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Good morning, early birds. The Morrison government’s plan for climate action will lead to nearly 4 degrees of global heating according to analysis, and Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and opponent Monique Ryan went head-to-head in a fiery debate yesterday. It’s the news you need to know, with Emma Elsworthy.

I refuse to pay for someone to assemble it for me, so I am stuck going through this cycle of emotions until I learn to accept my shoddy handiwork, writes Arwa Mahdawi

From Whoopi Goldberg to Jimmy Fallon, everyone seems to think they can write a great kids’ book, but very few people can, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Yes, he’s inspiring. Yes, he’s calm under pressure. But even he doesn’t want his picture hanging on your wall, writes Arwa Mahdawi

Advising that a Hemingway novel contains ‘graphic fishing scenes’ sounds overzealous – but being over-sensitive is hardly the worst problem we face today, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

The Russian leader is an autocrat with a homophobic and misogynistic worldview. No wonder he is admired by so many Republicans, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The first time I kissed a woman in public, a stranger tried to hit me. But gen Zers are enjoying the hard-won freedom to be themselves – and it’s beautiful, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

The former president’s media venture, Truth Social has got off to a rocky start – with technical problems and potential legal issues to boot, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

I’m not a hygiene freak but I draw the line at walking dirt into houses. And don’t get me started on suitcases on beds, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi