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Charlotte Graham-McLay

Morning Mail: nuclear power’s price tag revealed, wine glut worries, Wallabies’ historic World Cup loss

The coal-fired power plant at Yallourn
The coal-fired power plant at Yallourn could be replaced by a nuclear reactor under a Coalition proposal. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Good morning. The federal government says it would cost as much as $387bn to replace Australia’s retiring coal-fired power stations with the form of nuclear power proposed by the Coalition. The figure, produced by the energy department, is the projected cost of replacing all of the output from closing coal-fired plants with small modular reactors. It’s expected to add fuel to the growing political dispute over the pace and form of Australia’s energy transition.

Meanwhile, the New South Wales treasurer promises cost of living relief in his budget, the BBC is “urgently” investigating allegations against Russell Brand and the Wallabies have recorded their first ever Rugby World Cup loss to Fiji, leaving their campaign on life support.

Australia

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey at his Martin Place office in Sydney, NSW, Australia

World

Russell Brand leaves the Troubabour Wembley Park theatre

Full Story

A woman looking for a shirt on a rack

Could your clothes be making you sick?

Stain-resistant, wrinkle-proof, hard-wearing – modern clothing can cope with anything. But we know little about the chemicals that go into making it so impressive – or what they could be doing to our health. Journalist Alden Wicker talks to Nosheen Iqbal about how the problem in clothes manufacturing has developed, what needs to be done to shine a light on the issue and what consumers can do to reduce the dangers in their wardrobe.

In-depth

A still from the Pixar movie Inside Out

As Mark Kermode steps down as the Observer film critic after a decade, he shares his favourite movie from each of his ten years on the job – and one delicious turkey.

“Since the first Oscars ceremony back in 1929, the Academy has overwhelmingly celebrated and prioritised white male film-makers,” writes Kermode. “Yet in the past 10 years, things have at least begun to shift in encouraging ways.”

Not the news

Matilda Boseley dressed as a pelican, set against a photo of an actual pelican

Here is a video explaining why the pelican deserves to win the Guardian Bird of the Year 2023 contest, according to a pelican. Voting in our annual poll opens on 25 September. The pelican would like to remind you that it is a charming and graceful seabird despite its past popularity struggles. The poll is scientific and unbiased.

The world of sport

Fiji’s Josua Tuisova leaps to scores a try during the Rugby World Cup

Media roundup

Doctors are pleading for national intervention to stem rising type 2 diabetes diagnoses in children, the Australian reports. The Age says that courts will have to consider the effects of family and domestic violence when determining property settlements under draft legislation to be revealed today. A “miracle” machine that eases the burden for women undergoing chemotherapy has been mothballed by a Queensland hospital, according to the Courier Mail.

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Brain teaser

And finally, here are the Guardian’s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day – with plenty more on the Guardian’s Puzzles app for iOS and Android. Until tomorrow.

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