| | | 17/10/2023 Nation split on way forward after vote, granny flat push, Australia break World Cup duck |
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| | | Morning, everyone. We’re beginning to form a picture of how the post-referendum landscape might look – but the picture doesn’t show firm support for a way forwards on reconciliation. Our Guardian Essential poll published today shows lukewarm support for landmark measures such as a treaty or a truth-telling commission. More people think ministers should concentrate on tackling the cost-of-living crisis. Plus, could granny flats solve the housing crisis? Test yourself against this year’s 12 maths exam. And Australia’s cricketers finally find success in their campaign in India. |
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 | Australia | | Cattle market | A cattle station and agricultural holding the size of Belgium has hit the market in Western Australia after being put up for sale by the Chinese-Australian billionaire property developer Hui Wing Mau. | Voice test | Voters appear to lack enthusiasm for landmark policies to address Indigenous disadvantage, with pursuit of a treaty running at 38%, according to our Guardian Essential poll today, only 37% in favour of a truth-telling commission, 35% backing a legislated voice and 35% support for a constitutional recognition but not a voice. Meanwhile, the Coalition’s push for an audit of government spending on Indigenous Australians is set to fail. | Flat finders | Hundreds of thousands of homes in Australian capitals have space for granny flats that could be built to ease housing pressures and provide affordable accommodation for essential workers, a new report suggests. | Walker inquest decision | The coroner presiding over the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker will decide this week whether to recuse herself from the case after a challenge by Zachary Rolfe. | Water action | The Albanese government must bring forward measures to protect water supplies from fracking if a revamp of environment laws is delayed for another year, the Greens say. |
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| World | | ‘No ceasefire’ | The Israeli government has denied having agreed a ceasefire in southern Gaza to allow humanitarian aid in and for some people to leave, despite suggestions from Egyptian security sources that the Rafah crossing could be opened. Israel has revised the number of hostages held by Hamas upwards to 199, while the UK government said six Britons had died in the Hamas attacks last weekend, with 10 missing. | Belgium shooting | Two people have been killed in a shooting in central Brussels, with early reports saying the victims were Swedes. | Poland shift | Poland’s opposition leader, Donald Tusk, has declared “it’s the end of the evil times” as his coalition is on track to unseat the country’s ruling rightwing populist party, according to exit polls after Sunday’s election. | China corruption | The former head of the Bank of China, one of the country’s largest banks, has been arrested for allegedly accepting bribes and illegally granting loans, as Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive continued to target high-profile figures. | Trump gag | A federal judge is considering a limited gag order on Donald Trump in the case over his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, potentially restricting what he can say about trial witnesses and prosecutors. |
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| Full Story | | How an Australian play is changing sexual assault trials The Australian playwright Suzie Miller explains how Prime Facie, her play and now novel about the conduct of sexual assault trials, is changing the justice system in the UK and what further reforms are needed closer to home. | |
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| In-depth | | As we search for clues as to why the voice referendum failed, several points on Australia’s psephological map stand out – none more so than the vast Queensland electorate of Maranoa, which had the lowest yes vote in the country. For one Indigenous elder, it made him wonder: “Maybe I don’t have as many friends as I thought.” |
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| Not the news | | Once my kids got to year 7 I couldn’t help them much with their maths homework. So the idea of sitting HSC maths exams brings me out in a cold sweat and I sympathise with the year 12 students who were challenged by yesterday’s tough maths papers. We’ve pulled out a couple of the questions so that you can see how you might have fared. |
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| The world of sport | | Cricket | Australia finally recorded their first win when they eased past Sri Lanka by five wickets in their World Cup group stage match in Lucknow, thanks to rapid 50s from Mitch Marsh and Josh Inglis. | A-League Men | Central Coast defender Brian Kaltak, Vanautu’s first professional footballer, talks about his unconventional journey to the A-League Men’s competition as his team prepares to begin their title defence. | Rugby World Cup | England’s fly-half and skipper, Owen Farrell, is criticised unfairly and should receive greater acclaim after leading his team into the World Cup semi-finals to face South Africa, according to the group’s attack coach. |
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| Media roundup | In South Australia, a no campaigner is challenging its premier over the state voice, demanding that the group focus on “maximising positive outcomes” for Indigenous people, the Advertiser says. A catastrophic blaze half the size of Tasmania has affected all the highways in the Northern Territory, NT News reports. Collingwood are pushing to kick off next year’s AFL season with an “interstate extravaganza” against the Swans in Sydney, the Herald Sun says. |
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| What’s happening today | Economy | TheReserve Bank’s monetary policy meeting minutes will be released. | Canberra | Peter Greste and Frances Haugen will speak at the National Press Club. | Sport | TheWallabies coach, Eddie Jones, is holding a media conference at 9.30am in Sydney after the team’s early exit from the Rugby World Cup. |
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| Brain teaser | And finally, here are the Guardian’s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day – with plenty more on the Guardian’s Puzzles app for iOS and Android. Until tomorrow. | |
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