Morning, everyone. King Charles has been diagnosed with cancer and will not be performing public duties while he undergoes treatment, Buckingham Palace has announced overnight, adding he expects to make a full recovery. At home we have the shocking story of how Anglicare denied a nine-month-old Aboriginal girl the care of her aunt because the woman was in a same-sex relationship, our Out in the cold investigation into homelessness deaths continues and new figures show that school attendance is continuing to decline.
Australia
Live export blow | The controversial live export industry has been dealt a blow after the federal government denied an application to re-export more than 15,000 sheep and cattle stranded off the coast of Western Australia.
Anglicare accused | Anglicare refused to assess the Aboriginal aunt of an Aboriginal baby as a long-term carer because she was in a same-sex relationship and, instead, with the knowledge of the NSW government, sought to have the baby adopted to a non-Indigenous couple, a court has heard.
Out in the cold | With no official count carried out by the government about the number of deaths of homeless people, we have investigated as many as we could find as part of our series. Friends talk about Daniel Tommerup, a rough sleeper on the streets of Launceston who died when “all the hope in his eyes was gone”.
Price premium | Insurance premiums are rising faster than inflation, squeezing homeowners, drivers and private health customers, as the rising cost of extreme weather events threatens to leave Australians exposed. It comes as the OECD warns inflation must fall further before interest rates are cut.
School’s out | Attendance rates at schools are falling and the number of 15- to 19-year-olds staying in education is also in decline, according to a productivity commission report that casts doubt on the government’s ambitions for more people to go to university.
World
‘Like being in hell’ | At least 112 people have been killed in Chile wildfires, while a powerful “atmospheric river” storm is lashing California, causing flooding and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands.
King’s cancer diagnosis | King Charles’s cancer diagnosis was made when he underwent treatment for a an enlarged prostate but Buckingham Palace has not said what form of cancer has been identified. It said he was “wholly positive” about his treatment and making a recovery. Follow developments in this story here.
Macca’s squeezed | McDonald’s has reported its first quarterly sales miss in nearly four years, squeezed by weak sales growth in its business division that includes the Middle East, China and India.
Hungary boycott | Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party has boycotted a session of parliament called by the opposition to ratify Sweden’s Nato membership, even as a group of western ambassadors arrived in the building to urge a vote.
Putin pitch? | The Kremlin has declined to say whether Vladimir Putin would grant an interview to Tucker Carlson after the former Fox News presenter was spotted in Moscow.
Full Story
The invisible Australians who die three decades prematurely
Christopher Knaus speaks to experts, family members and support workers to find out why Australians experiencing homelessness are dying decades prematurely and what can be done to stop these deaths.
In-depth
It was a rollicking second episode of the ABC documentary Nemesis last night with Malcolm Turnbull unloading on his enemies. Focusing on his term as prime minister between 2016 and 2018, the exposé of Coalition infighting heard Turnbull describe his then-treasurer, Scott Morrison, as “duplicitous”, recall that Tony Abbott promised to be “very fucking difficult” as revenge for being ousted in a coup in 2016, and dismiss Peter Dutton as a “thug”. All that and a tetchy phone call with Donald Trump, and handling Barnaby Joyce’s infidelity.
Not the news
Stormzy managed to lift the roof off the venue at his Laneways festival gig at Sydney Showgrounds – but there won’t be many performers who will be able to repeat the trick. Caitlin Welsh says the “cavernous” Homebush venues are too samey and lack any proper atmosphere and hopes that the venues for the rest of the British grime star’s tour are better suited to an event that grew up as a series of intimate shows.
The world of sport
Rugby league | The chief of Papua New Guinea’s NRL bid has spruiked the country’s bid for a rugby league franchise, arguing that a professional side will bring wider social benefits.
Cricket | India have levelled the series against England at 1-1 after winning the second test by 106 runs – but Ben Stokes and his Bazballers are unrepentant about their approach.
Formula One | The Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner, is under external investigation after an accusation made against him by another member of staff at the Formula One team.
Media roundup
A university leader has accused the construction industry of trying to poach school leavers with a “scare campaign” against student debt, partying and poverty, the Australian reports. The Age laments the closure of La Porchetta pizza restaurant in Carlton, with the owners moving on to “new ventures”. The Courier-Mail says the killing of grandmother Vyleen White shows that life in Australia has become “cheap”. More than $1.1m worth of illegal vapes have been seized in a raid in Sydney, the Telegraph reports.
What’s happening today
Economy | The RBA will announce rates and hold a media conference at 2.30pm.
Media | The 2024 Australian media landscape report will be released.
Brisbane | Steven Miles will appear at the Queensland Media Club lunch.
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Brain teaser
And finally, here are the Guardian’s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day – with plenty more on the Guardian’s Puzzles app for iOS and Android. Until tomorrow.
