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| | | | Morning everyone. Palestinians have been plunged back into their “worst nightmare” after Israel vowed to continue its new offensive on Gaza unless threats to its citizens were “removed” by Hamas. Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin have spoken on the phone overnight and have touted “enormous economic deals and geopolitical stability” from warmer relations and a short-term pause in Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. At home, tests have found an ultra-powerful opioid in wastewater, and there have been strong reactions to the Guardian’s revelations of attempts to intimidate pro-democracy dissidents who fled Hong Kong. |
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| Antisemitism ‘weaponised’ | A prominent Jewish group has condemned a “disgusting” attempt to intimidate an exiled pro-democracy campaigner who fled to Adelaide from Hong Kong, with the federal opposition accusing a foreign actor of weaponising antisemitism. | Opioid alert | Deadly synthetic opioids up to 40 times more powerful than fentanyl have been detected in Australian wastewater for the first time, new research has found. | Dolphin danger | A new study finds that dolphins off the coast of Victoria, including critically endangered Burrunan, have among the world’s highest levels of forever chemicals banned decades ago. | Medicare moment | Medicare and bulk billing will figure prominently in the election campaign. From official government numbers to patient surveys, our data guru, Nick Evershed, takes a look at all the statistics. | Wieambilla bid | An American man accused of messaging the Train family whose delusional beliefs contributed to them killing three people in Wieambilla has objected to Queensland police testifying at his trial. |
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| George Brandis has called it “as mad an idea as he has heard in along time” and Anthony Albanese called it a “thought bubble”. So is Peter Dutton really serious about wanting to hold a referendum on deporting criminals? Josh Butler lays out who said what and when. |
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| People in the modern world have always worried about getting enough sleep, but the TikTok generation have given the pursuit of shuteye a new name – sleepmaxxing – and are offering up a range of techniques such as a red light, mouth taping, and nasal dilators. But, asks Donna Lu, do any of them work? |
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| Football | Australia’s first out gay male professional footballer, Josh Cavallo, has said he receives death threats every day and would find it difficult to encourage other footballers to come out due to the sport’s “toxic” environment. Matildas players Steph Catley, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Caitlin Foord are among the Arsenal players taking on Real Madrid in the Champions League this morning. | Olympics | Great Olympians including Usain Bolt and Mo Farah have thrown their weight behind Sebastian Coe to become the next IOC president ahead of a vote tomorrow in Greece. | Tennis | The player advocacy organisation founded by Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil has launched a lawsuit against the governing bodies of professional tennis, marking an escalation in its battle to secure better rights for players. |
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Media roundup | Some children in New South Wales have been asked to resit the Naplan test after a technical problem, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. Landlords in Victoria are about to be hit by another tax, the Herald Sun claims. Tasmania Labor claims the bosses behind the Spirit ferry fiasco might still get bonuses, according to the Mercury. The Courier Mail says the NRL has become the most-watched code and that will help the league deliver a $3bn TV deal. |
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What’s happening today | Canberra | Michele O’Neil of the ACTU and Andrew McKellar of the ACCI debate industrial relations at the National Press Club. | New South Wales | Fair Work hearing for NSW psychiatrists and state government. | Melbourne | Victorian premier’s literary awards at 8pm. |
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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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