Good morning. The Liberal party has some soul searching to do after a bruising defeat at the hands of Anthony Albanese’s Labor party on the weekend. We have plenty of reaction and analysis for you this morning after an extraordinary election result (with more seats still in the balance).
The election may have been a rejection of Trump-style politics, but the effects of US tariffs on Australian exporters are still very real. We look at how the impacts are killing some businesses, as others try to ride out the chaos.
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart has been challenged to take a DNA test by a woman who claims to her niece. And: Donald Trump has refused to rule out using military force in a bid to take control of Greenland.
Australia
Family ties | A woman who claims to be mining magnate Gina Rinehart’s niece has called on the billionaire to “resolve any doubts” with a DNA test.
Election results | Anthony Albanese is set to hit the ground running in his second term as the Liberals take stock after a crushing loss. Meet the “remarkable women” who delivered a slew of Labor wins in Queensland; Jacinta Allan sees vindication as fears of a backlash against Victorian Labor go unrealised; and where to from here for a Liberal party left in dire straits? asks Judith Brett.
Exclusive | The home affairs department allowed staff to use Signal in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 – and even advised them on how to turn on disappearing messages, documents reveal.
Climate crisis | The cost of emissions from five major Australian resource companies – BHP, Rio Tinto, Santos, Whitehaven Coal and Woodside Energy – is more than $900bn, finds work by US researchers.
Barnaby Joyce | A day after being re-elected to his seat of New England, the Nationals deputy leader announced he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and is set to undergo surgery.
World
Middle East crisis | Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has vowed a “multi-phased response” to Yemen’s Houthis after the militants struck the area of Israel’s main airport with a missile.
US politics | Donald Trump “doesn’t rule out” using military force in an attempt to control Greenland. The US president was accused of “mocking” Catholics after posting an image depicting himself as pope, and says he doesn’t know if he has to uphold constitutional due process.
Russia-Ukraine war | Russian president Vladimir Putin has told state television that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine has not arisen, and that he hoped it would not.
Romanian election | An ultranationalist who opposes military aid to Ukraine and calls himself Donald Trump’s “natural ally” has won the first round of Romania’s rerun presidential vote.
‘Dangerous nonsense’ | Amazon is selling books marketed at people seeking techniques to manage their ADHD that claim to offer expert advice – yet appear to be authored by AI chatbots.
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Gina: The DNA request
In the last episode, we covered historical claims made over the years that Lang Hancock, Gina’s father, had two unacknowledged daughters with separate Indigenous women. Since then, the daughter of Sella Robinson, one of the Indigenous women who claimed to be Hancock’s daughter, has decided to speak publicly for the first time.
In-depth
A month on from Donald Trump’s “liberation day” announcement, Australian exporters are trying to work out how to stay afloat amid tariff uncertainty. Some businesses are closing, others are finding new export markets, and some are profiting from the chaos. And – as Luca Ittimani discovers – many are holding their breath, in anticipation of more trade challenges.
Not the news
Sophie Payten has lived two lives. In one, she is Gordi, the Aria-nominated singer-songwriter who has worked with Bon Iver and Troye Sivan. In the other, she is a medical doctor. She kept her two lives separate until the Covid pandemic – but on her third album, they have come together. She tells Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen about her friendship with a dying patient, and making Chris Martin cry.
Sport
Football | Premier League champions Liverpool suffer 3-1 loss at Chelsea; Jarrod Bowen pounces for West Ham to deny Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham victory; Manchester United slump to 4-3 defeat at Brentford; Bayern Munich confirmed as Bundesliga champions.
Motorsport | Max Verstappen begins on pole in the Miami F1 Grand Prix as his battle with the McLaren team revs up another gear.
NRL | Panthers rediscover their old magic as Nathan Cleary wizardry baffles Broncos, Jack Snape writes.
Media roundup
Parents are being cautioned against falling for the “myth” that eye exercises can be used to treat children with dyslexia, the Age reports. With Brad Pitt set to star, Tim Winton is feeling “curious” about a film adaptation of his Booker Prize-shortlisted novel The Riders, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. Researchers are hoping to find ways to preserve hundreds of shipwrecks in Queensland waters as climate change accelerates their deterioration, ABC News reports.
What’s happening today
Nationwide | Election vote counting will continue in tight seats and in the Senate.
Victoria | The trial of murder-accused Erin Patterson continues in Morwell.
NSW | The coronial inquest into the Bondi Junction attack continues.
NSW | A class action hearing regarding music festival strip searches is set to begin at the supreme court of NSW.
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Brain teaser
And finally, here are the Guardian’s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow.
