| | 31/10/2024 How to tell if your phone is being tracked, deadly floods in Spain, state of the climate in five charts |
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| | | Good morning. Is your smartphone being tracked? Today we look at the forensic services that check phones for digital safety – how and why they do it, and whether the services are up to scratch. Plus: Spain has suffered devastating and deadly flash floods – in some areas almost an entire year’s worth of rain fell in eight hours. We give you five climate charts that outline the growing risks to Australians, and we deliver timely advice on what to do with the horrific amount of lollies that the nation’s children are about to collect this evening. |
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| Australia | | Four Davids and two Nigels | As Queensland’s new premier prepares his frontbench, can he find places for women and multicultural MPs and present a truly moderate LNP? | Digital forensics | Surveillance by spyware is much more rare than the misuse of features such as location sharing, according to experts who help the victim-survivors of family violence audit their phones for security. | State of the climate | A new report from the Bom and CSIRO tells a story of hot days, warm oceans and rising fire risk. Here are five charts that break it down. | Abortion vote | Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe says she put pressure on the South Australian MP Jing Lee to back out of a voting deal on controversial “forced birth” legislation. | Qantas freebies | Anthony Albanese has issued a statement denying that he ever called former Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce to ask for a free upgrade, in response to claims that he liaised with Joyce directly about his personal travel before he became PM. |
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| Full Story | | ‘We are not robots’: Woolworths workers tracked and timed What happens when the human body is treated like a machine – pushed to its limit – for the sake of a company’s efficiency standards? Former and current staff at Woolworths allege that the supermarket chain has been cracking down in a way they describe as “bullying” and unsafe, something the company’s supply chain arm denies. Reged Ahmad asks investigations reporter Ariel Bogle if Woolworths’ warehouse tactics are putting their health and safety at risk. | |
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| In-depth | | Clearly the government’s actions to lower inflation have worked, writes Greg Jericho. The consumer price index is below 3%. Underlying inflation is also falling and despite low unemployment there has been no wages breakout. So why is the RBA unlikely to cut interest rates next week? The answer is often framed around the “measured inflation” figure, but should it? |
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| Not the news | | Dentists recommend allowing children to eat all their Halloween lollies in one go. But if parents (or children) decide to play the long game, what is the best strategy for making the sweet treats gathered tonight last until Christmas? |
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| The world of sport | | Matildas wave | A-League Women’s football returns this week with ambitions to prove itself as the most compelling female sporting competition in Australia. So what’s to look forward to? | Stokes theft | England’s Test captain, Ben Stokes, has said his house was burgled by a masked gang while his wife and two children were present and he was away on the tour of Pakistan | Ballon d’Or | Aitana Bonmatí has won her second Ballon d’Or Féminin award, but this time it was close, as the midfield magician has a pair of impressive teammates. |
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| What’s happening today | Environment | Lawsuit against Santos over “misleading” net zero claims continues. | Supermarkets | Coles delivers quarterly sales results, Woolworths holds AGM. |
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