What we learned today, Saturday 3 September
That’s it for today, people. Stay safe in all that rain, NSW, I hope the sun comes out tomorrow. Here are today’s headlines:
Thirty-three people died after the pandemic swamped Victoria’s triple-zero system.
Australia’s thunder birds were no longer “go” once the climate changed and they couldn’t keep up.
There’s been a staggering increase in deaths from fentanyl overdoses, Melissa Davey has reported.
The death of a seven year old in the understaffed Perth Children’s hospital was preventable, the coroner has found.
Prime minister Anthony Albanese is under increasing pressure not to deliver tax cuts that overwhelmingly favour the rich.
And tennis champion Serena Williams played a stonking game, and one that may have been the last of her career. She may have lost, but she will go down in history as one of the greats.
We’ll be back here shortly after sparrowfart tomorrow, tracking all the day’s happenings.
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In case you missed it earlier, this is a clear-eyed look at those tax cuts from Malcolm Farr:
The stage three tax formula is a Morrison legacy, but if it goes ahead and is hugely unpopular it will belong to the Anthony Albanese prime ministership.
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