Morning everyone. Donald Trump will mark the first 100 days of his second presidential term with a rally in Michigan today, having already marked it perhaps less intentionally by performing a big flip-flop on tariffs for carmakers.
Our Full Story podcast today answers all your election questions and we report on what links a Western Australian marginal and the Singapore election. Plus, music festivals are falling victim to the climate crisis and will casting two Aussies ruin Wuthering Heights?
Australia
Washed out? | The climate crisis could kill off Australian music festivals already struggling to survive because of rising insurance and production costs, mass cancellations and shifts in consumer buying habits, a new report warns today.
Exclusive | Two threatened mammal species could be wiped out at the site of a proposed industrial development at Middle Arm on Darwin harbour backed by $1.5bn in federal funding, according to a leaked environmental assessment.
Macquarie ‘pride’ | Macquarie Bank bank has said it is “very proud” of its record of owning Thames Water, the British utility that it sold in 2017 and loaded with so much debt that it is now on the verge of collapse.
Curriculum critique | The Coalition has refused to detail changes it would make to the national curriculum after Peter Dutton said students were being “indoctrinated”.
Baking news | The founder of food website RecipeTin Eats, Nagi Maehashi, has accused an influencer and fellow author, Brooke Bellamy, of plagiarising her recipes in a bestselling Australian cookbook. Bellamy denies the accusation and said she created the recipes for caramel slice and baklava “over many years”.
World
Car trouble | Donald Trump will sign an executive order today giving carmakers building vehicles in the US relief from part of his new 25% vehicle tariffs to allow them time to bring parts supply chains back to the US after a lobbying operation by the industry. In another tariff dispute, the White House accused Amazon of a “hostile” act after it reportedly planned to publish the cost of tariffs on its website. You can follow all the news live along with his Michigan rally, which begins at 8am AEDT.
‘US won’t break us’ | Canada’s newly re-elected prime minister, Mark Carney, gave a stirring victory speech evoking the country’s former, mutually productive relationship with the US but now he has to deliver on his pledge to restore those days. Here’s our explainer on what his anti-Trump triumph win means. Meanwhile, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre not only lost an election that at one point had looked unlosable, he also lost his seat.
Blair fuels fire | Tony Blair has warned that any strategy based on phasing out fossil fuels in the short term or limiting consumption is doomed to fail, and called for a reset of action on climate change.
Blackout question | Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has vowed to “get to the bottom” of the unprecedented power cut that hit the Iberian peninsula on Monday, as questions emerged about whether renewables played a part in causing the outage.
Heathcliff, mate | Kharmel Cochrane, the casting director of Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, has defended the choice of Australians Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi for the leading roles.
Full Story
Your election questions answered: the price of eggs, Kirribilli House and memorable moments
In a special Ask Me Anything election edition, our political reporter Krishani Dhanji and economics editor Patrick Commins give you the answers from energy policy to where the prime minister should live and how your preferences work.
In-depth
Tasmania is one of the most fascinating battlegrounds in the federal election. Our state resident, Adam Morton, writes that “anything could happen” in four of the five seats. A state Labor star, Rebecca White, is hoping to take Lyons while sitting MP Julie Collins faces an anti-salmon farming independent in Franklin. There’s also an interesting battle in Western Australia, in the knife-edge Tangney, where the Liberal candidate, Howard Ong, will challenge sitting Labor MP and former dolphin trainer Sam Lim in Saturday’s election on the same day as Ong’s little brother – Singapore’s health minister – goes to the polls.
Not the news
A fashionable therapy for dealing with heightened stress is to reduce your cortisol, the body’s main stress hormone. A so-called “cortisol detox” is touted as an antidote to stress and exhaustion but, in our latest Antiviral column, Natasha May hears from experts who say some “detox” tips such as cold plunges or cold water immersion could be dangerous for some people.
Sport
Rugby league | Queensland’s women begin their State of Origin defence in Brisbane tomorrow night with the hope of clear skies – and a new record crowd.
Tennis | Alex de Minaur charged into the fourth round of the Madrid Open with a powerful performance as electricity returned to Spain.
Arsenal gear up | Arsenal take on PSG in north London this morning in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.
Media roundup
One Nation will be “the story” of this election, an analyst says, as Pauline Hanson tells the Sydney Morning Herald she expects to pick up Senate seats around the country thanks to Coalition preferences. Meanwhile, a poll in the Age gives Labor a “clear” 53-47 lead over the Coalition and a route to majority rule. The Fin Review reports that James Packer has made a $39m loss on his Beverly Hills mansion after the sale was wrapped up this week.
What’s happening today
Economy | Latest inflation figures published at 11.30am.
Politics | Postal votes for federal election close at 6pm.
Culture | APRA music awards at 6pm.
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Brain teaser
And finally, here are the Guardian’s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow.
