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Organisers of a pro-Palestine rally have offered to delay their march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge after the New South Wales government said it would not support the protest. On Monday, the Sydney-based Palestine Action Group announced it wanted its rally to walk across the bridge to the US consulate this Sunday.
But the premier, Chris Minns, said his government could not support a protest of that size across the bridge this weekend, saying “we cannot allow Sydney to descend into chaos”.
Scores of Palestinians have died of starvation in recent weeks. On Monday Palestinians in Gaza reacted with wariness after Israel began a limited, daily pause in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza to allow what Benjamin Netanyahu described as a “minimal” amount of aid into the territory.
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In pictures
This image from Guardian picture editors’ pick of the world’s best photographs from the weekend shows a bus depot in Mumbai, India where plants have grown over the out-of-service mini-buses. See the full gallery here.
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“The time is right for Australia to recognise Palestine.”
About 147 nations already recognise the state of Palestine – but none as large as France, writes Ed Husic, the federal Labor MP. He says that now is the moment for Australia to take a similar stand.
In numbers
Liberal senator Sarah Henderson has called for annual increases on student loans to be set to the lesser of the inflation rate or 3%, in her proposed amendment to Labor’s student debt discount bill.
Before bed read
The exquisitely skilled Nasiah Wanganeen-Milera’s breathtaking late feats for St Kilda against the Demons confirmed he owns the game’s most sought-after signature.
Daily word game
Today’s starter word is: NETT. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply.
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