Good morning. The integrity of Australia’s carbon credit scheme is under renewed scrutiny after a new analysis found forest regeneration schemes that earned millions in credits actually resulted in fewer trees. It comes as emissions reduction is in the spotlight globally with Cop27, the United Nations climate change conference, getting under way in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. And Donald Trump, who while in office overturned the US’s emission reduction pledges and tore up climate agreements, has effectively kicked off his next run for president.
Australia
Carbon credits | Projects meant to regenerate Australia’s outback forests to store carbon dioxide have been awarded millions of carbon credits – worth hundreds of millions of dollars – despite total tree and shrub cover in those areas having declined, a new analysis has found.
Monkeypox | The federal government has launched a new national advertising campaign to promote monkeypox vaccination to a “post-Covid and vaccine-fatigued audience”.
Cost of living | The cost-of-living crisis is having dire effects on school-age children, as parents struggle to afford uniforms, lunches and excursions, a report by the Smith Family has found.
Cop27 | Adam Morton is heading to Cop27 but can it deliver? This is the question he seeks to answer in a column examining what’s on and off the table.
Danushka Gunathilaka | Sri Lankan international cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka has been charged with allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in Sydney’s eastern suburbs hours after the pair met for their first date.
World
US midterm elections 2022 | Donald Trump effectively kicked off another run for the White House at a rally in Pennsylvania on Sunday, striking familiar notes and swiping at potential rival “Ron DeSanctimonious”.
Ukraine | US officials have reportedly warned the Ukrainian government in private that it needs to signal an openness to negotiating with Russia.
UK politics | Boris Johnson would have forfeited earnings of at least £10m a year from speeches and sales of his memoirs if he had fought a leadership battle and lost, according to informed sources, who believe it played a part in his decision to pull out.
Climate crisis | The past eight years were the eight hottest ever recorded, a new UN report has found, indicating the world is now deep into the climate crisis.
Tanzania | At least 19 people have died after a plane plunged into Lake Victoria during bad weather shortly before it was due to land in the north-west city of Bukoba, according to the state-owned Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation.
Full Story
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In-depth
Politicians like to bemoan low productivity but the causes are complex and baked into the economy, writes Satyajit Das, as he outlines eight reasons Australia is stuck with low productivity rates. Machines replacing labour, expensive education and a lack of competition are just the tip of the iceberg.
Not the news
Yes it’s Monday and yes, you’re likely back at work so what better way to escape for a little bit than checking out 10 of the best railway journeys in Italy.
The world of sport
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T20 World Cup 2022 | How Australia’s T20 World Cup title defence fell apart piece by piece.
Rugby union | Courageous Wallabies fall to French resistance in Paris thriller.
UK Premier League | Gabriel boosts Arsenal title dreams with winner to settle a spiky derby at Chelsea.
Media roundup
The home affairs minister has said criminals are getting into Australia as corrupt agents, and education institutions help traffic sex slaves, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. Serviced apartments in Sydney’s inner west are set to free up public hospital beds, part of a trial by the state government aimed at helping people recover or prepare for surgery while easing the strain on the system, 9News reports. The number of increasingly sophisticated online scams targeting Australians has exploded throughout 2022, the Daily Telegraph reveals.
What’s happening today
Parliament protest | Torres Strait Islanders will build a seawall outside Parliament House.
Danishka Gunathilaka | First appearance for the Sri Lankan international cricketer on four sexual assault charges.
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