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Charlotte Graham-McLay

Morning Mail: sporting concussion’s hidden trauma, asylum seeker visa change, Gabrielle hits New Zealand

Michael and Kathy Strong
Michael and Kathy Strong have told the story of Terry Strong, their father and husband who suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy after playing semi-professional rugby for 30 years. Photograph: Blake Sharp-Wiggins/The Guardian

Good morning. Today, Guardian Australia speaks to the family of Terry Strong, who didn’t talk openly about the startling and profound decline of their beloved husband and father until two weeks ago, when they gave evidence at a Senate inquiry on concussion and head trauma in contact sports. Now they’re sharing his moving story in detail – and urging change, saying the government needs to ensure sporting organisations are “responsible and accountable for the welfare of players”.

Meanwhile, the death toll of 33,000 in the Turkey-Syria quake could double, and parts of New Zealand hunker down as a second major storm in as many weeks lashes the North Island.

Australia

Terry Strong with his wife Kathy in Egypt on one of the many overseas trips they took in retirement
Terry Strong with his wife Kathy in Egypt on one of the many overseas trips they took in retirement Photograph: supplied by the Strong family

World

A 17-year-old girl is rescued after 159 hours under rubble of a collapsed building
A 17-year-old girl is rescued after 159 hours under rubble of a collapsed building. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

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Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe
Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

These five things will determine your interest rates

Homeowners and buyers are struggling with the Reserve Bank’s decision to raise interest rates a ninth consecutive time in a bid to cut inflation. Guardian Australia’s economics correspondent Peter Hannam explains to Jane Lee what will decide how quickly the central bank can stop raising rates and steer the economy to recovery.

In-depth

A woman holds a sign discouraging tourism amid concern out-of-towners are overrunning  Lake Tahoe
A woman holds a sign discouraging tourism amid concern out-of-towners are overrunning Lake Tahoe. Photograph: San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images

Some 15 million people a year visit Lake Tahoe, which last year earned a spot on an exclusive travel guide. But the US mountain destination, famed for its cobalt blue waters and Olympic-quality ski resorts, wasn’t included for the reason you’d think. Citing a pandemic influx of remote workers, second home buyers, traffic gridlock and packed beaches, Fodor’s “No list” concluded: “Lake Tahoe has a people problem.” Find out how the idyllic spot became, according to some, unliveable for locals.

Not the news

Alan Bruton in Venice
Alan Bruton in Venice Photograph: Handout

And now to somewhere attempting to style itself as eminently liveable: Venice. As the Italian city’s population declined, a project by a cultural heritage group set out to entice those who can work from anywhere to move to the city. The application process is hardly onerous: you simply need to prove you can work remotely and be willing to live in Venice for at least three months. Meet some of the digital nomads the scheme has attracted.

The world of sport

Jordan Mailata of the Philadelphia Eagles at a practice session before the Super Bowl
Jordan Mailata of the Philadelphia Eagles at a practice session before the Super Bowl. Photograph: Rob Carr/Getty Images

Media roundup

The Age reveals that millions of plastic bags will go to landfill as a recycling scheme restart is hit by delays. The ABC has details of a $425m Closing the Gap plan aimed at improving the lives of Indigenous Australians. And the West Australian reports that US rapper Post Malone was turned away from a Perth bar over its dress code.

What’s happening today

  • Malka Leifer | A trial continues of the former Melbourne school principal, accused by three sisters of abusing them when she was the head of the ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel school. Leifer denies the charges

  • Charlie Teo | The neurosurgeon is due to face a five-day disciplinary hearing before the Health Care Complaints Commission.

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