| | 10/09/2024 Social media to get age limit, more voters blame Labor for interest rates, Princess of Wales ‘cancer free’ |
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| | | Morning everyone. The Albanese government plans to introduce legislation to set a minimum age for social media platforms before the next election. We have the full story, plus a poll showing who voters blame for the current economic woes, the buildup to Harris v Trump and: is it ok to poo at work? |
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| Australia | | Up in the air | The shadow transport minister, Bridget McKenzie, was forced to clarify the Coalition does not support breaking up Qantas just hours after floating the possibility of forced divestiture powers in the aviation sector. | Minimum age | The Albanese government plans to impose a minimum age for teenagers accessing social media and gaming platforms, with the prime minister due to announce plans today for legislation to be introduced into parliament before the next election. | Essential poll | More voters are blaming the Albanese government for interest rate rises with 44% finding fault with ministers, according to the latest Essential poll, although the number blaming “prices going up” stayed the same as seven months ago at around 58%. Better news for the government was that 53% thought the proposed cap on international student enrolments was “about right”. | ‘Fails pub test’ | The Albanese government has been accused of watering down its proposed independent parliamentary workplace watchdog so much that it “doesn’t pass the pub test”. | Business advice | Queensland’s health department has been praised for breaking a taboo with a novel health campaign telling people “it’s okay to poo at work”. |
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| World | | ‘Cancer free’ | The Princess of Wales has said she is doing what she can to “stay cancer free” after completing chemotherapy treatment and released a carefree family video (above) which is in stark contrast to the way she handled the announcement of her illness. | Harris list | Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign has posted a list of her policies on its website as the latest polls show voters want to know more about the Democrat candidate in the countdown to the crunch television debate tomorrow AEST. Republican officials are raising the alarm that Donald Trump’s campaign has not invested enough in its ground game in battleground states. | Syria strike | Israeli jets have launched a substantial strike on targets in Syria, killing at least 25 people, according to an opposition war monitor that said it was one of the most violent such attacks in years. | Movie mogul | Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been rushed from prison to hospital after experiencing chest pains. | Succession drama | The battle between Rupert Murdoch and his children over the future of his media empire begins this week in a Nevada courtroom as observers attempt to force the court to make the secretive dispute public. |
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| Full Story | | Kathryn Joy on being raised by the man who killed their mother Kathryn Joy (above) was three months old when their father killed their mother in the family’s home. Nour Haydar speaks to themabout the silence, stigma and grief of losing one parent at the hands of another. | |
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| In-depth | | An “earthquake swarm” hit the Hunter region with more than 30 seismic events in recent weeks and Western Australia was shaken by a similar cluster. The seismic phenomenon can happen anywhere at any time, experts say, and are the Earth’s way of releasing built-up tectonic stress. Our reporter, Petra Stock, spoke to geologists to find out more and why Australia should be complacent about the threat from earthquakes. |
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| Not the news | | Lin Jie Kong and Jennifer Wong have been speaking to the families who run some of Australia’s far-flung Chinese eateries and explored the reasons why so many small regional towns have one. This is the story of one in particular, the New Bo Wa restaurant in Moree in New South Wales run by husband and wife team Ernest and Whitney Lai (pictured), where one of the attractions for them was that people were friendlier than in the city. “Here the people know each other and we say hello, and sometimes talk to them a little bit more,” Whitney says. |
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| The world of sport | | World Cup qualifiers | The Socceroos will be trying to make up for their 1-0 home defeat to Bahrain when they take on Indonesia in Jakarta later today. | Cricket | A sublime century from Pathum Nissanka helped Sri Lanka win the third and final Test against England at the Oval by eight wickets. | Football | Clearlake Capital, the US private equity firm that owns a majority shareholding in Chelsea, is considering buying out co-owner Todd Boehly to remove his influence as the club’s civil war intensifies. |
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| Media roundup | Inflation is hurting household incomes more than high interest rates, the Financial Review claims in an exclusive analysis by economists. The University of Melbourne has introduced a hiring freeze and blames new rules on international student numbers, the Age reports. Jarryd Hayne has been targeted for a shock NRL comeback, the Telegraph claims. |
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| What’s happening today | Protests | Nurses and midwives strike and rally in NSW, while there is a farmers’ rally in Canberra at 11am. | Hunter Valley | A sentence hearing for the bus driver in last year’s fatal wedding crash. | Economy | The World Bank president will speak at the Lowy Institute at 10.45am, while the ABS releases property values by total, number and mean at 11.30. |
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| id: 'cb5'}} | Brain teaser | And finally, here are the Guardian’s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow. | |
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