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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: Alice Springs unrest after arrest, eyes on One Nation’s funding, Australia’s funny business

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A police car on fire in Alice Springs after clashes outside the town’s hospital. Photograph: Rhett Hammerton/EPA

Morning everyone. Police have used teargas to control rioters in Alice Springs who laid siege to the town’s hospital, where a man arrested last night in connection with the death of five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby was being held.

We also have a special report on Gina Rinehart’s growing financial backing of Pauline Hanson’s One Nation, former oil and gas chiefs warning the government must not prioritise new fossil fuel projects, and why it’s good to invest in Australian comedy.

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