‘Wicked problem’: five charts that show how the climate crisis is making Australia more dangerous

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A report by BoM and CSIRO checks ‘vital signs of Australia’s climate’ – and shows temperature trends will only worsen

“It is a wicked problem,” says Dr Karl Braganza at the Bureau of Meteorology, after running through Australia’s latest State of the Climate report.

The effects of rising heat on land and in the oceans, coupled with rising greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, are changing Australia’s climate rapidly and “flowing through to how our society, economy and other things operate”.

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‘Bias’ finding over robodebt investigation undermines faith in anti-corruption watchdog, legal expert says

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Review into integrity body especially concerning as it relates to ‘the person at the top’, Geoffrey Watson SC says

The federal anti-corruption watchdog’s conflict of interest is “really concerning” because it relates to “the person at the top”, Geoffrey Watson SC, a former counsel assisting to the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption, has said.

On Wednesday, the inspector of the National Anti-Corruption Commission released a excoriating review of the Nacc’s decision not to investigate robodebt corruption referrals, finding it to be “affected by apprehended bias”.

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Four Davids and two Nigels: can Crisafulli deliver a modern and inclusive cabinet? | Ben Smee

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As Queensland’s new premier prepares to announce his frontbench, he may struggle to incorporate women and multicultural MPs into the LNP lineup

David Crisafulli will be breaking a promise either way. He said he’d keep his old opposition frontbench in place after the election. He also promised to lead a forward-thinking, modern-looking government.

It’s unlikely he can do both.

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Remote Indigenous Australians paying more than double capital city prices for everyday groceries

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Choice finds basket of nine items cost $99.38 on average at four remote community stores in Western Australia and the Northern Territory

People living in remote Indigenous communities are paying more than double the capital city prices for everyday groceries including flour, tasty cheese, apples and milk, new research has found.

A basket of nine items, which also included penne pasta, beef mince, teabags, carrots and Weet-Bix cost $99.38 on average at four remote community stores in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, the research by Choice found.

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Teen accused of UK Southport murders faces new ‘terrorism’ charge – Al Jazeera English

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  1. Teen accused of UK Southport murders faces new ‘terrorism’ charge  Al Jazeera English
  2. Teen accused of deadly UK stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed event now faces terror charge: Police  ABC News
  3. UK stabbing suspect in deaths of 3 girls found with ricin, al Qaeda material and charged under Terrorism Act  Fox News
  4. Teen charged in UK dance class stabbings stays silent in court on new poison and terror charges  The Associated Press
  5. Teen suspected of UK stabbing gets new charges after al-Qaeda manual, poison found in home  USA TODAY
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Irish school abuse inquiry should cover ‘leathering’, survivors say

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Former pupils of Catholic schools say corporal punishment was ‘hourly occurence’ in 60s and 70s

The Irish government has been urged to extend the scope of a statutory inquiry into historical child abuse in schools to include corporal punishment, including a practice known as “leathering”.

Survivors of physical assault in Catholic schools have complained they were told there was no scope to include corporal punishment in an investigation into sexual abuse, announced in September.

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IDF eliminates Mustafa Ahmad Shahadi, Radwan Force deputy commander – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. IDF eliminates Mustafa Ahmad Shahadi, Radwan Force deputy commander  The Jerusalem Post
  2. IDF says deputy head of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force has been killed  The Times of Israel
  3. Israel at War Day 390 Israel-Lebanon Cease-fire Draft Reveals IDF Can Continue to Strike Hezbollah Targets  Haaretz
  4. Israeli military says it killed deputy commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Forces  Reuters
  5. Israel-Lebanon ceasefire draft revealed, UNSC warns against shutting down UNRWA  The Jerusalem Post
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US pushes Israel for answers following ‘horrifying’ Gaza airstrike – Euronews

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  1. US pushes Israel for answers following ‘horrifying’ Gaza airstrike  Euronews
  2. LIVE: Deadly new Israel attack on north Gaza as south Lebanon targeted  Al Jazeera English
  3. ‘Who is going to take them out of here?': Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza kills over 90 people  CNN
  4. Israel wages deadly Gaza strikes as northern areas issue plea for help  Reuters
  5. IDF official: Strike on Gaza building targeted spotter, wasn’t aimed at toppling structure  The Times of Israel
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