Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning, everyone. After a six-day trial that was two years in the making, a jury took only a few hours to decide that Sam Kerr was not guilty of racially aggravated harassment. We have the full story from London.The UK capital is also the destination for senior Coalition figures who are attending a conference led by the rightwing thinker Jordan Peterson next week. And we have an exclusive interview with Volodymyr Zelenskyy about how he plans to convince Donald Trump to keep backing Ukraine.Exclusive | The Coalition frontbencher Bridget McKenzie, the Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming and key figures from News Corp are to attend a UK conference led by Jordan Peterson which aims to “re-lay the foundations of our civilisation”. The former prime minister Tony Abbott will speak at the gathering next week.Kerr cleared | Sam Kerr has been cleared of a racially aggravated harassment charge by a jury at Kingston crown court. The prosecution case, threw up issues of race, power and privilege after the Matildas star called PC Stephen Lovell “fucking stupid and white”.Up in the air | The Albanese government may have to acquire the embattled regional airline Rex and operate it as a state-owned carrier, as efforts to find a new buyer to rescue the airline remain fruitless.Psychiatry save | NSW Health could save $35m a year and improve patient care by giving psychiatrists a 25% pay rise compared with what they are spending on contractors to fill vacancies, according to modelling.Sovereign challenge | Old Parliament House will review its public booking system after a group of self-styled “sovereign citizens” seeking to “indict” politicians were able to hold a formal event condemning the Australian government’s “occupation” within the building. Continue reading…Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here, and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletterMorning, everyone. After a six-day trial that was two years in the making, a jury took only a few hours to decide that Sam Kerr was not guilty of racially aggravated harassment. We have the full story from London.The UK capital is also the destination for senior Coalition figures who are attending a conference led by the rightwing thinker Jordan Peterson next week. And we have an exclusive interview with Volodymyr Zelenskyy about how he plans to convince Donald Trump to keep backing Ukraine.Exclusive | The Coalition frontbencher Bridget McKenzie, the Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming and key figures from News Corp are to attend a UK conference led by Jordan Peterson which aims to “re-lay the foundations of our civilisation”. The former prime minister Tony Abbott will speak at the gathering next week.Kerr cleared | Sam Kerr has been cleared of a racially aggravated harassment charge by a jury at Kingston crown court. The prosecution case, threw up issues of race, power and privilege after the Matildas star called PC Stephen Lovell “fucking stupid and white”.Up in the air | The Albanese government may have to acquire the embattled regional airline Rex and operate it as a state-owned carrier, as efforts to find a new buyer to rescue the airline remain fruitless.Psychiatry save | NSW Health could save $35m a year and improve patient care by giving psychiatrists a 25% pay rise compared with what they are spending on contractors to fill vacancies, according to modelling.Sovereign challenge | Old Parliament House will review its public booking system after a group of self-styled “sovereign citizens” seeking to “indict” politicians were able to hold a formal event condemning the Australian government’s “occupation” within the building. Continue reading…
Morning, everyone. After a six-day trial that was two years in the making, a jury took only a few hours to decide that Sam Kerr was not guilty of racially aggravated harassment. We have the full story from London.
The UK capital is also the destination for senior Coalition figures who are attending a conference led by the rightwing thinker Jordan Peterson next week. And we have an exclusive interview with Volodymyr Zelenskyy about how he plans to convince Donald Trump to keep backing Ukraine.
Australia
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Exclusive | TheCoalition frontbencher Bridget McKenzie, the Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming and key figures from News Corp are to attend a UK conference led by Jordan Peterson which aims to “re-lay the foundations of our civilisation”. The former prime minister Tony Abbott will speak at the gathering next week.
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Kerr cleared | Sam Kerr has been cleared of a racially aggravated harassment charge by a jury at Kingston crown court. The prosecution case, threw up issues of race, power and privilege after the Matildas star called PC Stephen Lovell “fucking stupid and white”.
