Good morning. In our top story, Greens leader Adam Bandt tells us that changes to the petroleum resource rent tax have been “written by the gas lobby”, as the minor party warns Labor that it can’t count on its backing for the proposals. Meanwhile, the government is being urged to provide free menstrual products in all public bathrooms as cost-of-living pressures bite. Overseas, Russia has started moving nuclear warheads to Belarus – and the founder of the far-right Oath Keepers is hit with a long prison sentence over his role in the January 6 Capitol attack.
Australia
‘A gift to Australia’ | Six years after the statement from the heart, Indigenous leaders have returned to Uluru to rally the yes vote ahead of the referendum on the voice.
Exclusive | The Greens leader has warned the government it can’t count on their support for changes to the petroleum resource rent tax in a policy he says is “not worth the napkin it was written on”.
Period poverty | A survey has revealed that young women are struggling to afford period products as inflation soars and Australia’s cost-of-living crisis continues to bite.
Southern Ocean | A major global deep ocean current has slowed down by approximately 30% since the 1990s as a result of melting Antarctic ice, CSIRO researchers have warned.
Winning by a nose | A South Australian cabernet sauvignon that sells for $40 has emerged from the pack to be named the best in the world at the International Wine Challenge.
World
Downing Street incident | A man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving after a car struck the gates of the UK prime minister’s official residence.
Russia-Ukraine war | Russia has started moving tactical nuclear warheads to Belarus; Dutch prosecutors seize property owned by Vladimir Putin’s former son-in-law.
US Capitol attack | The leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia has been sentenced to 18 years after being convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the January 6 insurrection.
Madeleine McCann | Material unearthed from a reservoir in Portugal will be sent to Germany for analysis, as the first major search for the missing Briton in a decade came to a close.
Nagano | A suspect armed with a rifle and knife was holed up inside a house after a woman was fatally stabbed and two police officers were shot and killed in central Japan.
Full Story
How the Guardian shaped (and shook) Australian media
The story of how Guardian Australia launched in 2013 is one of strength, determination, a chance encounter, a spying scandal and a lot of coffee. It arrived in a dire period for public interest journalism, but since then the once-tiny news site has achieved what some thought impossible. Bridie Jabour speaks with the key players of Guardian Australia’s launch.
In-depth
As part of our 10 years of Guardian Australia coverage, Lenore Taylor recounts the pressure she felt carrying a USB stick from Sydney to Canberra with the contents of a top-secret leak implicating the Australian government in a spying scandal that reached the then president of Indonesia’s personal mobile phone.
Not the news
Like many of our more charming and inexplicable national behaviours, it remains a mystery how or why Tina Turner’s Nutbush City Limits came to be played at every wedding, school dance and playground in Australia. She has had a significant presence in the national consciousness: through the nation’s affection for Nutbush-ing, yes, but also as the face of Australia’s rugby league and as the big-haired villain in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.
The world of sport
Tennis | Kimberly Birrell is hoping to put Australian women back on map at the French Open.
Football | Manchester United face Chelsea in the Premier League; the final-day survival battle is a watershed moment for three Premier League clubs.
Formula One | Lewis Hamilton has insisted that he will stay at Mercedes and denies approach from Ferrari.
Media roundup
Two MPs have made complaints to the Speaker of the House about “vicious” attacks on a first-term Greens MP, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. A dispute between Tasmania’s government and public health system doctors has intensified with unprecedented protest action, says the Mercury. Union boss John Setka is under police investigation after an allegation of sexual assault that he emphatically denies, reports the Age.
What’s happening today
National Sorry Day | Events to be held across Australia to commemorate the stolen generations.
ACT | A public hearing is scheduled in Canberra as part of the inquiry into Australia’s food security.
Bureau of Statistics | Retail trade figures, industry financial data, and mortality statistics set to be released.
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Brain teaser
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