| | 25/11/2024 Gambling syndicates buy IDs, terrorism definition up for first review since 9/11, Wallabies fall to Scotland |
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| | | Good morning. We lead today with a story centred on an unassuming suburban post office locker that is managed by a gambling syndicate accused of exploiting desperate young men strapped for cash after getting into betting debts. They sold their IDs to the group but by doing so have risked identity theft, fraud and possible criminal conviction. Meanwhile, in the wake of the Bondi and Wakeley stabbing attacks, Australia’s official definition of terrorism may get an overhaul for the first time since the September 11 attacks. And: an out of sorts Wallabies side have suffered a stinging loss – and a reality check – against Scotland in Edinburgh overnight. |
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 | Full Story | | James Carville on where he thinks the Democrats went wrong Everyone in US politics has an opinion on why the Democrats lost the election and finger-pointing within the party is rife. As the debate rages, Jonathan Freedland is speaking to various experts about what the party got wrong – and how it can bounce back. This week he meets James Carville, the veteran political strategist who helped get Bill Clinton elected twice. | |
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| In-depth | | The final parliamentary sitting week of the year is here! That odour you’re smelling is drip filter coffee to fuel late-night Senate votes and the faint whiff of desperation to pass as much of the government’s legislative agenda as possible. Can Labor avoid an “end-of-year dumpster fire”? Paul Karp surveys the political landscape to see what the government is most keen to get through – and how it might do it. |
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| Not the news | | In the latest of our interviews about the importance of objects, the TV, film and stage actor – and four-time Gold Logie winner – Lisa McCune tells us about the near-perfect coffee machine she rates above the rest, a jewellery box filled with heirloom pieces that each carry a family story – and how she misplaced a perfect little brown beret that fit just right. |
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| Media roundup | The regency-style Victoria Barracks in Sydney’s inner east would be converted into residential housing and public parks under new proposals, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. The era of baby boomers as the dominant voting force in Australian politics is at an end and the impact could be seen at the next federal election, an ABC News analysis suggests. Delaying contentious power line projects could produce a bill shock for Victorian households if coal-fired power stations close before their completion, the Age reports. An illegal fishing boat has been destroyed off the coast of Maningrida after a Northern Territory border breach, NT News reports. |
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| What’s happening today | NT | Coronial inquest findings in the deaths of Miss Yunupiŋu, Ngeygo Ragurrk, Kumarn Rubuntja and Kumanjayi Haywood are due for release. | Queensland | The Australasian Railway Association AusRAIL conference is to begin in Brisbane. | NSW | The Southern Cross Media Group’s 2024 annual general meeting is to be held in Sydney. |
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| Brain teaser | And finally, here are the Guardian’s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow. | |
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