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Up in the air | The Albanese government may have to acquire the embattled regional airline Rex and operate it as a state-owned carrier, as efforts to find a new buyer to rescue the airline remain fruitless.
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Psychiatry save | NSW Health could save $35m a year and improve patient care by giving psychiatrists a 25% pay rise compared with what they are spending on contractors to fill vacancies, according to modelling.
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Sovereign challenge | Old Parliament House will review its public booking system after a group of self-styled “sovereign citizens” seeking to “indict” politicians were able to hold a formal event condemning the Australian government’s “occupation” within the building.
World
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Gaza tensions | Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says the ceasefire with Hamas will end if hostages are not released this weekend, while Donald Trump is meeting Jordan’s king (pictured) amid tensions sparked by his proposed Gaza “takeover”. What will the Hamas delay and Trump’s threats mean for the ceasefire deal? And given that the deal could collapse, how popular is Hamas in Gaza?
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Exclusive | Europe will not be able to fully protect Ukraine if Donald Trump withdraws US support in its war with Russia, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the Guardian in an exclusive interview on the eve of what could be his most consequential diplomatic trip since Russia’s full-scale invasion three years ago. The Ukraine president also said he would offer US firms lucrative reconstruction contracts to try to get Trump onside.
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‘Chasing dollars’ | The Arkansas Republican senator Tom Cotton has used a new book to condemn Elon Musk for “chasing Chinese dollars” and having “shamefully supplicated China’s Communist rulers” to advance companies including Tesla and SpaceX.
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AI opt out | The US and the UK have refused to sign the Paris AI summit’s declaration on “inclusive and sustainable” artificial intelligence in a blow to hopes for a concerted approach to developing and regulating the technology.
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‘I was dying’ | Salman Rushdie took the stand in the trial of the man accused of attempting to kill him at a literary gathering in New York, telling the court: “It occurred to me quite clearly I was dying.”
Full Story
How Trump made ‘diversity’ a dirty word
Has the US president won the battle against diversity, equity and inclusion? Lauren Aratani reports. Separately, we have a fascinating interview with Jo Ellis, a transgender pilot who was targeted after the Washington DC plane crash. And we examine how Meta dropped its diversity policies.
In-depth
Attendance at school in Australia is falling, and fewer children are going through to complete year 12. These are the two main takeaways from the Productivity Commission’s latest report on education services. Caitlin Cassidy studies the numbers showing attendance and retention at a 10-year low, while there is a record low number of children (63.9%) enrolled at public schools.
Not the news
The latest series of The White Lotus, Mike White’s satire on the rich, takes a new gang of shiny unhappy people to a resort in Thailand in “a sumptuous feast for all the senses”. According to our reviewer, Lucy Mangan, it is “exquisitely shot, scripted, paced and performed … Come on in, the water’s lovely – until the bodies start floating past.”
Sport
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Basketball | Patty Mills believes Ben Simmons’ decision to join him at the Los Angeles Clippers could lead to the 2016 No 1 draft pick finally joining the Boomers and pursuing a medal at the 2028 LA Olympics.
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Football | The Champions League playoffs begin this morning with Manchester City hosting Real Madrid in the first leg clash of the last two winners. Follow it live. Run the rule over the ties with our form and forecast guide.
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Rugby union | Warren Gatland has quit as Wales rugby union head coach, with immediate effect, after a dismal run of 14 consecutive Test match defeats.
Media roundup
Whyalla steelworks’ owner, Sanjeev Gupta, says his firm is seeking new finance to help steady the crisis-hit plant, the Adelaide Advertiser reports. Harvests at vineyards across NSW have defied frost, storms and heatwaves as the glut of wine looks set to continue, the Central Daily reports.
What’s happening today
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Business | Commonwealth Bank will release its half-year results, with shares at a record high.
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Environment | TheAustralia Institute presents its climate integrity summit at Parliament House.
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Canberra | Industry minister Ed Husic will address the National Press Club.
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Brain teaser
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