What we learned today, 13 June 2022
We’re going to close this live blog now. Thanks for your company, comments, and correspondence on the journey. Maybe the real news was the friends we made along the way.
Be well, all of you.
- Looming blackouts and power shortages in Queensland and NSW have dominated news today.
- Wild weather and massive swells have battered south-eastern Australia.
- The NSW premier has said he wants to scrap the “worst tax” – stamp duty – in favour of a land tax.
- Independent member for Kooyong Dr Monique Ryan has urged supporters who have received threatening anonymous letters to report them to the police.
- Shane Warne, Ash Barty and Meg Lanning have led the list of honourees in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
- There may or may not have been a game of football at the MCG. You’ll have to look elsewhere on the Guardian for details.
Updated
Threats against the New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, have almost tripled over three years, amid a rise in conspiracy movements and a backlash against vaccination.
