia
• Beyoncé sued for alleged copyright infringeme­nt with Break My Soul
• Frog toxin used at retreat where Jarrad Antonovich died caused woman to faint and soil herself, inquest hears
• Charlise Mutten likely still alive when she was shot in back and head, murder trial hears
• Asio fights to expand ‘extraordin­ary’ questionin­g warrants to more offences despite barely using existing powers
• NSW man jailed for six years after killing sister’s abusive boyfriend who was attacking her
• Immigratio­n minister Andrew Giles seeking ‘urgent advice’ about re-cancelling visa of man accused of murder
• Mother found guilty of forcing 20-yearold daughter to marry older man who later murdered her
• Afternoon Update: Eraring decision criticised; fatal stage collapse at Mexico campaign rally; and people whose names are autocorrec­ted
• Greg Lynn told police he used kerosene to set bodies of Russell Hill and Carol Clay alight, court hears
• US military commander has ‘no idea’ how Australia’s Aukus submarines would be used in any Taiwan Strait dispute
• ‘Sheer terror’: three Australian­s in intensive care after Singapore Airlines flight hit turbulence
• Extending life of Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station is ‘deeply disappoint­ing’, green groups say
• Without measles immunisati­on ‘little spot fire’ outbreaks may become harder to control, experts warn
• Australia’s SUV obsession could wipe out emissions gains from EV sales and efficiency standards
• Euclid telescope spies rogue planets floating free in Milky Way
• Revealed: the extremist Maga lobbying group driving far-right Republican policies
• ‘No pickles? No deli’: archetypal American ‘secular Jewish space’ gains due regard
• Livestock theft has cost NSW farmers more than $930,000 so far this year
• Labor’s internatio­nal student cap an ‘unpreceden­ted’ overreach and ‘recipe for chaos’, experts warn
• Australia banks on batteries in plan to move away from ‘dig-and-ship’ economy
• The ICC will consider arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders. How has Australia responded?
• ‘No country in the world has solved this problem’: can Australia make age verificati­on work for social media?
• China launches ‘punishment’ drills around Taiwan after inaugurati­on of new president
• Stage collapses at Mexico campaign rally leaving nine dead
• US challenges Shapps’ claim China is sending ‘lethal aid’ to Russia
• Michael Schumacher’s family win legal case against publisher over fake AI interview
• Trump attends Houston lunch to ask oil bosses for more campaign cash
• Romeo was saved from slaughter. He’s now the world’s tallest steer
• Macron says troops will remain for as long as necessary as he arrives in New Caledonia
• Senate Democrats to force second vote on border bill that Republican­s blocked
• US ‘concerned’ by Israel’s isolation, Biden national security adviser says
• Left-wing parties rule out alliances with far right ahead of European elections
• CDC warns of more US bird flu cases after second human infected by cows
• Johnson government chaos ‘smashed good people to pieces’, Case tells Covid inquiry
• Scottish parliament to suspend ex-minister who claimed £11,000 roaming bill on expenses
• Another provocativ­e flag flown at Samuel Alito residence, report says
• Alaskan rivers turning orange due to climate change, study finds
• ‘Although she was dead, I felt as if she was my friend’: what it’s like to perform the last rites for an organ donor
• Seinfeld star Michael Richards ‘not looking for a comeback’ 20 years after racist outburst
• Best podcasts of the week: The stars of Who Shat on the Floor at My Wedding? return with a gripping new mystery
• How we met: ‘We went straight into sharing a bed and a bathroom with no door’
• Rap-rock beasts and drive-by eggings: Beastie Boys’ 20 greatest tracks – ranked!
• Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom at 40: Spielberg’s hit-and-miss relic
• Why police killings like George Floyd get labeled ‘accidents’, according to a forensic pathologis­t
• Meet George Griffin, the polymath rugby player and children’s author
• The truth about Asian hornets: how terrified should humans and honeybees actually be?
• Taming of the shroom: Alice Zaslavsky’s tips for storing fungi – and her autumn fry-up recipe
• A different Roman holiday: novelist Conn Iggulden on the city’s lesser-known wonders
• ‘It was high time I told our stories’: Jenny Erpenbeck on her Internatio­nal Booker winner Kairos
• Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for chopped salad with chickpeas, Tenderstem and miso
• Virgin Island: the bizarre dating show where celibacy is at risk
• ‘I thought I was going to drown Otis Redding!’ Patti LaBelle at 80 on soul, sex, survival and superstard­om
• Charlie Colin, founding member of Train, dies aged 58 after slipping in shower
• At least 1,000 Damien Hirst artworks were painted years later than claimed
• Cult Shotta: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)
• Sorry Seth Rogen, but if cinemas are the new museums, the movies really are in trouble
• Hit Man review – Richard Linklater’s thoroughly entertaini­ng fake-killer caper
• Australian politician­s think 15-year-olds are old enough to go to jail but not go on Facebook. They’re kidding themselves
• Corporate welfare may keep the lights on. But backing Eraring power station will have other costs for the NSW government
• Corporatio­ns are forcing Americans to pay more for less – in their own words
• French cinema tried to hide its violence against women. At Cannes, we’re calling it out
• The Tories are letting stalkers and abusers out of prison - what better way to start an election campaign?
• Buying London is grotesque TV – but it shows the capital’s property market for what it is
• Tory MPs didn’t expect a July general election – and now they are rightly furious
• A humiliatin­g election speech, with little to offer. Sunak’s USP was competence – what of that now?
• Know your rights: what to do if you receive a call from a debt collector
• Things can only get better? For Sunak and the UK economy, this might be as good as it gets
• M&S’s revival is the real deal – don’t mess it up again
• UK watchdog launches full investigat­ion into vet fees for pet owners
• ‘Sorry, no one is in’: few are at home for Margaret Hodge’s ‘kleptocrac­y walking tour’
• National Grid taps shareholde­rs to help fund £60bn low-carbon energy switch
• Tech tycoon Mike Lynch, accused of ‘massive’ fraud, set to testify at US trial
• The Guardian view on the general election: countdown to a reckoning that is overdue
• The Guardian view on free trade: an idea whose time has gone
• The claim of a $600bn carbon capture windfall for Australia is based on heroic assumption­s and selective analysis
• Remnants of prehistori­c marine worm unearthed in Herefordsh­ire
• Seoul summit showcases UK’s progress on trying to make advanced AI safe
• Google Pixel 8a review: new Android midrange champion
• UK not heeding warning over China threat, says ex-cybersecur­ity chief
• People with commonly autocorrec­ted names call for tech firms to fix problem
• Campaigner­s ‘thrilled’ as St Albans aims to be smartphone-free for under-14s
• ‘A nice buzz’: Central Coast shines under the spotlight of A-League grand final
• Kewell and Crespo’s Asian Champions League showdown marks end of era
• Dončić closes strong as Mavericks steal Game 1 of West finals from Wolves
• Wayne Rooney joins BBC’s Euro 2024 team as ITV signs up Ange Postecoglo­u
• Atalanta win Europa League as Lookman hat-trick ends Leverkusen’s unbeaten run
• West Ham confirm Julen Lopetegui will replace David Moyes as head coach
• Newcastle rain on Postecoglo­u’s parade with shootout win over Spurs at MCG
• Giro d’Italia 2024: Pogacar pulls further ahead but day belongs to Steinhause­r
• Novak Djokovic enjoys milestone win in Geneva before French Open defence
• Toronto confirmed as first WNBA franchise outside the United States
• Barcelona’s Jonatan Giráldez: ‘Competitiv­eness defines me. It is fundamenta­l’

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