Photograph: ACT Policing
Good morning. We lead today with an investigation into what has been called our nation’s “silent crisis”. Analysis of homicide statistics shows that older women are at dual risk of domestic violence – from partners and sons – but their deaths rarely get as much attention as those of younger women.
Meanwhile, the US president, Donald Trump, has suggested Palestinians leave Gaza and “we just clean out” the territory – and has ordered the US military to restart shipments of 2,000lb bombs to Israel.
And Jannik Sinner reigns supreme after a ruthlessly efficient performance against Alexander Zverev in the men’s singles final of the Australian Open.
Australia
NDIS reforms | With a new minister, a looming federal election and tight reform timelines, many disabled Australians have been left worrying about what comes next.
‘Silent crisis’ | A Guardian analysis of government data has found that in the 10 years to 2023, nearly 200 women over the age of 55 were allegedly killed in family violence-related homicides, suggesting older women could be at dual risk from partners and from their children, especially their sons.
Election looms | A recent landslide victory for Mexico’s ruling leftwing Morena party may offer lessons for the Labor government in its quest to retain power at this year’s election.
Analysis | Peter Dutton’s cabinet reshuffle appointed a new shadow minister of government efficiency – and Josh Butler writes that the Coalition is an eerie echo of Trump (and Musk’s) America.
‘Completely unacceptable’ | A man has been charged with displaying a Nazi symbol in Adelaide after a group of people momentarily delayed the start to the city’s Invasion Day march.
World
Gaza ceasefire | Hamas has accused Israel of violating the fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement by preventing tens of thousands of Palestinian people from returning to their homes. Donald Trump’s suggestion that Palestinians leave Gaza and move to neighbouring countries has been widely condemned. Meanwhile, drone footage reveals the extent of damage to Gaza’s hospitals.
Eyeing Greenland | Trump has said he believes the US will take control of Greenland, after details emerged of a “horrendous” phone call in which he made economic threats to Denmark.
US politics | Democratic lawmakers are devising legal barriers to fight Trump’s anti-immigration push. In other US politics news, a Jewish non-profit chief says Elon Musk will spur violence with his “Nazi salute” and energised neo-Nazis feel their moment has come.
80 years on | Marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, three survivors tell their stories; and a third of adults in UK are “unable to name Auschwitz or any Nazi death camps”.
Belarus election | An exit poll puts autocrat Alexander Lukashenko on 87.6% of the vote in the Belarus presidential vote – he says he has “no regrets” about allowing Russia to use his country to invade Ukraine.
Baltic tensions | An undersea cable between Latvia and Sweden has been damaged, probably as a result of “external influence”, Riga has said – as its navy inspects a vessel suspected of involvement.
Full Story
LA fires: how can we stop it happening here?
As America’s second-largest city reels from massive fires blown in from the bush, Australians are looking for lessons on how to stop it happening to us. David Bowman, a pyrogeography and fire science professor from the University of Tasmania, tells Reged Ahmad why he thinks we need to rethink how we design our cities and homes to live with fires.
In-depth
Ellie Smith says the reason she decided to try to unseat Peter Dutton in his Brisbane electorate is simple. “For me, it was just about having a local MP who reflects our community,” she says. “It didn’t make sense to me that we had an MP that was so divisive.” The Climate 200-backed environmental consultant knows she has a tough job ahead of her to unseat the federal opposition leader, but she’s up for the challenge.
Not the news
At 91, Elizabeth Cameron Dalman dances in nature at her bushland retreat outside Canberra, Mirramu Creative Arts Centre, surrounded by writers, singers and visual artists stoking their respective muses. With a career spanning more than six decades, the pioneering co-founder of Australian Dance Theatre is still dancing – just don’t ask about her age. “So many people bring up this age thing,” she says, “and my reply is that in dance we are ageless.”
Sport
Tennis | Jannik Sinner downed Alexander Zverev to win this year’s Australian Open men’s final. Our writer Jack Snape says Sinner played a different tune to everyone else in the dismantling of Zverev. But a heckled protest over abuse allegations disrupted Zverev’s speech. Plus: the best images from the women’s and men’s finals of the Australian Open.
Football | Leicester stunned Tottenham in the Premier League to increase pressure on Ange Postecoglou; Brentford earned a vital win against Crystal Palace; Fulham took on Manchester United at Craven Cottage.
Snowboarding | Japan’s Hiroto Ogiwara had an X Games debut for the ages, winning the men’s big air gold medal while landing the first known 2340.
Media roundup
The Sydney Morning Herald looks at how Newcastle has become the entry port of choice for drug cartels trying to feed Australia’s appetite for cocaine. Oil and gas giant Santos is in talks to import and bury emissions from Japan’s power plants at its carbon sequestration site in the South Australia desert, the Age reports. Activists are calling for the “high risk” dam that flooded Tasmania’s Lake Pedder to be decommissioned, the Mercury reports.
What’s happening today
Australia Day | The public holiday is being held across Australia.
Queensland | Ellie Smith launches her independent campaign to take on Peter Dutton for his Brisbane seat.
Holocaust remembrance | The foreign affairs minister and attorney general are set to attend the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in Poland.
Sign up
If you would like to receive this Morning Mail update to your email inbox every weekday, sign up here, or finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter. And check out the full list of our local and international newsletters, including The Stakes, your guide to the twists and turns of the US presidential election.
Prefer notifications? If you’re reading this in our app, just click here and tap “Notifications” on the next screen for an instant alert when we publish every morning.
Brain teaser
And finally, here are the Guardian’s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow.
