Good afternoon. The richest 1% in the world account for more carbon emissions than the poorest 66%, a major new report reveals.
For the past six months, the Guardian has worked with Oxfam, the Stockholm Environment Institute and other experts on an exclusive basis to produce a special investigation, The Great Carbon Divide.
Read how the richest 10% are causing 50% of the world’s emissions and how the 12 billionaires below are out-polluting 2.1m homes.
Top news
Port Phillip plane crash | Pilot Stephen Gale and passenger James Rose – a TV camera operator – have been identified as missing after a Viper S-211 Marchetti jet crashed into the water. Police believe the pair were killed in a mid-air collision on Sunday which saw their aircraft plunge 20 metres into Port Phillip Bay. The second aircraft was able to safely land at Essendon airport.
Israel claims hostages taken to al-Shifa hospital | Israel’s military has released security camera footage it said showed hostages being brought into al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on 7 October after being kidnapped during Hamas’s attacks. In response, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza reportedly said it was not able to confirm the authenticity of the footage. Hamas previously said it took some hostages to hospitals for treatment. Meanwhile, the UNRWA says nearly 884,000 internally displaced Palestinians are sheltering across 154 of its shelters. In total, 1.7 million Palestinians have become displaced by Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, and only nine out of the 22 UNRWA health centres are operational, the UN says.
Argentina’s Trump elected president | Javier Milei, a volatile, climate-denying populist who has been compared to Donald Trump, has been elected president of Argentina, catapulting South America’s second largest economy into an unpredictable and potentially turbulent future. During his campaign, Milei – who will take office on 10 December – vowed to abolish the central bank and dollarise the economy in order to overcome a financial calamity that has left 40% of Argentina’s 45 million citizens in poverty and pushed inflation to more than 140%.
Optus CEO resigns | Kelly Bayer Rosmarin is stepping down following the nationwide outage that took down phone and internet services for 14 hours close to two weeks ago.
Moira Deeming to lodge defamation claim against Liberal leader | The Victorian MP says she will lodge proceedings against John Pesutto, declaring mediation has failed. The first-term MP was expelled from the parliamentary Liberal party after she took part in an anti-transgender rally in March that was gatecrashed by a group of masked men who performed Nazi salutes.
Russell Brand interviewed by police | Scotland Yard detectives have interviewed Brand over allegations of sexual offences, it is understood. The comedian and actor is understood to have been interviewed under caution at a police station in south London last week. Brand has denied “very serious criminal allegations” and “extremely egregious and aggressive attacks”, which he said he “absolutely refutes”.
Suzanne Shepherd, GoodFellas and The Sopranos actor, dies aged 89 | Shepherd died at her home in New York City on Friday local time, her agent confirmed to the Hollywood Reporter. The Sopranos actor Ray Abruzzo paid tribute to Shepherd on Instagram, calling her “a force of nature”.
In pictures
Australia stun India to win Cricket World Cup final
Australia have overcome hosts India by six wickets in Ahmedabad to deservedly win their sixth title. Click here to see some of the best images from the Narendra Modi Stadium, and read this post-match review by Geoff Lemon, filed from Ahmedabad.
What they said …
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“I don’t know where it’s going with Donald Trump. What I can tell you is that the things that he talks about are frightening to those of us who know the history of Europe in the 1930s and 40s. And I’m deeply concerned about his predilection for revenge and what that will mean for groups of people that didn’t support him in the 2024 election if he gets elected.” – JB Pritzker, Illinois governor
In numbers
That would equate to about one million Australian men. The figure includes contact that is not illegal, as the age of consent in Australia is 16 or 17. According to University of New South Wales research published today, there is nothing rare about the sexual abuse of children.
Before bed read
It’s the 50th anniversary of jousting – yes, jousting – in Australia. Armoured knights descended upon Kryal Castle in Ballarat, Victoria, and it was quite the scene.
Daily word game
Today’s starter word is: FOOT. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply.
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