What we learned today, Saturday 30 July
That’s where I’ll leave you. Thanks as always for reading.
Here’s a wrap up of the day:
- The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, laid out the “simple and clear” wording he wants to take to the Australian people on a referendum for an Indigenous voice to parliament during his address at the Garma festival in the Northern Territory.
- Albanese’s speech, which received a standing ovation, has also been welcomed by key players in the Uluru Statement from the Heart campaign.
- The Coalition, meanwhile, offered its qualified support for the referendum amid some criticism from within the party.
- Two Saudi sisters found dead in their beds in Sydney last month were asylum seekers with an active claim ongoing with the Department of Home Affairs.
- Australia recorded 127 Covid-19 deaths, with 61 of those coming in Victoria.
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Kate Bush fans gather for Wuthering Heights day in Sydney
A big day in a big year for Kate Bush fans.
Today, apparently, is Wuthering Heights day (I have no idea why). Sydney Park on a sunny Saturday is a fair way from the wily, windy moors of Bush’s 1978 debut single but that didn’t stop fans gathering in their best red dresses to celebrate the song.
It was the first gathering after a Covid-enforced two-year hiatus, but Bush has also won over a whole new generation of fans after another of her hits, Running Up That Hill, received heavy rotation in the latest series of the Netflix show Stranger Things.
Bertin Huynh was there to capture it for us.
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