Morning everyone. As the Albanese government prepares to push through its bill stripping non-citizens of natural justice in readiness for deportation, refugee lawyers are warning it could apply to up to 80,000 people.
The neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell is due to face court today after being charged last night with violent disorder in Melbourne.
Plus: more than half of federal politicians’ own multiple properties, and there’s outrage as Abba fail to make Sweden’s “cultural canon”.
Australia
Sewell charged | Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell has been charged with violent disorder and affray over an alleged attack on Camp Sovereignty, a sacred Aboriginal burial ground in Kings Domain and longstanding protest site on Sunday. A Labor backbencher has questioned Anthony Albanese’s suggestion that some “good people” attended Sunday’s anti-immigration rallies amid wider internal unease about the comments.
Nauru warning | Up to 80,000 people in Australia may be affected by the Albanese government’s proposed powers to strip basic legal protections from the non-citizens it plans to deport to Nauru, refugee lawyers warn, with the bill possibly being passed tonight.
Rare flower | A mere 150 round-leaf pomaderris are thought left in the world and a planned fire break in Victoria’s high country could destroy almost 30% of those last remaining plants.
Exclusive | Andrew Forrest’s charity has made an undisclosed donation to the Australia Institute – described by one source as worth “six figures” – raising transparency concerns about the funding of influential advocacy groups.
Going underground | Alleged killer Dezi Freeman may be hiding in one of hundreds of mine shafts sunk in the Porepunkah region over the last two centuries, which would prevent his heat signature being detected, an expert says.
World
Melting ‘megaberg’ | Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks.
‘Voters respected’ | Amy Coney Barrett, the conservative US supreme court justice who helped strike down abortion rights nationally, has expressed in a new memoir her belief that the ruling “respected the choice” of the American people. A judge has ruled the Trump administration’s use of national guard troops during southern California immigration enforcement protests is illegal. Follow developments in the US live.
‘Vital friends’ | Vladimir Putin has hailed Russia’s “unprecedentedly” high level of ties with China, as dozens of leaders including the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un, arrived in Beijing on the eve of a massive military parade. The sight of of the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, enjoying jokes with Putin and Xi also sent a clear message to the west about the world’s shifting geopolitics.
Linehan arrested | Graham Linehan, the writer of TV’s Father Ted, has been arrested at Heathrow airport in London over three social media posts expressing his views on transgender issues.
Mamma mia | The Gustav Vasa 1541 Bible, Pippi Longstocking and Ikea all made it into Sweden’s long-awaited “cultural canon” – but Abba didn’t make the cut.
Full Story
Anti-immigration rallies and the rise of neo-Nazis
Reged Ahmad speaks to an independent researcher into rightwing extremism, Kaz Ross, about whether we are seeing a growing anti-immigration movement in Australia and an emboldened far right.
In-depth
More than half the politicians in federal parliament have disclosed owning investment properties or multiple homes, with at least 50 receiving rental income as landlords. Guardian Australia analysis of the parliamentary register of interests finds 131 out of 226 federal MPs and senators have disclosed multiple properties, investment properties, or both.
Not the news
Heart palpitations, gastrointestinal chaos, joint pain, brain fog and extreme tiredness are just some of the symptoms experienced by Kate Leaver as she wrestles with long Covid. Her search for a cure, however, has induced another symptom – a kind of selective gullibility that saw her seduced to join a treatment program that almost seemed like a cult.
Sport
AFL | The AFL finals begin tomorrow night in one of the tightest races for the flag in years with only three wins separating minor premiers Adelaide from Hawthorn in eighth place.
Cycling | Jay Vine took his second Vuelta stage win overnight, the fourth of the race for UAE, with a well-timed attack on the final climb.
Tennis | Jessica Pegula powered her way into the US Open semi-finals with a straight sets win over Barbora Krejčíková while Carlos Alcaraz is taking on Jiri Lehecka. Follow it live.
Cricket | South Africa thrashed England by seven wickets in the first ODI in Leeds after the hosts managed just 131 batting first.
Media roundup
Anthony Albanese has told the Age that opposition politicians must be careful about whipping up extremism after the weekend rallies and his hostile reception in Ballarat last week. Teachers are up to 40% more stressed than other workers, according to a survey in the Telegraph, prompting calls for education reform. Canberra’s population is predicted to grow by 40% to 800,000 by 2065, according to the Times.
What’s happening today
Canberra | Paul Schroder, chief executive of AustralianSuper, will address the National Press Club.
Economy | Growth figures for August are due to be released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics at 11.30am and RBA governor Michele Bullock gives a speech at the University of Western Australia at 6pm.
Courts | A high court judgment in Canberra for an Iraqi man seeking to prevent deportation to Nauru.
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Brain teaser
And finally, here are the Guardian’s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow.
