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The federal MP Allegra Spender and state MP Kellie Sloane say they received threats after condemning Saturday’s neo-Nazi rally outside NSW parliament on social media. The alleged messages included death threats and calls to “rhetorically rape” the federal MP.
The NSW premier, Chris Minns, told reporters the alleged threats were “another example of what particularly women in public life have to put up with”. Minns also rejected any suggestion there was a “double standard” in how the far right is dealt with compared with pro-Palestine activism.
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US Senate advances funding bill to end longest government shutdown in history
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England fan’s life ban for ugly Lord’s clash with Australian team may be overturned
Manchester United prodigy James Overy in frame for Socceroos World Cup squad
In pictures
The image that made Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux famous was meant to document a crime scene. He was pictured next to police officers hours after thieves carried out a daylight raid on the Louvre. The internet did the rest and “fedora man” was born.
What they said …
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“I don’t think it rewards mediocrity” – Andrew Dillon
The AFL CEO has defended the league decision to expand the finals series to 10 clubs with the introduction of a divisive “wildcard round” from next season. A recent poll found 77% of fans do not support the idea.
Full Story
The ban on puberty blockers risking harm to Queensland children
Queensland is now the only state to have banned gender-affirming care for transgender children. But parents say they are not backing away from the fight.
Reged Ahmad speaks with Queensland correspondent Ben Smee and state reporter Andrew Messenger about whether the ban is ideologically driven.
Before bed read
Every reader of The Mushroom Tapes will open the book knowing the story of the 11-week Erin Patterson trial, writes Catriona Menzies-Pike. “Who among us hasn’t been roped into speculation about this family tragedy?”
Mere months after tantalising sightings of Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein, three of Australia’s most celebrated nonfiction writers, in the public seats of Morwell’s courtroom four, the trio’s book – the third on the case so far – is out. And so is the verdict of our reviewer, who admits to approaching it “with a fair dose of scepticism”.
Daily word game
Today’s starter word is: SPIN. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply.
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