Morning everyone. Should the Australian War Memorial take money from arms manufacturers? The memorial took more than $830,000 from such companies over the past three years, reviving a fierce debate about its funding and mission.
The political week is heating up, as the Greens have outlined their demands if they are to support the government’s revamped safeguard mechanism on industrial carbon emissions. And the Covid-era regional property boom seems to be fading.
Australia
Greens ultimatum | The Greens say they will pass the Albanese government’s planned overhaul of the safeguard mechanism – a climate policy promised to cut industrial emissions – but only if Labor is prepared to stop new coal and gas projects.
Never again? | The Australian War Memorial accepted more than $830,000 in sponsorship and donations from arms manufacturers over the last three years, including a $28,000 donation for a Remembrance Day dinner last year. The Greens senator David Shoebridge called it “deeply troubling”.
Property slip | The Covid-era boost to regional property prices is fading from Byron Bay to Geelong as rising interest rates and a drift back to offices mean fewer city people want to live in the bush.
Fire danger | A few weeks of exposure to the 2014 Hazelwood coalmine fire has a years-long respiratory and cardiovascular impact, scientists have found, in research that sheds light on the long-term damage of bushfires.
Encephalitis alert | Health officials in Northern Territory have issued a health alert after a woman in her 70s died from Murray Valley encephalitis, a mosquito-borne virus for which there is no treatment or vaccine.
World
‘Get me out of here’ | Seven more people have been rescued eight days after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, including two siblings who became trapped under rubble near Idlib, but hopes of finding more survivors are dwindling.
Haley challenge | The former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is challenging her one-time boss Donald Trump for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, according to a video she released yesterday.
‘Unprecedented’ disaster | Hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes and 225,000 are without power after Cyclone Gabrielle battered New Zealand.
Inflated expectations | Three unidentified objects shot down by US fighter jets since Friday may turn out to be balloons connected to “benign” commercial or research efforts, a White House official says.
Bakhmut blow | Ukrainian forces have reportedly blown up a bridge near the eastern city of Bakhmut in a sign they may be planning to retreat from the area, handing Russia a boost in the lead-up to the anniversary of the invasion.
Full Story
Lidia Thorpe on Blak sovereignty and leaving the Greens
The newly independent senator Lidia Thorpe explains her views on the voice to parliament and her plan to represent the Blak sovereignty movement on the crossbench. Plus, what it all means for the voice and for the Greens.
In-depth
A man who received sport betting advertisements despite requesting a lifetime ban has described as “disgusting” and ineffective a $13,770 fine imposed by a watchdog for BetNation’s “serious breach”. The ad featured former sports stars Brendan Fevola and Mitch Johnson encouraging would-be punters. Meanwhile, the gambling company Sportsbet is – according to researchers – using TikTok to target young women with advertising designed to diversify its predominately male client base.
Not the news
The author Rebecca Straford discusses the Stan dramatisation of her book Bad Behaviour, which documents bullying at her elite boarding school. “I was breaking out in a cold sweat,” she says of watching the series. “It perfectly captures the mood and feeling, and the awful kind of claustrophobia.”
The world of sport
Champions League | Spurs boss Antonio Conte is up against Stefano Pioli in what could be a season-defining last-16 first leg in Milan.
From A to B | An investigation into the star Australian athlete Peter Bol is continuing despite a second sample test not matching the first’s positive result for the banned substance EPO.
United bid | The emir of Qatar is expected to make a bid of more than £4bn for Manchester United by Friday’s deadline, although the Glazer family owners value the club at £6bn.
Media roundup
The Sydney Morning Herald says the environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, risks being left “high and dry” in her bid to fix the problems of the Murray-Darling River system. The Age has an exclusive story about how the rumpus over Novak Djokovic’s father at the Australian Open has revealed a pro-Putin group in Melbourne called the Night Wolves. Rent bidding – where tenants are encouraged to offer above the advertised price to secure a property – will be outlawed under new laws in South Australia, the Adelaide Advertiser says.
What’s happening today
Economy | RBA governor Philip Lowe will answer questions at Senate estimates.
Agriculture | The National Farmers’ Federation will appear at a federal parliament committee inquiry hearing into food security.
Education | The ABS releases statistics on students, staff and schools, and ratios for government and non-government schools.
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