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Debate over Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia has continued as the Palestine Action Group announced nationwide protests would mark the Israeli president’s trip next month.
Anthony Albanese said he welcomed Herzog’s visit and that “this country needs to come together” to build social cohesion in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
The Independent MP Sophie Scamps joined a growing chorus of concern, suggesting that Herzog’s presence would risk “igniting further division”.
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In pictures
Judith Nangala Crispin has described a family journey through treacherous open desert to the three enormous salt lakes at Mina Mina. “There are places on this Earth that still belong to themselves, places where very few people have stood,” she writes. “And some of those places are holy.”
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“I was … incredibly grateful that the world spoke up for me so I didn’t have to.” – Paul Dano
The actor has responded to Quentin Tarantino’s scathing criticism of his acting abilities, thanking those who came to his defence after Tarantino called him a “weak, uninteresting guy”.
Podcast
Guardian Essential report: One Nation surges against Coalition drop
In the first Guardian Essential poll after the Bondi terror attack, Anthony Albanese and Sussan Ley have both fallen in their approval ratings. Meanwhile, support for One Nation continues to rise.
Political reporter Josh Butler speaks to Essential Media director Peter Lewis about why the major parties need to pay attention.
Before bed read
When Eve Henderson’s husband was murdered while they were on holiday in Paris, her world fell apart. Twenty-eight years later, she is helping others in similar, nightmarish situations to navigate the aftermath. Such a loss never gets any smaller, she explains – but as time passes, “your life around it gets bigger”.
Daily word game
Today’s starter word is: RICH. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply.
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