Good morning – with good news for Socceroos fans. Electricity shortfalls are forecast in Australia’s eastern states amid the ongoing energy crisis and a new report finds Sky News Australia has become a global hub for climate misinformation.
Requests for some of the biggest energy consumers to cut their use in New South Wales and Victoria could be made as Australia’s east coast energy crisis continues. It comes after Queensland’s biggest consumers agreed to cut their power use on Monday to help avoid blackouts, and similar requests could be made in southern states amid forecasts for potential electricity shortfalls on Tuesday.
Australia’s Sky News channel has become a central source for climate science misinformation around the world, gaining high traction among conservative social media influencers and networks, according to a report. An analysis of a global network of climate science deniers and “delayers” and the content they shared found the News Corp Australia-owned channel was a key “content hub” for “influencers, sceptics and outlets”. Sky News Australia rejected the findings of the report, saying it would “continue to encourage debate” on climate change.
The Australian foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has vowed to take every opportunity to demand the Chinese government scrap “unjustified trade strikes” after Beijing ended a diplomatic freeze lasting more than two years. Australian analysts welcomed the opening of lines of communication with China after the defence ministers met in Singapore on Sunday, but cautioned against any expectations of a substantial “reset”. Chinese state media suggested on Monday that Australia should walk away from groupings such as Aukus and the Quad – policy shifts that the Albanese government has ruled out.
The Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has said he believes “something wicked” was done to the missing British journalist Dom Phillips and the Brazilian Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, amid unconfirmed claims their bodies had been found in the Amazon.
Ukrainian authorities said they have discovered a new mass grave of civilians near the Bucha in the Kyiv region. The bodies of seven civilians were found near the village of Myrotske, many with their “hands tied and their knees shot”, according to Kyiv region police chief, Andrii Niebytov. Meanwhile, all three bridges to the embattled eastern city of Sievierodonetsk have been destroyed.
Australia
School climate activists have sent a legal letter to superannuation fund Hesta, asking it to stop using an advert showing a student carrying a cardboard protest sign, saying the advert suggested Hesta had the group’s endorsement when it did not. Hesta rejected the accusation it was trying to link the brand to School Strike 4 Climate group, but said it pulled the ad after hearing concerns.
Anger about the Sydney Morning Herald’s reporting of Rebel Wilson’s new relationship has boiled over into the newsroom, with an anonymous staff member sending an email to colleagues claiming the paper’s reputation was being “trashed”.
Tadpoling is a thing of the past in many suburban creeks, as humans encroach on frogs’ territory. But there is a way to lure them back – frog hotels.
The world
Rudy Giuliani was “apparently inebriated” on election night in November 2020 when he urged Donald Trump to declare prematurely and wrongly that he had won the presidency. Former Trump attorney Jason Miller testified at the committee investigating the insurrection that Giuliani was “definitely intoxicated” on the night.
The UK has risked a trade war with the EU and accusations of lawbreaking as Liz Truss published the Northern Ireland protocol bill, legislation that would allow exports from Britain to Northern Ireland to follow either UK or EU standards and checks.
Fears about a possible recession have pounded stock markets worldwide and Wall Street’s S&P 500 tumbled into the maw of a bear market after sinking more than 20% below its record set early this year.
Actor Kevin Spacey will face court in the UK on Thursday charged with four counts of sexual assault against three men, police have said.
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Australian artist Christian Thompson has just opened his largest solo exhibition yet, Being Human Human Being, in his adopted city of London. The show stretches across the streets and alleyways of Soho, marking the beginning of what will become a permanent cultural space in London, rotating free contemporary photography exhibitions twice a year.
How do you get dressed in the morning? Our clothes communicate things to the world about who we are, what we do, where we’re going and, every so often, our mood. It’s no wonder that for some of us, getting dressed can be so riddled with indecision that it feels daunting. We asked four fashion professionals how they tackle getting dressed.
Many of us have come to associate sign language with serious moments, from emergency announcements to natural disaster updates. It’s important work, but such a view also overlooks the humour and levity of deaf people. Over the last couple of months, a dedicated team of Auslan interpreters has been working at Australia’s many comedy festivals in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. But what is it like to interpret live standup through sign language? And how do you know if you’re doing it right?
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After decades trying to resist eviction, the Palestinians living in Masafer Yatta have lost their case in the Israeli supreme court. In today’s Full Story, Bethan McKernan reports on the controversial decision and the people determined to stay in their homes.
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Sport
The former tennis player Jelena Dokic has revealed she nearly took her own life six weeks ago in the midst of mental health struggles. The 39-year-old Australian uploaded a lengthy Instagram post that said she had been struggling for six months and those feelings culminated in her attempting to take her own life. However, she has since sought professional help and says she believes she is on the road to recovery.
Media roundup
Emergency doctors have been pulled from other health districts to help a hospital north of Brisbane with a staffing crisis, as an “unprecedented” number of junior doctor resignations affect the state system, reports the Brisbane Times. And the Advertiser has images, first published by the New York Times, of Adelaide-born David Hicks arriving at Guantánamo Bay wearing goggles with duct tape over the lenses and ear muffs like those used at shooting ranges, on his first day as an inmate in 2002.
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Territory Senate election results are due. And the NSW treasurer, Matt Kean, will make a pre-budget speech.
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